Sweet Briggs
Abt 1755 - Abt 1844 (~ 89 years)1. Sweet Briggs was born Abt 1755, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt 1844, South Kingstown, RI. Sweet married Martha "Patty" Tanner Abt 1777. (daughter of William Tanner) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Daniel Briggs was born 11 Sep 1780; died 13 Apr 1856, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI.
- 3. Sweet Briggs, Jr. was born 1782.
- 4. Elizabeth Briggs was born Jul 1784, South Kingstown, RI; died 6 Nov 1869, South Kingstown, RI.
- 5. Gorton Briggs was born 15 Feb 1790, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Apr 1873, Jamestown, RI.
- 6. Palmer T. Briggs was born 1791, North Kingstown, RI; died 9 Dec 1866, Newport, RI.
- 7. Bowen Briggs was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, RI; died 30 Nov 1882, Charlestown, RI.
- 8. Job Briggs was born Apr 1801, South Kingstown, RI; died 22 Nov 1877, South Kingstown, RI.
Generation: 2
2. Daniel Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born 11 Sep 1780; died 13 Apr 1856, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI. Daniel married Mary Martin Cornell 25 Mar 1803, East Greenwich, RI. Mary (daughter of Joseph Cornell and Ruth Baker) was born 21 Jan 1785, East Greenwich, RI; died 15 Feb 1870, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Julia Ann Briggs was born 2 Oct 1803, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Mar 1860.
- 10. Ruth Briggs was born 11 Jul 1805; died 1 Aug 1877; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Knotty Oak Rd., Coventry, RI.
- 11. Eliza Briggs was born 17 Jun 1807; died 24 Mar 1862.
- 12. Joseph M. C. Briggs was born 22 Feb 1809; died 11 Apr 1812.
- 13. Maria Briggs was born Between 7 Aug 1810 and 26 May 1811, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Jan 1882, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI.
- 14. Harriet Briggs was born Abt 25 Feb 1813, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Jan 1892, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , EG042, East Greenwich, RI.
- 15. Daniel Lyman Briggs was born 18 May 1815, East Greenwich, RI; died 26 Mar 1894; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
- 16. William Cornell Briggs was born 29 Apr 1817, Coventry, RI; died 6 Sep 1892.
- 17. Joseph C. Briggs was born 16 Jun 1819; died 26 May 1888.
- 18. Bowen Briggs was born 12 Jun 1821; died 22 Feb 1894.
- 19. Mary Ann Briggs was born 29 Nov 1823; died 7 Nov 1882.
- 20. Job Briggs was born 12 Oct 1827; died 16 Dec 1910, East Greenwich, RI.
3. Sweet Briggs, Jr. (1.Sweet1) was born 1782. Sweet married Mary Unknown Abt 1805. Mary was born Abt 1785. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Ebenezer Briggs was born 1806, South Kingstown, RI; died 15 Jun 1881, North Kingstown, RI.
- 22. Charles Briggs was born 20 Jun 1817, South Kingstown, RI; died 24 Aug 1881.
- 23. Ceally Briggs was born Apr 1825, South Kingstown, RI; died 28 Oct 1865, Richmond, RI.
4. Elizabeth Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born Jul 1784, South Kingstown, RI; died 6 Nov 1869, South Kingstown, RI. Elizabeth — Mr. Greenman. [Group Sheet]
5. Gorton Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born 15 Feb 1790, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Apr 1873, Jamestown, RI. Gorton — Esther Unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Isaac Bowen Briggs was born 25 May 1820, Jamestown, RI; died 21 Apr 1907, Jamestown, RI.
- 25. Charles Briggs was born 11 Jul 1824, Jamestown, RI; died 8 Oct 1862, Newport, RI.
- 26. Frances C. Briggs was born 1830, Newport, RI.
6. Palmer T. Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born 1791, North Kingstown, RI; died 9 Dec 1866, Newport, RI. Palmer married Amy Wilcox Abt 1812. Amy (daughter of Sylvester Wilcox and Amy Richmond) was born Abt 1791, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Charles W. Briggs was born 21 Jul 1813, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI.
- 28. Nelson T. Briggs was born Abt 1821, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 25 Feb 1909, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 29. Bowen Briggs was born 1822; died 9 Apr 1901, Apponaug, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 30. Lucy Briggs was born 1824; died 26 Aug 1908, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI.
7. Bowen Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, RI; died 30 Nov 1882, Charlestown, RI. Bowen married Hannah Sheldon Abt 1816. Hannah was born Abt 1797. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 31. Rebecca S. Briggs was born 1817, Charlestown, RI; died 23 Jun 1885, Hopkinton, RI.
- 32. Bowen Briggs, Jr. was born 29 Oct 1821, Charlestown, RI; died 17 Apr 1898, Charlestown, RI.
- 33. Isaac Sweet Briggs was born 1826, Charlestown, RI; died 13 Jun 1905, Westerly, RI.
- 34. Martha Briggs was born 14 Apr 1828, Charlestown, RI; died 19 Oct 1911, Westerly, RI; was buried , Hopkinton, RI.
- 35. Harriet E. Briggs was born 1829, Charlestown, RI; died 8 Jan 1876, Westerly, RI.
- 36. Susie E. Briggs was born 1842, Charlestown, RI.
8. Job Briggs (1.Sweet1) was born Apr 1801, South Kingstown, RI; died 22 Nov 1877, South Kingstown, RI.
Generation: 3
9. Julia Ann Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 2 Oct 1803, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Mar 1860. Julia married Benjamin Farris 1832. [Group Sheet]
10. Ruth Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 11 Jul 1805; died 1 Aug 1877; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Knotty Oak Rd., Coventry, RI. Ruth married Joseph M. Cornell 13 Jun 1829. Joseph (son of Benjamin Cornell and Comfort Peirce) was born 1800; died 1 May 1879; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Knotty Oak Rd., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Benjamin M. Cornell was born 1835.
- 38. Ruth Cornell was born 1837, East Greenwich, RI.
- 39. Albert G. Cornell was born 1841, East Greenwich, RI.
- 40. Joseph Pendleton Cornell was born Between 1844 and 1845, East Greenwich, RI.
11. Eliza Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 17 Jun 1807; died 24 Mar 1862. 12. Joseph M. C. Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 22 Feb 1809; died 11 Apr 1812. 13. Maria Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Between 7 Aug 1810 and 26 May 1811, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Jan 1882, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI. Maria married Jesse Green Lawton 8 Dec 1859, East Greenwich, RI. Jesse (son of Isaac Lawton and Amy Wilcox) was born 17 Jan 1817, Exeter, RI; died 16 Jan 1882, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Cornell-Briggs Lot, Fox Run Rd, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
14. Harriet Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt 25 Feb 1813, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Jan 1892, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , EG042, East Greenwich, RI. Harriet married William P. Arnold 21 Sep 1862, Allenton, North Kingstown, RI. William (son of Benedict Arnold and Mary Peirce) was born 1807, East Greenwich, RI; died 14 Apr 1874. [Group Sheet]
15. Daniel Lyman Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 18 May 1815, East Greenwich, RI; died 26 Mar 1894; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. Daniel married Mary Hall Godfrey Jan 1837. Mary (daughter of Slocum Godfrey and Sarah Reynolds) was born 10 Jul 1812; died 23 Mar 1888; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. William Penn Briggs was born Abt 1837; died 18 Oct 1862.
- 42. Nelson Godfrey Briggs was born 12 Jan 1839; died 8 Dec 1916.
- 43. John R. Briggs was born 16 Mar 1842; died 2 Sep 1890.
- 44. Mary Amanda Briggs was born Abt Feb 1845; died 29 Aug 1898.
- 45. Joshua Slocum Briggs was born Abt 1848; died 1852.
- 46. Horace Cole Briggs was born 1851; died 1852.
- 47. Daniel Edgar Briggs was born Abt 1855, East Greenwich, RI; died 11 Apr 1859.
- 48. Sarah Abby Briggs was born 13 Nov 1857, East Greenwich, RI; died 25 Sep 1939, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Old Quaker Lane, West Warwick, RI.
16. William Cornell Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 29 Apr 1817, Coventry, RI; died 6 Sep 1892. William married Tryphena C. Card 17 Apr 1843, West Warwick, RI. Tryphena (daughter of Jonathan Card and Isabella Edwards) was born 17 Jan 1825, East Greenwich, RI; died 6 Feb 1895, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 49. Sarah M. Briggs was born 1850; died 26 Sep 1886.
17. Joseph C. Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 16 Jun 1819; died 26 May 1888. Joseph married Cynthia Matteson 8 Nov 1841, East Greenwich, RI. Cynthia (daughter of William Matteson and Sally Jordan) was born 19 May 1823; died 23 Apr 1895, attleboro, MA. [Group Sheet]
18. Bowen Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 12 Jun 1821; died 22 Feb 1894. Bowen married Mercy A. Briggs 16 Feb 1843, East Greenwich, RI. Mercy (daughter of Samuel Briggs and Sarah Northup) was born 13 Jan 1818; died 8 Jun 1892. [Group Sheet]
19. Mary Ann Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 29 Nov 1823; died 7 Nov 1882. Mary married Benjamin Briggs Spencer 7 Apr 1862. Benjamin (son of Caleb Spencer and Sarah Andrews) was born 22 Aug 1826; died 12 Nov 1900. [Group Sheet]
20. Job Briggs (2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 12 Oct 1827; died 16 Dec 1910, East Greenwich, RI. Job married Esther Amanda Spencer 21 Dec 1860. Esther (daughter of Richard Spencer and Rhoby Tarbox) was born 21 Jan 1835; died 1 Jun 1929, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]
21. Ebenezer Briggs (3.Sweet2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1806, South Kingstown, RI; died 15 Jun 1881, North Kingstown, RI. 22. Charles Briggs (3.Sweet2, 1.Sweet1) was born 20 Jun 1817, South Kingstown, RI; died 24 Aug 1881. 23. Ceally Briggs (3.Sweet2, 1.Sweet1) was born Apr 1825, South Kingstown, RI; died 28 Oct 1865, Richmond, RI. Ceally — Mr. Kingsley. [Group Sheet]
24. Isaac Bowen Briggs (5.Gorton2, 1.Sweet1) was born 25 May 1820, Jamestown, RI; died 21 Apr 1907, Jamestown, RI. Isaac — Elizabeth Oman. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 50. Esther Helena Briggs was born 20 Aug 1853, Newport, RI; died 18 Apr 1933, Jamestown, RI.
- 51. William Bowen Briggs was born 23 Feb 1856, Newport, RI; died 19 Jan 1857, Newport, RI.
25. Charles Briggs (5.Gorton2, 1.Sweet1) was born 11 Jul 1824, Jamestown, RI; died 8 Oct 1862, Newport, RI. 26. Frances C. Briggs (5.Gorton2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1830, Newport, RI. 27. Charles W. Briggs (6.Palmer2, 1.Sweet1) was born 21 Jul 1813, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. 28. Nelson T. Briggs (6.Palmer2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt 1821, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 25 Feb 1909, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Nelson — Hannah Frances Place. Hannah was born Abt 1825, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 52. William Nelson Briggs was born Aug 1843, RI; died 2 Sep 1914, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Cemetery 35, Gorton-Arnold Lot, Warwick, RI.
29. Bowen Briggs (6.Palmer2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1822; died 9 Apr 1901, Apponaug, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. 30. Lucy Briggs (6.Palmer2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1824; died 26 Aug 1908, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. 31. Rebecca S. Briggs (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1817, Charlestown, RI; died 23 Jun 1885, Hopkinton, RI. Rebecca — Mr. Macumber. [Group Sheet]
32. Bowen Briggs, Jr. (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 29 Oct 1821, Charlestown, RI; died 17 Apr 1898, Charlestown, RI. Bowen — Mary E. Healy. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 53. Lucy Ann Briggs was born 12 Jan 1855, Charlestown, RI; died 30 Oct 1938, Charlestown, RI.
- 54. Mary Jane Briggs was born 15 Feb 1857, Charlestown, RI; died 2 Jun 1931.
33. Isaac Sweet Briggs (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1826, Charlestown, RI; died 13 Jun 1905, Westerly, RI. 34. Martha Briggs (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 14 Apr 1828, Charlestown, RI; died 19 Oct 1911, Westerly, RI; was buried , Hopkinton, RI. Martha — Mr. Tefft. [Group Sheet]
35. Harriet E. Briggs (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1829, Charlestown, RI; died 8 Jan 1876, Westerly, RI. Harriet — Mr. Briggs. [Group Sheet]
36. Susie E. Briggs (7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1842, Charlestown, RI.
Generation: 4
37. Benjamin M. Cornell (10.Ruth3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1835. 38. Ruth Cornell (10.Ruth3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1837, East Greenwich, RI. 39. Albert G. Cornell (10.Ruth3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1841, East Greenwich, RI. 40. Joseph Pendleton Cornell (10.Ruth3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Between 1844 and 1845, East Greenwich, RI. 41. William Penn Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt 1837; died 18 Oct 1862. 42. Nelson Godfrey Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 12 Jan 1839; died 8 Dec 1916. Nelson married Sarah Ann Luther 10 Jan 1859. Sarah (daughter of Olney Luther) was born 21 Apr 1838; died 9 May 1912. [Group Sheet]
43. John R. Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 16 Mar 1842; died 2 Sep 1890. John — Margaret Carr. [Group Sheet]
44. Mary Amanda Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt Feb 1845; died 29 Aug 1898. Mary married David Olney Capwell 1867. David (son of Henry J. Capwell and Asenath Andrews) was born 1838, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]
45. Joshua Slocum Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt 1848; died 1852. 46. Horace Cole Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1851; died 1852. 47. Daniel Edgar Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born Abt 1855, East Greenwich, RI; died 11 Apr 1859. 48. Sarah Abby Briggs (15.Daniel3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 13 Nov 1857, East Greenwich, RI; died 25 Sep 1939, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Old Quaker Lane, West Warwick, RI. Sarah married George Frank Remington, I 21 Apr 1885, Quidnessett Baptist Church, North Kingstown, RI. George (son of Thomas Eldredge Remington and Mary Straight) was born 13 Jul 1859, Coventry, RI; died 26 Sep 1904; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Old Quaker Lane, West Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 55. Daniel Briggs Remington was born 4 Jul 1886, Cranston, RI; died 1 Jul 1963, Warwick, RI; was buried , Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.
- 56. Mary Hall Remington was born Aug 1889.
- 57. Amie G. Remington was born 24 Jul 1890, Providence, RI; died 27 May 1934, Providence, RI; was buried , Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.
- 58. George Frank Remington, II was born 7 Nov 1892, East Greenwich, RI; died 21 Aug 1974, Warwick, RI; was buried , Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.
- 59. Thomas Eldred Remington was born 29 Jan 1895, East Greenwich, RI; died 8 Oct 1895, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Old Quaker Lane, West Warwick, RI.
49. Sarah M. Briggs (16.William3, 2.Daniel2, 1.Sweet1) was born 1850; died 26 Sep 1886. Sarah — Charles H. Blanchard. Charles (son of John Blanchard and Elizabeth Unknown) was born 1840, East Greenwich, RI; died 2 Jul 1880, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
50. Esther Helena Briggs (24.Isaac3, 5.Gorton2, 1.Sweet1) was born 20 Aug 1853, Newport, RI; died 18 Apr 1933, Jamestown, RI. Esther — John Francis Gill. [Group Sheet]
51. William Bowen Briggs (24.Isaac3, 5.Gorton2, 1.Sweet1) was born 23 Feb 1856, Newport, RI; died 19 Jan 1857, Newport, RI. 52. William Nelson Briggs (28.Nelson3, 6.Palmer2, 1.Sweet1) was born Aug 1843, RI; died 2 Sep 1914, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Cemetery 35, Gorton-Arnold Lot, Warwick, RI. William married Lydia A. Sweet 21 Dec 1865, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Lydia was born 1845. [Group Sheet]
William married Julia Ann Geraghty 27 Jan 1869, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Julia (daughter of Peter Geraghty and Ann Duke) was born Dec 1851, RI; died 10 Feb 1936, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Cemetery 35, Gorton-Arnold Lot, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 60. Leon William Briggs was born 1870; died 29 Dec 1873, RI.
- 61. Lawrence A. Briggs was born Abt 1873, RI; died 20 Mar 1881, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 62. Mabel Frances Briggs was born 1877; died 8 Mar 1877, RI.
- 63. Florence Etta Briggs was born 22 Jun 1879, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 64. Julia Emma Briggs was born Dec 1881, RI; died 28 May 1950, Coventry, Kent Co., RI.
- 65. William Nelson Briggs, Jr. was born 21 Jan 1884, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 66. Bertha A. Briggs was born Jul 1886, RI.
- 67. Armillie Frances Briggs was born 1 Mar 1889, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 68. Mabel Foster Briggs was born 5 Nov 1891, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
53. Lucy Ann Briggs (32.Bowen3, 7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 12 Jan 1855, Charlestown, RI; died 30 Oct 1938, Charlestown, RI. Lucy — Joseph Monroe Hoxsie. [Group Sheet]
54. Mary Jane Briggs (32.Bowen3, 7.Bowen2, 1.Sweet1) was born 15 Feb 1857, Charlestown, RI; died 2 Jun 1931. Mary — Asa T. Hoxsie. [Group Sheet]