again, both michael blocker and daniel mckie, jr were purchasers at ellis palmer's 1800/ 1801 edgefield co, sc estate sale and the info shows that michael blocker's wife was  rosannah griffin, daughter of this william griffin, who is said to  have been the son of richard griffin/ mary green.     rootsweb site shows that rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey and wife of michael  blocker.    again, the info indicates that this richard griffin/ mary green  is indicated to have been related to anthony griffin, who was  also named as one of the  legatees of peter hudson, sr.   again, anthony griffin is also named as living in proximity to this  1750 dodson survey for this land on wynn creek for both  william harris, sr and william harris, jr and which became a patent to my william harris, sr/ frances goode in 1758 and  which he sold in several tracts to john camp.   again, this was michael blocker/ rosannah griffin's son redden  blocker, who was enumerated adjacent my arch harris/ elizabeth carter, per the 1834 ga state census for cobb co, ga.   this rootsweb site shows that rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey and wife of michael blocker.   Kirksey Database Entries: 40602    Updated: 2007-03-29 12:17:17 UTC (Thu)    Contact: Terrance Richard Mills This database is a merging of all the Kirksey's I could find on Rootsweb plus all I could find in the Census Records from 1790 to 1870 and 1910. If you have corrections and/or additions, please use the Post-em feature or contact me at [email protected]   ID: I4194 Name: William Griffin Sr Surname: Griffin Given Name: William Suffix: Sr Sex: M Birth: 21 Nov 1740 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia Death: 5 Oct 1800 in Pendleton District, Pickens, South Carolina Burial: Griffin Baptist Cemetery, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina Reference Number: Rev War Baptism: 21 Nov 1740 Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia Residence: Rev. War South Hillsborough District, Chatham, North Carolina Note: Thomasina Wilson Note: REFN: S333 Mil:Rev. Entered service from North Carolina. Reference DAR Pat. Index p. 1236 Part III 1990 Gen. 7 Rev. soldier Pvt. NC. Burial: Griffin Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina. Tombstone in cemetery. Descendants claim William and his wife were buried on his land in an area just beyond the cemetery. William Griffin born about 1740 in Va and died 1800 in Pendelton District, SC. He married Sara Kirksey in about 1760 in Chatham Co., NC. They had at least four children:Rebeccah who married Joel Marshall Breazeale, John, Haskey who married Kennon Breazeale, and Rosanna who married #1Michael Blocker #2 Barnabus Fair II. . William served in the Chatham County Militia as a Sgt. in 1772 in Capt. Isaiah Hogan's Company. During the American Revolution he served in Gee's Company of the 2nd Regiment. During the Battle of Fort Sullivan, Charleston, SC. on 1 June 1779, he was taken prisoner of war. During 1781 he served in Lytles Company, 10th Regiment, North Carolina. He moved to the Pendleton District, SC before 1790. Received a Granville Land Grant in 1762 in Orange County, NC. His part of Orange County became Chatham County in 1771. ********************************************************* Elizabeth Stroud was the daughter of John Stroud, born November 29, 1726 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia, who married Martha Dozier. This John Stroud was the son of William Stroud and his wife Margaret Rose, and they were the grandparents of Kezziah Stroud Green. Peter Stroud, the father of Kezziah Stroud Green, was the brother of John Stroud, whose daughter Elizabeth Stroud married William Griffin. His mother was Mary Green, the daughter of Filmer Green, who was the son of Thomas "Seagull" Green. Will: Lois Branch Note: Will of William Griffin: Anderson Co. SC Book A, Page 3, Roll 221 Wife: Elizabeth Griffin. Sons: John Griffin, Henry Griffin, Sergeant Griffen, Creswell Griffin. Daughters: Rebecca Breazeale, Rosanna Blocker, Hasky Breazeale, Martha Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin. Comments: "Remaining balance to be equally divided among my last wife's children." ( none named). Land Location: 12 Mile Creek on Middle Fork. Exors: Wife, Elizabeth, sons, Sergeant Griffin, Henry Griffin, my trusty friend Elnathan Davis, Sr. Witnesses: I.D. Meroney, Christopher Kirksey, Thomas Hunt, Andrew Townyhill, Charles Morgan. Date: 5 Oct. 1800. Probate: 14 Oct. 1800. Researcher for this family is: Don Holland at [email protected] Change Date: 12 Sep 2006 at 16:34:28 Father: Richard Griffin b: ABT 1700 in Virginia Mother: Mary Green b: 1703 in Lunenburg Co., VA Marriage 1 Sarah Elizabeth Kirksey b: 1742 in , Halifax, Virginia Married: 1757 in , Orange, North Carolina Note:   to be continued:     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8-------26910