Ann Briggs

Femaleafter 1743–before 1850

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Briggs was born after 1743, in Ohio, United States, her father, James Briggs Sr, was 8284 and her mother, Anne Croasdale, was 8280. She married Hampton Wilson on 16 November 1774, in Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died before 1850, in her hometown, at the age of 105.

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Family Time Line

Hampton Wilson
1750–
Ann Briggs
1743–1850
Marriage: 16 November 1774
Sarah Wilson
1776–1776
Amos Wilson
1777–
Rachel Wilson
1779–
Ann Wilson
1782–1831
Anne Wilson
1782–
William B Wilson
1794–1864
Eliza Wilson
1795–1851

Sources (2)

  • Anne Briggs, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
  • Annie in entry for Wm B. Wilson, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 November 1774Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 33

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 33

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 57

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Brigg, with post-medieval excrescent -s, from Middle English brig(g) (Old Norse bryggja), the northern and Scottish word for bridge, for someone who lived by a bridge or who came from any of the places called from the word.

    History: The surname Briggs is found chiefly in West Yorkshire. A family of gentry have held lands at Keighley in West Yorkshire continuously for 500 years. The mathematician Henry Briggs (1561–1631), who invented logarithms, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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