Good Morning Bridges Researchers - I have been intending to share the following post with you since we have several times discussed the BRIGGS / BRIDGES connection. The post (which is below) came to the Briggs list, in Jan, from Nora at [email protected] Leslie -- Original Message -- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 7:46 AM Subject: [BRIGGS] BRIGGS - 25 descendants of John Briggs of Taunton, Mass. > If any of you feel you are related to the line of John Briggs of Taunton, > Mass and see a possible connection to this list of 25 descendants please > email me and I will share what little information I have with you on these > Briggs > > No birth or death dates exist for John Briggs, Senior, of Taunton, Mass. He > is known as Grand Senior in Records of Taunton. > His Descendants as follows: > Beginning with the above John as Number 1 > 1. John Briggs of Taunton, Mass died between 1663/4 and 1686. > 2. Richard Briggs b 1640 m. Rebecca Hoskins > 3. William Briggs b about 1649 m. Sarah Macumber > 4. Hugh Briggs m. Martha Everson > 5. William Briggs b 21 Nov 1663 m. (1) Constance Lincoln (2) Elizabeth > Kingsbury > 6. John Briggs b 13 Feb 1672 m. (1) Hannah Holloway (2) Mary Burt > 7. Joseph Briggs b 15 Jun 1674 m. Mehitable Hall > 8. Benjamin Briggs b 16 Sept 1677 - no record found for his marriage but he > was certainly the father of a son Daniel and perhaps the father of Jacob > Briggs > 9. Richard Briggs b 12 Jan 1678/9 m. Mercy Kingsbury > 10. William Briggs b 25 Jan 1667/8 m. (1) Elizabeth Lincoln (2) Mehitable > Blake > 11. Thomas Briggs b 9 Sep 1669 m. Abigail Thayer > 12 Mathew Briggs b 5 Feb 1676/7 m Abigail Burt > 13. Deacon John Briggs b 9 or 19 Mar 1680 m. Hannah Rockett > 14. John Briggs b 5 Sep 1686 m. Sarah Bryant > 15. Isaac Briggs died Nov 1778 m. "Ursule" Macomber > 16. Noah Briggts b 1713 m. Elizabeth Trumble > 17. John Briggs b 1699 m. Hannah Wetherell > 18. Samuel b about 1707 m. Abigail Goodwaine > 19. Nehemiah Briggs b ? m. Mary or Marcy Bettes or Bettice > 20. Azariah Briggs b before 1718 m. Hannah ? > 21. Simeon Briggs b 1729 m. (1) Sarah Winchell (2) Mary Cheney > 22. Daniel Briggs b 1709/10 m. Deborah Vesey > 23. Jesse Briggs b 1712 m. Elizabeth Fisher > 24. Richard Briggs b 1711 m. Abigail Andrus > 25. Timothy Briggs b 1712/13 m. Mercy Briggs, dau of John Briggs and Hannah > Rockett. He married second Hannah (Vaughan) Waterman, widow of Anthony > Waterman. > > If I can help anyone related to the above I have a little information > concerning each of the listed above. > > Always in Family > Nora