Historical records matching John Briggs
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About John Briggs
Not a known child of Henrie John Briggs And Mary Ellen Briggs
The Puritan Great Migration. John Briggs migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Vol. 1, Page 400; and The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 41)
John Briggs of Lynn was born abt 1615 in England and died 1641 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Married: Katherine (590)
Children of Katherine and John Briggs:
- Samuel (ca. 1641-1714)
- Sarah (1641-1689)
Notes
- Parents seen as Henrie John Briggs & Mary Ellen Briggs
- John [Briggs], of Lynn, came probably in the Blessing',' 1635, aged 20. Removed to Sandwich 1637, there died 1641. His wife, Catherine, had administration June 1. (cite1)
- John Briggs was first mentioned by Gov. Bradford in his Plymouth Colony Records when he was deeded, on 16 April 1640, seven and one half acres of land at Sandwich with the original proprietors of the township. On 1 June 1641 at the General Court of Plymouth his widow was granted the administration of his estate. Savage (197) considered him to be the John Briggs of Lynn who probably came on the Blessing in 1635, ae. 20 years. However, the John Briggs who settled in Newport, R.I. in 1639 may have been the passenger on the Blessings.
- The names of the children of John Briggs are recorded in the inventory taken of his estate by Edward Dillinghame and Thomas Tupper. "And the said Katherne Briggs doth prmise and give unto her two children tow cowes vis' the yeonger white cowe to her sonne Samuel and the browne heiffer to her daughter Sarah to be kept for them and thencrease and stock to be theirs from this tyme forward..."
- The inventory of stock and household goods included, "three melch cowes, 1 heiffer, 1 bullock and two bull calves.
References
- Briggs, Samuel. The Archives of the Briggs Family. Cleveland, O: Printed by T.C. Schenck, 1880. p. 107
- 590. Hannibal, Edna Anne, John Briggs of Sandwich, MA And His Descendents, Palo Alto, CA 1962.
- 197. Savage, James, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, . 1998,, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland., Vol. 1, 302.
- Title: Great Migration, Vol 1, A-B. "John Briggs" (page 400-401. < Ancestry.com >. (Document attached.) "Probably not the same as John Briggs, joiner, of Sandwich."
- http://www.gordongridley.us/genealogy/gridleylo/pafg792.htm (dead link)
- http://www.lymanjohnson.com/WebCards/PS06/PS06_261.HTM (dead link)
- WikiTree contributors, "John Briggs (abt.1615-1641)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Briggs-257 : accessed 13 February 2025) shows as son of Henrie Briggs & Mary Hinckes.
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John Briggs's Timeline
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1615
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Lynn, Norfolk, England
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| 1640 |
1640
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Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, British North America
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| 1641 |
June 1, 1641
Age 26
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Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony
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1641
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Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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