Born in Taunton, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Burt Jr.
and Charity (Hall) Burt
Sister of
Esther (Gallup) Hodges [half], Abel Burt, Mary (Burt) Makepeace, Richard Burt III, Joseph Burt, Ebenezer Burt, John Burt and Ephraim Burt
Wife of
Mathew Briggs
— married
before 1710 in Dighton, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Matthew Briggs and Daniel Briggs
Died
at age 76
in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Birth
Abigail Burt, d. Richard, was born Jan. 28, 1676, in Taunton, Massachusetts.[1]
Marriage
Abigail Burt married Mathew Briggs (1677-1764)[2]
Death
"In Memory of Abigail ye Wife of Mathew Briggs. Died Decembt ye 3d 1752 in ye 72d year of her Age:"[3]
The gravestone of Matthew Briggs indicates he died 1763, surviving his wife Abigail.[4]
Children
- Josiah
- James
- Matthew
- Lydia
- Elizabeth
- Daniel
Sources
- ↑ Vital records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Volume 1 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1928) p. 69
- ↑ Hannibal, Edna Anne and Barlow, Claude W. "Richard, William, and Hugh, sons of John Briggs of Taunton, Massachusetts." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 125:90 (1971) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
- ↑ image of gravestone Find A Grave: Memorial #73820840
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #73821054
- Mother of Daniel Briggs,"Massachusetts Births and Christenings,1739-1900".
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Bob Tonsmeire
Burt-1529 and Burt-1202 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same father, same birth date
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