John Briggs, II

1744 - Aft 1820  (> 77 years)

• Name	John Briggs
  Suffix	II
  Birth	17 Nov 1744	North Kingstown, RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1820	Milo, Yates County, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I05798	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Briggs, I,   b. 1709   d. Oct 1797 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Jemima Tarbox,   b. Abt 1714   d. Bef 1752 (Age < 37 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1735	East Greenwich, RI   [2, 3]
  Notes	John & Jemima were married by John Jenkins, Justice.
  Family ID	F02772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bailey,   b. 14 Dec 1743, East Greenwich, RI d. Milo, Yates County, NY
  Marriage	1 Jan 1767	East Greenwich, RI   [4]
  Notes	John & Elizabeth were married by William Peirce, Justice.
  Children	1. Ann Briggs   2. Esther Briggs   3. John Briggs, III,   b. 28 Apr 1767   4. Ruth Briggs,   b. 6 Jan 1769   5. Lydia Briggs,   b. 1 May 1771   6. David Briggs,   b. Abt 1773
  Family ID	F02201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  John and his family came to New York from Rhode Island probably with the first settlement of "Friends" in 1788, along with his cousin Peleg Briggs and family. They located at Milo Center. They were followers of Jemima Wilkinson, the "Universal Friend," a sort of Messiah figure. A number of families left Rhode Island in the late 1700s and migrated to New York State to found what they called the New Jerusalem, located in Yates County. They were all a part of this sect or cultic offshoot of the Quakers. The History of Yates County says that John & Elizabeth came to NY with five children. (RIGR, Vol. 8 No. 4, p. 332) John is in the DAR Patriot Index for Revolutionary War Civil Service. See more information at: http://www.linkny.com/~history/history.htm Yates County is located in the western half of New York State. The county seat is the village of Penn Yan. Some other towns are Potter, Milo, Benton, & Jerusalem. The location can be seen at these New York State county web pages: http://www.nysegov.com/map-NY.cfm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S012673] Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, RI Genealogical Register, Vol.8, No. 4, 332. [S012494] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Vol. I, Kent County, East Greenwich Marriages, p. 11. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 47 & 361. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 47.