Mary (Griffin) Lee
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Mary (Griffin) Lee (1732 - abt. 1758)

Mary Lee formerly Griffin
Born in Northumberland County, Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married about 9 Apr 1747 (to about 1758) in Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
Mother of
Died about at about age 26 in Northumberland County, Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
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Caution: This person and all family members listed in the Griffin Bible do not have one single primary source anywhere. These Griffins might be part of a fraud. Read discussion on the Griffin Bible.

Furthermore, a person named Thomas Lee of Ditchley probably never existed.

Contents

Biography

Mary Griffin was born on 30 March 1732[1] in Northumberland County, Virginia.[2] Her parents are Samuel Griffin and Elizabeth Rout.[1]

Marriage

Mary married Thomas Lee[1] as his first wife on 9 April 1747 in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia.[3] Mary Griffin was married to Thomas Lee for 11 years.[4]

Death

"Mary Lee, wife of Thomas Lee, of Ditchley, our beloved daughter died Dec 8, 1758"[1] in Albemarle [Parish or County?], Virginia or Hawkins County, Tennessee. Thomas did not marry again for thirteen years.

Research Notes

There are problems with Thomas Lee in DAR membership:

Note: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/ insert number A068886. LEE, THOMAS Ancestor #: A068886 Notice: THIS LINE MAY NOT BE USED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE DAR. (WHY?) Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CAPTAIN Birth: 12-3-1729 WICOMICO PAR NORTHUMBERLAND CO VIRGINIA

Possible Children

  1. Thomas Greenberry Lee Jr, b. 1749[5] - Thomas' profile (Lee-11109) was merged into Greenberry Lee.
  2. Greenberry Lee - This person is probably the son of John Lee, Sr. See Disputed Son Greenberry.
  3. Nicholas.
  4. Samuel - This person probably never existed.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Griffin Bible.
  2. ↑ [DAR.org Nat'l #: 218683 Ancestor #: A068886 There are problems with Thomas Lee in DAR membership records.]
  3. ↑ Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 for Thomas Lee
  4. ↑ Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981.
  5. ↑ "Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Charles Calhoun Lee," Genealogy.com (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/y/Audrey-S-Hayden/GENE2-0006.html).

See also:

See also - other family trees:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #151175144 for Mary A Bryan Lee (1745–1821) (memorial only, no gravestone photo).




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Brubaker-231 Karen Brubaker
Are there any primary sources to prove the existence of Mary Griffin as a real person? Is she an invention from a forged bible?
posted by Karen Brubaker
Bashford-1806 Ken Bashford
MY OPINION:

As noted in his profile, Thomas Lee Sr’s birth year ranges from 1729 to 1735, with 1729 coming from a modern gravestone with no sourcing. (I lean toward the later years of this range for this birth.)

If this Mary were real and her dates of birth (1732) and marriage (1747) accurate, then Thomas’s dob would have to be such that he is *at least* 17-years-old when he marries a 15-year-old girl.

Seems like the modern gravestone might have been part of the fraud.

posted by Ken Bashford
edited by Ken Bashford
Brubaker-231 Karen Brubaker
I propose removing the middle name "Agnes" from WikiTree profile of Mary Agnes (Griffin) Lee (1732 - abt. 1758). So far no documents show her as having a middle name.
posted by Karen Brubaker
Curley-479 Pat Curley
Why bother, she was married to a Ditchley Lee? This Thomas Lee is a North Carolina Lee. This marriage could have never happened anyways as he was already married, but they refuse to let anybody clean up this mess because somebody's feelings will get hurt!
posted by Pat Curley
edited by Pat Curley
flagged by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Brubaker-231 Karen Brubaker
I think that the Thomas Lee of Ditchley who married Mary Griffin (daughter of Samuel Griffin whose family comes from Northumberland which includes Ditchley) is part of a fraud and has nothing to do with the Thomas Lee who is the son of John Lee Esq (Lee-1662) who married Mary Bryan (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bryan-269) from Isle of Wight, Virginia. Geographically they are locations far away from each other. Furthermore, I think Greenberry Lee is the son of John Lee https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lee-4577 from, again, Northumberland, Virginia. Read their profiles: "Greenberry Lee's Parents - Alternative parents" (at the bottom of his profile); and John Lee-4577 - see John Lee's children listed in his profile bio.
posted by Karen Brubaker
edited by Karen Brubaker
Ken Spratlin
Please proceed................
posted by Ken Spratlin
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Image 1 notes the middle name of Agnes, is this not a valid source?
posted by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Ken Spratlin
Where does that document refer to a reliable source (e.g. original source)?
posted by Ken Spratlin
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Ken, I couldn't post all the info here, so I sent you an email. I hope that info helps.

edited to ask, I don't understand why this profile included in the Ayer Name study? It was added by the Edit Bot???

posted by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
edited by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Brubaker-231 Karen Brubaker
The source in image 1 is full of errors. Need to find a primary original source like a will, etc.
posted by Karen Brubaker
edited by Karen Brubaker
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Change log indicated dob, dod and date of marriage are all guesses. Marriage location is also a guess. No Sources!
posted on Griffin-17658 (merged) by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Griffin-5132 and Griffin-17658 do not represent the same person because: The Thomas Lee who was born in Ditchley had different parents. Date of birth and date of death are guesses, Birthplace was a guess. If this merge were to go through, then a merge would have to be completed for Griffin-17658 and Griffin-5132 (they don't match either and Griffin-17658 is Unsourced), then another merge would have to be done for Lee-37961 and Lee-7458 again Lee-37961 is Unsourced and is not a child of Mary Griffin. I am not about to clean up all those messes just because you don't want to do the research. If you are trying to link the the Famous Lee Line of Virginia, this isn't it.
posted on Griffin-17658 (merged) by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Ebert-456 Cari (Ebert) Starosta
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posted by Cari (Ebert) Starosta
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Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
The Thomas Lee who was born in Ditchley had different parents. Date of birth and date of death are guesses, Birthplace was a guess. If this merge were to go through, then a merge would have to be completed for Griffin-17658 and Griffin-5132 (they don't match either and Griffin-17658 is Unsourced), then another merge would have to be done for Lee-37961 and Lee-7458 again Lee-37961 is Unsourced and is not a child of Mary Griffin. I am not about to clean up all those messes just because you don't want to do the research. If you are trying to link the the Famous Lee Line of Virginia, this isn't it.
posted by Loretta (Leger) Corbin

Rejected matches › Mary (Griffin) Ross (abt.1735-abt.1802) › Agnes (Griffin) Glover (1728-) › Mary (Griffin) Luckett (1732-1803) › Mary Griffin (1738-1806) › Mary (Smith) Griffin (1734-1780) › Mary (Bracewell) Griffin (abt.1737-) › Mary Lee (1730-1773) › Margaret Winford (Howard) Lee (abt.1723-)

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