Husband: Matthew BRIGGS
Birthdate: 23 Jan 1783
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 19 July 1845
Place of death: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Father: Matthew Briggs
Mother: Mercy Richmond

Marriage date: 12 Sept 1807
Marriage place: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA

Wife: Dolly WALKER
Birthdate: 23 Mar 1783
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 20 June 1847
Place of death: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Father: Nathaniel Walker
Mother: Dorothy Bailey

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Harriet Briggs
Sex: F
Birthdate: 22 Nov 1809
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date: 26 Nov 1840
Marriage place: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Spouse's name: Joseph Pitts

Child No. 2: George Washington Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 Feb 1811
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 1 April 1890
Place of death: Barrington, Bristol Co., RI
Marriage date: 18 April 1835
Marriage place: Providence, Providence Co., RI
Spouse's name: Lydia Gardner Lewis

Child No. 3: Alson Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 13 July 1812
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: bet. 1870-1880
Place of death: Mansfield, Bristol Co., MA
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Sophia Maria Gilbert

Child No. 4: Charles W. Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Dec 1813
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 17 Mar 1873
Place of death:
Marriage date: 7 Oct 1838
Marriage place: Norton, Bristol Co., MA
Spouse's name: Sarah Allen

Child No. 5: Matthew D. Briggs
Sex:
Birthdate: 19 Jan 1815
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 11 Aug 1881
Place of death: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Marriage date: 19 Dec 1839
Marriage place: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Spouse's name: Elizabeth Alice Perry

Child No. 6: Andrew Jackson Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Oct 1817
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 14 Mar 1847
Place of death: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Marriage date: 5 June 1843
Marriage place: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Spouse's name: Betsey Peck

Child No. 7: Hodijah Baylies Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 6 Mar 1819
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: unmarried

Child No. 8: Horatio Leonard Briggs
Sex: M
Birthdate: 16 June 1826
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA
Death date: 21 Aug 1891
Place of death: Providence, Providence Co., RI
Marriage date: 21 Sept 1848
Marriage place: Providence, Providence Co., RI
Spouse's name: Mary Mason
 

Documentation:
1. Vital Records of Dighton
2. Vital Records of Rhode Island-State Archives
3. Federal Census Records
4. Vital Records of Norton
5. NEHGS Register series "Descendants of John Briggs of Taunton" 1971-1973
6. Family records of Virginia Knudson.