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Joel Briggs 1741–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1741

Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Gray

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Children(s): Thomas Briggs

Joel Briggs was born in 1741 in Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Frederick Briggs And Elizabeth Frances Gray. Joel Briggs married Eliza Briggs, and had children including Thomas Briggs. Joel Briggs passed away in 1780 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Briggs was born in 1741 in Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Frederick Briggs And Elizabeth Frances Gray.
  • Joel Briggs married Eliza Briggs, and had children including Thomas Briggs.
  • Joel Briggs passed away in 1780 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Joel Briggs's Ancestors

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Joel Briggs
1741–1780
Birth Place: Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Frederick Briggs
1716–1789
Albemarle, Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Frances) Gray
1719–1751
Albemarle, Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Briggs's Descendants

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Joel Briggs (28 Mar 1741–1780)
  1. 1. Thomas Briggs 1763–1785
    1. 1. Jesse Briggs 1780–1866
      1. 1. Chana ((Slave Owner)) Briggs 1806–1862 m. Martha Briggs 1812–
        1. 1. Martha (P.) Briggs 1848– m. John (W) Dillard 1812–1897
        2. 2. Thomas Briggs 1833–
        3. 3. Lucinda Briggs 1835–
        4. 4. Nancy Briggs 1836–
        5. 5. Jesse Briggs 1838–
        6. 6. Richard Briggs 1840–
        7. 7. William Briggs 1842–
        8. 8. Laura Briggs 1846–

Joel Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1741
28 Mar 1741
Birth of Joel Briggs in Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia
Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia
1780
1780
Age 39
Death of Joel Briggs in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1780
27 Nov 1780
Age 39
Joel Briggs - Probate in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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