Nathaniel Riggs, Sr.

Nathaniel Riggs is listed as one of the original settlers of Monroe County, Missouri

• Nathaniel Riggs was born 5 Aug 1798 in Newport, Campbell, KY, and died 5 June 1869 in Provo, Utah, UT.
• He was the son of the Rev. Bethuel Riggs & Nancy Lee.
• Nathaniel was married first to Rachel Welding or Weldon in about 1818 in KY, they had at least 7 documented children.
• Rachel divorced Nathaniel in about 1833 in Missouri after he joined the L.D.S. Church (Mormons). Nathaniel's father Bethuel helped her get the divorce.
• Bethuel Riggs was a very well-known Baptist minister. Nathaniel then married Hannah Parsons in about 1838 and they had at least one daughter. They were divorced in about 1850, in Utah.
• Nathaniel then married Anna Reynolds in about 1851 in Utah. They had 5 children.
• 1849 - Nathaniel at the age of fifty departed on 5-6 July 1849 westbound with the Allen Taylor Company (Wagon Church Train) comprised of 370 pioneers and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah 10-20 October 1849.

Deseret News Obituary 16 Jun 1869 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah In Provo City on the 8th ult., Nathaniel Riggs, of neuralgia of the bowels. The deceased was born in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky August 5, 1797. He was baptized on Jan 17, 1834, in Monroe County, Missouri, and soon after made a visit to Kirtland, Ohio where he met with the Prophet Joseph and made arrangements to go up to Jackson County. He then returned home and when the Camp of Zion came along he joined it, on Salt River, Miss. He accompanied the Camp to Clay County and afterward shared with it the trials of the return journey, during which, through exposure and privation, he contracted diseases which he carried to his grave. He came with the church from Missouri and settled in Nauvoo from thence to the Bluffs in Iowa and from the latter place to Salt Lake City in 1849. He moved to Provo City in 1851. He was taken sick on December 1, 1868, and has endured a great deal of pain and misery for the last five months. He went to sleep rejoicing in the new and everlasting covenant.

• Birth: Aug. 5, 1798, Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
• Death: Jun. 5, 1869, Payson, Utah County, Utah, USA
• 1. Spouse: Rachel Welding - married 1818

Children:

1. Samuel Riggs - 1824–1853
2. Margaret Riggs - 1827–1870
3. Stephen Riggs - 1829–1863
4. Elizabeth Riggs - 1830–1872
5. Eliza Ann Riggs - 1831–1864
6. Leonard Riggs - 1833–1859
7. Rebecca Riggs - 1834–Deceased B​​
8. Mary Riggs - ?

• 2. Hannah Parsons

Possibly one daughter

• 3. Spouse:- Anna Reynolds (1819 - 1904)

Children:

1. Polly Ann Young Riggs Penrod (1836-1909)
2. Nathaniel Riggs (1852 - 1903)
3. Nancy Jane Riggs Boren (1853 - 1920)
4. Rachel Isabel Riggs Kerby (1856 - 1922)

Created by: Candace Young-Mayo
Record added: Mar 31, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35384035