John Briggs, II
1744 - Aft 1820 (> 77 years)-
Name John Briggs Suffix II Born 17 Nov 1744 North Kingstown, RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 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) Married 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 Married 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 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02201 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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
- 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.
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Sources - [S012673] RI Genealogical Register, Vol.8, No. 4, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 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.
- [S012673] RI Genealogical Register, Vol.8, No. 4, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 332.