Rachael (Griffith) Randall (1734 - 1811)

Born 14 Sep 1734 in Willistown Twp, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Randall II — married 11 May 1757 in Goshen Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1811 at age 77 in Loudon Co., Virginia

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Biography

Rachell Griffith was born in 1734. She passed away in 1811. On 24 May 1783 at the Loudoun County, Virginia, Fairfax Monthly Meeting, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Joseph Randel and Rachel his wife are named, along with seven children in the age of minority. Joseph Randel and Rachel his wife produced a Certificate for themselves & 7 children, applying to transfer their Friends Meetings affiliation from Uwchlan Pennsylvania. She died October 31, 1811 in Loudon Co., VA. They were Quaker Members of the Fairfax and Goose Creek Monthly Meeting.

Children:

1. John

2. Rachael
3. Ruth
4. Joseph
5. Mary
6. Jane
7. Charity

Rachel was mentioned in the will of her father Benoni Griffith 5 Mar 1759.

DNA History

2009 HVR1 test by 5th great grandson Tommy Biggs, results = in haplogroup H. It is recommended that Tommy Biggs upgrade to a full sequence test.

Sources

• Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
  Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #6351855 (accessed 30 January 2024)
  Rachel Griffith marriage to Joseph Randall on 11 Jul 1757 in Chester, Pennsylvania.

• Residence: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
  Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #2909973 (accessed 30 January 2024)
  Name: Rachel Randal; Event Type: Removal; Residence Date: 7 May 1772; Residence Date on Image: 7 1772 Fifth; Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania; Monthly Meeting: Uwchlan Monthly Meeting; Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Pennsylvania; Meeting County: Chester.

• Will of Benoni Griffith: "Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825"
  Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service
  Ancestry Record 4895 #30177 (accessed 30 January 2024)
  Will of Rachel Griffith, granted probate on 5 Mar 1759.

• "SKIDMORE FAMILIES IN STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA FROM THE EARLY 18th CENTURY, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS" by Warren Skidmore. 2006. (http://www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com/SKIDMORE%20FAMILIES%20IN%20STAFFORD%20COUNTY,%20VIRGINIA%20FROM%20THE%20EARLY%2018th%20CENTURY.pdf ; accessed 21 October 2020).

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011. Thanks to Reese Spicer for entering this profile. Entered by Reese Spicer, Jan 12, 2013.

WikiTree profile Griffith-479 created through the import of mat.ged on Jun 17, 2011 by Jeanne Schmitz. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeanne and others.

Thank you to Michael Foos for creating WikiTree profile Griffith-1814 through the import of Atha.ged on Dec 17, 2013