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Johannes (John) Briggs 1539–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1539

Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucester, England

Death Date: 7 Jun 1604

Death Location: Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Briggs

Mother: Lady Fowler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fluellin

Children(s): John Thornbury

Johannes (John) Briggs was born in 1539 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England, the child of Sir Robert Lord Benenden Briggs And Lady Elizabeth Ann Fowler. Johannes (John) Briggs married Elizabeth Johanna Fluellin, and had children including John Richard Briggs Of Thornbury. Johannes (John) Briggs passed away in 1604 in Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Johannes (John) Briggs was born in 1539 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England, the child of Sir Robert Lord Benenden Briggs And Lady Elizabeth Ann Fowler.
  • Johannes (John) Briggs married Elizabeth Johanna Fluellin, and had children including John Richard Briggs Of Thornbury.
  • Johannes (John) Briggs passed away in 1604 in Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Johannes Briggs's Ancestors

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Johannes Briggs
1539–1604
Birth Place: Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Parents
Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs
1505–1584
Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Fowler
1508–1548
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Edward ((Brigge)) Briggs
1479–1575
Benenden, Kent, England
Alice Tilden
1484–1591
Benenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Briggs's Descendants

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Johannes ((John)) Briggs (22 Jan 1539–7 Jun 1604) m. Elizabeth (Johanna) Fluellin (1543–Abt. 1613)
  1. 1. John ((Richard) Briggs of) Thornbury 1565–1620 m. Ann ((Agnes)) Wingod 1569–1620
    1. 1. John ((Johan) Briggs of) Thornbury\Taunton 1595–1686 m. Ann (Agnes) Thayer 1607–1683
      1. 1. Thomas Briggs 1669–1746 m. Abigail Thayer 1670–1743
        1. 1. Abiel Briggs 1700–1765 m. Alice (Else) Cary 1708–1765

Johannes Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1539
22 Jan 1539
Birth of Johannes (John) Briggs in Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Thornbury, Gloucester, England
1564
17 Apr 1564
Age 25
Johannes (John) Briggs was married in Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Thornbury, Gloucester, England
1604
7 Jun 1604
Age 65
Death of Johannes (John) Briggs in Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1539
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1564
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1604
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England

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