Jacob Griffin (1730 - 1800)

Born Apr 1730 in Flushing, Queens County, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1800 at about age 69 in Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Griffin served with 6th Regiment, Dutchess County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Griffin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A048149.

Military

Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Griffin, born Westchester County, New York in 1731, died Fishkill, New York 1800, and his wife Ruth Woolsey are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for service: 1) Also Captain, Militia ^[1][2]

Family

Jacob Griffin christened his children in Rumbout, Dutchess, New York:

1. Sarah Griffin.^[3] Christened 25 Nov 1764.^[4]
2. Catharine Griffin.^[3] Christened 25 Nov 1764.^[5]
3. Elizabeth Griffin.^[3] Christened 25 Nov 1764.^[6] She married Casper Ackerman.^[7]
4. Jacob Griffin.^[3] Christened 25 Nov 1764.^[8]
5. Hannah Griffin.^[3] Christened 27 July 1766.^[9] Hannah married Theodorus Van Wyck.^[10]
6. Richard Woolley Griffin.^[3] Christened 24 July 1768.^[11]
7. Mary Griffin.^[3] Christened 14 April 1771.^[12]
8. Phoebe Griffin.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug 21, 2020), "Record of Jacob Griffin", Ancestor # A048149.
2. ↑ NY Rev. Colony & State: Vol. 1, Pages 279, 541.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Mavis Van Peenen, Edward Griffin(e) of Flushing, Long Island, N.Y. 1602-1691, and some of his descendants, (author, 1957), p. 32; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007815871 : 5 August 2023) > digital film 007815871 > image 208, Col. Jacob [Griffin] (Joshua, Richard, Edward). The entire manuscript is digitized (images 175-278.)
4. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-QRT : 5 August 2023), Jacob Griffin in entry for Sarah Griffin, 1764.
5. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-88W : 5 August 2023), Jacob Griffin in entry for Catharine Griffin, 1764.
6. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-QXK : 20 January 2020), Jacob Griffin in entry for Elizabeth Griffin, 1764.
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug 21, 2020), "Record of Jacob Griffin", Ancestor # A048149.
8. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-7J9 : 20 January 2020), Jacob Griffin in entry for Jacob Griffin, 1764.
9. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-1GN : 20 January 2020), Jacob Griffin in entry for Hannah Griffin, 1766.
10. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug 21, 2020), "Record of Jacob Griffin", Ancestor # A048149.
11. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-JCS : 5 August 2023), Jacob Griffin in entry for Richard Woolley Griffin, 1768.
12. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-X9D : 5 August 2023), Jacob Griffin in entry for Mary Griffin, 1771.

See also:

• John R. Griffin, Griffin families from the United Kingdom to the New World, Volume two: the maternal ancestors, (Grants Pass, OR: author, 1993), 269-270; digital copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/148947 : 3 August 2023) > page viewer 38-39, children of Joshua Griffin.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011.