Lynn, (my middle name) There are several Griffith Books, one being by R. R. Ridgley, which probably has that line. The Griffiths I have in Virginia scattered all over Tn, Ky, etc. There is also a book by a lady whose name I can't recall right off, but she has a collection of Griffiths, though not in any organized order, things on Griffiths folks sent to her. Have you seen any of these? Mine is the Griffith/Maccubbin line, and it seems they vanish as I try to get them 'across the pond'. Anyone have further info on these? Leah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > Do you know which line came to NC? I have a William Griffith in Surry, > Stokes and Forsyth Counties in NC (about 1780) that I am unable to trace > back any further. His wife was named Susannah (Waggoner by tradition-no > verification). Any help would be appreciated. > > Lynn Ester > > > >From: "Happy Texan" <ldavis@lcc.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > >Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:18:20 -0500 > > > >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. 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. 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. Some of this G/M line went to N.C. There is also a > >line of Griffiths in Pa., separate family from the G/Maccubbin bunch. Leah > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > >To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:52 PM > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > 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 -- 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 ==== > > > 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. 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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