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Honorable John L Briggs Sr 1609–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1609

Birth Location: St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1690

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Henrie Oxford

Mother: Sarah '

Spouse(s): Sarah Cornell, Sarah Cornell

Children(s): John Jr, Thomas Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Richard Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Joanna Briggs, Hugh Briggs, Enoch BRIGGS, Thomas Briggs, Susannah Northway, Thomas Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Richard Briggs, Sarah Briggs, John Briggs, William Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Edward Briggs, Enoch Briggs, Job Briggs, William Briggs

Honorable John L Briggs Sr was born in 1609 in St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England, the child of Henrie S Briggs Geometry Professor At Oxford And Sarah Gore. Honorable John L Briggs Sr married Mehitable French, Sarah Cornell, and had children including Edward Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Enoch Briggs, Hugh Briggs, Joanna Briggs, Job Briggs, John G Briggs, John Iii Jr Briggs Iii Jr, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs Northway, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs. Honorable John L Briggs Sr passed away in 1690 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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  • Honorable John L Briggs Sr was born in 1609 in St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England, the child of Henrie S Briggs Geometry Professor At Oxford And Sarah Gore.
  • Honorable John L Briggs Sr married Mehitable French, Sarah Cornell, and had children including Edward Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Enoch Briggs, Hugh Briggs, Joanna Briggs, Job Briggs, John G Briggs, John Iii Jr Briggs Iii Jr, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs Northway, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Honorable John L Briggs Sr passed away in 1690 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Honorable Sr's Ancestors

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Honorable Sr
1609–1690
Birth Place: St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Henrie S Briggs, Geometry Professor At Oxford
1574–1625
St. James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Gore) '
1587–1680
Gordon, Hertfordshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Briggs) Brygs
1554–1613
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, , England
Lucy ((Elizabeth)) Mounteyn
1554–1618
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Salle
1526–1611
Lady Moore
1522–1615
Thomas Mountney
1533–1590
Elizabeth Edward
1534–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
EN GGF
1500–1593
Sir Moore\More\Morey
1505–1615

Honorable Sr's Descendants

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Honorable (John L Briggs) Sr (8 Feb 1609–16 Nov 1690) m. Sarah Cornell (30 March 1623–6 September 1703) m. Sarah Cornell (30 March 1623–6 September 1703)
  1. 1. John (III Jr. Briggs Iii) Jr 1642–1713 m. Frances (Hannah) Fisher 1645–1693 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1653– m. Hannah Fisher 1665–1727
    1. 1. Edmund Briggs 1670–1757 m. Hannah Ward 1710–1776 m. Sarah WICKS 1673–1755
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Briggs 1747–1785 m. David Strait 1740–1791
        1. 1. Sarah (Sally STRAIT) Goodwin 1781–1871 m. William (Kendrick Goodwin) Jr 1779–1861
        2. 2. Waite Olive 1774–1850
        3. 3. Lois Strait 1767–1839
        4. 4. Wade (Lois) Strait 1767–1835
        5. 5. William Strait 1769–1854
        6. 6. Israel Strait 1776–1836
        7. 7. Dorcas Strait 1779–1781
        8. 8. David Strait 1780–1842
        9. 9. Amy (Riggin) Strait 1771–1850
        10. 10. Nancey (or Celia) Strait 1781–1871
        11. 11. Dorcas Strait 1785–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Briggs 1714–1686
      3. 3. Susannah Briggs 1708–
      4. 4. Moses Briggs 1729–1776
      5. 5. Mary Briggs 1700–1774
      6. 6. Demaris Briggs 1726–1790
      7. 7. Zipporah Briggs 1715–1739
      8. 8. John Briggs 1700–1755
      9. 9. Frances Briggs 1714–1777
      10. 10. Sarah Briggs 1694–1733
      11. 11. Anne BRIGGS 1710–1784
    2. 2. Daniel Briggs 1665–1730
    3. 3. Edward Briggs 1665–1718
    4. 4. Thomas Briggs 1664–1736
    5. 5. Frances Briggs 1673–1693
    6. 6. Ann Briggs 1683–1683
    7. 7. James Briggs 1671–1669
    8. 8. Daniel Briggs 1664–1730
    9. 9. Joanna Briggs 1635–1685
    10. 10. Mary Briggs 1683–1683
    11. 11. Francis Briggs 1672–1693
    12. 12. Robert Briggs 1678–1782
    13. 13. Sarah Briggs 1685–1757
    14. 14. Richard Briggs 1675–1732
    15. 15. William Briggs 1671–1751
    16. 16. Judith Briggs 1670–1760
    17. 17. Job Briggs 1669–1738
    18. 18. Edward Briggs 1665–1718
    19. 19. John Briggs 1668–1747
    20. 20. Susannah Briggs 1672–1742
    21. 21. William Briggs 1650–1716
    22. 22. Pheobe Briggs 1656–1727
    23. 23. Daniel (S) Briggs 1665–1730
    24. 24. William Briggs 1688–1751
    25. 25. Hugh BRIGGS 1654–1692
    26. 26. James Briggs 1671–1775
    27. 27. Daniel (S) Briggs 1664–1730
    28. 28. Ann Briggs 1683–1750
  2. 2. Thomas Briggs 1644–1720
  3. 3. Samuel Briggs 1636–1688
  4. 4. Richard Briggs 1640–1692
  5. 5. Elizabeth Briggs 1646–1697
  6. 6. Joanna Briggs 1635–1685
  7. 7. Hugh Briggs 1648–1692
  8. 8. Enoch BRIGGS 1647–1734
  9. 9. Thomas Briggs 1640–1720
  10. 10. Susannah (Briggs) Northway 1641–1704
  11. 11. Thomas Briggs 1633–1696
  12. 12. Sarah Briggs 1640–1689
  13. 13. Richard Briggs 1643–1692
  14. 14. Sarah Briggs 1640–1704
  15. 15. John (G) Briggs –1890
  16. 16. William Briggs 1650–1716
  17. 17. Stephen Briggs 1655–
  18. 18. Edward Briggs 1662–
  19. 19. Enoch Briggs 1650–1734
  20. 20. Job Briggs 1654–1733
  21. 21. William Briggs 1650–1716

Honorable Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1609
8 Feb 1609
Birth of Honorable John L Briggs Sr in St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
1690
16 Nov 1690
Age 81
Death of Honorable John L Briggs Sr in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1609
    Event Place: St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1690
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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