Capt
Benjamin
Briggs
Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of James Briggs
and Rebecca (Tilden) Briggs
Brother of
Joseph Briggs and Mary (Briggs) Leavitt
Husband of
Leah (Merritt) Briggs
— married
7 Dec 1719 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 59
in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Benjamin Briggs was born at Scituate on 26 Jun 1695/6, the son of James Briggs and Rebecca Tilden.[1]
He married first at Scituate on 7 Dec 1719 to Leah Merritt.[2]
He married, as his second wife, at Hingham, 26 Nov 1747, Anna (Haugh) Doane.[3][4]
Probate
The will of Benjamin Briggs of Scituate was dated 22 April 1756 and proved on 29 November 1757 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Ann, and his children, Benjamin, Leah Damon, Deborah Man, Rachel, and James.[5]
His inventory was taken on 5 November 1756 in Scituate.[6]
In 1759, an account of his estate by his widow Anna Briggs was recorded which included goods sold, debts paid, and administration fees.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Scituate VRs, 1:43.
- ↑ Scituate VRs, 2:38.
- ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.194
- ↑ Hingham VRs.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-XHNN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 176 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-X415 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 120 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6S93 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 102 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
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