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Lady Mary Briggs 1625 – 1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1724

Death Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Mary Ratcliffe,

Spouse(s): Colonel Milner

Children(s): John Milner, John Milner

In 1625, Lady Mary Briggs entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to John Briggs and Mary Ratcliffe,. Lady Mary Briggs married Colonel Thomas Milner, and had children including John M. Milner, John Milner. Lady Mary Briggs passed away in 1724 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Lady Mary Briggs entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to John Briggs and Mary Ratcliffe,.
  • Lady Mary Briggs married Colonel Thomas Milner, and had children including John M. Milner, John Milner.
  • Lady Mary Briggs passed away in 1724 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1601 – 1690
Birth Location: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
JB
Mary Ratcliffe,
1603 – 1636
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Colonel Milner
1619 – 1697
Birth Location: Appleton, Yorkshire, England
CM

Children(s)

John Milner
1688 – 1744
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JM
John Milner
1680 – 1744
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JM

Lady Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Lady Briggs
1625 – 1724
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Briggs
1601 – 1690
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Mary Ratcliffe,
1603 – 1636
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Robert) Brigg
1580 –
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth
1580 –
Governor, (Capt. John) Ratcliffe
1571 – 1593
Chapel Hill, Lancashire, England
Dorothy
Great-Grandparents
Sicklemore
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Mary) Briggs (1625 – 27 Oct 1724) m. Colonel (Thomas) Milner (2 January 1619 – abt 1697)
  1. 1. John (M.) Milner (1688 – 3 Jan 1744) m. Elizabeth (Shearman) Godwin (17 March 1668 – 2 October 1732)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Milner (1714 – 1781) m. William (W.) Haynes (1710 – 25 Jun 1781)
      1. 1. Capt. (William R) Haynes (4 Aug 1740 – 3 Aug 1827) m. Hannah Ellis (5 October 1741 – 27 August 1791)
        1. 1. Hannah (Ellis) Haynes (1773 – 7 Sep 1840) m. Samuel (D) Thomasson (1763 – 17 October 1829)
  2. 2. John Milner (1680 – 3 Jun 1744) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Sherman (17 Mar 1668 – 10 Oct 1732)

Lady Briggs's Timeline

10 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Lady Mary Briggs in Meeth, Devonshire, England
Meeth, Devonshire, England
1625
1625
Birth of Lady Mary Briggs in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, British Colonial America
Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, British Colonial America
1625
1625
Birth of Lady Mary Briggs in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1626
11 Feb 1626
Age 1
Lady Mary Briggs was baptized in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
1653
24 Sep 1653
Age 28
Lady Mary Briggs was married
None
1700
1700
Age 75
Death of Lady Mary Briggs in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1700
1700
Age 75
Death of Lady Mary Briggs in , Nansemond, Virginia, USA
, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1724
27 Oct 1724
Age 99
Death of Lady Mary Briggs in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1724
27 Oct 1724
Age 99
Death of Lady Mary Briggs in Nansemond, Virginia, United States/Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Nansemond, Virginia, United States/Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1724
27 Oct 1724
Age 99
Death of Lady Mary Briggs in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Meeth, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1626
    Event Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 178P/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1653

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. 1-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1724
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1724
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States/Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: , Nansemond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1724
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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