Jonathan Briggs, son of James (2) Briggs, was born in 1755. He was a life long resident of Warwick, R. I., where he died, December 23, 1837. He married Abigail Greene, a descendant of Surgeon John Greene; she was born June 17, 1758, and died July 9, 1840, daughter of Nathaniel and Alice (Lee) Greene. Jonathan Briggs served for a period of six years during the American Revolution with the Continental forces, participating in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth and Yorktown, and numerous lesser engagements. On his return to Rhode Island he followed agricultural pursuits until his death in 1838.
