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William Griffin Sr. (abt. 1725 - aft. 1791)

William Griffin Sr.
Born about in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginiamap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 13 Apr 1738 in St Thomas Parish, Culpepper, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died after after about age 66 in Laurens, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was reportedly born in 1725 in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, the son of John Griffin and Margaret Edna (Goode) Griffin.[citation needed]

Marriage

William Griffin married Rachel Smith on 13 Apr 1738 in St Thomas Parish, Culpepper, Virginia.[1]

Will

William Griffin Senr. made his will in Laurens County, Sourth Carolina, on 27 June 1791.[2]

In it, he names the following relatives:

  • wife Rachel Griffin
  • three sons, Wm., James & Joseph
  • daughter Peggy Griffin, not yet of age
  • Caty Griffin, not yet of age
  • brothers Rih'd & Anthony (executors with son James)

Children

The following children have been attached as children of this William Griffin, but some may be in the wrong family group:

Research Notes

Project Maintenance

Relationship Review:

(1) the list of children does not match the children identified in his will; some of these listed may be duplicates and/or included in the wrong family group

(2) connection to parents also seems unlikely as he would have been only 13 years old when he married if he is attached to the correct parents.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6B-4XK9 : 12 February 2020), William Griffin and Rachel Smith, 13 Apr 1738; citing Marriage, Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
  2. ↑ South Carolina Will Transcripts, Laurens County Vol. 1 1766-1825, p. 50, Will of Wm. Griffin Senr., 7 Jun 1791; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C959-H9VT-4 : accessed 19 Aug 2022); FHL 133,937, DGS 7,649,567.
  3. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-6GFB : 29 November 2018), William Griffin in entry for Johnson Faulkner and Mary Griffin, 8 Apr 1799; citing Marriage, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-TS1 : 28 January 2020), William Griffin in entry for Mary Griffin, 1738.

See also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #126427059, William Griffin (1725–1791), William Griffin Family Cemetery, Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA; no gravestone image or sources cited.




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McClain-3310 Scott McClain
There is no source cited for the claim that he born in 1725 in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, or that he was the son of John Griffin and Margaret Edna (Goode) Griffin. This is unlikely if we have the correct marriage record (showing marriage to Rachel in 1738 when he would have been only 13 years old). Unless anyone is aware of a source supporting this birth & origin claim, I propose to detach those parents and change the birth estimate to "abt 1715" based on the marriage date. Please let me know if anyone objects.
posted by Scott McClain
Morton-7125 LaMyra Morton
I too am very confused on where people are drawing their conclusions on the relationships here. I haven't had a chance to review every available Griffin in the area at the time yet, but I think there is some overreach going on in the eagerness to connect across the Atlantic. I suspect we have two couples-John and Margaret of Virginia and John and Edna of Wales, both with sons named Richard.

All dob's are very much estimated. We do have a Will for John who dies in Orange Co. with a long list of children including Wm, Richard and Anthony. Then we have the Will for William w/ bros Richard and Anthony, so these are presumed to be the same people. I think the only evidence for where the children were born is where John's Will was written. The best we can do for ages is that John said in his Will that his 5 youngest sons were under 21 (in 1743). When I tried to walk thru a guestimate of ages, I too ended up with Wm b. ca 1715.

My sticking points are more with Margaret's name and the Richard that is attached here. I'm thinking John and Margaret's son is a different Richard than the one currently connected, who I believe, is suppose have been b in and then md in Wales in 1756 even though John died in Virginia in 1744. Not impossible, but it seems more likely that his parents died in Wales. I'm not seeing enough to conclude that Margaret and Edna are the same person. I'm not sure how many Richards there are though.

posted by LaMyra Morton
Blackstone-170 Donnie Blackstone
Griffin-15146 and Griffin-3193 appear to represent the same person because: Sorry for the duplicate profiles, can you please merge, Thanks.
posted by Donnie Blackstone
Rice-8015 Mary Lee Rice
Joseph G. Griffin was not a child of Wm. Griffin Sr. I have never seen any documentation that Rachell had been married to anyone other than Wm. Sr. They were married from 1738 to Wm. Sr.'s death in 1791. Rachel was 18 when she married Wm. Sr. There is no Joseph G. listed in Wm Sr.'s will, although Joseph G. supposedly lived 27 years beyond Wm. Sr.
posted by Mary Lee Rice

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