Born in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Finney
and Mary (Campbell) Finney
Sister of
John Finney, Mary Finney, Linda Finney, Solomon Finney, Mary (Finney) Jones, Abijah Finney, Nathaniel Finney, Daniel Finney, Charles Finney, Sarah Finney and Hannah Finney
Wife of
Phineas Briggs I
— married
27 Dec 1739 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah Briggs, Esther (Briggs) Newland, Phineas Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Phineas Briggs II and Abigail (Briggs) Skinner
Died
at about age 53
in Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2018
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Biography
Esther (Finney) Briggs was born in 1719. She was the daughter of John Finney and Mary Campbell. She passed away in 1773.
Sources
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LDSF-SZ3/esther-finney-1719-1773.
- Additional reference material added by Eric Andersen-Vie Ancestors of Isaac Seeley Finch Report obtained from Find A Grave: Memorial #115144372
- Source: S1180527854 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 156107521
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-2LMQ : 18 February 2020), Esther Finney Briggs in entry for Phenehas Briggs, 15 Apr 1750; citing Birth, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009664.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~0.78%
Renee Casteel
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rcc821
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~0.78%
DM Finch :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dmfinch
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Finney-1981 and Finney-1316 appear to represent the same person because: same dates, husband and son
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by Robin Lee
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