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Re: Riggans connections

noelhew — 2009-08-03 11:35:27Z

I was reading with interest your inquiry regarding the Riggans family. My Grandmother was Annie Garland Lindsay Riggans married to Mathew Hewitson. I have been to Dalmellington on a few occassions and have visited Bill and Sadie in Bellabank. My father Walter who would be your dads first cousin visited Dalmellington in the late 1980's and stayed with Tom and Margaret Riggans in Dalmellington. Sadly both Tom and my father have passed away in the last few years. I was in Dalmellington just 3 weeks ago and visited Margaret, who is recovering from a broken hip.I am busy doing a family tree at the moment and at present i am tracing the Riggans, any information would be appriciated.
Kindest Regards
Noel Hewitson Timaru New Zealand

Re: Riggans connections

scottriggans — 2009-05-23 23:18:23Z

Hi
Im scott Riggans, My Father is John Riggans, he's mother and father are Barbera and Daniel. My Grandad moved down to england, ware, and married my nan, my Father has 7 siblings, my Father was born in Lancashire, but he did not live there, he came down to England not long after birth.

I hope there is a relation between our familys.
Scott

Re: DNA Project

safinhart — 2009-05-08 01:05:17Z

i am scotish. riggans is not a scotish or a clan name the origin of our family name had deluded our family for years.my little sister discovered its history at a folk mueseum in newcastle and i have all the info for those that require it

Charles Riggans

LennyCaudill51 — 2008-10-17 04:32:59Z

In 1830, there's a Charles Riggans in Wilkes County NC (50-60 years old). Any idea who this fella was?

Lenny Caudill
LCaudill@Triad.rr.com

DNA Project

fblancet — 2008-05-26 17:54:29Z

Riggan/s, Riggin/s, Riggen/s, Ragain/s males from anywhere in the world are invited to contact the Riggins Family DNA project if they would be willing to submit a tiny sample of their cells taken from a painless cheek scraping in their own home.

The Riggins Family DNA project is ongoing at Family Tree DNA, a company primarily dedicated to helping genealogists find relationships beyond what is available in the written record. Family Tree DNA uses a lab associated with the University of Arizona, and results are private and confidential. This is not the stuff of paternity suits or CSI, and a person can never be personally identified by their sample.

The male Y chromosome is extracted from this simple mouth swab and is as unique as a fingerprint. Unlike a fingerprint, which differs from one person to another, the Y chromosome is passed virtually unchanged from father to son for many generations. DNA analysis can with scientific certainty say that your ancestors are or are not related to someone else’s ancestors. We are hoping to clarify many years of painstaking paper research by dedicated genealogists and formerly independent researchers by sorting out different Family Trees and therefore helping many of our Tribes by these means.

For more information, contact the project administrator of the Riggins Family DNA Project, George E. Riggins, Jr., at geriggins@verizon.net. For more information on DNA testing, or to join the project, contact Family Tree DNA at www.familytreedna.com.

Re: Riggans connections

2004-04-24 09:38:35Z

Hi Laura

I am researching the RIGGANS family from Ayrshire. The first connection is Mat(t)hew RIGGANS/REGANS born 1798, Maybole who married Agnes ARTHUR born 1800, Auchinleck, on 1 March 1821 at Auchinleck. Known children were Janet born c1822, Ochiltree; Elizabeth chr 25 Dec 1823, St Quivox; John c1826, Cumnock; Matthew 28 Oct 1829, Auchinleck; Mary chr 21 Nov 1830, Old Cumnock & Agnes c1833, Cumnock.

I have further information on all of the children except Elizabeth & have found a baptism for a Matthew REGAN on 19 March 1798 at Maybole, son of Timothy REGAN & Mary McQUEER. Unfortunately, I have not found a death entry for Matthew although I know he was alive in 1870 when his wife died & I can't find him on the 1881 census

Any connection?

Riggans, Robert, Elizabeth, Nettie, Robert, Margaret

DWR38 — 2004-03-05 15:00:36Z

Robert RIGGANS and his family came from Kilmarnock, Scotland, him in 1909 and Elizabeth and children in 1913. They lived in Chicago. Robert died Nov. 14, 1922 and Elizabeth died Nov. 23, 1934. Son Robert died Feb. 11, 1998 and daughter, Nettie (Janet) died May 16, 1999. Daughter, Margaret was 11 years old in the 1930 census. I am seeking any information on this family, especially obituaries.
Thank you. Dorothy Riegel

Re: Riggans connections

ainsleykitto — 2003-08-03 03:28:22Z

hi laura, thank you for your reply,it was good to find some family, yes i live in dunedin, new zealand and yes i would love to have your fathers address please it would be great to find out about family. i dont know anything about dalmellington but would like to know about it. my mum remembers peg but not the others, when they came to nz i think they moved to denniston on the west coast of the south island and grandad worked in the coal mine. we were over there 2 years ago it was great they opened up the museum for us, my dad was so excited he was like a wee kid looking at all the photos of people he new. well i hope this finds you well and will wait for your reply take care ainsley

Re: Riggans connections

2003-07-17 17:49:18Z

Hi Ainsley,
Yes, that's the correct connections. I asked my father and he said that your grandmother, annie riggans, is his aunt. He recalls they moved to New Zealand. Is that where you live?
He says our family has a photo of your grandmother and her sisters. He mentioned Dora, Nell and Peg??

My dad is John Riggans from pennyvenie, Dalmellington. He has 2 brothers, william and Alex, and a sister Margaret. His mother was Mary Riggans (nee Geddes) and father James Riggans. James' brother was William (Bill) who married Sadie. He recalls one of the Hewitsons staying with his uncle Bill when over from New Zealand on a couple of occassions. My dad and his family wrote to someone in New Zealand before who was a Riggans but I'm not sure if it was your family. He said to tell you that you could have his address if you wanted to write because he truly is a fountain of knowledge and can remember so many people from his childhood and family connections.

Please reply and let me know how much you know about Dalmellington, where I lived until a couple of years ago when I moved to Glasgow.
Take Care,
Laura

Re: Riggans connections

ainsleykitto — 2003-07-17 02:05:58Z

laura,my grandmother was annie lindsay garland riggans she was born in old cumnock.she married mathew hewitson on 31 dec 1914,beoch,scotland.hope this is connected in some way. hope to hear from you ainsley

Re: Riggans connections

ainsleykitto — 2003-07-17 02:05:54Z

Riggans connections

2003-04-14 15:47:04Z

Just wondered if anyone had a family connection with the Riggans' from Ayrshire, Scotland? We live in a small village called Dalmellington. My dad and his family lived in pennyvenie many years ago before moving to Dalmellington. His family were miners and have relatives in cumnock too.

Anyone know of us?

Laura

Riggans in Pa

iterp — 2002-04-06 16:36:47Z

Hello, My Riggans are mostly(so far) only in Pa. Here's what I have:
George Riggans ( born 7/1885)
Howard Riggans ( born 6/11/1887, died 7/25/1970)
Albert Riggans ( born 6/5/1889, died 4/7/1971)
Stewart Riggans ( born 4/26/1892, died 4/5/1960) - my great-grandfather
Clara Riggans (born and died unknown) She married someone named Ringer. Had 2 children: Harry Franklin (born 2/21/1908, died 10/12/1981 in LA, Ca.) and Virginia Lauretta. She lived some time in Ohio then moved to California.
There are also many spelling variations on this name but my family spells it with the "A". Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Riggans-Hopewell, VA

2000-11-13 20:58:50Z

Info indicates Sarah Hatcher (b.1891-d.1966) had family connection with Riggans name in Hopewell area-trying to trace history of Sarah, born either Hopewell or Roanoke, married Edgar L. Nixon of Dobson, NC 1916-had one daughter, Mary Edith born 01-13-17.