Grand
Parents

Joseph Biggs I + Margaret Eastwood

William Daniel + Prisa Andrews

Parents

Joseph Biggs, II	12 NOV 1766 -- 31 MAY 1844
Chloe Daniel	1779 -- 1845

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Asa Biggs, I

Birth	4 FEB 1811	NC, Martin Co, Williamston ⚑ More on this location Links Census Project, USGenWeb Listserv Martin Co NcGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Reside	1835/1862	NC, Martin Co, Williamston, Asa Biggs House ⚑ More on this location Links Census Project, USGenWeb Listserv Martin Co NcGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Occup	1844-1844	NC State Senator ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Election	1846	NC US Senate Election
Occup	1855-1858	US Senator from NC ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Occup	1858-1861	NC Federal Judge
Org.	1861	Secession Convention, North Carolina, Attendee
Death	6 MAR 1878	VA, Norfolk ⚑ More on this location Links Norfolk VAGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page
Grave		VA, Norfolk, Elmwood Cemetery ⚑ More on this location Links Norfolk VAGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page

Aged: 67.1 years

living in Martin Co in 1850 but moved to Norfolk VA after Civil War; member of the NC State Constitutional Convention of 1835, US Representative, US Senator 1853-57, US Judge for NC, Confederate States Judge for NC during Civil War

Asa Biggs, who before he was fifty years of age had filled nearly every office in the gift of the people of his state -- including United States Senator, Judge of the District Federal Court, Judge of the Supreme Court of the State -- was born in Martin County, North Carolina, February 4, 1811, and died at Norfolk, Virginia, March 6, 1878. His father, Joseph Biggs, was a small merchant and preacher of the Primitive Baptist Church, and gave to his children all the elements of education to the extent of his ability.

Asa Biggs attended Williamston Academy, which his father had helped to found in 1820. His physical and mental powers rapidly matured and at the age of fifteen he was giving a good account of himself in commercial affairs. His ambition... Read More

Martha E. Cotton

Birth	19 MAY 1814	NC, Edgecombe Co⁵ ⚑ More on this location Links Census Project, USGenWeb Edgecombe Co NcGenWeb Site Listserv FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Reside	1835/1862	NC, Martin Co, Williamston, Asa Biggs House ⚑ More on this location Links Census Project, USGenWeb Listserv Martin Co NcGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Reside		NC, Bertie Co ⚑ More on this location Links Bertie Co NCGenWeb Site Census Project, USGenWeb FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Death	13 OCT 1885	NC, Martin Co, Williamston ⚑ More on this location Links Census Project, USGenWeb Listserv Martin Co NcGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page North Carolina TTTP
Grave		VA, Norfolk, Elmwood Cemetery ⚑ More on this location Links Norfolk VAGenWeb Site FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page

Aged: 71.4 years

mother may have been a Cofield (Coffield) as they had a Cofield Coat of Arms; also listed as Martha Elizabeth Andrews (p 530)

Children	First Name	Birth Dt	Death Dt		Spouses
1	Lucy	abt 1835		NC
2+	Martha Cotton	17 OCT 1839	6 MAY 1913	NC	William Thomas Crawford
3+	William	9 FEB 1843	2 OCT 1883	NC, Martin Co, Williamston	Elizabeth Arrington Cooper
4+	Fannie	abt 1845		NC	C. W. Kellenger
5	Henry Cotten	abt 1847	abt 1864	NC
6+	Asa	abt 1849		NC, Martin Co, Williamston	Lucy Massenburg
7+	Della	abt 1852		NC	Adolphus Cotten
8+	Anna	abt 1854		NC	S. H. Van Cleaves

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	Name	Relation
	James Buchanan	Appointed Federal Judge

Descendant Stats

This person has 25 descendants recorded online here. (Last updated 4-5-2016 12:00 AM)

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Census, NC, Martin Co, 1850: Asa Biggs 39, Martha E. 36, Lucy E. 15, Martha C. 10, William 7, Chloe F. 5, Henry E. 3, Asa T. 11/12, Ann M. Robason 36, Ann C. Robason 21
Census, NC, Martin Co, Williamston, 1860: Asa Biggs 49, Martha E. 46, Lucy 25, Martha 20, William 17, Fanny 15, Henry 13, Asa 10, Della 8, Anna 6; all born in NC

Census, , 1870: Census - 16 Jul 1870, Norfolk, Virginia. Dwelling #277, Page 51. Asa (age 59), Martha (wife - age 56), Chloe (age 25), Asa (age 20), Mary (age 18), Anna (age 16).
Census, , 1870: Census - 16 Jul 1870, Norfolk, Virginia. Dwelling #277, Page 51. Asa (age 59), Martha (wife - age 56), Chloe (age 25), Asa (age 20), Mary (age 18), Anna (age 16).