Reuben Griffith (1808 - bef. 1857)

Born 1808 in Maryland, United States

Husband of Margaret Amelia (Blackburn) Griffith — married before 1837 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Descendants

Died before 9 May 1857 before age 49 in Cecil, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Reuben was a Friend (Quaker)

Reuben was born in 1808 to William Griffith and Alice (Miller) Griffith.^[1] He married Margaret Amelia Blackburn about 1836.^[2] He was named in the will of his mother, Alice (Miller) Griffith, that was filed in 1852.^[3] In 1852, he was the Executor of the will of Thomas Fulton (abt.1772-abt.1852).^[4]

He wrote his will 25 April 1857 and it was proved in Cecil County Court on 9 May 1857.^[5]

Significant relationships named in will:^[6]
beloved wife Margaret Amelia Griffith
children -

Martha Amelia

John Miller

William Wallace

Ruth Ellen

brother, Nathan Griffith, Executor

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Quaker records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil County
2. ↑ Lineage of the Coulsons 1690 - 1902
3. ↑ "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFX-JQS : 9 March 2018), Alice Griffiths, 1852; citing Cecil, county courts, Maryland.
4. ↑ Probate: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993"
   Records of Wills, 1850-1924; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8802 #1597800 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Thomas Fulton probate on 28 Jan 1852 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
5. ↑ "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFX-QZ8 : 9 March 2018), Reuben Griffith, 1857; citing Cecil, county courts, Maryland.
6. ↑ "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFX-QZ8 : 9 March 2018), Reuben Griffith, 1857; citing Cecil, county courts, Maryland.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD46-2MS : 12 April 2016), Reuben Griffith, Cecil county, part of, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing family 758, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).;
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:279X-GG1 : 24 June 2015), REUBEN GRIFFITH, died 1857; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Rosebank Cemetery, Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States.