Robert Cornell Briggs     1784 - 1856

 

Born:   1784

Died:   1856

 

Spouse:          Abigail Cornell          

Children:         Mercy Briggs  (1801)

Peleg C. Briggs  (1803)

                        Daniel W. Briggs

                        Ann (Briggs) Bosworth  (1808)

                        Richard Briggs (1810) (m. 1st Carolyn, m. 2nd Agnes Rogers)

                        Lucy (Briggs) Doty  (1812) (m. B. Doty)

                        Francis Briggs  (B. 1813, d. 1856 in Chicago.)

                        Robert Cornell Briggs Jr.

                        Abigail (Briggs) Forsyth (1817)

                        Jeremiah Briggs (1819)

 

Occupation: Farmer 

 

Father’s name:  Job Briggs                         Birth place:  Probably Massachusetts

Mother’s name: Mercy (Estes) Briggs        Birth place:  Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Siblings:         William Briggs b. 1765 1st m. Eunice Bone, 2nd m. Eunice ?

                        Catherine Briggs b. 1768

                        Oliver Briggs b. 1770

                        Mary Briggs b. 1772

                        Joseph Briggs b. 1774 (twin)

                        Job Briggs Jr. b. 1774 (twin)

                        Col. Wesson Briggs b. 1775 d. 1831 m. Mary Tibbetts

                        Mercy Briggs b. 1777

Robert Briggs (died early) b. 1778

                        Richard Briggs b. 1785

Nelson Briggs b. ?

Jeremiah Briggs b. ? m. Margaret White

 

Thanks to Bill Briggs for sharing his notes.

                       

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