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Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs 1505–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1505

Birth Location: Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 January 1584

Death Location: Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Father: Edward Briggs

Mother: Alice Tilden

Spouse(s): Lady Fowler

Children(s): Johannes Briggs

Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs was born in 1505 in Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Edward Brigge Briggs And Alice Tilden. Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs married Lady Elizabeth Ann Fowler, and had children including Johannes John Briggs. Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs passed away in 1584 in Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs was born in 1505 in Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Edward Brigge Briggs And Alice Tilden.
  • Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs married Lady Elizabeth Ann Fowler, and had children including Johannes John Briggs.
  • Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs passed away in 1584 in Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Briggs
1479–1575
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Alice Tilden
1484–1591
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Fowler
1508–1548
Birth Location: Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Johannes Briggs
1539–1604
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucester, England
JB

Sir Briggs's Ancestors

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Sir Briggs
1505–1584
Birth Place: Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Edward (Brigge) Briggs
1479–1575
Benenden, Kent, England
Alice Tilden
1484–1591
Benenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Briggs's Descendants

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Sir (Robert "Lord Benenden") Briggs (Jan 1505–2 January 1584) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Fowler (1508–2 Jun 1548)
  1. 1. Johannes ((John)) Briggs 1539–1604 m. Elizabeth (Johanna) Fluellin 1543–1613
    1. 1. John ((Richard) Briggs of) Thornbury 1565–1620 m. Ann ((Agnes)) Wingod 1569–1620
      1. 1. John ((Johan) Briggs of) Thornbury\Taunton 1595–1686 m. Ann (Agnes) Thayer 1607–1683
        1. 1. Thomas Briggs 1669–1746 m. Abigail Thayer 1670–1743

Sir Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1505
Jan 1505
Birth of Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs in Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1584
2 January 1584
Age 79
Death of Sir Robert "Lord Benenden" Briggs in Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1505
    Event Place: Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1584
    Event Place: Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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