GRIFFITH in PENNSYLVANIA by Clifford Sayre 6 April 1990 ------------------------------------------------ One of the GRIFFITHs in the following family line was killed in the Battle of New Market and another captured there and sent to Andersonville where he died. I have only taken the chart to 4 generations, in general, although to 5 and 6 under Wm. Owen, and 7 under "my" Jesse. The numbers are my PAF RIN numbers, but I left them in for reference. I have also added some persons that are not in my DB. Some of the following information can be found in Vol. II & III of the "History of Cambria County, PA", by Henry Wilson Storey, 1907. GRIFFITH DESCENDANCY CHART 5 Apr 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-- William GRIFFITH-458 b., d. Wales sp-Sarah RHYS-459 ditto 2-- John GRIFFITH-456 probably ditto (Radnor, S. Wales) sp-Amy MORGAN-457 probably ditto 3-- Thomas GRIFFITH-454 (1708) came to Phila. PA 1726 at age 18 with brother John, age 14, sister Martha, age 8. Lived: York Co. PA/Bedford Co., PA/Somerset Co., PA. sp-Eve (Eva) FAULKNER-455 (1722) 4-- William Owen GRIFFITH-366 (b. 1742, d. 1832) Vol. II pg 524 sp-Sarah HAMMOND-367 (1740) 5-- Thomas GRIFFITH-466 (1767) sp-Rebecca BLACKBURN 5-- William GRIFFITH Jr.-364 (1777) sp-Sarah OWENS-365 (1779) 6-- Mary GRIFFITH-469 sp-David RICHARD 6-- Ann GRIFFITH-470 sp-Joseph CABLE 6-- John GRIFFITH-471 sp-Elizabeth SHAFFER 6-- William W. GRIFFITH-472 (1809) b. Bedford Co Vol. II pg 525-528 sp-Isabelle HARE (1816) 6-- Ruth GRIFFITH-473 sp-Ruth GRIFFITH 6-- Jesse GRIFFITH-28 (1816) b. Somerset Co.,PA sp-Margaret MCKEE-29 (1812) 7-- Sarah J. GRIFFITH-224 (1840) 7-- Martha A. GRIFFITH-223 (1842) 7-- Wesley GRIFFITH-225 (1843) 7-- Nancy GRIFFITH-226 (1845) 7-- Nelson GRIFFITH-14 (1846) my ggf sp-Susannah C. SCHNABLY KEIFER-15 (1854) 7-- Amanda GRIFFITH-227 (1847) 6-- Lydia GRIFFITH-474 sp-Thomas McKEE 6-- Hiram GRIFFITH-475 sp-Rebecca HARE 6-- Rebecca GRIFFITH-476 sp-Peter BERKEY 5-- Jesse GRIFFITH-467 (1779) Vol. II pg 524 sp-Lydia Allen CONNELLEY (1779) 5-- Abner GRIFFITH-468 (1784) sp-Mary OWEN (1781) Leslie's Line, some in Vol. III pg 632-637 In this line 7--Elias GRIFFITH killed New Market 7--Cyrus GRIFFITH died Andersonville 7--Isaac Edmund GRIFFITH (1846) 4-- Elizabeth GRIFFITH-477 sp-Thomas BLACKBURN (1744) 4-- John O. GRIFFITH-478 (1747) sp-Alice FAULKNER 4-- Susan S GRIFFITH-479 sp-Jonathon WRIGHT 4-- Mary GRIFFITH-480 (1751) sp-Anthony BLACKBURN (1749) 4-- Rebecca GRIFFITH-481 sp-John MICKLE, Jr. sp-Thomas BOLEN 4-- Eve GRIFFITH Jr.-482 (1757) sp-Samuel MICKLE 4-- Thomas GRIFFITH Jr.-483 (1759) sp-Rachel BLACKBURN 4-- Ann (Anne) GRIFFITH-484 (1761) sp-John WRIGHT 4-- Jesse GRIFFITH-485 (1763) sp-Elizabeth WOLF 3-- Sarah GRIFFITH-460 3-- John GRIFFITH-461 (1712) came with Thomas & Martha sp-Rebekah FEARN sp-Frances WYATT 3-- Mary GRIFFITH-462 sp-Macajah SPEAKMAN 3-- Martha GRIFFITH-463 (1716) came with Thomas & John sp-James MENDENHALL 3-- Benjamin GRIFFITH-464 3-- Amy GRIFFITH-465 ------------------------------------------------ Most of the GRIFFITHs in the chart were in Bedford, Somerset or Cambria Counties (PA), at least through the 5th and 6th generation. Although I do not have locations on all persons, Indiana County (PA) is only mentioned in the 7th generation for one person, Stephen H. GRIFFITH, son of Wm. W. GRIFFITH and Isabelle HARE, b. 1833 in Somerset, but moved to Indiana as an adult. =================================================================== 453/601 08 Apr 90 08:30:00 From: Jack Dolby To: Clifford Sayre Subj: GRIFFITH PA PART 1 OF 3 Attr: ------------------------------------------------ Cliff, I have found that my Isaac most probably was the son of the Isaac that was listed in the 12 parter as the father of Evan and John. The father of these two was listed in the text of the message as having 3 sons and three daughters. In January 1836 he made a will listing FIVE children (Evan, Martha GILMOR, Mary GIBSON, Sarah DICK, and John) and leaving the bulk of his estate to his "PRESENT WIFE" Mary. The Isaac I am interested in was born 9 months later, and would have been the sixth child and third son. Still a bit strained, but I'm happy with it for the moment. It appears that this Mary may have been the widow of John KELLY, father of Nancy, who reportedly was half-sister to Isaac. Researching 1800s Va: BRANNAN. Pa: GRIFFITH, BONNER, ESCH, CAVEY, MUNSCH, KELLY, TRUBY * Origin: Diplomat BBS Newport News, Va (Quick 1:271/205.2) ================================================================ 556/601 07 Apr 90 18:32:57 From: Rick Rupert To: Clifford Sayre Subj: Re: GRIFFITH, PA ------------------------------------------------ Clifford, Leslie has recently tied me (my wife) into her line of GRIFFITHs. Keep me in mind if you stumble on to any revelations with this family bunch. Rick Rupert 109 Lisa Lane St. Marys, Ga 31558 * Origin: NGS/CIG BBS - Arlington, VA (703) 528-2612 *DHST/V.32* 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � This file appears on The Source of Magic BBS, Ridgefield CT � � 203-431-4687, specializing in genealogy, radio, and writing. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 559/611 12 Apr 90 16:59:35 From: Clifford Sayre To: Arthur White Subj: Re: OWEN Attr: ------------------------------------------------ Arthur - There was no Morgan OWEN in the 3-part GRIFFITH message. The surnames OWEN/OWENS/MORGAN do show up at several points in the genealogy (See below). I have no further information. I suggest that you contact : Leslie Griffith Jacoby 1740 Weston Ave., Parkville, MD 21234 She has been gathering data on several GRIFFITH lines and some of the related families. The following is a partial repeat of portions of the descendancy chart with the addition of a MORGAN spouse, not given in the original message: ".... I have only taken the chart to 4 generations, in general, although to 5 and 6 under Wm. Owen, and 7 under "my" Jesse. The numbers are my PAF RIN numbers, but I left them in for reference. I have also added some persons that are not in my DB. Some of the following information can be found in Vol. II & III of the "History of Cambria County, PA", by Henry Wilson Storey, 1907. GRIFFITH DESCENDANCY CHART 5 Apr 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-- William GRIFFITH-458 born and died Wales sp-Sarah RHYS-459 ditto 2-- John GRIFFITH-456 probably ditto (Radnor, S. Wales) sp-Amy MORGAN-457 probably ditto 3-- Thomas GRIFFITH-454 (1708) came to Phila. PA 1726 at age 18 with brother John, age 14, sister Martha, age 8. Lived: York Co. PA/Bedford Co., PA/Somerset Co., PA. sp-Eve (Eva) FAULKNER-455 (1722) 4-- William Owen GRIFFITH-366 (b. 1742, d. 1832) Vol. II pg 524 sp-Sarah HAMMOND-367 (1740) 5-- Thomas GRIFFITH-466 (1767) sp-Rebecca BLACKBURN 5-- William GRIFFITH Jr.-364 (1777) sp-Sarah OWENS-365 (1779) 6-- Mary GRIFFITH-469 sp-David RICHARD 6-- Ann GRIFFITH-470 sp-Joseph CABLE 6-- John GRIFFITH-471 sp-Elizabeth SHAFFER 6-- William W. GRIFFITH-472 (1809) b. Bedford Co lived in Somerset Co, PA; Vol. II pg 525-528 sp-Isabelle HARE (1816) > added this msg 7-- various children, including > 7-- Rebecca Jane GRIFFITH (1843) > sp- William Smiley MORGAN (1843) > 8-- Children, surname MORGAN: Owen, May, > Louisa, Margaret, Griffith, Dolly, Minerva, June 6-- Ruth GRIFFITH-473 sp-Ruth GRIFFITH End repeat of Part 1 - End of message --- TBBS v2.1/NM * Origin: NGS/CIG BBS - Arlington, VA (703) 528-2612 *DHST/V.32* (109/302) 132/101 273/1 572/794 21 Apr 90 12:41:18 From: Jack Dolby To: Clifford Sayre Subj: GRIFFITH Attr: ------------------------------------------------ Cliff, in a recent message you stated you would send me the updated copy of your GRIFFITHs when Leslie sent it to you. Although I doubt we will have any connection, I would like to get a copy of it as I recently got in over 200 pages of photocopies of GRIFFITH obits, newspaper clippings, notes, etc, from The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County (Pa). I have yet to catalog it but have scanned it several times. I picked up some info on my line and saw a few others that look to be yours and Leslie's (although I don't know if it will provide any new information). So, if you send me the updated list when you get it, I will (hopefully) have a better grip on the contents of the package I received, and I will review for any matches. My address is J.S. Dolby or send it EasyPlex on CIS 335 D-1 Hidenwood Drive to me at 71121,1173 Newport News, Va. 23606 jack Researching 1800s Va: BRANNAN. Pa: GRIFFITH, BONNER, ESCH, CAVEY, MUNSCH, KELLY, TRUBY --- [Q] via RA/XRS 3.2- * Origin: Diplomat BBS Newport News, Va (RAX 1:271/205.2) 160 322/1 214/804 15 Jun 90 17:51:00 From: Leslie Jacoby To: All Subj: GRIFFITH PROJECT UPDATE Attr: ------------------------------------------------ I though I would post a quick note to the GRIFFITH researchers and "cousins" to let you know what has been going on these past few months that I've been off the ECHO. First, I've made quite a lot of progress on the data entry and the GRIFFITH database is now in excess of 6000 names. As most of you know, I won't have much time between now and election day, but I will try to answer querries if I can. I have been contacted by someone very near to my house who is also a GRIFFITH searcher and she is interested in helping me with a GRIFFITH NEWSLETTER. We hope to have a preliminary edition put together by early Fall. If there is anyone new to the BBS that has GRIFFITH ancestors and you would like to participate in the single-surname project (not for profit) please send your information, in any format, 3.5", 5.25" disks, hard copy or whatever to: Leslie Griffith Jacoby 1740 Weston Avenue Parkville, MD 21234 If any of you have interesting items on GRIFFITH family members that could be included in a Newsletter, I would love to have the material. We want to have columns on items of historical interest, a querry column, perhaps something comical, some items of a more general genealogical nature such as searches, libraries, books, etc. and I'm open for any other suggestions. To Rick Rupert, if you see this, I'm sorry I completely forgot I was going to send the FERREE material to you until Cliff Sayre sent me some hard copy of BBS messages he thought I'd be interested in. I'll get that out to you this week. I will be logging on regularly again, so contact me through the Echo, or feel free to call or write anytime. Leslie Griffith Jacoby --- RemoteAccess 0.03 * Origin: WRITER'S BLOCK BBS (Over 123 echoes) HST Line1 (301)945-1540 (1:261/1056) 1023 364/869 10 Jul 90 06:45:14 From: John Apel To: Griffith Researchers Subj: Griffith Genealogy Attr: ------------------------------------------------ While going through some old boxes of WELLS material I found a nice Griffith Genealogy. I would be happy to pass it on to anyone for the price of postage. Just post a message with your address and I will get it off to you. It starts as follows. Benjamin Griffith was the son of John Griffith, born 16 Oct 1688 in the parish of Lianllwni, Caremarthenshire, Wales, he died 5 Oct 1768 and is buried against the wall of the old Montgomery Baptist Chruch near colmar, Pennsylvanis, married 7 Dec 1720, at christ Chruch, Philadelphia, Sarah MIles of Radnor, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvanis, who was born 1697, and died 22 of November 1753 at New Britain, Bucks Co., Pennsylvanis. Hope someone could use this as it is written very nicely by a Dorothy Faye Thompson who is a certified Genealogist. --- * Origin: Chicago's BIT WIZ Opus HST (Net 115 NEC) (Opus 1:115/689) 234/100 270/101 2200/159 Date: Tue Apr 07 1992 08:38:01 From: Jack Dolby To: All Subj: GRIFFITH Project Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- Passed on by request from Leslie GRIFFITH JACOBY: Well, the final draft is in production for Part One of the GRIFFITH PROJECT which is all the descendants I've been able to find for Thomas Griffith and Eve Faulkner. The four generations are complete which includes the two ancestral generations of Thomas in Wales and his own generation including his brothers and sisters as Generation One, and the descendants of Generation One comprising Generation Two. I'm awaiting some odds and ends information on the Faulkner line and a clarification on one of the Jesse Griffith lines to finish up Generation three. I figure it will be September before I'm actually ready to "go to print." Allowing for some time out as the weather warms up and I can get away from the computer. I still have to write the introductory section which will include some history of Wales and the Welsh Quaker migration, a brief Quaker history and information about Quaker records and Meeting houses, etc. I have part of this written and the rest in outline form but haven't felt very creative the last few weeks and decided to put it aside for a time. If anyone has not yet sent their material, I NEED to receive it soon. Some of the other surnames that might prove fruitful to persue are: BLACKBURN, MICKLE, WRIGHT, WOLF, HAMMOND, BERKEY, RHODES/RHOADS, REIGHART (especially Reighart, desperate for information on this line as three brothers married Reighart girls and I can't get off the ground with the family), BOWEN, DICKS, FAULKNER, FERREE, GARRETSON, HARE/HAIR/HAIRE, MORGAN, OLDHAM, SHAFFER, THORNBRUGH/THORNBURGH, THOMAS, VON LUNEN, WILSON and WISEGARVER to name just a few. NOTE HER NEW ADDRESS: Leslie Griffith Jacoby 45 Forest Drive Brownsburg, IN 46112-9454 (317) 852-9474 (Fax available.) CompuServe: Leslie Jacoby [75130,1746] NOTE: Leslie does not have access to the echo. jack --- * Origin: Brokedown Palace, Newport News, Va 804 591-8537 (Quick 1:271/220.12) Date: Tue Jun 02 1992 22:18:38 From: Leslie Jacoby To: All Subj: GRIFFITH PROJECT Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- Well, it has been awhile since I've been on the Echo, but for those of you out there that might be wondering how the GRIFFITH PROJECT is coming along, I'm happy to report that the first two chapters of my book are in their final stages. I've just returned from a month's long research trip to Pennsylvania and have stacks of material to organize and get entered. Part One of the GRIFFITH PROJECT consists of all descendants/ancestors of THOMAS GRIFFITH and EVE FAULKNER so if any of you out there think you might have a connection and you haven't been in touch....now is the time. Looking for all GRIFFITH or FAULKNER connections as well as descendants of the following couples who were the children of Thomas and EVE: William Griffith married Sarah Hammond (any Hammond info appreciated.) Elizabeth Griffith married Thomas Blackburn John O. Griffith married (1) Alice Faulkner (2) Lydia Wilson Susan Griffith married Jonathon Wright Mary Griffith married Anthony Blackburn Rebecca Griffith married John Mickle, Jr. Eve Griffith married Samuel Mickle Thomas Griffith married Rachel Blackburn Ann Griffith married John Wright Jesse Griffith married Elizabeth Wolf (this line is particularly sketchy, need all help I can get here.) You can contact me here or by mail: Leslie Griffith Jacoby 45 Forest Drive Brownsburg, IN 46112-9454 Please note this is a new address, so if you have written to me before to Parkville, Maryland, please change your records. Leslie --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: My Genes are too tight (1:231/270) Date: Wed Oct 14 1992 00:13:00 From: N.F. Miller Ortiz To: Barbara Grempler Subj: Griffith surname Attr: GENEALOGY ------------------------------- Hello Barbara Grempler, Baltimore, Maryland <1:26/1056> Silver Express v3.00 Writers Block BBS My Great grandfather, William Henry Griffith (known ONLY as HENRY Griffith) born: 18 Mar 1828, Warren County , Pennsylvania, stated in his Civil War record that he and his family came down to Ross County, Ohio in 1841, from Warren County,. Penn. My first record of Henry is his marriage, 8 July 1847, Waterloo (Pancoastburg) Fayette County, Ohio, to "Nancy" Sarah Ann Cline. I noticed in the Grantee/Grantor records from Fayette County, Ohio a William H. Griffith and Buley moved beside or near Henry and Nancy Griffith every time they moved. This family had four girls, of which my Henry named some of his girl children the same names. Colista, Caroline, Eliza Ann. There was also a Margaret. My assum��ption is that the father and son had the same names. The father called William and the son called Henry, since my great grandfather ALWAYS signed his name HENRY Griffith. There is no record of his full name, however, the family knew it to be William Henry Griffith. Henry also had a som he named William Henry Griffith, and there are great grand children that have the name. No relatives have ever been mentioned in the family with the exception of a lady named "Lyde", who could have been a relative. This could have been Eliza Ann. I don't know how much information you want at this time. If you should need more I could send you a hard copy if you like? Thank you for helping me, I appreciate your interest. N.F. Miller Ortiz 707 S. Cherokee Avenue Bartlesville, Oklahoma�74003 918-336-7418 --- GEcho/beta * Origin: Moonlit Micro BBS (1:3815/105)