Benjamin Griffith had 3 sons named William, George and John. They are mentioned in his will dated 11/12/1827. These Griffith's are from the Franklin County area, but are not my line (at least not yet). :) Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > Hi Gary, > > My Griffith's in NC are in Surry, Stokes, & Forsyth Counties. Does you group > have a George & John Griffith. Both of these men were in VA with a William. > Then William, George & John lived close together here in NC. Later, George > disappeared (died, moved). I have traced John's line but still can't find > that definitive link to tie them all together. > > I don't have the internet at home, so it will be Mon. before I reply. > > Lynn > > > >From: "Gary & Deb" <grif@ctsi.net> > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:13:26 -0500 > > > >Lynn, what part of NC do you have your Griffith's traced to? I have > >my line back to Daniel Griffith b.1788 from southwest Virginia > >(Franklin,Patrick,Floyd County area) specifically Endicott in Franklin > >County. > > > > > >Gary Griffith > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Lynn Ester" <griffith851@hotmail.com> > >To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:40 AM > >Subject: RE: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > > > > > Gordon, > > > > > > Sorry I can't help. I have my Griffith's in NC documented back to > >1780's. > > > Prior to that nothing. Only specualation. I have kept your e-mail > >and if I > > > find anything I'll let you know. > > > > > > Lynn Ester > > > > > > > > > >From: Gordon Bonnet <jaggy227@fltg.net> > > > >Reply-To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: [GRIFFITH] Mary Griffith m. William Willett > > > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:28:08 -0500 > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > It's our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. > >Get it > > > now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > > > > > > > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== > > > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > > > > > Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject > >changes. > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 ==== > >Get more from your posts, include who, what, when where... > > > >Please remember to change the subject line, when the subject changes. > > > >============================== > >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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ==== 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