Genealogical Musings

Searching for Ancestors

John BRIGGS, Sr

John BRIGGS, Sr

Male 1609 - 1690  (81 years)

Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Vertical    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

More detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John BRIGGS, SrJohn BRIGGS, Sr was born in 1609 in Darrington, Yorkshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1690 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Old Commons Burial Ground.

    John married Sarah CORNELL in 1641 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Sarah (daughter of Thomas CORNELL and Rebecca BRIGGS) was born on 30 Mar 1623 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 6 Sep 1703 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William BRIGGS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 12 May 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William BRIGGSWilliam BRIGGS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 12 May 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

    William married Elizabeth COOK in 1680 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Elizabeth was born in 1653 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in Aug 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. William John BRIGGS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1688 in Middletown Twp, Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Nov 1763 in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  William John BRIGGSWilliam John BRIGGS Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Jan 1688 in Middletown Twp, Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Nov 1763 in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

    William married Margaret Turner CUTLER on 13 Nov 1710 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Edmund CUTLER and Isabell TURNER) was born on 11 Jan 1689 in Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1744 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Benjamin BRIGGS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1728 in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 May 1802 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Benjamin BRIGGSBenjamin BRIGGS Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Dec 1728 in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 May 1802 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Benjamin married Rebecca WELSH on 2 Jul 1751 in Wrightstown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. Rebecca was born in 1728 in Anson, North Carolina, USA; died in 1790 in Tell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Samuel Welsh BRIGGS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1755 in Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1825 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.


Webmaster Message

We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let us know.