Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Martha Pabodie (7972) & Lieut. William Fobes
21454. Elizabeth Fobes. Born ca 1683.271 Elizabeth died aft 1750.

Children of William and Elizabeth (Fobes) Briggs, born at Little Compton:271
    i. Judeth Briggs, b. 27 May 1710, d. after 1 Dec 1765, m. 1st at Little Compton 13 Feb 1738 Jeremiah Wilcox (b. 24 Sep 1683 at Dartmouth, MA), m. 2nd in Little Compton 18 Jun 1731 (int) John Amory;
    ii. Lovet Briggs, b. 1 Feb 1712, d. 3 Feb 1713;
    iii. Elizabeth Briggs, b. 17 Dec 1713, m. a Mr Shippes;
    iv. William Briggs, b. 11 Apr 1715, d. bef. 3 Apr 1769, m. Mary (d. 1769 at Little Compton);
    v. Catherine Briggs, b. 17 Mar 1717, m. at Portsmouth 8 Jan 1737/8 (int. at Little Compton 10 Dec 1737) Barnett Sisson (b. 24 Jan 1712/3 at Portsmouth, d. ca. 1766 at Richmond, RI);
    vi. Sarah Briggs, b. 1719, m. at Little Compton Jan 1742 Lemuel Shaw (b. 6 Sep 1722 at Little Compton);
    vii. Phebe Briggs, b. 1721, m. at Tiverton 17 Sep 1750 William Almy;
    viii. Mary Briggs, b. 1723;
    ix. Fobes Briggs, b. 1725, d. bef 15 Jan 1753 at Newport, m. Mary (d. 14 Jan 1753 at Newport); and
    x. Lovet Briggs, b. 1727, d. after 1790, m. at Portsmouth 23 Nov 1735 Freelove Dring (d. after 13 Nov 1771), resided at Tiverton.316
On 10 Jun 1708 Elizabeth married William Briggs (18786) , son of John Briggs (6769) (1642-2 Jul 1713) & Hannah Fisher (ca 1642-aft 1727), in Little Compton, RI.271 They were married by Richard Billings, Justice. Born in 1684 in Portsmouth, RI. William died in Little Compton, RI on 23 Nov 1751.271 Occupation: yeoman.

William lived on a farm, probably both in Little Compton and Tiverton. He did live on the Little Compton and Tiverton line.39

Will: Will of William Briggs of Little Compton, yeoman, dated 2 Nov 1750, proved 17 Dec 1751, mentions father John Briggs; wife Elizabeth Briggs; sons William Briggs, Lovet Briggs, and Forbes Briggs; daughters mary Briggs, Judah Willcox, Elizabeth Shippe, Cathrin Sisson, Sarah Shaw, and Phebe Almy. Witnesses: Peter Horswell, Constant Woodman, and Restcome Sanford.248
Their children include:
38165i.
Lovet Briggs
38166ii.
Phebe Briggs (ca 1721-)
21455. Constant Fobes. Born on 29 Jun 1686 in Little Compton, RI.316 Constant died in Marshfield, MA, on 26 Jun 1771; she was 84.316

Constance, or Constant, of Little Compton, RI.61
On 8 Apr 1708 when Constant was 21, she married John Little (23801) , son of Ephraim Little (9070) (17 May 1650-24 Nov 1717) & Mary Sturtevant (11803) (7 Dec 1651-10 Feb 1717/8), in Little Compton, RI.271 They were married by Richard Billings, Justice. Born 18 Mar 1682/3 in Marshfield, MA.60 John died in Marshfield, MA on 26 Feb 1767.316

John “was a magistrate, a large land owner and had several slaves. ... He have to each of his six sons a farm as follows: To Fobes Little a farm at Little Compton , R.I. John Little received the farm in Columbia, Conn. To William Little was given a farm in Lebanon, Conn. Ephraim, Thomas, and Lemuel, remained in Littletown (Sea View) [in Marshfield] on the ancestral estate. To each of his daughters, Anna White, and Ruth Oakman, he gave, with other personal estate, a negro woman.”61
Their children include:
41188i.
Anna Little (Died young) (29 Dec 1708-)
41189ii.
Ruth Little (Died young) (10 Jul 1710-)
41190iii.
Mercy Little (Died young) (2 Nov 1711-)
41191iv.
Fobes Little (9 Mar 1712/13-May 1801)
41192v.
John Little (30 Jun 1714-17 Sep 1798)
41193vi.
Anna Little (30 Jan 1715[/6]-11 Mar 1791)
41194vii.
Thomas Little (Died young) (23 Mar 1716/7-)
41195viii.
Ephraim Little (15 Apr 1718-22 Oct 1808)
41196ix.
Thomas Little (16 Jun 1719-11 Dec 1814)
41197x.
William Little (31 Aug 1720-17 Nov 1798)
41198xi.
Ruth Little (2 Mar 1723-2 Jul 1804)
41199xii.
Lemuel Little (8 Dec 1724-30 Dec 1798)
41200xiii.
Charles Little (Died young) (ca 1727-)
21456. Mary Fobes. Born ca 1689 in Little Compton, RI.271 Mary died in Little Compton, RI on 14 Feb 1712.271

Edward and Mary were first cousins as their mothers were sisters.

Children of Edward and Mary (Fobes) Southworth, born in Little Compton:271
    i. Rebecca Southworth, b. 22 Dec 1708, m. Benjamin Seabury (b. 20 Jan 1708, d. 11 Sep 1773 at Little Compton); and
    ii. Fobes Southworth, b. 1 Sep 1710, m. at Little Compton 19 Oct 1738 Mary Seabury of Tiverton (b. 17 Apr 1715 at Little Compton, dau. of Joseph & Phebe (Smith) Seabury).
On 17 Mar 1708 Mary married Edward Southworth (10208) , son of William Southworth (3423) (ca 1659-25 Jun 1719) & Rebecca Pabodie (7977) (16 Oct 1660-3 Dec 1702), in Little Compton, RI.271 Born on 23 Nov 1684 in Little Compton, RI.271
21457. Mercy Fobes. Born in 1694 in Little Compton, RI.271 Mercy died in Portsmouth, RI on 29 Jul 1712.314,271
21458. Abigail Fobes. Born ca 1696 in Little Compton, RI.
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