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Sniffing out
Clues to ..............
The Griffith
families
On these pages you will find my
Griffith lineage.
There are several
theories concerning this family.
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 New
information uncovered by Harriet Herrington in the Providence MM
records. Go to the York Co. family page of William III & Sarah
Cook.
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First report, starts with William GRIFFITH from Wales in America by 1690
through the port of NY. He and his five brother's came to America together and then
each went their own way. |
William went to New Castle
Delaware.
His story starts in the York
County Pennsylvania Records below:
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2nd report comes
from a letter contained in the Gilbert COPE collection which stated that
three brothers, John, William & Griffith GRIFFITH, came in 1682. They
set sail in September 1, 1682. They shipped at Deal, a seaport town
out side the Straits of Dover on the coast of the county of Kent. Gilbert Cope collection also shows: William Griffith
(d.London England) his
three sons : William (d. age 105 at Warrington), John, Griffith emigrated in
1682. They all left descendants. They don't appear to be Quakers. Not all of
Penns colonists were Friends. William (d. age 105) had three children: William
(our ancestor), Sarah md. a Mr Clark, Deborah md. Benjamin Delaplane. [inf.
provided by Clint Wagner. |
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3rd report comes
from my cousin, Verna. She has in her possession a journal that has
been handed down in the family. She reports of a letter
to David Griffith by James Griffith written in the 1877. James tells
virtually the same story as the 1892 account that is in the files of the
York Co. Library in Pennsylvania. In Verna's journal a part was added
later about our
ancestry and the fact that the brothers names were, Orlando, William &
Howard. |
| This family is
written up in the "Beers records" and also in the Warrington
Quaker Records as well as some information in the History of Washington
County PA book. There appears to be some errors in this work. |
| Prowells Book on
York Co. PA. He also has bits and pieces of the story of
William. There seems to be some error in this report. |
| The York Co.
Historical Society has a document written in about 1892 in the GRIFFITH
family file that states a lot of the same information contained in the COPE
information. This is now online for your review. |
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