William Biggers^{[1, 2]}

1785 - 1862  (77 years)

• Name	William Biggers
  Birth	1785	South Carolina, United States
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	30 Dec 1856	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	purchased 80 acres from A.J. Lewis
  	E 1/2 NE 1/4 S 11 T 9 R 1 E For $300 From Alexander Lewis and wife.
  Census	29 Aug 1860	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	Address: Tocopola
  	In 1860, William & Cynthia lived with Kinchen & Sarah.
  Occupation	29 Aug 1860	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	farmer
  	Address: Tocopola
  Possessions	29 Aug 1860	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	real property $750, personal property $975
  	Address: Tocopola
  Death	4 Jul 1862	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [5, 6]
  Probate	13 Aug 1866	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [5, 6]
  	Administration granted to K.M. Gray At the end of 1869, the estate was still not closed. They had sent citations to Lafayette county with no reply. It looks like the case may have moved to Lafayette for administration. In the meantime, there is a gap from 1869 to 1872 in Pontotoc. The 1872 records have no internal index so no records have been found yet. Probate records, do list heirs and distributees, including Mrs. A M Tennyson
  _AMTID	162485314770:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	KP77-3ZG
  _UID	98EE5345FDD3417B853BFBC923806ECB0A8E
  Person ID	I933	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	James Biggers,   b. Abt 1750, Ireland d. 1785, Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Age ~ 35 years)
  Father	Mary Ann,   b. Ireland d. Sharon, York, South Carolina, United States
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Ireland
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cynthia Ann Buck,   b. Abt 1787, South Carolina, United States d. Bef 13 Aug 1866, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Morris Biggers,   b. 2 Nov 1811, York, South Carolina, United States d. 3 Nov 1896, Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States (Age 85 years) + 2. Robert Hosea Biggers,   b. 29 Jan 1816, York, South Carolina, United States d. 11 Dec 1893, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 77 years)   3. Zenath G. Biggers,   b. Alabama, United States + 4. Ezekiel O. Biggers,   b. 1820, Alabama, United States d. 5 Jan 1865, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States (Age 45 years) + 5. Ann Malinda Biggers,   b. 22 Sep 1824, South Carolina, United States d. 3 May 1878, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 53 years)   6. Mary Biggers,   b. South Carolina, United States d. Bef 13 Aug 1866, Texas, United States + 7. Sarah C. Biggers,   b. Abt 1828, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   8. James F. Biggers,   b. Abt 1829, South Carolina, United States d. Texas, United States
  Family ID	F893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1785 - South Carolina, United States Possessions - purchased 80 acres from A.J. Lewis - 30 Dec 1856 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - Address: Tocopola - 29 Aug 1860 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Occupation - farmer,Address: Tocopola - 29 Aug 1860 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Possessions - real property $750, personal property $975,Address: Tocopola - 29 Aug 1860 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Death - 4 Jul 1862 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Probate - 13 Aug 1866 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  In 1850, in the US Agricultural Census of York County, SC, there is an entry for the estate of William Biggers. Since we find this William, with Cynthia, in 1860, this is not him. However, it does not appear to be a brother or nephew either. So, perhaps the story of the Irish flight is not as accurate as it might be. In the enumeration, William Biggers estate is enumerated after Davis M. Watron, and before John Price, James E Wilson, William Anderson and William E Anderson. That makes me think that either Davis Watron or John Price is connected to the Biggers family. In the Eugene Morris Biggers book, the author claims that William is found in the 1850 Pontotoc census. I can't find this yet to be true. Additionally, the William Biggers in Lowndes County in 1840 is 20-29 years old and therefore cannot be this William. There are a bunch of Biggers, including William Biggers, in York county, SC in 1830. I am skeptical of the Ireland story where Mary Ann fled while pregnant. She would have had to marry once she got to the US to support herself and her children. With as many Biggers in the area as there are, I would think that either she came with her husband or some other connection was there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S320] Biggers Family History typescript. [S229] Eugene Morris Biggers and Allied Familes. [S1820] Mississippi, Pontotoc, Deed records, 1836-1890; general index to deeds, 1836-1890, 14 August 2021; Deed Record, v. 12, 1857-1858, p. 72-3, A J Lewis to William Biggers. [S550] 1860 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Tocopola; page 240; dwelling 1575, family 1575; Kinchen M. Gray. [S1821] FamilySearch, Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930, 15 August 2021; Pontotoc, Minutes 1865-1867 vol 7, p. 359, Estate of William Biggers. [S1821] FamilySearch, Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930, 15 August 2021; Pontotoc, Final Records 1866-1867, Vol 15-16, p. 430-1, Estate of William Biggers.