John Johns Trigg
| John Johns Trigg | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 13th district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – May 17, 1804 |
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| Preceded by | John Clopton |
| Succeeded by | Christopher H. Clark |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | George Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lewis, Jr. |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Franklin, Bedford, Henry, Patrick, Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties | |
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In office 1792–1796 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Clarke |
| Succeeded by | George Penn |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Bedford County | |
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In office 1784–1791 Alongside Robert Clarke, William Leftwich, James Turner, Christopher Clark and David Saunders |
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| Born | 1748 Bedford County, Virginia |
| Died | May 17, 1804 (aged 55–56) "Old Liberty," Liberty, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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Anti-Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Dianna Ayers |
| Children | Stephen, William, Nancy, Daniel, Theodosia, John Johns Jr., Mary |
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| Service/branch | Virginia State Militia |
| Years of service | 1775–1802 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War *Siege of Yorktown |
John Johns Trigg (1748 – May 17, 1804) was an American farmer and politician from Bedford County, Virginia, United States. He fought with the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War and represented Virginia in the U.S. Congress from 1797 until 1804.
John was born on his father's farm near New London in Lunenburg County, Virginia. He was one of the eight children of William Trigg (1716 – 1773) and Mary (Johns) Trigg (1720 – 1773). His father, William served as a judge in Bedford County (which was formed from part of Lunenburg County in 1754) for many years. His brother, Abram, would serve with him in congress. The Trigg and Johns families both arrived in Virginia from England in the mid-seventeenth century. Mary Johns was, in fact, a descendant of Captain John Fox of London, a tobacco merchant and ship's captain who received a land grant from his patron King Charles II in 1667. The Triggs were from Cornwall.
John married Dianna Ayers on December 17, 1770, and they settled on their own plantation "Old Liberty" near what became the town of Liberty (now Bedford, Virginia). The family would grow to include seven children: Stephen, William, Nancy, Daniel, Theodosia, John Johns Jr., and Mary (Polly). Dianna survived John, living until some time after 1807.
Virginia expanded her militia as the conflict with Great Britain loomed. Trigg raised a new militia company in Bedford County in 1775 and led it as its lieutenant. He remained with this unit throughout the war, and saw several local actions. The state's House of Delegates named him as a captain on March 23, 1778, and a major in 1781. He was a major of artillery at the Siege of Yorktown later that year, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
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