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John Briggs 1601 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1601

Birth Location: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1687

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Elenor Chalcroft

Spouse(s): Ann Launaway

Children(s): Thomas Briggs

John Briggs was born in 1601 in Lodsworth, Sussex, England, the child of John Briggs and Elenor Chalcroft. John Briggs married Ann Launaway, and had children including Thomas Briggs. John Briggs passed away in 1687 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Briggs was born in 1601 in Lodsworth, Sussex, England, the child of John Briggs and Elenor Chalcroft.
  • John Briggs married Ann Launaway, and had children including Thomas Briggs.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1687 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1601 – 1687
Birth Place: Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Parents
John Briggs
1577 – 1649
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Elenor Chalcroft
1578 – 1666
Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robertus (Brigs) (Briggs)
1549 – 1634
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Joan Michelborne
1553 – 1609
Wisborough Green, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Briggs
1520 – 1579
Ann Wheatley
1523 – 1618
Edward Mychelborne
1530 – 1587
Jane (Michelborne)
1532 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN MICHELBORNE
1486 – 1579
Joan Hother
1495 – 1575
Thomas Parson
1519 – 1565
Anne Parsons
1517 – 1597

John Briggs's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Colonel (Nicholas) Edmunds (1710 – 1789) m. Elizabeth Flood (ca 1722 – Bef. 1755)

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1601
3 Apr 1601
Birth of John Briggs in Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Lodsworth, Sussex, England
1687
16 Jun 1687
Age 86
Death of John Briggs in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1601
    Event Place: Lodsworth, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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