Amos Briggs (abt. 1681 - 1760)

Born about 1681 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Paine) Briggs — married 2 Jan 1706 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1760 at about age 79 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Amos Briggs and wife Sarah had 10 children, and their births are recorded in the Freetown records: LINK

The following record shows that Amos Briggs was a son of Jonathan Briggs:

"By the Honeable. Nathal. Byfield Esqr. Judge of the probate of wills and granting of administrations within the County of Bristoll To John, Amos, Thomas, Benjamin, Ebenezer & Nathal. Briggs all sons of Jonathan Briggs formerly of Taunton decd. Whereas Benjamin Briggs one of the sons of the sd. deceased hath set forth unto the abovesd. judge by his petition bearing equal date with those [? same as petition date] that by vertue of an order of court held at Bristoll Novembr. ye 18th 1690 thre were certain lands to be equally divided amongst the sons of the said deceased which hath not been done and praying that a committee may be appointed & formed for that end: & that the persons concerned therein may be notifyed thereof These are therefore to cite you David Briggs, John Briggs, Amos Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Ebenezer Briggs & Nathal. Briggs to make your appearance at Bristol at the house of Mr. Jer: Osborne on the first Wednesday in Aprill next at [two?] of the clock in the after noon and there to make your objections. [If?] you have ought to say why a division of the sd. land by a committee should not be made Given under my hand in Bristoll March 18th ye seventh year of her Majesties reign Anno [que] Domini 1707

N. Byfield

Capt. Jared Talbot appearing on behalf of ye persons above named said they had been cited and desired him to say that they desired a division according to said [ ????? ]

Bristol April 7 1708 N. Byfield

Biography by Robert M. Gerrity: ^[1]
See notes for the wife.

Name

Name: Amos /Briggs/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1678

Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States^[9][10]

Death

Death:

Date: 24 Mar 1760

Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States^[11][12][13]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 2 June 1706

Place: Taunton, MA^[14][15]

Children (BRIGGS):

1. Mercy, b. Freetown 26 June 1706.
   
2. Sarah, b. Freetown 16 June 1709.
   
3. Mary, b. Freetown 1 May 1711.
   
4. Hannah, b. Freetown 8 Nov. 1712.
   
5. Amos, b. Berkley, 6 Feb. 1715.
   
6. Thomas, b. Berkley, 20 June 1717.
   
7. Abigail, b. 27 June 1719.
   
8. John, b. Freetown, 18 Sept. 1721.
   
9. Nathaniel, b. Berkley, 8 Dec. 1724.
   
10. Nathan, b. Berkley, 10 May 1727.

Note

Mother was (Unknown-285649) in pre-merge profile

Sources

1. ↑ Gerrity, Robert M., Ralph Pain and Descendants: Four Generations (A Work in Progress) 1992. [Under revision by author, 2020-2022.] Personal copy in the files of DLG; and at the Old Colony Historical Society Library, Taunton MA.
2. ↑ Source: #FDC_Deaths
3. ↑ Source: #Marriages
4. ↑ Source: #FDC
5. ↑ Source: #TownRecords
6. ↑ Source: #MA_Marr
7. ↑ Source: #TownMarr
8. ↑ Source: #AGBI
9. ↑ Source: #Marriages
10. ↑ Source: #AGBI
11. ↑ Source: #FDC_Deaths
12. ↑ Source: #FDC
13. ↑ Source: #TownRecords
14. ↑ Source: #FDC
15. ↑ Source: #TownMarr

• Jonathan Briggs, http://dougsinclairsarchives.com/briggs/jonathanbriggs.htm
• Source: TownMarr Massachusetts Town Marriage Records Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year Note: APID: 1,4079::0
• Source: MA_MarrMassachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Famil Note: APID: 1,7853::0
• Source: TownRecordsMassachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C Note: APID: 1,2495::0
• Source: FDCFamily Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0
• Source: FDC_DeathsFamily Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5771::0
• Source: AGBI American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• Source: Marriages U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kay Martin for creating WikiTree profile Briggs-2196 through the import of Martin-Rowe Family Tree.ged on Oct 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.