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James Griffin 1650 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Catherine Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Father: Ensign War)

Mother: Anna Griffin

Spouse(s): Lydia Griffin, Mary Hortman, Sally Timmons

Children(s): William Griffin, Joseph Griffin, James Griffin+, Bridget Griffin, Margaret Griffin, Catherine Griffin, Julia Griffin, Mary Griffin, Mary Griffin

Born in 1650 in Catherine Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, James Griffin Sr. was the child of Ensign John Griffin (Immigrant, Penquet War) and Anna Griffin. In time, James Griffin Sr. married Lydia Griffin, Mary Hortman and Sally Timmons, and they raised a family that included William Griffin, Joseph "James" Griffin, James Richard Griffin+, Bridget Griffin, Margaret Griffin, Catherine Griffin, Julia Griffin, Mary Griffin and Mary Griffin. James Griffin Sr. died in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States in 1716.

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Parents

Ensign War)
1607 – 1681
Birth Location: Wales, United Kingdom
EW
Anna Griffin
1627 – 1684
Birth Location: Swarkston, Derbyshire, ENG
AG

Spouses(s)

Lydia Griffin
Birth Location: –
LG
Mary Hortman
1650 – 1706
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
MH
Sally Timmons
Birth Location: Dorchester
ST

Children(s)

William Griffin
1676 – 1779
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
WG
Joseph Griffin
1678 – 1748
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
JG
James Griffin+
1680 – 1749
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JG
Bridget Griffin
Birth Location: –
BG
Margaret Griffin
Birth Location: –
MG
Catherine Griffin
Birth Location: –
CG
Julia Griffin
Birth Location: –
JG
Mary Griffin
Birth Location: –
MG
Mary Griffin
Birth Location: –
MG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1650
    Event Place: Catherine Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1675
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 14 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1665
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1665; Page Number: 44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1716
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree
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