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

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Land - 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 Death - 17 Feb 1846 - Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio Burial - - Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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

  
  

• 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.