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Job Briggs 1696–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1696

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1769

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: William Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Cooke

Spouse(s): Mary Tallman, Mary Coggeshall

Children(s): Lovett Briggs, Job Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Abigail Briggs, Mary Briggs, Deborah Briggs, Bathsheba Briggs, Walter Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Deborah Briggs, Job Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Lovett Briggs, William Briggs, Mary Howard, Joseph Briggs, Meribah Howard, Jeremiah Briggs, George Briggs

Job Briggs was born in 1696 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA, the child of William Briggs And Elizabeth Cooke. Job Briggs married Mary Coggeshall, Mary Tallman, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Bathsheba Briggs, Deborah Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, George Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Jeremiah Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lovett Briggs, Mary Briggs, Mary Howard, Meribah Howard, Oliver Briggs, Walter Briggs, William Briggs. Job Briggs passed away in 1769 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Job Briggs was born in 1696 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA, the child of William Briggs And Elizabeth Cooke.
  • Job Briggs married Mary Coggeshall, Mary Tallman, and had children including Abigail Briggs, Bathsheba Briggs, Deborah Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, George Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Jeremiah Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lovett Briggs, Mary Briggs, Mary Howard, Meribah Howard, Oliver Briggs, Walter Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Job Briggs passed away in 1769 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Job Briggs's Ancestors

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Job Briggs
1696–1769
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA
Parents
William Briggs
1650–1716
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth Cooke
1653–1716
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Cornell
1623–1703
Walden, Essex, England
John Cooke
1630–1691
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Borden
1632–1690
Cranbrook, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Job Briggs's Descendants

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Job Briggs (03 Aug 1696–28 Feb 1769) m. Mary Tallman (03 May 1696–23 Jun 1769) m. Mary Coggeshall (06 Jan 1710–18 Dec 1743)
  1. 1. Lovett Briggs 1730–
  2. 2. Job Briggs 1739–
  3. 3. Hannah Briggs 1741–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Briggs 1735–1810
  5. 5. Job Briggs 1732–1732
  6. 6. John Briggs 1739–1810
  7. 7. Joseph Briggs 1744–1832
  8. 8. Abigail Briggs 1726–1799
  9. 9. Mary Briggs 1738–
  10. 10. Deborah Briggs 1723–1776
  11. 11. Bathsheba Briggs 1724–1752
  12. 12. Walter Briggs 1728–1816
  13. 13. Elizabeth Briggs 1735–1735
  14. 14. Deborah Briggs 1723–1804
  15. 15. Job Briggs 1714–1739
  16. 16. Oliver Briggs 1716–1768
  17. 17. Lovett Briggs 1730–
  18. 18. William Briggs 1718–1802
  19. 19. Mary Howard 1742–
  20. 20. Joseph Briggs 1720–1758
  21. 21. Meribah Howard 1744–
  22. 22. Jeremiah Briggs 1721–1764
  23. 23. George Briggs 1734–1816 m. Hannah Coggeshall 1720–1765 m. Sarah Wells 1751–1815 m. Lydia –1816
    1. 1. George Briggs 1767–1835
    2. 2. Elizabeth Briggs 1769–1769
    3. 3. Arnold Briggs 1770–1859
    4. 4. Isaac Briggs 1771–1821
    5. 5. Sarah Briggs 1773–1839
    6. 6. steven Briggs 1756–
    7. 7. Sarah Briggs 1773–1839
    8. 8. Rufus (Briggs) Sr. 1777–1856 m. Alice Knowles 1790–1856
      1. 1. Rufus Briggs 1819–1902
      2. 2. Rufus (S) Briggs 1817–
      3. 3. Samantha Briggs 1804–
      4. 4. Humphrey Briggs 1802–1880
      5. 5. Lawrence Briggs 1808–
      6. 6. Erastus Briggs 1811–1894
      7. 7. Ensign Briggs 1816–
      8. 8. Dewit Briggs 1823–
      9. 9. Joseph Briggs 1828–
      10. 10. Lawrence Briggs 1808– m. Martha (Taylor) Richards 1813–1863
        1. 1. Charles (L) Briggs 1834–
        2. 2. Richard Briggs 1836–
        3. 3. Theresa Briggs 1838–
        4. 4. Martha (Lavina) Briggs 1841–1923
        5. 5. Wilson (D.) Briggs 1846–1902
        6. 6. George (Oscar) Briggs 1847–1929
        7. 7. Benton Briggs 1853–
        8. 8. Wells Briggs 1838–
        9. 9. Orvilla (Laura) Briggs 1844–1916 m. Cyrenus Stewart 1834–1875

Job Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1696
03 Aug 1696
Birth of Job Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA
Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA
1769
28 Feb 1769
Age 73
Death of Job Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1696
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, RI, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1769
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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