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 > >