William Briggs

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William Briggs

William was born in 1650 in Of, Little Compton, Newport, RI.¹ William's father was John Briggs and his mother was Hannah Fisher. His paternal grandparents were John Briggs and Sarah Cornell. He had two brothers and a sister, named Job, Edward and Judith. He had six half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Daniel, Robert, Richard, James, John, Thomas, Mary, Ann, Sarah and Frances. He died at the age of 66 on May 12th, 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Ri, 66. He was buried in District 10, Little Compton, Newport, RI.¹¹

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henrie Briggs
  - b.1574 in Of St. James, Clerkenwell, Essex, England d.14 Aug 1625 in St James, Clerkenwell, London, England
  
  John Briggs
  - b.1609 in Darrington, Yorks., Eng. d.1690 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  
  Mary Hinckes
  - b.~  1577 in Of, London, London, England d.<  1662 in , , England
  
  John Briggs
  - b.~  1642 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island d.02 Jul 1713 in N. Kingston, Washington, RI
  
  George Cornell
  - b. in <, , , England>
  
  Richard Cornell
  - b.~  1565 in Bumstead Tower, Essex, England d.22 Jun 1631 in Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
  
  Susan Casse
  - b. in <, , , England> d.7 MAR 1566/67 in Terling,,England
  
  Sarah Cornell
  - b.~  1619 in , England d.<  1662 in Sandwich, , Mass
  
  Mary
  - b.1567 in Of, Essex, England d. in , , England
  
  William Briggs
  - b.1650 in Of, Little Compton, Newport, RI d.12 May 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Ri, 66
  
  Hannah Fisher
  - b.~  1642 in Of Portsmouth, Newport, RI d.1727

William's family with Elizabeth Cook

‌William and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1678 in Little Compton, Newport, RI.¹ They had five sons and three daughters, named William, John, Thomas, Job, William, Susanna, Elizabeth and Deborah.

Children

¹ RossBonny.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (TM), Gcornell.ged, Rcornell.ged, JSWing.FTW, JSWing.FTW, JSWingJan99.FTW

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