Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
Briggs, Abigail
1799 - 1846 (46 years)-
Name Briggs, Abigail [1, 2] Birth 5 Mar 1799 [3] Gender Female Land 29 Sep 1832 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [4] Jonathan Simmons Jr. and Abigail Simmons his wife sold his house and fifty acres of land at the northeast corner of lot 23 in Westfield for $450 to Jonathan Simmons, his father. This land was subsequently sold to Erastus Simmons. Death 17 Feb 1846 Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio [5] Burial Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA - Row 12.
Person ID I145 Martin-Bloom Last Modified 1 Feb 2016
Family Simmons, Jonathan Jr., b. 3 Mar 1796, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 23 Apr 1863, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years) Marriage 9 Dec 1819 [6] Children + 1. Simmons, Dr. Jonathan Oscar, b. 12 Jan 1821, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA d. 31 Jan 1890 (Age 69 years) + 2. Simmons, Laura Ann Amanda, b. 4 May 1823 d. 13 Jan 1912, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years) Histories The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
Part 1 outlines the relocation of several Simmons family members to Ohio and their lives there. It also includes some information on the founding of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co., in which members of the Simmons family played roles. Part 2 was originally a separate document, but it is appended here because it provides more information on the extended Simmons family in addition to details on Erastus Simmons descendants and family life.
Ruth Stebbins sent part 1 to her cousin, Lottie Tanner Martin and Patricia Vanhoose donated part 2 to the Medina County Public Library.
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Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Aug 2010
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Photos Simmons, Abigail Briggs -- Tea Set
Abigail's tea set was undoubtedly inexpensive. Since Abigail was born in 1799, she probably acquired the set in the first quarter of the 1800s. The cups and pot are small by modern standards, but it is uncertain whether this is a full size set or a toy set, because at one time tea was very expensive and tea cups and pots were small. The set includes a 1.25-cup (300 ml) teapot, sugar bowl, six 2-ounce (60 ml) cups with saucers, six 5-inch (13 cm) dessert plates and a small bowl.
Documents Deed -- Jonathan Simmons Jr and wife Abigail Simmons to Jonathan Simmons.
When Jonathan Sr. moved to Westfield in 1932 he bought 50 acres of land in lot 23 for $450 from Jonathan Jr. and Abigail. Microfilm of record of land sale, Medina County, Ohio, Book F pp 392-393. (Medina County District Library)
Headstones Simmons, Abigail Briggs
Gravestone. Wife of Jonathan Simmons, Jr.
Plot: Row 13
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Sources - [S140] Frank Simmons' Diary, p. 122.
- [S39] Death Certificate, Missouri, file number 3098 for Laura Ann Chamberlain. (Certificate in file).
- [S47] Unknown author (found in family documents), Simmons Family Record , p. 3.
- [S164] Deed, Recorded Book F pp 392-393, Medina County, Ohio (microfilm at Medina County District Library).
- [S7] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, p. 4.
- [S47] Unknown author (found in family documents), Simmons Family Record , p. 2.
- [S140] Frank Simmons' Diary, p. 122.