RIGG, Basil Quisenberry

1800 - 1833  (33 years)   Has 5 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

RIGG, Jonathan

Abt 1774 - 1834  (60 years)

Birth	Abt 1774	Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	12 Jul 1834	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Father	RIGG, Thomas,   b. Abt 1730, Virginia, USA
Mother	SMOOT, Elizabeth
Family	QUISENBERRY, Catherine,   b. Abt 1773, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	22 Feb 1794	Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. RIGG, Infant 1   2. RIGG, Infant 2   3. RIGG, Infant 3   4. RIGG, Infant 4 + 5. RIGG, Mary,   b. 1794, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA   6. RIGG, Basil Quisenberry,   b. 1800, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 7. RIGG, Elizabeth,   b. 2 May 1803, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA   8. RIGG, Edward George,   b. 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 9. RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr.,   b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 10. RIGG, Jane W.,   b. 1813, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA + 11. RIGG, Thomas J.,   b. 1817, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

QUISENBERRY, Catherine

Abt 1773 - 1849  (76 years)

Birth	Abt 1773	Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	5 Sep 1849	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Father	QUISENBURY, Nicholas
Family	RIGG, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1774, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	22 Feb 1794	Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. RIGG, Infant 1   2. RIGG, Infant 2   3. RIGG, Infant 3   4. RIGG, Infant 4 + 5. RIGG, Mary,   b. 1794, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA   6. RIGG, Basil Quisenberry,   b. 1800, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 7. RIGG, Elizabeth,   b. 2 May 1803, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA   8. RIGG, Edward George,   b. 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 9. RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr.,   b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA + 10. RIGG, Jane W.,   b. 1813, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA + 11. RIGG, Thomas J.,   b. 1817, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

• Name	RIGG, Basil Quisenberry  [1]
  Birth	1800	Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage / Children	Never Married
  Education	1823-1824	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Transylvania University, Law Class,
  Occupation	1826	Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  	Lawyer
  Death	19 May 1833	Louisiana, USA   [1]
  	Cause: an explosion on the steamer "Lioness" on the Red River
  Age	33 years
  Person ID	I4464	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	RIGG, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1774, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 12 Jul 1834, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	QUISENBERRY, Catherine,   b. Abt 1773, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 5 Sep 1849, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1800 - Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Education - Transylvania University, Law Class, - 1823-1824 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Occupation - Lawyer - 1826 - Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Death - Cause: an explosion on the steamer "Lioness" on the Red River - 19 May 1833 - Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S998] Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, Book - Quisenberry (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Washington, D. C.: Hartman & Cadick, Printers, 1897.), 14 Aug 2016, p 26-28. Book - Quisenberry Family (Rigg) [S1002] School Records - USA - College Students - 1763-1924 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2207 : 2012)), 27 Aug 2016, accessed 27 August 2016), Basil Quiensberry Rigg, Law Class; A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Transylvania University, Lexington Kentucky, January, 1823. Transylvania University - Basil Q. Rigg (1) Transylvania University - Basil Rigg (2) [S1002] School Records - USA - College Students - 1763-1924 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2207 : 2012)), 27 Aug 2016, accessed 27 August 2016), Basil Quiensberry Rigg, Law Class; A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Transylvania University, Lexington Kentucky, January, 1824. Translyvania University - Law Class - Basil Rigg (1) Translyvania University - Law Class - Basil Rigg (2) Translyvania University - Law Class - Basil Rigg (3)