Humphrey Briggs of Earnstrey, Sheriff of Shropshire in 1605
Dates: died 1625
Biography
Shropshire gentleman of Earnstrey who was lord of Abdon and died seised of the manor in 1625.
Notes / Sources
His 1625 inquisition post mortem is the direct evidence for the manor holding.
Research sources:
- A History of the County of Shropshire, volume 10, Abdon, including the note on the probable Cresset-to-Briggs transfer. — https://www.melocki.org.uk/salop/Abdon.html
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