Briffo Boffin was third of the four children of Buffo Boffin and Ivy Goodenough. His siblings were Bosco, Basso, and Berylla.
Briffo was born in S.R. 1170 (T.A. 2770. He is told to have removed to Bree in S.R. 1210 (T.A. 2810.