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John BRIGGS 1609–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Darrington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: November 1690

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Briggs

Mother: Sarah Gore

Spouse(s): Hannah FISHER, Sarah Cornell, Constant Mitchell

Children(s): William Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Richard Briggs, William BRIGGS, Job Briggs, Enoch Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Mary Briggs, Elizabeth Bridges

In 1609, John BRIGGS entered the world in Darrington, Yorkshire, England, born to William Briggs And Sarah Gore. In 1639, John BRIGGS resided in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. John BRIGGS married Constant Mitchell, Hannah Fisher, Sarah Cornell, and had children including Elizabeth Bridges, Enoch Briggs, Job Briggs, Mary Briggs, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs. John BRIGGS passed away in 1690 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1609, John BRIGGS entered the world in Darrington, Yorkshire, England, born to William Briggs And Sarah Gore.
  • In 1639, John BRIGGS resided in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • John BRIGGS married Constant Mitchell, Hannah Fisher, Sarah Cornell, and had children including Elizabeth Bridges, Enoch Briggs, Job Briggs, Mary Briggs, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs.
  • John BRIGGS passed away in 1690 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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John BRIGGS's Ancestors

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John BRIGGS
1609–1690
Birth Place: Darrington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Briggs
1583–1690
Rickenansworth, Hertfordshire, , England
Sarah Gore
1587–1680
Gordon, Hertfordshire, , England
Grandparents
David (Daniel) Briggs
1552–1638
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Crofts
1530–1568
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1530–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1500–1594
Margaret Beaupre
1500–1476

John BRIGGS's Descendants

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John BRIGGS (1609–November 1690) m. Hannah FISHER (Abt 1642–Aft 1727) m. Sarah Cornell (30 Mar 1623–06 Sep 1703) m. Constant Mitchell (1614–1661)
  1. 1. William Briggs 1646–1728 m. Sarah MaComber 1645–1680
    1. 1. William (2) BRIGGS 1667–1731 m. Mehitabell BLAKE 1673–1732
      1. 1. Isaac Briggs 1696–
      2. 2. Agnes Briggs 1697–1734
      3. 3. Mehitable Briggs 1703–1782
      4. 4. Seth Briggs 1709–1757
      5. 5. Noah Briggs 1713–1785
      6. 6. Eliphalet Briggs 1713–1780
      7. 7. Elizabeth Briggs 1717–1725
      8. 8. Sarah Briggs 1694–1734
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Macomber) Briggs 1671–1735
    3. 3. Amos Briggs 1680–1760
    4. 4. Sarah Briggs 1669–1727
    5. 5. Mathew Briggs 1676–1765
    6. 6. Hannah Briggs 1672–1727
    7. 7. Thomas Briggs 1669–1746
    8. 8. Mary Briggs 1674–1736
  2. 2. Samuel Briggs 1645–1688
  3. 3. Sarah Briggs 1640–
  4. 4. Richard Briggs 1640–1692
  5. 5. William BRIGGS 1650–1716
  6. 6. Job Briggs 1648–1733
  7. 7. Enoch Briggs 1651–1734
  8. 8. Thomas Briggs 1644–1720
  9. 9. Stephen Briggs 1655–
  10. 10. Susannah Briggs 1651–1704
  11. 11. Mary Briggs 1708–
  12. 12. Elizabeth Bridges 1646–1697

John BRIGGS's Timeline

3 Records

1609
1609
Birth of John BRIGGS in Darrington, Yorkshire, England
Darrington, Yorkshire, England
1639
1639-1901
Age 30
John BRIGGS resided here in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1690
November 1690
Age 81
Death of John BRIGGS in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Darrington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639-1901
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: The early records of the town of Portsmouth

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1690
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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