The (12) William Briggs and ????? branch
(11) Job Briggs (03/05Aug1696-04Mar1727) and Mary Tallman
(03May1695-23Jun1769)
Children: Oliver Briggs
(27Dec1716-28Feb1768)
(12) William Briggs (24Apr1718-Aug1802)
Joseph Briggs (04Jan1720-1758)
Jeremiah Briggs (1721-Sep1764)
Deborah Briggs (b. 1723)
Bathsheba Briggs (b. 1756)
Abigail Briggs (b. 1726)
(12) William Briggs (24Apr1718-Aug1802) and ????
Child: (13) Capt. Cornelius
Briggs (1742-1803)
(13)Capt. Cornelius Briggs (1742-1803) and Fallee Brownell (d.
1832)
Child: (14) Fallee Briggs
(b. 1794)
(14) Fallee Briggs (b.1794) and Wilbur Brownell (1786-1850)
Child: (15) Cornelius Briggs
Brownell (1821-1841)
(15) Cornelius Briggs Brownell (1821-1841) and ????
Child: (16) daughter
Brownell
The Brownell party traveled with
the Donner party at one point across the
plains but decided to split off.
They made it through roughly two weeks
ahead of the Donners and nearly
starved to death on the west side of the pass.
That was the winter of 1846/1847.
(16) daughter Brownell and Buxton
Child: (17) daughter Buxton
(17) daughter Buxton and Leveille
Child: (18) Leveille
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