By E. C. Hindle, mzkckitty@hotmail.com
Wm Briggs….1826…wit to land sale Dry Creek of Duck River to Eliz Lewis from John Ragsdale
William Briggs of Hickman Co to Elijah Cantrell of Hickman $52…10 acres on Persimmon Branch of Duck River in Gray’s Bend..wit Jessie Briggs and Wm Walker 10/03/1825
Old Deed Bk G page 106
William Briggs wit land sale Gray’s Bend 1817
8/30/1818 fom John McBride to Wm …$200 40 acres Gray’s Bend Bk E page 258 23 Nov 1831 from Elias Lane to Hickman to Wm Briggs and John Poore of Hickman $150 30 acres on Swan Creek, being all of grant 25080 beginning 80 poles North of SW coroner of Thomas Poore….BK G pg 203
1836 Hickman CO Tax list
William Briggs 15 acres 1pole
Descendant List of William BRIGGS – 26 May 2014
1 – William BRIGGS (1787-abt 1855)
+ Mary WRIGHT (12 Aug 1787-27 Jun 1871)
. . 2-Jesse F BRIGGS (1807-22 Feb 1878)
. . 2-Mary BRIGGS (1810-)
. . 2-Letitia BRIGGS (7 Jun 1814-19 Sep 1870)
. . 2-John BRIGGS (24 Sep 1816-16 Apr 1899)
. . 2-William Wofford BRIGGS (1821-16 Apr 1882)
. . 2-James G “Pap” BRIGGS (17 May 1822-12 Mar 1899)
James G. “Pap” Briggs
Magistrate 1858
1860 Census Hickman Co., TN:
BRIGGS, JAMES G 37 TN 648
BRIGGS, ANGELINE 37 TN 648
BRIGGS, JESSIE F 17 TN 648
BRIGGS, MARTHA E 15 TN 648
BRIGGS, WM J 14 TN 648
BRIGGS, JOHN J 11 TN 648
BRIGGS, A H 9 TN 648
BRIGGS, JAMES F 6 TN 648
BRIGGS, JINNY F 5 TN 648
Descendant List of James G “Pap” BRIGGS – 26 May 2014
1 – James G “Pap” BRIGGS (17 May 1822-12 Mar 1899)
+ Angelina I STARNES (22 Sep 1822-14 Apr 1900)
. . 2-Jesse F BRIGGS (9 Jan 1843-17 Aug 1893)
. . 2-Martha E BRIGGS (25 Jun 1844-)
. . 2-William Jackson BRIGGS (25 Aug 1845-16 Nov 1924)
. . 2-John J BRIGGS (20 Jul 1846-1874)
. . 2-Bird M BRIGGS (16 Feb 1848-7 Jul 1853)
. . 2-Eliza Caroline J BRIGGS (10 Jul 1849-21 Jul 1853)
. . 2-Aron H BRIGGS (23 Sep 1852-)
. . 2-James F BRIGGS (26 Feb 1854-)
. . 2-Virginia F “Jenny” BRIGGS (27 Oct 1855-18 Apr 1918)
. . 2-Mary E BRIGGS (9 Mar 1857-17 Sep 1858)
. . 2-Letitia “Letty” Texas BRIGGS (22 Sep 1859-28 Apr 1896)
. . 2-Celia E BRIGGS (3 Apr 1861-29 Jul 1868)
. . 2-Laura E BRIGGS (12 Sep 1863-)
Descendant List of Jesse F BRIGGS – 26 May 2014
1 Jesse F BRIGGS (1807-22 Feb 1878)
+Martha ROSS (bef 1810-abt 1839 ??)
. . 2-Mary A BRIGGS (bet 1830 and 35-bet 1840 and 1850)
. . 2-Cornelia Camilla BRIGGS (10 Aug 1835-26 Aug 1926)
+Sarah Elizabeth DUNCAN (1825-28 Feb 1878)
. . 2-Macenus Milton BRIGGS (1840-)
. . 2-Hannah Eliza BRIGGS (1842-aft 1870)
+Martha A “Patsy” PRINCE (1824-Aug 1867)
. . 2-John BRIGGS (22 Jun 1845-20 Mar 1920)
. . 2-Jesse A BRIGGS (1848-10 Nov 1878)
. . 2-William BRIGGS (1 Jul 1850-bef 1860)
. . 2-George Washington BRIGGS (1854-18 Nov 1903)
. . 2-Sarah J BRIGGS (1857-)
. . 2-Howell T BRIGGS (1859-1878)
. . 2-Lesley F BRIGGS (1858-)
. . 2-C BRIGGS (1861-)
. . . . +Margaret (1828-)
BRIGGS,Jesse
1807 – 2/22/1878
No marker
Hickman Pioneer-3/22/1878. “Sunrise” The 16th. Of this month, all perishable
Property belonging to the estate of Jesse Briggs, deceased, was disposed of at outcry. Son of William Briggs and Mary ——–.
Church Register
BRIGGS, Jesse, 1807 – 2/22/1878 Son of William Briggs and Mary-—–. Hickman Pioneer-3/22/1878. “Sunrise” The 16th. Of this month, all perishable Property belonging to the estate of Jesse Briggs, deceased, was disposed of at outcry. No Marker-Church Register
BRIGGS, Martha A. Prince, 1824 – Aug. 1867 Wife of Jesse Briggs, No Marker-Church Register cause of death (per Hickman Pioneer): Typhoid-pneumonia
Bought land in 14th Dist – 1838
Capt. Militia 1845
Hickman Co TN Cem Records v.1 p 140
“Briggs, Mr. Jesse, 68, died Feb 22, 6 miles from Centerville on Swan Creek
(Hickman Pioneer, 1 March 1878)”
The Hickman Pioneer, Friday, July 26, 1878
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
All persons having claims against the estate of Jesse Briggs, dec’d, are hereby notified to file them, legally authenticated, with the Clerk of the County Court of Hickman county, Tenn.; on or before the 20th day of Nov. 1878, for pro-rata payment, or they will be forever barred.
July 26, 1878
J. A. Briggs, Adm’r
From Hickman Pioneer, March 22, 1878: “The 16th of this month all the perishable property belonging to the estate of Jesse Briggs, deceased, was disposed of at outcry. Almost everything went at an enormous price. Bacon, clear sides, 12-3/4 cents per pound — twice the worth in the Nashville Market. A wash kettle sold for five dollars and some cents. Corn sold for three dollars per barrel.”
Sources: Other : Hickman Co. TN Census 1830,1840,1850,1860,1870
Other : “A History of Hickman Co., TN,” by Jerome D. Spence 1900
1860 Census Hickman Co., TN
STARNES, SETA 66 SC 602
BRIGGS, LELSEY 1 TN 602
BRIGGS, JESSIE 52 SC 602
BRIGGS, MARTHA A 35 SC 602
BRIGGS, M M 20 TN 602
BRIGGS, JOHN 14 TN 602
BRIGGS, HANNAH E 20 TN 602
BRIGGS, JESSIE A 12 TN 602
BRIGGS, SARAH J 3 TN 602
BRIGGS, HOWEL T 1 TN 602
MARCH 28, 1879
“SWAN BLUFF“
The old mill known as the Jesse Briggs mill has been repaired by Thompson, Anderson, Dicus & Co.
AUGUST 29, 1879
“BLUE BUCK“
The Jesse Briggs mill has changed hands again. W. T. Kilpatrick & Co., are the proprietors this time; B. M. Hutcherson miller. Spences History of Hickman Co TN published 1900 p.135
“At the William Simmons place Samuel Golden settled in 1825 and lived here for several years. In 1838 Jesse Briggs bought this place. In 1830 William Briggs built a mill at the place now owned by the A.W. Anderson heirs. William Briggs was the father of Jesse, James (Pap), William and John Briggs. The late John Briggs, who died recently in the 2nd disrict and his brother Wiliam were for years prosperous citizens of the 7th district. Briggs chapel was named either for them or their father, who was a Methodist preacher. In 1840 William Briggs Sr. sold his land to Joseph Campbell who bought them for Alex. (Biscuit) Baker and Thomas Stuart. Stuart and Baker improved the Briggs sawmill and gristmill and added a carding factory, thus giving to the people of this section a convenience which they had not had hitherto possessed. This was for years the most extensive business of the kind in the county.” William Briggs Sr b.~1787 in Union Co. Sc, D. ~1855 in Hickman Co, TN was married abt 1807 in Union Co, SC to Mary Wright b ~1787 in Union Co, SC d/o Thomas Wright (~1750-1819) and Lillie ?Wofford (~1758-1830)