Jane Briscoe
First wife of William Briscoe, tailor, of Watford, Hertfordshire, and later of Boston; her maiden name is not known. Married by 1619, she had nine children baptized at Watford between 1617 and 1632, probably among them Joseph Briscoe, who drowned at Boston in 1657/8. She was buried at Watford in May 1637.
Life
- by 1619Married William Briscoeby 1619
"He first married by 1619, and probably by 1617, Jane (___)" (NEHGR 178:24).
- 1637Buried3 May 1637, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
"Jane ye. wife of William Bisco—3" (St Mary, Watford, register, as printed in NEHGR 178:11).
Family
- Parents
- Spouse
- William Briscoe
His first wife, buried at Watford 3 May 1637.
1 child
Pedigree
Notes
First wife of William Briscoe, tailor, of Watford and later Boston. Her maiden name is not known. They married by 1619, and probably by 1617 (NEHGR 178:24).
Nine of her children were baptized at Watford between 1617 and 1632: Thomas (16 Nov 1617, entered only as “Son of Willm brisco”), Daniel (20 Oct 1619), Nathaniel (8 Apr 1621), John (27 Oct 1622), William (24 Oct 1624), Elizabeth (5 Mar 1625/6), Joseph (19 Aug 1627), Benjamin (10 Apr 1629) and Lydia (26 Feb 1631/2), the last eight entered as children of William and Jane. An “infant” and a “child” of William’s were buried there on 19 and 21 June 1630, and her son John was buried there on 1 Feb 1637/8, nine months after her. William married (2) Cicely Deale at Watford that August (NEHGR 178:11, 24-26).
Open questions
- Her maiden name and baptism. NEHGR 178 suggests she was born about 1597 if Thomas was her eldest child.