Anning was the son of John Wiggins and Mary "Polly" Nichols and husband of Catharine Woodworth buried next to him, with extensive ties to American Rev. War history and the longest living of his siblings.

sources: Wiggins family bible, Am. Rev War records, biography, census, Wills, New York in the Revolution, by Berthold Fernow and 1972 by Polyanthos. P. 515 - Roster of State Troops, D.A.R. Patriot's Index, Vol. 1, p. 742,

Anning Wiggins was born 4-02-1767 (per family Bible) at Newburgh, NY and died 8-09-1851 in Rome, NY, buried Wright Settlement Cem. Near Floyd, NY.

1776-?: Anning served in the American Revolutionary War, even tho he was age 9, at that age they tended the soldiers horses. Anning appears in the D.A.R. Patriot's Index, Vol. 1, p. 742, as Anon WIGGINS and in the book New York in the Revolution, by Berthold Fernow, 1887 reprinted in 1972 by Polyanthos. P. 515 - Roster of State Troops - served in Johnson's Regiment, Roosa's Company, as a Private.

John Wiggins & family moved 1790 from Newburgh, NY to Stillwater, NY. On 12-02-1790 he married Catherine Woodworth (of CT Woodworth's) in Stillwater, Saratoga Co, NY where their first 5 children are born. according to son, Rial's bio, In 1798 they all move again to Western, Oneida Co., NY where son, Jacob, moved in 1795.

1820 Western census,

1833 Western - Anning is witness to a James Keech 1833 Will as inhabitant of Western 1838 move to Rome. Anning's own Will has 2 witnesses who knew him in Rome 13 years before his death.

1840 Rome Census this couple is living with son Anning, sons: Rial, David live in Rome as does Anning's brother, Benjamin as they do in 1850 census.

1850 Rome, NY: Anning lives with married dau. Nancy (Solomon) Prosser and family

10 children, named in 1851 Will (attached):

Rial,

David,

John,

Allen,

Annin Jr.,

Olive (James) SMITH,

Hannah (Noah) DEWEY of IN,

Catherine Esther (Fabius) LAWTON,

Nancy (Solomon) PROSSER,

Louisa (Augustas) HOUGH.

Is there an Esther and Harriet?

dau. Olive will remarry to Jeremiah Cowden and live in Fluvanna,NY

Note:The source for birth dates is from the Rev. War widows pension file (W-21343) of Anna SICKLES-HOLMES (Thomas), whom I'm not sure how she connects. She was born 19 days after Anning so she isn't a sister...cousin maybe?

Wiggins Family Bible, often used to prove relations so women would tear out the page listing relations and those were made permanent part of record of Am. Rev. War . Her Bible listed this couple and their children's births.