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Edmund Briggs 1670–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 feb 1670

Birth Location: Kingston,Westerly,RI

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Frances Fisher

Spouse(s): Hannah Ward, Sarah Wickes, Hannah Ward

Children(s): Nancy Briggs

Edmund Briggs was born in 1670 in Kingston,Westerly,RI, the child of John Briggs And Frances Hannah Fisher. Edmund Briggs married Hannah Ward, Sarah Wickes, and had children including Nancy Ann Briggs. Edmund Briggs passed away in 1754 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Edmund Briggs was born in 1670 in Kingston,Westerly,RI, the child of John Briggs And Frances Hannah Fisher.
  • Edmund Briggs married Hannah Ward, Sarah Wickes, and had children including Nancy Ann Briggs.
  • Edmund Briggs passed away in 1754 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1640–1713
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
JB
Frances Fisher
1645–1693
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
FF

Spouses(s)

Hannah Ward
1710–1776
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
HW
Sarah Wickes
1673–1755
Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
SW
Hannah Ward
1670–1776
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
HW

Children(s)

Nancy Briggs
1754–1785
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Edmund Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Briggs
1670–1754
Birth Place: Kingston,Westerly,RI
Parents
John Briggs
1640–1713
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Frances (Hannah) Fisher
1645–1693
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Thomas ("Edward") Fisher
1618–1677
Alford, Lincolnshire, England
Judith Smith
1606–1681
Alford, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Briggs's Descendants

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Edmund Briggs (12 feb 1670–1754) m. Hannah Ward (about 1710–AFT Sep 1776) m. Sarah Wickes (1673–1755) m. Hannah Ward (c 1670–AFT Sep 1776)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Briggs 1754–1785 m. David Strait 1740–1791 m. Thomas (David) Satterwhite 1761–1791
    1. 1. Waitey (Guilford) Strait 1774–1850 m. James Olive 1773–1837
      1. 1. Alley Olive 1808–1889 m. Daniel Johnston 1801–1873
        1. 1. Daniel (Marion) Johnson 1839–1894 m. Julia (Artelia) Williams 1839–1919

Edmund Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1670
12 feb 1670
Birth of Edmund Briggs in Kingston,Westerly,RI
Kingston,Westerly,RI
1754
1754
Age 84
Death of Edmund Briggs in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 feb 1670
    Event Place: Kingston,Westerly,RI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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