Born in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Burgess Sr.
and Mercy (Lombard) Burgess
Sister of
Elizabeth (Burgess) Dexter, Samuel Burgess, Nathaniel Burgess, Ebenezer Burgess Jr., Benjamin Burgess MD, Mary Burgess and Jabez Burgess
Wife of
Cornelius Briggs
— married
27 Dec 1729 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 90
in Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2010
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Biography
Thankful Burgess was born on October 19, 1704, in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ebenezer Burgess Sr. and Mercy (Lombard) Burgess. Thankful married Cornelius Briggs on December 27, 1729, in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
- John Briggs 1730–1736
- Ruth Briggs 1732–1732
- Nathaniel Briggs 1733–1776
- Ruth Briggs 1735–1735
- John Briggs 1736–1780
- Susanna Briggs 1737–1750
- Elisha Briggs 1738–1745
- Zepheniah Briggs 1742–Deceased
Thankful passed 03 Nov 1794 in Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts and was buried at Little Neck Cemetery, Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sources
- Hannibal, Edna Anne. John Briggs of Sandwich, Massachusetts and His Descendants (1962) Page 9
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45W-332 : 9 February 2018), Thankfull Burges, 19 Oct 1704; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p47; FHL microfilm 416,334.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8Z-P36 : 9 February 2018), Cornelius Briggs and Thankfull Burge, 27 Dec 1729; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126487389/thankfull-briggs : accessed 9 September 2021), memorial page for Thankfull Burgess Briggs (19 Oct 1704–15 Nov 1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126487389, citing Little Neck Cemetery, Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429) .
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