This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRIGGS, SUMMY, STEWART Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6074.6111 Message Board Post: The information I have is that in 1831 Richard BRIGGS moved to Brown Co., IL with brother Peter. Solomon was a year older than Michael and two years younger than Peter. On 8 NOV 1831, he (rRichard) purchased land in Section 18, Schuyler (now Brown) Co., IL Their parentage is Father: James BRIGGS b: ABT. 1753 in Rowan Co., NC Mother: Anna COLLINS b: ABT. 1752 in Rowan Co., NC Richard was first Married to Prudence FRY b: 1784 in Davidson Co., NC before 1804 in NC. Richard & Prudence's Children are Child1 Briggs **Phebe Briggs b: ABT. 1804 in Davidson Co., NC Rachel Briggs b: 29 OCT 1807 in Davidson Co., NC Richard Briggs b: 14 MAY 1809 in Davidson Co., NC Polly Briggs b: ABT. 1812 in Davidson Co., NC Anna Briggs b: ABT. 1815 in Davidson Co., NC John R. Briggs b: 10 JAN 1818 in Davidson Co., NC Elizabeth Briggs b: 5 MAR 1820 in Davidson Co., NC Huldah Briggs b: 1822 in Davidson Co., NC Lewis Briggs b: 19 NOV 1824 in Davidson Co., NC Dicy E. Briggs b: 1830 in VA ** Phebe BRIGGS is my wife's 4th great-grandmother. She married Michael Summy (b. abt. 1802 in Rowan, NC, d. 6/3/1877 in Bates, MO) in about 1827 in NC. A lot of Summy kin married Briggs kin and both families migrated to IL from Rowan/Davidson, NC area.