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John Bragg 1647–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 3 May 1688

Death Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Father: William Bragg

Mother: Mary Staples

Spouse(s): Alice Sheffield

Children(s): Joseph Bragg, George Bragg

John Bragg was born in 1647 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, the child of William Bragg And Mary Staples. John Bragg married Alice Sheffield, and had children including George Bragg, Joseph B Bragg. John Bragg passed away in 1688 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Bragg was born in 1647 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, the child of William Bragg And Mary Staples.
  • John Bragg married Alice Sheffield, and had children including George Bragg, Joseph B Bragg.
  • John Bragg passed away in 1688 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bragg
1624–1679
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
WB
Mary Staples
1625–
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia
MS

Spouses(s)

Alice Sheffield
1647–1707
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
AS

Children(s)

Joseph Bragg
1669–1747
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
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George Bragg
1670–
Birth Location: –
GB

John Bragg's Ancestors

Self
John Bragg
1647–1688
Birth Place: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Bragg
1624–1679
England, England, United Kingdom
Mary Staples
1625–
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas Bragg
1580–1665
Lancashire, England, res Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Newport
1580–1662
Shropshire, Shropshire, England
Leonard Staples
1613–
England
Great-Grandparents
John Bragg\Briggs
1551–1618
Agnes Braithwaite
1559–1665
Christopher Newport
1561–1617
Katherine Proctor
1566–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Brygge
1526–1606
Lady Moore
1526–1615
THOMAS COLEBARDE
1510–1582
Elizabeth Wyntyll
1520–
* Victualler
1536–1591
Dorothy 14G
1536–1593
Sir Proctor
1538–1585
Elizabeth Kidd
1540–1602

John Bragg's Descendants

1.
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John Bragg (1647–3 May 1688) m. Alice Sheffield (1647–1707)
  1. 1. Joseph (B) Bragg 1669–1747 m. Mary (Ester) Tapp 1670–1731 m. Mary (Settle) (Suttle) 1695–1731 m. Mary (Tapp) [Bragg] 1671–1731
    1. 1. Joseph (B Bragg) Jr 1690–1747 m. Mary Settle 1695–1726
      1. 1. Joseph (B Bragg) III 1719–1816 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Dozier 1720–1791
        1. 1. Mary ('Molly') Bragg 1760–1811 m. Green (Bailey) Sr. 1768–1822
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bragg 1765–1848
        3. 3. Peggy Bragg 1750–1810
        4. 4. Phoebe Bragg 1752–
        5. 5. Thomas Bragg 1754–1820
        6. 6. William Bragg 1755–
        7. 7. Joseph Bragg 1756–1807
        8. 8. John Bragg 1774–1863
        9. 9. Dozier Bragg 1745–
      2. 2. Thomas Bragg 1721–
      3. 3. Mary Bragg 1723–
      4. 4. Catharine Bragg 1724–1749 m. Benjamin Burrus 1724–1782
        1. 1. Tarpley Bragg 1745–1798
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bragg 1726–
      6. 6. William Bragg 1731–
      7. 7. John Bragg 1733–
      8. 8. Benjamin Bragg 1735–
      9. 9. Moore Bragg 1736–
      10. 10. Newman Bragg 1737–
      11. 11. Joseph Bragg 1741–
      12. 12. Reuben Bragg 1740–
    2. 2. Thomas Bragg 1720–1788 m. Susannah Dozier 1720–1791
      1. 1. Mary Bragg 1755–1834
    3. 3. Joseph (B Bragg) Jr 1692–1747 m. Mary (Ann Settle) [Bragg] 1695–1726
      1. 1. Joseph (B. Bragg) III 1719–1816 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Dozier 1720–1791
    4. 4. Ruth Bragg 1694–
    5. 5. Charles Bragg 1692–
    6. 6. John Bragg 1733–
    7. 7. Moore Bragg 1732–
  2. 2. George Bragg 1670–

John Bragg's Timeline

3 Records

1647
1647
Birth of John Bragg in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
1688
3 May 1688
Age 41
Death of John Bragg in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
1689
1689
Age 42
John Bragg was married in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1688
    Event Place: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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