Capt. William Briggs, (Revolutionary War)

1718 - 1802  (84 years)

• Name	Capt. William Briggs  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	(Revolutionary War)
  Born	24 Apr 1718	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 3]
  		1718 Birth William Briggs
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1802	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  Buried	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  	Briggs Lot, Little Compton #16, Shaw Road west of Grange
  		1774 Headstone Capt William Briggs
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Abigail Briggs
  2. Joseph Briggs,   b. 4 Jan 1719,   d. 10 Feb 1758
  3. Jeremiah Briggs,   b. Abt 1721, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1764, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  Person ID	I310	BriggsFamily
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Job Briggs,   b. 3 Aug 1696, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1727, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Tallman,   b. 3 May 1696, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 23 Jun 1769, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1715	Rhode Island, USA   [5]
  		1715 Marriage Briggs xxxx
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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)
  Married	16 Jul 1738	Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  		1738 Marriage Briggs Records
  Children	1. Job Briggs, ????XXXX  [natural]   2. John Briggs,   b. Abt 1739,   d. Abt 1810  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   3. Cornelius Briggs,   b. Abt 1742  [natural]   4. Elizabeth Briggs,   b. Abt 1744  [natural]   5. Ruth Briggs,   b. Abt 1746  [natural]   6. Walter Briggs,   b. Abt 1748  [natural] + 7. Richard Briggs,   b. 14 Apr 1751, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1784, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  (Age 33 years)  [natural]   8. Judith Briggs,   b. Abt 1753  [natural]   9. Betsey Briggs,   b. Abt 1755  [natural]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Apr 1718 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Married - 16 Jul 1738 - Rhode Island, USA Died - 17 Jul 1802 - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Buried - - Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1774 Headstone Capt William Briggs
  		Henrie Briggs to Cornelius Briggs
  		Little Compton Families - Briggs
  		1738 Marriage Briggs Records
  		1718 Birth William Briggs

  
  

• Sources

  [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;), 1718 Birth William Briggs. Name: William Briggs Birth Date: 24 Apr 1718 Birth Place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA Father Name: Job Briggs Mother Name: Mary Briggs Page Number: 83 [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1802 Find A Grave Capt William Briggs. Capt William Briggs Birth 24 Apr 1718 Death 17 Jul 1802 (aged 84) Burial Briggs Lot Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Memorial ID 64174826 Family Members Parents Job Briggs 1696–1727 Mary Tallman Briggs 1696–1769 Spouse Abishag Records Briggs 1716–1790 Siblings Joseph Briggs 1719–1758 Jeremiah Briggs 1721–1764 Abigail Briggs Cornell 1726–1799 (m. 1768) Children John Briggs 1740–1810 Cornelius Briggs 1741–1803 Elizabeth Briggs Davenport 1744–1797 Ruth Briggs Brownell 1746–1799 Richard Briggs 1751–1784 Job Briggs 1758–1834 [S41] Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62, Flint, James, ed., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), William Briggs French & Indian WarService. Name: William Surname: Briggs War Served In: Old French & Indian War Notes: Served in campaigns of 1758 and 1759. [S56] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), 1715 Marriage Briggs xxxx. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Name: Job Briggs Marriage Date: 1715 Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA Spouse Name: Mary Page number: 9