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. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >

You're welcom Gordon. I found this book on the internet. It was a rare and out-of-print book. Maybe Mary's parents will surface some day. Best regards, Joanna -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Bonnet [mailto:jaggy227@fltg.net] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:08 PM To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com 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. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== 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