Job L. Wigley (abt. 1755 - abt. 1820)

Born about 1755 in Colony of Virginia

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Died about 1820 at about age 65 in Amite, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Job was born about 1755. He passed away in 1820.

Donald C Wilkey records his first name as "Jobe", but it appears as "Job" in records of his service as a Private in the Third, 5th Virginia Regiment, and Ninth Virginia Regiments, Continental Line, during the American Revolution. He received a land grant as a result.

His residence and death in Amite County, Mississippi, United States, appear to hinge upon 1816 and 1820 state census records, but the individual in them is named as "John Wigley" which raises questions about whether that was the same individual.

Most contemporary documentation is needed to ascertain actual dates/places of birth and death.

Sources

• Wigley, Job - Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. _Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants_ (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publ. Co.--1998), p571 .
• Gwathmey, John H. _Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution_ (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publ. Co.--1979), p827 .
• Job Wigley, "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-S6M8 Citation: United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-S6M8 : 12 March 2018), Job Wigley, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 225; FHL microfilm 882,743.
• Job Wigley, "United States Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGVV-FN1 Citation: "United States Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGVV-FN1 : 5 December 2014), Job Wigley, ; from "Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Virginia, NARA microfilm publication M881 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1976), roll 1096.
• Wigley, John - Find-a-grave #101815437 for Job L Wigley (d 1820, in Amite County, MS, USA).