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Hannah Holmes Briggs 1642 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1642

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1687

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Walter Briggs

Mother: Mary Briggs

Spouse(s): Wolston Brockway

Children(s): Hannah Brockway, William Brockway, Wolston Brockway, Marah Brockway, Bridget Brockway, Richard Brockway, Elizabeth Brockway, Sarah Brockway, Deborah Brockway, John Brockway

The story of Hannah Holmes Briggs began in 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Hannah Holmes Briggs married Wolston Brockway, and had children including Hannah Brockway, William Brockway, Wolston Brockway, Marah (Mary) Brockway, Bridget Brockway, Richard Brockway, Elizabeth Brockway, Sarah Brockway, Deborah Brockway, John Brockway. Hannah Holmes Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Holmes Briggs began in 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Hannah Holmes Briggs married Wolston Brockway, and had children including Hannah Brockway, William Brockway, Wolston Brockway, Marah (Mary) Brockway, Bridget Brockway, Richard Brockway, Elizabeth Brockway, Sarah Brockway, Deborah Brockway, John Brockway.
  • Hannah Holmes Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Briggs
1612 – 1676
Birth Location: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
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Mary Briggs
1623 – 1657
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Wolston Brockway
1632 – 1717
Birth Location: City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Brockway
1664 – 1750
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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William Brockway
1666 – 1755
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Wolston Brockway
1668 – 1707
Birth Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Marah Brockway
1670 – 1719
Birth Location: Lyme, CT, USA
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Bridget Brockway
1671 – 1756
Birth Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Richard Brockway
1673 – 1718
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Brockway
1676 – 1729
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Brockway
1679 – 1739
Birth Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Deborah Brockway
1682 – 1756
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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John Brockway
1684 – 1764
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Briggs's Ancestors

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Hannah Briggs
1642 – 1687
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Walter Briggs
1612 – 1676
Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
Mary (Frands) Briggs
1623 – 1657
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Walter Briggs
1590 – 1624
Bucklesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Cooper
1595 – 1619
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hannah Briggs's Descendants

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Hannah (Holmes) Briggs (28 Aug 1642 – 16 Feb 1687) m. Wolston Brockway (3 Jan 1632 – 14 Sep 1717)
  1. 1. Hannah Brockway (14 Sep 1664 – 2 Mar 1750)
  2. 2. William Brockway (25 Jul 1666 – 29 Mar 1755)
  3. 3. Wolston Brockway (7 Feb 1668 – 15 May 1707)
  4. 4. Marah ((Mary)) Brockway (16 Jan 1670 – 7 Apr 1719) m. Samuel Mott (19 Jan 1668 – 7 May 1753) m. Nathaniel Beckwith (28 May 1671 – 17 March 1717)
    1. 1. Hannah Mott (11 Mar 1696/7 – Aft 1737)
    2. 2. Mary Mott (10 Mar 1692 – 29 March 1730) m. Joshua Champion (28 September 1686 – 29 Mar 1731)
      1. 1. Mary ((Champion)) Clark (9 April 1713 – 1 August 1754)
      2. 2. Hannah Champion (1 Aug 1715 – 1 Aug 1754) m. *Samuel Clark (21 Dec 1705 – 11 Apr 1758) m. Hannah Champion
        1. 1. Phebe Clark (13 Nov 1734 – 1735)
        2. 2. Daniel Clark (13 Oct 1736 – 21 Feb 1778)
        3. 3. Champion Clark (7 Mar 1738 – 1740)
        4. 4. * (Samuel(twin with Elijah)) Clark (12 Sep 1741 – 1790) m. Ruth (Graves or) Sterling (1752 – 9 Aug 1791) m. Hepzibath Jones (1744 – Abt 1851)
        5. 5. Samuel Clark (12 Sep 1741 – 1741)
        6. 6. Elijah Clark (12 Sep 1741 – 1790)
        7. 7. Samuel Clark (22 Sep 1744 – 1808)
        8. 8. Phebe Clark (13 Nov 1744 – )
        9. 9. Sarah Clark (31 May 1747 – 1766)
        10. 10. Elizabeth Clark (1749 – 27 Mar 1816)
        11. 11. Nathaniel Clark (26 Apr 1752 – 1767)
      3. 3. Joshua Champion (6 Feb 1718 – 29 Jan 1801)
      4. 4. Samuel Champion (17 Dec 1722 – 29 Jan 1801)
      5. 5. Susanna Champion (8 May 1725 – 20 May 1822)
      6. 6. Phebe Champion (12 Oct 1728 – 1 August 1754)
      7. 7. CPT (Ezra) Champion (21 Feb 1730 – 15 Mar 1776)
      8. 8. Jasper Champion (30 July 1737 – 1781)
      9. 9. Ruth Champion (22 Jun 1744 – )
      10. 10. Samuell Champion (15 Jan 1746 – 2 Oct 1837)
    3. 3. Samuel Mott (1 Feb 1694 – 12 Jun 1735)
    4. 4. John Mott (25 Dec 1698 – )
    5. 5. Deborah Mott (1 Jun 1701 – 1710)
    6. 6. Experience Mott (8 Mar 1703 – 1750)
    7. 7. Lydia Mott (22 Mar 1706 – 2 Jan 1762)
    8. 8. Nathaniel MOTT (16 Jul 1707 – 7 Apr 1774)
    9. 9. Deborah Mott (14 Jun 1710 – 20 Aug 1751)
  5. 5. Bridget Brockway (9 Jan 1671 – 5 April 1756)
  6. 6. Richard Brockway (30 Sep 1673 – 1718)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Brockway (24 May 1676 – Jul 1729)
  8. 8. Sarah Brockway (23 Jan 1679 – 9 January 1739)
  9. 9. Deborah Brockway (1 May 1682 – 6 Apr 1756)
  10. 10. John Brockway (1684 – 24 Nov 1764)

Hannah Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1642
28 Aug 1642
Birth of Hannah Holmes Briggs in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1687
16 Feb 1687
Age 45
Death of Hannah Holmes Briggs in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1687
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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