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Hannah Briggs 1642 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JUN 1642

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 6 FEB 1688

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Willam Briggs

Mother: Mary Morris

Spouse(s): Wolston Brockway, John Harris

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

The story of Hannah Briggs began in 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Hannah Briggs married Wolston Brockway, John Harris, and had children including Elizabeth Brockway, Hannah Brockway, William Brockway, Wolston Brockway, Mary Brockway, Bridget Brockway, Richard Brockway, Sarah Brockway, Deborah Brockway, John Brockway, Son Brockway. Hannah Briggs passed away in 1688 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Briggs began in 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Hannah Briggs married Wolston Brockway, John Harris, and had children including Elizabeth Brockway, Hannah Brockway, William Brockway, Wolston Brockway, Mary Brockway, Bridget Brockway, Richard Brockway, Sarah Brockway, Deborah Brockway, John Brockway, Son Brockway.
  • Hannah Briggs passed away in 1688 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willam Briggs
1616 – 1687
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Morris
1625 – 1687
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Wolston Brockway
1632 – 1717
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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John Harris
1625 – 1664
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Brockway
1676 – 1729
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Hannah Brockway
1664 – 1750
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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William Brockway
1666 – 1755
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Wolston Brockway
1667 – 1707
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Brockway
1669 – 1719
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Bridget Brockway
1671 – 1756
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, British North America
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Richard Brockway
1673 – 1757
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Sarah Brockway
1679 – 1740
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Deborah Brockway
1682 – 1729
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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John Brockway
1684 – 1764
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Son Brockway
1686 –
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Hannah Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Hannah Briggs
1642 – 1688
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Willam Morris Briggs
1616 – 1687
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary (Jaqueline) Morris
1625 – 1687
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Briggs
1577 – 1649
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Alice Chalcroft
1577 – 1641
Sussex, England
Jim Briggs
1600 –
United States
Jim Biggs
1602 –
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Briggs
1551 – 1605
Joan Michelborne
1553 – 1599
Thomas Chalcrofft
1546 – 1604
Joane Hollest
1547 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Briggs
1525 – 1579
Anne Wheatley
1523 – 1597
Edward Michelborne
1530 –
Jane Parsons
1532 – 1574
Thomas Chalcroft
1520 – 1582
Alice
1525 – 1585
Thomas Hollist
1515 –
Mary Humfrie
1520 – 1585

Hannah Briggs's Descendants

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Hannah Briggs (28 JUN 1642 – 6 FEB 1688) m. Wolston Brockway (3 JAN 1632 – 14 SEP 1717) m. John Harris (BET 1625 AND 1630 – BEF 1664)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Brockway (24 MAY 1676 – 6 JUL 1729) m. Roger Alger (24 JUL 1654 – 19 JUL 1725) m. William Harris (10 FEB 1675 – 1762)
    1. 1. Matthew Alger (1696 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Jannetje (Isaakse) Davids (29 OCT 1699 – 1770)
      1. 1. Johanna Alger m. Frederick Schurter (16 NOV 1727 – 16 JAN 1811)
        1. 1. Catharina Shurter (OCT 1761 – 11 APR 1835) m. Isaac Robison (11 AUG 1754 – )
        2. 2. Isaac Shurter (25 JUN 1754 – )
        3. 3. Johannes (Casparus) Shurter (17 OCT 1755 – ) m. Meribah (Van) Leuvan (21 MAR 1759 – AFT 1800)
        4. 4. Jacobus Shurter (7 AUG 1757 – )
        5. 5. Maria (Shurter or) Sharter (24 AUG 1758 – 1840) m. William Teas (ABT 1759 – ) m. Michael (Leins or) Lyons (1744 – 14 JAN 1818)
        6. 6. James Shurter (2 OCT 1763 – ) m. Catrina Bettes (ABT 1770 – )
        7. 7. Jane Shurter (21 JUN 1766 – ) m. John Conner (ABT 1761 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth (or Betsey) Shurter (15 JUN 1769 – 7 NOV 1835) m. Jacob (S. Van De) Mark (ABT 1764 – 24 DEC 1854)
        9. 9. Hendrick Shurter (6 OCT 1771 – )
        10. 10. Rachel Shurter (28 AUG 1774 – 6 JAN 1866) m. Paulus Palen (7 APR 1775 – ) m. Zachariah Palen (11 AUG 1788 – 17 SEP 1826) m. Johannes Peele (21 SEP 1788 – )
        11. 11. Felix Shurter (AUG 1784 – AUG 1875) m. Mary (E.) Carmen (1794 – )
      2. 2. Isaac Alger (23 JAN 1726 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Alger (1735 – )
      4. 4. Maria Alger (8 AUG 1736 – 1745)
      5. 5. Benjamin Algar (17 JAN 1741 – ABT 1790) m. Sarah Rosenkrants (ABT 1744 – )
      6. 6. Mary Alleger (1745 – ) m. John Evans (ABT 1740 – 23 DEC 1833)
    2. 2. Roger Alger (25 JUL 1687 – 2 AUG 1759) m. Sarah (Jane) Stoughton (12 DEC 1691 – 1728) m. Roger Alger ( – BEF 1708)
    3. 3. Samuel Alger (1690 – 1 APR 1793) m. Rebecca Watrous (23 AUG 1693 – )
    4. 4. John Alger (1 AUG 1694 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Temperance Tillotson (23 AUG 1704 – 8 SEP 1727) m. Sarah Chamberlain (1696 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1695 – ABT 1750)
    5. 5. Joanna Alger (ABT 1697 – 21 JAN 1790) m. Robert Millard (12 JUN 1666 – 17 AUG 1710)
    6. 6. James Alger (JAN 1700 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Angeniet (Van) Schoonhoven (28 SEP 1707 – 1788)
    7. 7. Benjamin Alger (17 MAR 1704 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Elizabeth Biggs (29 MAR 1702 – 1788)
  2. 2. Hannah Brockway (14 SEP 1664 – 2 MAR 1750) m. Thomas Champion (APR 1656 – 5 APR 1705) m. John Wade (ABT 1643 – 24 MAR 1728)
  3. 3. William Brockway (25 JUL 1666 – 29 MAR 1755) m. Elizabeth Pratt (17 OCT 1664 – 18 FEB 1758)
  4. 4. Wolston Brockway (7 FEB 1667 – 15 MAY 1707) m. Hannah (1663 – 1684) m. Margaret Jones (15 AUG 1667 – 17 JAN 1738)
  5. 5. Mary Brockway (16 JAN 1669 – 7 APR 1719) m. Samuel Mott (11 NOV 1668 – 21 JAN 1727)
  6. 6. Bridget Brockway (9 JAN 1671 – 6 APR 1756) m. Jonathan Beebe (19 AUG 1674 – 12 OCT 1761)
  7. 7. Richard Brockway (30 SEP 1673 – 9 APR 1757) m. Rachall Fox (17 APR 1680 – 9 APR 1718) m. Elizabeth Tiffany (23 FEB 1696 – )
  8. 8. Sarah Brockway (23 SEP 1679 – 9 JAN 1740) m. Nathaniell Beckwith (28 MAY 1671 – 17 MAR 1717)
  9. 9. Deborah Brockway (1 MAY 1682 – JUL 1729) m. Joseph Elderkin (27 DEC 1672 – 1759)
  10. 10. John Brockway (10 MAY 1684 – 24 NOV 1764) m. Mary (Ann) Huntley (14 FEB 1685 – 5 SEP 1767) m. Marcy (Mercy) Southwick (1698 – BEF 1799)
  11. 11. Son Brockway (ABT 1686 – )

Hannah Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1642
28 JUN 1642
Birth of Hannah Briggs in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1642
28 AUG 1642
Hannah Briggs was christened in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1688
FEB 1688
Age 46
Burial of Hannah Briggs in Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1688
6 FEB 1688
Age 46
Death of Hannah Briggs in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1688
    Event Place: Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1688
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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