Posted on: Griest-Greist Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/gri/Griest?read=90 Surname: Griest Brabson Brown Harris ------------------------- I do not know if anyone has posted this information before as I am new to researching my ancestors on the internet, but this is for any Griest descendants in Chester and Lancaster county. My Grandmother was researching our branch of the Griests in the early 1950's and corresponded several times with Mr. Samuel Cross. I have never seen the final Cross Book so I do not know if any information from our branch is still included. I only have a copy of a preliminary draft of the book. We are also descendants of the Pioneer John Griest but from another son other than George Griest. We have not determined the name of our ancestor in the second generation but it may also be John. Our third generation is John Griest born about 1697 in Bethel Twp and taxed in Little Britain Twp,PA. (First Cousin to the John Griest b.1694 that married Martha Baldwin.) Our John had a son Edward born around 1727 also taxed in Little Britain Twp. Edward had 1.Thomas b. about 1756 2.William, taxed in Little Britain in 1777 3.George 4.Samuel 5.Isaac (married a Sarah Cook) 6.Edward taxed in Fulton Twp & Lancaster Co. 1796 Thomas b. about 1756 married Priscilla Brabson on 9/15/1779. He lived in Fremont, West Nottingham and died before 3/7/1825. Records in the West Chester Courthouse show he had no will but left everything to his son Jacob. (Priscilla Brabson was the daughter of Thomas Brabson and Hannah Cook) Thomas and Priscilla's children were. 1.Abner Griest b. 11/28/1779 (he moved to Ohio) 2.Thomas Griest b. 2/9/1781 (Lived near Rising Sun,Md,) 3.William Griest born and died on 9/1/1782 4.William Griest b.11/12/1784 -d.9/16/1864 5.Hannah Griest b.3/17/1787- died young 6.John Griest b. 10/29/1788 d. 1857 7.Jacob Griest b. 9/19/1790 -died young 8.Jeremiah B. Griest b.10/16/1793 -d 1841 9.Jacob Griest b. 2/15/1795 -d 2/19/1870 10.Hannah Griest b. 3/20/1797 11.Isaac Griest b.1/11/1799-d 3/19/1876 12.Priscilla Griest b.10/10/1801-d.9/22/1886. Jeremiah B. Griest was a Wagonmaker. Lived at West Nottingham,Pa and Married Elizabeth Brown daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Brown, he had six, possibly seven children. My family is descended from his son Isaac Brown Griest b 9/2/1825 d. 9/1904 interred at Pennhill in Bethel Twp. married Ruth Jane Harris daughter of John Harris who had a farm in Rising Sun, Md. They had 13 children.