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William Greensberry Briscoe 1781–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1781

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Nov 1857

Death Location: Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Captain Briscoe

Mother: Elizabeth Wallace

Spouse(s): Rosannah Briscoe, Elizabeth Bruin

Children(s): Maria None, Claiborne Briscoe, Thomas Briscoe

In 1781, William Greensberry Briscoe entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, born to Captain William Honner Briscoe And Elizabeth Wallace. In 1834, William Greensberry Briscoe resided in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA. William Greensberry Briscoe married Elizabeth Bruin, Rosannah Briscoe, and had children including Claiborne Briscoe, Maria, Thomas Warren Briscoe. William Greensberry Briscoe passed away in 1857 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1781, William Greensberry Briscoe entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, born to Captain William Honner Briscoe And Elizabeth Wallace.
  • In 1834, William Greensberry Briscoe resided in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Greensberry Briscoe married Elizabeth Bruin, Rosannah Briscoe, and had children including Claiborne Briscoe, Maria, Thomas Warren Briscoe.
  • William Greensberry Briscoe passed away in 1857 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Briscoe
1750–1829
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Wallace
1735–1785
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
EW

Spouses(s)

Rosannah Briscoe
1785–1825
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
RB
Elizabeth Bruin
1782–1857
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EB

Children(s)

Maria None
1810–
Birth Location: Tennessee
M
Claiborne Briscoe
1829–
Birth Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
CB
Thomas Briscoe
1832–1871
Birth Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
TB

William Briscoe's Ancestors

Self
William Briscoe
1781–1857
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain William Honner Briscoe
1750–1829
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wallace
1735–1785
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Phillip Briscoe
1719–1796
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Ann) Foster
1720–1812
Virginia Colony
Captain (Adam) Wallace
1713–1780
Dunshanglin Castle, Meath, , Ireland
Lady (Margaret) Woods
1714–1756
Castledunshaugln, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Philip I
1680–1745
Elizabeth Cole
1693–1767
John Wood
1701–1749
Elizabeth Woods
1703–1790
Sir Ireland
1680–1723
Elizabeth Woods
1682–1745
Michael Woods
1684–1762
Mary Campbell
1684–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Briscoe
1651–1724
Susannah Swan
1660–1740
Samuel Wallace
1635–1682
Beatrix Scotland
1649–1680
John Woods
1654–1723
Elizabeth Worsop
1656–1741
John Woods
1654–1723
Elizabeth Worsop
1656–1741
Archibald Campbell
1652–1703
Elizabeth Tollemache
1659–1735

William Briscoe's Descendants

1.
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William (Greensberry) Briscoe (3 Apr 1781–30 Nov 1857) m. Rosannah Briscoe (1785–1825) m. Elizabeth Bruin (1782–13 Dec 1857)
  1. 1. Maria 1810– m. William (Dozier) Sexton 1815–1870
    1. 1. Louisa Sexton 1836–1898 m. David Crouch 1838–1915
      1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Crouch 1872–1970 m. Mattie (B) Morgan 1872–1929 m. Sarah (Berthine) Gobble 1877–1945
        1. 1. Arthur (Osbourn) Crouch 1897–1960 m. Emma Gouldman 1906–1936
        2. 2. Myrtle Crouch 1900–
      2. 2. Martha (Elmira ( Bida )) Crouch 1880–1962 m. Jordan (Jackson) Williams 1874–1958
        1. 1. Ethel (Merlin) Williams 1900–1982 m. William (Harrison) Hyde 1892–1949 m. Phillip (DeWitt) McCarty 1894–1972
      3. 3. Andrew (J) Crouch 1867–1907 m. Adeline ("Addie") Back 1868–1937
        1. 1. Charles (Clay) Crouch 1905–1987
        2. 2. Arron (Jesse) Crouch 1898–1973
        3. 3. Harry (David) Crouch 1901–1978 m. Mabel Kehr 1897–1967 m. Kathleen Ulyat 1902– m. Anne (M. "Annie") Moran 1894–1976
      4. 4. Ada (Belle) Crouch 1877–1949
      5. 5. George (W.) Crouch 1874–1899
    2. 2. Joshua (David) Sexson 1840–1895
    3. 3. John Sexton 1847–
    4. 4. James Sexton 1852–
    5. 5. Sarah (Almira) Sexton 1854–1932 m. Alfred (Cain) Terrill 1832–1916
      1. 1. Alta (Blanche) Terrill 1893–1975 m. William (Owen) Bouldin 1893–1959
        1. 1. Edith (Belle) Bouldin 1913– m. Ernest (Allen) Wheeler 1913–1998
        2. 2. Neva (Jean) Bouldin 1920–2000
        3. 3. Betty (Lou) Bouldin 1923–2004 m. Donald Crayton 1923–2019
        4. 4. Ailene Bouldin 1915–2005 m. A. (Carl) Fox 1916–1976
    6. 6. William Sexton 1852–1912 m. Amanda (J Acuff) Saunders 1855– m. Susan (A.) Ferrell 1862–1912
      1. 1. Katie (Wells) Sexton 1888–1967 m. Frank Dix 1871–1928
        1. 1. Dura (Mae) Dix 1900–1987 m. Charles (Wesley Moss) Sr 1900–1987
      2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Sexton 1881–1955 m. Agnes (Jones) Griffith 1892–1991
        1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Sexton 1923–2013 m. Aubrey (Willie Odell) Bunn 1918–1983
        2. 2. Annie (Virginia) Sexton 1913–1987 m. Alton (Gordon "T Bo") Weeks 1918–1952 m. Otis (Lee) Gaster 1915–1976 m. John (David) Parker 1947–1991
        3. 3. Gladys (Merritt) Sexton 1914–1998 m. Sied (David "Frank" Zahreddeen) "Dean" 1898–1968
        4. 4. Louise (Walters) Sexton 1916–2009 m. Dairell (Wayne) Reynolds 1918–1999
        5. 5. James (Thomas) Sexton 1918–1987 m. Pauline 1926–
        6. 6. Mildred (Lucille) Sexton 1920–2000 m. Paul (Jack) Brown 1920–1991 m. Roy (Battle) Hill 1925–1964
      3. 3. Charles (Ernest) Sexton 1889–1950 m. Nannie (Hale) Hawley 1906–1996
        1. 1. Elsie (Lee) Sexton 1914–2005 m. Albert (Algie) Jones 1915–1955 m. Robert (Troy) Cunningham 1905–1985
      4. 4. William (Edward (Buck)) Sexton 1879–1959 m. Lillie (Tom) Moore 1883–1977
        1. 1. Edna (Sue) Sexton 1910–1920
        2. 2. Beverly (Syndor) Sexton 1913–1985 m. Norma (Anice) Jones 1921–1999
        3. 3. William (Thomas Merritt (Sugar)) Sexton 1916–1997 m. Ruby (Lee) Wilson 1918–2004
        4. 4. Ruby (Mae) Sexton 1918–1989 m. Robert (Louis) Hunt 1916–2007
        5. 5. George (Edward) Sexton 1901–1901
        6. 6. Percy (Lenwood) Sexton 1921–1924
        7. 7. Clarence (Lee) Sexton 1905–1973 m. Janie (Belle) Dudley 1906–1997
        8. 8. Leonard (Johnson) Sexton 1925–1986 m. Doris (Rae) Sexton 1926–2001
        9. 9. Johnnie (Eddie) Sexton 1903–1986 m. Julia Tessiner 1909–2000 m. Lydia (Henrietta) Howard 1905–1982
        10. 10. Lonnie (Sexton) Sr 1907–1991 m. Rudy (Mae) Chambers 1915–1999
  2. 2. Claiborne Briscoe 1829–
  3. 3. Thomas (Warren) Briscoe 1832–1871 m. Mary (Margaret) Scott 1834– m. Elizabeth Humphries 1840–1864
    1. 1. Thomas (Warren Briscoe) Jr 1861–1938 m. Laura (Thornton) Knowles 1862–1932
    2. 2. Flora Briscoe 1869–1959 m. Anderson (M. Waddill) Jr 1869–1899
      1. 1. Margaret (Creath) Waddill 1894–1984 m. Dulis (Clyde) Young 1894–1936

William Briscoe's Timeline

6 Records

1781
3 Apr 1781
Birth of William Greensberry Briscoe in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1782
21 Apr 1782
Age 1
William Greensberry Briscoe was baptized in Saint Luke Old Street,Finsbury,London,England
Saint Luke Old Street,Finsbury,London,England
1834
4 Jan 1834
Age 53
William Greensberry Briscoe resided here in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 69
William Greensberry Briscoe resided here in District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi
District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi
1857
30 Nov 1857
Age 76
Death of William Greensberry Briscoe in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
1857
21 Sep 1857
Age 76
William Greensberry Briscoe - Probate in Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
Claiborne, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1781
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 116A; Image: .
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1782
    Event Place: Saint Luke Old Street,Finsbury,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1834
    Event Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 116A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1802-1956; Will Index, 1802-1969; Author: Claiborne County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Claiborne, Mississippi
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1802-1956; Will Index, 1802-1969; Author: Claiborne County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Claiborne, Mississippi
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