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555    RIGGSBEE, RALEIGH [E24.3]

Location - Williams Township. SW corner of Legend Oaks Dr. and South Flanders St. in Legend Oaks Subdivision.

Coordinates: 35d 50m 29.4s N; 79d 04m 59.9s W Click here for Online Maps

Photo of family members Ms. Anna Williams and Diane Riggsbee at the cemetery in 2008. - - - Cemetery in 2008.

Additional views from 2026: View from east. - - - View from north. - - - View from NE corner. - - - View from NW corner.

All photos are from 2026 unless otherwise indicated.

Raleigh Riggsbee Cemetery layout.

Owner: Legend Oaks Homeowners Assn Inc., P0 Box 26844, Charlotte, NC 28221-6844.
Legal Description: Parcel 18773, DB 1908/435 to HOA in 2017. Plat 2017-35. DB 1343/486; plat 2007-226. DB 598/48. Part of the estate of David R. Riggsbee, bought from other heirs of Nathaniel Riggsbee (DB 377/707) references FP/236. Nathaniel Riggsbee bought land of estate of Allen Edwards in 1870 (DB BP/175) and T.S. Durham in 1872 (DB BO/330).
Topo Quadrant: Farrington Code E.
Number of graves: 79.
Cemetery size: 120' x 120'. 0.554 acres
African-American: Yes.
Restricted access: Not restricted. Common area of Legend Oaks Subdivision.
Overgrown; Marginally maintained.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Black chain link fence on the two sides that do not parallel the roads. Previously, intermittent large stones marked the boundary.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 4.
Last burial: 1919.
First burial: 1896.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Other damage explanation: Sallie Riggsbee stone obscured by tree in 2008. Cleared by 2026.
NC cemetery code: 31CH896

Significant events: Tradition holds that Hugh Edwards, who obtained a state land grant on Cub Creek in 1801 (DB M, pp 15-16), and for whom Edwards Mountain is named, is buried in this area, along with other members of the Edwards and Durham families. This cemetery may have been started by the Durham and Edwards families, or by people enslaved by those families. The only marked burials are for the Nathaniel (Nat) Rigsbee family. Riggsbee bought the land in 1870 (BP/175) and 1872 (BO/130).

Miscellaneous information: Legend Oakes property manager Trenton Stewart guided Lynn Richardson (Chatham Planning Office) and Jim and Bev Wiggins from CCHA to the site prior to development.

Previously canvassed by: Jim and Bev Wiggins. Date: 18 May 2007. Revisited by J. Pyle, B. Wiggins, D. Riggsbee, A. Williams on 14 Mar 2008-- recounted graves using flags. 79 graves positively identified but there is room for more within the area bordered by large stones and more probably exist. Photographed in March 2008 by B. Wiggins and in March 2026 by Tom Miller.

1. Riggsbee, Roll (Raleigh or Rollie)   (b. 7 Sep 1855 - d. 14 Oct 1918)
[son of Nathaniel and Jeanette Edwards Riggsbee--from 1870 Census and family notes]. Fs: RR. My trust is in God.. View from 2008. - - - View from 2008. Row 2. column 6. Name on death certificate is Rollie Major Riggsbee.
2. Riggsbee, Sallie   (b. c.1866 - d. 10 Apr 1896)
Wife of Edmon [Edmond] Riggsbee. Ivy and anchor carving. Honored, Beloved and Wept, Here Mother Lies Age 30 Years. Birth date calculated from age on stone. View from 2008 when marker was obscured by tree. Row 3. Name on marriage certificate is Susana Smith.
3. Riggsbee, Thomas   (b. c.1822 - d. 16 Jul 1919)
Masonic symbol, ivy and anchor carving. Not lost, blest thought But gone Before, where we Shall meet to Part no more. Birth date calculated from age on stone. View from 2008. - - - Another view from 2008. Row 2. column 1.
4. Riggsbee, Wesley   (b. 14 Jul 1894 - d. 20 Aug 1915)
Son of Edmon and Sallie Riggsbee [on stone]. Ivy and anchor carving. Thy memory shall ever be a guiding star to heaven. View from 2008. - - - Another view from 2008. Row 3.