I am in search of John Griffith b. 1/6/1790 and (ultimately) his parents. I believe I have located John and Margaret in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania via census prior to them migrating to Wayne Co., Ohio but am unable to confirm. I'd love to hear from anyone researching his line or suggestions of any kind. Thank you. Jennifer Austintown, Ohio 1. JOHN1 GRIFFITH was born January 06, 1790 in Pennsylvania, and died May 04, 1858 in Wayne Co., Ohio. He married MARGARET NEWILL. She was born October 02, 1788 in Maryland, and died December 02, 1869 in Wayne Co., Ohio. More About JOHN GRIFFITH: Burial: May 1858, West Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Wayne Co., Ohio Military service: Veteran of the War of 1812 Occupation: Farmer More About MARGARET NEWILL: Burial: December 1869, West Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Wayne Co., Ohio Children of JOHN GRIFFITH and MARGARET NEWILL are: i. SUSANNA2 GRIFFITH, m. THOMAS LOPEZ. ii. THOMAS WILLIAM GRIFFITH, b. 1816, Pennsylvania; d. Bet. 1856 - 1860; m. ANNA ELIZABETH UNDERHILL, November 07, 1844; b. November 23, 1823, near Nashville, Ohio; d. November 22, 1906. More About ANNA ELIZABETH UNDERHILL: Burial: November 1906, Welcome Cemetery, Welcome, Holmes Co., Ohio More About THOMAS GRIFFITH and ANNA UNDERHILL: Marriage: November 07, 1844 iii. SINA GRIFFITH, b. April 02, 1819, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania; d. January 27, 1882; m. HUDSON MCCULLOUGH, May 02, 1838, Holmes Co., Ohio; b. October 29, 1817, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1896, Ft Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana. Notes for HUDSON MCCULLOUGH: possibly died Ft Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana More About HUDSON MCCULLOUGH and SINA GRIFFITH: Marriage: May 02, 1838, Holmes Co., Ohio iv. JOHN GRIFFITH, b. Abt. 1821. More About JOHN GRIFFITH: Census: 1850, labeled insane v. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, b. October 06, 1823, near Sewickley, Pennsylvania; d. November 25, 1893, Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio; m. MARYANN DEHAVEN, December 09, 1850, Holmes Co., Ohio; b. February 27, 1834, Fredericksburg, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. June 12, 1894, Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio. More About WILLIAM GRIFFITH: Date born 2: have seen comment born in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Burial: November 29, 1893, Oak Grove Cemetery, Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio Cause of Death: Killed by train within yards of his house, walking home from Shreve that evening Noted: 1893, 'Prominent Farmer' of Clinton Township per The Wooster Daily Republican dated Nov. 27, 1893 Property 1: 1880, Owned 229 acres in Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio. Southeast section of 12 and half of the southwest section of 12. Property 2: 1873, Owned 160 acres in Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio. Southeast corner of section 24 Ran for office: 1887, Candidate for the office of county treasurer, Democratic primary ticket. More About MARYANN DEHAVEN: Burial: June 12, 1894, Oak Grove Cemetery, Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio Caretaker of: Bet. 1858 - 1869, William's mother, Margaretta Griffith until her death in 1869 More About WILLIAM GRIFFITH and MARYANN DEHAVEN: Marriage: December 09, 1850, Holmes Co., Ohio

A reunion is planned for the descendents of William Vardamond and Phebe Farlin GRIFFITH, July 24, 2004 at Weaver Senior Citizen Building in Weaver, Calhoun Co., AL from 8:00 am until ---. If you are a descendant of William and Phebe and would like to attend, please email Keitha Kirk at kkirk6@aol.com for more details. We hope you can attend. Keitha Kirk

Anyone researching Persis Colton who married a Griffith, probably Crawford Co., PA around 1859? Persis was dau. of John Colton and Persis Bailey. Carol

Hi all listers I have just subscribed today and looking for help from Griffith researchers. My middle name is Griffith - passed down from my grandfather. Parents and grandparents are dead and unable to find any knowledge within living family. The Surname of my Grand father was WITHNALL His parents were ARTHUR WITHNALL born in Baswich Staffordshire England and Maggie Pratt MUNRO born Glasgow. Thomas Withnall and Ann Growcott were my Gt Gt Grand parents on the Withnall side. BENBOW CARTWRIGHT and DALE further back HARLEY and PRATT on the Scottish side further back. Anyone who think they link into any of these names who also have a GRIFFITH connection please help me solve this one. -- Regards Graham Wilson www.ayrshireroots.com www.fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com www.ayrshire-net.co.uk

I am reposting this query in hopes there is someone who has some information that will benefit me in my research. Thanks again. ----- Original Message ----- This is my first query so please bear with me. I am researching my gg/grandfather Marion P. Griffith born abt. 1830 in TN. and died before 1907 in MO. He married one Louise Catherine Johnson. Their children are as follows: William Douglas Griffith (my g.grandfather) Children: William B. Griffith Jennie Griffith Arthur Ethel Griffith (my grandfather) John J. Griffith James M. Griffith Charles T. Griffith Eugene A. Griffith Odis A. Griffith Priscilla Griffith If there are any descendants who are subscribed to this list I would very much appreciate hearing from them or for that matter anyone else who may information regarding the above named individuals. Thank you, Frances

Re: Recent postings on John Griffith, Mary Griffith, et al. Seeking ancestry of JOHN and CATHARINE GRIFFITH of Shenandoah (present Page) County, VA, and connection with other Griffiths, most likely in Frederick County, VA, Maryland or Pennsylvania. My JOHN GRIFFITH first appeared on Shenandoah County, VA Personal Property Tax Lists in 1785. He and JOHN VALENTINE, his son-in-law, jointly purchased a tract of land on Hawksbill Creek in 1786. John Griffith later bought property on Dry Run where he died in 1820 and Catharine in 1824. These two tracts were located in what is present-day Page County, VA, southeast of Luray. Joe Baker

Benjamin Griffith had 3 sons named William, George and John. They are mentioned in his will dated 11/12/1827. These Griffith's are from the Franklin County area, but are not my line (at least not yet). :) Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > Hi Gary, > > My Griffith's in NC are in Surry, Stokes, & Forsyth Counties. Does you group > have a George & John Griffith. Both of these men were in VA with a William. > Then William, George & John lived close together here in NC. Later, George > disappeared (died, moved). I have traced John's line but still can't find > that definitive link to tie them all together. > > I don't have the internet at home, so it will be Mon. before I reply. > > Lynn > > > >From: "Gary & Deb" <grif@ctsi.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:13:26 -0500 > > > >Lynn, what part of NC do you have your Griffith's traced to? I have > >my line back to Daniel Griffith b.1788 from southwest Virginia > >(Franklin,Patrick,Floyd County area) specifically Endicott in Franklin > >County. > > > > > >Gary Griffith > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> > >To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:40 AM > >Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > > > > > Gordon, > > > > > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to > >1780's. > > > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail > >and if I > > > find anything I'll let you know. > > > > > > Lynn Ester > > > > > > > > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > > > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > > > > > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, > >b. > > > >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. > >References > > > >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > > > >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > > > >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say > >she > > > >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > > > > > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's > >family > > > >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > > > >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George > >Griffith's > > > >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and > >not by > > > >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) > >Willett > > > >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that > >George's > > > >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > > > > > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary > >Stevens is > > > >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems > >unlikely -- > > > >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary > >(Griffith) > > > >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > > > > > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send > >more > > > >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > > > > > >cheers, > > > > > > > >Gordon Bonnet > > > >Trumansburg NY > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > > > > >============================== > > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, > > > >go to: > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. > >Get it > > > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > > > > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject > >changes. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > >Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > > >Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > No Advertising on this list, no rude remarks, no chain letters, no virus warnings! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Gary, My Griffith's in NC are in Surry, Stokes, & Forsyth Counties. Does you group have a George & John Griffith. Both of these men were in VA with a William. Then William, George & John lived close together here in NC. Later, George disappeared (died, moved). I have traced John's line but still can't find that definitive link to tie them all together. I don't have the internet at home, so it will be Mon. before I reply. Lynn >From: "Gary & Deb" <grif@ctsi.net> >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:13:26 -0500 > >Lynn, what part of NC do you have your Griffith's traced to? I have >my line back to Daniel Griffith b.1788 from southwest Virginia >(Franklin,Patrick,Floyd County area) specifically Endicott in Franklin >County. > > >Gary Griffith > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> >To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:40 AM >Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > > Gordon, > > > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to >1780's. > > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail >and if I > > find anything I'll let you know. > > > > Lynn Ester > > > > > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > > > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, >b. > > >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. >References > > >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > > >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > > >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say >she > > >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > > > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's >family > > >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > > >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George >Griffith's > > >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and >not by > > >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) >Willett > > >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that >George's > > >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > > > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary >Stevens is > > >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems >unlikely -- > > >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary >(Griffith) > > >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > > > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send >more > > >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > > > >cheers, > > > > > >Gordon Bonnet > > >Trumansburg NY > > > > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > > > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > > >============================== > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, > > >go to: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. >Get it > > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject >changes. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== >Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > >Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Before this online resource became available, one either had to own copies of the Salem Vital Records or travel to Salem to obtain information from these volumes. http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/salem/ Birth, death and marriage records are found here. --Carol (Huffington) Menges

Lynn, what part of NC do you have your Griffith's traced to? I have my line back to Daniel Griffith b.1788 from southwest Virginia (Franklin,Patrick,Floyd County area) specifically Endicott in Franklin County. Gary Griffith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:40 AM Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > Gordon, > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to 1780's. > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail and if I > find anything I'll let you know. > > Lynn Ester > > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's > >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by > >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett > >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is > >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- > >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > >cheers, > > > >Gordon Bonnet > >Trumansburg NY > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get it > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Frances: Saw your post regarding Marion P. GRIFFITH in the 1880 Census(you don't say where) who came out of TN. --Further questions to clarify. How old is he in 1880? --Do you know what the "P" stands for?Census taken where?--Please respond via list or directly. Judy ADAMS adams1111@bellsouth.net

No idea where John Griffith and Mary Stevens fit in. I have look at two sources I have: "Anne Arundel Gentry" by Newman and "The Genealogy of the Griffith Family" by R. R. Griffith. Neither this particular George or John are in there. Joanna Hi Joanna, Thanks for the response. These are also the sources I've seen. Note that in the George Griffith will, Mary is not referred to as Mary Willett, which she would have been if this was Mary (Griffith) Willett. Any ideas where John Griffith and Mary Stevens fit in? Cheers, Gordon Joanna Dunn wrote: > HI Gordon, > I have in my database that Mary Griffith, b. abt 1720 in Dorchester > Co., MD married William Willett, b. abt 1715 Bealington, Prince > Georges Co., MD. In 1737 in Prince Georges Co., MD. I have one source > "The Willett Families of North America" Vol. 1, by Albert James > Willett, JR. that says that Mary Griffith's parents were John Griffith > and Mary Stevens. However, I also have a source - "The Willett Family > of Maryland, Colonial Petwerers Kentucky Pioneers" by Sister Mary > Louise Donnelly. On page 22 of this book is the following paragraph: > "MARY GRIFFITH, the wife of WILLIAM WILLETT (7), and her brother > George Griffith were the children of George Griffith who died prior to > 1756 in Dorchester Co., MD. Robert Griffin administered the estate of > George Griffith on 5/28/1756 and in the Balance of Final Distribution > the children of George Griffith were named John, George, Elinor, Mary > and Elizabeth. George Griffith's estate amounted to L154:7:4 1/4." > > "On 3/7/1779 in Upper Marlborogh, MARY WILLETT, the widow of WILLIAM > WILLETT (7), m/2 Richard Simmons, a widower. By the stipulation in > WILLIAM WILLETT's (7)will at the time of this marriage all the > pewterer tools and molds became the property of her son EDWARD WILLETT > (23)." > > I tend to believe the last source. George Griffith's will at least > lists a Mary Griffith as a daughter. > > Hope this helps some, > Joanna Smith Dunn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gordon Bonnet [mailto:jaggy227@fltg.net] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. > References differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much > primary documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of > George Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others > say she is the child of John and Mary > (Stevens) Griffith. > > I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George > Griffith's will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary > Griffith" and not by what would be her married name of Willett -- and > Mary (Griffith) Willett was married in the 1730's. This would seem to > indicate that George's daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who > married William Willett. > > Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens > is of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems > unlikely -- there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary > (Griffith) Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > cheers, > > Gordon Bonnet > Trumansburg NY > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go > to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== NO Advertising on this list, NO rude remarks, NO chain letters, NO virus warnings! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I have a James Griffith, from Cape Cod, Mass., who married Mercy Nickerson, ca. 1704. They had a daughter Mercy in 1705. "The Descendants of William Nickerson", Part I, pg. 30, says that this family went to the vicinity of Smyrna (Duck Creek) Delaware ca.. 1711 (Ref. Joseph Paine papers, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston). Don't know if this would be near Dorchester Co., MD or not. It is a thought. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:28 AM Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's > will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by > what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett > was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is > of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- > there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > cheers, > > Gordon Bonnet > Trumansburg NY > > ______________________________

----- Original Message ----- Gordon, thanks for the response. One never knows where a query will lead. Dennis From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > Hi Dennis, > > Wish I could help, but there's no connection I'm aware of. Griffith is -- > unfortunately -- a fairly common name in the early colonies, and not all of the > families were related. > > Have you tried to connect to the William Griffith & Sarah MacCubbin line? This > family started out in Anne Arundel Co. MD and seems to be one of the larger > mid-Atlantic Griffith lines. > > Hope you find what you're looking for. > > Cheers, > > Gordon > > Dennis wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- Gordon: My 4th gr-grandfather was John > > Griffith, b ca 1756 in Virginia, possibly in York County. Don't know how > > close that would have been to Maryland but wonder if there was a connection. > > Never have been able to find out who John's parents were and whether or not > > he had siblings. He married Anne Nancy Francis in Bourbon Co Ky, on 11 > > December, 1800. Good luck in your search. Dennis > > From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> > > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > > > I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > > > ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > > > differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > > > documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > > > Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > > > is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > > > > I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > > > which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > > > would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's > > > will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by > > > what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett > > > was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > > > daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > > > > Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is > > > of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- > > > there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > > > Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > > > > Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > > > details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > > > > cheers, > > > > > > Gordon Bonnet > > > Trumansburg NY > > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > No Advertising on this list, no rude remarks, no chain letters, no virus warnings! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Dennis, Wish I could help, but there's no connection I'm aware of. Griffith is -- unfortunately -- a fairly common name in the early colonies, and not all of the families were related. Have you tried to connect to the William Griffith & Sarah MacCubbin line? This family started out in Anne Arundel Co. MD and seems to be one of the larger mid-Atlantic Griffith lines. Hope you find what you're looking for. Cheers, Gordon Dennis wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- Gordon: My 4th gr-grandfather was John > Griffith, b ca 1756 in Virginia, possibly in York County. Don't know how > close that would have been to Maryland but wonder if there was a connection. > Never have been able to find out who John's parents were and whether or not > he had siblings. He married Anne Nancy Francis in Bourbon Co Ky, on 11 > December, 1800. Good luck in your search. Dennis > From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > > ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > > differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > > documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > > Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > > is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > > I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > > which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > > would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's > > will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by > > what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett > > was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > > daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > > Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is > > of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- > > there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > > Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > > Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > > details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > > cheers, > > > > Gordon Bonnet > > Trumansburg NY > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Joanna, Thanks for the response. These are also the sources I've seen. Note that in the George Griffith will, Mary is not referred to as Mary Willett, which she would have been if this was Mary (Griffith) Willett. Any ideas where John Griffith and Mary Stevens fit in? Cheers, Gordon Joanna Dunn wrote: > HI Gordon, > I have in my database that Mary Griffith, b. abt 1720 in Dorchester Co., MD > married William Willett, b. abt 1715 Bealington, Prince Georges Co., MD. In > 1737 in Prince Georges Co., MD. I have one source "The Willett Families of > North America" Vol. 1, by Albert James Willett, JR. that says that Mary > Griffith's parents were John Griffith and Mary Stevens. However, I also > have a source - "The Willett Family of Maryland, Colonial Petwerers Kentucky > Pioneers" by Sister Mary Louise Donnelly. On page 22 of this book is the > following paragraph: > "MARY GRIFFITH, the wife of WILLIAM WILLETT (7), and her brother George > Griffith were the children of George Griffith who died prior to 1756 in > Dorchester Co., MD. Robert Griffin administered the estate of George > Griffith on 5/28/1756 and in the Balance of Final Distribution the children > of George Griffith were named John, George, Elinor, Mary and Elizabeth. > George Griffith's estate amounted to L154:7:4 1/4." > > "On 3/7/1779 in Upper Marlborogh, MARY WILLETT, the widow of WILLIAM WILLETT > (7), m/2 Richard Simmons, a widower. By the stipulation in WILLIAM > WILLETT's (7)will at the time of this marriage all the pewterer tools and > molds became the property of her son EDWARD WILLETT (23)." > > I tend to believe the last source. George Griffith's will at least lists a > Mary Griffith as a daughter. > > Hope this helps some, > Joanna Smith Dunn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gordon Bonnet [mailto:jaggy227@fltg.net] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. ca. > 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References differ > as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary documentation on > her. I've seen her listed as the child of George Griffith, b. late 1600's, > d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she is the child of John and Mary > (Stevens) Griffith. > > I don't have any further information on either George or John's family which > might help narrow the search. One piece of information which would argue > against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's will, 1756, his > daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by what would be her > married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett was married in the > 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's daughter Mary is not the > Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is of > the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- there > isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) Willett to > fit in the required number of generations. > > Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > cheers, > > Gordon Bonnet > Trumansburg NY > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I'll check and see what I might have. Lynn >From: "F G Albert" <g.h.albert@worldnet.att.net> >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:01:57 -0600 > >Do you have any data on one Marion P. Griffith I have been searching for >his parents for sometime, I found in the 1880 census he came out of TN. > >Thank you, Frances > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lynn Ester > To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:40 AM > Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > Gordon, > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to >1780's. > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail and if >I > find anything I'll let you know. > > Lynn Ester > > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George >Griffith's > >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not >by > >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) >Willett > >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens >is > >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely >-- > >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > >cheers, > > > >Gordon Bonnet > >Trumansburg NY > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get >it > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== >Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Grab our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

HI Gordon, I have in my database that Mary Griffith, b. abt 1720 in Dorchester Co., MD married William Willett, b. abt 1715 Bealington, Prince Georges Co., MD. In 1737 in Prince Georges Co., MD. I have one source "The Willett Families of North America" Vol. 1, by Albert James Willett, JR. that says that Mary Griffith's parents were John Griffith and Mary Stevens. However, I also have a source - "The Willett Family of Maryland, Colonial Petwerers Kentucky Pioneers" by Sister Mary Louise Donnelly. On page 22 of this book is the following paragraph: "MARY GRIFFITH, the wife of WILLIAM WILLETT (7), and her brother George Griffith were the children of George Griffith who died prior to 1756 in Dorchester Co., MD. Robert Griffin administered the estate of George Griffith on 5/28/1756 and in the Balance of Final Distribution the children of George Griffith were named John, George, Elinor, Mary and Elizabeth. George Griffith's estate amounted to L154:7:4 1/4." "On 3/7/1779 in Upper Marlborogh, MARY WILLETT, the widow of WILLIAM WILLETT (7), m/2 Richard Simmons, a widower. By the stipulation in WILLIAM WILLETT's (7)will at the time of this marriage all the pewterer tools and molds became the property of her son EDWARD WILLETT (23)." I tend to believe the last source. George Griffith's will at least lists a Mary Griffith as a daughter. Hope this helps some, Joanna Smith Dunn -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Bonnet [mailto:jaggy227@fltg.net] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. I don't have any further information on either George or John's family which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) Willett to fit in the required number of generations. Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more details on any of this information if anyone's interested. cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== Space provide by Rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Do you have any data on one Marion P. Griffith I have been searching for his parents for sometime, I found in the 1880 census he came out of TN. Thank you, Frances ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Ester To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:40 AM Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett Gordon, Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to 1780's. Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail and if I find anything I'll let you know. Lynn Ester >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's family >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > >cheers, > >Gordon Bonnet >Trumansburg NY > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get it now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks, Lynn... and good luck with your own research. cheers, G Lynn Ester wrote: > Gordon, > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to 1780's. > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail and if I > find anything I'll let you know. > > Lynn Ester > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > >I'm looking for any documentation of the origins of Mary Griffith, b. > >ca. 1710 probably in Maryland, who married William Willett. References > >differ as to her origin, and no one seems to have much primary > >documentation on her. I've seen her listed as the child of George > >Griffith, b. late 1600's, d. 1756 in Dorchester Co. MD; others say she > >is the child of John and Mary (Stevens) Griffith. > > > >I don't have any further information on either George or John's family > >which might help narrow the search. One piece of information which > >would argue against the "George hypothesis" is that in George Griffith's > >will, 1756, his daughter Mary is still called "Mary Griffith" and not by > >what would be her married name of Willett -- and Mary (Griffith) Willett > >was married in the 1730's. This would seem to indicate that George's > >daughter Mary is not the Mary Griffith who married William Willett. > > > >Some sources indicate that the John Griffith who married Mary Stevens is > >of the William Griffith/Sarah MacCubbin line, but this seems unlikely -- > >there isn't enough time between William Griffith and Mary (Griffith) > >Willett to fit in the required number of generations. > > > >Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to send more > >details on any of this information if anyone's interested. > > > >cheers, > > > >Gordon Bonnet > >Trumansburg NY > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > >Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Itís our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get it > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237