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William Briggs 1650–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: August 1716

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, RI

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Sarah Bridges

Spouse(s): Elizabeth CookCooke/, Eleanor Briggs, William Briggs

Children(s): Elizabeth Briggs, George Briggs, William Briggs, William Briggs, William Briggs, John Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Deborah Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Job Briggs

In 1650, William Briggs entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, born to John Briggs And Sarah E Sarah Cornell Briggs Gillet Cornell Or Widow Willett Or Bridges. William Briggs married Eleanor Briggs, Elizabeth Cookcooke, Florence Fisher, William Briggs, and had children including Deborah Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, George Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs. William Briggs passed away in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI.

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Biography

  • In 1650, William Briggs entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, born to John Briggs And Sarah E Sarah Cornell Briggs Gillet Cornell Or Widow Willett Or Bridges.
  • William Briggs married Eleanor Briggs, Elizabeth Cookcooke, Florence Fisher, William Briggs, and had children including Deborah Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, George Briggs, Job Briggs, John Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs.
  • William Briggs passed away in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1606–1690
Birth Location: Darrington, Yorkshire, England, or Massachusetts, Rhode Island
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Sarah Bridges
1620–1703
Birth Location: Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth CookCooke/
1650–1716
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, RI
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Eleanor Briggs
1652–
Birth Location: –
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William Briggs
1650–
Birth Location: RI
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Briggs
1689–1763
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, RI
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George Briggs
1734–1816
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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William Briggs
1688–1758
Birth Location: Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Briggs
1671–1751
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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William Briggs
1688–1761
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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John Briggs
1685–1712
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Thomas Briggs
1693–1716
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Deborah Briggs
1693–1773
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
DB
Susannah Briggs
1681–1744
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Job Briggs
1696–1727
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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William Briggs's Ancestors

Self
William Briggs
1650–1716
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
John Briggs
1606–1690
Darrington, Yorkshire, England, or Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Sarah (E. (Sarah Cornell Briggs) (Gillet) Cornell or (widow)Willett, or) Bridges
1620–1703
Massachusetts or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (William) Briggs/
1583–1690
Rickenansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Mary (Sarah (Fisher)) Gore
1585–
Rickmansworth, Gordon, Hertfordshire, England
Thomas CornellCornwell/
1593–1656
Fairstead Manor, Essex, or Clerkenwell, Middlesex or Manor, Essex, England or Eng, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Rebecca (Rebecka) BriggsBrigges/
1595–1672
Portsmouth, Rhode Island or Clerkenwell, London, Greater London, Middlesex, England or Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
David Briggs
1552–1638
Mary Crofts
1530–1568
John Gore/
1562–1569
Ester Cambell/
1573–1634
Richard Cornell
1565–1631
Mary Terry
1569–1603
HenryHenrie BriggsBrigges
1574–1625
Mary Hinckes
1577–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1530–1544
Sir Gore
1542–1636
Hester Cambell
1545–1636
Thomas Cambell
1535–1613
Alice Bright
1545–1613

William Briggs's Descendants

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William Briggs (1650–August 1716) m. Elizabeth CookCooke/ (1650–12 MAY 1716) m. Eleanor Briggs (1652–) m. William Briggs (1650–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Briggs 1689–1763 m. John Woodman 1674–1730 m. Richard Sisson 1676–1752
    1. 1. William Woodman 1724–1802 m. Mary Pearce 1724–1802
      1. 1. William Woodman 1900–
      2. 2. Betsey Sawyer 1753–
      3. 3. William Woodman 1757–1838
      4. 4. Zilpha Woodman 1752–1826
      5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Woodman 1755–
      6. 6. William Woodman 1757–1838
      7. 7. Zilpha Woodman 1752–1826
      8. 8. Sylvester Woodman 1760–1835 m. Betsey Blackburn 1760–1843 m. MeribahMerebah Brownell 1765–1816
        1. 1. Borden Woodman 1789–1852 m. Elizabeth Brown 1796–1831 m. Permelia (Pernelli Andrus) Pierce/ 1810–1890
        2. 2. Borden Woodman 1789–1852
        3. 3. Brownell Woodman 1799–1861 m. Ann Woodman 1800–1870
        4. 4. Pearce Woodman 1795–1853
        5. 5. John Woodman 1797–1835
        6. 6. William Woodman 1786–1835
        7. 7. Mary Woodman 1791–1857
        8. 8. Isaac Woodman 1802–1861
        9. 9. Lusannah ('Lucy') Woodman 1790–1830 m. Edmund Brown 1790–1855
        10. 10. Fally Woodman 1806–1885
        11. 11. Rebecca (Stanford) Woodman 1801–1803
        12. 12. Betsey Woodman 1809–1851 m. Jonathan Simmons 1800–
        13. 13. Brownel Woodman 1799–1861
        14. 14. Isaac Woodman 1802–1861
        15. 15. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Woodman 1808–1851
        16. 16. William Woodman 1786–1835
        17. 17. Mary Woodman 1791–1857
        18. 18. Pearce Woodman 1795–1853
        19. 19. Falley Woodman 1806–1885
        20. 20. Lucy Woodman 1792–1830
        21. 21. Pardon Woodman 1789–
        22. 22. Rebecka (S) Woodman 1806–
        23. 23. Brownel Woodman 1799–1861 m. Ann Brownell 1800–1870
    2. 2. Sylvia Woodman 1730–1741
    3. 3. Sarah Woodman 1712–1733
    4. 4. Edith Woodman 1718–1797 m. Dr (Thomas) Wilbor 1718–1787
      1. 1. John WILBUR 1746–
      2. 2. William Wilbor 1765–1821
      3. 3. Gideon Wilbor 1745–1802
      4. 4. Enoch WILBUR 1741–
      5. 5. Gideon WILBUR 1753–
      6. 6. Woodman WILBUR 1743–
      7. 7. Clark Wilbur 1742–1801
      8. 8. Elizabeth WILBUR 1747–1799
    5. 5. Enoch Woodman 1715–1736
    6. 6. Deborah Woodman 1726–1760 m. George Pearce 1727–1780
      1. 1. Jeremiah Pearce 1751–1751
      2. 2. Isaac Pearce 1756–1756
      3. 3. Deborah Pearce 1758–1759
      4. 4. Jeremiah Pearce 1751–1751
    7. 7. Mary Woodman 1710–1711
    8. 8. Sylvester Woodman 1709–1760
    9. 9. Elizabeth Woodman 1713–1749
    10. 10. Patience Woodman 1723–1733
    11. 11. Elizabeth Woodman 1713–1828
  2. 2. George Briggs 1734–1816
  3. 3. William Briggs 1688–1758
  4. 4. William Briggs 1671–1751
  5. 5. William Briggs 1688–1761
  6. 6. John Briggs 1685–1712
  7. 7. Thomas Briggs 1693–1716
  8. 8. Deborah Briggs 1693–1773
  9. 9. Susannah Briggs 1681–1744
  10. 10. Job Briggs 1696–1727

William Briggs's Timeline

8 Records

1650
1650
Birth of William Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1650
1650
Birth of William Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA
1650
1650
Birth of William Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
1653
1653
Age 3
Birth of William Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1653
1653
Age 3
Birth of William Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1653
1653
Age 3
Birth of William Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Portsmouth, Newport, RI
1716
12 MAY 1716
Age 66
Death of William Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1716
August 1716
Age 66
Death of William Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Portsmouth, Newport, RI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1716
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Portsmouth; Birth state: RI
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [7] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
    [8] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [9] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 272.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MHH
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [9] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [10] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [11] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Portsmouth; Birth state: RI

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1716
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 272.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MHH

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Portsmouth; Birth state: RI

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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