Judith Guild

Brief Life History of Judith

When Judith Guild was born on 19 September 1697, in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Guild, was 47 and her mother, Sarah Fisher, was 38. She married Lieutenant Nathaniel Briggs on 16 June 1720, in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 22 November 1774, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 77, and was buried in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Lieutenant Nathaniel Briggs
1698–1773
Judith Guild
1697–1774
Marriage: 16 June 1720
Cornight Briggs
1720–1790
Judith Briggs
1725–1790
Capt. William Briggs
1736–1819
Nathaniel Briggs
1721–1787
Jemima Briggs
1724–1789
John Briggs
1725–1773
Margaret Briggs
1726–1776
Nathaniel Briggs
1727–1821
Mehitable Briggs
1728–1795
Marcy Briggs
1730–1776
John Briggs
1738–1778

Sources (10)

  • Judeth Guild, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Judith Guild, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Judith Briggs, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

Scottish (Angus and Perthshire): apparently a nickname for someone who played a prominent part in a medieval guild. It may, however, be a Scottish variant of Gould .

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

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