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Howell Briggs 1709–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1775

Death Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry II

Mother: Elizabeth Lucas

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In 1709, Howell Briggs entered the world in Sussex, Virginia, United States, born to Henry Briggs Ii And Elizabeth Lucas. Howell Briggs passed away in 1775 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1709, Howell Briggs entered the world in Sussex, Virginia, United States, born to Henry Briggs Ii And Elizabeth Lucas.
  • Howell Briggs passed away in 1775 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Howell Briggs's Ancestors

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Howell Briggs
1709–1775
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Briggs II
1662–1739
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Lucas
1665–1739
Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Briggs
1635–1686
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia
Mary Flood
1635–1681
Surry, Surry, Virginia
Martin Johnson
1630–1686
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grace Beckwith
1655–1720
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Marmaduke Beckwith
1645–1670
Maudlin Creed
1641–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Howell Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Howell Briggs in Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Virginia, United States
1775
21 Apr 1775
Age 66
Death of Howell Briggs in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1775
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

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