Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families

Briggs, Abigail

Female 1799 - 1846  (46 years)


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  • Name Briggs, Abigail   [1, 2
    Birth 5 Mar 1799  [3
    Gender Female 
    Land 29 Sep 1832  Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Row 12.
    Person ID I145  Martin-Bloom
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2016 

    Family Simmons, Jonathan Jr.,   b. 3 Mar 1796, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1863, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1819  [6
    Children 
    +1. Simmons, Dr. Jonathan Oscar,   b. 12 Jan 1821, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1890 (Age 69 years)
    +2. Simmons, Laura Ann Amanda,   b. 4 May 1823   d. 13 Jan 1912, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Histories
    The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina  Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
    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.

    Download a PDF (50 KB) of this history.
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    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsLand - 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. - 29 Sep 1832 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Feb 1846 - Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Simmons, Abigail Briggs --  Tea Set
    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.
    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
    Simmons, Abigail Briggs
    Gravestone. Wife of Jonathan Simmons, Jr.
    Plot: Row 13

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Frank Simmons' Diary, p. 122.

    2. [S39] Death Certificate, Missouri, file number 3098 for Laura Ann Chamberlain. (Certificate in file).

    3. [S47] Unknown author (found in family documents), Simmons Family Record , p. 3.

    4. [S164] Deed, Recorded Book F pp 392-393, Medina County, Ohio (microfilm at Medina County District Library).

    5. [S7] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, p. 4.

    6. [S47] Unknown author (found in family documents), Simmons Family Record , p. 2.