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Amos Briggs 1678–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1678

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 March 1760

Death Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathan Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Harvey

Spouse(s): Sarah Paine

Children(s): John Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Amos II, Sarah Briggs, Abigail Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Nathan Briggs, Mary Briggs, Nathaniel Briggs, Mercy Briggs

Amos Briggs was born in 1678 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Briggs And Elizabeth Harvey. Amos Briggs married Sarah Paine, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Amos Briggs Ii, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs, Mary Briggs, Mercy Briggs, Nathan Briggs, Nathaniel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Thomas Briggs. Amos Briggs passed away in 1760 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Amos Briggs was born in 1678 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Briggs And Elizabeth Harvey.
  • Amos Briggs married Sarah Paine, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Amos Briggs Ii, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs, Mary Briggs, Mercy Briggs, Nathan Briggs, Nathaniel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Thomas Briggs.
  • Amos Briggs passed away in 1760 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Briggs
1635–1690
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Elizabeth Harvey
1644–1720
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Paine
1686–1760
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SP

Children(s)

John Briggs
1721–1791
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Hannah Briggs
1712–1793
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
HB
Amos II
1715–1760
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
AI
Sarah Briggs
1709–1749
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SB
Abigail Briggs
1719–1748
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
AB
Thomas Briggs
1717–1779
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, America
TB
Nathan Briggs
1727–1761
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NB
Mary Briggs
1711–1786
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Nathaniel Briggs
1724–1800
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NB
Mercy Briggs
1706–1789
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
MB

Amos Briggs's Ancestors

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Amos Briggs
1678–1760
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Briggs
1635–1690
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Harvey
1644–1720
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Clement ("Fortune") Briggs
1587–1648
Southwark, Surrey, England
Joane Allen
1602–1639
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
William Harvey
1614–1691
Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Joane Hucker
1616–1658
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1557–1605
Rachel Marten
1565–1647
George Allen
1567–1648
Katherine Starkes
1576–1656
John Hucker
1590–1616
Joane Andrews
1591–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hucker
1570–1640
John Andrew
1554–1623

Amos Briggs's Descendants

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Amos Briggs (6 Dec 1678–24 March 1760) m. Sarah Paine (1686–1760)
  1. 1. John Briggs 1721–1791 m. Abigail ("Abby") Williams 1731–1781
    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
        2. 2. Ann (Isabella) Briggs 1838–1886 m. Henry (Lincoln) Babbitt 1837–1903
        3. 3. Thomas (Andross) Briggs 1833–1912 m. Lucinda (Burt) Cummings 1833–1918
        4. 4. Alfred (Standish) Briggs 1824–1854 m. Elizabeth Booth 1824–
        5. 5. Washington (Irving) Briggs 1827–1890
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1829–1872 m. John (Wyman) Raymond 1822–1890
        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
        2. 2. Henry (Freeman) Briggs 1820–1899 m. Eliza McGalliard 1824–1891
        3. 3. Sophia (French) Briggs 1822–1909 m. Lewis (Coy) Chatfield 1807–1886
        4. 4. Phillip ("Otis" Briggs) Sr 1827–1903 m. Elizabeth (C "Eliza") Allen 1837–1867 m. Jane (A. "Jennie") Allen 1845–1914
        5. 5. Emily (Amelia) Briggs 1833–1887
        6. 6. Melissa (Angeline) Briggs 1839–1895 m. Charles (Emmett) Bennett 1835– m. Joseph (P) Brittain 1839–
        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
      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
        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
    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
      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
  2. 2. Hannah Briggs 1712–1793
  3. 3. Amos (Briggs) II 1715–1760
  4. 4. Sarah Briggs 1709–1749
  5. 5. Abigail Briggs 1719–1748
  6. 6. Thomas Briggs 1717–1779
  7. 7. Nathan Briggs 1727–1761 m. Sarah (Leonard) Perry 1718–1792
    1. 1. Nathan Briggs 1748–1826
    2. 2. Mercy Briggs 1756–1839
    3. 3. Paul Briggs 1749–
    4. 4. Abraham Briggs 1751–
  8. 8. Mary Briggs 1711–1786
  9. 9. Nathaniel Briggs 1724–1800 m. Marcy Babbitt 1730–1806
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Briggs 1765–1823
    2. 2. Hannah Briggs 1767–1837
    3. 3. Sylvia Briggs 1747–1820
    4. 4. Mehitable Briggs 1753–
    5. 5. Job Briggs 1755–1812
    6. 6. Marcy ("Mercy") Briggs 1758–1838
    7. 7. Nathaniel (Briggs) II 1760–1823
    8. 8. Mary Briggs 1762–
    9. 9. Abigail Briggs 1770–1802
    10. 10. Mercy Briggs 1756–1835
    11. 11. Hannah Briggs 1774–1855 m. Luther Bruce 1776–1862
      1. 1. Rosina (Jenks) Bruce 1812–1884 m. James (Reuel) Spear 1807–1864
        1. 1. George (Luther) Spear 1835–1921 m. Ardelia (Emily) Carver 1841–1879
        2. 2. Henry (Austin) Spear 1837–1839
        3. 3. James (Edwin) Spear 1845–1885
      2. 2. Elizabeth (H) Bruce 1810–
  10. 10. Mercy Briggs 1706–1789

Amos Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1678
6 Dec 1678
Birth of Amos Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1760
24 March 1760
Age 82
Death of Amos Briggs in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1760
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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