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Henry Briggs 1599 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1599

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Death Date: 6 Jul 1686

Death Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Briggs

Mother: Joana Smith

Spouse(s): Margery Morgan

Children(s): Henry BRIGGS

In 1599, Henry Briggs Sr. entered the world in Gravesend, Kent, England, born to Henry Briggs and Joana Smith. Henry Briggs Sr. married Margery Morgan, and had children including Henry BRIGGS. Henry Briggs Sr. passed away in 1686 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Henry Briggs Sr. entered the world in Gravesend, Kent, England, born to Henry Briggs and Joana Smith.
  • Henry Briggs Sr. married Margery Morgan, and had children including Henry BRIGGS.
  • Henry Briggs Sr. passed away in 1686 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Briggs
1588 – 1679
Birth Location: à London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Joana Smith
1581 –
Birth Location: Bolton-By-Bolland, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Morgan
1611 – 1690
Birth Location: Great Barnstead,Billericay (Essex), England
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Children(s)

Henry BRIGGS
1599 – 1686
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Henry Briggs's Ancestors

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Henry Briggs
1599 – 1686
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
Parents
Henry Briggs
1588 – 1679
à London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Joana Smith
1581 –
Bolton-By-Bolland, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Henry Briggs's Descendants

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Henry Briggs (2 Mar 1599 – 6 Jul 1686) m. Margery Morgan (16 Jun 1611 – 28 April 1690)
  1. 1. Henry BRIGGS (2 Mar 1599 – 6 Jul 1686) m. Mary Flood (14 Mar 1631 (1635?) – 5 Jul 1681)
    1. 1. Mary ('Marie') Briggs (1661 – 1699) m. Thomas Blunt (Nov 1656 – 7 Mar 1709)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Blunt) Blount (1685 – 28 Dec 1728) m. Howell Edmunds (1681 – 1770)
        1. 1. Colonel (Nicholas) Edmunds (1710 – 1789) m. Elizabeth Flood (ca 1722 – Bef. 1755)

Henry Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1599
2 Mar 1599
Birth of Henry Briggs Sr. in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1686
6 Jul 1686
Age 87
Death of Henry Briggs Sr. in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1599
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1686
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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