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Abigail "Abby" Williams 1731–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1731

Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1781

Death Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Gershon Williams

Mother: Abigail Waldron

Spouse(s): John Briggs

Children(s): Godfrey Briggs, John Briggs, Sarah Briggs, George Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Edmund Briggs, Melbourn Briggs, Abigail Briggs, Sibyl Briggs, Lydia Briggs

The story of Abigail "Abby" Williams began in 1731 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail "Abby" Williams married John Briggs, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Edmund Briggs, George Briggs, Godfrey Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lydia Briggs, Melbourn Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sibyl Briggs. Abigail "Abby" Williams passed away in 1781 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail "Abby" Williams began in 1731 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Abigail "Abby" Williams married John Briggs, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Edmund Briggs, George Briggs, Godfrey Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lydia Briggs, Melbourn Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sibyl Briggs.
  • Abigail "Abby" Williams passed away in 1781 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershon Williams
1706–1775
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Waldron
1712–1789
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Briggs
1721–1791
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB

Children(s)

Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GB
John Briggs
1758–1822
Birth Location: Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Sarah Briggs
1751–1840
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SB
George Briggs
1769–1857
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GB
Joseph Briggs
1758–1850
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Edmund Briggs
1760–1836
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EB
Melbourn Briggs
1762–1838
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Abigail Briggs
1764–1785
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Sibyl Briggs
1766–
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Briggs
1768–1862
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB

Abigail Williams's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
Birth Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gershon Williams
1706–1775
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Waldron
1712–1789
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Waldron
1649–1729
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Hannah Briggs
1675–1710
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Foulke Waldron
1610–1671
Margery Gilbert
1607–1671
Samuel Briggs
1645–1688
Bennet Ellis
1645–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Waldron
1577–1636
Catherine Raven
1587–1636
Sir *
1585–1627
John Briggs
1615–1641
Catherine Walker
1619–1641
John Ellis
1623–1676
Elizabeth Freeman
1624–1692

Abigail Williams's Descendants

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Abigail ("Abby") Williams (16 May 1731–8 Jun 1781) m. John Briggs (18 Sep 1721–23 May 1791)
  1. 1. Godfrey Briggs 1756–1815 m. Sarah Paul 1767–1801
    1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Sr. 1798–1879 m. Mary (Ann) Richmond 1804–1840
      1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Jr. 1823–1903 m. Catherine (Frances) Hathaway 1828–1854 m. Sarah (Jane) Brown 1839–1909
        1. 1. Georgianna (Catherine) Briggs 1853–1951 m. Alexander (Edmund) Burt 1846–1919
        2. 2. Herbert (F.) Briggs 1851–1907 m. Anna (Christina) Johnson 1851–1916
      2. 2. Ann (Isabella) Briggs 1838–1886 m. Henry (Lincoln) Babbitt 1837–1903
        1. 1. Frederick (Lincoln) Babbitt 1874–1950 m. Louise (Hedge) Simmons 1875–1953
        2. 2. Henry (Ward) Babbitt 1858–1909 m. Jennie (Greenlief) Lanpher 1865–
        3. 3. Myra (Isabel) Babbitt 1861–1930 m. John (Henry) Church 1836–1912
        4. 4. Emmons (Wade) Babbitt 1864– m. Gertrude Thurber 1868–1958
        5. 5. Clifton (Fremont) Babbitt 1879–1932 m. Annie (Woodward) Marshall 1885–1966
        6. 6. Fremont (C.) Babbitt 1879–
      3. 3. Thomas (Andross) Briggs 1833–1912 m. Lucinda (Burt) Cummings 1833–1918
        1. 1. Inez (Merton) Briggs 1859–1942 m. George (Roberts) French 1858–1906
        2. 2. Mary (Abby) Briggs 1857–1947 m. James (Nelson) Paull 1852–1909
        3. 3. Helena ("Lena" Jane) Briggs 1865–1962 m. Caleb (Dexter) Babbitt 1861–1936
        4. 4. Minnie (A) Briggs 1871–1872
      4. 4. Alfred (Standish) Briggs 1824–1854 m. Elizabeth Booth 1824–
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Briggs 1852–1937 m. Charles (Edward Everett) Mosher 1836–1915
        2. 2. Alfred (S) Briggs 1849–1854
      5. 5. Washington (Irving) Briggs 1827–1890
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1829–1872 m. John (Wyman) Raymond 1822–1890
        1. 1. John (W.) Raymond 1851–1851
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Raymond 1854–1923
        3. 3. Alexander Raymond 1853–
      7. 7. Ann (Mariah) Briggs 1835–1884
      8. 8. Georgianna (Briggs (1yr 8ms) old) 1840–1842
      9. 9. Andrew (R.) Briggs 1831–1849
      10. 10. Isabel (Ann) Briggs 1838–1859
    2. 2. Freeman Briggs 1793–1874 m. Abigail (Sylvia) French 1792–1871
      1. 1. Samuel (Elam) Briggs 1830–1903 m. Cornelia (Angeline) Palmer 1839–1915
        1. 1. John (Clinton) Briggs 1864–1929
        2. 2. Violetta ("Lettie") Briggs 1871–1943 m. Frank (B.) McCall 1861–1902
        3. 3. Fletcher Briggs 1878–1948
        4. 4. George ("Herbert") Briggs 1866–1953 m. Emma (S) Briggs 1864–
        5. 5. Annie Briggs 1869–1871
        6. 6. Infant (son) Briggs 1862–1862
        7. 7. Abbie Briggs 1863–1954 m. Royal (Oscar) Withey 1857–1895
        8. 8. Samuel (Meredith) Briggs 1875–1876
      2. 2. Henry (Freeman) Briggs 1820–1899 m. Eliza McGalliard 1824–1891
        1. 1. Alice (Carrie) Briggs 1858–1936
        2. 2. Henrietta (Estelle "Hettie") Briggs 1849–1911 m. Archibald (W.) Coriell 1847–1915
        3. 3. Julia Briggs 1853–1904
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Briggs 1855–1934
        5. 5. James Briggs 1856–1933 m. Elizabeth (Nancy "Lizzie") McLaughlin 1874–1946
        6. 6. Milton (Henry) Briggs 1861–1936 m. Harriet (May) Chambers 1865–1928
        7. 7. Robert ("Bert") Briggs 1864–1874
        8. 8. Edgar (Franklin) Briggs 1866–1925 m. Elizabeth (Lucinda) Dierkes 1866–1940
        9. 9. Aby Briggs 1870–
        10. 10. Emma Briggs 1871–
      3. 3. Sophia (French) Briggs 1822–1909 m. Lewis (Coy) Chatfield 1807–1886
        1. 1. Abigail (Viola) Chatfield 1864–1918
        2. 2. Merrie (Christmas) Chatfield 1859–1957 m. David Baylor 1850–1919
        3. 3. Horace (Greely) Chatfield 1855–1941
        4. 4. William (Freeman) Chatfield 1861–1936
      4. 4. Phillip ("Otis" Briggs) Sr 1827–1903 m. Elizabeth (C "Eliza") Allen 1837–1867 m. Jane (A. "Jennie") Allen 1845–1914
        1. 1. Nettie (Elizabeth) Briggs 1862–1894
        2. 2. Newborn (Elizabeth C "Eliza") Briggs 1867–1867
        3. 3. William (Freeman) Briggs 1855–1921 m. Josephine (E. "Josie") Welch 1865–1932
        4. 4. Edward (Schoonover) Briggs 1863–1896
        5. 5. Dayton (Dixon "Dicks") Briggs 1857–1903 m. Claire Wilson 1876–1963
        6. 6. Clarence (Ansen) Briggs 1883–1907
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth "Lida") Briggs 1870–1958
        8. 8. Otis (Foster Briggs) Jr 1868–1942 m. Grace (Gertrude) Emmons 1868–
      5. 5. Emily (Amelia) Briggs 1833–1887
      6. 6. Melissa (Angeline) Briggs 1839–1895 m. Charles (Emmett) Bennett 1835– m. Joseph (P) Brittain 1839–
        1. 1. Edith ("Eda" Mae) Bennett 1871–1918 m. Ulrich (J) Steudler 1865–1944 m. Frank (Ward) Bowes 1865–1958 m. William (Templeton) Elder 1871–1944
        2. 2. Sarah (A.) Bennett 1862–
      7. 7. Abigail ("Abba" Matilda) Briggs 1823–1905
    3. 3. George Briggs 1786–1866 m. Drusilla Paull 1783–1811
      1. 1. George (Lyman) Briggs 1809–1897 m. Ann (Eliza) Stevens 1813–1882
        1. 1. Emma (Drusilla) Briggs 1838–1894
        2. 2. Irving (Adelmar) Briggs 1852–1923
        3. 3. Chauncey (Lewis) Briggs 1836–1915 m. Suzanna (Isabella "Belle") McKelvey 1847–1934 m. Lucia (Jane) Cowles 1840–1871
        4. 4. Alvah (Deroy) Briggs 1847–1933
        5. 5. Louisa (Janette "Nettie") Briggs 1843–1927
        6. 6. Manville (Hubert) Briggs 1846–1889
        7. 7. Richard (S.) Briggs 1840–1926
        8. 8. John (Quincy Adams) Briggs 1844–1865
        9. 9. Clarence (Edgar) Briggs 1856–1935
    4. 4. Godfrey Briggs 1790–1830 m. Amelia ("Mellia") Deane 1792–1849
      1. 1. Sarah ("Adeline") Briggs 1816–1898 m. Cyrus Presbrey 1815–1884
      2. 2. Catherine (H) Briggs 1824–1904 m. James (B) Godfrey 1823–1856
        1. 1. Emaline (B.) Godfrey 1848–1909 m. Nathan (William) Welch 1846–1914
      3. 3. Cromwell (D.) Briggs 1827–1882
      4. 4. Elizabeth Briggs 1819–1896
      5. 5. Melinda Briggs 1817–1883
    5. 5. John Briggs 1792–1814
    6. 6. Ruth Briggs 1800–
  2. 2. John Briggs 1758–1822
    1. 1. Franklin Briggs 1794–1868 m. Mary (Washburn) Atwood 1805–1895
      1. 1. Adeline (Sarah) Briggs 1833–1876 m. George (Lawton Cornell 4th C) 2x 1826–1906
        1. 1. Frank (Albert) Cornell 1867–1918 m. Minnie (Agusta) Jennings 1883–1962
  3. 3. Sarah Briggs 1751–1840
  4. 4. George Briggs 1769–1857 m. Hope Paine 1774–1857
    1. 1. Caroline Briggs 1813–1873
    2. 2. Hannah (Payne) Briggs 1815–1857
    3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Briggs 1805–1884
    4. 4. Tisdale Briggs 1811–1885 m. Sarah (W.) Payne 1807–1888
      1. 1. Solomon (Payne) Briggs 1839–1875 m. Hannah (Maria) Chace 1842–1924
        1. 1. Walter (M.) Briggs 1858–1903
    5. 5. Phoebe (Ann) Briggs 1740–1829
    6. 6. Phebe (Ann) Briggs 1815–1829
    7. 7. Betsy (B.) Briggs 1805–1884
    8. 8. Mary (Matilda) Briggs 1809–1869
    9. 9. Freeman Briggs 1793–1872
  5. 5. Joseph Briggs 1758–1850
  6. 6. Edmund Briggs 1760–1836
  7. 7. Melbourn Briggs 1762–1838
  8. 8. Abigail Briggs 1764–1785
  9. 9. Sibyl Briggs 1766–
  10. 10. Lydia Briggs 1768–1862

Abigail Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1731
16 May 1731
Birth of Abigail "Abby" Williams in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1781
8 Jun 1781
Age 50
Death of Abigail "Abby" Williams in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1731
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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