Kedar was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Eastwood) Biggs, who came to Tyrrell County (later Martin County), North Carolina, from Norfolk County, Virginia, around 1755.
One copy of Kedar's will is signed "K. Biggs". This has been transcribed incorrectly by some as "Th. Biggs", leading to the mistaken belief that his name was Thomas Kedar Biggs. A book of North Carolina wills shows him as "Thedar Biggs".
The report that Kedar's wife was Hannah "Davis" is undocumented and unsubstantiated. The 1793 will of William Ward of Martin County suggests that she was Ward's daughter "Hanner" or Hannah. Two of Ward's daughters are recorded as having married Biggs males.
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(Most of the information below comes from Kedar himself and was recorded in the minutes of Skewarkey Baptist Church of Martin Co NC.)
Kedar is a name from the Bible, and as a small boy he began pondering religious matters. In his late teens he became a clerk to the parish reader or preacher and continued in that position several years. About 1783 he was chosen deacon, and then warden of the poor for the county. In 1798 he began a five year period as constable, and starting around 1804 he served four years as county trustee. He relinquished that office to become a justice of the peace in 1808. He became county trustee again in 1810 for a year, and in 1813 resigned the office of magistrate.
In January of 1813 he began showing symptoms of what was then called "the dead palsy", a form of Parkinson's Disease, "which first affected his limbs, then his senses and afterwards his speech." He died on March 7, 1815.
Kedar left a will signed 5 Nov 1810, naming his wife, Hannah, and children Nancy HARRISON, John Biggs, Reuben Biggs, William Biggs, Penny WARREN, Asa Biggs and Sarah LEGGETT.
While his writings don't mention serving in the military during the Revolutionary War, Kedar is credited by some patriotic organizations as having performed "patriotic service".
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One copy of Kedar's will is signed "K. Biggs". This has been transcribed incorrectly by some as "Th. Biggs", leading to the mistaken belief that his name was Thomas Kedar Biggs. A book of North Carolina wills shows him as "Thedar Biggs".
The report that Kedar's wife was Hannah "Davis" is undocumented and unsubstantiated. The 1793 will of William Ward of Martin County suggests that she was Ward's daughter "Hanner" or Hannah. Two of Ward's daughters are recorded as having married Biggs males.
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(Most of the information below comes from Kedar himself and was recorded in the minutes of Skewarkey Baptist Church of Martin Co NC.)
Kedar is a name from the Bible, and as a small boy he began pondering religious matters. In his late teens he became a clerk to the parish reader or preacher and continued in that position several years. About 1783 he was chosen deacon, and then warden of the poor for the county. In 1798 he began a five year period as constable, and starting around 1804 he served four years as county trustee. He relinquished that office to become a justice of the peace in 1808. He became county trustee again in 1810 for a year, and in 1813 resigned the office of magistrate.
In January of 1813 he began showing symptoms of what was then called "the dead palsy", a form of Parkinson's Disease, "which first affected his limbs, then his senses and afterwards his speech." He died on March 7, 1815.
Kedar left a will signed 5 Nov 1810, naming his wife, Hannah, and children Nancy HARRISON, John Biggs, Reuben Biggs, William Biggs, Penny WARREN, Asa Biggs and Sarah LEGGETT.
While his writings don't mention serving in the military during the Revolutionary War, Kedar is credited by some patriotic organizations as having performed "patriotic service".
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Kedar was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Eastwood) Biggs, who came to Tyrrell County (later Martin County), North Carolina, from Norfolk County, Virginia, around 1755.
One copy of Kedar's will is signed "K. Biggs". This has been transcribed incorrectly by some as "Th. Biggs", leading to the mistaken belief that his name was Thomas Kedar Biggs. A book of North Carolina wills shows him as "Thedar Biggs".
The report that Kedar's wife was Hannah "Davis" is undocumented and unsubstantiated. The 1793 will of William Ward of Martin County suggests that she was Ward's daughter "Hanner" or Hannah. Two of Ward's daughters are recorded as having married Biggs males.
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(Most of the information below comes from Kedar himself and was recorded in the minutes of Skewarkey Baptist Church of Martin Co NC.)
Kedar is a name from the Bible, and as a small boy he began pondering religious matters. In his late teens he became a clerk to the parish reader or preacher and continued in that position several years. About 1783 he was chosen deacon, and then warden of the poor for the county. In 1798 he began a five year period as constable, and starting around 1804 he served four years as county trustee. He relinquished that office to become a justice of the peace in 1808. He became county trustee again in 1810 for a year, and in 1813 resigned the office of magistrate.
In January of 1813 he began showing symptoms of what was then called "the dead palsy", a form of Parkinson's Disease, "which first affected his limbs, then his senses and afterwards his speech." He died on March 7, 1815.
Kedar left a will signed 5 Nov 1810, naming his wife, Hannah, and children Nancy HARRISON, John Biggs, Reuben Biggs, William Biggs, Penny WARREN, Asa Biggs and Sarah LEGGETT.
While his writings don't mention serving in the military during the Revolutionary War, Kedar is credited by some patriotic organizations as having performed "patriotic service".
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One copy of Kedar's will is signed "K. Biggs". This has been transcribed incorrectly by some as "Th. Biggs", leading to the mistaken belief that his name was Thomas Kedar Biggs. A book of North Carolina wills shows him as "Thedar Biggs".
The report that Kedar's wife was Hannah "Davis" is undocumented and unsubstantiated. The 1793 will of William Ward of Martin County suggests that she was Ward's daughter "Hanner" or Hannah. Two of Ward's daughters are recorded as having married Biggs males.
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(Most of the information below comes from Kedar himself and was recorded in the minutes of Skewarkey Baptist Church of Martin Co NC.)
Kedar is a name from the Bible, and as a small boy he began pondering religious matters. In his late teens he became a clerk to the parish reader or preacher and continued in that position several years. About 1783 he was chosen deacon, and then warden of the poor for the county. In 1798 he began a five year period as constable, and starting around 1804 he served four years as county trustee. He relinquished that office to become a justice of the peace in 1808. He became county trustee again in 1810 for a year, and in 1813 resigned the office of magistrate.
In January of 1813 he began showing symptoms of what was then called "the dead palsy", a form of Parkinson's Disease, "which first affected his limbs, then his senses and afterwards his speech." He died on March 7, 1815.
Kedar left a will signed 5 Nov 1810, naming his wife, Hannah, and children Nancy HARRISON, John Biggs, Reuben Biggs, William Biggs, Penny WARREN, Asa Biggs and Sarah LEGGETT.
While his writings don't mention serving in the military during the Revolutionary War, Kedar is credited by some patriotic organizations as having performed "patriotic service".
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