Judith Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 May 1725 - Scituate, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1793 - Scituate, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Collier (21 Jun 1721 - 22 Dec 1790)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Jonathan Collier (1758-1822)
Katy Briggs
Sex: F
AKA: Cate Briggs
Catherine Briggs
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Jun 1786 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 16 Apr 1827 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #1, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Briggs (1745-After 1812) 2
Mother: Phebe Miller (Est 1760-1821)
Spouses and Children
1. *Charles W Freeman (Jan 1780 - 12 Feb 1848)
Marriage: 1807
Status:
Children:
1. Josiah K Freeman (1808-1829)
2. Phebe N Freeman (1819-1898)
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Charles W Freeman)
In memory of
CATHERINE FREEMAN
wife of
Charles Freeman
DIED
April 16, 1827
Æ. 40 Years 3
family stone:
MR.
CHARLES FREEMAN
DIED
Feb. 12, 1848
Æ. 67 Years
JOSIAH K.
Son of Charles &
Catherine Freeman
was lost at Sea 1829
Æ. 21 Years 3
Keziah Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Sep 1702 - Rochester, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 20 Feb 1777 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Job Jenney (11 Jul 1705 - )
Marriage: 11 Jan 1727 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Jenney (1730-1801)
Lois Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1788
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Swift (1785 - )
Marriage: 1808
Status:
Children:
1. Isaac B Swift (1810-1830)
2. Jacob Swift (1811-1854) 4
3. Cyntha Swift (1813- )
4. Thomas Swift (1815- )
5. Louisa Swift (1817- )
6. Joann E Swift (1818- )
7. Seth E Swift (1820- )
8. Eleazer E Swift (1822- )
9. Elihu B Swift (1824- )
10. William Swift (1825- )
11. Emily B Swift (1828- )
12. Abigail G Swift (1830- )
13. Nathan Swift (1832- )
14. Drucilla Swift (1836- )
Lydia Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1668 - Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: After 14 Aug 1734
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Ellis (Cir 1665 - After 4 Apr 1716)
Marriage:
Status:
Mahala Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Sep 1791 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Briggs (1745-After 1812) 2
Mother: Phebe Miller (Est 1760-1821)
Marcy Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Oct 1734 - Rochester, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Jedediah Briggs (1708- )
Mother: Jedidah Ellis (Est 1715-1796)
Mary Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1738 - Wareham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Joshua Griffith (5 Aug 1735 - )
Marriage: 30 Mar 1757 - Wareham, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Mary M Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1825
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Henry Arey M.D. (Est 1810 - )
Marriage: 4 Jul 1849 - Conception, Chile 7
Status:
Notes
General:
d/o Nathan Briggs, Esq., of Conception, Chile
Mathias Briggs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1623 - Hingham, Norfolk
Baptism:
Death: 24 Feb 1697 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Cushing (Bef 17 Feb 1625 - 25 Sep 1700) 8
Marriage: 9 May 1648 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 598.
Mercy Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Aug 1780 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 29 Aug 1849 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
Burial:
Cause of Death: consumption
Parents
Father: Barnabas Briggs (1745-After 1812) 2
Mother: Abigail Rider (1749-1783) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *Treat Mores (5 Dec 1775 - Bef 1849)
Marriage: Oct 1799 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Children:
1. Phebe Mores (1800-1883)
2. Jabez C Moore (1802-1846) 12
3. Abigail C Mores (1806-1868)
4. Treat Mores (1808-Bef 1819)
5. Mercy Mores (1810- )
6. Stephen S Mores (1813-1882)
7. Sally Ayres Mores (1815-1866)
8. Treat Mores (1819-1884)
Notes
Medical:
[age omitted]
Marcy Mores
widow
b Provincetown, res Eastham
d/o Seth Briggs [apparently wrong] 9
Phebe Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Aug 1771 - Nantucket, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Briggs (1745-After 1812) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Bunker (1738-Bef 1775)
Phebe Myrick Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Jul 1801 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 4 Apr 1881 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: paralysis 14
Parents
Father: Seth Briggs (1778- )
Mother: Olive (Est 1780- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Ebenezer Smith Ward (30 May 1799 - 2 May 1859) 15
Marriage: Jan 1822 - Eastham, Massachusetts 16
Status:
Children:
1. Ebenezer Ward (1825-1898)
2. William Ward (1827-1896) 17
3. Louisa Ward (1829-1837) 18
4. Thankful Kennedy Ward (1833-1907) 18
Notes
Marriage Notes (Ebenezer Smith Ward)
No record of the marriage is seen in the Wellfleet records.
Rachel Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Mar 1764 - Norton, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 8 Sep 1843 - Fayston, Vermont
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Newcomb (8 Aug 1761 - 8 Sep 1841)
Marriage: 23 Jun 1790 - Norton, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Charles Newcomb (1801-1882)
2. Hosea Newcomb (1803-1889)
Notes
General:
Father: Jabaz BRIGGS b: 29 Jun 1723Marriage Notes (William Newcomb)
Mother: Tabatha BABBIT b: 29 Oct 1728 in Easton , MA
WILLIAM(5) NEWCOMB (William,(4) Jonathan,(3) Peter,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Norton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1761, rem. to Sutton, Mass., 1788; Shelburne, Mass., 1795; Swanzey, N. H., 1802, and Fayston, Vt., 1808; Rev. soldier; died Sept. 8, 1841. He married, at Sutton, June 23, 1790, Rachel Briggs, b. in Norton, Mar. 25, 1764; d. Sept. 8, 1843. Children:
i. POLLY,(6) b. May 11, 1791; m. Mar. 16, 1813, Wells Hitchcock.
ii. BETSEY, b. June 23, 1793; m. Nov. 5, 1820, Stebbins Hitchcock.
iii. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 11, 1796; d. Oct. 8, 1797.
iv. 6. CHARLES, b. Jan. 1, 1801.
v. 7. HOSEA, b. Nov. 28, 1803.
vi. EMILY B., b. July. 17, 1808; d. Mar. 10, 1810. 19
Remember Briggs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jan 1644 - Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Baptism:
Death: 22 May 1696
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Clement Briggs (Abt 1600-1648)
Mother: Elizabeth (1618-Bef 1691)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Mary Pember Randall b: 4 NOV 1644 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
Married: 1668 in Weymouth, MA
Children
Hannah Briggs b: 1688 in Weymouth, Suffolk, MA
Mary Briggs b: 4 JUL 1689 in MA
Joseph Briggs b: 19 AUG 1693 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
(briggs538)
Richard Briggs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1640 - England
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Haskins (Cir 1642 - )
Marriage: 15 Aug 1662 - Taunton, Plymouth Colony 20
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Rebecca Haskins)
Children
William Briggs b: 21 NOV 1663 in Taunton, MA
Rebaka Briggs b: 15 AUG 1665 in Taunton, MA
Richard Briggs b: 07 APR 1668 in Taunton, MA
John Briggs b: 13 FEB 1669/70 in Tauton, MA
John Briggs b: 13 FEB 1672 in Taunton, MA
Joseph Briggs b: 15 JUN 1674 in Taunton, MA
Benjamin Briggs b: 16 SEP 1677 in Taunton, MA
Richard Briggs b: 12 JAN 1678/79 in Taunton, MA
Hanah Briggs b: 17 FEB 1681 in Taunton, MA
Samuel Briggs b: 20 APR 1683 in Taunton, MA
Mary Briggs b: 01 JAN 1686 in Taunton, MA
Mehitable Briggs b: 18 JUN 1688 in Taunton, MA
Ruth Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1710
Baptism:
Death: in (Petersham, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Deacon Samuel Winslow (Abt 1673 - 9 Nov 1760)
Marriage: 8 Oct 1739 - Rochester, Massachusetts 21
Status:
Sally Briggs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Jul 1784 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Briggs (1745-After 1812) 2
Mother: Phebe Miller (Est 1760-1821)
Samuel Briggs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Feb 1674 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony 22
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Briggs (Cir 1640- )
Mother: Elizabeth Ellis (1645- )
Samuel Briggs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1640
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Ellis (30 Apr 1645 - )
Marriage: 2 Feb 1664 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Status:
Children:
1. Elizabeth Briggs (1665- )
2. Bennett Briggs (1667- )
3. Ebenezer Briggs (1671- )
4. Samuel Briggs (1674- )
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3. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
4. Lee D. van Antwerp, compiler; Ruth Wilder, editor, Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1993. Camden ME: Picton Press. facsimile of 1932 edition.)
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7. Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 19 dec 1849.
8. Warren Cushing, Cushing family (Rootsweb :2294173).
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