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Betsy Joice Briggs 1735–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1735

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Abt. 1796

Death Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Briggs

Mother: Lucy Gray

Spouse(s): Millington Sims

Children(s): Howell Sims

Betsy Joice Briggs was born in 1735 in Virginia, the child of Capt Howell Briggs And Lucy Gray. Betsy Joice Briggs married Millington Sims, and had children including Howell Sims. Betsy Joice Briggs passed away in 1796 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Betsy Joice Briggs was born in 1735 in Virginia, the child of Capt Howell Briggs And Lucy Gray.
  • Betsy Joice Briggs married Millington Sims, and had children including Howell Sims.
  • Betsy Joice Briggs passed away in 1796 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Betsy Briggs's Ancestors

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Betsy Briggs
1735–1796
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Capt. Howell Briggs
1709–1775
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Lucy Gray
1711–1768
Surry, Surry, Virginia
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Betsy Briggs's Descendants

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Betsy (Joice) Briggs (Abt. 1735–Abt. 1796) m. Millington Sims (1731–22 Jul 1775)
  1. 1. Howell Sims 1765–1850 m. Philadelphia ((Delphia)) Rogers 1773– m. Lucy George 1766–
    1. 1. Susan (R) Sims 1810–
    2. 2. Frances (Ann) Sims 1805– m. Benjamin Thompson 1797–1870
      1. 1. John (James) Thompson 1829–1884
      2. 2. william THOMPSON 1831–
      3. 3. mary THOMPSON 1833–
    3. 3. Dorothy (L.) Simms 1801–1865

Betsy Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1735
Abt. 1735
Birth of Betsy Joice Briggs in Virginia
Virginia
1796
Abt. 1796
Age 61
Death of Betsy Joice Briggs in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1735
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1796
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

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