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William BRIGGS

William BRIGGS

Male 1650 - 1716  (66 years)

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  • Name William BRIGGS 
    Born 1650  Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 May 1716  Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I47  My Family History
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2021 

    Father John BRIGGS, Sr,   b. 1609, Darrington, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1690, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah CORNELL,   b. 30 Mar 1623, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1703, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1641  Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Other Marriage Dates: 1647 and 1650. Needs research.
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth COOK,   b. 1653, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1716, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1680  Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William John BRIGGS,   b. 11 Jan 1688, Middletown Twp, Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1763, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Online Database: Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths - digital - Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for Elizabeth Cook (Reliability: 3).
      Source Citation
      Description Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths
      Source Information Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
      Original data:Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
      Source Description Published over a span of two decades, this collection includes 21 volumes of details extracted from vital records for the state of Rhode Island.

    2. [S21] Online Database: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line] - digital - William Briggs in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Reliability: 3).
      Source Citation Source number: 272.000 ; Source type: Electronic Database ; Number of Pages: 1 ; Submitter Code: MHH
      Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
      Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
      Description This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources.


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