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Joan Briggs 1635–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Jul 1685

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Clement Briggs

Mother: Joane Allen

Spouse(s): Peter Wamsetta, Peter Tallman

Children(s): Mercy Tallman

The story of Joan Briggs began in 1635 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Joan Briggs married Peter Taalmann Tallman Jr Deputy Apothocary And Friend Of Chief Wamsetta, Peter Tallman, and had children including Mercy Ruth Tallman. Joan Briggs passed away in 1685 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Briggs began in 1635 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joan Briggs married Peter Taalmann Tallman Jr Deputy Apothocary And Friend Of Chief Wamsetta, Peter Tallman, and had children including Mercy Ruth Tallman.
  • Joan Briggs passed away in 1685 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Briggs
1587–1648
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, , England
CB
Joane Allen
1602–1639
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorchestshire, England
JA

Spouses(s)

Peter Wamsetta
1622–1708
Birth Location: Hamburg, Stadt Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany,
PW
Peter Tallman
1621–1708
Birth Location: Sandwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
PT

Children(s)

Mercy Tallman
1666–1711
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
MT

Joan Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Joan Briggs
1635–1685
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Clement "Fortune" Bigge or Briggs
1587–1648
Southwark, Surrey, , England
Joane Allen
1602–1639
Weymouth, Dorchestshire, England
Grandparents
John ((Bigge) Briggs, 11th great) grandfather
1557–1605
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Rachel (1565 Martin 11) ggm
1565–1647
Lydd, Kent, England
George (Allen) I
1580–1648
Weymouth, Dorchestshire, England
Katharine (Davis) Starkes
1576–1624
Ticknam, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
JAMES Merchant
1547–1583
JOAN Martin
1544–1582
Richard Allen
1554–1652
Margaret Wyott
1564–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Joan Briggs (1635–24 Jul 1685) m. Peter (Taalmann (Tallman) Jr, Deputy, apothocary and friend of Chief) Wamsetta (20 Feb 1622–1 Apr 1708) m. Peter Tallman (6 January 1621–1 April 1708)
  1. 1. Mercy (Ruth) Tallman 1666–1711 m. Israel Shaw 1659–1711
    1. 1. Comfort Shaw 1709–1785 m. John Simmons 1704–1774
      1. 1. Sarah Simmons 1730–1785 m. James Pearce 1719–1767
        1. 1. Ezekiel Pierce 1760–1838 m. Sarah (A Brownell) Pierce 1766–1848

Joan Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Joan Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1685
24 Jul 1685
Age 50
Death of Joan Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1685
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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