Hi Dennis, Wish I could help, but there's no connection I'm aware of. Griffith is -- unfortunately -- a fairly common name in the early colonies, and not all of the families were related. Have you tried to connect to the William Griffith & Sarah MacCubbin line? This family started out in Anne Arundel Co. MD and seems to be one of the larger mid-Atlantic Griffith lines. Hope you find what you're looking for. Cheers, Gordon Dennis wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- Gordon: My 4th gr-grandfather was John > Griffith, b ca 1756 in Virginia, possibly in York County. Don't know how > close that would have been to Maryland but wonder if there was a connection. > Never have been able to find out who John's parents were and whether or not > he had siblings. He married Anne Nancy Francis in Bourbon Co Ky, on 11 > December, 1800. Good luck in your search. Dennis > From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > 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 -- and 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 ==== > > > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

----- Original Message ----- Gordon, thanks for the response. One never knows where a query will lead. Dennis From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > Hi Dennis, > > Wish I could help, but there's no connection I'm aware of. Griffith is -- > unfortunately -- a fairly common name in the early colonies, and not all of the > families were related. > > Have you tried to connect to the William Griffith & Sarah MacCubbin line? This > family started out in Anne Arundel Co. MD and seems to be one of the larger > mid-Atlantic Griffith lines. > > Hope you find what you're looking for. > > Cheers, > > Gordon > > Dennis wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- Gordon: My 4th gr-grandfather was John > > Griffith, b ca 1756 in Virginia, possibly in York County. Don't know how > > close that would have been to Maryland but wonder if there was a connection. > > Never have been able to find out who John's parents were and whether or not > > he had siblings. He married Anne Nancy Francis in Bourbon Co Ky, on 11 > > December, 1800. Good luck in your search. Dennis > > From: "Gordon Bonnet" <jaggy227@fltg.net> > > To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:28 AM > > Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > > > 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 -- and 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 ==== > > > > > > Space provide by Rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > Flame wars will not be tolerated on this list. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > No Advertising on this list, no rude remarks, no chain letters, no virus warnings! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >