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John Briggs 1577 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1577

Birth Location: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Death Date: Oct 1649

Death Location: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

Father: Robertus (Briggs)

Mother: Joan Michelborne

Spouse(s): Elenor Chalcroft

Children(s): John Briggs

In 1577, John Briggs entered the world in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England, born to Robertus Brigs (Briggs) and Joan Michelborne. John Briggs married Elenor Chalcroft, and had children including John 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 Robertus Brigs (Briggs) and Joan Michelborne.
  • John Briggs married Elenor Chalcroft, and had children including John Briggs.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1649 in Lodsworth, Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1577 – 1649
Birth Place: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Parents
Robertus Brigs (Briggs)
1549 – 1634
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Joan Michelborne
1553 – 1609
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) Briggs
1520 – 1579
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Ann Wheatley
1523 – 1618
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Edward Mychelborne
1530 – 1587
Clayton, Sussex, England
Jane (PEARSON\Parsons) (Michelborne)
1532 – 1574
Steyning, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN MICHELBORNE
1486 – 1579
Joan Hother
1495 – 1575
Thomas Parson
1519 – 1565
Anne Parsons
1517 – 1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Briggs's Descendants

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John Briggs (29 Jun 1577 – Oct 1649) m. Elenor Chalcroft (Abt. May 1578 – abt 1666)
  1. 1. John Briggs (3 Apr 1601 – 16 Jun 1687) m. Ann Launaway (Mar 1602 – Feb 1688)
    1. 1. Thomas Briggs (26 December 1626 – 1664) m. Ann Boswell (1606 – abt 1691)
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Briggs (1650 – 28 Dec 1728) m. *Howell Edmunds (1650 – 1739)
        1. 1. Howell Edmunds (1681 – 8 Mar 1770) m. Elizabeth (Blunt) Blount (1685 – 28 Dec 1728)

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1577
29 Jun 1577
Birth of John Briggs 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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1577
    Event Place: Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1649
    Event Place: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

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