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Thomas Briggs 1554 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 AUG 1593

Death Location: North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Brygge

Mother: Cecily Moore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mounteyn

Children(s): William Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Augustine Briggs, Henrie Briggs, Henry Briggs

Thomas Briggs was born in 1554 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Brygge and Cecily Moore. Thomas Briggs married Elizabeth Mounteyn, and had children including William Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Augustine Briggs, Henrie Clement Briggs, Henry Briggs. Thomas Briggs passed away in 1593 in North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas Briggs was born in 1554 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Brygge and Cecily Moore.
  • Thomas Briggs married Elizabeth Mounteyn, and had children including William Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Augustine Briggs, Henrie Clement Briggs, Henry Briggs.
  • Thomas Briggs passed away in 1593 in North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Brygge
1526 – 1611
Birth Location: Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Cecily Moore
1526 – 1615
Birth Location: North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mounteyn
1554 – 1618
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Briggs
1554 – 1593
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Briggs
1554 –
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
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Oliver Briggs
1568 – 1596
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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Samuel Briggs
1570 –
Birth Location: LONDON ENGLAND, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Augustine Briggs
1572 –
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, City of London, England, United Kingdom
AB
Henrie Briggs
1574 – 1625
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Briggs
1588 –
Birth Location: London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Briggs's Ancestors

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Thomas Briggs
1554 – 1593
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Brygge
1526 – 1611
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Cecily Moore
1526 – 1615
North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Brygge
1500 – 1560
Salle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margery Beaupre'
Outwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Edward Moore
1500 – 1615
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Susan Moore
– 1613
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1454 – 1535
Margaret Rockwood
1460 – 1500
Nicholas Beaupré
1465 – 1514
Margaret Fotheringhay
1475 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brigge
1383 – 1454
John Brygge
1383 –
Margaret Ashfield
1439 – 1512
Thomas Fotherinhhay
1457 – 1491
Elizabeth Doreward
– 1473

Thomas Briggs's Descendants

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Thomas Briggs (1554 – 27 AUG 1593) m. Elizabeth Mounteyn (23 SEP 1554 – 9 JAN 1618)
  1. 1. William Briggs (1554 – 27 AUG 1593)
  2. 2. Thomas Briggs (1554 – ) m. Mary Petty (4 JUN 1710 – 1741)
  3. 3. Oliver Briggs (1568 – 1596)
  4. 4. Samuel Briggs (1570 – )
  5. 5. Augustine Briggs (1572 – )
  6. 6. Henrie (Clement) Briggs (29 SEP 1574 – 14 AUG 1625) m. Mary (S) Hinckes (12 DEC 1581 – 14 AUG 1625)
    1. 1. Laurence Briggs (MAR 1600 – 28 APR 1632) m. Elizabeth Howgate (1604 – 21 JAN 1654)
    2. 2. Henrie Briggs (ABT 1605 – )
    3. 3. John Briggs (1609 – 16 NOV 1690) m. Sarah Cornell (1605 – )
    4. 4. Eoden Brigge (JUN 1609 – )
    5. 5. William Brigg (11 JUN 1609 – ) m. Maria Wilcocke (1612 – )
    6. 6. Henry Brigge (1 NOV 1611 – 1686) m. Susanna (ABT 1615 – 1688)
    7. 7. Joyce Briggs (8 APR 1618 – 3 DEC 1620)
    8. 8. Ann Briggs (1624 – EST 1684)
    9. 9. Henrie Briggs (1625 – 1625)
    10. 10. Richard Briggs (<1625> – EST 1685)
    11. 11. Elizabeth Brigge
    12. 12. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Briggs ( – 8 FEB 1673) m. Thomas Cornell ( – 7 FEB 1655)
      1. 1. Richard Cornell (8 JUL 1624 – 11 AUG 1694) m. Elizabeth Jessup (1635 – 4 JAN 1698)
      2. 2. William Cornell (4 APR 1625 – 16 JAN 1627) m. Ann Steadman (ABT 1629 – ) m. Elizabeth Smith (1682 – 1747)
      3. 3. Rebecca Cornell (31 JAN 1629 – 5 FEB 1713) m. George Woolsey (27 OCT 1610 – 17 AUG 1698)
        1. 1. Sarah Woolsey (3 AUG 1650 – 18 AUG 1734) m. William Hallett, (OCT 1645 – 18 AUG 1729) m. William Hallett (1647 – 18 AUG 1729)
        2. 2. George Woolsey (10 OCT 1652 – 19 JAN 1740) m. Hannah VanZandt (10 OCT 1652 – 19 JAN 1739)
        3. 3. Thomas Woolsey (10 APR 1655 – 1730) m. Ruth Bailey (ABT 1660 – 11 MAY 1713)
        4. 4. John Woolsey (ABT 1658 – ) m. Abigail (1687 – AFT 1721) m. Abigail Stevenson (ABT 1663 – ABT 1729)
        5. 5. Rebecca Woolsey (13 FEB 1659 – 1731) m. Thomas Wiggins (1614 – 1691)
        6. 6. Mary Woolsey (19 MAR 1664 – BEF 1673)
        7. 7. William Woolsey (12 OCT 1665 – BEF 1691)
      4. 4. John Cornell (6 JUN 1634 – 11 AUG 1694) m. Mary Russell (1648 – 15 SEP 1680) m. Mary Russell (1 FEB 1645 – 1710)
      5. 5. Ann Cornell (BEF 2 AUG 1635 – 1664) m. Thomas Kent (ABT 1630 – 2 JUN 1678)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cornell (15 JAN 1637 – 12 JAN 1714) m. Christopher Almy (1632 – 30 JAN 1713)
      7. 7. Samuel Cornell (ABT 1639 – 7 FEB 1714) m. Hannah (( Mrs Samuel)) Cornell (ABT 1638 – ) m. Deborah Cadman (ABT 1648 – ) m. Grissell Strange (1645 – 15 SEP 1691) m. Anthony (<1669> – ) m. Deborah Mott (ABT 1645 – ) m. Rebecca Bull (22 AUG 1644 – 25 NOV 1717)
      8. 8. Joshua Cornell (ABT 1641 – ) m. Lusannah Gifford
      9. 9. Mary Cornell (1644 – 1664)
      10. 10. Thomas Cornell ( – 23 MAY 1673) m. Elizabeth Fiscock (1625 – 1659) m. Sarah Earle (1640 – AFT 15 JUN 1690)
      11. 11. Kelame Cornell ( – 19 OCT 1632)
      12. 12. Elizabeth Cornell ( – 1637)
      13. 13. William Cornell ( – 1715)
      14. 14. Sarah Cornell ( – 6 SEP 1703) m. Thomas Willett ( – 4 AUG 1674) m. Charles Bridges ( – 5 AUG 1682) m. John Lawrence (ABT 1643 – 1697)
    13. 13. Thomas Brigge
    14. 14. Anna Brigge
  7. 7. Henry Briggs (ABT 1588 – ) m. Henry Briggs (ABT 1590 – ) m. Ann Woods (1589 – 14 AUG 1625)

Thomas Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Thomas Briggs in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1593
27 AUG 1593
Age 39
Death of Thomas Briggs in North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1593
16 SEP 1593
Age 39
Burial of Thomas Briggs in London St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul, City of London, England, United Kingdom
London St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul, City of London, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1593
    Event Place: North Wootton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1593
    Event Place: London St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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