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From: Michael Milton Mason <>
Subject: WIGGONS Look-0up (and help needed for land transactions)
Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 15:29:35


Jan,

Bad news, perhaps.

The Wm. WIGGONS that had a city lot per the 1684 Philly Map-- that
might be the only ref. to him.

In the main index there is one WIGGAN, William WIGGAN (with an A,
without the S)...

I. From "Penn's Colony, Vol. I; Passengers & Ships"; Welcome Society Pub. 1,
compiled by Water Lee Sheppard, Jr. (Baltimore: Genelogical Pub. Co.; 1970)

From the Index:

WIGGAN, William, 205

p. 205 [Ch., "The First Purchasers of Pennsylvania"]
"William WIGGAN (of Westminster, Perfumer) ..... 500 Acres

II. From "The Papers of William Penn; Vol. Two" by Dunn & Dunn (Phila.: Univ.
of Penna. Press; 1986)

pp. 639, 664 [Ch., "205. The First Purchasers of Pennsylvania, 1681-1685"]

no WIGGAN/WIGGON(S)/WIGGIN/WIGGEN listed

III. From "The Papers of William Penn; Vol. Three" by Dunn & Dunn (Phila.:
Univ. of Penna. Press; 1986)

pp. 643-654 [Ch., "210. A Map of the Improved Part of the Province of
Pennsilvania in America, 1687"]
WIGGIN, William, 22D-- in Bucks Co., across Neshameneh Cr. from Lawrence &
Joseph GROWDEN, Neshameneh Cr. is the western border, on lot with
Francis DOVE & Edward SAMWAY.

pp. 679-735 [Ch., "215. The Blackwell Rent Roll, 1689-1690"]

SAMWAYS, Edward-- is cited as having been an "Old Puschaser" {meaning he
purchased it in England before immigration} of a city lot, 51' frontage.
DOVE, Francis-- "see James ATKINSON";
WIGGEN, William-- "see BROWN, Joseph" {We've already seen that William
WIGGONS was a F.P. of 500 acre and had a city lot in 1684};
BROWNE, Joseph-- "from ATKINSON, James; originally from Wiggin, William"
Joseph BROWNE is cited as having purchased a city lot, 40' frontage,
sometime before 1689-90;
ATKINSON, James-- "from DOVE, Francis; s.a. BROWN, JOSEPH & LLOYD, Thomas"
James ATKINSON is cited as having been an "Old Purchaser" of a city lot,
51' frontage

I am no expert on land transactions...

I am told that whenever, someone purchased acreage in England, as William
WIGGAN did (500 acres-- see p.205 above) they were customarily granted a
land warrent for a city lot-- thus Wm. WIGGONS had the city lot in 1684.

It's confusing-- WIGGONS is the only one of the five that was a F.P. of
acreage... SAMWAY, DOVE & WIGGONS or on the 1687 Map as having acreage in
Bucks Co.... BROWNE had a city lot by 1689-90... BROWN got his from
ATKINSON, who got his from DOVE... DOVE never purchased anything
At 04:50 AM 4/28/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Good Morning, I am asking for info on WIGGONS, William (we believe our
>Benjamin WIGGINS' father was William. Perhaps this will help as a link.
>Wiggons, William # 39.
>
>I would also like the map of Phila. you so tediously compiled and I
>missed earlier.
>
>TIA-would appreciate. Jan from Colorado
>
>

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