Born in Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Record
and Mary (Wilbore) Record
Sister of
Rhoda Record, Hannah Record, Martha (Record) Wilbor, Mary (Records) Church, Judith Record, John Record, Mary Comfort Record and Jonathan Record
Wife of
William Briggs
— married
16 Jul 1738 in Little Compton, RI
Descendants 
Mother of
John Briggs, Cornelius Briggs, Walter Briggs, Elizabeth (Briggs) Davenport, Ruth (Briggs) Brownell, Richard Briggs, Judith (Briggs) Wilbor, Job Briggs II and Martha (Briggs) Taylor
Died
at age 74
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2012
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Biography
Abishag Record[s] was born in at Newport, Rhode Island, in mid-February of 1716, a daughter of Jonathan Records and Mary (Wilbore) Records. She married William Briggs at Little Compton in mid-July of 1738.
She passed away in 1790.
Sources
- Birth (surname missing): Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL9K-CKLJ : 8 December 2017), Abishag, 1716; citing Birth, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 007727420.
- Birth: "RECORDS... Abishag ___, 1716" [in list of children of Jonathan and Mary Records] -- Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : A Family Register for the People, by Arnold, James N. (James Newell), 1844-1927, Providence, R.I. : Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1891, Vol. 4, "Little Compton" p. 151; https://archive.org/details/cu31924098819976/page/150/mode/2up
- Marriage: "BRIGGS... William, and Abishag Records; m. by Sylvester Richmond, Int. June 20; m. July 16, 1738." -- Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : A Family Register for the People, by Arnold, James N. (James Newell), 1844-1927, Providence, R.I. : Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1891, Vol. 4, "Little Compton – Intentions and Marriages", p. 9; https://archive.org/details/cu31924098819976/page/n415/mode/2up
- Birth, family members, death, and burial (with image of damaged and partially-legible gravestone): Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64174842/abishag-briggs: accessed 07 March 2023), memorial page for Abishag Records Briggs (16 Feb 1716–17 May 1790), Find A Grave: Memorial #64174842, citing Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Researcher-Joyce (Wilson) Williams (contributor 47314859).
See also (note that online family trees are regarded as reliable only where primary, or highly reputable secondary, sources are specifically cited):
- Source: S-2126086835 Repository: #R-2145852656 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/3920139/family
- Repository: R-2145852656 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Record-94 created through the import of Brutsch Family Tree.ged on Jul 23, 2012 by Michael Brutsch. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abishag:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abishag:
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Barb Lee
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~3.12%
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~3.12%
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Mary Susan Hall (1949-2023)
Mary Susan Hall (1949-2023)
Records-28 and Record-94 appear to represent the same person because: same name, parents, dates, husband
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by Mary Susan Hall (1949-2023)
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