James Chipman Griffin (1760 - 1810)

Born 28 Oct 1760 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Harris) Griffin — married 22 May 1785 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1810 at age 49 in Kentville, Nova Scotia

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Biography

James was the son of Thomas Griffin and Jerusha Chipman

Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 Name: James Chipman Griffin Birth Date: 28 Oct 1760 Birthplace: STONINGTON TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT Father's Name: Thomas Griffin Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450333 System Origin: Connecticut-ODM GS Film number: unknown

per post on Ancestry.com 26 Jun 2011 by gordon thurlow

It has not been established when or why James Chipman Griffin came to nova scotia.[Terri's note - His family was part of the "New England Planter" movement in 1761" ]He was born in Stonington, CT and his parents and siblings continued to live there. However his uncle, Samuel Griffin, and his grandmother, Ann(Avery) Miner (wife of Sylvanus Miner) resided in Horton Township. James seems to have come at some time before or during the American Revolution and resided temporarily with his grandmother and her family, He was married in Horton, and was living in Parrsboro when his first two children were baptized in 1788. Soon after he moved back to Horton

U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

Name: James Griffin

Gender: Male

Military Date: May 1781

Military Place: Connecticut, USA

State or Army Served: Connecticut

Regiment: 5th Regiment

Rank: Private

Terri's note - I am not sure this Rev War service record is for the same James Chipman Griffin. Unless this is already proven in a lineage society - somewhere- It might be a difficult thing to prove...but it is possible - but I have my doubts.

Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838

Name: James Griffen

Occupation: Farmer

Residence Year: 1791

Residence Place: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Record Type: Poll Tax Roll

DEATH: James C. Griffin and his son Thomas drowned on 13 Sep 1810, the father in his 50th year and the son in his 19th year. (perThe History of Kings County Nova Scotia p146)

Find-a-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73656118 Name: James Chipman Griffin Birth Date: 28 Oct 1760 Birth Place: New London, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America Death Date: 13 Sep 1810 Death Place: Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Has Bio?: Y [married Sarah Harris(1767-1835) atHorton, Nova Scotia on May 22, 1785]

• Father: Thomas Griffin
• Spouse: Sarah Griffin

[note- this not a complete list - see the Kings County Township Records for the list]

• Thomas E. Griffin
• James M. Griffin
• Ann Lyons
• Hannah Johnston

Sources

• Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, M. A., D. C. L., The History of Kings County Nova Scotia (The Salem Press Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910 Title page also gives ..... Heart of the Acadian Land - Giving a Sketc), p.146.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 July 2017, 21:32), entry for James Chipman Griffin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZ4L-8HK); contributed by various users.
• Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73656118
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-Y8Y : 11 February 2018), James Chipman Griffin, 28 Oct 1760; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.