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John Briggs 1686–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1686

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: ABT 1746

Death Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Hugh Briggs

Mother: Martha Everson

Spouse(s): Sarah Bryant

Children(s): John Briggs

John Briggs was born in 1686 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Hugh Briggs And Martha Everson. John Briggs married Sarah Bryant, and had children including John Briggs. John Briggs passed away in 1746 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Briggs was born in 1686 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Hugh Briggs And Martha Everson.
  • John Briggs married Sarah Bryant, and had children including John Briggs.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1746 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Briggs's Ancestors

Self
John Briggs
1686–1746
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Hugh Briggs
1647–1692
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Martha Everson
1650–
Taunton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Briggs
1614–1675
Of Bolton By Belland, , , Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Fisher
1624–1727
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Briggs
1585–
Watts
1589–
Edward Fisher
1618–1677
Judith Smith
1606–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Briggs's Descendants

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John Briggs (15 SEP 1686–ABT 1746) m. Sarah Bryant (1688–1723)
  1. 1. John Briggs 1718–1812 m. Remember Raymond 1718–1763
    1. 1. Jane (Irene) Briggs 1760–1813 m. Sylvanus Bradford 1755–1810
      1. 1. Deborah Bradford 1786–1809
      2. 2. Jane Bradford 1789–1816
      3. 3. Noah Bradford 1798–1832
      4. 4. Remember Bradford 1784–1811
      5. 5. Robert Bradford 1795–1818
      6. 6. Rutha Bradford 1781–1873
      7. 7. Silvanus (Bradford) Jr. 1792–1823

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1686
15 SEP 1686
Birth of John Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1746
ABT 1746
Age 60
Death of John Briggs in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1686
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 August 2018, 21:55), entry for John Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MVT2-XQ8
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Briggs, 15 Sep 1686; citing TAUNTON,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844826 IT 1-3.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for Barnabus Brigs, 15 Aug 1720; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for John Brigs, 15 Jun 1718; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Briggs in entry for Ebenezer Briggs, 1717; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for Hannah Brigs, 27 Feb 1715; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1746
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 August 2018, 21:55), entry for John Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MVT2-XQ8
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Briggs, 15 Sep 1686; citing TAUNTON,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844826 IT 1-3.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for Barnabus Brigs, 15 Aug 1720; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for John Brigs, 15 Jun 1718; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Briggs in entry for Ebenezer Briggs, 1717; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Brigs in entry for Hannah Brigs, 27 Feb 1715; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.

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