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Searching for information on ancestors my GGG Grandparents. Jacob J BRIGGS born October 4, 1804 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pa. His father was John BRIGGS and his mother Mary VANDEGRIFT. His grandparents were John BRIGGS and Letitia BUCKMAN. On Sept 7, 1826, Jacob married Ann Eliza BLAKEY. Ann born March 20, 1802 in Bucks County. Ann's parents were Samuel BLAKEY and Elizibeth STACKHOUSE. Elizibeth's first husband, Mathew WALKER, died in Philidelphia County in 1793 of yellow fever. Strong possiblily that the BLAKEY and STACKHOUSE families were Quakers belonging to Middletown Meeting House. Around 1841, Jacob and Ann left Pa and went to Champaign County, Ohio where they lived the rest of their lives. Eight children were born in Buck's County - Samuel Blakey BRIGGS, Mary E, George W, Amanda M, Letitia W, William H, Joseph, and Rachel C. Rosa Elma BRIGGS the only child born in Ohio. Have much on their descendents to share. Please E mail me - Bandit@erinet.com
  
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