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Sarah Ellen Briggs 1641–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1675

Death Location: Church Minshull, Cheshire, England

Father: Rev. Briggs

Mother: Katherine Cooke

Spouse(s): Sir V

Children(s): John Watson

In 1641, Sarah Ellen Briggs entered the world in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Rev Honorable John L Briggs And Katherine Drummond Briggs Cooke. Sarah Ellen Briggs married Sir John Watson V, and had children including John Watson. Sarah Ellen Briggs passed away in 1675 in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1641, Sarah Ellen Briggs entered the world in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Rev Honorable John L Briggs And Katherine Drummond Briggs Cooke.
  • Sarah Ellen Briggs married Sir John Watson V, and had children including John Watson.
  • Sarah Ellen Briggs passed away in 1675 in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Briggs
1615–1646
Birth Location: Bolton-By-Bollan, Yorkshire, England
RB
Katherine Cooke
1610–1641
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
KC

Spouses(s)

Sir V
1631–1680
Birth Location: Alderbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
SV

Children(s)

John Watson
1655–1689
Birth Location: Alberbury, Shropshire, England
JW

Sarah Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Briggs
1641–1675
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rev. Honorable John L Briggs
1615–1646
Bolton-By-Bollan, Yorkshire, England
Katherine (Drummond Briggs) Cooke
1610–1641
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Henrie (Clement Briggs , Geometry Professor at) Oxford
1574–1625
Greater London, England
Mary (Ellen) Hinckes
1581–1625
St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Cooke
1590–
England
Unknown
1590–
St Nicholas, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brygge
1546–1593
Lucy Briggs
1546–1618
John Hynckes
1540–1581
Elizabeth Mytar
1560–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hinckes
1534–1598
Anne Vaughan
1538–1559

Sarah Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ellen) Briggs (1641–18 May 1675) m. Sir (John Watson) V (27 Feb 1631–19 Nov 1680)
  1. 1. John Watson 1655–1689 m. Lady (Anne) Tomlinson 1658–1730
    1. 1. Samuel (Watson) Jr. 1680–1763 m. Sarah Collins 1698–1765
      1. 1. Samuel Watson 1715–1789 m. Sarah (Ann) Whitehurst 1723–1785
        1. 1. Malissa (Etta "Lucy") Watson 1775–1799 m. Captain (Abraham "Abe") Cantrell 1744–1814

Sarah Briggs's Timeline

9 Records

1637
2 Nov 1637
Birth of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1641
1641
Birth of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1675
abt 1675
Age 34
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in , Shropshire, , England
, Shropshire, , England
1675
abt 1675
Age 34
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in , Shropshire, , England
, Shropshire, , England
1675
18 May 1675
Age 34
Burial of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
1676
31 Oct 1676
Age 35
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1688
26 Jan 1688
Age 47
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1688
26 January 1688
Age 47
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in , Shropshire, , England
, Shropshire, , England
1689
26 March 1689
Age 48
Death of Sarah Ellen Briggs in Sandwich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1637
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1676
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1688
    Event Place: , Shropshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1675
    Event Place: , Shropshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1689
    Event Place: Sandwich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1675
    Event Place: , Shropshire, , England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 May 1675
    Event Place: Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
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