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Biography
Birth
Samuel was the son of Richard and Susannah (Haight) Griffin, born about 1693 in Flushing, Queens County, New York.[1] In his father's will he was called the eldest son.[2]
Sources
↑ "Historical miscellany," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20744/ : 30 July 2023) > Vol. I. Front Matter > image 174, Rich'd Greffin; citing E B O'Callaghan, compiler, "The Documentary History of the State of New York," (1850), under the direction of the Secretary of State, New York. A list of the inhabitants of the town of Flushing (New York) in 1698 includes Richard Griffin and Susan his wife, Samuel, Sarah and Richard.
↑ "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8800 : 29 July 2023) > New York > Wills, Vol 009, 1718-1724 > image 251, Richard Griffin, 27 December 1722, proved 5 February 1722/3; citing New York County (New York), Surrogates Office, Wills, vol. 9, 1718-1724, pp. 357-358 (penned), New York [City].
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), 258; digital copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/148947 : 3 August 2023) > page viewer 27, Elizabeth Hopper, wife of Samuel Griffin.
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