This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D0D1107E89775E21FB5515E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Listers I am new to this list. I would like to share the information I retrieved from a book titled GRIFFINS OF FRANKLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE found at the NH State Library. Other sources have been noted. Do we share any branches of this family tree? Sue Descendants of Humphrey Griffin Generation No. 1 1. HUMPHREY1 GRIFFIN was born Abt. 1605 in prob. England, and died Abt. 1661 in Ipswich, MA. He married ELIZABETH ANDREWS Abt. 1634, daughter of ROBERT ANDREWS. Notes for HUMPHREY GRIFFIN: Humphrey Griffin, immigrant, was born about 1605 and first appears in our colonial history in 1639, in the plantation of Ipswich, where it is written in the records: "The Town doth refuse to receive Humphrey Griffin as an inhabitant to provide for him as inhabitants formerly received, the Town being full". But our Humphrey Griffin did not appear in Ipswich in the quality of medicant, asking support, nor even seeking a share in the division of lands there, and notwithstanding the town's decree he soon became a commoner by purchase, January 1641, of the house and land formerly owned by David Denison, "near the mill which was granted to Denison in 1635; also a meadow at "Labor in Vain" and a planting lot at "Heartbreak Hill". His occupation was that of a butcher and in 1655, was granted "liberty to set up a "shamballs", or slaughterhouse, about twenty feet square, by the pound". In 1659, "the daughter of Humphrey Griffin presumed to indulge in a silk scarf, and her father was fined 10s and court fees". For this offense, our ancestor seems to have suffered more seriously than his townsmen, who "was able to prove his pecuniary ability and his wife wore her silk scarf henceforth unquestioned". Humphrey and his mother-in-law apparently did not always agree and records show two cases in court as a result. Humphrey also paid a fine for harvesting barley before sundown on the Sabbath. However, although refused admission to the town, he was permitted to build a simple house among the ledges in a nearby rough hillside known as Rocky Hill, where he prospered. (Griffin Genealogy) Children of HUMPHREY GRIFFIN and ELIZABETH ANDREWS are: 2. i. JOHN2 GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1642, Ipswich, MA; d. March 27, 1688, Bradford, MA. ii. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1644; m. EDWARD DEARE, March 03, 1659/60, Ipswich, MA. iii. NATHANIEL GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1646; m. ELIZABETH RING, August 26, 1671, Andover, MA. iv. LYDIA GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1648; m. MARTIN FORD, March 05, 1683/84, Bradford, MA. v. SAMUEL GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1650; m. LIDDEA. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 GRIFFIN (HUMPHREY1) was born Abt. 1642 in Ipswich, MA, and died March 27, 1688 in Bradford, MA. He married LYDIA SHATSWELL September 17, 1663 in Haverhill, MA, daughter of THEOPHILUS SHATSWELL and SUSANNA BOSWORTH. Notes for JOHN GRIFFIN: John Griffin was amember of the committee chosen by the town of Bradford in 1670 for "ordering, setting up and furnishing" a meeting House; also one of the committee chosen by the town in 1681 for "settling Rev. Zacharieh Symmens in office" and was selectman in Bradford about 1680. According to Hodges' "Soldiers in King Phillip's War", John Griffin of Bradford assigned his war pay in August, 1676, thus indicating that he served in that war. (Griffin Genealogy) Children of JOHN GRIFFIN and LYDIA SHATSWELL are: i. LYDIA3 GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1664; m. WILLIAM KNOWLTON. ii. THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN, b. February 02, 1665/66. iii. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN, b. October 14, 1667; m. THOMAS STAPLES. iv. HANNAH GRIFFIN, b. June 13, 1671; m. DANIEL MORRISON. 3. v. JOHN GRIFFIN, b. June 13, 1671, Bradford, MA; d. June 23, 1739, Amesbury, MA. vi. SUSANA GRIFFIN, b. September 01, 1675; m. CHRISTOPHER BARTLETT. vii. NATHANIEL GRIFFIN, b. 1680. viii. ABIGAIL GRIFFIN, b. 1684. Generation No. 3 3. JOHN3 GRIFFIN (JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born June 13, 1671 in Bradford, MA, and died June 23, 1739 in Amesbury, MA. He married (1) MARY. He married (2) MARY CAPEN August 11, 1730. Notes for JOHN GRIFFIN: According to Lyford's History of Concord, "the propritors of Penny Cook held meetings at the house of John Griffin in Bradford in 1728 and 1729 to discuss matters relative to laying out lots, establishing a ferry and to "amend" a new highway between Haverhill and Penny Cook" (now Concord). However, he does not seem to have been a settler there. (Griffin Genealogy) Children of JOHN GRIFFIN and MARY are: 4. i. PETER4 GRIFFIN, b. January 20, 1699/00, Bradford, MA; d. Bef. 1732. ii. THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN, b. 1695; d. 1717. iii. MARY GRIFFIN, b. 1697. iv. JOHN GRIFFIN, b. 1702; d. Bef. 1727. v. SAMUEL GRIFFIN, b. 1704; d. 1729. vi. EBENEEZER GRIFFIN, b. 1706; d. 1743. vii. HANNAH GRIFFIN, b. 1708. viii. JONATHAN GRIFFIN, b. 1711. ix. LYDIA GRIFFIN, b. 1712; d. died young. x. DANIEL GRIFFIN, b. 1715; d. Abt. 1729. xi. DAVID GRIFFIN, b. 1717; d. Abt. 1729. Child of JOHN GRIFFIN and MARY CAPEN is: xii. LYDIA4 GRIFFIN, b. 1731. Generation No. 4 4. PETER4 GRIFFIN (JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born January 20, 1699/00 in Bradford, MA, and died Bef. 1732. He married MEHITABEL EMERSON February 21, 1721/22 in Haverhill, MA, daughter of STEPHEN EMERSON and ELIZABETH DUSTIN. Notes for MEHITABEL EMERSON: The grandmother of Mehitabel Emerson Griffin, Hannah Dustin, and her baby, nurse, and a neighbor's boy were taken prisoner by the Indians near Haverhill, Mass. in late March, 1697. A small group of Indians consisting of two men, three women, and seven children separated from the main band after killing the baby and took their prisoners up the Merrimack valley to an island near Penacook. During the night, Hannah and her companion killed ten of the sleeping Indians - one woman and one boy escaped. Then she returned to Haverhill by canoe and records show that she collected bounty for the ten scalps she had taken. There are monuments to Hannah at Haverhill and on the Penacook island. (Griffin Genealogy) Information on Mehitable's ancestors from Broderbund World Family Tree, Volume 3, Mehitable is individual #218.this sourse has birth date as Dec. 28, 1702. Children of PETER GRIFFIN and MEHITABEL EMERSON are: 5. i. THEOPHILUS5 GRIFFIN, b. January 30, 1722/23, Haverhill, MA; d. September 23, 1814, Rockingham Co., NH. ii. SUSANNA GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1726; m. SAMUEL KENT. More About SUSANNA GRIFFIN: Fact 13: January 15, 1726/27, baptized iii. THOMAS GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1727. More About THOMAS GRIFFIN: Fact 13: March 24, 1727/28, baptized Generation No. 5 5. THEOPHILUS5 GRIFFIN (PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born January 30, 1722/23 in Haverhill, MA, and died September 23, 1814 in Rockingham Co., NH. He married MARY KIMBALL February 13, 1744/45. Notes for THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN: Resided in Sandown. Hammond's Revolutionary War Rolls show Theophilus Griffin aged 50 and John Griffin aged 19 in Capt. Hezekiah Hutchin's Company, Colonel Reed's regiment, in 1775. Batchellor's Revolutionary Documents lists as residents of Sandown signing the Association Test of 1776 to defend the colonies against the British, the following Griffins (Grifen's) Theophilus, Peter, Thomas, Moses, and Richard. Apparently John Griffin went to Northwood to live after his marriage June 8, 1775. It should be noted that there was another Theophilus Griffin, who was a resident of Derryfield and sergeant in general Stark's army in the Revolutionary War. There was also a third Theophilus Griffin who was born in Amesbury, Mass. and resided in Deerfield. These three Theophilus Griffins were probably cousins of varying degrees. (Griffin Genealogy) Children of THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN and MARY KIMBALL are: i. THOMAS6 GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1748. More About THOMAS GRIFFIN: Fact 13: August 20, 1749, baptized ii. PETER GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1750. More About PETER GRIFFIN: Fact 13: 1751, baptized iii. MOSES GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1753. More About MOSES GRIFFIN: Fact 13: April 1754, baptized 6. iv. JOHN GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1756, Sandown, NH; d. May 26, 1833, Northwood, NH. Generation No. 6 6. JOHN6 GRIFFIN (THEOPHILUS5, PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born Abt. 1756 in Sandown, NH, and died May 26, 1833 in Northwood, NH. He married MARTHA RAND June 08, 1775 in Deerfield, NH. Notes for JOHN GRIFFIN: Resided in Nottingham, NH. John and his father Theophilus, from Sandown, were in Capt. Hezekiah Hutchin's Company, Col. Reed's Regiment in the Revolutionary War in 1775. Batchellor's Revolutionary Documents also records John Griffin of Deerfield in Simeon Marston's company and Col. John Weldon's regiment in 1776 and on the Travel Roll "when Marcht Febrey 3th 1776 - 140 miles". Apparently John re-enlisted from Deerfield after his marriage in that town and later went to Northwood to reside. The Revolutionary service of this John was accepted by the New Hampshire Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in the application of Trescott Griffiin, son of John William Griffin IX, for membership. This reportedly names Theophilus and John as father and son. Based on statements by the late John W. Griffin of Epsom and his sister, Mrs. Mary Griffin Walker Stevens of Wilmont, it is here accepted as correct. (Griffin Genealogy) More About JOHN GRIFFIN: Fact 13: May 29, 1757, baptized at Hampstead, NH More About MARTHA RAND: Fact 13: July 22, 1750, baptized in Deerfield, NH Children of JOHN GRIFFIN and MARTHA RAND are: 7. i. JOHN7 GRIFFIN, b. March 06, 1793, Northwood, NH; d. July 25, 1881, Epsom, NH. ii. JOB GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1795. iii. THOMAS GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1797. iv. THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1799; d. Abt. 1812; m. LYDIA WILLEY, September 10, 1808. More About THEOPHILUS GRIFFIN: Cause of Death: killed in War of 1812 v. RUTH GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1801; m. EDMUND SANBORN. 8. vi. POLLY GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1803. Generation No. 7 7. JOHN7 GRIFFIN (JOHN6, THEOPHILUS5, PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born March 06, 1793 in Northwood, NH, and died July 25, 1881 in Epsom, NH. He married MARY MARIA MCDANIEL, daughter of ROBERT MCDANIEL and NANCY KENISTON. Notes for JOHN GRIFFIN: Historical search of Epsom by Bunker lists John Griffin in Capt. Samuel Collins Company in 1812 War, Three months service, 19 years old at time of enlistment. History of Belknap and Merrimack County also shows John to have been in Capt. Bradberry Bartlett's Company. John was a selectman in 1835 and 1829 and representative to the General Court in 1851. John and his wife Mary are buried in the old family cemetery on the Edminds farm in Deerfield. The writer attended their funerals in 1881 and 1889 and revisited the lot in 1950. The markings on the stones are still legible although surrounded by large trees that fill the lot. Additional reference: Dover Inquirer Mar 18, 1951 (Griffin Genealogy) Notes for MARY MARIA MCDANIEL: death reported from Northwood Children of JOHN GRIFFIN and MARY MCDANIEL are: i. JOSIAH C.8 GRIFFIN, b. Bef. 1819; m. // HALL. ii. MARY ANN GRIFFIN, b. Bef. 1820; d. died in infancy. 9. iii. THOMAS BROWN GRIFFIN, b. February 02, 1820, NH; d. May 16, 1894, Strafford, NH. iv. GEORGE W. GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1822. v. JACOB EASTMAN GRIFFIN, b. April 10, 1829; d. December 17, 1906, Epsom, NH, at the foot of Griffin's Hill; m. MARY ANN HENRY. 10. vi. MARY LUCY GRIFFIN, b. January 1832. vii. ELIZA JANE GRIFFIN, b. February 06, 1836; d. February 04, 1911; m. (1) LEVI LEIGHTON; m. (2) HENRY MILLER. Notes for ELIZA JANE GRIFFIN: Lived in Northwood (Griffin Genealogy) viii. CLARISSA GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1838; d. died young. ix. MARTHA GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1840; d. died young. x. EMMA FRANCIS GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1842; d. Abt. 1859. 8. POLLY7 GRIFFIN (JOHN6, THEOPHILUS5, PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born Abt. 1803. She married (1) JONATHAN EDMUNDS. She married (2) JOHNSON EDMUNDS. Child of POLLY GRIFFIN and JONATHAN EDMUNDS is: 11. i. AARON8 EDMUNDS. Generation No. 8 9. THOMAS BROWN8 GRIFFIN (JOHN7, JOHN6, THEOPHILUS5, PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born February 02, 1820 in NH, and died May 16, 1894 in Strafford, NH. He married ELIZA JANE CASWELL April 14, 1878, daughter of TIMOTHY CASWELL and HANNAH. Notes for THOMAS BROWN GRIFFIN: 1870 census, Barrinton, Strafford Co. Page 6 of book 2.: farmer, age 50, value of land $1500, value of personal property $300. alternate birth year: 1825. Thomas was a farmer in Strafford and a deacon of the Bow Lake Baptist Church. He also did some shoe making in his later years. Although not a large man, he possessed unusual physical strength and had a local reputation as a wrestler and as a cool-headed fire fighter in the days when the "bucket brigade" from a nearby well was the only fire protection. It is related that he saved a building by carrying buckets aloing the top of the roof at night and pouring water on blankets nailed on the end of the building exposed to the fire. He was a man of excellent character and good judgement and recognized by his fellow townsmen as a substantial citizen. Thomas and his wife are buried in the Northwood Ridge Cemetery. (from Griffin Genealogy) More About THOMAS BROWN GRIFFIN: occupation: 1870, farmer Notes for ELIZA JANE CASWELL: alternate birth year: 1829 (from Griffin Genealogy) More About ELIZA JANE CASWELL: occupation: 1870, keeping house Children of THOMAS GRIFFIN and ELIZA CASWELL are: i. ALMUS FROST9 GRIFFIN, b. August 17, 1850, Strafford, NH; d. March 13, 1918. Notes for ALMUS FROST GRIFFIN: 20 years old in 1870 census Griffin Genealogy has his birth year as 1849 More About ALMUS FROST GRIFFIN: occupation: 1870, works for shoe factory ii. GEORGE THOMAS GRIFFIN, b. January 27, 1856, Strafford, NH; d. August 16, 1927. iii. CHARLES ALVERTON GRIFFIN, b. September 02, 1860, Strafford, NH; d. August 20, 1936. Notes for CHARLES ALVERTON GRIFFIN: 10 years old in 1870 census Griffin Genealogy has his birth year as 1858 iv. HERBERT E. GRIFFIN, b. October 14, 1862, Strafford, NH; d. August 21, 1937, Barrington, NH, USA; m. MARY ELIZABETH HANSON, June 17, 1886, Barrington, NH, USA. Notes for HERBERT E. GRIFFIN: residence in 1925: Barrington, NH from Clarence W.'s marriage certificate. alternate birth year: 1860. Herbert was a successful farmer in Barrington and also a skilled shoe maker, and was employed in Strafford, Northwood, and Tilton. Mrs Griffin now (1951) lives om Massachusetts. (recorded in Griffin genealogy) 1870 census, Barrington, Strafford Co. page 6, book 2: listed with his father's household, age 8, at school. More About HERBERT E. GRIFFIN: occupation: 1925, farmer burial location: Caverly Hill, Strafford, NH Notes for MARY ELIZABETH HANSON: residence in 1925: Barrington, NH More About MARY ELIZABETH HANSON: burial location: Caverly Hill, Strafford, NH v. JENNIE CHRISTINA GRIFFIN, b. March 08, 1868, Strafford, NH; d. March 28, 1950. vi. ELSA GRIFFIN, b. November 02, 1854; d. January 08, 1855. vii. CLARA GRIFFIN, b. July 10, 1870; d. January 14, 1872. 10. MARY LUCY8 GRIFFIN (JOHN7, JOHN6, THEOPHILUS5, PETER4, JOHN3, JOHN2, HUMPHREY1) was born January 1832. She married AARON EDMUNDS, son of J