joanna i just seen a lot of these names in my book.. Joe white for one.. > [Original Message] > From: Joanna Dunn <Joannasd@direcway.com> > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/13/2004 10:36:40 AM > Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett (1700s, MD) > > 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. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237