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Priscilla Briggs 1720–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Lucas

Spouse(s): William Barker

Children(s): Stephen Barker, William Barker, Lewis Barker, Mark Barker, Shadrack Barker, Edmund Sr

The story of Priscilla Briggs began in 1720 in Surry, Virginia, USA. Priscilla Briggs married William Barker, and had children including Edmund Barker Sr, Lewis Barker, Mark Barker, Shadrack Barker, Stephen Ellison Barker, William Barker. Priscilla Briggs passed away in 1787 in Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Priscilla Briggs began in 1720 in Surry, Virginia, USA.
  • Priscilla Briggs married William Barker, and had children including Edmund Barker Sr, Lewis Barker, Mark Barker, Shadrack Barker, Stephen Ellison Barker, William Barker.
  • Priscilla Briggs passed away in 1787 in Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Briggs
1662–1739
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Lucas
1665–1737
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Barker
1715–1761
Birth Location: Surry, VA, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Stephen Barker
1759–1843
Birth Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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William Barker
1745–1803
Birth Location: –
WB
Lewis Barker
1750–1842
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Mark Barker
1745–1819
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
MB
Shadrack Barker
1742–1798
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Sr
1740–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Priscilla Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Priscilla Briggs
1720–1787
Birth Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Briggs
1662–1739
Surry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lucas
1665–1737
Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Henry) Briggs
1635–1686
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary Flood
1635–1681
Surry, Surry, (or James City), Virginia, USA
William (W) Lucas
1644–1717
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grace (Beckwith) Lucas
1646–1720
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Priscilla Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Priscilla Briggs (1720–1787) m. William Barker (1715-1719–1761)
  1. 1. Stephen (Ellison) Barker 1759–1843
  2. 2. William Barker 1745–1803
  3. 3. Lewis Barker 1750–1842 m. Mary Needham 1749–1836
    1. 1. Gray Barker 1790–
    2. 2. Allen Barker 1790–1862
    3. 3. Zachariah (Barker) Sr 1795–1866
    4. 4. Briggs Barker 1792–
  4. 4. Mark Barker 1745–1819 m. Selah Kee 1760–1800
    1. 1. William (A) Barker 1775–1820 m. Mary (“Jane”) Maulding 1790–1867
      1. 1. Catherine Barker 1813–1860 m. William (Jefferson) Black 1803–1860
        1. 1. William (Henderson) Black 1838–1878 m. Sarah (Frances) Braswell 1836–1894
        2. 2. Angelina ("Gelina" “Jelina”) Black 1837–1866 m. Michael Dailey 1831–1878
        3. 3. Mildred (Jane “Milley”) Black 1841– m. William (J) Lafferty 1839–
        4. 4. W (J) Black 1852–
      2. 2. Nancy (Almira) Barker 1823–1884 m. William Hall 1821–
        1. 1. Mary (J) Hall 1843–1904
        2. 2. John (H.) Hall 1845–1885 m. Martha Edrington 1845–
        3. 3. William (W.) Hall 1848–1848
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Ederington 1844–1877
        5. 5. Rufus (Marion) Hall 1853–1892 m. Jane (Martha) Stedman 1859–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (J) Barker 1816– m. George Beck 1810– m. Isaac (G) Etheridge 1805–1868
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Beck 1836–
        2. 2. Sarah (A) Beck 1841– m. Reuben Etheridge 1844–
        3. 3. Malinda (C) Beck 1844–1927 m. William (Anderson “Dock”) Williams 1852–1932
        4. 4. Cordelia Etheridge 1849–1942 m. Lorenzo (D) Jones 1842–1924
      4. 4. Sarah (A K) Barker 1819–1880 m. William James 1810– m. John (Henry) Stephens 1815– m. Seaborne (Joseph) Glover 1822–1900
        1. 1. Nancy (A) James 1844– m. Lovett Etheridge 1838–1927
        2. 2. William Owens 1849– m. Mary (C) Holland 1855– m. Elizabeth Owens 1854– m. Nancy (J) Hodges 1851–
        3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) James 1840–1896 m. Simeon Etheridge 1834–
        4. 4. Louisa (J) James 1841–
        5. 5. Samuel James 1844–
    2. 2. Willie (Wylie William R?) Barker 1793–1862 m. Zillia Hollomon –1887
    3. 3. Burwell Barker 1785–
    4. 4. Gray (Briggs Barker) Sr 1797–1870 m. Mary (Mason) Wood 1797–
      1. 1. Delia Barker 1837–1916
    5. 5. Britain Barker 1790– m. Priscilla Barker 1792–1845 m. Matilda Lawrence 1805–
    6. 6. Celia (Selah) Barker 1770– m. West Maulding 1770–1832
  5. 5. Shadrack Barker 1742–1798
    1. 1. Edmund Barker 1775–
    2. 2. Thomas Barker 1772–
  6. 6. Edmund (Barker) Sr 1740–1815
    1. 1. Priscilla Barker 1792–1845 m. Britain Barker 1790–

Priscilla Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Priscilla Briggs in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA
1787
1787
Age 67
Death of Priscilla Briggs in Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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