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About Thomas Briggs, Sr.
Biography
Thomas Briggs, son of Clement Briggs, Sr. and his first wife, Joan Allen, was born on June 14th,1633, Weymouth, Norfolk, Plymouth Colony. He died at Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, before 1 April 1665, when the inventory of his estate was taken.
He married Ann (birth surname unknown) and they had four known children
- Thomas Briggs, Jr., born 29 January 1664 at Taunton; moved to Rhode Island and married Martha
- Daniel Briggs, born 29 January 1664; married Lydia
- Samuel Briggs, born 1667 at Taunton; m. Mary Hall, daughter of Samuel hall & Elizabeth White; she married 2nd to Benjamin Caswell.
- Susannah Briggs, born 14 March 1672 at Dartmouth: m John Cobb
The inventory of Thomas Briggs Senior was dated April 1, 1696. His youngest son Samuel administrated the estate. Land given to sons Thomas, Daniel and Samuel. Left also daughter Susannah, wife of John Cobb.
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Clement and Thomas Briggs Land Grant
If not the earliest, Thomas Briggs was nearly the earliest settler in Mansfield territory, his home being in the northeast part. The land grant to Briggs reads as follows:
One hundred and fifty acres of land is granted to Thoma s Briggs, son of Clement Briggs deceased, and twenty acres of meadow, if it may be had in the place desired, which is in the way to Deadum from Taunton, betwixt a pond and a mill river which comes to Taunton, between Taunton and Massapauge Pond.
This grant was dated June 7, 1659.
Source: "Our Country and Its People" [Pg 92] < link >
Family
http://marginfamilytree.com/Briggs-Family.htm
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS2 BRIGGS (CLEMENT1) was born 14 Jun 1633 in Weymouth, MA, and died 1696 in MA. He married ANN.
Children of THOMAS BRIGGS and ANN are:
3. i. DANIEL3 BRIGGS, b. 1665, Taunton, MA.
ii. THOMAS BRIGGS, b. MA; d. 1736, E. Greenwich, RI.
iii. SAMUEL BRIGGS, m. MARY HALL, 27 Jul 1692; b. 03 Oct 1672.
iv. SUSANNA BRIGGS, m. JOHN COBB.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33425386/thomas-briggs
- Thomas Briggs was born on 6/14/1633 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
- He was christened on 6/14/1633 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
- He married Annie Briggs on 6/14/1663 at Taunton, Bristol, MassachusettS.
- He died on 4/1/1696 at Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, at age 62.
- Sons: Thomas, Daniel & Samuel
- Daughter: Susannah
Origins
http://marginfamilytree.com/Briggs-Family.htm
1. CLEMENT1 BRIGGS was born Abt. 1600 in England. He married (1) JOAN ALLEN. He married (2) ELIZABETH.
Children of CLEMENT BRIGGS and JOAN ALLEN are:
2. i. THOMAS2 BRIGGS, b. 14 Jun 1633, Weymouth, MA; d. 1696, MA.
ii. JONATHAN BRIGGS, b. 14 Jun 1635, Weymouth, MA; d. Abt. 1690; m. EXPERIENCE HARVEY.
iii. JOHN BRIGGS, b. 1637; d. Bef. 1662.
Children of CLEMENT BRIGGS and ELIZABETH are:
iv. DAVID2 BRIGGS.
v. CLEMENT BRIGGS.
vi. REMEMBER BRIGGS.
References
- "New England Marriage before 1700." Page 98. < digital image >. "BRIGGS, Thomas (1633-1691?) & 2/wf? Ann _?_ (-1696+); Taunton
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 10 2024, 23:05:19 UTC
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1TF-6XM
- Ann, wife of Thomas-2 Briggs (Clement-1) Edna Anne Hannibal, Clement Briggs of Plymouth Colony and His Descendants, 1621-1965 (1966) is available online at: http://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G000790A.pdf
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33425386/thomas-briggs
- WikiTree contributors, "Thomas Briggs (1633-1696)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Briggs-1015 : accessed 10 December 2024). has an error (five children listed, but Perry Streeter explains it was four.). Cites:
- Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume II-Marriages and Deaths. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910. Page 60.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NYS : 9 February 2018), Thomas Briggs, 14 Jun 1633; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 34; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
- Johnson, Charles Owen. The Genealogy of Several Allied Families .. . New Orleans, LA: Pelican Publishing, 1961. Page 151-152. < Archive.Org > (free ID needed to borrow) Cites:
- See H.T. Briggs, Briggs, pages 208-210.
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Thomas Briggs, Sr.'s Timeline
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June 14, 1633
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Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1664 |
January 29, 1664
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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January 29, 1664
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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1667
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Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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1672
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April 1, 1696
Age 62
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Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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1696
Age 62
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August 24, 1990
Age 62
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May 11, 1996
Age 62
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