On 24 Sep 1792 when Samuel was 21, he married Polly Wiseman.
Children of Samuel and Polly Riggs:
i. Deodatus Riggs, d. on 21 May 1796 at Oxford;
ii. Mary Riggs, b. ca. 1795, d. 1811 at Oxford;
iii. Nathan Burr Riggs, d. 28 Jan 1854 at Derby, m. Ann Crawford;
iv. Starr Riggs;
v. Benjamin Riggs, b. ca. 1800;
vi. Edwin Riggs, b. 18 Jun 1809, d. 6 Dec 1860, m. 20 Jan 1829 Amelia Short; and
vii. Elizabeth Riggs, b. ca. 1811, m. at Derby 29 Apr 1842 John J. Lines (d. 2 Apr 1860).