Born in Southold, Suffolk County, Province of New York
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Griffing
and Lydia (Kirtland) Shipman
Brother of
Lydia Griffing, Samuel Griffing, Elizabeth (Griffing) Bates, John Griffing, Robert Griffing II and Jasper Griffing
Husband of
Frances Parmila (Horton) Griffin
— married
2 Apr 1735 in Morris County, New Jersey Colony
Descendants 
Father of
William Griffin Jr. and Zadok Griffin
Died before
before age 62
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Apr 2011
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Biography
William was born in 1715. William Griffin passed away after 1764. He was the executor of his son William's will in Morris County, NJ. Left Long Island, went to New Jersey, afterward, went to Western Pennsylvania
He was a Congregational Minister in Morris County, New Jersey
Sources
- Ellen Faye Van Houten Corwin Cousins 2 ( 1987): 2; Printed and distributed to interested Corwin descendants at the annual Corwin family reunions held in Lebanon, Ohio between 1986 and 1990.
- Griffin, Augustus. Griffin's Journal - First Settlers of Southold. 1857. Reprint, Mattituck, New York: Mad Printers of Mattituck, 1983, (88-89)
- Clara J. Stone, Genealogy of the descendants of Jasper Griffing (Guilford, Connecticut: n.p., 1881), 13.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org), North America Region, entry for William Griffin, Sr. and Frances Parmlia Horton, marriage 2 Apr 1735, Hunterdon (Morris), New Jersey, USA; item Sheet 8 (None), batch no. 8925507 - 1553499.
- Ancestorial File Number(s): 11H2-16B & 2X8Z-QF9
- Spelling of last name in LDS AFN is "Griffing"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
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Anonymous Wasson
Griffin-4758 and Griffing-46 appear to represent the same person because: Same year of birth and location. One has more detailed info from the start of his life, and one toward the end, so it seems. May very well be a match. Happy Cousin Hunting! :)
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Rejected matches › William Griffin (1715-)
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