On 26 Nov 1840 when Nancy Litchfield was 20, she married George Henry Briggs (65139) , son of Henry Briggs (60786) (11 Mar 1789-4 Dec 1837) & Betsey Ruggles (61023) (9 May 1794-20 Dec 1833), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 10 Sep 1815 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 18, George Henry was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 6 Jun 1834.335 George Henry died on 1 Mar 1881; he was 65.42 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Occupation: house carpenter and ship joiner.

From Vernon Briggs’ History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family:42
    George’s father died in 1837, when George was 22 years of age, leaving a partly completed vessel on the stocks. With the help of his brother-in-law, Capt. Elijah Barstow, who was then building at the Barstow shipyard, George completed and launched her. He moved to Medford about 1840, where he worked for several years as ship joiner.

1850 Federal Census. South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 89B
    George H. Briggs, 33, shipwright
    Nancy L. Briggs, 31
    Mercy M. Briggs, 9
    George H. Briggs, 2