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William B. Briggs 1616 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 June 1687

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Briggs

Mother: Joan Allen

Spouse(s): Mary Woodrocfe

Children(s): Catherine Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Peter Briggs, John Briggs, George Briggs, William Biggs

In 1616, William B. Briggs entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Sir Clement Briggs and Joan Allen. William B. Briggs married Mary Woodrocfe, and had children including Catherine Aines Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Peter Briggs, John Briggs, George Briggs, William '1650' Biggs. William B. Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1616, William B. Briggs entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Sir Clement Briggs and Joan Allen.
  • William B. Briggs married Mary Woodrocfe, and had children including Catherine Aines Briggs, Hannah Briggs, Peter Briggs, John Briggs, George Briggs, William '1650' Biggs.
  • William B. Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Briggs's Ancestors

Self
William Briggs
1616 – 1687
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Sir Clement Briggs
1587 – 1648
Southwark, Surrey, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Joan Allen
1602 – 1638
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (James Bigge, Cloth Merchant) (England)
1561 – 1605
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Rachel Martin
1565 – 1647
Lydd, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Briggs's Descendants

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William (B.) Briggs (1616 – 16 June 1687) m. Mary Woodrocfe (1620 – About 1695)
  1. 1. Catherine (Aines) Briggs (1635 – 6 February 1687)
  2. 2. Hannah Briggs (28 August 1642 – 6 February 1687)
  3. 3. Peter Briggs (2 August 1646 – 19 August 1681)
  4. 4. John Briggs (20 December 1646 – 18 July 1697)
  5. 5. George Briggs (1650 – 1728)
  6. 6. William ('1650') Biggs (1650 – 19 August 1681) m. Marie Yelling m. Mary Yelling (1650 – 6 March 1684)
    1. 1. Samuel Biggs (1680 – 1740) m. Mary Denue (1680 – 1750)
      1. 1. Samuel Biggs (Jun 1700 – 1767) m. Elizabeth Sharpe (1674 – abt 1743)
        1. 1. Samuel (Thomas) Biggs (7 Jun 1723 – 28 July 1784) m. Alice Mossendew (1722 – abt 1780)
        2. 2. Mary (Anne) Biggs (1726 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Biggs ( – abt 1712)

William Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of William B. Briggs in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1687
16 June 1687
Age 71
Death of William B. Briggs in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1687
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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