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Sir Thomas Briggs 1501–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 Dec 1594

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir (Briggs)

Mother: Lady Rockwood)

Spouse(s): EN Beaupre\Bragg\Briggs, Lady Beaupre

Children(s): Edward Briggs, Edward Brigge, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs

Sir Thomas Briggs was born in 1501 in Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Brygge Briggs And Lady Margaret Heiress Rockwood. Sir Thomas Briggs married En Lady Margaret Beaupre Bragg Briggs, Lady Margaret Beaupre, and had children including Edward Brigge, Edward Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs. Sir Thomas Briggs passed away in 1594 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Briggs was born in 1501 in Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Brygge Briggs And Lady Margaret Heiress Rockwood.
  • Sir Thomas Briggs married En Lady Margaret Beaupre Bragg Briggs, Lady Margaret Beaupre, and had children including Edward Brigge, Edward Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Sir Thomas Briggs passed away in 1594 in Shropshire, England.

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Sir Briggs's Ancestors

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Sir Briggs
1501–1594
Birth Place: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Brygge (Briggs)
1454–1535
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret (Heiress) Rockwood)
1475–1531
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Briggs's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Briggs (1501–30 Dec 1594) m. EN (Lady Margaret) Beaupre\Bragg\Briggs (16 Mar 1501–20 Feb 1576) m. Lady (Margaret) Beaupre (1501–1576)
  1. 1. Edward Briggs 1520–1611 m. Lady (Cecily) Moore 1526–1615
    1. 1. Henry (Briggs (Developer of base 10) logarithms) 1561–1630 m. Mary Briggs 1565–1615 m. Betsey Briggs 1793–1833
      1. 1. Deborah (Clapp) Nash 1823–1900
    2. 2. Thomas Briggs 1546–
  2. 2. Edward Brigge 1526–1611
  3. 3. Thomas Briggs 1520–1544
  4. 4. William Briggs 1522–

Sir Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Sir Thomas Briggs in Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1526
1526
Age 25
Sir Thomas Briggs was married in Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1594
1594
Age 93
Death of Sir Thomas Briggs in Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1594
30 Dec 1594
Age 93
Burial of Sir Thomas Briggs in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1594
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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