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John Briggs 1615 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1641

Death Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry mathemetician)

Mother: Mary Hinkes

Spouse(s): Catherine Walker

Children(s): Sarah Wing

The story of John Briggs began in 1615 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. John Briggs married Catherine Walker, and had children including Sarah Briggs Wing. John Briggs passed away in 1641 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Briggs began in 1615 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Briggs married Catherine Walker, and had children including Sarah Briggs Wing.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1641 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry mathemetician)
1574 – 1625
Birth Location: St James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England
Hm
Mary Hinkes
1581 – 1625
Birth Location: St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Catherine Walker
1619 – 1641
Birth Location: France, France
CW

Children(s)

Sarah Wing
1641 – 1689
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
SW

John Briggs's Ancestors

Self
John Briggs
1615 – 1641
Birth Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Clement Briggs (noted mathemetician)
1574 – 1625
St James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England
Mary (S) Hinkes
1581 – 1625
St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Briggs) Brygs
1554 – 1613
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, , England
Lucy ((Elizabeth)) Mounteyn
1554 – 1618
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
John ((Jhon)) Hinckes
1540 – 1581
Clerkenwell, London, England
Elizabeth Mytar
1560 – 1581
Clerkenwell, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mounteyne\Mountney
1533 – 1590
Elizabeth Mountney
1534 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Muns-Mounsey\Mowntey\Mountney\Mountey\Montey\Mounteyn\Mounteyne
1500 – 1573
Joyce Wheathill
1520 – 1637
Edward Edwards
1524 – 1600
Margaret Barbe
1510 –

John Briggs's Descendants

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John Briggs (1615 – 1641) m. Catherine Walker (1619 – 1641)
  1. 1. Sarah (Briggs) Wing (1641 – 26 March 1689) m. Stephen Wing (6 January 1621 – 24 April 1710)
    1. 1. Sarah Wing (2 February 1658 – 26 August 1720)
    2. 2. John (Briggs) Wing (22 Sep 1661 – 21 Sep 1728) m. Mary (Perry) Wing (1668 – 26 March 1699)
      1. 1. Deborah Wing (21 August 1686 – 24 October 1712)
      2. 2. Edward Wing (3 Mar 1690 – 22 Feb 1772) m. Rebecca Bennett (Jul 1700 – 22 Jan 1781)
        1. 1. Edward Wing (30 June 1734 – 1 October 1816)
        2. 2. John Wing (16 Oct 1735 – 25 Aug 1801) m. Elizabeth Rogers (11 Aug 1746 – 05 Nov 1825)
        3. 3. Mary Wing (6 May 1740 – )
      3. 3. John (II) Wing (10 May 1701 – )
    3. 3. Abigail Wing (1 May 1664 – 2 December 1700)
    4. 4. Ebenezer Wing (5 Jan 1672 – )

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of John Briggs in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1641
1641
Age 26
Death of John Briggs in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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