Richard Briggs

Male 1674 - Abt 1733  (58 years)

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  • Name Richard Briggs 
    Birth Between Dec 1674 and Feb 1674/75  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt Apr 1733  East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I07227  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father John Briggs, Jr.,   b. Abt Sep 1634, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Jul 1708, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Frances Unknown,   b. Abt 1640   d. Aft Aug 1708 (Age > 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1665 
    Family ID F02793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Spencer,   b. 1 Dec 1681   d. Between 1715 and 1725 (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1700  East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Richard Briggs,   b. 1701
     2. Francis Briggs,   b. 1703   d. 1752 (Age 49 years)
     3. Audrey Briggs,   b. 1705
     4. Susannah Briggs,   b. 1707   d. 7 Jun 1732, East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     5. John Briggs, I,   b. 1709   d. Oct 1797 (Age 88 years)
     6. Sarah Briggs,   b. 1710
     7. Caleb Briggs,   b. 1713
     8. Ann Briggs,   b. 1715
     9. Mary Briggs,   b. Abt 1717
     10. Philip Briggs,   b. Abt 1719
     11. Daniel Briggs,   b. Abt 1721
    Family ID F02790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Experience Tarbox,   b. Abt 1695   d. Aft Apr 1733 (Age > 38 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1725 
    Family ID F02796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • According to McPartland's "History of East Greenwich," Richard Briggs and his family lived on South Road.

      His date of birth is given as 1 Feb 1675 in RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 15, p. 303 ("A Line of Descent from John Spencer of East Greenwich, RI").

      The will of Richard Briggs of East Greenwich is dated 9 Mar 1733. It mentions his wife Experience; sons Richard, Francis, John, Caleb, Philip, & Daniel; daughters Sarah Aylesworth, Ann King, Mary Briggs, Audrey Briggs; and grandsons Richard Briggs, Caleb Tarbox, & Richard Matteson.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012495] Martha R. McPartland, The History of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, pp. 265 & 266.

    2. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, p. 50.