can u tell me any thing on clinton county, ohio griffiths? > [Original Message] > From: Happy Texan <ldavis@lcc.net> > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/13/2004 5:26:14 PM > Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > > I doubt that will happen, since he had a will and mentioned no daughter. :( > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:07 PM > Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > > > > Hi Joanna, > > > > This was very helpful -- thanks. I wish I could find _any_ connection > > between Mary (Griffith) Willett and the Griffith/MacCubbin crew - so > > far, there doesn't seem to be anything, even anything circumstantial, to > > connect them. No common names on wills, or anything. It'd be great if > > Mary turned out to be an unaccounted-for daughter of William and Comfort > > -- it'd be nice if it was that easy.... > > > > Thanks again for your information. > > > > cheers, > > > > Gordon > > > > Joanna Dunn wrote: > > > > >HI All, > > > > > >I have the book, ANNE ARUNDEL GENTRY by Harry Wright Newman; Maryland > > >Pioneer Press, 1933. > > > > > >On page 179, he says: > > > > > >Charles Griffith, son of William and Sarah Maccubin Griffith was born on > > >January 20, 1693, in St. Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married > > >first Mary Wolden Mercer. She had previously married on June 17, 1713, > > >Jacob Mercer. > > > > > >Children of Charles and Mary Wolden Griffith: > > > > > >1. William Griffith, b. 1718, married Priscilla Ridgely. > > >2. Charles Griffith, born 1719,married Ann Davadige > > >3. Mary Griffith, born 1721, married Joseph White, Mar. 4, 1738. > > > > > >His wife departed on February 18, 1721, and he married secondly in 1727 > > >Catherine, born 1705, the daughter of John and Hester Larkin Baldwin. > > > > > >Children of Charles and Caterine Baldwin Griffith > > >4. John Griffith married widow of Benjamin Williams, d.s.p. 1774, naming > his > > >nephew John G. Worthington, nieces Catherine and Elizabeth Worthington, > and > > >brother-in-law Nicholas Worthington. > > > > > >5. Sarah Griffith married Feb. 26 1751, Azel, (born Apr. 3, 1726) son of > > >Alexander and Dinah Davidge Warfield. > > > > > >6. Catherine Griffith married Nocholas Worthington. > > > > > >[The Author states on page 180 that:] > > >This information is taken from his (Charles') remarkable "pocket book" > which > > >fortunately has been handed down to the present generation. > > > > > >Also, according to this same book on page 184: > > > > > >William Griffith, son of William and Sarah Maccubin Griffith, was born > April > > >15, 1697, in St. Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel County. He married Comfort, > > >born March 17,1700, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Jones) Duval. > > > > > >Children of William and Comfort Duval Griffith: > > >1. Ezekiel Griffith, born 1720, died young. > > >2. Orlando Griffith married Elizabeth > > >3. William Griffith married Sarah Reynolds, widow. > > > > > >William Griffith settled early in the western portion of Prince Georges > > >County near Catocin Mountain before that section was organized into > > >Frederick County. At the establishment of that county in 1748, he was > > >commissioned one of the first justices of the peace and continued to > serve > > >in that capacity until his death in Frederick County during 1757. > > > > > >Also according to this book, Orlando [William and Comfort Duval Griffith] > > >Griffith's son John Griffith was born July 20, 1770 in Frederick County, > > >Maryland. In 1806 with his brother, Chisholm, he removed to North > Carolina. > > >There in 1820 he married Nancy Agnes (Dobson) Young, born March 8, 1780, > the > > >daughter of Captain Joseph Dobson of the Revolutionary Army. > > > > > >Children of John and Nancy Agnes Dobson Griffith: > > > > > >1. John Orlando Griffith, born June 1, 1821, married Sept. 27, 1854, > Sarah > > >Catherine Higgins; resided at Micaville, NC. > > > > > >John Griffith died November 12, 1853, his widow on September 5, 1860. > > > > > >[This is a North Carolina connection that someone else in this thread was > > >looking for. This John Griffith would be the Gr-grandson of William and > > >Sarah Maccubin Griffith]. > > > > > >Now, in my opinion (Joanna speaking now). Mary Griffith who married > William > > >Willett might be the daughter of William Griffith and Comfort Duval since > he > > >was the first Griffith to settle in a portion of Prince Georges County. > > > > > >There is no mention of William Willett in this book. Let me also add > that > > >my husband descends from Orlando Griffith (son of William and Sarah > Maccubin > > >Griffith) and his wife Katherine Howard. > > > > > >Hope this helps some. > > >Best Regards, > > > > > >Joanna Smith Dunn > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Gordon Bonnet [mailto:jaggy227@fltg.net] > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:58 PM > > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > > > > > > > > >Hi.... > > > > > > > > > > > >>Don't rule out that time period between generations, as that > > >>Griffith/Maccubbin had several generations out of whack. A bit more > > >>distance than usual. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >It seems like there are too few generations. Mary Griffith's eldest > > >child (Elizabeth) was born in 1738. This puts her Mary's birthdate as > > >1720 at the latest. I've seen Mary listed as the daughter of either > > >George or John Griffith -- whichever it was, he'd have to have been born > > >ca. 1700. William and Sarah (MacCubbin) Griffith only had four > > >children, all born between 1691 and 1697, so the Griffith/MacCubbin > > >children would be contemporaries of John and/or George, not their > > >parents. Of course it's possible (likely, perhaps) that neither John > > >nor George were Mary's father -- I've seen no primary documentation of > > >either -- but that still doesn't leave the door open to connect to the > > >Griffith/MacCubbin kids, as to my knowledge none of them had a daughter > > >Mary. > > > > > >One question, however -- I have (possibly?) incomplete information on > > >two of the Griffith/MacCubbin kids -- I have no children for Charles > > >Griffith by his first wife, Mary Wolden (perhaps they had none?) nor any > > >children at all for William Griffith who m. Comfort Duvall. Did either > > >of these marriages produce children? Could Mary have been a daughter of > > >either Charles or William? > > > > > > > > > > > >> What did they name their children? That will give > > >>you a clue if she is from that line, the same names were used > > >>continuously, and even though the fathers always liked to name after > > >>their side, the wives got their family names in as well. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >Mary Griffith & William Willett had 13 kids -- in order, Elizabeth, > > >Edward, William, Verlinda, Jemima, Griffith, Tabitha, Samuel, George, > > >John, Mary, Rachael, and James. Of these, Edward, Tabitha, and William > > >are definitely from the Willett side. Rachael, Verlinda, and Jemima > > >seem like the odd ones, but I don't see those in the Griffith/MacCubbin > > >crew, either. > > > > > > > > > > > >> I checked some of my books rather > > >>quickly and the Willetts are there, and the wife is Mary, but when I > > >>have more time I will check further. Names of the children will help > > >>determine that particular line. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >I'd be very interested to hear what you think about all this! Mary > > >Griffith has eluded me for years -- it'd be great to figure out her line. > > > > > >cheers, > > > > > >Gordon > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > >Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > > > > >============================== > > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > >==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > >No Advertising on this list, no rude remarks, no chain letters, no virus > warnings! > > > > > >============================== > > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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