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Henry Piggott[1, 2]

Male 1738 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Henry Piggott 
    Born 24 Jul 1738  Susquehanna Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown  Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547450017  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Henry Reynolds
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 

    Father John Piggott,   b. 18-7mo-1717, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1743, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Mother Rachel Jane Reynolds,   b. 6 Nov 1718, West Nottingham, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1756, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1737  Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F518494886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Pyle,   b. 1742, Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Apr 1760  London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F9143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=165533045.
      Quaker; origins obscure, possibly Irish, probably born in or before 1680 (no age information has yet been discovered); modern D.N.A. evidence indicates an ancestral link to the PIGOTT family of Broxton or Butley, Cheshire, of which a junior branch was established in Chetwynd, Co Salop, ca 1430, &/or their junior branch which was established in Queen's County, Ireland, ca 1558.
      No mention has yet been found of John PIGGOTT in American Quaker records prior to his 1st marriage, at Concord Monthly Meeting, Chester Co, PA, 13 [2 Mo] Apr 1705, to Rebecca HARDIMAN (widow of Abraham HARDIMAN & before him of John WILSFORD, and daughter of Henry BAKER [his memorial 65136085] by Margaret HARDIMAN).
      John & Rebecca moved to Duck Creek, Kent Co, DE, before 18 Mar 1709; they had issue:
      1. Mary PIGGOTT, b New Garden MM, 2 [6 Mo] Aug 1706; poss marr WILLIAMS.
      2. Rebecca PIGGOTT, b New Garden, 1 [10 Mo] Dec 1707.
      3. Hannah PIGGOTT, b New Garden, 14 [8 Mo] Oct 1709; marr Samuel WHITE.
      4. (son), died in infancy.
      Rebecca died in childbirth, 1710-11; John marr 2ndly, Nottingham MM, 18 Mar 1713, Margery BROWN (daur of James BROWN & Honour CLAYTON); they settled at Nottingham, Cecil Co, MD, before 1718.
      John & Margery had isue, births recorded at Nottingham MM:
      5. James PIGGOTT, b 16 [11 Mo] Jan 1713-14; died young.
      6. Margery PIGGOTT, b 30 [6 Mo] Aug 1715.
      7. John PIGGOTT, b 18 [2 Mo] Apr 1717; marr Rachel REYNOLDS.
      8. Samuel PIGGOTT, b 11 [6 Mo] Aug 1718; marr Rebecca BOWEN.
      9. Elizabeth PIGGOTT, b 10 [5 Mo] Jul 1720; marr John CROMPTON.
      10. Abigail PIGGOTT, b 30 [11 Mo] Jan 1721-22.
      11. Susannah PIGGOTT, b 13 [1 Mo] Mar 1723-24; marr Richard KEMP.
      12. Jeremiah PIGGOTT, b 19 [6 Mo] Aug 1725; died inf.
      13. William PIGGOTT, b 8 [6 Mo] Aug 1726; marr Sarah PIKE.
      14. (son), b 10 [4 Mo] Jun 1729; died aged 6 days.
      15. Jeremiah (II) PIGGOTT, b 26 [8 Mo] Oct 1730; marr Rachel MAYNOR.
      16. Benjamin PIGGOTT, b 21 [9 Mo] Nov 1732; marr Mary HADLEY.
      17. (son), b 26 [8 Mo] Oct 1734; died aged 4 days.
      18. Margarey PIGGOTT, b 20 [12 Mo] Feb 1734-35; Marr Joseph BUCKINGHAM, then Thomas LINDLEY.
      Spouse:
      Margery Brown Piggott (1691 - 1738)
      Children:
      Benjamin Piggott (1732 - 1818)
      Burial:
      East Nottingham Friends Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland


    2. [S99] Quaker Records, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/31906_284135-00046?pId=1437671.
      Name Henry Piggott
      Marriage Age 21
      Event Type Marriage
      Birth Date 24 Sep 1738
      Birth Date on Image 24 1738 Seventh
      Birth Place Susquehanna
      Marriage Date 10 Apr 1760
      Marriage Date on Image 10 1760 Fourth
      Marriage Place London Grove
      Father John Piggott
      Mother Rachel Piggott
      Spouse Hannah Pyle
      Monthly Meeting New Garden Monthly Meeting
      Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
      Meeting State Pennsylvania
      Meeting County Chester
      marriage