See comments under Bennett "Sally" Ellis, daughter. of Lt. John and Elizabeth Freeman.

Samuel Briggs was among the original settlers in Scippican (Rochester) and also held land in common with his brothr-in-law William Ellis.

INDIVIDUAL RECORD ---
Samuel Briggs, Male, birth abt 1645, Sandwich, Barnstable, Ma.
Death: 2 Nov 1688, place prob. Rochester, Plymouth, Ma.
Parents: Father: John Briggs. Mother: Mrs. Catherine Briggs.
Marriage: to Elizabeth Ellis, in 1664, Sandwich, Barnstable, Ma.
Source: Available on CD-ROM Disc #3.
Submitter: Thomas Blake Reneau, 10 Creighton Ave., Pocatello, ID 83201.
Submission Search: 137970-061499212910
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individ...f.asp?recid=30022094

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ---
Other sources indicate date of birth as Abt 1645, 1661, and 1664.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ---
Samuel Briggs, male, birth abt 1659, Of Massachusetts.
Parents names not given.
Marriage: Bennett Ellis, abt 1668, Of Sandwich, Barnstable, Ma.
Marriage: Elizabeth Ellis, abt 1684, Sandwich, Barnstable, Ma.

This does create some confusion as to wives since Elizabeth had a sister named Bennett Ellis, A/K/A "Sally Ellis". This is undoubtedly connections between the Ellis and Briggs families. Even to suggest that Lydia Briggs married William Ellis and that Lydia Briggs may be a sister of Samuel Briggs. Am unable to substantiate this to be a fact at this time. The Family Search Ancestral Files have much to be considered but most confusing.