John
Briggs
Born in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Briggs
and Elizabeth (Ellis) Briggs
Brother of
Elizabeth (Briggs) Benson, Benit (Briggs) Stewart, Ebenezer Briggs, Samuel Briggs Jr. and Hannah (Briggs) Barrow
Husband of
Ruth (Barrows) Winslow
— married
23 Dec 1701 (to 2 Mar 1727) in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Keziah (Briggs) Jenney, Sarah Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Silas Briggs Sr., John Briggs, Elizabeth (Briggs) Nye and Samuel Briggs
Died
at about age 51
in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Oct 2013
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Biography
His will is dated 28 September 1727 and proved on 16 March 1727/28 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Ruth, and his children, Cornelius (eldest son), Silas, John, Keziah, Sarah, and Elizabeth, and his father, Samuel Briggs, his brother Samuel Briggs of Rochester, his kinswoman Ruth Barrow "who now lives with her grandmother Briggs", his brother in law Samuel Barrow of Middleboro.
His inventory was taken on 30 April 1728 in Rochester.[1] It shows that John Briggs held native children in captivity listing the "time by indenture of an Indian boy + Indian girl" valued at £30 pounds.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FCQC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 228-230 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-FH16?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-WZ9%3A337878501 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 230 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- Hannibal, Edna Anne. John Briggs of Sandwich, Massachusetts and His Descendants (1962) Page 4
- Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Profile
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126487224/john-briggs : accessed 9 September 2021), memorial page for John Briggs (unknown–2 Mar 1728), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126487224, citing Little Neck Cemetery, Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429) .
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