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Sarah Ellen Briggs 1641 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: abt 1675

Death Location: , Shropshire, , England

Father: Rev. Briggs

Mother: Katherine Cooke

Spouse(s): Sir Watson

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 Cooke. Sarah Ellen Briggs married Sir John Watson, and had children including John Leonard Watson. Sarah Ellen Briggs passed away in 1675 in , Shropshire, , 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 Cooke.
  • Sarah Ellen Briggs married Sir John Watson, and had children including John Leonard Watson.
  • Sarah Ellen Briggs passed away in 1675 in , Shropshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Briggs
1615 – 1624
Birth Location: Bolton-By-Bollan, Yorkshire, England
RB
Katherine Cooke
1610 – 1641
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
KC

Spouses(s)

Sir Watson
1631 – 1680
Birth Location: Alderbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
SW

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 – 1624
Bolton-By-Bollan, Yorkshire, England
Katherine Cooke
1610 – 1641
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Henrie (Clement) Briggs
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
Mary Butler
1546 – 1618
John Hinckes
1540 – 1581
Elizabeth Mytar
1560 – 1581
Cooke
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hincks
1534 – 1598
Anne Vaughan
1538 – 1559

Sarah Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ellen) Briggs (1641 – abt 1675) m. Sir (John) Watson (27 Feb 1631 – 31 October 1680)
  1. 1. John (Leonard) Watson (15 Jan 1655 – abt 1689) m. Lady (Anne) Tomlinson (1658 – abt 1730)
    1. 1. Samuel Watson (Abt 1680 – 3 Jan 1743) m. Sarah Collins (31 Oct 1698 – 1765)
      1. 1. Samuel Watson (1715 – Abt 1789) m. Sarah ("Sary" Ann) Whitehurst (1723 – abt 1785)
        1. 1. Malissa (Lucy "Etta") Watson (1775 – 1799) m. Capt. (Abraham 'Abe' Cantrell) I (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, 1576-1933

    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, 1576-1933
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