John married Evenetta H STIGGINS on 18 Sep 1837 in Macon, Bullock, Alabama. Evenetta (daughter of George W STIGGINS and Elizabeth ADCOCK) was born in 1823 in , , Mississippi; died on 3 Apr 1887 in New Providence, Crenshaw, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Elizabeth SIZEMORE. Elizabeth (daughter of Arthur SIZEMORE and Mary Polly BAILEY) was born about 1795 in , , Georgia; died before 1880 in , Covington, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Sizemore married a Turvin. This is possibly that person.

Notes:

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George Stiggins -- Claims of Friendly Creeks paid under Act of March 3, 1817

Transcribed from a copy of the original document shared by Steve Travis

I George Stiggins a half Breed Indian claim under the Act of Congress of March 3rd 1817 ??? acres of land.

South East Quarter of Sec. 29 Township 5 Range & North East Quarter section of Sec. 32 Township 5 Range and fraction on the west side of the rover range 3 township containing two hundred and fifty acres number 1 (one).

I George Stiggins the above named claimant do solemnly swear that I occupied the south east quarter section of section 29 prior to the Creek war of 1814 and have occupied it ever since and that I was actively friendly to the whites and that I was actively friendly to the United States during the said war.

George Stiggins

Sworn to before me 8th December 1818
D. ? Mitchell
agent for IA

? Arthur Sizemore and John Adcock being duly sworn depose and say that we know George Stiggins to have settled and occupied the above described and prior to the Creek war above mentioned and -- that he was likewise activlely friendly to the United States during said war

Arthur (his mark X) Sizemore
John (his mark X) Adcock

Sworn to before me 8th December 1818
D. ? Mitchell
agent for IA

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmamcrk4/smfm2.html#anchor160271

George Stiggins wrote "History of the Creek Nation". This manuscript has served as a vital resource for many books on the Creek Nation. He and Elizabeth lived for many years in Baldwin Co., AL but returned to Talladega after the Treaty of 1833 for his allotment. During that period, he met Albert Pickett who wrote "History of Alabama".

George Stiggins served in Captain Thomas H. Boyles' company listed as Sergeant George Stiggins. (Thanks to Mark Migura, a descendant of Reuben Adcock, for this information).

George Stiggins' name appears on the Claims of Friendly Creeks paid under Act of March 3, 1817.

George married Elizabeth ADCOCK on 16 Feb 1812. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas ADCOCK and Elizabeth ADCOCK) was born in 1795 in Franklin, Heard, Georgia; died in Jan 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Mary Polly BAILEY about 1789 in , Baldwin, Alabama. Mary (daughter of Richard BAILEY and Mary UNKNOWN) was born about 1770 in Autosse, Baldwin, Alabama; died on 23 Jan 1862 in , Baldwin, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Petition of JOSEPH STIGGINS

Thanks to Woodrow Wallace for this contribution

Baldwin County
Mississippi Territory
August 1, 1811

To Honorable Legislator of Mississippi Teritory, Governor and Council:

The Humble petition of Joseph Stiggins Showeth that having formerly Resided in the Creek Nation amongst the Indians and marrying an Inddian woman by whom I had Children, that I moved to the Country and Edicated and brought up to the Cristian Religion, and finding it Disagreeable that by the law of our Teritory that they can't have their oath though borne of a free woman.

Your petitioner prayeth that they may be Released from that Disability the same that their oldest Brother, Geo. Stiggins, was by his own petition. Viz: Mary Stiggins, Susannah Stiggins, Nancy Stiggins and Robert G. Stiggins their poserity this Indulgence your petitioner thinks he justly Intitled to whilst he is forever Bound to pray.

/s/ Joh Stiggins

August 1, 1811

We the UnderSigners thinks that persons in foregoing petition is worthy of Mention, and prayeth that the Petition may be Granted.

William Pierce
Charles Woolf
Harry Toulmin
Buford Weekley
Abel St.-roll
Laz. Jno. Bryars
Benjamin Hoven
Thomas Smith
Edward Stidhams
John Pierce
Andrew Mixon
George Weekley
John Y. Clayton
Joseph Thomas
Wiseman Walker
Thomas Adcock
Moses Stidham, Senr.
John Hoven
Charles Smith

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Reference: Record Group 5 (Legislative Records, Territorial Archives), Volume 26, Petitions of the General Assembly, 1810-1816, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi.

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Appeared in Mississippi Genealogical Exchange, March 16, 1974, and contributed then by Richard S. Lackey, Co-Editor.



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Joseph married Nancy Haw GREY in 1790. Nancy (daughter of UNKNOWN GREY) was born in 1766; died in 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Natchez, sister of Chinnabbee;

Thomas married Elizabeth ADCOCK. Elizabeth died in 1813 in Fort Mims, Baldwin, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]