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Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges 1620–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1620/1623

Birth Location: Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 6 September 1703

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas CornellCornwell/

Mother: Rebecca BriggsBrigges/

Spouse(s): William Briggs, John Lawrence, John Lawrence, Thomas Willett, Charles Bridges, John Briggs

Children(s): Samuel Briggs, John Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Richard Briggs*, Enoch Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Job Briggs, Thomas Briggs, John Briggs, William Briggs, john briggs, William Willett, Elizabeth Bridges, Susannah Briggs*, Thomas Willett, John Briggs, Elizabeth Bridges, Elizabeth Willett, Whitmore None, Elizabeth Bridges, William Briggs

Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges was born in 1620 in Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornellcornwell And Rebecca Rebecka Briggsbrigges. Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges married Charles Bridges, John Briggs, John Lawrence, Thomas Willett, William Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Bridges, Elizabeth Briggs Or Bridges, Elizabeth Willett, Enoch Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, John G Briggs, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sarah Wright Gillet, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Thomas Willett, Whitmore, William Briggs, William Willett. Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges passed away in 1703 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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  • Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges was born in 1620 in Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornellcornwell And Rebecca Rebecka Briggsbrigges.
  • Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges married Charles Bridges, John Briggs, John Lawrence, Thomas Willett, William Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Bridges, Elizabeth Briggs Or Bridges, Elizabeth Willett, Enoch Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, John G Briggs, Richard Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sarah Wright Gillet, Stephen Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Thomas Willett, Whitmore, William Briggs, William Willett.
  • Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges passed away in 1703 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Sarah Bridges's Ancestors

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Sarah Bridges
1620–1703
Birth Place: Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas CornellCornwell/
1593–1656
Fairstead Manor, Essex, or Clerkenwell, Middlesex or Manor, Essex, England or Eng, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Rebecca (Rebecka) BriggsBrigges/
1595–1672
Portsmouth, Rhode Island or Clerkenwell, London, Greater London, Middlesex, England or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Cornell
1565–1631
Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
Mary Terry
1569–1603
Bumstead, Essex, England
HenryHenrie BriggsBrigges
1574–1625
St James, clerkenwell, essex, england
Mary Hinckes
1577–1597
St. James, Clerkenwell, London, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Bridges's Descendants

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Sarah (E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or) Bridges (30 March 1620/1623–6 September 1703) m. William Briggs (1616–1687) m. John Lawrence (1618–1699) m. John Lawrence (1644–1697) m. Thomas Willett (1620–1647) m. Charles Bridges (1623–5 AUG 1682) m. John Briggs (1606/1609/1614/1615–16 November 1690)
  1. 1. Samuel Briggs 1636–1688
  2. 2. John Briggs 1640–1713
  3. 3. Sarah Briggs 1640–
  4. 4. Richard Briggs* 1640–1692
  5. 5. Enoch Briggs 1651–1734
  6. 6. Stephen Briggs 1655–
  7. 7. Susannah Briggs 1641–1704
  8. 8. Job Briggs 1648–1720
  9. 9. Thomas Briggs 1644–1720
  10. 10. John Briggs 1642–1707
  11. 11. William Briggs 1650–1716
  12. 12. john briggs 1642–
  13. 13. William Willett 1644–1701
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Briggs* or) Bridges 1646–1697
  15. 15. Susannah Briggs* 1651–
  16. 16. Thomas Willett 1645–1722
  17. 17. John (G) Briggs 1890–
  18. 18. Elizabeth Bridges 1646–1697
  19. 19. Elizabeth Willett 1650–1699
  20. 20. Whitmore 1646–1697
  21. 21. Elizabeth Bridges 1646–1697
  22. 22. William Briggs 1650–1716 m. Elizabeth CookCooke/ 1650–1716 m. Eleanor Briggs 1652– m. William Briggs 1650–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Briggs 1689–1763 m. John Woodman 1674–1730 m. Richard Sisson 1676–1752
      1. 1. William Woodman 1724–1802 m. Mary Pearce 1724–1802
        1. 1. William Woodman 1900–
        2. 2. Betsey Sawyer 1753–
        3. 3. William Woodman 1757–1838
        4. 4. Zilpha Woodman 1752–1826
        5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Woodman 1755–
        6. 6. William Woodman 1757–1838
        7. 7. Zilpha Woodman 1752–1826
        8. 8. Sylvester Woodman 1760–1835 m. Betsey Blackburn 1760–1843 m. MeribahMerebah Brownell 1765–1816
      2. 2. Sylvia Woodman 1730–1741
      3. 3. Sarah Woodman 1712–1733
      4. 4. Edith Woodman 1718–1797 m. Dr (Thomas) Wilbor 1718–1787
        1. 1. John WILBUR 1746–
        2. 2. William Wilbor 1765–1821
        3. 3. Gideon Wilbor 1745–1802
        4. 4. Enoch WILBUR 1741–
        5. 5. Gideon WILBUR 1753–
        6. 6. Woodman WILBUR 1743–
        7. 7. Clark Wilbur 1742–1801
        8. 8. Elizabeth WILBUR 1747–1799
      5. 5. Enoch Woodman 1715–1736
      6. 6. Deborah Woodman 1726–1760 m. George Pearce 1727–1780
        1. 1. Jeremiah Pearce 1751–1751
        2. 2. Isaac Pearce 1756–1756
        3. 3. Deborah Pearce 1758–1759
        4. 4. Jeremiah Pearce 1751–1751
      7. 7. Mary Woodman 1710–1711
      8. 8. Sylvester Woodman 1709–1760
      9. 9. Elizabeth Woodman 1713–1749
      10. 10. Patience Woodman 1723–1733
      11. 11. Elizabeth Woodman 1713–1828
    2. 2. George Briggs 1734–1816
    3. 3. William Briggs 1688–1758
    4. 4. William Briggs 1671–1751
    5. 5. William Briggs 1688–1761
    6. 6. John Briggs 1685–1712
    7. 7. Thomas Briggs 1693–1716
    8. 8. Deborah Briggs 1693–1773
    9. 9. Susannah Briggs 1681–1744
    10. 10. Job Briggs 1696–1727

Sarah Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1620
30 March 1620/1623
Birth of Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges in Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1703
6 September 1703
Age 83
Death of Sarah E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or Bridges in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1620/1623
    Event Place: Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1389.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AMB
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1703
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1665; Page Number: 538

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

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