Asa Briggs, Sr., with his son, Isaac Austin Briggs, came from Williamstown, Vt., twelve miles south of Montpelier, in 1832, and settled in the northwest part of Gourd-Neck Prairie. Isaac A. Briggs is now living in Wisconsin. Silas C. Briggs, whose widow lives in Vicksburg, was a later arrival, as was also his brother, EDMUND L. Briggs; they settled on Gourd-Neck Prairie on the 19th of February, 1837. The former was accompanied by his wife and five children and the latter by his wife. The two brothers settled on adjoining farms, now owned by James Wright and Mr. Draper. Asa Briggs, brother of Silas C. and Edmund L. Briggs, came five or six years after they had located. p. 507 History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Samuel W. Durant, 1880
son of Jonathan Briggs and Betsey Robinson per his birth record.
Samuel W. Durant, 1880
son of Jonathan Briggs and Betsey Robinson per his birth record.
Asa Briggs, Sr., with his son, Isaac Austin Briggs, came from Williamstown, Vt., twelve miles south of Montpelier, in 1832, and settled in the northwest part of Gourd-Neck Prairie. Isaac A. Briggs is now living in Wisconsin. Silas C. Briggs, whose widow lives in Vicksburg, was a later arrival, as was also his brother, EDMUND L. Briggs; they settled on Gourd-Neck Prairie on the 19th of February, 1837. The former was accompanied by his wife and five children and the latter by his wife. The two brothers settled on adjoining farms, now owned by James Wright and Mr. Draper. Asa Briggs, brother of Silas C. and Edmund L. Briggs, came five or six years after they had located. p. 507 History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Samuel W. Durant, 1880
son of Jonathan Briggs and Betsey Robinson per his birth record.
Samuel W. Durant, 1880
son of Jonathan Briggs and Betsey Robinson per his birth record.
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