Timeline Report for John Briggs Sr as at 2 December 2017

Transcription

1 Timeline Report for John Briggs Sr as at 2 December 2017 Yr/Age Event Date/Place/Description 1609 Birth 1609 Darrington, England Birth (Spouse) Constant Mitchell Abt Leyden, Holland Baptism 08 Apr 1618 St James, Clerkenwell, London, England Birth (Spouse) Sarah Cornell(?) 30 Mar 1623 Saffron Walden, Essex,, England Arrival 16 New England Immigration 16 aboard -The Blessing- Boston, Suffolk, MA FOLLOWER Bet Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; of Anne Marbury Hutchinson, Antinomian Residence 16 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Near Thomas Cornell and other Antinomians, see map DISARMED 20 Nov 1637 Boston, Massachusetts Bay EXPELLED Aft. 20 Nov 1637 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; "... Anne Hutchinson and her adherents were expelled from the Colony..." INHABITANT 30 May 1638 AQUIDNECK ISLAND; "John Briggs...admitted to be inhabytant" SIGNATORY 30 Apr 16 ; Portsmouth Oath of Loyalty JURYMAN 01 Nov 1640 Portsmouth, Newport, RI; Case against John Phillips NEIGHBOR IDENTIFIED 01 Nov 1640 ; Capt. Richard Morris was admitted in, graunted him next to JohnBriggs... Marriage Sarah Cornell(?) Birth (Daughter) Susannah Briggs Bef. 16 Pr FREEMAN 16 Mar 16 RI Colony...John Briggs Abt. 16 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; based on inscription "Her slate headstone reads::susannah Northway decest in the 63rd year of her age, November ye 7th 14"

2 Birth (Son) John Briggs Jr SUSPENSION 16 Mar 1642 Newport,RI; "suspended from their votes" George Parker, John Briggs TAX PAYER 26 Apr 1642 ; one shoat REINSTATED 19 Sep 1642 Newport,RI; "It is ordered, that George Parker and John Briggs are reunited of their censure of suspension" ASSIGNMENT 15 Oct 1643 ; More details in RI Colonial Records ASSIGNMENT 15 Oct 1643 ; John Brigs to inspect armaments of each household and report Birth (Son) Thomas Briggs LOT-LOCATION-CLUE ; Near Portsmouth's COMMON LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 27 May ; "...thar shall be a waye run down one the south sid...3 rods wide and unto John Brigs..." NEIGHBOR IDENTIFIED 27 May ; John Sand "graunted at hed of JohnBrigges lott" RE GRANTEE 27 May ; " vnto John Brigges 3 akers of land" LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 23 Dec ; Home location hints via Town Meeting order Birth (Son) Job Briggs JURYMAN RI Colony ; Court of Trials (explained in footnote) RE GRANTEE 25 Jan ; voted by the Town Meeting ROLE 22 Feb ; Crime & Punishment ASSIGNMENT 04 Sep ; Town Meeting PERMISSION 04 Sep ; Town Meeting LICENSED 16 Jul 1649 ; "John Briggs is authorized to keepe and ordinary to sell beere and wine and to intertwine strangers" JURYMAN 21 Nov 1649 ; At a Townes metinge.. Jureymen chosen for ye present Cort apoyntedto be to morrow,

3 Birth (Son) William Briggs chosen for ye present Cort apoyntedto be to morrow, the samejury is appoynted for next tuesday court...john Brigs OFFICE 19 Feb ; SURVEYOR ROLE 04 Mar ; "rate maker"- (Tax assessor) ROLE 04 Mar ; Inspector of Ordinaries OFFICE 02 Jun ; CONSTABLE ROLE 02 Jun ; Crime & Punishment ROLE 19 Jan 1651 ; "rate maker" (tax assessor) for the poor tax OFFICE 02 Feb 1651 ; "desposer of launde" -John Briggs... LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 03 Jun 1651 ; Town Records ROLE 03 Jun 1651 ; CONSTABLE Birth (Son) Enoch Briggs Abt LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 09 Jan 1653 ; DEED- George Parker to Henry Pearcy JURYMAN 20 Jun 1653 ; "John Briggs,...for the next Quarter Court" OFFICE 20 Jun 1653 ; TOWN MAGISTRATE OFFICE 20 Jun 1653 ; COUNCILMAN OF THE TOWN RE GRANTOR 08 Jan ; 6 acres in Portsmouth to THOMAS LAWTON LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 25 Feb ; DEED-William James to Hendrey Pearcey OFFICE 05 Jun ; TOWN COUNCILLOR OFFICE 21 Aug ; REPRESENTATIVE to the GENERAL COURT

4 OFFICE 31 Aug ; COMMISSIONER TO RI GENERAL ASSEMNBLY, REPRESENTING PORTSMOUTH OFFICE 12 Sep ; COMMISSIONER TO THE GENERRAL COURT HELD AT WARWICK FREEMAN ; "The Roule of ye Freemen of ye Colonie of everietowne...portsmouth.... John Briggs..." OFFICE 12 Feb ; 'JURYMAN" for the next general Court... OFFICE 05 May ; COMMISSIONER ( Representative) to the GENERAL COURT ROLE 07 May ; JUDGE OF PROBATE-ESTATE OF JOHN WOOD ASSIGNMENT 25 May ; "To treate with Thomas Gennings case"... ROLE 25 May Providence, RI; Development of RI Colony Penal System OFFICE 04 Jun ; TOWN COUNCELMAN OFFICE 28 Jun ; MEMBER, RI COURT OF COMMISSIONERS, for Portsmouth JURYMAN 11 Mar / Warwick, RI; "RI General Court of Trials held at Warwick...John Briggs" OFFICE 11 Mar / Warwick, RI; COMMISSIONER RI General Court of Commissioners held at Warwick OFFICE 17 Mar / Warfwick, RI; COMMISSIONER, RI General Court of Commissioners OFFICE 04 Oct ; COMMISSIONER TO GENERAL COURT OF TRIALS OFFICE 10 Oct ; COMMISSIONER to RI Court of Commissioners held at Portsmouth ROLE 08 Dec ; 'PROCUROR OF POUDER & SHOTTE" BENEFICIARY OF THE TOWN 06 Jan ; "Recipient of "bennies" as Town Father

5 ROLE 06 Jan ; NEGOTIATOR ROLE 06 Jan ; NEGOTIATOR TOWN LEADER 06 Jan ; "...It is ordered that...m John Brigs... againe authorized tomeet with Newpt men according to the former order..." ROLE 16 Apr ; TOWN PEACEMAKER HOST 01 Jun ; TOWN MEETING on "munday next" OFFICE 01 Jun ; HEAD WARDEN OFFICE 04 Jun ; TOWN MAGISTRATE OFFICE 08 Jun ; COMMISSIONER, STATE COMMISSION MEETING AT WARWICK HOST 31 Jul ; TOWN MEETING announced HOST-TO-BE 31 Aug ; Town Meeting, Portsmouth ROLE 31 Aug ; "SETTLER"- NEWPORT/PORTSMOUTH BOUNDARY ASSIGNMENT 19 Nov ; OVERSEER OF THE POOR FUNCTION - LANDMARK 20 Nov ; LOCATED & IDENTIFIED OFFICE 20 Nov ; TOWN MEETING MODERATOR HOST-TO-BE 30 Nov ; TOWN MEETING: at "the house of Mr Brigs" ROLE 30 Nov ; ONE OF THE "LAND BARONS" TOWN LEADER 30 Nov ; "... mr John Brigs...chosen and Authorized to dispute with any aposers to maintaine the town's rights in Hoge Iland" BORROWER 02 Mar /58 ; John Briggs gave bond for repayment of a loan from the Town of Portsmouth FINANCIAL AUDITOR 02 Mar /58 ; "...Mr John Brigs...to examin and Audit Ralph Earls accompts..."

6 OFFICE 11 May 1658 ; COMMISSIONER TO THE GENERAL COURT OF ELECTIONS OFFICE 07 Jun 1658 "HED" WARDEN FINANCIAL AUDITOR 08 Jun 1658 ; "... oredered...mr John Briges... to end the acountes betweenethe Toune and Philip Sharman and the said Sharman is to be satisfijed by the treshauer..." BENEFICIARY OF THE TOWN 12 May ; Adding to his assets via town grants (see footnote for details) MODERATOR 12 May ; Town Meeting-"Mr John Briges chosen moderator for this day" OFFICE 06 Jun ; "mr John Brigges chosen head warden, and Ingaged" OFFICE 08 Aug ; "... mr Briges...chosen commissioner to atend the Court held at Portsmouth the three and twenty day of this instant mounth August..." OFFICE 23 Aug ; COMMISSIONER tto RI Court of Commissioners held at Portsmouth RATEMAKER 15 Sep ; Basically the "ratemaker" performed a tax assessor's duties TAX COLLECTOR 21 Dec ; For both Portsmouth & Prudence Island ROLE 04 Jun 1660 ; MAJOR ROLE-ESTABLISHING LAND RECORD SYSTEM FOR RI TAX PAYER 02 Oct 1660 Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony, MA; "John Briggs to have a tax levied on him" ROLE 27 Dec 1660 ; TOWN CLERK "... Mr John Brigs... to order all the highways and see them recorded..." 1W-DEATH ; 1w Sarah Cornell d in Portsmouth-per Briggs Gen. Death (Spouse) Sarah Cornell(?) PER DIEM 05 Jan 1660/61 ; "... three shillinge a day apiece for Eury day..." ROLE 11 May ; RESOLVER OF DISPUTES (see footnote)

7 footnote) OFFICE 21 May Newport,RI; COMMISSIONER to RI General Court of Commissioners held at Newport OFFICE 03 Jun ; TWO at once!! DEPUTY WARDEN & MEMBER TOWN COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER 08 Aug ; INQUEST- Death of Richard Elles ROLE 01 Oct ; RESOLVER OF DISPUTES (see footnote for report) MARRIAGE Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA/; CONSTANT (MITCHELL) FOBES, w of JOHN FOBES Residence Bet Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; According to Payne-Joyce Gen, moved to Dartmouth, m 2w after purchasing full share, back to Portsmouth in OFFICE 29 Sep 1662 ; COMMISSIONER TO THE GENERAL COURT RE GRANTEE 16 Oct 1662 ; one full proprietor's share in the Town of Dartmouth from John Dunham ADJUSTOR 19 Dec 1662 ; LAND OF WM WILBUR 54 Marriage (Daughter) Susannah Briggs PRESENTED Providence, Providence, RI; The Court of Trials, Colony of Providence Plantations MANAGER, TOWN ASSETS 27 Feb ; see footnote for details MANAGER, TOWN ASSETS 27 Feb ; In re livestock etc OFFICE 01 Jun ; TOWN COUNCILMAN 55 Marriage (Son) John Briggs Jr ASSIGNMENT 10 Mar /64 Newport, RI; "audit the accounts of Mr John Sanford,publick treaurer" ROLE 10 Mar /64 Newport, RI; SURETY for 200 pounds of 400 pound bond of Thomas Gould of Narragansett OFFICE 27 Apr ; To the General Court to be held at Newport

8 OFFICE 04 May Newport, RI; DEPUTY of the RI General Assembly, at Newport LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 01 May ; see footnote for information in re John Brig's et al OFFICE 03 May Newport, RI; DEPUTY RI General Assembly, sitting at Newport OFFICE 05 Jun ; TOWN COUNCILMAN TRAVELER 05 Jun ; As Commissioner John Briggs traveled to Boston & Plymouth ROLE 25 Aug ; PROBATE OFFICER, Joseph Waite, Inventory ROLE 16 Sep ; JUDGE OF PROBATE-Estate of Joseph, son of Thomas Waite OFFICE 13 Oct ; "DEPUTY" OFFICE 22 Feb /66 ; ASSESSOR ROLE 22 Feb /66 ; TAX COLLECTOR'S HELPER AGENT 21 Mar /66 ; FOR SETTLING WITH MR JOHN CLARKE OFFICE 21 Mar /66 ; "DEPUTY" SON-IN-LAW 06 Jun Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony, MA; William Palmer sworn as Constable of Dartmouth OFFICE 19 Oct Portsmouth, Newport, RI; GRANDJURYMAN OFFICE 03 Jun 1667 ; CONSTABLE OATH OF FIDELITY 1668 Plymouth Colony; "At a session of the court in Plymouth in 1668 the oath of fidelity was taken by Ralph Earl, John Sherman, and John Briggs" LOT-LOCATION-CLUE 28 Apr 1668 ; "BRIGGS' HILL" NEAR WINDMILL OFFICE 01 Jun 1668 ; CONSTABLE OFFICE 03 Jun 1668 Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony, MA; CONSTABLE, Dartmouth

9 OFFICE 16 Oct 1668 ; DEPUTY for Oct Court CREWMEMBER 28 Apr 1669 ; HIGHWAY & LOT SURVEYORS OFFICE 28 Apr 1669 ; DEPUTY OFFICE 07 Jun 1669 ; 'CUNSTABLE" Marriage (Son) Thomas Briggs Abt OFFICE 06 Jun 16 ; CONSTABLE JURYMAN 14 Oct 1672 ; GRANDJURYMAN FOR COURT OF TRIALS TO BE HELD AT NEWPORT OFFICE 03 Jun 1673 ; TOWN COUNCILMAN ROLE 10 Oct 1673 ; RESOLVER OF DISPUTES (see footnote for details) WITNESS 12 Feb 1673/74 ; Trial of Thomas Cornell Jr for the murder of his mother Rebecca OFFICE 01 Jun 1674 ; TOWN COUNCILMAN HOST 10 Oct 1674 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME ROLE 16 Jul 1675 ; TAX ASSESSOR FOR AQUIDNECK ISLAND WIDE TAX (see footnote for details) SURETY 02 Aug 1675 ; FOR FRANCIS BRAYTON-License to operate an "ordinary" SURETY Abt. 02 Aug 1675 ; FOR EDWARD LAY, getting pub license HOST 12 Oct 1675 ; FOR TOWN MEETING HOST 08 Mar 1675/76 ; FOR TOWN MEETING HOST 21 Apr 1676 ; FOR TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME HOST 07 Oct 1676 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME RATEMAKER 25 Oct 1676 ; TAX ASSESSOR

10 HOST 14 Apr 1677 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME HOST 02 Oct 1677 ; FOR TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME HOST 27 Dec 1677 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME RE GRANTOR 11 Mar 1678 ; John Briggs of Portsmouth Land in Dartmouth to son Thomas and wife Mary HOST 23 Apr 1678 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME HOST 03 Jun 1678 ; TOWN MEETING AT HIS HOME HOST 05 Aug 1678 ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs Senr" HOST 11 Oct 1678 ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs Senr" HOST 01 May ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs Senr" HOST 02 Jun ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs Senr" HOST 23 Jun ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs " RATEMAKER 23 Jun ; KEY PART OF TOWN TAX REVENUE RAISING-see footnote for details RESEARCHER'S NOTES 23 Jun ; TOWN OPERATIONS EXPLAINED in twn mtng records RE GRANTOR 14 Oct ; 1/2 SHARE PLUS IN TOWN OF DARTMOUTH, MA TO SON JOHN HOST 15 Oct ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs " RE GRANTOR 17 Oct Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; John Briggs, Senr. of Portsmouth, to eldest son John Briggs, of Portsm., land in Dartmouth OFFICE 30 Aug 1680 ; DEPUTY TO THE STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOST 12 Sep 1680 ; TOWN MEETING "at the house of John Brigs "

11 APPOINTED 12 Nov 1680 ; SPOKESMAN in re Town Common land Marriage (Son) William Briggs Abt Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island COMMITTEEMAN 21 Jan 1681 ; ON COMMITTEE TO LEASE TOWN LAND ON HOG ISLAND ROLE 04 Jun 1683 ; CIVIL ENGINEERING TEAM-"Lay out the high way two Rod wide..." DEFENDANT 28 Oct 1684 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; "John Briggs of Dartmouth, sued by divers persons 0 [pounds] damages" PROPRIETOR 28 Oct 1684 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; So identified in lawsuit among the proprietors DEFENDANT 07 Oct 1685 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; "of Dartmouth, sued by divers persons 0[pounds] damages" PROPRIETOR 27 Oct 1685 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; So identified in lawsuit among the proprietors DEFENDANT 02 Mar 1685/86 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; " John Briggs, Sr., John Briggs, Jr., Thomas Briggs; of Dartmouth, sued by divers persons 800[pounds] damages" PROPRIETOR 02 Mar 1685/86 RE GRANTOR 20 Jun 1687 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; To Philip Cummings-ref papers of Henry B Worth extract from the deed CREDITOR 24 Mar 1688 ; LOANED MONEY TO THE TOWN RE GRANTOR 01 May 1688 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; John Briggs of Portsmouth, to son Thomas, of Dartmouth, land in Dartmouth RE GRANTOR 02 Nov 1689 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; "John Briggs, of Little Compton, to James Akin, Portsmouth,... land in Dartmouth Death Bet. 19 Apr 16 Nov 1690 ; Date of will and date the will was probated Death Nov 1690 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States