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Capt. Howell Briggs 1708–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Apr 1774

Death Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel III

Mother: Mary Briggs

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In 1708, Capt. Howell Briggs entered the world in Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Briggs Iii And Mary Bailey Briggs. Capt. Howell Briggs passed away in 1774 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Capt. Howell Briggs entered the world in Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Briggs Iii And Mary Bailey Briggs.
  • Capt. Howell Briggs passed away in 1774 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Capt. Briggs's Ancestors

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Capt. Briggs
1708–1774
Birth Place: Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Briggs III
1672–1706
Surry, Surry, Virginia, British America
Mary (Bailey,) Briggs
1675–1760
Surry, Surry, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lieutenant (Edmund Edward John Bailey) Sr
1655–1735
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Jordan,) Bailey
1660–1735
Prince George, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Capt. Howell Briggs in Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA
Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA
1774
12 Apr 1774
Age 66
Death of Capt. Howell Briggs in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

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