West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Benjamin BRIGGS / Mary CAPEHART (F141)

m. 19 Mar 1829


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin BRIGGS

    Born  4 Oct 1806  Bucks Co ?? PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Nov 1866  Pleasanton, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  19 Mar 1829  [1]  Bucks Co, PA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Briggs | F217 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary A [Briggs] | F217 Group Sheet 

    Mary CAPEHARTMother | Female
    Mary CAPEHART

    Born  12 Dec 1809  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1896  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John CAPEHART\KEPHERT | F53 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rachel OTT | F53 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Sarah O Briggs

    Born  16 Apr 1830  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Dec 1894   
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Oxley | F365 
    Married  28 Mar 1849  Belmont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Howard BRIGGSChild 2 | Male
    William Howard BRIGGS

    Born  19 Apr 1834  Belmont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Feb 1906  Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Olive PARKER | F139 
    Married  2 Jan 1856  Athens County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Mahlon B Briggs

    Born  11 Dec 1837  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jul 1863  Gettysburg, PA Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Jacob Dallas Briggs

    Born  16 Aug 1845  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Harriet Adaline Culver | F366 
    Married  15 Mar 1865  Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • 1850 Athens Co, Alexander Twp, Ohio 10/14/1850
      house #829, family #8-116
      Benjamin Briggs, 44 born in Penn farmer $500 Real Estate value
      Mary, 40 Penn
      William, 16 farmer Ohio, attended school within the year
      Mahlon, 13 Ohio, "
      Jacob D, 5 Ohio

      1860 Alexander , Athens, Ohio
      #1206-1265
      Benjamin Briggs, 52, farmer PA $590
      Mary, 50, PA
      Mahlon, 21 OH 75
      Jacob D, 14 OH
      Rachel Capehart, 77 PA

      1870 Alexander, Athens, OH # 254-264 all born Ohio
      Oxley, William 52
      Sarah 40
      Adison B 17
      Lindley J 14
      Emma A 11
      Mahlon 8
      Rose E 5
      #-262
      Mary Briggs 59 Pa
      Rachel Capehart 88 Pa

      1880 Alexander Twp, Athens co, OH #1-1
      Oxley, Wm, 61, & Family
      Briggs, Mary, 70, mil, PA, PA, Ger

      Moved to Ohio sometime between 1830-1834, Pleasanton, Athens Co, OH
      Farmer
      Quaker, supposedly read out of meeting
      Census: 1870 & 1880 Alexander Twp, Athens Co, OH
      Feb 1873 - burned out, everything lost
      2 Nov 1863 - sold farm for $1550.
      3 Aug 1864 - bought lot in Pleasanton for $1000
      1 Nov 1869 - sold lot

      Buried at Pleasant Hill Churchyard (Pleasanton) Pleasanton Comm Church, Athens co, Rd 17 outside Athens.
      Benjamin died Nov 20, 1866 Age 60yr, 1 mo, 16d
      Mahlon is buried beside him. - July 2, 1863

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Family Bible.