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Walter Briggs 1612–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1676

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Walter Briggs

Mother: Anne Cooper

Spouse(s): Mary Briggs, Frances Watson

Children(s): Hannah Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Lt. Rogers, Cornelius Briggs, John Briggs

Walter Briggs was born in 1612 in Bucklesham, Suffolk, England, the child of Walter Briggs And Anne Cooper. Walter Briggs married Frances Watson, Mary Frands Briggs, and had children including Cornelius Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Hannah Holmes Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lt James Cornelius Briggs Rogers. Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Briggs was born in 1612 in Bucklesham, Suffolk, England, the child of Walter Briggs And Anne Cooper.
  • Walter Briggs married Frances Watson, Mary Frands Briggs, and had children including Cornelius Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Hannah Holmes Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Lt James Cornelius Briggs Rogers.
  • Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Walter Briggs's Ancestors

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Walter Briggs
1612–1676
Birth Place: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Briggs
1590–1624
Bucklesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Cooper
1595–1619
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Briggs's Descendants

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Walter Briggs (1612–16 Jan 1676) m. Mary (Frands) Briggs (1623–1 March 1657) m. Frances Watson (1612–14 October 1687)
  1. 1. Hannah (Holmes) Briggs 1642–1687 m. Wolston Brockway 1632–1717
    1. 1. Marah ((Mary)) Brockway 1670–1719 m. Samuel Mott 1668–1753 m. Nathaniel Beckwith 1671–1717
      1. 1. Mary Mott 1692–1730 m. Joshua Champion 1686–1731
        1. 1. Hannah Clark 1715–1754 m. *Samuel Clark 1705–1758
        2. 2. CPT (Ezra) Champion 1730–1776
        3. 3. Samuell Champion 1746–1837
        4. 4. Susanna Champion 1725–1822
        5. 5. Samuel Champion 1722–1801
        6. 6. Ruth Champion 1744–
        7. 7. Phebe Champion 1728–1754
        8. 8. Jasper Champion 1737–1781
        9. 9. Joshua Champion 1718–1801
        10. 10. Mary ((Champion)) Clark 1713–1754
      2. 2. John Mott 1698–
      3. 3. Samuel Mott 1694–1735
      4. 4. Hannah (Mott) ** 1696–1737
      5. 5. Lydia Mott 1706–1762
      6. 6. Nathaniel MOTT 1707–1774
      7. 7. Deborah Mott 1710–1751
      8. 8. Experience Mott 1703–1750
      9. 9. Deborah Mott 1701–1710
    2. 2. Deborah Brockway 1682–1756
    3. 3. William Brockway 1666–1755
    4. 4. Richard Brockway 1673–1718
    5. 5. Wolston (Brockway) Jr 1668–1707
    6. 6. Sarah Brockway 1679–1739
    7. 7. Elizabeth Brockway 1676–1729
    8. 8. Bridget Brockway 1671–1756
    9. 9. Hannah Brockway 1664–1750
    10. 10. John Brockway 1684–1764
  2. 2. Joseph Briggs 1652–1684
  3. 3. Hannah Briggs 1643–1714
  4. 4. Lt. (James Cornelius Briggs \) Rogers 1648–1703
  5. 5. Cornelius Briggs 1647–1694
  6. 6. John Briggs 1644–1686

Walter Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Walter Briggs in Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
1676
16 Jan 1676
Age 64
Death of Walter Briggs in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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