Richard Briggs

1751 - 1784  (33 years)

• Name	Richard Briggs  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	14 Apr 1751	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 3]
  		1751 Birth Richard Briggs
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 1784	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  Buried	Abt 28 Oct 1784	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  	Briggs Lot, Little Compton #16, Shaw Road west of Grange
  		1784 Headstone Richard Briggs
  		Briggs Lot #16
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Job Briggs, ????XXXX
  2. John Briggs,   b. Abt 1739,   d. Abt 1810
  3. Cornelius Briggs,   b. Abt 1742
  4. Elizabeth Briggs,   b. Abt 1744
  5. Ruth Briggs,   b. Abt 1746
  6. Walter Briggs,   b. Abt 1748
  7. Judith Briggs,   b. Abt 1753
  8. Betsey Briggs,   b. Abt 1755
  Person ID	I308	BriggsFamily
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Capt. William Briggs, (Revolutionary War),   b. 24 Apr 1718, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 17 Jul 1802, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abishag Records,   b. 16 Feb 1716, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 17 May 1790, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	16 Jul 1738	Rhode Island, USA   [4]
  		1738 Marriage Briggs Records
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Ware,   b. 29 Aug 1755, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1820, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1774	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 5]
  		1774 Marriage Briggs Ware
  Children	+ 1. William Briggs,   b. Abt 1782, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. Aft 1819, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA  (Age > 38 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Apr 1751 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Married - 13 Jan 1774 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Died - 28 Oct 1784 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Buried - Abt 28 Oct 1784 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1784 Headstone Richard Briggs
  		Little Compton Families - Briggs
  		1774 Marriage Briggs Ware
  		1751 Birth Richard Briggs
  		Briggs Lot #16

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), 1774 Marriage Briggs Ware. Name: Richard Briggs Father Name: William Briggs Mother Name: Abishag Briggs Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1774 Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA Spouse Name: Anna Ware Father In Law: George Ware Mother In Law: Mary Ware Page Number: 9 [S56] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), 1751 Birth Richard Briggs. Name: Richard Briggs Birth Date: 14 Apr 1751 Birth Place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA Father Name: William Briggs Mother Name: Abishag Records Page Number: 83 [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1784 Find A Grave Richard Briggs. Richard Briggs Birth 14 Apr 1751 Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Death 28 Oct 1784 (aged 33) Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Burial Briggs Lot Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Memorial ID 64174771 *Cemetery note: Revolutionary War veteran SAR 1777 - 1778 served as guard Family Members Parents William Briggs 1718–1802 Abishag Records Briggs 1716–1790 Spouse Anna Ware Briggs 1755–1820 (m. 1774) Siblings John Briggs 1740–1810 Cornelius Briggs 1741–1803 (m. 1765) Elizabeth Briggs Davenport 1744–1797 Ruth Briggs Brownell 1746–1799 Job Briggs 1758–1834 Children Mary Briggs Palmer 1775–1811 Inscription IN MEMORY OF MR. RICHARD BRIGGS WHO DIED OCT 28 1784 IN THE 34TH YEAR OF HIS AGE [S56] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), 1738 Marriage Briggs Records. Name: William Briggs Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1738 Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA Spouse Name: Abishag Records Page Number: 9 [S56] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), 1774 Marriage Briggs Ware. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Name: Richard Briggs Father Name: William Briggs Mother Name: Abishag Briggs Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1774 Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA Spouse Name: Anna Ware Father In Law: George Ware Mother In Law: Mary Ware Page Number: 9 Her parents: Dr. George and Mary