Amos Briggs

Amos Briggs and wife Sarah Paine had 10 children, and their births are recorded in the Freetown records: AncestryImage

Marriage: Date: 2 June 1706 Place: Taunton, MA[14][15]

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Children (BRIGGS):

1. Mercy, b. Freetown 26 June 1706.
2. Sarah, b. Freetown 16 June 1709.
3. Mary, b. Freetown 1 May 1711.
4. Hannah, b. Freetown 8 Nov. 1712.
5. Amos, b. Berkley, 6 Feb. 1715.
6. Thomas, b. Berkley, 20 June 1717.
7. Abigail, b. 27 June 1719.
8. John, b. Freetown, 18 Sept. 1721.
9. Nathaniel, b. Berkley, 8 Dec. 1724.
10. Nathan, b. Berkley, 10 May 1727.

Origins

The following record shows that Amos Briggs was a son of Jonathan Briggs:

"By the Honeable. Nathal. Byfield Esqr. Judge of the probate of wills and granting of administrations within the County of Bristoll To John, Amos, Thomas, Benjamin, Ebenezer & Nathal. Briggs all sons of Jonathan Briggs formerly of Taunton decd. Whereas Benjamin Briggs one of the sons of the sd. deceased hath set forth unto the abovesd. judge by his petition bearing equal date with those [? same as petition date] that by vertue of an order of court held at Bristoll Novembr. ye 18th 1690 thre were certain lands to be equally divided amongst the sons of the said deceased which hath not been done and praying that a committee may be appointed & formed for that end: & that the persons concerned therein may be notifyed thereof These are therefore to cite you David Briggs, John Briggs, Amos Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Ebenezer Briggs & Nathal. Briggs to make your appearance at Bristol at the house of Mr. Jer: Osborne on the first Wednesday in Aprill next at [two?] of the clock in the after noon and there to make your objections. [If?] you have ought to say why a division of the sd. land by a committee should not be made Given under my hand in Bristoll March 18th ye seventh year of her Majesties reign Anno [que] Domini 1707
N. Byfield
Capt. Jared Talbot appearing on behalf of ye persons above named said they had been cited and desired him to say that they desired a division according to said [ ????? ]