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Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs 1785–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Frederick Briggs

Mother: Mary Goodrich

Spouse(s): Edward Wilson

Children(s): Mary Briggs, Belle Briggs, Charlotte Briggs, Howell Briggs, John Briggs, Leannah Briggs

Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs was born in 1785 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Frederick Briggs And Mary Molly Curtle Goodrich. In 1850, Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided in Union, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs married Edward Big Ed Wilson, Green Hill, Josph Marks, and had children including Belle Mariah Briggs, Charlotte Lottie Briggs, Howell Wilburn Briggs, John Briggs, Leannah Jane Lona Briggs, Mary Jane Briggs. Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs passed away in 1885 in Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs was born in 1785 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Frederick Briggs And Mary Molly Curtle Goodrich.
  • In 1850, Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided in Union, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs married Edward Big Ed Wilson, Green Hill, Josph Marks, and had children including Belle Mariah Briggs, Charlotte Lottie Briggs, Howell Wilburn Briggs, John Briggs, Leannah Jane Lona Briggs, Mary Jane Briggs.
  • Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs passed away in 1885 in Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Nancy Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Briggs
1785–1885
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Frederick Briggs
1744–1789
Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly Curtle) Goodrich
1750–1788
Broadnax, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Briggs's Descendants

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Nancy ("Dollie" Delotha) Briggs (1785–1885) m. Edward (Big Ed) Wilson (1789–6 Jun 1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Briggs 1813–1909 m. Bannister (- Banister) Hensley 1810–1897
    1. 1. Reverend (Silas Brinkley) Hensley 1845–1904 m. Martha (Jane) Wilson 1850–1906
      1. 1. William (Baxter) Hensley 1867–1932 m. Charlotta Wilson 1869–1959
        1. 1. Tina (S) Hensley 1891–1952 m. John (Marcellus) Edwards 1894–1985
      2. 2. Minnie Hensley 1888–1949
      3. 3. Wilson (C McDaniel) Hensley 1878–1922
      4. 4. Andrew (Parson) Hensley 1880–1947
      5. 5. Ida (Lee Hensley) Randolph 1885–1927
      6. 6. Pansie (Pansley Hensley) Watts 1889–1949
      7. 7. Bascombe (Simeon Hensley) Sr 1891–1977
      8. 8. Altha (Pheobe Althy Hemsley) Wilson 1867–1929
      9. 9. Rev (Samuel Thomas) Hensley 1875–1930
      10. 10. Martha (Jane Mattie Hensley) Buckner 1892–1983
    2. 2. Bacchus (Samuel) Hensley 1839–1912
    3. 3. John (W) Hensley 1839–1910
    4. 4. Louisa Hensley 1833–1834
    5. 5. Harriet Hensley 1836–1915
    6. 6. Martha (Jane) Hensley 1848–1870
  2. 2. Belle (Mariah) Briggs 1822–1880
  3. 3. Charlotte (Lottie) Briggs 1817–1902
  4. 4. Howell (Wilburn) Briggs 1829–1908
  5. 5. John Briggs 1816–
  6. 6. Leannah (Jane Lona) Briggs 1810–1844

Nancy Briggs's Timeline

5 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided here in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 75
Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 85
Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs resided here in Egypt, , Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, , Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1885
1885
Age 100
Death of Nancy "Dollie" Delotha Briggs in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: 859; Page: 17a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 429; Family History Library Film: 803919

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Egypt, , Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1166; Page: 786B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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