Posted on: Griest-Greist Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/gri/Griest?read=106 Surname: Griest, Baldwin, Cook, Garretson, McMillan, Evans, Hicks, Thomas, John, Underwood, Way ------------------------- I have Griests you might be interested in. They were Friends (Quakers) from Warrington, York Co. and Menallen, Adams Co., Pa. The earliest Griest I have is John Griest & Martha Baldwin. One of their sons, Willing, Sr., b. Aug. 2, 1736, Wilmington, Delaware, d. Dec. 25, 1819, married Anne Garretson, Sept. 5, 1764, at Newberry MH, York Co., Pa. One of Willing, Sr. and Anne Garretson son’s, Isaac, married Mary Cook (my family) 12th mo. 14, 1797, Warrington MH, York Co. Mary Cook, dau. of Jacob & Mary (John) Cook, was born Dec. 5, 1777, (prob. Warrington) York Co., Pa. (Jacob, son of Thomas Cook & Mary Underwood) Isaac & Mary had only two children, Mary died soon after Willing was born, Mary died July 30, 1804, viz; Esther Griest, b. abt. 1798, Warrington, York Co., Pa., married Peter Vale, May 25, 1820, Warrington MH, York Co., Pa. No issue I know of. Willing Griest, b. Jun. 4, 1804, Adams Co., Pa., married Hannah Thomas, Dec. 30, 1824, prob. Clark Co., Ohio, seven children. Another son of Willing, Sr. & Anne Garretson was, Willing, Jr., b. Mar. 27, 1772, d. Feb. 2, 1833, Warrington, York Co., Pa. Jr. married Anne McMillan, Jun. 25, 1795, Warrington MH, York Co., Pa. Three of their children married Cook’s, viz; Cyrus Griest, b. May 29, 1803, Warrington, York Co., Pa., married Mary Ann Cook, dau. of Samuel & Jane (Hicks) Cook, Mar. 2, 1826, Warrington MH, York Co., Pa. Nine children. Mary Griest, b. Jun. 1, 1806, Warrington, York Co., Pa., married Josiah Cook, son of Henry & Mary (Way) Cook, May 31, 1838, Warrington MH, York Co., Pa. Six children. Ruth Griest, b. Feb. 1, 1808, Warrington, York Co., Pa., married Wm. Wierman Cook, son of Isaac & Sydney (Evans) Cook, July 27, 1837, Warrington MH, York Co., Pa. Two children, Ruth died May 29, 1844. Check the Griest Bios and Warrington Friends Burial Ground.