Quite a bit more is known about James Griggs’ and Ruth Gover’s third child, daughter Nancy, although she did not have an easy life either.
Nancy was born 22 march 1807, Virginia and died on 17 August 1863 in Osage County, Missouri. She married Shepherd Mahon, who ties into my husband’s Williams family, on 9 December 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Shepherd and Nancy settled into life in Pittsylvania County, where their first three children were born. About 1839, they made the decision to leave Virginia for Missouri, where their last two children were born.
Children:
- Sarah Ann Rebecca, born 7 October 1833, Virginia; died 25 February 1921, Osage County, Missouri; married Martin Ridenhour, 2 November 1848, Osage County, Missouri. They were parents of twelve children, eleven of whom lived to adulthood and married so there are many descendants of this couple.
- William A., born February 1835, Virginia; died after 1900; married (1) Rebecca Elizabeth Revis, 23 April 1855, Osage County, Missouri (2) Louise Rogers, after 1864. William and Rebecca were the parents of three daughters.
- Mary, born 6 July 1838, Virginia; died 25 February 1921, probably Osage County, Missouri