Next in the Briggs family line, begining with Richard Briggs of Thornbury, Gloucester, England down to Judith Briggs who married Joseph Tower in Attleboro, Massachusetts is William Briggs, son of William and Sarah (Macumber) Briggs.

This William Briggs was born on 25 January 1667/68 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married twice, in quick succession, as his first wife died soon.

William Briggs married (1) Elizabeth Lincoln, intentions filed on 13 October 1693, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died about 1694 after giving birth to her only child, Sarah, on 5 July 1694. Sarah married John Lane of Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts and died sometime after 10 March 1734/35.

William then married (2) Mehitable Blake, daughter of William and Anne Blake, on 16 June 1696 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Mehitable was born 2 April 1673 and died on 7 October 1732 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

William and Mehitable were apparently the parents of five children, although none of their births are recorded in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts and their birth years are only estimates:

1. Nathaniel, born c1698; died 14 August 1773, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Judith Guild, 16 June 1720, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
2. Mehitable, born c1703; died 8 September 1782; married John Ware, 29 January 1728/29, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
3. Seth, born c1709; died c1757; married Hannah Whitaker, 22 January 1734, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
4. Agnes, born c1710; perhaps married (1) Thomas Kimber, 25 September 1738 and reportedly had one son and perhaps married (2) James Boldery and perhaps is the Agnes Boldery who died 27 May 1783, in her 73rd year and called the aunt of Nathaniel Briggs.
5. Eliphalet, born c1713, per age on death record; died 26 June 1780, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire; perhaps married Abigail Gary, 28 November 1735, but I find no marriage record for them

William Briggs died on 28 February 1731 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Mehitable survived her husband by 18 months, passing away on 7 October 1732, also in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.