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Walter Briggs 1612–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Jan 1676

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Walter Briggs

Mother: Anne Cooper

Spouse(s): Frances Watson

Children(s): Cornelius Briggs, James Briggs, Joseph Briggs, Hannah Briggs, John Briggs

Walter Briggs was born in 1612 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Walter Briggs And Anne Cooper. Walter Briggs married Frances Watson, and had children including Captain John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Hannah Briggs, James Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs. Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Briggs was born in 1612 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Walter Briggs And Anne Cooper.
  • Walter Briggs married Frances Watson, and had children including Captain John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Hannah Briggs, James Briggs, John Briggs, Joseph Briggs.
  • Walter Briggs passed away in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Briggs
1590–1634
Birth Location: Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
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Anne Cooper
1595–1639
Birth Location: St James, Suffolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Watson
1612–1687
Birth Location: London, London, , England
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Children(s)

Cornelius Briggs
1647–1694
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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James Briggs
1645–1703
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Briggs
1652–1684
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Briggs
1643–1714
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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John Briggs
1645–1687
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: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Walter Briggs
1590–1634
Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
Anne Cooper
1595–1639
St James, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1563–1613
Bucklesham, Suffolk, , England
Emme (Anne) Rippes
1540–1613
Bolton, Yorkshire, , England
John Cowper
1569–1628
St James, Suffolk, , England
Anne
1570–
St James, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Brigges
1515–1581
Elizabeth
1528–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Brygges
1489–1539
Margery
1493–1539

Walter Briggs's Descendants

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Walter Briggs (1612–16 Jan 1676) m. Frances Watson (1612–1687)
  1. 1. Cornelius Briggs 1647–1694
  2. 2. James Briggs 1645–1703
  3. 3. Joseph Briggs 1652–1684
  4. 4. Hannah Briggs 1643–1714
  5. 5. John Briggs 1645–1687

Walter Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Walter Briggs in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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