The Stiggins Family
Tensaw Settlement


Descendants of Joseph Stiggins


Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH1 STIGGINS was born Bef. 1758, and died 1812.  He married NANCY HAW GRAY.  She was born Bef. 1768, and died Unknown.

Notes for JOSEPH STIGGINS:
From an email from Sue Moore...
Alabama Genealogical Register , Vol . 5, No 3-4, Sept. – Dec. 1963 editor Elizabeth Wood Thomas, Wills Pub. Co., Tuscaloosa AL

“Baldwin County, Alabama, Will Book A” [pages 155- 158]

Transcribed by Elizabeth Wood Thomas
Pages 9-10

Missississippi Territory, Baldwin County

...I Joseph Stiggins ... 200 acres of land on Laurances Creek to my son George Stiggins, the remaining 200 acres to be reserved for the five children hereafter named and their mother Haw, during her natural life.... my son, George Stiggins shall have the lower part of the Swamp tract, also negroes Sam and Pompay, and all my Books...my daughter, Mary Stiggins shall have my negroes, Luce and Betty, my daughter Susannah Hataway to have negroes Nance and Eliza, my Daughter Nancy shall have negroes Harry and Jinny....negroes Pegg, Caffy, Andrew, and Peter shall remain with my wife, Haw, for her natural life, then to my son Robert Stiggins....my son George Stiggins and worthy friends William and John Pierce executors ...27 December 1812.  (Signed) Joseph Stiggins    Attest:  George Tucker, Jacob Pyburn, Andrew Mitton [pg 155]



Children of JOSEPH STIGGINS and NANCY GRAY are:
2.i.GEORGE2 STIGGINS, b. Abt. 1788, Creek Nation; d. Nov 1845, Monroe Co, AL.
3.ii.SUSAN STIGGINS, b. Abt. 1795; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870.
4.iii.MARY STIGGINS, b. Abt. 1783; d. 1832.
iv.NANCY STIGGINS, b. Aft. 1783; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM COLBURN; b. Abt. 1785; d. Unknown.
5.v.ROBERT STIGGINS, b. Aft. 1783, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Bef. 1850.


Generation No. 2

2.  GEORGE2 STIGGINS (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1788 in Creek Nation, and died Nov 1845 in Monroe Co, AL.  He married ELIZABETH ADCOCK 30 Jan 1814 in Baldwin County, AL.  She was born Abt. 1794 in Creek Nation, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870 in Monroe Co, AL.

Notes for GEORGE STIGGINS:
1830 Monroe Co, AL
male 10-15, male 20-30, male 40-50 females 3 under 5, 2 5-10, one 10-15, one 15-20 and one 30-40

Notes for ELIZABETH ADCOCK:
1860 Elizabeth Stiggins head of household Monroe, has Sarah Waggoner, age 6 in household ???

Children of GEORGE STIGGINS and ELIZABETH ADCOCK are:
6.i.ELIZABETH ANN3 STIGGINS, b. Abt. 1812, Creek Nation; d. Aft. 1880.
7.ii.JOSEPH NAPOLEAN STIGGINS, b. 1817, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Aft. 1880.
iii.CLARINDA STIGGINS, b. 1827, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Aft. 1860.
iv.IRENE STIGGINS, b. 1830, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Aft. 1860.


3.  SUSAN2 STIGGINS (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1795, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870.  She married (1) UNKNOWN AUTREY.  He was born Abt. 1790, and died Bef. 1816.  She married (2) HENRY HATHAWAY 20 Sep 1812 in Baldwin County, AL.  He was born Abt. 1790, and died 1812.  She married (3) ABSALOM SIZEMORE 14 Feb 1816 in Clarke Co. AL, son of ARTHUR SIZEMORE and MARY BAILEY.  He was born Abt. 1790 in Baldwin Co., AL, and died Bef. 1830.

Children of SUSAN STIGGINS and ABSALOM SIZEMORE are:
i.WILLIAM F.3 SIZEMORE, b. Aft. 1816; d. Unknown.
8.ii.GEORGE W. SIZEMORE, b. 1824; d. Aft. 1870.
iii.CHARLOTTE SIZEMORE, b. Aft. 1816; d. Unknown.


4.  MARY2 STIGGINS (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1783, and died 1832.  She married WILLAIM WEATHERFORD Abt. 1817, son of CHARLES WEATHERFORD and SEHOY.  He was born 1781 in Alabama, and died 24 Mar 1824.

Notes for MARY STIGGINS:
1830 Baldwin Co, AL no whites listed, 13 slaves
??? Mary Weatherford Monroe Co, one male 20-30, no females, several slaves and free persons of color, are the free persons supposed to be the indians?
5 males under 10, one female unde r10,  one 24-36, and one 36-55

We estimate Mary's age to be about 47, son Alex was about 10, and her other children could be as well...William's son William should be about 17, and son Charles about 26, he may be the "white"

Notes for WILLAIM WEATHERFORD:
? whose daughter's...born ca 1810..
Rosanna M. Weatherford, married 7/9/1836 Monroe to Isaac N. Daniel
Permelia Weatherford, married 5/21/1836 to James Couch

war name: Hopnicafutsahia  "staright talker or truth teller"
best known as: lamochattee or red eagle

Children of MARY STIGGINS and WILLAIM WEATHERFORD are:
i.JOHN3 WEATHERFORD, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Monroe Co, AL; d. Bef. 1830.

Notes for JOHN WEATHERFORD:
died as child

ii.MAJOR WEATHERFORD, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.

Notes for MAJOR WEATHERFORD:
died as child

iii.MARY LEVITIA WEATHERFORD, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
9.iv.ALEXANDER MCGILLIVRAY WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1820, Monroe Co, AL; d. Aft. 1860.


5.  ROBERT2 STIGGINS (JOSEPH1) was born Aft. 1783 in Baldwin Co., AL, and died Bef. 1850.  He married AMELIA SIZEMORE, daughter of ARTHUR SIZEMORE and MARY BAILEY.  She was born Abt. 1810 in Baldwin Co., AL, and died Aft. 1860.

Notes for AMELIA SIZEMORE:
1860 lilving with son, race indian

Child of ROBERT STIGGINS and AMELIA SIZEMORE is:
10.i.JAMES GRAY3 STIGGINS, b. Abt. 1830, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Aft. 1850.


Generation No. 3

6.  ELIZABETH ANN3 STIGGINS (GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1812 in Creek Nation, and died Aft. 1880.  She married CHARLES WEATHERFORD, son of WILLAIM WEATHERFORD and MARY MONIAC.  He was born Bet. 1795 - 1804 in Creek Nation, and died 13 Jun 1894.

Notes for CHARLES WEATHERFORD:
listed as Colored in 1850 Monroe, age is 46 wife Betsy, afe 44, son William age 21, also found a Charles living with Margaret Dyer's daughter, Margaret Powell Staples, age 18, listed as colored

1840 Baldwin, blank in white section
1840 Monroe, one male 30-40, 3 males 20-30 (likely his brother's), 2 males 5-10 (his sons), one female under 5, one 15-20 (? his sister), one 20-30 (his wife_

?lAlec Sizemore, age 22 in 1860 in Monroe
1870 Monroe, wife, and Charles and his family, listed as indian

Children of ELIZABETH STIGGINS and CHARLES WEATHERFORD are:
i.WILLIAM4 WEATHERFORD, b. 1829, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
11.ii.CHARLES A. WEATHERFORD, b. 1832, Monroe Co, AL; d. Aft. 1880.


7.  JOSEPH NAPOLEAN3 STIGGINS (GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born 1817 in Baldwin Co., AL, and died Aft. 1880.  He married ANN M. UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1829, and died Aft. 1880.

Notes for JOSEPH NAPOLEAN STIGGINS:
1870 has three unknown's...Elizabeth 11 ???, Joseph 8 (son?) and bud 2

Children of JOSEPH STIGGINS and ANN UNKNOWN are:
i.GEORGE4 STIGGINS, b. 1847; d. Unknown.
ii.MILDRED STIGGINS, b. 1849; d. Unknown.
iii.CHARLES STIGGINS, b. 1852; d. Unknown.
iv.FRANCES STIGGINS, b. 1854; d. Unknown.
v.WILLIAM STIGGINS, b. 1856; d. Unknown.
vi.ANN STIGGINS, b. 1858; d. Unknown.
vii.ELISABETH SISS STIGGINS, b. 1863; d. Unknown.
viii.JOSEPH STIGGINS, b. 1865; d. Unknown.
ix.DOUGLASS BUD STIGGINS, b. 1869; d. Unknown.
x.EDNA STIGGINS, b. 1872; d. Unknown.


8.  GEORGE W.3 SIZEMORE (SUSAN2 STIGGINS, JOSEPH1) was born 1824, and died Aft. 1870.  He married ANN UNKNOWN.  She was born 1843, and died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE W. SIZEMORE:
1860 Monroe AL
1870 Monroe Al

Children of GEORGE SIZEMORE and ANN UNKNOWN are:
i.IDA4 SIZEMORE, b. 1859; d. Unknown.
ii.EUGENIA SIZEMORE, b. 1862; d. Unknown.
iii.GEORGE SIZEMORE, b. 1864; d. Unknown.
iv.CHARLES T. SIZEMORE, b. 1866; d. Unknown.
v.GEORGE SIZEMORE, b. 1869; d. Unknown.


9.  ALEXANDER MCGILLIVRAY3 WEATHERFORD (MARY2 STIGGINS, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1820 in Monroe Co, AL, and died Aft. 1860.  He married (1) ELIZA UNKNOWN in Baldwin County, AL.  She was born Abt. 1825, and died Unknown.  He married (2) MARTHA ELIZA POLLARD 14 Mar 1860 in Baldwin County, AL.  She was born Abt. 1820, and died Unknown.

Notes for ALEXANDER MCGILLIVRAY WEATHERFORD:
1850 census, wife is Eliza, marries 1860 Martha Eliza Avery
1860 census, Baldwin
1870, listed as indian, in Escambia, refused to give information on 4 boys

Children of ALEXANDER WEATHERFORD and ELIZA UNKNOWN are:
i.MARY ELLEN4 WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1843; d. Unknown.
ii.DAVID A WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1845; d. Unknown.
iii.PERCY WEATHERFORD, b. 1848; d. Unknown.
iv.SUSAN WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown.
v.FRED T WEATHERFORD, b. 1851; d. Unknown.
vi.LEVITIA WEATHERFORD, b. 1854; d. Unknown.
vii.CHARLES WEATHERFORD, b. 1857; d. Unknown.


10.  JAMES GRAY3 STIGGINS (ROBERT2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1830 in Baldwin Co., AL, and died Aft. 1850.  He married FRANCES HALL 15 Apr 1855 in Baldwin County, AL.  She was born Abt. 1836, and died Aft. 1880.

Notes for FRANCES HALL:
1880 Butler co

Children of JAMES STIGGINS and FRANCES HALL are:
i.JOHN4 STIGGINS, b. 1855, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Unknown.
ii.WALTER STIGGINS, b. 1859, Baldwin Co., AL; d. Unknown.
iii.MINNIE STIGGINS, b. 1862; d. Unknown.
iv.JAMES STIGGINS, b. 1864; d. Unknown.
v.SARAH STIGGINS, b. 1868; d. Unknown.


Generation No. 4

11.  CHARLES A.4 WEATHERFORD (ELIZABETH ANN3 STIGGINS, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born 1832 in Monroe Co, AL, and died Aft. 1880.  He married MARTHA UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1837, and died Aft. 1880.

Notes for CHARLES A. WEATHERFORD:
1870 with father
1880 Mount Pleasant, Monroe

Children of CHARLES WEATHERFORD and MARTHA UNKNOWN are:
i.SHERMAN5 WEATHERFORD, b. 1862, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
ii.SIDNEY WEATHERFORD, b. 1864, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
iii.MARGARET WEATHERFORD, b. 1866, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
iv.LAURA WEATHERFORD, b. 1868, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
v.CHARLES WEATHERFORD, b. Jan 1870, Monroe Co, AL; d. Bef. 1880.
vi.PATTY WEATHERFORD, b. 1872, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.
vii.MARY WEATHERFORD, b. 1874, Monroe Co, AL; d. Unknown.


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