Lafferty Family | |||
 Mary TALLMAN, daughter of Jonathan TALLMAN and Name filtered.Born 3 May 1695 at Dartmouth, MA, died 23 Jun 1769, 74 years, buried at BRIGGS Cem. Shaw Road, Little Compton, RI Married 1715 at Little Compton, RI (23 or 24 years married) to:  Job W. BRIGGS, son of William BRIGGS and Elizabeth Borden "Elizabeth COOK" COOKE.Born 3 Aug 1696 at Portsmouth, RI, died 28 Feb 1739 at Little Compton, RI, 42 years, buried at Briggs Cemetery, Shaw Road, Little Compton, RI Moved to Little Compton, MA and lived there until 1720 when he returned to Portsmouth. He made his will 15 Feb 1726/27 and was probated 28 Apr 1726/27(?) (does not jibe with last three children). The description of the will in Bristol Co. MA. Probate Record Abstracts (1982) lists the first five children and mentions another wife. He received the house, household goods, and farm where his father William lived as well as land on the south side of a line in another farm, and livestock, houose, and orchard where he then dwelled. (From "John Briggs of Newport and Portsmouth, RI" by Lilla Elizabeth Briggs Sampson, 1930? Typed manuscript in Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. partial copy in Library of Congress, Genealogical Section, Washington, DC) Buried in BRIGGS Cemetery on Shaw Road in Little Compton, RI (Little Compton Records). Two more children born long after his death. Don't know yet who their father was. Ann, b. 22 Apr 1740; Hannah, b. 14 Mar 1741-42Moved to Little Compton, MA and lived there until 1720 when he returned to Portsmouth. He made his will 15 Feb 1726/27 and was probated 28 Apr 1726/27(?) (does not jibe with last three children). The description of the will in Bristol Co. MA. Probate Record Abstracts (1982) lists the first five children and mentions another wife. He received thhe house, household goods, and farm where his father William lived as well as land on the south side of a line in another farm, and livestock, houose, and orchard where he then dwelled. (From "John Briggs of Newport and Portsmouth, RI" by Lilla Elizabeth Briggs Sampson, 1930? Typed manuscript in Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. partial copy in Library of Congress, Genealogical Section, Washington, DC) Buried in BRIGGS Cemetery on Shaw Road in Little Compton, RI (Little Compton Records). Children: 1. Oliver BRIGGSBorn 27 Dec 1716 at Little Compton, RI, died 28 Feb 1768, 51 years, buried 1813 at Quaker St. Friend's Cem. Dartmouth Birth date from RI Vital records (NEHGS) Jeff Briggs gives his birthplace as Dartmouth; I have Little Compton, RI, from RI Vital records.Birth date from RI Vital records (NEHGS) Jeff Briggs gives hos birthplace as Dartmouth; I have Little Compton, RI, from RI Vital records. 2. William BRIGGSBorn 24 Apr 1718 at Little Compton, RI, died 16 Jul 1802, 84 years 3. Joseph BRIGGSBorn 4 Jan 1720 at Little Compton, RI, died 10 Feb 1758, 38 years 4. Jeremiah BRIGGSBorn 1721 at Little Compton, RI, died Sep 1764, 42 or 43 years 6. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER7. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER8. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER9. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER10. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER11. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER12. Elizabeth BRIGGSBorn 18 Nov 1735 at Portsmouth, RI, died before 1810, at most 75 years 13. Name filtered PRIVACY FILTER | |||
Adopted child: Elizabeth BRIGGS | |||