Enos Briggs

Enos Briggs (1746-1819) was an American shipbuilder.
Life.
He was born on July 20, 1746 in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
He was the son of Seth Briggs, another shipbuilder.
He died in Salem, Massachusetts in 1819. 
Career.
He is most famous for being the builder of the warship on Winter Island in Salem, which was captured by the British in the War of 1812.
Other notable ships built by him include the Grank Turk and the "Friendship".
Some of his well-known customers were Elias Derby, Joseph Peabody, Simon Forrester and George Crowninshield.