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John Griffin 1780 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780-1789

Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 MAY 1855

Death Location: Chambers County, Alabama, USA

Father: ROBERT Griffin

Mother: Mary Parker

Spouse(s): Penelope Daniel

Children(s): Jane Griffin, Thomas Griffin, John Griffin, James Griffin, William Griffin, Robert Griffin, Mary Griffin, Eliza Griffin, Nancy Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Thomas Griffin, James Griffin, William Griffin

Early life: John Griffin SR arrived in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA in 1780, born to ROBERT Griffin and Mary Parker. Over time, John Griffin SR formed a family with Penelope Daniel and wid. Daniel, which included Jane Griffin, Thomas J. Griffin, John William Griffin, James Griffin, William S Griffin, Robert Lee Griffin, Mary Griffin, Eliza Jane Griffin, Nancy Griffin, Sarah Ann Sophronia Griffin, Thomas Jefferson Griffin, James Griffin and William S Griffin. John Griffin SR concluded life in Chambers County, Alabama, USA in 1855.

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Parents

ROBERT Griffin
1755 – 1832
Birth Location: Northampton, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Parker
1765 – 1875
Birth Location: Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States
MP

Spouses(s)

Penelope Daniel
1788 – 1859
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
PD

Children(s)

Jane Griffin
1805 – 1871
Birth Location: Smithville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Griffin
1810 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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John Griffin
1810 – 1888
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
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James Griffin
1813 – 1843
Birth Location: NC
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William Griffin
1815 – 1855
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Robert Griffin
1817 – 1895
Birth Location: Dennis, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Griffin
1819 – 1863
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
MG
Eliza Griffin
1825 – 1908
Birth Location: Dennis, Franklin, or Wayne, North Carolina or Georgia
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Nancy Griffin
1828 – 1892
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia
NG
Sarah Griffin
1831 – 1918
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
SG
Thomas Griffin
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
TG
James Griffin
1838 –
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
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William Griffin
1842 –
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
WG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1780-1789
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Ancestry Family Trees, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 67, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 19, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 305b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 822; Image: Ncm252_43-0461; FHL Roll: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1812
    Event Place: Hancock, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, Georgia Archives; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tax Digests 1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 464; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 316

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Pike, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Pike, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0007040

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 113; Family History Library Film: 0007045

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 19, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 305b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 MAY 1855
    Event Place: Chambers County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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