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     Joanne/Joanna Borden was born on 12 April 1612 at Lenham, co. Kent, England.¹ She married John Borden, son of Matthew Borden and Joan (?), before 1627
; her 1st husband.^3,4 Joanne/Joanna Borden married John Gay on 4 March 1637/38 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA,
; her 2nd husband.^3,4,5
Joanne/Joanna Borden died on 14 August 1691 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 79.^1,4
Joanne/Joanna Borden was buried after 14 August 1691 at Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Apr. 12, 1612, Lenham, Kent, England
     Death:      Aug. 14, 1691, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
     Joanna married John Borden by 1627. They had 3 children: Matthew, Elizabeth Martin, & John. "John Borden," aged 28, his wife "Joan," aged 23, "Mathew Borden," aged 8, & Eliz[abeth] Borden," aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the "Elizabeth & Ann." John Gay married by 1638, Joanna Borden, widow of JOHN BORDEN . She died at Dedham on 14 Aug 1691.
They had ten children: Samuel, Hezekiah, Nathaniel, Joanna Whiting Ware, Eleazer, Abiel Hawes, Judith Fuller, John, Jonathan, & Hannah. (bio by: Linda Mac)
     Family links: Parents:
      Matthew Borden (1563 - 1620)
      Joan Reeder Borden (1572 - 1620)
     Spouses:
      John Gay (1615 - 1688)*
      John Borden (1606 - ____)*
     Children:
      Samuel Gay (1639 - 1718)*
      Hezekiah Gay (1640 - 1669)*
      Judith Gay Fuller (1649 - 1718)*
      John Gay (1651 - 1731)*
      Jonathan Gay (1653 - 1713)*
     Sibling:
      Richard Borden (1596 - 1671)*
      Joanne Borden Gay (1612 - 1691)
     Burial: Old Village Cemetery , Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
     Created by: Jana-Lee Bair
     Record added: Aug 26, 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial# 15500941.¹
     John Borden immigrated on 12 May 1635; per Find A Grave website: ""John Borden," aged 28, his wife "Joan," aged 23, "Mathew Borden," aged 8, & Eliz[abeth] Borden," aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the "Elizabeth & Ann.""
per Anderson et al [2004-11:350]: migrated 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann. First Residence: Watertown.
per Anderson et al [2004-11:351]: "'John Borden,' aged 28, his wife 'Joan,' aged 23, 'Mathew Borden,' aged 8, and 'Eli[abeth] Borden,' aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth & Ann [Hotten 78]."^3,6

     John Borden was born before 22 February 1607 at Fordwich, co. Kent, England.² He was baptized on 22 February 1607 at Headcorn, co. Kent, England.^2,3 He married Joanne/Joanna Borden, daughter of Matthew Borden and Joan Reeder, before 1627
; her 1st husband.^1,3
John Borden died in 1635/36 at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; per Anderson et al [2004-11:350]: death soon after arrival in New England, probably late 1635 or early 1636.^1,3
      ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Feb., 1606, Fordwich, England
Death:      unknown, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Baptized at Headcorn, Kent, 22 Feb 1606/7, son of Matthew & Joan (____) Borden. Came from Kent to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Elizabeth & Ann," & settled at Watertown MA. Died soon after arrival in New England, probably late 1635 or early 1636.
Married by 1627, Joanna ____. She married (2) by 1638, JOHN GAY, & died at Dedham on 14 Aug 1691.

Family links:
Spouse:
Joanne Borden Gay (1612 - 1691)

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac
Record added: Jun 17, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 38439426.²

John Borden immigrated on 12 May 1635; per Find A Grave website: ""John Borden," aged 28, his wife "Joan," aged 23, "Mathew Borden," aged 8, & Eliz[abeth] Borden," aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the "Elizabeth & Ann.""
per Anderson et al [2004-11:350]: migrated 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann. First Residence: Watertown.
per Anderson et al [2004-11:351]: "'John Borden,' aged 28, his wife 'Joan,' aged 23, 'Mathew Borden,' aged 8, and 'Eli[abeth] Borden,' aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth & Ann [Hotten 78]."^1,4

     Matthew Borden was born circa 1627 at co. Kent, England; aged 8 when enrolled as passenger to New England in 1635.^1,3
     John Borden immigrated on 12 May 1635; per Find A Grave website: ""John Borden," aged 28, his wife "Joan," aged 23, "Mathew Borden," aged 8, & Eliz[abeth] Borden," aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the "Elizabeth & Ann.""
per Anderson et al [2004-11:350]: migrated 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann. First Residence: Watertown.
per Anderson et al [2004-11:351]: "'John Borden,' aged 28, his wife 'Joan,' aged 23, 'Mathew Borden,' aged 8, and 'Eli[abeth] Borden,' aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth & Ann [Hotten 78]."^1,4

     Elizabeth Borden was born circa 1632 at co. Kent, England; Anderson [2004-11:351] says "aged 3 when enrolled" in one place and "aged 5 when enrolled" in a second place on the same page.^1,3
     John Borden immigrated on 12 May 1635; per Find A Grave website: ""John Borden," aged 28, his wife "Joan," aged 23, "Mathew Borden," aged 8, & Eliz[abeth] Borden," aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the "Elizabeth & Ann.""
per Anderson et al [2004-11:350]: migrated 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann. First Residence: Watertown.
per Anderson et al [2004-11:351]: "'John Borden,' aged 28, his wife 'Joan,' aged 23, 'Mathew Borden,' aged 8, and 'Eli[abeth] Borden,' aged 5, were enrolled at London on 12 May 1635 as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth & Ann [Hotten 78]."^1,4

     John Gay was born on 13 July 1615 at Plymouth, Devonshire, England; Anderson et al [2004-11:3:39] say date and place of birth is unknown, but estimates born "by about 1613" based on estimated date of marriage."^2,3 He married Joanne/Joanna Borden, daughter of Matthew Borden and Joan Reeder, on 4 March 1637/38 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA,
; her 2nd husband.^1,4,3
John Gay died on 4 March 1688 at Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 72.^2,3
John Gay was buried after 4 March 1688 at Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Jul. 13, 1615, Plymouth, Devon, England
     Death:      Mar. 4, 1688, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
     Birth: 13 JUL 1615 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England (later "of Watertown")
     Death: 04 MAR 1687/88 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Burial: The Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Event: Comment 1 One of the founders of Dedham, MA
     Event: Ship 30 MAY 1630 "Mary and John" (Winthrop Fleet)
     Event: Comment 2 13 JUL 1615 LDS Ancestral file date of birth
     Event: Freeman 06 MAY 1635 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
     Note: John Gay immigrated to America with Gov. Winthrop in the "Mary and John" May 30, 1630, settling at Watertown, Mass. He died March 4, 1688.
     from the Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America by Henry Whittemore (excerpted and reprinted from The Spirit of '76). "John Gay, of Watertown, freeman 1635; removed to Dedham, by wife Joanna had Samuel, born 1639; Hezekiah, 1640; perhaps Elizabeth, who married Richard Martin, 1660; Nathaniel 1642; Joanna 1645; Ebenezer 1647; Abiel and Judith, twins, 1649; John 1651; Jonathon, 1653; and Hannah, 1656. He died 1688."
     The New England Branch of the Gay Family
     This branch of the Gay family was founded in 1630, when John Gay of Devonshire came to America with a colony of about one thousand Puritans. They were called the Massachusetts Bay COlony.
     Our American historian, Gordy, says of this colony, "They settled at Boston, Charlestown, Roxbury and Watertown. Unlike the Pilgrims who came ten years earlier, they were men of wealth and culture. Some of them were relatives of the greatest men of the day in England. They were not Separatists in England as the Pilgrims had been, yet they established the Independent Congregational church in America".
     A geneological dictionary of New England says of the Gay family. " The greatest ornament of the Gay family of New England was Rev. Ebenezer Gay, son of Nathanial Gay, third minister of Hingham ordained June 11, 1718, died March 18, 1787. He was the honor patriarch of the New England pulpit of that day. Eleven of the Gay family had been graduated from Harvard in 1826, five of whome were ministeres, while others of the family had been graduated from other New England colleges at that time." From this date I have written:
     When young John Gay the Puritan came to Massachusetts, he went to work immediately to make himself a name.
     There were one thousand Puritans Some of them men of fame They brought their flocks and herds with them And stores of every name. They settled at old Watertown Boston and Charlestown too. Unlike their friends The pilgrims, they came prepared.
     Gay came to Watertown from England before 1635, and removed to Dedham in 1636. He was admitted a freeman May 6, 1635. He was a town officer of Dedham. His wife Joanna was admitted to the Dedham church, July 25, 1639, and John Balducke, her son by a former husband, was baptized August 8, 1639. John Gay died March 4, 1688, and his will was proved December 17, 1689. The children of John and Joanna Gay were: 1. Samuel, born March 10, 1639. 2. Hezekiah, born July 3, 1640. 3. Nathaniel, born February 11, 1642-3. 4. Joanna, born March 23, 1644, married John Ware. 5. Eliezer, born June 25, 1647. 6. Abial (twin) born April 23, 1649, married Daniel Hawes. 7. Judith (twin), born April 23, 1640. married John Ware. 8. John. born May, 1651. 9. Jonathan, born August 1, 1653. 10. Hannah, born October 16, 1656. 11. probably Elizabeth, who married Richard Martin at Salem in 1660.
     Father: Richard GAY b: 25 DEC 1580 in Suffolk, England
Mother: JOAN b: 1584 in S. Elmham St. Cr., Suffolk, England
     Marriage 1 Joanna Borden Gay b: 1612 in Romford, Essex, England
     Married: 04 MAR 1637/38 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Children:
     Abigail GAY Hawes b: 23 APR 1649 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Eliazar GAY b: 25 JUN 1647 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Elizabeth GAY b: ABT 1641 in Dedham, MA
     Hannah GAY b: 16 OCT 1656 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Hezekiah GAY b: 03 JUL 1640 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
     Joanna GAY Ware b: 25 JAN 1644/45 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     John GAY b: 16 MAY 1651 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Jonathan GAY b: 01 AUG 1653 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Judith GAY Fuller (buried at this cem.) b: 23 APR 1649 in Dedham, MA
     Nathanial GAY b: 11 JUN 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Samuel GAY b: 10 MAR 1638/39 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA
     Family links: Spouse: Joanne Borden Gay (1612 - 1691)
     Children:
      Samuel Gay (1639 - 1718)*
      Hezekiah Gay (1640 - 1669)*
      Judith Gay Fuller (1649 - 1718)*
      John Gay (1651 - 1731)*
      Jonathan Gay (1653 - 1713)*
     Burial: Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
     Created by: Alice P.
     Record added: Mar 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 86739382.²
     Reference: See Anderson et al [2004-11:3:36-42] for considerable detail on John Gay, his wife, and children.⁵

John Gay immigrated on 30 May 1630 to Massachusetts, USA; Immigrated with Gov. Winthroup in the ship "Mary and John."²

     Mary Harris married Thomas Borden, son of Richard Borden and Joan Fowle, on 20 January 1663/64.¹

     Dinah Borden was born on 1 October 1665 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.² She married Maj. Thomas Fenner on 26 July 1682
; his 2nd wife.^1,3
Dinah Borden died on 18 December 1761 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA, at age 96.²
Dinah Borden was buried after 18 December 1761 at Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Oct. 1, 1665, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     Death:      Dec. 18, 1761, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     PARENTS:
     . Thomas Borden (1627-1676)
     . Mary Harris (1630-1718)
     MARRIAGE:. Maj. Thomas Fenner (26 Jul 1682)
     CHILDREN:
     1) Freelove Fenner [1683-] + sp: Samuel Westcott [1678-1716]
     2) Thomas Fenner II (c1684) + sp: Mary Abbott (b.1679)
     3) Mehitable Fenner (b.1687) + sp: Timothy Starkweather
     + sp: Samuel Sterry
     + sp: Dr. William Blodgett
     4) Mary Fenner Abbot (1692-1759) + sp: Dep. Gov. Daniel Abbot (1682 - 1760)
     5) Capt. Joseph Fenner (1693 - 1799) + sp: Waite Harris (1694 - 1751)
     + sp: Amy Haile (1713 - 1762)
     6) Capt Richard Fenner (1695 -1773) + sp: Abigail Sheldon (1696-1744)
     7) Sarah Fenner (1698-1736) + sp: Dr John Jenckes (1696-1720)
     + sp: William Amtram Ist (1678-1753)
     8) Hon Arthur Fenner (1699-1788) + sp: Mary Olney (1704-1756)
     9) Eleazer Fenner (1702-1723)
     10) Capt John Fenner (1705-1725)
     Family links: Parents: Thomas Borden (1627 - 1676)
     Spouse: Thomas Fenner (1652 - 1718)*
     Children:
      Freelove Fenner Westcot (1683 - ____)*
      Thomas Fenner (1684 - ____)*
      Mary Fenner Abbot (1692 - 1759)*
      Richard Fenner (1695 - 1773)*
      Sarah Fenner Jenckes Antram (1698 - 1736)*
      Arthur Fenner (1699 - 1788)*
      Eleazar Fenner (1702 - 1723)*
      John Fenner (1705 - 1725)*
     Siblings:
      Dinah Borden Fenner (1665 - 1761)
      Marcy Borden (1672 - 1753)*
      Meribah Borden Crawford (1676 - 1760)*
     Burial: Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     Maintained by: Tony Fenner
     Originally Created by: Superkentman
     Record added: Mar 20, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 18536036.²

     Maj. Thomas Fenner was born on 27 October 1652 at Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.² He married Dinah Borden, daughter of Thomas Borden and Mary Harris, on 26 July 1682
; his 2nd wife.^1,2
Maj. Thomas Fenner died on 27 February 1718 at Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA, at age 65.²
Maj. Thomas Fenner was buried after 27 February 1718 at Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Oct. 27, 1652
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Death:      Feb. 27, 1718
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA

Served as a Major in the King Phillips War.

Marriages:
[1] Alice Ralph, before 1676
[2] Dinah Borden, 26 Jul 1682

Children with Alice Ralph:
1. William Fenner (1676 - 1676)

Children with Dinah Borden:
2. Freelove Fenner [1683-]
+ sp: Samuel Westcott [1678-1716]
3. Thomas Fenner II (b.1684)
+ sp: Mary Abbott (b.1679)
4. Mehitable Fenner (b.1687)
+ sp: Timothy Starkweather
+ sp: Samuel Sterry
+ sp: Dr. William Blodgett
5. Mary Fenner Abbot (1692 - 1759)
+ sp: Dep. Gov. Daniel Abbot (1682 - 1760)
6. Capt. Joseph Fenner (1693 - 1799)
+ sp: Waite Harris (1694 - 1751)
+ sp: Amy Haile (1713 - 1762)
7. Capt. Richard Fenner [1695-1773]
+ sp: Abigail Sheldon [1696-1744]
8. Sarah Fenner (1698 - 1736)
+ sp: Dr. John Jenckes (1696 - 1720)
+ sp: William Antram I (1678 - 1753)
9. Hon. Arthur Fenner (1699 - 1788)
+ sp: Mary Olney (1704 - 1756)
10. Eleazer Fenner [1702-1723]
11. Capt. John Fenner [1705-1725]


Family links:
Parents:
Arthur Fenner (1619 - 1703)
Mehitable Waterman Fenner (1626 - 1683)

Spouses:
Dinah Borden Fenner (1665 - 1761)
Alice Ralph Fenner (1657 - 1676)*

Children:
William Fenner (1676 - 1676)*
Freelove Fenner Westcot (1683 - ____)*
Thomas Fenner (1684 - ____)*
Mary Fenner Abbot (1692 - 1759)*
Richard Fenner (1695 - 1773)*
Sarah Fenner Jenckes Antram (1698 - 1736)*
Arthur Fenner (1699 - 1788)*
Eleazar Fenner (1702 - 1723)*
John Fenner (1705 - 1725)*

Siblings:
Thomas Fenner (1652 - 1718)
Sarah Fenner (1655 - 1676)*
Freelove Fenner Crawford (1656 - 1712)*
Arthur Fenner (1658 - 1725)*
Arthur Fenner (1658 - 1725)*
Samuel Fenner (1660 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
"Here lieth ye body of Major Thomas Fenner Esq. Died Feb. ye 27th, 1718 aged 65 years & 5 Mo."

Burial:
Major Thomas Fenner Lot
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Maintained by: Richard Arthur Fenner
Originally Created by: Superkentman
Record added: Mar 20, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 18536019.²
     Maj. Thomas Fenner began military service per Find A Grave "Served as a Major in the King Phillips War."²

     Marcy Borden was born on 3 November 1672.²
Marcy Borden died on 21 March 1753 at Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA, at age 80.²
Marcy Borden was buried after 21 March 1753 at Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Nov. 3, 1672
     Death:      Mar. 21, 1753
     Parents:
     . Thomas Borden (1627 - 1676)
     . Mary Harris (1630 - 1718)
     Marriage:. Mrs. Meribah Holroyd
     Children:
     1. William Borden (1717 - 1744)
     2. Mary Borden King (1720 - 1810)
     3. John Borden (1723 - 1755)
     Marcy's unusual name confuses many genealogists: He is usually noted as female and spelled "Mercy". His marriage to a woman named Meribah also causes confusion because of his sister Meribah Borden Crawford.
     Family links: Parents: Thomas Borden (1627 - 1676)
     Spouse: Meribah Holroyd Borden (1685 - 1723)
     Children:
      William Borden (____ - 1744)*
      Mary Borden King (1720 - 1810)*
      John Borden (1723 - 1755)*
     Siblings:
      Dinah Borden Fenner (1665 - 1761)*
      Marcy Borden (1672 - 1753)
      Meribah Borden Crawford (1676 - 1760)*
     Burial: Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     Created by: Superkentman
     Record added: Sep 30, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 21845243.²

     Meribah Borden married Phaenix Crawford.¹
Meribah Borden was born on 19 December 1676.²
Meribah Borden was buried after 1760 at Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Dec. 19, 1676
     Death:      Oct. 13, 1760
     Parents:
     . Thomas Borden (1627 - 1676)
     . Mary Harris (1630 - 1718)
     Marriage:. Pheanix Crawford, 12 Feb 1717
     Family links: Parents: Thomas Borden (1627 - 1676)
     Spouse: Pheanix Crawford (1683 - 1755)*
     Siblings:
      Dinah Borden Fenner (1665 - 1761)*
      Marcy Borden (1672 - 1753)*
      Meribah Borden Crawford (1676 - 1760)
     Burial: Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     Created by: Superkentman
     Record added: Sep 30, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 21845951.²
Meribah Borden died on 13 October 1760 at Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA, at age 83.²

     Phaenix Crawford married Meribah Borden, daughter of Thomas Borden and Mary Harris.¹
Phaenix Crawford was born in 1683.²
Phaenix Crawford died on 12 November 1755 at Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.²
Phaenix Crawford was buried after 12 November 1755 at Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      1683
     Death:      Nov. 12, 1755
     Marriage:. Meribah Borden, 12 Feb 1717
     His ancestry is unknown, but it is likely that he is related to Gideon Crawford.
     Family links: Spouse: Meribah Borden Crawford (1676 - 1760)
     Burial: Governor Samuel Ward King Lot, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     Created by: Superkentman
     Record added: Sep 30, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 21845803.²

     Elizabeth Cook married William Briggs.²
Elizabeth Cook was born in 1653 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
Elizabeth Cook was buried in August 1716 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1653, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death:      Aug., 1716, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth Cook Briggs was the daughter of John Cook and Mary Borden Cook.

Family links:
Parents:
John Cook (1632 - 1691)
Mary Borden Cook (1633 - 1690)

Spouse: William Briggs (1650 - 1716)

Children:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)*
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)*
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)*

Siblings:
Mary Cook Manchester (1653 - 1716)*
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)
Hannah Cook Wilcox (1660 - ____)*
Thomas Cook (1664 - 1726)*

Inscription: Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth, wife of William Briggs who dyed in August 1716 in ye 63rd year of her age.

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Created by: Carolyn Dennis Kress
Record added: Nov 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44611666.¹
Elizabeth Cook died in August 1716 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹

     William Briggs married Elizabeth Cook, daughter of John Thomas Cooke and Mary Borden.¹
William Briggs was born in 1650 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
William Briggs died on 12 May 1716 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
William Briggs was buried after 12 May 1716 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1650, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death:      May 12, 1716, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Family links:
Parents:
John Briggs (1609 - 1690)

Spouse: Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)*

Children:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)*
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)*
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)*

Siblings:
Susanna Briggs Northway (1641 - 1704)*
Job Briggs (1648 - 1733)*
William Briggs (1650 - 1716)

Inscription: "Here lyeth the body of William Briggs Sr. who dyed May 1716 in the 66th year of his age."

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Created by: Carolyn Dennis Kress
Record added: Nov 20, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44611454.¹
     William Briggs left a will on 3 April 1716 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website: William Briggs' will dated 3 April 1716 and proved 2 July 1716, William Briggs of Little Compton in the County of Bristoll in New England, yeoman, left the dwelling house he lived in to his son Job, along with all the household stuff therein and all the farm. He directed that a line be run from the end of the wall that runs to the marsh., and he left to his son William land on the north side of that line and to son Job land on the south side, all of which was bounded on the sea. They were to bestow it upon whichever of their male heirs they wished, and for lack of male heirs, on female heirs, and whoever received the land was to pay ten pounds apiece to the daughters of the last deceased heir.
To son Job was left all the livestock, all the money in or out of the house, and a twenty four acre lot lying on the west side of Colebrook, as well as half of two four acre lots on the west side of Colebook line. To son William he left the house William then dwelt in with all the orchard and land belonging to it, and twenty acres lying between the lands of Israel Shaw. Whosoever shall enjoy the farm that I now live upon shall have a drift way maintained by barrs or gates for him and his heires at the cost and charge of my son William....I also give him and his heires as above directed eighteen acres of swamp and half two little lotts lying in capteine Southards pasture....also a twenty four acre lott which was Governeur Winslows lying on the west side ColeBrooke line...also half a sixteen acre lott lying by the widdow Eatens.... To daughter Susanna Dennis....my house and all the land thereunto belonging now in the occupation of Thomas Waite....to daughter Deborah Head...all my lands on the east side Colebrooke line except part of two little lotts....unto my daughter Elizabeth Woodman one hundred pounds in passable money provided that I have not given it to her before my decease...unto my daughter Deborah Head twenty pounds....unto my son William Briggs sixty pounds....also a good feather bed and bedding belonging to it, as also my round table and old gun....I give unto my wife ten pounds per annum in passable money to be payd her by my son Job when she has occasion to call for it...also the choice of any roome in the house and the use of what household stuffe she has reason for and what fire wood she wants and maintenance for her four servants, I also give her the milk of any two cows she shall chuse, and a good easy mare or horse to ride upon, and also the fruit of six apple trees att my son Williams and those at home, as long as she remains a widdow, and also half my garden...my will farther is that my two Mullato girls, Hope and Mercy be with my wife or daughters Woodman and Head till they arrive at the years of twenty five, and then to be Immediately free and att theyr owne dispositien, and to be allowed forthwith by theyr Masters or Mistresses each of them a good new suit of cloathes from top to toe and twenty shillings in money apeice...I also will that my servant lad Jeremiah Springer live with my wife till he be twenty one years of age and when his time is out he shall have two new suits of apparell from top to toe...my will further is that Robert Dennis, John Woodman and Benjamin Head to my overseers and my wife and my son Job to be my executors.....be it known that whosoever of any of my children shall endeavour by any means to breake this my will, shall immediately be deprived of what I have willed them all but five shillings, the rest of theyr estate being equally divided by my executors to the rest of my children.....
At the bottom was written that notation, "Memorandum before signing and sealing, I give to my daughter in law Little twenty shillings in money." Witnesses were Edward Pelham, Jonan Davenport jun. and Joseph Wilbur, all of whom were sworn at the proving of the will, at which time it was noted that "the widdow of the late Wm Briggs Deceast appeared and Declared that she was not content with the Bequest toward her in the within written will But would have her Due layed out & allowed to her" (Bristol County Probate File).
Inventory of William Briggs taken 17 May 1716: His sword, homestead farm, and housing in Little Compton, 600 pounds; Land and housing in Tiverton, 100 pounds; Total of inventory, 3043 - 5 Shillings.

Source: Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island by Jane Fletcher Fiske.¹

     John Briggs was born on 13 November 1685.¹
John Briggs died on 21 January 1711 at age 25.¹
John Briggs was buried after 21 January 1711 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Nov. 13, 1685
Death:      Jan. 21, 1711

Family links:
Parents:
William Briggs (1650 - 1716)
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)

Siblings:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)*
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)*

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Maintained by: Researcher
Originally Created by: Superkentman
Record added: Jan 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64174722.¹

     Deborah Briggs was born on 6 September 1693.¹
Deborah Briggs died on 18 October 1773 at age 80.¹
Deborah Briggs was buried after 18 October 1773 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Sep. 6, 1693
Death:      Oct. 18, 1773

Marriages:
[1] Benjamin Head, 7 Jan 1714
[2] Ezek Carr, 3 Oct 1726


Family links:
Parents:
William Briggs (1650 - 1716)
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)

Siblings:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)*
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)*

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Maintained by: Researcher
Originally Created by: Superkentman
Record added: Jan 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64174868.¹

     Thomas Briggs was born on 6 September 1693.¹
Thomas Briggs died on 4 March 1716 at age 22.¹
Thomas Briggs was buried after 4 March 1716 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Sep. 6, 1693
Death:      Mar. 4, 1716

Family links:
Parents:
William Briggs (1650 - 1716)
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)

Siblings:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)*
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)*

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Maintained by: Researcher
Originally Created by: Superkentman
Record added: Jan 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64174811.¹

     Job Briggs was born on 3 August 1696.¹
Job Briggs died on 4 March 1727 at age 30.¹
Job Briggs was buried after 4 March 1727 at Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Aug. 3, 1696
Death:      Mar. 4, 1727

Family links:
Parents:
William Briggs (1650 - 1716)
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)

Spouse: Mary Tallman Briggs (1696 - 1769)

Children:
William Briggs (1718 - 1802)*
Joseph Briggs (1719 - 1758)*
Jeremiah Briggs (1721 - 1764)*
Abigail Briggs Cornell (1726 - 1799)*

Siblings:
John Briggs (1685 - 1711)*
Thomas Briggs (1693 - 1716)*
Deborah Briggs Carr (1693 - 1773)*
Job Briggs (1696 - 1727)

Burial: Briggs Lot, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Maintained by: Researcher
Originally Created by: Superkentman
Record added: Jan 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64174700.¹

     Mary Cook married William Manchester.²
Mary Cook was born in 1653 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
Mary Cook was buried in 1716 at unknown location ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1653, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death:      1716, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

LDs record

Family links:
Parents:
John Cook (1632 - 1691)
Mary Borden Cook (1633 - 1690)

Spouse: William Manchester (1654 - 1718)

Children:
Thomas Manchester*
Mary Manchester Gray (1690 - 1729)*

Siblings:
Mary Cook Manchester (1653 - 1716)
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)*
Hannah Cook Wilcox (1660 - ____)*
Thomas Cook (1664 - 1726)*

Burial: Unknown

Maintained by: Carolyn Gray
Originally Created by: P Fazzini
Record added: Jan 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64390141.¹
Mary Cook died in 1716 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹

     William Manchester married Mary Cook, daughter of John Thomas Cooke and Mary Borden.¹
William Manchester was born in 1654 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
William Manchester died on 3 November 1718 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
William Manchester was buried after 3 November 1718 at unknown location ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1654, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death:      Nov. 3, 1718, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

LDs record

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Manchester (1619 - 1691)
Margaret Wood Manchester (____ - 1693)

Spouse: Mary Cook Manchester (1653 - 1716)*

Children:
Thomas Manchester*
Mary Manchester Gray (1690 - 1729)*

Burial: Unknown

Maintained by: Carolyn Gray
Originally Created by: P Fazzini
Record added: Jan 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64390131.¹

     Hannah Cook was born in 1660.¹

     Thomas Cook was born in 1664 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹ He married Mary Cory before 1687.²

Thomas Cook died on 11 June 1726 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA.¹
Thomas Cook was buried after 11 June 1726 at unknown ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1664, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death:      Jun. 11, 1726, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Married Mary Cory before 1687.

Family links:
Parents:
John Cook (1632 - 1691)
Mary Borden Cook (1633 - 1690)

Spouse: Mary Cory Cook (____ - 1726)*

Children: Mercy Cooke Seaver (1687 - 1759)*

Siblings:
Mary Cook Manchester (1653 - 1716)*
Elizabeth Cook Briggs (1653 - 1716)*
Hannah Cook Wilcox (1660 - ____)*
Thomas Cook (1664 - 1726)

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac
Record added: Mar 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34309575.¹

     Mary Cory married Thomas Cook, son of John Thomas Cooke and Mary Borden, before 1687.¹

Mary Cory was buried in 1726 at unknown ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      unknown
Death:      1726, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Family links:
Spouse: Thomas Cook (1664 - 1726)

Children: Mercy Cooke Seaver (1687 - 1759)*

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac
Record added: Mar 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34309586.¹
Mary Cory died in 1726.¹

     Thomas Cooke was born on 13 April 1600 at Netherbury, Dorsetshire, England.¹
Thomas Cooke died on 21 May 1677 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA, at age 77.¹
Thomas Cooke was buried after 21 May 1677 at unknown ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Apr. 13, 1600, Netherbury, Dorset, England
Death:      May 21, 1677, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas Cooke was the son of Thomas Cooke and Joanna. He married Mary at Taunton, England.

Thomas Cooke was born in Netherbury, Dorsetshire, England ca. 1603. He was an early proprietor of Taunton, Massachusetts, soon removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he was often mentioned in the earliest town records. He had a wife, Mary who died. A second wife, Mary, who must have been much younger, survived him and married again and bore several children, the last in 1688. Thomas Cooke died at Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1677. His will is among the earliest filed there. He had three children:

Capt. Thomas Cooke who married Thomasin about 1648 in Taunton/Salem, MA.

John Cooke who married Mary Borden, daughter of Richard Borden and Joan Fowler, Abt. 1652 in Portsmouth, R.I./Providence

George Cooke who married Ann.

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Butcher (1570 - 1614)

Children:
Thomas Cooke (1626 - 1670)*
John Cook (1632 - 1691)*

Burial: Unknown
Specifically: Thomas Cooke died at Portsmouth, Newport Co., R.I. and is probably buried there.

Created by: Imagraver
Record added: Dec 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63298199.¹

     Richard Clayton married Margaret (?)¹
Richard Clayton was born in 1626.¹
Richard Clayton died in 1677.¹

     Margaret (?) married Richard Clayton.¹

Margaret (?) died in 1661.¹