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Veteran of War of 1812
"Roll of Captain Martin H. Wickliffe's Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia--commanded by Colonel Henry Renick" "Briggs, Benjamin...Private..Date of Muster: August 24, 1813..To What Time Engaged or Enlisted: November 11, 1813." KY Soldiers of the War of 1812, p.147
"Benjamin also helped to build boats Perry used and was with Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 16, 1813." p. 13 History of Briggs-Bridge Family
Parents: William Robert Briggs (1725-1801) and Judith Wroe (1740-1815)
Wife: Susan Dabney Slaughter Hubbard (1791-1843)
13 Children:
Thomas Hubbard Briggs (1811-1886)
Robert Wroe Briggs (1813-1870)
Judith Wroe Briggs (1815-1850)
John Strother Briggs (1817-1901)
William Duncan Briggs (1819-1853)
Sarah Anne Briggs (1821-1879)
Isabelle Briggs (1823-1827)
Emily Jane Briggs (1824-1904)
Isabelle Dabney Briggs (1827-1899)
Mary Mariah Briggs (1829-1860)
George Grundy Briggs (1831-1837)
Benjamin Thompson Briggs (1833-1847)
James Latham Briggs (1836-1878)
--Source: History of the Briggs-Bridge Family
Benjamin's father William Robert Briggs is a documented DAR Patriot who served with General George Rogers Clark in KY.
--Information provided by Pat Hagen
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Veteran of War of 1812
"Roll of Captain Martin H. Wickliffe's Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia--commanded by Colonel Henry Renick" "Briggs, Benjamin...Private..Date of Muster: August 24, 1813..To What Time Engaged or Enlisted: November 11, 1813." KY Soldiers of the War of 1812, p.147
"Benjamin also helped to build boats Perry used and was with Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 16, 1813." p. 13 History of Briggs-Bridge Family
Parents: William Robert Briggs (1725-1801) and Judith Wroe (1740-1815)
Wife: Susan Dabney Slaughter Hubbard (1791-1843)
13 Children:
Thomas Hubbard Briggs (1811-1886)
Robert Wroe Briggs (1813-1870)
Judith Wroe Briggs (1815-1850)
John Strother Briggs (1817-1901)
William Duncan Briggs (1819-1853)
Sarah Anne Briggs (1821-1879)
Isabelle Briggs (1823-1827)
Emily Jane Briggs (1824-1904)
Isabelle Dabney Briggs (1827-1899)
Mary Mariah Briggs (1829-1860)
George Grundy Briggs (1831-1837)
Benjamin Thompson Briggs (1833-1847)
James Latham Briggs (1836-1878)
--Source: History of the Briggs-Bridge Family
Benjamin's father William Robert Briggs is a documented DAR Patriot who served with General George Rogers Clark in KY.
--Information provided by Pat Hagen
Family Members
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Thomas Hubbard Briggs
1811–1886
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Robert Wroe Briggs Sr
1813–1861
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Judith W. Briggs Alexander
1815–1850
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John Strother Briggs
1817–1901
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William Duncan Briggs
1819–1853
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Sarah Ann Briggs Eaton
1821–1879
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Emily Jane Briggs Menard
1824–1904
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Mary M. Briggs Scott
1830–1860
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George Grundy Briggs
1831–1837
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Benjamin Thompson Briggs
1833–1847