John Briggs, (From England)

Abt 1609 - Abt 1690  (81 years)

• Name	John Briggs  [1, 2, 3]
  		Henrie Briggs to Cornelius Briggs
  Suffix	(From England)
  Born	Abt 1609	Darrington, Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Abt 1690	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  	Find A Grave Memorial ID 76546395 -- Old Commons Burial Ground
  		Briggs Family Cenotaph
  		Briggs Memorial
  Died	Abt Nov 1690	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 3]
  Siblings	1. Rebecca Briggs,   b. Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I326	BriggsFamily
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Henrie Briggs,   b. Essex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Cornell, (From England),   b. Abt 1637, England ,   d. Abt 1661  (Age 24 years)
  Married	1642	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  		1642 Marriage Briggs Cornell
  Children	1. Thomas Briggs,   d. Abt 1644  [natural]   2. Susanna Briggs,   b. Abt 1641, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1704, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 63 years)  [natural]   3. John Briggs,   b. Abt 1642  [natural]   4. Enoch Briggs,   b. Abt 1647  [natural] + 5. William Briggs,   b. Abt 1650, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 12 May 1716, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	BRIGGS
  Married	Abt 1662	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1609 - Darrington, Yorkshire, England Married - 1642 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Married - Abt 1662 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Buried - Abt 1690 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Died - Abt Nov 1690 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Little Compton Families - Briggs
  		Henrie Briggs to Cornelius Briggs
  		From England
  		1642 Marriage Briggs Cornell
  		Briggs Memorial
  		Briggs Family Cenotaph

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1642 Marriage Briggs Cornell. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Name: John Briggs Gender: Male Birth Year: 1609 Marriage Date: 1642 Marriage Place: New England, USA Death Year: 1690 Spouse: Sarah Briggs [S98] Little Compton Families Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour snd Philip B. Simonds, (Name: Little Compton Historical Society; Location: Little Compton, RI; Date: 1967 - 2003;), John Briggs - Little Compton Families. LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES BRIGGS THE BRIGGS FAMILY 1. JOHN 1 BRIGGS, born in 1609 in England, died 1690 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, married SARAH CORNELL, sister of Thomas. He was admitted to the Island of Aquidneck in 1638; Freeman in 1641. His will. made 3 Oct. 1690 and proved 16 Nov. 1690: "Executor son Enoch Briggs. To son Enoch Briggs all and every part of land and personal estate goods, chattels, debts and money he paying all legacies. To el,dest son John Briggs, son Thomas, son William and daughter Susanna Northway one shilling each. These children long since received their portions." Children: 2. i. John, b. in 1642. ii. Thomas, d. 12 June 1720; m. Mary Fisher. 3. iii. William. b. in 1650. iv. Susanna, b. in 1642; d. 7 Nov. 1704 ae 63 years; m. (--) Northway. 4. v. Job vi. Enoch, d. in 1734; m. Hannah Wilcox, widow of Daniel and daughter of John and Mary (Borden) Cook. [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1690 Find A Grave. John Briggs Birth 1609 England Death Nov 1690 (aged 80–81) Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Cenotaph Old Commons Burial Ground Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Memorial ID 76546395 - - - - - Immigrated 1635 Ship "Blessing".One of founders of Portsmouth,R.I. Son Thomas 1644-1720. "Cemetery office confirmed that this burial is unmarked. They also reported, specifically: The oldest marked grave in the Old Commons Burial Ground is that of Mary Price, who died in 1698. John Briggs death predates that by 8 years (1690)- there is no record of his burial location." - - - - - Members Parents Henry Clement Briggs 1574–1625 Mary Ellen Hinckes Briggs 1581–1625 Children Susanna Briggs Northway 1641–1704 Job Briggs 1648–1733 William Briggs 1650–1716 [S64] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. New England Marriages Prior to 1700