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William Morris Briggs 1616 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1616

Birth Location: Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1687

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Clement Briggs

Mother: Rebecca None

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jane Morris-Briggs

The story of William Morris Briggs began in 1616 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England. William Morris Briggs had children including Jane Gabriel Morris-Briggs. William Morris Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Morris Briggs began in 1616 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Morris Briggs had children including Jane Gabriel Morris-Briggs.
  • William Morris Briggs passed away in 1687 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Briggs
1587 – 1648
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, , England
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Rebecca None
1600 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Morris-Briggs
1635 – 1662
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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William Briggs's Ancestors

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William Briggs
1616 – 1687
Birth Place: Spofforth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Clement "Fortune" "Mayflower" Bigge or Briggs
1587 – 1648
Southwark, Surrey, , England
Rebecca
1600 –
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Briggs's Descendants

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William (Morris) Briggs (9 Jun 1616 – 16 Jun 1687)
  1. 1. Jane (Gabriel) Morris-Briggs (Jun 1635 – Aft 1662) m. Marmaduke Clanton (Jun 1637 – 1664)
    1. 1. Sarah (Briggs) Clanton (1657 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Crighton\Richard Clanton,) I (1658 – 1741) m. Mary (Sarah) Evans (1658 – May 1741)
      1. 1. Sarah Clanton (1679 – )
      2. 2. Thomas CLANTON (1682 – 1735)
      3. 3. Richard Clanton (Abt. 1683 – 1750)
      4. 4. William (Charles) CLANTON (1684 – 21 Sep 1726)
      5. 5. Richard Clanton (1685 – 1750)
      6. 6. Agnes Clanton (1685 – )
      7. 7. Mary Clanton (1685 – )
      8. 8. Ann Clanton (1685 – )
      9. 9. Edward (Crichton Clanton) Jr (1690 – May 1741) m. Sarah EVANS (Abt. 1685 – 6 Oct 1748) m. Sarah Evans (1690 – 28 July 1748)
        1. 1. Richard Clanton (1729 – 1800)
        2. 2. Charles CLANTON (1702 – 7 Apr 1794)
        3. 3. Mary (Martha Patty) Clanton (1706 – October 20, 1771)
        4. 4. Thomas (CLA) NTON (07 Jan 1708 – 22 Sep 1793)
        5. 5. Benjamin CLANTON (1712 – 1765)
        6. 6. Samuel (Bernard) Clanton (1713 – 03 Mar 1773)
        7. 7. Samuel (Bernard) Clanton (1713 – 03 Mar 1773)
        8. 8. Elizabeth CLANTON (1714 – )
        9. 9. William Clanton (1714 – 3 Mar 1773)
        10. 10. Sarah CLANTON (1715 – 1759)
        11. 11. Anna CLANTON (1720 – 19 May 1770) m. Ralph (S. Edward McGhee \) McGee (1716 – 8 Sep 1770)
        12. 12. Charles CLANTON (1720 – 1765)
        13. 13. Benjamin Clanton (1720 – 1792)
        14. 14. Anne Wise (1720 – 19 May 1770)
        15. 15. William CLANTON (1722 – 3 Mar 1773)
        16. 16. Charles Clanton (1723 – 22 Sep 1793)
        17. 17. Charles CLANTON (1723 – 22 Sep 1793)
        18. 18. Martha (CLANTON) BARKER (1725 – 19 Oct 1769)
        19. 19. Mary CLANTON (1726 – 1774)
        20. 20. Edward Clanton (1728 – 1763)
        21. 21. Anne Clanton (1729 – 1755)
        22. 22. Sarah Clanton (1731 – 1759)
        23. 23. Thomas Clanton (1736 – 22 Sep 1793)
      10. 10. Benjamin Clanton (1691 – 1781)
      11. 11. John (Wesley) Clanton (1693 – 1781)
      12. 12. Richard Clanton (1696 – 1750)
      13. 13. Charles Clanton (1698 – Sep 1726)
      14. 14. Thomas Clanton (07 Jan 1708 – 1735)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Clanton (Abt. 1658 – MAY 1741)
    4. 4. Benjamin Clanton (1659 – MAY 1741)
    5. 5. Thomas Clanton (Abt 1660 – 22 Sep 1693)
    6. 6. John Clanton\Clantein (1662 – )
    7. 7. Samuel (Briggs) Clanton (About 1662 – 1726)
    8. 8. William Clanton (1664 – 1726)

William Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1616
9 Jun 1616
Birth of William Morris Briggs in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England
Spofforth, Yorkshire, England
1687
16 Jun 1687
Age 71
Death of William Morris Briggs in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1616
    Event Place: Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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