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Bowen Briggs

Male 1793 - 1882  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bowen Briggs was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, RI (son of Sweet Briggs and Martha "Patty" Tanner); died 30 Nov 1882, Charlestown, RI.

    Bowen married Hannah Sheldon Abt 1816. Hannah was born Abt 1797. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rebecca S. Briggs was born 1817, Charlestown, RI; died 23 Jun 1885, Hopkinton, RI.
    2. Bowen Briggs, Jr. was born 29 Oct 1821, Charlestown, RI; died 17 Apr 1898, Charlestown, RI.
    3. Isaac Sweet Briggs was born 1826, Charlestown, RI; died 13 Jun 1905, Westerly, RI.
    4. Martha Briggs was born 14 Apr 1828, Charlestown, RI; died 19 Oct 1911, Westerly, RI; was buried , Hopkinton, RI.
    5. Harriet E. Briggs was born 1829, Charlestown, RI; died 8 Jan 1876, Westerly, RI.
    6. Susie E. Briggs was born 1842, Charlestown, RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sweet Briggs was born Abt 1755, North Kingstown, RI (son of Ebenezer Briggs and Eleanor Sweet); died Abt 1844, South Kingstown, RI.

    Sweet married Martha "Patty" Tanner Abt 1777. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha "Patty" Tanner (daughter of William Tanner).
    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. Sweet Briggs, Jr. was born 1782.
    3. Elizabeth Briggs was born Jul 1784, South Kingstown, RI; died 6 Nov 1869, South Kingstown, RI.
    4. Gorton Briggs was born 15 Feb 1790, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Apr 1873, Jamestown, RI.
    5. Palmer T. Briggs was born 1791, North Kingstown, RI; died 9 Dec 1866, Newport, RI.
    6. 1. Bowen Briggs was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, RI; died 30 Nov 1882, Charlestown, RI.
    7. Job Briggs was born Apr 1801, South Kingstown, RI; died 22 Nov 1877, South Kingstown, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ebenezer Briggs (son of John Briggs, Jr. and Sarah Reynolds); died 31 Jan 1795, East Greenwich, RI.

    Ebenezer married Eleanor Sweet 22 Feb 1745/46, East Greenwich, RI. Eleanor (daughter of Daniel Sweet, Jr. and Naomi Hunt) was born 22 Nov 1727, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Eleanor Sweet was born 22 Nov 1727, Warwick, RI (daughter of Daniel Sweet, Jr. and Naomi Hunt).

    Notes:

    Eleanor Sweet was "of David, of Warwick."

    Children:
    1. 2. Sweet Briggs was born Abt 1755, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt 1844, South Kingstown, RI.

  3. 6.  William Tanner

    Notes:

    He may have married a Hannah Tibbetts.

    Children:
    1. 3. Martha "Patty" Tanner


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Briggs, Jr. was born 25 Jan 1667/68, North Kingstown, RI (son of John Briggs, Jr. and Frances Unknown); died 1747, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    One family tree at Rootsweb gives his birthdate as 25 Nov 1668. Is it possible that there could be two different men named John Briggs, born the same year, both married to Sarahs? (subject to further research)

    John — Sarah Reynolds. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Reynolds
    Children:
    1. 4. Ebenezer Briggs died 31 Jan 1795, East Greenwich, RI.

  3. 10.  Daniel Sweet, Jr. was born 2 Nov 1692 (son of Daniel Sweet, Sr. and Eleanor Unknown).

    Daniel — Naomi Hunt. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Naomi Hunt (daughter of Ezekiel Hunt and Sarah Unknown).
    Children:
    1. 5. Eleanor Sweet was born 22 Nov 1727, Warwick, RI.