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John Briggs 1454 – 1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1535

Death Location: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Brigge

Mother: John Brygge

Spouse(s): Margaret Rockwood

Children(s): Edward Briggs, Margaret Briggs, Henry Briggs, George Briggs, William Briggs, Thomas Brygge

The story of John Briggs began in 1454 in Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom. John Briggs married Margaret Rockwood, and had children including Edward Briggs, Margaret Briggs, Henry Atte Briggs, George Briggs, William Briggs, Thomas Brygge. John Briggs passed away in 1535 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Briggs began in 1454 in Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Briggs married Margaret Rockwood, and had children including Edward Briggs, Margaret Briggs, Henry Atte Briggs, George Briggs, William Briggs, Thomas Brygge.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1535 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1454 – 1535
Birth Place: Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Atte Brigge
1383 – 1454
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
John (Atte) Brygge
1383 –
Sall, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Atte) Brigge
1334 – 1394
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Thomas
1334 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edward Brigge
1300 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brygge
1280 – 1350
Elizabeth

John Briggs's Descendants

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John Briggs (1454 – 1535) m. Margaret Rockwood (1460 – 1500)
  1. 1. Edward Briggs (1470 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Briggs (1472 – )
  3. 3. Henry (Atte) Briggs (1476 – )
  4. 4. George Briggs (1478 – ) m. George Briggs (1474 – )
  5. 5. William Briggs (ABT 1480 – )
  6. 6. Thomas Brygge (1500 – 1560) m. Margery Beaupre'
    1. 1. Thomas Brigge (ABT 1520 – 1544)
    2. 2. William Briggs (ABT 1520 – )
    3. 3. Edward Brygge (1526 – 1611) m. Cecily Moore (1526 – 1615)
      1. 1. John Briggs (ABT 1500 – )
      2. 2. Henry Briggs (1501 – )
      3. 3. William Briggs (1507 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Briggs (1554 – 27 AUG 1593) m. Elizabeth Mounteyn (23 SEP 1554 – 9 JAN 1618)
        1. 1. William Briggs (1554 – 27 AUG 1593)
        2. 2. Thomas Briggs (1554 – ) m. Mary Petty (4 JUN 1710 – 1741)
        3. 3. Oliver Briggs (1568 – 1596)
        4. 4. Samuel Briggs (1570 – )
        5. 5. Augustine Briggs (1572 – )
        6. 6. Henrie (Clement) Briggs (29 SEP 1574 – 14 AUG 1625) m. Mary (S) Hinckes (12 DEC 1581 – 14 AUG 1625)
        7. 7. Henry Briggs (ABT 1588 – ) m. Henry Briggs (ABT 1590 – ) m. Ann Woods (1589 – 14 AUG 1625)

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of John Briggs in Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
1535
1535
Age 81
Death of John Briggs in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Aylsham, Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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