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See Edward BRIGGS in the Family Tree Find Another Individual Edward BRIGGS^, Born: 19 FEB 1665 in Tiverton, then in MA Died: 11 MAY 1718 in Taunton, MA Age: 53 years Buried:	Born Died

Elizabeth COOK

Children with Sarah WILCOX
Deborah BRIGGS	Born: 11 MAR 1693	Died:
Hannah BRIGGS	Born: 19 DEC 1698	Died:
Walter BRIGGS	Born: 19 JAN 1701	Died:
Josiah BRIGGS	Born: 4 MAR 1703	Died:
Charles BRIGGS	Born: 20 FEB 1711	Died:

Notes: His will was dated 10 May 1718 and recorded 5 Jun 1718 in Taunton MA
Record Book 3, folio 329.
Mentioned in his Grandfather`s will.
Other children, William and Peleg are shown only in LS and Jeffrey
BRIGGS records. Birth dates unknown, and not named in wills.
Edward was a wheelwright by trade and a resident of Tiverton at the
time of the organization of the town in 1692.(LS) There is no record
of his having inherited property from his father but he actively
traded real estate in Tiverton as indicated by the following Taunton,
MA records:
20 Feb 694/5 from Thomas Bills, Sr. Book 6 p 370
18 Jun 1695 from Thomas Cook-book 5 p 360
29 Sep 1695 from Samuel Bradford-book 5 p 14
1 Jun 1716 from Thomas Shearman -book 11 p 396
22 Jan 1699 to Daniel Howland-book 3 p 151
1717 to Philip Taber-book 11 p 397
1 Sep 1716 to James Tucker-book 12 p 483

Edward BRIGGS
19 FEB 1665 - 11 MAY 1718

John BRIGGS Jr.
1642 - 2 JUL 1713

Hannah FISHER
ABT 1644 - AFT 1727

John BRIGGS
1609 - BEF 16 NOV 1690

Sarah CORNELL
30 MAR 1623 - 1690

Edward FISHER
1615 - 1677

Judith SMITH
1620 - 1655

William BRIGGS
ABT 1574 - 14 AUG 1625

Sarah GORE
ABT 1577 - BET 1612 AND 1675

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