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Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe 1749 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 7 Sep 1796

Death Location: Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Father: Philip Briscoe

Mother: Chloe Hanson

Spouse(s): Mary Briscoe

Children(s): Thomas Briscoe, Philip Briscoe, Cecelia Briscoe, John Briscoe, Eleanor Hooe, Elizabeth Briscoe

Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr was born in 1749 in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA, the child of Philip T Briscoe and Chloe Hanson. In 1778, Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr resided in Oath of Allegiance, Charles, Maryland, USA. Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr married Mary Elizabeth Attaway\ Bond \ Briscoe, and had children including Thomas Bond Briscoe, Philip T Briscoe, Cecelia Brown Briscoe, John Hanson Briscoe, Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe Hooe, Elizabeth Attaway Briscoe. Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr passed away in 1796 in Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr was born in 1749 in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA, the child of Philip T Briscoe and Chloe Hanson.
  • In 1778, Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr resided in Oath of Allegiance, Charles, Maryland, USA.
  • Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr married Mary Elizabeth Attaway\ Bond \ Briscoe, and had children including Thomas Bond Briscoe, Philip T Briscoe, Cecelia Brown Briscoe, John Hanson Briscoe, Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe Hooe, Elizabeth Attaway Briscoe.
  • Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr passed away in 1796 in Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Briscoe
1719 – 1815
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Chloe Hanson
1726 – 1794
Birth Location: William Mary, Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Briscoe
1749 – 1816
Birth Location: Leonardtown, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Briscoe
1786 – 1826
Birth Location: Laureetum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Philip Briscoe
1786 – 1842
Birth Location: 'Laureetum', Chaptico, St Mary's County, Maryland
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Cecelia Briscoe
1788 – 1828
Birth Location: Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
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John Briscoe
1789 – 1855
Birth Location: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Eleanor Hooe
1793 – 1862
Birth Location: Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Briscoe
1794 – 1855
Birth Location: Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Brig. Briscoe's Ancestors

Self
Brig. Briscoe
1749 – 1796
Birth Place: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Philip T Briscoe
1719 – 1815
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Chloe Hanson
1726 – 1794
William Mary, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
x (Capt John) Briscoe
1678 – 1734
William Mary Parish, Charles, Maryland
Eleanor (Williamson) Briscoe
1678 – 1752
Trinity, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Samuel Hanson
1685 – 1740
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Storey
1688 – 1764
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Briscoe
1648 – 1724
Susannah Swann
1650 – 1740
Samuel Williamson
1660 – 1729
Lady Swann
1662 – 1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briscoe
1612 – 1668
Elizabeth Dubois
1611 – 1717
Edward Swann
1630 – 1708
Susannah Heath
1630 – 1693
Thomas Williamson
1627 – 1696
Mary Sydebothome
1625 – 1678

Brig. Briscoe's Descendants

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Brig. (Gen. Dr. John Hanson) Briscoe (1749 – 7 Sep 1796) m. Mary (Elizabeth Attaway\ Bond \) Briscoe (1749 – 5 Jun 1816)
  1. 1. Thomas (Bond) Briscoe (9 Nov 1786 – 26 Mar 1826) m. Eleanor (Briscoe) Buchanan (3 August 1785 – 14 July 1862) m. Maria Thompson (8 Dec 1796 – 12 FEB 1863) m. Eleanor (Briscoe) Buchanan (1785 – 14 Jul 1862)
    1. 1. Joseph (Wallace) Briscoe (23 December 1817 – 23 September 1906)
    2. 2. Lucretia (Leeds Briscoe) Carroll (6 November 1819 – 11 March 1841)
    3. 3. William (Thomas Hanson) Briscoe (20 Jan 1821 – 15 JUN 1897)
    4. 4. Caroline Briscoe (1823 – )
    5. 5. Luther (Thomas) Briscoe (4 September 1824 – 1 April 1903)
    6. 6. Rachel (Ann) Briscoe (8 May 1826 – 11 May 1859)
    7. 7. Philip Briscoe (4 August 1827 – 28 January 1858)
    8. 8. John (Hanson) Briscoe (25 June 1830 – 16 February 1894)
    9. 9. Gustavus (Brown) Briscoe (27 March 1832 – 24 June 1860)
    10. 10. Edward (Taylor) Briscoe (31 March 1835 – )
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Ellen Cecelia) Briscoe (1837 – 19 July 1911)
    12. 12. Lucretia (Leeds) Carroll (6 November 1818 – 2 March 1841)
    13. 13. John (H.) Briscoe (1832 – 16 February 1894)
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Ellen Cecilia) Billingsley (26 August 1837 – 27 July 1911)
    15. 15. Edward (T) Briscoe
    16. 16. Joseph (Wallace) Briscoe (23 Dec 1817 – 23 Sep 1906)
    17. 17. Luther (Thomas) Briscoe (04 Sep 1824 – 30 Mar 1903) m. Lucy (Ann) Rounds (c 1829 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Huff (03 Jul 1829 – 14 Jan 1917) m. Mary Ann (abt 1830 – 15 January 1917) m. Priscilla (Patsy) Epps (07 May 1834 – 08 Jan 1883)
      1. 1. Zerilla (Bennett) Briscoe (24 Apr 1851 – 8 Oct 1852)
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Briscoe (22 Nov 1852 – 17 Oct 1915)
      3. 3. George (Thomas) Briscoe (14 Dec 1855 – 5 Jan 1942)
      4. 4. Edward (H) Briscoe (1856 – before 1879)
      5. 5. Catherine (Melvina Kate Hollingsworth) ,Briscoe (1858 – May 16 1888) m. John (William) Hollingsworth (27 January 1857 – 1935)
        1. 1. Nora (E) Hollingsworth (29 August 1877 – 18 November 1899)
        2. 2. William (H) Hollingsworth (18 December 1879 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Grace) Hollingsworth (27 February 1882 – 1964)
        4. 4. Julia (F) Hollingsworth (7 June 1884 – 29 September 1887)
      6. 6. Frederick (Seymour) Briscoe (14 October 1862 – 17 Nov 1931) m. Pearl (Vinnie) Hammitt (18 Jul 1876 – 1 Aug 1947)
        1. 1. Elma (Irene) Briscoe (5 Apr 1897 – 10 Mar 1984)
        2. 2. Mary (Gladwyn) Briscoe (19 Jun 1900 – 27 December 1990) m. Daniel (Harold) Kerbs (14 July 1900 – 28 Mar 1964)
        3. 3. Harold (Trones) Ogden
      7. 7. Mollie (Welling Gill ,) Briscoe (25 Mar 1863 – 27 Jun 1929) m. Edward (L) Gill (1865 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Leighton) Gill (27 February 1892 – 9 February 1975)
        2. 2. Edward (L) Gill (1899 – )
      8. 8. Mollie (Welling) Briscoe (25 Mar 1863 – 27 Jun 1929)
      9. 9. Howard (Worth) Briscoe (1 Nov 1865 – 27 Nov 1945)
      10. 10. Jane (Huff) Briscoe (20 Mar 1868 – 11 Jan 1939)
      11. 11. Sarah (Huff "Sadie") Briscoe (22 Mar 1868 – 19 Aug 1905) m. John (William) Hollingsworth (27 January 1857 – 1935)
        1. 1. Nellie Hollingsworth (October 1898 – 1900)
        2. 2. Marjorie Hollingsworth (1899 – 1989)
        3. 3. Gladys Hollingsworth (1902 – 1992)
      12. 12. Eleanor (Evangeline "Nellie") Briscoe (12 Jun 1872 – 14 Feb 1932)
      13. 13. Samuel Briscoe (1841 – )
      14. 14. Nancy (Jane) Briscoe (3 Aug 1844 – 10 Feb 1921)
      15. 15. Isabelle ("Belle") Briscoe (Dec 1844 – 1932)
      16. 16. James Briscoe (1845 – )
      17. 17. Winnifred Briscoe (1848 – )
      18. 18. Julia (A) Williams (22 November 1852 – 16 October 1915)
      19. 19. George (T) Briscoe (1856 – 5 January 1942)
      20. 20. Fredrick (Seymour) Briscoe (14 October 1862 – 17 November 1931)
      21. 21. Howard (W) Briscoe (1865 – 29 November 1945)
      22. 22. Jerry (Sylvester) Epps (13 Jun 1864 – 01 Jan 1935)
      23. 23. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Briscoe (7 Dec 1866 – 29 Jun 1957)
  2. 2. Philip (T) Briscoe (9 Nov 1786 – 26 Sep 1842)
  3. 3. Cecelia (Brown) Briscoe (1788 – 10 May 1828)
  4. 4. John (Hanson) Briscoe (10 Dec 1789 – 20 Sep 1855)
  5. 5. Eleanor (Buchanan Briscoe) Hooe (3 Aug 1793 – 14 Jul 1862)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Attaway) Briscoe (1794 – 1 Feb 1855)

Brig. Briscoe's Timeline

3 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
1778
1778
Age 29
Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr resided here in Oath of Allegiance, Charles, Maryland, USA
Oath of Allegiance, Charles, Maryland, USA
1796
7 Sep 1796
Age 47
Death of Brig. Gen. Dr. John Hanson Briscoe Sr in Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 017
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Oath of Allegiance, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Laurentum, Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 017
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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