James
Briggs
Born about in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Briggs
and Dorothy Valentine Fowler
Brother of
Pierre Briggs, Julia Briggs, Jane Briggs, Hickson Briggs, Martha (Briggs) Tice, Sally Briggs, Hetty Briggs, Mahala Briggs, Hiram Briggs, Jared Briggs and Isaac Briggs
Husband of
Hannah (Lent) Briggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edwin Briggs, Elizabeth Amelia (Briggs) Dain, Ann Matilda Briggs, Francis Briggs and Theresa Mary Briggs
Died
at about age 70
in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States
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Biography
James Briggs was born about 1796 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States. His parents were Isaac Briggs (1764 - 1836) and Dorothy Valentine Fowler (1769 - 1841).
His siblings were...
- Pierre Briggs (1790 - 1880)
- Julia Briggs (1798 - )
- Jane Briggs (1800 - )
- Hickson Briggs (1802 - )
- Martha Briggs (1804 - 1856)
- Sally Briggs (1806 - )
- Hetty Briggs (1807 - 1854)
- Mahala Briggs (1809 - 1881)
- Hiram Briggs (1811 - 1863)
- Jared Briggs (1813 - )
- Isaac Briggs (~1817 - )
James married Hannah Lent (1801 - 1890).
Their children were...
- Edwin Briggs (1821 - 1897)
- Elizabeth Amelia (Briggs) Dain (1823 - 1877)
- Ann Matilda Briggs (1827 - 1841)
- Francis Briggs (1834 - 1903)
- Theresa Mary Briggs (1834 - 1842).
James died on 7 Jan 1866 in Peekskill aged ~69.
Facts
He was born about 1796 & his parents were Isaac Briggs & Dorothy Valentine Fowler.
He married Hannah LENT.
Jas was in the census in 1840.[1]
In the 1850 census James (age 54) was in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States.[2]
In the 1860 census Jas (age 64), Gentleman, was in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York.[3]
James died on 7 January 1866 & was buried beside his wife Hannah at the Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery in Westchester County, New York. [4][5]
James's estate passed probate on 26 January 1866.[6]
Notes
Sources
- ↑
1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: 353; Page: 164; Family History Library Film: 0017210
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2524230 (accessed 28 December 2021)
Jas Briggs. - ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: 614; Page: 173a
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #8828619 (accessed 28 December 2021)
James Briggs (54) in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, USA. Born in New York. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1860; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_880; Page: 229; Family History Library Film: 803880
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #49034064 (accessed 28 December 2021)
Jas Briggs (64), Gentleman, in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York. Born in New York. - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #146803949
- ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
Ancestry Record 60525 #121741632 (accessed 28 December 2021)
James Briggs burial (died on 7 Jan 1866) in Van Cortlandtville, Westchester County, New York, United States of America. - ↑
Probate:
"New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
Wills and Letters, 1777-1983; Author: Westchester County (New York). Surrogate's Court; Probate Place: Westchester, New York
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #12367543 (accessed 28 December 2021)
James Briggs probate on 26 Jan 1866.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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G (Redmond) R
Briggs-4729 and Briggs-15 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profile with exact same death date
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