Briggs Family
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The Briggs family was one of the more prominent families in the high hills of the Santee and Clarendon County. Before the Civil War, many Briggs households were located on large and prosperous plantations.
- Briggs in my database This will bring you to the index page of my RootsWeb database. Just click on a name of interest.
- Ancestors of my grandmother, Mary Richardson Briggs
- RootsWeb Briggs Message Board
- My Clarendon County page (includes map showing locations where the family lived and/or was enumerated)
- Frederick Briggs (possibly my 4th great grandfather)
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Dr. Thomas Briggs (b. 1784-1794, died
circa 1839; my 3rd great grandfather)
- m. Jemimah Jones 19 June 1808
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Thomas Briggs' will page 1 |
page 2
- Mentions: lawsuit between him and Abram D. Jones (his brother-in-law), his daughter Jemima Hall, son Thomas W. Briggs
- Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Thomas appointed by third great grand-uncle Robert Cathcart as one of the executors! The other two named executors were James G. Hall (his son-in-law), and John Z. Hammond.
- Will of Darling Jones (Jemimah's father)
- Thomas and Jemimah's children:
- Jemimah (c. 1809-?) married James G. Hall
- Elizabeth
- Dr. Thomas Whitaker Briggs, Sr. (my 2nd great grandfather)
- Dr. Thomas Whitaker Briggs, Sr. (my 2nd great grandfather)
- Edward Percy Briggs, Sr. (1860-1912) my great grandfather
- Mary Richardson Briggs (1893-1986) my grandmother
