Howard R. Driggs provides a comprehensive genealogy of the Driggs family. He traces the roots of the family back to England and provides a detailed account of their lives in America. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in tracing their family roots or in genealogy in general. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Joseph Driggs (1682-1748), eldest son of Dutch immigrants Josias de Raet and Aeltje Brower, was born in Brooklyn, New York, married widow Elizabeth (Martin) Boarn in 1716 in Middleton, Connecticut, and settled in Hartford, Connecticut. Descendants lived in New England, New York and elsewhere. Some descendants became Mormons, and moved (via Nauvoo, Illinois) to Utah, Arizona and elsewhere.