Elizabeth Stream

Family/Spouse: Samuel Packard. Samuel (son of George Packard and Mary Wyther) was born about 1610; died on 7 Nov 1684 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Ensign Richard Phillips about 1656 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Richard (son of Deacon Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson) was born on 12 Aug 1632 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England; died in 1695 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Lathrop. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is no record of his marriage. Israel was a Trooper in 1671. It
is believed that he died in King Phillip's War.

Family/Spouse: Hannah. Hannah was born about 1653. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Amey Drake about 1686 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Amey (daughter of Thomas Drake and Jane Holbrook) was born on 3 Feb 1664/1665; died after 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Harris. Mary was born in 1690 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Briggs. John (son of Jonathon Briggs and Experience Harvey) was born in 1671 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died about 1764 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possibly the "Ame Shaw, of Dighton" with intent to marry John Smith, of Taunton, 08 Apr 1748 - Dighton,MA
Recorded in Taunton - "John Smith of Taunton and Amine Shaw, May 4, 1748, in Dighton".
Most likely not as Amea is not mentioned in the probate records of Abraham so it appears she may have died before him.

Amea married Deacon Abraham Shaw about 1710. Abraham (son of Deacon John Shaw, Jr. and Hannah Whitmarsh) was born on 14 Feb 1685 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1746 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Hannah Jones about 1719. Hannah was born on 30 Aug 1701 in Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Zachariah Shaw. Zachariah (son of Joseph Shaw and Judith Whitmarsh) was born on 28 Jun 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Ebenezer Redding on 16 Jun 1737 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Ebenezer was born on 11 Oct 1713 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Ebenezer Pool on 10 Feb 1756 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Ebenezer (son of Joseph Pool and Experience White) was born about 1719 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Experience married Christopher Paull on 26 Jun 1735 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Christopher (son of Benjamin Paull and Ruth Dyer) was born on 24 Nov 1708 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1761 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Jane Whitmarsh on 10 Oct 1728 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Jane (daughter of Samuel Whitmarsh and Hannah Pratt) was born about 1710 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Selectman for Town of Dighton 1760

Samuel married Ruth Atwood on 28 Jul 1744 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Ephraim Atwood and Ruth Richmond) was born on 04 May 1727 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1810 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

No marriage record found

Hannah married William Walker on 31 May 1743 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. William (son of Nathan Walker and Abigail Richmond) was born on 17 Aug 1715 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Aug 1749 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Walker-Blake Graveyard, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amea married Henry Jones on 31 May 1743 (Double Wedding with twin sister) in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Henry was born on 25 Apr 1721 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sold her inherited land in Dighton from her father to her brother, Samuel, in 29Jan1748/9, for 100pounds (does not include land description)

Elizabeth married Benjamin Pool on 18 Apr 1747 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Benjamin Pool and Hannah Whitmarsh) was born on 13 Sep 1722 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in 1748 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Sergeant Ebenezer Andrews about 1753. Ebenezer was born in 1725; died in 1808; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Samuel Pool on 18 Apr 1747 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Joseph Pool and Experience White) was born about 1717 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died after 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Pitts. Elizabeth was born on 10 Feb 1725 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in Apr 1765 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Hannah Francis on 4 May 1765 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 29 Oct 1728 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in 1790 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Phebe Hathaway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married William Paul, Jr. on 17 Aug 1749. William (son of William Paul and Mary Whitmarsh) was born in 1722 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1791 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Olive Lilley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Briggs in Oct 1774 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Briggs and Charity Hathaway) was born on 31 Aug 1753 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1842 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bathsheba married Captain Jedediah Briggs on 21 Dec 1769 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Jedediah (son of Seth Briggs and Ann Whitmarsh) was born on 21 Apr 1738 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1826 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dyer married Abiel Briggs on 16 Jan 1776 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abiel (son of Thomas Briggs and Thankful Axtell) was born on 16 Dec 1752 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jul 1805 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married on 6 Jun 1751 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89575628/hannah_b-briggs

Hannah married Captain James Briggs on 21 Mar 1767 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. James (son of James Briggs and Ann Pitts) was born on 20 Dec 1747 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Aug 1813 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The identity of Deborah Shaw (d. 1837, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts) was evaluated through land, probate, census, and court records connected to the family of Samuel Shaw, son of Abraham Shaw Sr.. Abraham died in 1745, and a 4 April 1748 court complaint filed by Henry Jones (husband of Abraham’s daughter Amea Shaw) stated that “Samuel Shaw, the only son of the said Dec’d” had not divided the estate. This language strongly suggests that by 1748 Samuel was the only surviving son, implying that his brother Ebenezer (b. 1720) was likely deceased by that date or had no legally recognized surviving male issue.

In 1771–1772, Samuel Shaw executed a series of Bristol County deeds (Dighton) conveying land at monetary consideration. On 11 April 1771 he sold 100 acres to his son Abraham for £400. Between 18–21 February 1772 he sold four parcels of approximately 18 acres each for £70 apiece: to Deborah Shaw of Dighton (18 Feb 1772), to Lydia Shaw, a minor (19 Feb 1772), to Amea Shaw, a minor (20 Feb 1772), and to Hannah, wife of James Briggs (21 Feb 1772). All deeds use identical market-value consideration language (“for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds… well and truly paid”), indicating these were structured conveyances rather than nominal affection gifts. Deborah is not described as a minor in 1772, establishing that she was likely born before 1751. This positions her chronologically among Samuel’s known children (Hannah b. 1746; Abraham b. 1751; Amea b. 1759; Lydia b. 1762; Olive b. 1755), though Olive (a minor in 1772) was not included in that particular transfer sequence.

The 1790 federal census for Dighton lists Ruth Shaw (widow of Samuel, who died 1775) heading a household with three females and no adult males. This is consistent with an unmarried adult daughter such as Deborah residing in the household at that time. In 1807, Deborah Shaw, described as a “single woman,” conveyed land in Dighton to Isaac Pool of Ontario County, New York, with Ruth Shaw joining to release any right or title. The deed explicitly describes the parcel as “Deborah Shaw’s land,” demonstrating that Deborah held fee ownership in her own right, likely originating from the 1772 conveyance.

Deborah wrote her will in 1815 (proved 1837). In it she referred to Amy Pool, Abraham Shaw, Constant Shaw, Philip Shaw (heir of Lydia Phillips), all residing in New York, as “my cousins,” granting them token sums. The principal beneficiaries of her estate were Hannah (Shaw) Briggs’s line and their descendants (including Olive Atwood and Guilford Briggs). Probate proceedings in 1837 involved William Atwood, John Atwood, Matthew Briggs 2nd, James Briggs, and Thomas W. Pool—individuals directly descended from Samuel Shaw’s children. Additionally, Deborah appears to have been residing in the John Atwood household in the 1820 census (Wellington/Dighton), further embedding her within Samuel’s descendant network.

Two plausible conclusions remain. The first is that Deborah was a previously unrecorded daughter of Samuel Shaw, born circa 1748–1750, who remained unmarried and was later omitted from compiled genealogies because she left no descendants. This interpretation is strongly supported by the 1772 deed cluster, the age alignment, her 1790 residence in Ruth Shaw’s household, her independent land ownership, and the probate network centered entirely on Samuel’s line. The second possibility is that Deborah was the daughter of Ebenezer Shaw (b. 1720), likely deceased before 1748, and that she was raised within Samuel’s household as an orphaned niece. This model better explains her 1815 use of the term “cousins” in a formal probate document but requires assuming that Samuel integrated a niece into his 1772 land distributions alongside his daughters.

Weighing the combined land records (1771–1772 Bristol County deeds), the 1748 estate complaint, the 1790 census, the 1807 Dighton deed, and the 1837 probate proceedings, the balance of structural evidence slightly favors Deborah as a biological daughter of Samuel Shaw, though the orphaned-niece hypothesis remains viable pending discovery of additional records such as a baptism, guardianship, or burial entry for Ebenezer Shaw.



Land Record:
Know all men by these presents that I Deborah Shaw of Dighton in the county of Bristol, single woman. In consideration of thirty eight dollars and fifty cents paid by Isaac Pool of Bristol in the county of Ontario and State of New York, Yeoman. The receipt where of I do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said Isaac Pool a certain piece or tract of land situated in Dighton aforesaid Beginning at the North west corner of said Deborah Shaw’s land and running easterly eight rods and one half of a rod by the road then running south thirty five rods and then running westerly eight rods and one half of a rod to land now owned by Stephen Lee then running northerly by said Lee’s land to the bounds first mentioned containing by estimation one acre and three quarters. To have and to hold the afore granted premises to the said Isaac Pool to him and to his heirs and assigns to his and their use and behold forever and I do convenant with the said Isaac Pool and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted premises that they are free of all in cumbrance that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Isaac Pool and that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Isaac Pool and to his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In Witnesses where of I the said Deborah Shaw and Ruth Shaw of Dighton aforesaid widow in token of my seling wishing all my right and title in and to the premises have here unto set our hand and seals this tenth day of October in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven. The erasurece in the fourth line above was made previous to signing and sealing. [Signed] Deborah (her mark) Shaw, and Ruth (her mark) Shaw. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us: S. W. Baylies and James Briggs. Bristol [illegible] Oct 10 AD 1807 [illegible] personally appeared by above named Deborah Shaw and Ruth Shaw and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free act and deed. Before me S. W. Baylies, Justice of Peace. Received Nov 2, 1807 and recorded by James Williams, Regr.

Family/Spouse: Rebeckah Simmons. Rebeckah (daughter of Constant Simmons and Lydia Phillips) was born on 15 Jun 1753 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olive married Eleazer Bowen on 26 Apr 1785 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Eleazer was born on 10 Jun 1753 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Dec 1814 in Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dighton Vital records on Microfiche(typed) shows Amey as Anne, and her older sister as Amey. The handwritten copies show; Amea Shaw born 05 Nov 1753 and a young sister Amea Shaw, born 30 Dec 1758/9; below this is listed the death of the first Amea as 06 Jan 1759,aged 5 years one month and six days. Therefore the date of 30 Dec 1758, must be incorrectly written and should be 1759 as written on the cemetery maker of Amea Shaw, wife of Isaac Pool. For their parents to name another child Amea, the birth of the second Amea must have been after 06 Jan 1759. Also noted, a brother of the Amea's was Abraham who was born in Dighton, "March ye 20th day anno 1748/9" . Also to help with this, the only Amy...Ann...Amea married in Dighton after 1770 is the Amey Shaw who married Isaac Pool, Oct 1779.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50039678/amy-pool

Amea married Isaac Pool, Jr. on 25 Sep 1779 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Isaac (son of Isaac Pool and Mary Peck) was born on 26 Jun 1751 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1824 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Pelotiah Phillips on 5 Aug 1784 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Pelotiah (son of Richard Phillips and Ruth Pitts) was born in 1756 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1833 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61036366/stephen-andrews

Lydia married Sergeant William Gooding on 28 Nov 1782 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. William (son of William Gooding and Bathsheba Walker) was born on 18 Jan 1761 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1803 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caroline married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Fish. Elizabeth was born on 08 Nov 1757; died after 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1775; American Revolution (US)

Family/Spouse: Sylvia Pettingell. Sylvia was born on 8 May 1761 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Nov 1822 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luther married Priscilla Bowen on 19 Aug 1795 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Priscilla was born in 1773 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in 1823 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abiezer married Bathsheba Walker on 3 Feb 1787 (Intention) in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Bathsheba (daughter of Colonel Elnathan Walker and Bethiah Tisdale) was born on 12 Oct 1743 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Oct 1822 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Ontario County with his mother, brothers, and sisters about 1803 after the death of his father. His older brother Joshua led the way, Joshua had come to Livonia in 1798 and left after word of the death of his father.

Jonathan married Innocent Simmons on 23 Apr 1789 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Innocent was born on 11 Nov 1767 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Dec 1813 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Amy Pool in 1815 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Amy (daughter of Isaac Pool, Jr. and Amea Shaw) was born on 25 Jul 1781 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jan 1860 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah Cornell about 1777 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born in 1756 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Nov 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Trafton. Elizabeth was born on 7 May 1762 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Feb 1854 in Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Catherine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died of Typus

Enoch married Abigail Cooper on 16 Jan 1804 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Noah Cooper and Sarah Parmenter) was born on 16 Feb 1786 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1860 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Dropsy

Experience married Samuel Wilbur on 29 Sep 1816 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Samuel was born in 1753 in Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1832 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Hall and Dean Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bathsheba married Josiah Wilbur on 17 Dec 1791 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Josiah was born on 23 Aug 1769 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 03 Mar 1848 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pleasant Street Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40296132/olive-phillips

Olive married Darius Phillips in 1799. Darius was born in Feb 1767; died on 21 Dec 1857 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Phillips Cemetery, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Daniel Wilbur. Daniel (son of Simeon Wilbur and Elizabeth White) was born in 1779 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1823 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pleasant Street Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Gilmore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1812; War of 1812 (US) Sea Captain - Prisoner, taken to England

Notes:

Jedediah was Captain of the Sloop Nancy and the Schooner Columbia from about 1806 until his ship was captured by the British some time during the War of 1812, he was taken captive to England. The log for the ship survived. There are no entries from Aug 1814 until Dec 1845, when it appears he is residing in Honeoye,NY---all the names are those of Honeoye residence of the era, who he apparently did work for and it is a listing of income from them(Artemas Briggs, John G. Briggs, Benjamin Briggs, Levi Noble, Jedediah Briggs, Jacob Shaw, Alinor More). He died unmarried in Honeoye,NY.

Nathaniel married Mary A. Winslow on 15 Apr 1805 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Joseph Winslow and Mary Crane) was born on 1 Jan 1785 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Sep 1859 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31835989/sylvia-hathaway

Sylvia married Captain Stephen Hathaway on 21 Oct 1804. Stephen was born on 28 sept 1771 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1854 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Hathaway Burying Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 27 Sep 1812, Ontario County, New York; War of 1812 (US) Capt Elizur Hills' Co., Brig Gen Daniel Miller's Brigade Service at Manchester(Niagara Falls,NY) Paid from 27Sep1812-3Nov1812

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50334641/artemas-briggs

Artemas married Fanny Gregg on 17 Nov 1809 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Fanny (daughter of John Gregg, Jr. and Mary Bennett) was born on 14 Sep 1789 in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jan 1858 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Artemas married Abigail B. Smith on 11 Aug 1859 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Abigail (daughter of Doctor Ebenezer Smith and Elizabeth) was born in 1799 in Connecticut; died on 8 Aug 1881 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bethiah married Herman Swift on 5 Jun 1828 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Herman was born on 4 Jun 1780 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1855 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abiel Nichols. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alinda married Benjamin Crane on 18 May 1799. Benjamin (son of Bernice Crane and Joanna Axtell) was born on 11 Sep 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abigail Hathaway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married William Crane on 31 Mar 1808. William (son of Bernice Crane and Joanna Axtell) was born on 17 Feb 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abigail Gregg. Abigail (daughter of John Gregg, Jr. and Mary Bennett) was born on 27 Oct 1795 in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jun 1837 in Ohio; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abigail. Abigail was born in 1792; died on 7 Jan 1871 in Ohio; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Atwood. John (son of Lt Abiel Atwood and Hannah Babbitt) was born on 5 Jan 1759; died on 30 Jun 1822; was buried in Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mr. Briggs, in his prime of life, was reputed to be the most athletic man in this region, if not in New England.

George married Clarissa Pool on 21 Oct 1818. Clarissa (daughter of John Pool, Jr. and Abigail) was born on 18 Jan 1790 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1875 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98818125/guilford-briggs

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1812; War of 1812 (US) US Light Dragoons

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79174725/abraham-shaw

Abraham married Anna Phillips on 2 Dec 1797 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Anna was born on 7 Jun 1773 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Bristol, Ontario County, New York 1800-1830

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79590657/constant-shaw

Family/Spouse: Mercy Pitts. Mercy (daughter of Sylvester Pitts and Thankful Jones) was born in 1780 in Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1845 in Bath Twp, Summit County, Ohio; was buried in Moore's Chapel Cemetery, Bath Twp, Summit County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1812; War of 1812 (US) Private; Capt. Hill's Co .Light Infantry NY Militia

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10696971/philip-shaw

Family/Spouse: Chloe Foster. Chloe died on 21 Dec 1831; was buried in Novi Cemetery, Novi, Oakland County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also known as Anne

Amy married Deacon Jonathan Milton Phillips in 1815 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Jonathan (son of Samuel Phillips and Phebe Hathaway) was born on 24 Aug 1766 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1854 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Bristol,NY in 1851

Mary married Abiel Hathaway about 1806 in Ontario County, New York. Abiel (son of Seth Hathaway and Barsheba Gooding) was born on 1 Mar 1786 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Nov 1843 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1860 living with her step-son David B. Hawley in East Bloomfield

Althea married David Hawley about 1830 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. David (son of Moses Hawley and Mary Martin) was born on 23 Dec 1773 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut; died on 18 Feb 1860 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Gunn Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Charles Seymour about 1810 in Ontario County, New York. Charles was born on 15 Jun 1787 in Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1865 in Scio Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in United Church of Christ Cemetery, Webster, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Elihu Briggs in 1810. Elihu (son of Zenas Briggs and Ruth Codding) was born in 1789 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Oct 1821 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Jonathan Mack about 1830. Jonathan was born on 15 Apr 1781 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 14 Oct 1858 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Hunn Memorial Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 29 Jun 1812, Ontario County, New York; War of 1812 (US) Private assign to Capt Elijah Clarke's Co., Col, Peter Allen's Regiment, General Wadsworth's Division, service at Lewiston. Part of the Battle of Queenston Heights were Capt Clarke, Col Allen and Gen Wadsworth were all captured. Records do not list enlisted mens names, but it is assumed that John Pool was also a POW. Paid from 29Jun1812-26Oct1812

Notes:

At the age of 12, his father's family joined the tide of emmigrants west, and came to Bristol, Ontario County. At the age of 22, John elisted in the Army and served in the War of 1812 and served until he was brought home sick. When he was 27 he journeyed south to New Orleans and lived 3 years while working on the Mississippi River. Upon returning to Bristol he married the widow of Benjamin D. Wheeler. John taught school for 17 winters with uniform success. He was an outstanding reader and was fond of poetry, his memory was wonderful, could recite a page of Homer with no problem. Until a year of his death. John Pool was of cool temper, not easily unbalanced, yet he had strong affection and a warm heart. In his young age he loved to joke and could take as well as give. His last few years were held in the village of Honeoye, with eye sight failing, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Phillips(Eliza). (Taken form the Ontario County Times, Obituaries, 17 April 1878)

Died:
In Honeoye on 4 Apr 1878, JOHN POOL, age 87. Funeral 7 Apr by Rev. John F. Gates.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53657315/john-pool

John married Deborah Reed on 15 Mar 1819 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Deborah (daughter of Simeon Reed, Jr. and Hannah Wheeler) was born on 12 Mar 1793 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1860 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1812; War of 1812 New York State Militia Musician, Captain Hills Company Received a land grant in Illinois

William married Sally Lee about 1816. Sally (daughter of Captain George Lee and Olive Jones) was born on 12 Sep 1799; died on 12 Jun 1839 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lee Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married John B. French in 1839 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. John was born on 20 Aug 1783; died on 30 Aug 1864 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in French Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Parmelia married George Spencer about 1818 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. George (son of Abijah Spencer and Hannah Bill) was born on 14 Aug 1796 in Salisbury Center, Herkimer County, New York; died on 29 Sep 1825 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Named in mothers probate record, but not in vital records. Probate record written by his brother John states 'Isaac Pool who resides in the Western diggins'

This is not the Isaac Pool of Waushara Co.,Wisconsin -marrried to Diadem Buck. That Isaac was the son of Zalmon Pool (b.1767 CT) an early settler of Jefferson Co., NY.

Notes:

1850 census - husband is David Pritchard (b.1790)
1860 living in Liverpool,Medina Co.,OH

Rebekah married Jabez Prichard about 1823 in Naples, Ontario County, New York. Jabez was born on 23 Nov 1784 in New York; died on 21 Dec 1874 in Illinois; was buried in McConnell Cemetery, Hamburg Twp, Calhoun County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Andrew C. Leetch. Andrew was born in ca 1805 in Pennsylvania; died on 13 May 1878 in Canton Twp, Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Canton, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Julia Ann died a few months before William W. Colton, at a young age.

Family/Spouse: William White Colton. William (son of Andrew Colton and Cynthia Seymour) was born on 19 Jan 1800 in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Sep 1832 in York, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Ruth Fisher about 1805. Ruth (daughter of Sergeant Nathaniel Fisher and Hannah Reed) was born on 2 Apr 1787 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1830 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Paull. Richard (son of Richard Paull and Elizabeth Trafton) was born on 16 Oct 1790 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1852 in Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lucy Simmons. Lucy was born on 24 Jan 1794 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 7 May 1858 in Goodings Grove, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Olive Paull est 1805. Olive (daughter of William Paull and Sarah Cornell) was born on 20 Jun 1784 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Nov 1871 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Allen's Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Porter Cleveland. John (son of Captain Josiah Cleveland, Jr. and Ruth Johnson) was born on 4 Oct 1779 in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York; died on 16 Apr 1861 in Huron, Erie County, Ohio; was buried in Scott Union Cemetery, Huron, Erie County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Achsah Simmons in 1810. Achsah (daughter of Constant Simmons and Silence Soper) was born on 25 Feb 1793 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Jul 1848; was buried in Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Galen married Margaret Ferrin about 1828 in New York. Margaret (daughter of Mr. Ferrin and Elizabeth Henry) was born about 1807 in New York; died in 1887 in Howell, Livingston County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovice married Nathaniel Fisher, Jr about 1800. Nathaniel (son of Sergeant Nathaniel Fisher and Hannah Reed) was born on 24 Mar 1781 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1855 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Still living in Bristol in 1860, with step-daughter Alathea

Amy married Shubael Wilson Ferrin on 24 Nov 1852 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Shubael (son of Mr. Ferrin and Elizabeth Henry) was born on 9 Oct 1809 in New York; died on 15 Mar 1854 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amy married Gilbert Francis about 1860. Gilbert was born on 15 Nov 1804 in New York; died on 17 Oct 1884 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ontario County Journal,
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New york
Friday, April 29, 1892

Bristol, N. Y. Franklin Phillips, a very popular townsman, died Saturday, April 23, aged 74 years. Mr. Phillips has long been connected with the Baptist society and was a prominent and energetic member. A man of sterling worth and interested in all good works, his death is felt by a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral was held at his late residence Monday at 2 p.m. and was attended by a large concourse of people. The Rev. Mr. Townley of Canandaigua officiated at the services. Burial Baptist Hill Cemetery.

Benjamin married Louisa Gooding on 21 Sep 1840 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Louisa (daughter of Elnathan Gooding and Esther Simmons) was born on 19 Aug 1820 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 21 Aug 1907 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olive married Joshua Phillips est 1805. Joshua (son of Joshua Phillips and Elizabeth Fish) was born on 5 Jan 1782 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Oct 1865 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Allen's Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zebedee married Ruth M. est 1820. Ruth was born est 1800; died on 4 Mar 1867 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Allen's Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Wells Allen in 1818. Wells was born on 17 Aug 1795 in Connecticut; died on 1 Mar 1881 in Granger, Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Reid Hill Cemetery, Granger Twp, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clarinda Gooding. Clarinda (daughter of Sergeant William Gooding and Lydia Andrews) was born on 12 Sep 1794 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 5 Feb 1886 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tuscarora 1868
The following residents of the town of West Sparta receive their mail
at Tuscarora

Julia married John Van Middlesworth on 5 Feb 1846 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. John (son of Jacob Van Middlesworth and Betsey Cock) was born on 9 Nov 1811 in Cayuga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy Briggs, wife of William Briggs, died in Bristol on the 16th inst, aged 81 years. Mrs. Briggs had lived in Bristol nearly all of her life, being the daughter of Caleb (Enoch) Briggs. She leaves an aged husband, three sons, Elihu and George of Bristol, and Elnathan of Lima, and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hitchcock of Bristol. Three daughters had died previous. She had thirteen grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was a member of She Baptist church. The Rev. Mr. Day officiated at her funeral. She was a cousin of the late Jedediah and Cyrus Briggs of Honeoye. Allen's Hill, April 21.
(The Gazette, Livonia, New York, Friday, April 24, 1896)

Nancy married William Wallace Briggs on 13 Nov 1834 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. William (son of Elihu Briggs and Ruth S. Pool) was born on 20 Sep 1811 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 23 Nov 1897 in Lima, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BRIGGS, Cyrus, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Massachusetts in 1816; when about four years of age, his parents removed to the State of New York, where he lived for about 18 years, when he moved to Michigan; in 1850 he came across the plains to this State and engaged in mining in the northern mines for about three years when he returned east. In 1853 he returned to California with his family and settled in El Dorado County; but afterwards moved, in 1865, to Sacramento County, where he remained until 1872, when he settled in Sutter County, where he has ever since resided - section 22, township 12 north, range 4 east; he owns 320 acres. Mr. B. has three children living, one son, and two daughters.
(History of Sutter County, California, Thompson & West, 1879)

Cyrus married Betsey about 1836. Betsey died about 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cyrus married Telitha Elvina about 1854 in Natomas, Sacramento County, California. Telitha was born on 5 Jun 1828 in Tennessee; died on 19 Jun 1913 in Sutter County, California; was buried in Fremont Center Cemetery, Fremont, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Caroline R. Tyler. Caroline (daughter of Dean Merrill Tyler and Phebe Post) was born on 11 Apr 1825; died on 22 Nov 1908 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

had eight children

Artemas married Sarah W. about 1847. Sarah was born on 29 Sep 1827; died on 29 Apr 1852 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Artemas married Emmer Jane Gibbs about 1855. Emmer was born about 1834; died on 18 Apr 1884; was buried in North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Artemas married Caroline A. Griggs about 1885. Caroline was born on 25 Dec 1843 in Ohio; died on 20 Feb 1904 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From The Naples Record 17 June 1876
In the town of Richmond, Ont. Co., NY, on the 11th inst., Leonidas Wilbur, died of pneumonia after a short illness. Mr. Wilbur was born in the town of Berkley, Bristol, Co., MA. Nov 15th, 1798. His parents were Josiah and Bathsheba Wilbur, his mother's maiden name being Briggs. While quite young he moved with his parents to Windham Co., VT, where he received his education. When twenty he came to Western NY to the town where he died, to visit an Uncle Artemas Briggs, a brother of his mother, where he remained one year. On his return he went to Bristol Co., MA, and spent several years farming. In 1891 he was married to Abigail Cornell of Berkley, MA, and settled in Londondery Windham Co., VT, where they had six children born — one son, Dr. Wilbur of Honeoye, and five daughters, of whom all have survived him but Nettie, the youngest, by whose side he was laid so peacefully. In 1851 he moved from Londondery, having sold his farm, to Richmond, Ont. Co., where he resided until his death. He was a man of sterling' integrity, industry and frugality, and has left a memory that will not only be cherished by near relatives, but by all who knew him. He was a kind husband, an indulgent and loving father, a good citizen and neighbor. Loving hands administered to his wants during his sickness, and loved ones sorrow for their dead; but not as those without a hope of a blessed resurrection. His funeral was attended from his home by a large concourse of people. Rev. S. M. Day gave some very impressive thoughts from the text, "Your fathers, where are they?"

Leonidas married Abigail Briggs Cornell on 14 Apr 1831. Abigail (daughter of Doctor William Uriah Cornell and Abigail Briggs) was born on 10 Apr 1806 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 08 Apr 1894 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40296189/darius-phillips

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80471059/betsey-cudworth

Family/Spouse: Captain Luther Cudworth. Luther was born on 22 Aug 1805 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Apr 1865 in Assonet, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Assonet Burying Ground, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Betsey Dean on 4 Feb 1852 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Betsey (daughter of Zephaniah Dean and Milly) was born in 1819 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Artemas married Susan Shaw Williams in 1834. Susan was born on 21 Aug 1812 in Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Feb 1895 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Kelley. Mary was born in 1823; died in 1904; was buried in Mayflower Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Nancy Pennell on 30 Jun 1833. Nancy (daughter of John Pennell and Martha Tenney) was born in ca 1812; died on 31 Dec 1851 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Eveline M. Wells about 1852. Eveline (daughter of Pascal Paoli Wells and Anna Munson) was born on 6 Jul 1820 in Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont; died on 20 Dec 1894 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jedediah married Elizabeth S. Brown about 1845. Elizabeth (daughter of Warren Brown and Elizabeth Allen) was born on 15 Aug 1822 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 15 Jan 1892 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fanny married John Frederick Thayer on 4 Dec 1837 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. John was born on 23 Jan 1812 in New York; died on 2 Mar 1840 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cyrus, was born in 1820 in the house now occupied by his son, which was built by the father of Cyrus, Artemas, in 1817. The latter was born in 1786 in Dighton, Mass., and came on foot to Bristol, Ontario county, in 1806. In 1809 he married in Bristol, Fanny Gregg, born in 1789. His father, Jedediah, was born in 1738. He had thirteen children, several of whom came to this county. Artemas traded his farm in Bristol for one here, whither he removed in 1814. He served in the War of 1812, and fought in several of the battles on the Niagara frontier. He settled on the west side of Honeoye Lake, and owned land south of Main street in Honeoye. He and his son, Jedediah, each gave half the land for the original cemetery and he gave the land for the First Methodist church. He was one of the founders of the church here. The edifice stood on the site of Mrs. Phillips's house on Lake street. His children were: John G., born in 1811; Jedediah, born in 1815; Fanny, born in 1818; Cyrus, born in 1820, and Mary, born in 1823. Cyrus was educated at East Bloomfield Academy, and was a farmer. He married first Emeline McMichael, daughter of Thomas McMichael, a tanner here, and they had two sons: Zachary J., born in 1849, and John C. He married second Cynthia E. Hadley, by whom he had no children. He died in 1888. John C. married in 1878 Minnie A., daughter of John Van Buren. She was born November 8, 1857. They have had two children; Fred J., born in 1885, died in 1889, and Hattie F., born May 26 1889. Mr. Briggs farms the old original homestead first taken up by Abel Short and later owned by Artemas Briggs. Jedediah, brother of Artemas Briggs, was born in 1779 and was a sea captain. During the War of 1812 he was captured by the English and taken to England, returning after the war. Enoch, the oldest brother, born in 1770, came after Artemas, and settled in Bristol, where his descendants may be found at the present time. The ancestry of the family dates back to Sir Robert Briggs of England, who lived about thirteen generations back.
(History of Ontario County; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893)




Cyrus Briggs, one of the old residents of Honeoye, died at Rochester last Saturday night, aged 68. Mr. Briggs had been in poor health for about a year, and went to the house of his brother-in-law, Mr. McCrossen, of Rochester, the 6tb of last December, in the hope that a change would benefit him, Mr. Briggs was born at Honeoye, and always made that place his home. He leaves two sons Zachary and John both of whom live at Honeoye. Also, one brother and one sister—Mrs. Henry Huff of Jonesville, Mich. The funeral was held Wednesday. The appreciative obituary notice will be found in another column.

THE LATE CYRUS BRIGGS.
Cyrus Briggs of Honeoye died at the residence of his brother-in-law, R. D. McCrossen, of Rochester, on Saturday evening, Dec 29th. Though all feared there was no hope of recovery, when the news of his death reached his native place it came with a shock that was almost startling. Cyrus Briggs was a man loved by his friends and respected by all. Born at the old homestead Nov. 18th, 1890, sixty-eight years later he was carried and placed by loving hands in the very room that saw his birth. He was the youngest son of the late Artemus Briggs, who removed from Bristol to Richmond in 1814. Of his immediate relatives, a brother, Jedediah, of this place, and a sister, Mrs, Mary B. Huff, of Jonesville, Mich., survive him. His sons, Zachary and John, are residents of Honeoye, the latter occupying the old home on the farm that has been in possession of the Briggs family for seventy-four years. Mr. Briggs was twice married. His first wife, Miss Emeline McMichael of Naples, died in '66, and he married Miss M. E. Hadley of Brooklyn in '67. He leaves a successful competence gained by honesty, industry and strict attention to his own affairs. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. S. M. Day, were held from the Congregational church on Wednesday, the 2d, at 11 o'clock, the burial taking place while en route to the church, in Lake View cemetery, and which was once included in the original deed to the old farm.
(Livonia Gazette, January 4, 1889)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64555425/cyrus-briggs

Cyrus married Emeline A. McMichael about 1848 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Emeline (daughter of Thomas McMichael and Lucinda Fisher) was born on 28 Sep 1828 in Bushnells Basin, Monroe County, New York; died on 28 Apr 1866 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cyrus married Minnie E. Hadley in 1868 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Minnie (daughter of Doctor William Warriner Hadley and Caroline Roberts) was born in Oct 1843 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio; died on 4 Dec 1925 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41893523/mary-huff

Mary married Henry Huff in 1851. Henry (son of John Huff and Rachel Allen) was born on 29 Jul 1817 in New Jersey; died on 26 Nov 1877 in Fayette Twp, Hillsdale County, Michigan; was buried in Somerset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Washington Crane. George (son of Barnabas Crane and Hannah Crane) was born on 13 Mar 1809 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jan 1884 in Sharon Twp, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alinda Briggs was born on November 12, 1816, in Bristol, New York. She and her older sister Louisa were both married on June 29, 1834, in a double ceremony in East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York. Alinda married Barnabas Crane, and Louisa married Barnabas' brother, George Washington Crane.

Within months, the newlyweds and the rest of Alinda's family including her parents Thomas and Abigail Briggs moved to Sharon, Ohio. Alinda and Barnabas had four children on their 192-acre farm in Sharon. The youngest child was only three when Barnabas died on November 11, 1856. Two years later, on July 13, 1858, D.G. Briggs officiated at the marriage of
Alinda and the widower Ira Totman of Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Ira's son Seneca "Nick" Samuel Totman was about 13 at the time of their marriage. Alinda and Ira had a child together, Irene Imogene Totman, in 1860. In 1867, Alinda's daughter Lucy Clara Crane married her stepbrother
Seneca Totman.

Alinda's children were all still living in Sharon when she died of breast cancer on July 30, 1880. She and Barnabas Crane share a monument in the Sharon Center Cemetery.

Alinda married Barnabas Crane, Jr. in 1834. Barnabas (son of Barnabas Crane and Hannah Crane) was born on 14 Jul 1806 in Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 1856 in Ohio; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alinda married Ira Totman on 13 Jul 1858 in Medina County, Ohio. Ira (son of Samuel Totman and Naomi McCartney) was born on 7 Nov 1810 in Warren County, New York; died on 3 Mar 1900 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rhoda Ann Pratt. Rhoda was born on 27 Jun 1817; died on 25 Jan 1898; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harriet C. Dinsmore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Angeline Lake. Angeline was born on 10 Jan 1826; died on 13 Nov 1907 in Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George G. Briggs, the pioneer fruit man of California, in 1861 became the owner of the Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy, in Ventura County, and said rancho was subdivided and thrown open for settlement by him.

Notes:

There are three men most responsible for the development of the Crescenta-Canada Valley: Dr. Jacob Lanterman, Dr. Benjamin Briggs, and Senator Frank P. Flint.

DR. BENJAMIN BRIGGS

Benjamin Bennett Briggs was in terrible shape when he arrived here in 1881. Years earlier he?d been shot through the lung -- the bullet still lodged in his chest, leaving him in constant pain. He was among the very first to head west for the Gold Rush, leaving the East Coast in March of 1849.

Near Salt Lake City, he and his brothers befriended some local Indians. While showing off their marksmanship, the 22-year-old accidentally stepped in front of his brother?s target.

The bullet ripped through his right lung and imbedded in his spine, the tip just visible under the skin. His journal entry for the day reveals a stoic personality. After describing the terrain and location he merely adds, ?Got accidentally wounded.?

In keeping with the medical practice of the time, he was bled. This complicated his condition, producing terrible sweats, fevers and chills. After a eight days the caravan moved on, leaving his brothers to tend to him.

Fearing they wouldn?t make the Sierras by winter, the Briggs brothers had no choice but to continue west and if need be bury him along the way. When they arrived in California, to their utter amazement, young Benjamin stood up.

His brothers worked the gold mines while he recuperated. With little to do but stare at the ground -- he became convinced that California?s soil would be perfect for growing citrus.

After some serious cajoling, he persuaded his brothers to collect the proper cuttings. This required not only the arduous journey back to the east coast -- but ocean voyages to South America and Spain, the latter in which to learn the raisin business.

Through painful trial and error -- and years of perseverance -- the Briggs brothers pioneered California?s fruit industry -- the first to plant citrus in the Sacramento Valley. George Briggs became one of the state?s first millionaires.

The Mission Padres had experimented with fruit growing before, but never on a large scale. The Briggs ranch in Santa Paula was so vast that visitors were cautioned to carry guns as flares since many a worker got lost overnight in the endless maze of fruit trees.

But a cloud followed young Benjamin. His wife Abby died of tuberculosis. Heart-broken and still suffering from his own lung injury, he abandoned the fruit industry for medicine.

He became obsessed with finding a cure for tuberculosis and other lung diseases. Over the years he earned seven medical degrees including one from the Heidelberg Academy in Germany which at the time led the world in tuberculosis research.

Despite a successful medical practice in Indiana, Brigg?s longed for a healthier climate. With his new bride (his wife?s sister) and his daughter Irene, he traveled extensively throughout Europe and America in search of the perfect climate. He found it in Rancho La Canada.

Tall, angular and bearded, Briggs reminded locals of the late President Lincoln and they took to calling him Old Abe. After moving here, Brigg?s health immediately improved.

Brigg?s purchased the entire western half of Rancho La Canada from Lanterman and Williams. He had the land surveyed and divided into ten-acre lots for sale as ranches. This included the future site of Montrose.

From his perch atop Pickens canyon, the mountains made crescent shapes -- so he named the area La Crescenta. Before that it had been called simply ?The Big Rocks?.

Brigg?s started the first school in the valley, the first town center, the first church, the first public park, and the first full-time medical practice. He also planted thousands and thousands of trees.

Briggs? daughter Irene had married the Reverend Lawrence Ward. For over 20 years, they were missionaries in the Islamic country of Persia, part of modern-day Iran. While on furlough, Briggs asked them start the first church in the valley. They formed the First Presbyterian church in Dr. Brigg?s home.

The church would later move to this cement structure on Foothill. A rare commodity in those days, Brigg?s bought the cement after it had been used as ballast on a ship from Germany. It was said to be the first cement structure in all of Southern California. The church would eventually move to its present location on Montrose Avenue.

Briggs accomplished all this in less than 12 years. When he was 66 he decided to have the bullet removed from his chest. It had been lodged against his spine for 44 years. Shortly after doctors extracted the lead ball, Benjamin Briggs died.

Col. Pickens and Dr. Briggs lived on the same piece of land for roughly the same amount of time -- during which the former chopped down an entire forest, damned up the canyon and forced others to pay him for the water -- while the latter planted thousands of trees, established a new town, and paved the way for future generations to move here.

All that honors the memory of this extraordinary man is the name of the street which once led up to his home.



Buried:
Although Benjamin Bennett Briggs, M.D. has a grave marker in Sharon Center Ohio, he was cremated by Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles. His ashes were not claimed and they were interred there without record.

Family/Spouse: Abigail Crane. Abigail was born on 7 Oct 1824 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1862 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; was buried in Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edwin Haskell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

JOSEPH W. BRIGGS, deceased. The subject of this sketch was born in New York in 1832. He was the son of Thomas Briggs, of New York. In his childhood his father removed to Medina County, Ohio, where our subject was reared and schooled, obtaining such education as the schools of that date afforded. He early learned the details of the work on his father's farm in assisting in its management.

He made the overland journey to California, and upon his arrival joined his brother, who resided near Marysville, the two entering into extensive fruit-cultivation, thus becoming pioneers of that industry in this State. He continued in k until 1854, when he returned to Ohio, and there married, in that year, Miss Mary J. Oldes, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Bennett) Oldes, who resided in Medina County, Ohio. After a two years' stay in Ohio, he went to Franklin County, Kansas, where he purchased land and established himself as a farmer and stock-raiser. There he made his home for several years, in fact until, in 1862, he returned to this State, and, with his brother, John G., and his brother-in-law, Edward Haskell, entered largely into fruit-culture. His family joined him in his new home in 1863. Mr. Briggs eventually bought out the interests of his partners, and for a time managed these orchards, of hundreds of acres in extent, without other assistance than that of hired help. In 1873 he sold out these interests and came to Santa Clara County, where he bought a tract of 120 acres on the Trimble road, on Coyote Creek, in the Midway School District. He immediately began the work of planting extensive orchards and small-fruit vines, and succeeded before his death in producing a splendid farm, upon which his widow now resides. Fifty acres were devoted to the raising of plums and prunes, twenty acres to pears, ten acres to apples, twelve acres to cherries, and the remainder to pasturage. Six acres of raspberries, and five of strawberries, were cultivated among the fruit-trees. Plenty of water is supplied by five artesian wells, each of which furnishes an average flow of water. These lands, being in a high state of cultivation and very productive, testify to Mr. Briggs' skill in horticulture. In addition to the supervision of this large farm, Mr. Briggs engaged largely in fruit-raising near Visalia, purchasing in 1881, 200 acres of land. His son, Frank T., bought 160 acres near this property, and in 1885 Mr. Briggs also acquired that tract by purchase. His design was the conversion of the whole into orchards, but his plans were destroyed by the hand of death, which occurred April 19, 1887.

He left three children: Frank T., married and living in San Francisco ; John G., who married Miss Lizzie Adams, of Alviso, now a resident of San Jose; and Albert L., residing on the old homestead. He also left, besides a devoted family, f friends, by whom his loss was deeply felt. He was a man of great strength of character, of untiring energy, as the magnitude of his enterprises proves. He was well versed in the business affairs of life, and was thus able to bring to a successful issue his many plans.

His worth in social circles was thoroughly appreciated, and by his death many secret organizations mourned the loss of a most useful member. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being a Knight Templar, and was also connected with tcan Legion of Honor, Chosen Friends, Knights of Honor, and Ancient Order of United Workmen.


Pen Pictures From The Garden of the World or Santa Clara County, California, Illustrated. - Edited by H. S. Foote.- Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1888.
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Joseph married Mary J. Oldes in 1854. Mary was born about 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elijah W. Felton. Elijah died before 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]