The Riggs in America (1674-2008) This is a history of the Abraham Riggs family and the descendents that covers a period of American History for over 300
years. The Riggs family migrated from England to North America, settling in Virginia and then to Kentucky, finally settling
in the McLean County area in Western Kentucky. We have 10 generations of the Riggs family from 1674 to the present
date. There are descendents of Abraham Riggs in all parts of the United States, from New York to California. A large part
of the Riggs family that settled in Virginia still live in and around McLean County, & Daviess County, Kentucky.
The county seat of McLean County, Ky. is Calhoun, with a population of about 800. Population for McLean County is approximately
10,000. Other towns in McLean County are Livermore, Sacramento, Island, Beech Grove & Rumsey. The Green River borders
Calhoun and runs through McLean County, as does also the Rough River. A portion of the Riggs' settled in Livia, which is a
small rural community that was made mainly of farmhouses on the McLean & Daviess County borders on US 431. The largest community in McLean County is the city of Livermore, population 1,500, which lies
in the eastern part of the county at the scenic confluence of the Rough and Green Rivers. Livermore's bridge is noteworthy,
as it begins in McLean County, crosses the Rough River, passes over and has a pylon on a sliver of Ohio County territory,
crosses Green River, then ends back in McLean County. This makes this particular unique bridge the only one in the entire
world that crosses 2 counties & 2 rivers. There were two sets of Riggs’ that came
to America in the 17th Century, one part settled in Massachusetts and the others settled in Virginia. Our direct lineage of
Riggs’ is from the Virginia descendants. It is not known if they are related. There are
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