Maria Briggs, b: 1810 - South Kingstown, RI

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}



	^{Isaac Lawton}^{b. d.}

^{Jesse Green Lawton}^{b.1817 Exeter, RI d.1882 East Greenwich, RI}

	^Amy Wilcox^{b. d.}

		^{Sweet Briggs}^{b.1755 North Kingstown, RI d.1844 South Kingstown, RI}

	^{Daniel Briggs}^{b.1780 d.1856 East Greenwich, RI}	^{Martha "Patty" Tanner}^{b. d.}

^{Maria Briggs}^{b.1810 South Kingstown, RI d.1882 East Greenwich, RI}		^{Joseph Cornell}^{b.1737 RI d.1803}

	^{Mary Martin Cornell}^{b.1785 East Greenwich, RI d.1870 East Greenwich, RI}	^Ruth Baker^{b. Nova Scotia d.}