Richard
Griffin
UE
Born in Nine Partners, Putnam, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Griffin
and Millicent (Bishop) Griffin
Husband of
Mary (Smith) Griffin
— married
1757 in Nine Partners Dutchess New York
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Nathaniel Griffin, Nathaniel Griffin, Miriam (Griffin) Meredith, Isaiah Griffin, Smith Griffin, Jonathan Griffin and Mary (Griffin) Wardell
Died
at age 63
in Smithville, Lincoln, Upper Canada
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Richard Griffin was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
Richard moved to Smithville in 1786
Biography
Smithville, Ontario, Canada was first settled by Richard Griffin and his family, United Empire Loyalists who came from Nine Partners, New York in 1787. The names of his sons were Abraham, Edward, Nathaniel, Isaiah, Smith, Jonathan, and Richard Jr. They settled on Lots 8, 9, 10, Concession IX, on the Twenty Mile Creek in Grimsby (later South Grimsby) Township.
Sources
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), 271; digital copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/148947 : 3 August 2023) > page viewer 40, Richard Griffin, child of Edward Griffin.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithville,_Ontario
- http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=g&line=332
- A Pioneer family : ancestors and descendants of Richard Griffin, of Smithville, Lincoln Co., Ont. IN: Wentworth Historical Society papers and records ; vol. 9
- http://records.ancestry.ca/richard_griffin_records.ashx?pid=35104694
- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~griffingriffenfamily/genealogy/ED-gen-1,2,3&4.htm 92. Richard4 Griffin (Sr.) (Edward3, Richard2, Edward1), born 22 Jun 1732 in Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York; died 8 Oct 1795 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. He married in 1757 in Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York, Mary (Smith) Griffin, born abt. 1734 in , , Connecticut; died aft. 1780 in , Ontario, Canada.
Acknowledgements
- by Sonja (De Lange) Merritt as remembered 18 Jan 2018.
- WikiTree profile Griffin-1477 created through the import of Coon Family Tree.ged on Dec 31, 2011 by Alan Coon.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gordon Griffin
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M223, FTDNA kit #271805, MitoYDNA ID T16152 [compare]
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~1.56%
Sandra Andrews :
23andMe, GEDmatch T034909 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FB5983 [compare], Ancestry member SandraPage1082
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T034909 [compare], FTDNA kit #B5983
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~1.56%
Angus Griffin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZU4065968 [compare], Ancestry member gus86
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~0.78%
Judy Todhunter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A798862 [compare], Ancestry member jrrosmus1
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~0.78%
Eddy Stearns Haswell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Josh Meredith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Chuck Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laura Griffin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN13162
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~0.39%
Stephen Bailey :
23andMe, GEDmatch M679513 [compare]
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~0.39%
Shannan Peck :
23andMe, GEDmatch CV8114431 [compare], yourDNAportal SHA0de8e879
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~0.39%
Stacy (Bergot) Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A209901 [compare], Ancestry member SunflowerRae
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~0.39%
Kirsten Nelson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kirstengenealogy
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T516887 [compare], FTDNA kit #528745
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~0.39%
Lora Strey :
AncestryDNA
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Griffin-5534 and Griffin-1477 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, same spouse
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