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Captain James Briggs
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Name James Briggs Title Captain Birth 20 Dec 1747 Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Gender Male Military Service Abt 1776 American Revolution (US) Death 16 Aug 1813 Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Burial Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Person ID I30078 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 7 Feb 2026
Father James Briggs, b. 1716, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 31 May 1753, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 37 years) Mother Ann Pitts, b. 1725 d. 1754 (Age 29 years) Family ID F20129 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Shaw, b. 13 Mar 1746, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 10 Feb 1835, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 88 years) Marriage 21 Mar 1767 Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Children 1. Nancy Briggs, b. 15 Jul 1770, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
2. James Briggs, Jr., b. 3 Jul 1768, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
+ 3. Olive Briggs, b. 15 Apr 1772, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 3 Oct 1844, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 72 years)4. Zebina Briggs, b. 10 Jul 1774, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
+ 5. George Washington Briggs, b. 27 Jun 1776, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 1 Jan 1863, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 86 years)6. Polley Briggs, b. 9 Aug 1778, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
7. Captain Guilford Briggs, b. 19 Aug 1780, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 1 Sep 1849, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 69 years)8. Mathew Briggs, b. 21 Sep 1782, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
9. Abraham Briggs, b. 8 May 1784, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 1818, Havana, Cuba
(Age 33 years)10. Peggy Briggs, b. 3 Nov 1788, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
Family ID F11109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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