Abiel Briggs
Born: December 16, 1752 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married:January 16, 1776 Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts
Died:July 11, 1805 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Father: Thomas Briggs b.1717
Mother: Thankful Axtell b.1725
Wife: Dyer Paull b.1752
Children
Alinda Briggs b.1779 m. Benjamin Crane
Daniel Briggs b.1780 m. Abigail Hathaway
Fidelia Briggs b.1783 m. Abiel Nichols
Hannah Briggs b.1785
Thomas Briggs b. 1790
Private in Captain Seth Talbot's company and Colonel John Hathaway's regiment
-DAR Records give 1832 as death date, but other sources give 11 JUL 1805. 1805 is more likely because the 1810 Census lists Dyer Briggs as head of household in Berkley, Mass. She is living with only one male, age 16-25, which is probably Thomas Briggs, her son.
Sources:
-Birth Source: Various..
-Marriage Source: IGI
-Death Source: Internet