Abraham Griffith
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Abraham Griffith (abt. 1680 - 1760)

Abraham Griffith
Born about in Carnarthshire, Walesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 27 Jul 1708 in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 80 in Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

Abraham Griffith was born about 1869 in Carnathshire, Wales.[1][2]

On 27 July 1708, Abraham Griffith married Hannah Lester in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5] Their children were:

Abraham Griffith died 3 October 1760 in Richland, Bucks County. Pennsylvania[1][7]

Research Notes

Family Trees

Ritter Family Tree

The following information was found online at Angelfire.com/ok5/ritterfamilyok/griffith (accessible on 9 Sep 2023)

  • ABRAHAM GRIFFITH SR. (ELDER)
B: 1680 Carmarthenshire, Wales
D. 30 Oct, 1760 Richland, Bucks Co., Pa.
F: Howell Gardwainer Griffith (1645 - 1708)
M: Gwendolyn "Anne" Howell (1648 - 1689)
  • Married: Hannah Lester 27 July, 1708 Abington, Bucks Co., Pa. Colony
B: 1686 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony
D: 1770 Richland, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Colony
F: Peter Lester (1660 - 1742)
M: Mary Duncalf (1662 - 1742)

Doddridge Roots / Ancestry.com

The following information was found online at doddridgecountyroots.com/k6html/f18199.html (accessible on 9 Sep 2023) which was sourced from (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com)

  • Abraham Griffith
Born: 1680 in Wales 1
Died: Oct-30-1760 in Pennsylvania 1
Father: Howell Griffith (1645 - 1710)
  • Wife: Hannah Lester
Married: Jul-27-1708 in Bucks Co, PA 1
Born: 1686 in Philadelphia, PA 1
Died: 1770 in Pennsylvania 1
  • M Child 1: Abraham Griffith
Born: Feb-12-1713 in Pennsylvania 1
Died: in Burlington Co, NJ 1
Wife: Elizabeth Lynn b. Jun-13-1720 d. 1786
Married: Jul-24-1742 in Philadelphia, PA 1

FamilySearch Tree

  • Abraham Griffith LKG9-TT4​​
    • Birth 1680 Carnarthshire, Wales
    • Death 24 Oct 1760 Richland, Bucks Co. PA
  • Spouse: Hannah Lester LKPW-GF9​​,
    • Birth 1686 Philadelphia, PA
    • Death 3 Oct 1770 Pennsylvania
  • Marriage: 27 Jul 1708 Abington Township, Montgomery Co. PA


Possible sources of documentation in the following:

  • Abraham was born about 1695.
  • Bio notes: Father was Howell Cordwainer Griffith b. 1652 in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Source: #S-475360078 APID: 1,7249::10194169
  2. ↑ Source: #S-483389976 Page: Source number: 261.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKK APID: 1,7836::498347
  3. ↑ Source: #S-475360078 APID: 1,7249::10194171
  4. ↑ Source: #S-483389976 Page: Source number: 261.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKK APID: 1,7836::737110
  5. ↑ Source: #S-483379955 Page: Birth year: 1686; Birth city: Philadelphia; Birth state: PA APID: 1,4725::5032225
  6. ↑ Hinshaw Index, Gwynedd Preprative: "U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940"
    Monthly Meeting: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 141
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 2705 #771039 ($, accessed 9 September 2023)
    Name: Abraham Griffith; State: Pennsylvania; Monthly Meeting: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting.
  7. ↑ Source: #S-474225162 APID: 1,2189::8806073
  • Source: S-474225162"U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994" Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2189::0
  • Source: S-475360078Heritage Consulting. "Millennium File". Ancestry.com Operations Inc. APID: 1,7249::0
  • Source: S-483388412 "Ancestry Family Trees". Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
    Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
  • Source: S-483389976Yates Publishing. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900". Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
  • "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M7PB-SF1 : accessed 2014-11-16), entry for Hannah LESTER.
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name Abraham Griffith
Birth Date 1680
Birth Place Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death Date 24 Oct 1760
Death Place Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cemetery Richland Friends Meeting Burial Ground
Burial or Cremation Place Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Has Bio? Y
Spouse Hannah Griffith
Father Howell Griffith
Children Abraham Griffith II[Isaac Griffith]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92063096&ref=acom

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree Profile Griffith-2506 was created by Rachel Neal through the import of The Neal_Bunton Family_8-14.ged on Aug 4, 2014.




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Births of Children of Abraham & Hannah (Lester) Griffith
Births of Children of Abraham & Hannah (Lester) Griffith
Abraham Griffith I Death Notice
Abraham Griffith I Death Notice


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Griffith-7819 and Griffith-2506 appear to represent the same person because: Minimal data for Griffith-7819, but the spouse has the same name and the two sets of parents are connected to duplicate sons (Isaac Griffith, Griffith-1755 and Griffith 2650; merge will be proposed).
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