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John Briggs 1577 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAY 1577

Birth Location: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Death Date: OCT 1649

Death Location: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

Father: Robert Briggs

Mother: Joan Michelborne

Spouse(s): Alice Chalcroft, Elizabeth King, Elizabeth King

Children(s): Willam Briggs, John Briggs, Anthony Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Samuel Brigges, Joane Brigges, William Briggs, Mary Briggs

In 1577, John Briggs entered the world in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England, born to Robert Briggs and Joan Michelborne. John Briggs married Alice Chalcroft, Elizabeth King, Elizabeth King, and had children including Willam Morris Briggs, John Briggs, Anthony Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Samuel Brigges, Joane Brigges, William Briggs, Mary Briggs. John Briggs passed away in 1649 in Lodsworth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1577, John Briggs entered the world in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England, born to Robert Briggs and Joan Michelborne.
  • John Briggs married Alice Chalcroft, Elizabeth King, Elizabeth King, and had children including Willam Morris Briggs, John Briggs, Anthony Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Samuel Brigges, Joane Brigges, William Briggs, Mary Briggs.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1649 in Lodsworth, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Briggs
1551 – 1605
Birth Location: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
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Joan Michelborne
1553 – 1599
Birth Location: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Chalcroft
1577 – 1641
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Elizabeth King
1560 – 1614
Birth Location: Stapleford, Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth King
1743 – 1813
Birth Location: Ruislip, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Willam Briggs
1616 – 1687
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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John Briggs
1601 –
Birth Location: England
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Anthony Briggs
1603 –
Birth Location: Lodsworth, Sussex, England
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Thomas Briggs
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Brigges
Birth Location: –
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Joane Brigges
Birth Location: –
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William Briggs
Birth Location: –
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Mary Briggs
– 1623
Birth Location: –
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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1577 – 1649
Birth Place: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Briggs
1551 – 1605
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Joan Michelborne
1553 – 1599
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) Briggs
1525 – 1579
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Anne Wheatley
1523 – 1597
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Edward Michelborne
1530 –
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Jane Parsons
1532 – 1574
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Briggs's Descendants

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John Briggs (MAY 1577 – OCT 1649) m. Alice Chalcroft (1577 – 1641) m. Elizabeth King (1560 – 23 MAY 1614) m. Elizabeth King (ABT 1743 – MAY 1813)
  1. 1. Willam (Morris) Briggs (1616 – 1687) m. Mary (Jaqueline) Morris (1625 – 6 FEB 1687) m. Mary Woodroofe (ABT 1622 – 6 FEB 1687)
    1. 1. Hannah Briggs (28 JUN 1642 – 6 FEB 1688) m. Wolston Brockway (3 JAN 1632 – 14 SEP 1717) m. John Harris (BET 1625 AND 1630 – BEF 1664)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Brockway (24 MAY 1676 – 6 JUL 1729) m. Roger Alger (24 JUL 1654 – 19 JUL 1725) m. William Harris (10 FEB 1675 – 1762)
        1. 1. Matthew Alger (1696 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Jannetje (Isaakse) Davids (29 OCT 1699 – 1770)
        2. 2. Roger Alger (25 JUL 1687 – 2 AUG 1759) m. Sarah (Jane) Stoughton (12 DEC 1691 – 1728) m. Roger Alger ( – BEF 1708)
        3. 3. Samuel Alger (1690 – 1 APR 1793) m. Rebecca Watrous (23 AUG 1693 – )
        4. 4. John Alger (1 AUG 1694 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Temperance Tillotson (23 AUG 1704 – 8 SEP 1727) m. Sarah Chamberlain (1696 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1695 – ABT 1750)
        5. 5. Joanna Alger (ABT 1697 – 21 JAN 1790) m. Robert Millard (12 JUN 1666 – 17 AUG 1710)
        6. 6. James Alger (JAN 1700 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Angeniet (Van) Schoonhoven (28 SEP 1707 – 1788)
        7. 7. Benjamin Alger (17 MAR 1704 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Elizabeth Biggs (29 MAR 1702 – 1788)
      2. 2. Hannah Brockway (14 SEP 1664 – 2 MAR 1750) m. Thomas Champion (APR 1656 – 5 APR 1705) m. John Wade (ABT 1643 – 24 MAR 1728)
      3. 3. William Brockway (25 JUL 1666 – 29 MAR 1755) m. Elizabeth Pratt (17 OCT 1664 – 18 FEB 1758)
      4. 4. Wolston Brockway (7 FEB 1667 – 15 MAY 1707) m. Hannah (1663 – 1684) m. Margaret Jones (15 AUG 1667 – 17 JAN 1738)
      5. 5. Mary Brockway (16 JAN 1669 – 7 APR 1719) m. Samuel Mott (11 NOV 1668 – 21 JAN 1727)
      6. 6. Bridget Brockway (9 JAN 1671 – 6 APR 1756) m. Jonathan Beebe (19 AUG 1674 – 12 OCT 1761)
      7. 7. Richard Brockway (30 SEP 1673 – 9 APR 1757) m. Rachall Fox (17 APR 1680 – 9 APR 1718) m. Elizabeth Tiffany (23 FEB 1696 – )
      8. 8. Sarah Brockway (23 SEP 1679 – 9 JAN 1740) m. Nathaniell Beckwith (28 MAY 1671 – 17 MAR 1717)
      9. 9. Deborah Brockway (1 MAY 1682 – JUL 1729) m. Joseph Elderkin (27 DEC 1672 – 1759)
      10. 10. John Brockway (10 MAY 1684 – 24 NOV 1764) m. Mary (Ann) Huntley (14 FEB 1685 – 5 SEP 1767) m. Marcy (Mercy) Southwick (1698 – BEF 1799)
      11. 11. Son Brockway (ABT 1686 – )
    2. 2. James Briggs (10 APR 1642 – )
    3. 3. Mathew Briggs (4 DEC 1644 – )
  2. 2. John Briggs (1601 – ) m. Ann Lanaway (16 FEB 1601 – )
  3. 3. Anthony Briggs (30 JUL 1603 – ) m. Joane
  4. 4. Thomas Briggs m. Ellinor Steare
  5. 5. Samuel Brigges m. Joane Hayler (ABT 1605 – )
  6. 6. Joane Brigges
  7. 7. William Briggs
  8. 8. Mary Briggs ( – ABT 1623)

John Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1577
MAY 1577
Birth of John Briggs in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
1577
29 JUN 1577
John Briggs was christened in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
1649
OCT 1649
Age 72
Death of John Briggs in Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Lodsworth, Sussex, England
1649
8 OCT 1649
Age 72
Burial of John Briggs in Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Lodsworth, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAY 1577
    Event Place: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1577
    Event Place: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1649
    Event Place: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1649
    Event Place: Lodsworth, Sussex, England
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