Capt. William Briggs, (Revolutionary War)

1718 - 1802 (84 years)

Generation: 1

Capt. William Briggs, (Revolutionary War) was born on 24 Apr 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 17 Jul 1802 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Capt. married Abishag Records on 16 Jul 1738 in Rhode Island, USA. Abishag (daughter of Jonathan Records and Mary Wilbore) was born on 16 Feb 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 17 May 1790 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried about 17 May 1790 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Job Briggs, ????XXXX
3. John Briggs was born about 1739; died about 1810.
4. Cornelius Briggs was born about 1742.
5. Elizabeth Briggs was born about 1744.
6. Ruth Briggs was born about 1746.
7. Walter Briggs was born about 1748.
8. Richard Briggs was born on 14 Apr 1751 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 28 Oct 1784 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried about 28 Oct 1784 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
9. Judith Briggs was born about 1753.
10. Betsey Briggs was born about 1755.

Generation: 2

2. Job Briggs, ????XXXX (1.Capt.¹)
3. John Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1739; died about 1810.
4. Cornelius Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1742.
5. Elizabeth Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1744.
6. Ruth Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1746.
7. Walter Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1748.

Richard Briggs

(1.Capt.¹) was born on 14 Apr 1751 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 28 Oct 1784 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried about 28 Oct 1784 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Richard married Anna Ware on 13 Jan 1774 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Anna (daughter of Dr. George Ware and Mary Richmond) was born on 29 Aug 1755 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Oct 1820 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried about 23 Oct 1820 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

11. William Briggs was born about 1782 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died after 1819 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

9. Judith Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1753.
10. Betsey Briggs (1.Capt.¹) was born about 1755.

Generation: 3

11.

William Briggs

(8.Richard², 1.Capt.¹) was born about 1782 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died after 1819 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

William married Sally Palmer on 1 Jun 1806 in Little Compton, Newport, Co, Rhode Island, USA. Sally (daughter of Job Palmer and Lydia Grinnell) was born on 27 Nov 1786 in Little Compton, Newport, Co, Rhode Island, USA; died on 20 Sep 1855 in Little Compton, Newport, Co, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in 1855 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

12. Rev George Ware Briggs was born on 8 Apr 1810 in Little Compton, Newport, Co, Rhode Island, USA; died on 10 Sep 1895 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried about 10 Sep 1895 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
13. Fanny Cook Briggs was born about 11 Sep 1814 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; died about 1885.

Generation: 4

12.

Rev George Ware Briggs

(11.William³, 8.Richard², 1.Capt.¹) was born on 8 Apr 1810 in Little Compton, Newport, Co, Rhode Island, USA; died on 10 Sep 1895 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried about 10 Sep 1895 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Rev married Lucretia Bartlett on 6 Apr 1835 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Lucretia (daughter of Abner Bartlett, Esq. and Sarah Bassett) was born on 15 Jan 1812 in Medford, Massachusetts; died on 5 Aug 1846; was buried about 5 Aug 1846 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [Group Sheet]

Children:

14. Marianne Stevenson Briggs was born about 1844 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 May 1896 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
15. Anna Ware Briggs was born on 26 Dec 1845 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Feb 1936; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Rev married Lucia Jane Russell on 5 Nov 1849 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Lucia (daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Russell and Martha Howland LeBaron) was born on 21 Nov 1821 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Nov 1881 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; was buried about 1 Nov 1881 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

16. George Russell Briggs was born about 1854 in Massachusetts, USA; died in 1931; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
17. LeBaron Russell Briggs, "The Dean" was born on 11 Dec 1855 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Apr 1934 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; was buried about 24 Apr 1934 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

13. Fanny Cook Briggs (11.William³, 8.Richard², 1.Capt.¹) was born about 11 Sep 1814 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; died about 1885.