Richard Briggs (1530 - abt. 1584)

Born 1530 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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Died about 1584 at about age 54 in England

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Biography

Richard was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, about 1530. He appears in the Visitation of Hertfordshire as "Richard Briggs of Halifax, co. York" the father of David Briggs of London, merchant.^[1] Richard's father was William Brigge of Old Town, Wadsworth, Halifax, mentioned in a deed of 1563^[2] and in Richard's will.

Richard went to London and became a merchant. He died there in 1584, leaving a will dated 7 May 1584 "Richard Brigge of London chapman" and mentioning wife Jane, sons David, John, and Richard, and daughter Judith. He left to "David my eldest sonne" lands and tenements at Olde Towne (in Wadsworth, Halifax) in the tenure of his father William Brigge, and another property in the tenure of his brother Henry.^[3] One of the supervisors of the will was Henry Farrar of Halifax gentleman, probably the same Henry Farrar mentioned as "my cosen" in his son David's will.

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Sources

1. ↑ The visitations of Hertfordshire, https://archive.org/details/visitationsofher222732cook/page/n47
2. ↑ National Archives, Kew, Reference: DD99/B23/14, Title: Feoffment, Description: From William Brigge of Oldtown in Waddisworth and Henry his son and heir to Richard Brigge younger brother of Henry of a messuage and appurtenances called teylison hey in Waddisworth and a fulling mill on the Hepden. Date: 29 Dec 1563 Held by: Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
3. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 - Ancestry.com, link to main page -https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/23858502?h=ea3736
4. ↑ Briggs-2871 was created by Derek Ralston through the import of Ralston Family Tree_2014-09-02.ged on Sep 2, 2014. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.