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Descendants of William Driggers

Generation No. 2

2. DAVID² DRIGGETT (WILLIAM¹ DRIGGERS) (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born 1832 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census.), and died Bef. 1920 in Michigan(?) (Source: 1920 census.). He married HESTER DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), daughter of ELISHA DURHAM and HESTER CONSELLOR. She was born ca. 1836 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.), and died Aft. 1920 in Michigan(?) (Source: 1920 census.).

Notes for DAVID DRIGGETT:
1860 NJ Camden Delaware Twp (Ellisburg) p72wr 30 Jun 1860 - no race given indicating white
David Driggis 31 M farm laborer bMD, Hester 28 F bMD, Sarah 2 F bNJ, Harriet 1 F bNJ.
1870 MI Wayne Huron Twp p1wr p201st 1 Jul 1870 - all b. NJ. except for Lucy (MI).
David Dregget 38 M W farmer, Hester 34 F W keeping house, Sarah 14 F W at school, Harriet 11 F W at school, Daniel 7 M W, Elisha 5 M W, Susan 3 F W, and Lucy 8/12[illeg.] b. Feb in MI.
Josiah Grinage two pages later.
1880 MI Wayne Sumpter p13wr p444st 9 Jun 1880
Dregat David 48 M M farmer bDE pbDE, Hester wife 44 M F keeping house bDE pbDE, Sarah dau 44 M F bDE pbDE, Daniel son 16 M M farmer bNJ pbDE, [next page] Elisha son 14 M M bNJ pbDE, Susan dau 12 M F bNJ pbDE, Lucy dau 10 M F bMI pbDE, William son 7 M M bMI pbDE, Hester dau 5 M F bMI pbDE, Mary J dau 2 M F bMI pbDE, Oliver son 1 M M bMI pbDE.

Notes for HESTER DURHAM:
Living with daughter Harriet in 1920 after David's death.

Children of DAVID DRIGGETT and HESTER DURHAM are:

	i.	SARAH³ DRIGGETT (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1856, New Jersey (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
6.	ii.	HARRIET DRIGGETT, b. 1859, Ellisburg, Delaware Twp., Camden, New Jersey; d. 30 Jan 1924.
	iii.	DANIEL DRIGGETT (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1863, New Jersey (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
	iv.	ELISHA DRIGGETT (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1865, New Jersey (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
	v.	SUSAN DRIGGETT (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1868, New Jersey (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
	vi.	LUCY DRIGGETT (Source: 1870 census.), b. Feb 1870, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
	vii.	WILLIAM DRIGGETT (Source: 1880 census.), b. 1873, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.
	viii.	HESTER DRIGGETT (Source: 1880 census.), b. 1875, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.
	ix.	MARY J. DRIGGETT (Source: 1880 census.), b. 1877, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.
	x.	OLIVER DRIGGETT (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 30 Aug 1878, Huron Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.); d. Unknown.

Notes for OLIVER DRIGGETT:
Wayne Co. birth records Bk. 11, Page 1, 4169 - 30 Aug 1878
Oliver Driggett - Male - White - Legitimate - Huron
David Driggert - Hester Driggert - Huron - Delaware - Farmer
Recorded 05 May 1879 [JR]

3. LEVI² DRIGGET (WILLIAM¹ DRIGGERS) (Source: Wayne Co. Records. Death record of daughter.) was born 1835 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.), and died Bef. 1910 in Michigan (Source: 1910 census.). He married REBECCA WILLIAMS (Source: Wayne Co. Records. Death record of daughter.). She was born ca. 1843 in New Jersey(?) (Source: 1860 census.), and died Unknown.

Notes for LEVI DRIGGET:
1860 NJ Camden Delaware Twp (Ellisville) p71wr and p671wr 30 Jun 1860 - no race given indicating white
Levi Driggis 25 M laborer bNJ, Rebecca 16 F bMD. Next door to brother David.
1870 MI Wayne Van Buren (Belleville) p27wr p464st 9 Jun 1870, Levi born DE, rest born NJ.
Levi Dreggett 35 M W farm laborer, Rebecca E 28 F W keeping house, Charlotte A 8 F W, Harriet 7 F W, Amanda 3 F W, Mary Jane 1 F W.

Notes for REBECCA WILLIAMS:
1910 MI Monroe Bedford Twp p307Bst p342wr 25 Apr 1910
Driggit Rebecca E widow living alone 66 F race smudged as if B was changed to M bDE fbDE mbPA.

Children of LEVI DRIGGET and REBECCA WILLIAMS are:

FRANCES³ DRIGGOT (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 07 Feb 1856, Delaware (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 04 Mar 1871, Romulus, Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for FRANCES DRIGGOT:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 287, 5646 04 Mar 1871
Frances Driget, F[emale] - A[frican] - Single, 15y 26d, Romulus MI, Consumption. DE, none
Eli Driget - Romulus, Mich. and Amanda "Driget
Recorded 30 May 1872 [JR]

7.	ii.	CHARLOTTE A. DRIGGOT, b. 28 Aug 1861, Delaware; d. 30 Oct 1903, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan.
	iii.	HARRIET DRIGGOT (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1863, New Jersey (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
	iv.	AMANDA DRIGGOT (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 30 Dec 1866, Van Buren Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 01 Apr 1871, Romulus, Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for AMANDA DRIGGOT:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 287, 5645 01 Apr 1871
Amanda Driget, F[emale] - A[frican] - Single, 4y 3m 2d, Romulus MI, Worms, Van Buren MI, none
Eli Driget - Romulus MI and Amanda Driget
Recorded 30 May 1872
[the parents in this and the following two entries should be Levi and Rebecca
Drigget; Levi is apparently listed as Eli in the 1850 census] [JR]

MARY JANE DRIGGOT (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 28 Jan 1868, Van Buren Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: By deduction from death record.); d. 01 Aug 1871, Romulus, Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for MARY JANE DRIGGOT:
Wayne Co death record Bk. 1A, Page 287, 5647 01 Aug 1871
Mary Jane Driget, F[emale] - A[frican] - Single, 3y 5m 4d, Romulus MI, unknown, Van Buren MI, none
Eli Driget - Romulus MI and Amanda "Driget
Recorded 30 May 1872 [JR]

vi.

JOHN H. DRIGGOT (Source: Wayne Co. Records.), b. 16 Mar 1873, Huron Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. Records.); d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN H. DRIGGOT:
Wayne Co. birth records Bk. 5, Page 178, 3622 - 16 Mar 1873
John H Dright - White - Male - Huron
Levi Dright - Rebecca Dright - Huron - Huron - Delaware - Delaware - Farmer
Recorded 01 Sep 1874 [JR]

4. HESTER² DRIGGET (WILLIAM¹ DRIGGERS) (Source: 1870 census. Maiden name from Judy Stewart (death certificate).) was born Jun 1842 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died Unknown. She married JOHN GRINAGE (Source: Wayne Co. Records.) Bet. 1869 - 1870, son of BENJAMIN GREENAGE and RACHEL MILLER. He was born Sep 1842 in Kent Co., Delaware (Source: Wayne Co. Records.).

Notes for JOHN GRINAGE:
1850: living with parents.
1860: living with his uncle Josiah and Ann Miller in DE.
1870 OH Lucas Washington Twp (Sylvania) p9wr p532st 29 Jul 1870 - all white, all bNJ
Gringe John 27 farmer PE 100, Hestor 27 keeps house, Rachel 9, Benjamin 8, Mary J 7, Eliza N 6
1880 MI Monroe Whiteford Twp p2Bwr 1&3 Jun 1880 - all white, all bDE except Frank, all pbDE
Grinage John 37 farmer, Hester wife 37 keeping house, Rachael dau 19 single housekeeping, Benjamin son 17 farm laborer, Eliza Ann dau 16 housekeeping, Frank son 9 at school bOH pbDE
1900 MI Monroe Whiteford Twp p9Bwr 14 Jun 1900 - both white, both bDE, both pbDE
John Grinage 57 bSept 1842 mar 40y farmer owns farm mortgage not clear, Betsy wife 57 bJune 1842 mar 40y 1 child 1 living
In 1900, just a couple of doors away from son Frank.
From the years married, Betsy must be the same as Hester, though the 1 child may indicate that she is not the same as the mother of John's first four children..
1910 OH Lucas Sylvania Village p5Bwr 20 Apr 1910 - all white
Grinage John 67 mar three times 9y this time bDE pbDE lives on own income owns house no mortgage, Helen wife 65 mar twice[?] 9y this time 5 children 4 living bEngland pbEngland, Miller Josephine 24 single bMI fbDE mbMI

From these listings, one presumes that dau Mary J. died (or married VERY young] prior to 1880. A two-pronged question arises: Are the older children John's natural children, and if so, are they all by Hester? Quite apparently, Frank is a son by Hester. But the others could be John's from a first marriage or Hester's from a prior marriage. Knowing that John married Sarah Farmer in MI in 1868 is the issue.

Compare:
1860 MI Monroe Bedford Twp. (Lambertville) no page number
Harriet Hoag 25 F W farming b. NY
Allice M.[?] 7 F W b. MI
John Pratt 18 M W b. MI laborer
John Grinnage 25 M W b. DE laborer
WHO IS THIS JOHN? He is too old to be John, son of Benjamin. Could he be John, son of Benjamin's brother John, nephew of Benjamin?

Child of HESTER DRIGGET and JOHN GRINAGE is:

FRANK³ GRINAGE, b. Jun 1870, Ohio; d. Unknown.

5. WILLIAM² DRIGGET (WILLIAM¹ DRIGGERS) (Source: Washtenaw Co. Records.) was born 1845 in Delaware (Source: 1880 census.), and died Bet. 1880 - 1882 (Source: By deduction.). He married SARAH C. SIMONS (Source: 1870 census.) 1873 in Washtenaw Co., Michigan (Source: Washtenaw Co. Records.), daughter of ROBERT SIMONS and MARY PERKINS. She was born 1855 in Delaware (Source: 1870 census.), and died Bef. 1899 in Michigan (Source: From father's probate records.).

Notes for WILLIAM DRIGGET:
1880 MI Wayne Huron p17wr p193st 10 & 11 June 1880 - all mulatto
Driget William 35 farmer bDE pbDE, Sarah wife 24 keeping house pDE pbDE, James son 4 bMI pbDE. Miner son 3 bMI pbDE, George W son 3/12 bMI pbDE, Helen dau 5 bMI pbDE
On same page with John and Mary Miller. John and Ruth Miller and Demon Norwood (14) on next page.

Does the order imply that William (or Sarah) had Helen from a previous relationship?

Notes for SARAH C. SIMONS:
1870 MI Wayne Romulus Twp., 74-71, 05 Jun 1870:
Carter George, 57, M, W, Farmer, re 2000, pe 560, England, FM, cit, Harriett, 72, F, W, Keeping House, Mass, and Simons Sarah, 15, F, M, Dom Serv, DE. [JR]
This Sarah is likely the daughter of Robert Simons and Mary Perkins, who lived next door.
1880 MI - see husband's listing.
1910 MI - see husband's listing after Sarah's death.

Sarah was the niece of Wilson Dean (daughter of Mary Perkins who was the sister of Wilson's wife). So widower Wilson later married his niece-by-marriage, widow Sarah Simons Drigget.

Children of WILLIAM DRIGGET and SARAH SIMONS are:

	i.		LETTIE³ DRIGGET (Source: From grandfather Simons' probate records.), d. Unknown.
	ii.		HELEN DRIGGET (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1875, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.

Notes for HELEN DRIGGET:
See census listing under father. Curious in that "Helen" is listed as a son and is at end of family list, after younger children. Or does S stand for "single"? Could she be the same person as Lettie?

	iii.		JAMES DRIGGET (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1876, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.
	iv.		MINUS DRIGGET (Source: From grandfather Simons' probate records.), b. Dec 1876, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.); d. Unknown.

Notes for MINUS DRIGGET:
1900 MI Wayne Romulus p12Bwr 16 Jun 1900 - both black
Driggle[Drigglt?] Minus[illeg] 23 bDec 1876 bMI fbDE mbMI day laborer rents, Simons Elva boarder 26 b Apr 1874 mar 9y 1 child none living bMI pbDE housekeeper
Elva believed to be Elva Perkins wife of Walter Simons, therefore aunt of Minus.
Next door to widow Mary Simon[s] 64 and g-dau Lettie 6. Mary is g-mother of Minus and both aunt and m-in-law of Elva.

GEORGE W. DRIGGET (Source: 1880 census.), b. Mar 1880, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.); d. Unknown.

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