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Rebecca Briggs 1600–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCT 1600

Birth Location: St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England

Death Date: 8 FEB 1673

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Henrie Briggs

Mother: Mary Hinckes

Spouse(s): Thomas Cornell

Children(s): Richard Cornell, Thomas Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, Kent Cornell, Kelame Cornell, Ann Cornell, William Cornell, Mary Cornell, Joshua Cornell, Samuel Cornell, John Cornell, William Cornell, Rebecca Cornell

Rebecca Briggs was born in 1600 in St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England, the child of Henrie Briggs And Mary Hinckes. Rebecca Briggs married Thomas Cornell, and had children including Ann Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, John Cornell, Joshua Cornell, Kelame Cornell, Kent Cornell, Mary Cornell, Rebecca Cornell, Richard Cornell, Samuel Cornell, Thomas Cornell, William Cornell. Rebecca Briggs passed away in 1673 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Briggs was born in 1600 in St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England, the child of Henrie Briggs And Mary Hinckes.
  • Rebecca Briggs married Thomas Cornell, and had children including Ann Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, John Cornell, Joshua Cornell, Kelame Cornell, Kent Cornell, Mary Cornell, Rebecca Cornell, Richard Cornell, Samuel Cornell, Thomas Cornell, William Cornell.
  • Rebecca Briggs passed away in 1673 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henrie Briggs
1574–1625
Birth Location: St. James, Clerkenwell, London, England
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Mary Hinckes
1581–1625
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, Essex Co., England
TC

Children(s)

Richard Cornell
1624–1694
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
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Thomas Cornell
1627–1673
Birth Location: Saffron, Walden, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Cornell
1637–1714
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
EC
Kent Cornell
1643–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
KC
Kelame Cornell
1631–1632
Birth Location: Saffron-Welden, Essex Co., England
KC
Ann Cornell
1633–1661
Birth Location: England
AC
William Cornell
1636–1727
Birth Location: Dartsmouth, Massachusetts
WC
Mary Cornell
1645–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
MC
Joshua Cornell
1642–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
JC
Samuel Cornell
1644–1715
Birth Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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John Cornell
1634–1704
Birth Location: Saffron-Welden, Essex Co., England
JC
William Cornell
1632–1673
Birth Location: Saffron-Welden, Essex Co., England
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Rebecca Cornell
1629–1713
Birth Location: Saffron-Welden, Essex Co., England
RC

Rebecca Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1673
Birth Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England
Parents
Henrie Briggs
1574–1625
St. James, Clerkenwell, London, England
Mary Hinckes
1581–1625
Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1554–1593
St. James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England
Elizabeth Mounteyn
1554–1618
England
John Hinckes
1560–
St. James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England
Elizabeth Mytar
1560–
St. James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brygge
1546–1563
Elizabeth Mounteyn
1546–1561
Mr Mounteyn
1530–1590
Mrs Mounteyn
1530–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Brygge
1504–1534
Cecily Moore
1504–1549

Rebecca Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca Briggs (26 OCT 1600–8 FEB 1673) m. Thomas Cornell (24 MAR 1593–7 FEB 1655)
  1. 1. Richard Cornell 1624–1694 m. Elizabeth Jessup 1631–1698
    1. 1. Rebecca Cornell 1676–
    2. 2. John Cornell 1672–1744
    3. 3. Joshua Cornell 1664–1693
    4. 4. Thomas Cornell 1675–1719
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cornell 1661–1714
    6. 6. Thomas Cornell 1659–1665
    7. 7. William Cornell 1667–1743
      1. 1. John Cornell 1700–
      2. 2. Richard Cornell 1710–1775
        1. 1. Phebe Cornell 1736– m. Thomas Pearsall 1735–1807
      3. 3. Samuel Cornell 1700–
    8. 8. Samuel Cornell 1673–1693
    9. 9. Jacob Cornell 1669–1758
      1. 1. Jacob Cornell 1700–1769 m. Hannah Hicks 1702–1770
        1. 1. Elijah Cornell 1723– m. Elizabeth Abrams 1726–1828
    10. 10. Richard Cornell 1656–1725
    11. 11. Mary Cornwell 1676–1758
    12. 12. Sarah Cornell 1657–1693
  2. 2. Thomas Cornell 1627–1673 m. Elizabeth Fiscock 1625–1662 m. Sarah Earle 1647–1690
    1. 1. Sarah Cornell 1671–1748 m. Zacheus Butts 1667–1718
    2. 2. Innocent Cornell 1673–1720 m. Richard Borden 1671–1732
      1. 1. Mary Borden 1700–1786
      2. 2. Samuel Borden 1705–1778 m. Mary Sanford 1709–
        1. 1. Benjamin Borden 1736–1816
        2. 2. Joseph Borden 1736–1782
        3. 3. Ann Borden 1743–1816
        4. 4. Perry Borden 1739–1805
        5. 5. Abigail Borden 1749–1785
        6. 6. Edward Borden 1747–1827
      3. 3. Joseph (Fuller) Borden 1702–1736 m. Abigail Russell 1711–1780
        1. 1. Stephen Borden 1745–
        2. 2. Patience Borden 1731–1802
        3. 3. Samuel Borden 1735–1812
        4. 4. Abraham Borden 1733–1769
        5. 5. Elijah Borden 1737–1822
      4. 4. Rebecca Borden 1704–1747 m. Caleb Russell 1713–1804
        1. 1. Anna Russell 1747–1820
        2. 2. Sarah Russell 1742–1816
        3. 3. Caleb Russell 1747–1827
      5. 5. Thomas Borden 1697–1740 m. Mary Gifford 1695–1735
        1. 1. Deborah Borden 1720–1800
        2. 2. Thomas Borden 1722–
        3. 3. Joseph Borden 1733–1809
        4. 4. Rebecca Borden 1732–
        5. 5. Mary Borden 1730–
        6. 6. John Borden 1729–1798
        7. 7. Christopher Borden 1726–1801
        8. 8. Job Borden 1727–1727
        9. 9. Richard Borden 1722–1795
      6. 6. John Borden 1695–1768
      7. 7. Sarah Borden 1702–1694
      8. 8. Richard Borden 1697–1740
    3. 3. Edward Cornell 1658–1708
    4. 4. Thomas Cornell 1653–1714 m. Susannah Lawton 1650–1712
      1. 1. Thomas Cornell 1674–1728 m. Martha Freeborn 1671–1748
      2. 2. George Cornell 1676–1752 m. Deliverance Clark 1678–1732
        1. 1. Susannah Cornell 1712–
        2. 2. Philadelphia Cornell 1702–1756
        3. 3. Richard Cornell 1709–
        4. 4. Clark Cornell 1714–1795
        5. 5. George Cornell 1705–1781
        6. 6. Walter Cornell 1700–1777
        7. 7. Thomas Cornell 1707–1747
        8. 8. Ruth Cornell 1699–1757
        9. 9. Joseph Cornell 1716–1732
        10. 10. Job Cornell 1710–1747
        11. 11. Sarah Cornell 1712–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cornell 1690–1750
    5. 5. John Cornell 1660–1704
    6. 6. Stephen Cornell 1656–1673
    7. 7. Elizabeth Cornell 1644–1673
    8. 8. Mary Cornell 1642–
    9. 9. Mariah Cornell 1650–1658
    10. 10. Samuel Cornell 1657–1673
    11. 11. Kent Cornell 1643–
    12. 12. John Cornell 1652–1753 m. Hannah Smith 1660–1725
      1. 1. Edward Cornell 1695–1782
        1. 1. Hannah Cornell 1726– m. Henry Abrams 1714–1793
        2. 2. Benjamin Cornell 1735–
        3. 3. William Cornell 1728–
        4. 4. John Cornell 1730–
        5. 5. Daniel Cornell 1730–
      2. 2. John Cornell 1684–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cornell 1686–
      4. 4. William Cornell 1693–1749 m. Gretye 1696–1750
        1. 1. Edward Cornell 1737–1784
        2. 2. Martha Cornell 1735–
        3. 3. Benjamin Cornell 1726–
        4. 4. John Cornell 1724–
        5. 5. Sarah Cornell 1728–
        6. 6. William Cornell 1720–
        7. 7. Smith Cornell 1718–1772
        8. 8. Elizabeth Cornell 1723–
        9. 9. Hannah Cornell 1722–
        10. 10. Mary Cornell 1734–1813
        11. 11. Charity Cornell 1730–1792
    13. 13. Stephen Cornell 1656–1673
    14. 14. Innocent Borden 1673–1720
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cornell 1637–1714 m. Christopher Almy 1632–1713
    1. 1. Elizabeth ALMY 1663–1712
  4. 4. Kent Cornell 1643–
  5. 5. Kelame Cornell 1631–1632
  6. 6. Ann Cornell 1633–1661
  7. 7. William Cornell 1636–1727
  8. 8. Mary Cornell 1645–
  9. 9. Joshua Cornell 1642–
  10. 10. Samuel Cornell 1644–1715
  11. 11. John Cornell 1634–1704
  12. 12. William Cornell 1632–1673
  13. 13. Rebecca Cornell 1629–1713 m. George Woolsey 1610–1698
    1. 1. William Woolsey 1678–
    2. 2. John Woolsey 1661–
    3. 3. George Woolsey 1652–1740
    4. 4. Sarah Woolsey 1650–
    5. 5. Rebecca Woolsey 1661–
    6. 6. Mary Woolsey 1664–

Rebecca Briggs's Timeline

6 Records

1600
26 OCT 1600
Birth of Rebecca Briggs in St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England
St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England
1600
1600
Rebecca Briggs was christened in St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
1600
25 OCT 1600
Rebecca Briggs was baptized in St. James, Clerkenwell, Lndn, England
St. James, Clerkenwell, Lndn, England
1635
ABT 1635
Age 35
Rebecca Briggs immigrated in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1673
1673
Age 73
Burial of Rebecca Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1673
8 FEB 1673
Age 73
Death of Rebecca Briggs
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1600
    Event Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Essex Co., England
    Record Source:
    [1] FeliMik2.FTW
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 209.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BC2
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FeliMik2.FTW
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: St James, Clerenwell, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: FeliMik2.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: ABT 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: FeliMik2.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1600
    Event Place: St. James, Clerkenwell, Lndn, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1673
    Record Source:
    [1] FeliMik2.FTW
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index
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