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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, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Lt. Rogers, Joseph Briggs, Lt. Rogers

The story of Walter Briggs began in 1612 in Bucklesham, Suffolk, England. Walter Briggs married Mary Frands Briggs, Frances Watson, and had children including Hannah Holmes Briggs, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Lt. James Cornelius Briggs \ Rogers, Joseph Briggs, Lt. James Cornelius Briggs \ Rogers. Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Briggs began in 1612 in Bucklesham, Suffolk, England.
  • Walter Briggs married Mary Frands Briggs, Frances Watson, and had children including Hannah Holmes Briggs, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Lt. James Cornelius Briggs \ Rogers, Joseph Briggs, Lt. James Cornelius Briggs \ Rogers.
  • Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Briggs
1590 – 1624
Birth Location: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Cooper
1595 – 1619
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Briggs
1623 – 1657
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Frances Watson
1612 – 1687
Birth Location: London (Middlesex), London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Hannah Briggs
1642 – 1687
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Briggs
1643 – 1714
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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John Briggs
1644 – 1686
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
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Cornelius Briggs
1647 – 1694
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Lt. Rogers
1648 – 1703
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Briggs
1652 – 1684
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Lt. Rogers
1648 – 1703
Birth Location: Scituate, 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 (28 Aug 1642 – 16 Feb 1687) m. Wolston Brockway (3 Jan 1632 – 14 Sep 1717)
    1. 1. Hannah Brockway (14 Sep 1664 – 2 Mar 1750)
    2. 2. William Brockway (25 Jul 1666 – 29 Mar 1755)
    3. 3. Wolston Brockway (7 Feb 1668 – 15 May 1707)
    4. 4. Marah ((Mary)) Brockway (16 Jan 1670 – 7 Apr 1719) m. Samuel Mott (19 Jan 1668 – 7 May 1753) m. Nathaniel Beckwith (28 May 1671 – 17 March 1717)
      1. 1. Hannah Mott (11 Mar 1696/7 – Aft 1737)
      2. 2. Mary Mott (10 Mar 1692 – 29 March 1730) m. Joshua Champion (28 September 1686 – 29 Mar 1731)
        1. 1. Mary ((Champion)) Clark (9 April 1713 – 1 August 1754)
        2. 2. Hannah Champion (1 Aug 1715 – 1 Aug 1754) m. *Samuel Clark (21 Dec 1705 – 11 Apr 1758) m. Hannah Champion
        3. 3. Joshua Champion (6 Feb 1718 – 29 Jan 1801)
        4. 4. Samuel Champion (17 Dec 1722 – 29 Jan 1801)
        5. 5. Susanna Champion (8 May 1725 – 20 May 1822)
        6. 6. Phebe Champion (12 Oct 1728 – 1 August 1754)
        7. 7. CPT (Ezra) Champion (21 Feb 1730 – 15 Mar 1776)
        8. 8. Jasper Champion (30 July 1737 – 1781)
        9. 9. Ruth Champion (22 Jun 1744 – )
        10. 10. Samuell Champion (15 Jan 1746 – 2 Oct 1837)
      3. 3. Samuel Mott (1 Feb 1694 – 12 Jun 1735)
      4. 4. John Mott (25 Dec 1698 – )
      5. 5. Deborah Mott (1 Jun 1701 – 1710)
      6. 6. Experience Mott (8 Mar 1703 – 1750)
      7. 7. Lydia Mott (22 Mar 1706 – 2 Jan 1762)
      8. 8. Nathaniel MOTT (16 Jul 1707 – 7 Apr 1774)
      9. 9. Deborah Mott (14 Jun 1710 – 20 Aug 1751)
    5. 5. Bridget Brockway (9 Jan 1671 – 5 April 1756)
    6. 6. Richard Brockway (30 Sep 1673 – 1718)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Brockway (24 May 1676 – Jul 1729)
    8. 8. Sarah Brockway (23 Jan 1679 – 9 January 1739)
    9. 9. Deborah Brockway (1 May 1682 – 6 Apr 1756)
    10. 10. John Brockway (1684 – 24 Nov 1764)
  2. 2. Hannah Briggs (1643 – 1714)
  3. 3. John Briggs (December 1644 – 22 March 1686/7)
  4. 4. Cornelius Briggs (20 Oct 1647 – 20 OCT 1694)
  5. 5. Lt. (James Cornelius Briggs \) Rogers (18 Oct 1648 – 18 Aug 1703)
  6. 6. Joseph Briggs (1652 – 1684)

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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