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James Bibb Bigger[1]

Male Est 1755 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name James Bibb Bigger 
    Born Est 1755  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown  Halifax Co. Virginia [became Pittsylvania] Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1922  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2017 

    Father John Bigger, Sr.,   b. Est 1728, Goochland, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1814, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Susannah Elizabeth "Susan" Bibb,   b. Abt 1711, Goochland, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1787, Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married Abt 1746 
    Family ID F4100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Devin,   b. Abt 1757,   d. Aft 1802  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married
    • MARRIAGE: James Bigger Estate: Oath & Appraisal, Oath of Administration and Appointment of Appraisors in James Bigger Estate, Virginia. Pittsylvania County Clerks Office, Mary Bigger by her Letter filed relinquishes her right to the administration of the estate of her late Husband James Bigger deceased, to Robert Devin, who took the oath by Law, required and together with Arron Hutchings his Security, entered into and acknowleged their bonds in the penalty of fifteen Hundred Dollars, Conditioned as the Law directs, Certificate is granted him for obtaining Letters of administration on the said Decedants estate in due form. Ordered that Jonathan Thomas, William Elliot Senr. [Greg] Thomas and Edward [Long][bush] or any three of them being first Sworn as the Law Directs do appraise in Current money the personal estate of James Bigger Deceased and reprt thereof to the Court
    Children 
     1. John Biggar/Bigger,   b. Est 1780, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Bigger,   b. Est 1882, Pittsylvlvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvlvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1808-011.
      John Bigger testified in Chancery Court Prince Edward County, Virginia that his son, James Bigger used the Still; that he firmly believed that Mrs. Lewis (Mildred Wade) the Wife of the Lewis defendant and formerly the Widow of Waddill Carter knew that the said Still was the joint property of Samuel Carter and Waddill.
      These Bigger men are the relatives of Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter, another s/o Theodorick.

    2. [S83] DevinTimber-David Devin, http://devintimber.org/getperson.php?personID=I0057&tree=dt001.
      [S67729] James Bigger Estate: Oath & Appraisal, Virginia. Pittsylvania County Clerks Office, Court Records Book 09 page 461. (Reliability: 3).