Grave has been located immigrant flag female ancestor  Rebecca  BRIGGS

  (b. 10/25/1600 London, England   d. 02/08/1673 Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )  
Cause of Death: died in house fire

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Rebecca BRIGGS was born 10/25/1600 in London, England

Rebecca BRIGGS was the child of Henrie BRIGGS   and   Mary HINCKES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Thomas BRIGGS and Alice UNKNOWN

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Rebecca  married  Thomas CORNELL abt. 1620 in Essex County, England .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thomas CORNELL  was born 03/24/1593 in Essex County, England.  Thomas died 02/08/1656 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. 

Rebecca BRIGGS died 02/08/1673 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.





Rebecca Briggs Cornell died in 1673 in a house fire. Her son, Thomas Cornell Jr., was convicted and hung for the crime. He was "accused" by the ghost of his Mother, on this he was convicted. Officials later said, maybe he didn't do it.


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