Samuel Welsh Briggs
5th great grandfather. Born 1754. He married Margaret and they had 10 children. They resided in Huntingdon County, PA.
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5th great grandfather. Born 1754. He married Margaret and they had 10 children. They resided in Huntingdon County, PA.
9th great grandfather. Born 1605. Immigrated from England. He married Phebe and they had 7 children. They resided in Lexington, MA.
2nd great grandmother. Born 1851. She married Thomas Bennet Briggs and they had 5 children. They resided in Huntingdon County, PA.
9th great grandmother. Born 1623. Immigrated from England. She married John Briggs, who was a Quaker, and they had 8 children. They lived in Portsmouth, NH.
This site is presented with the hopes of preserving the memories of our ancestors. Many we know about and many we will never know, because of records being destroyed by fire, flood, and other disasters. They have made possible the way we live today. We owe them gratitude and an interest in understanding their experiences. Without them, where would I be?
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We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us.". How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who I am, and why I do the things I do.
We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let us know.
