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Captain Robert Griffith 1721 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 July 1755

Death Location: The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Rowland (Griffith)

Mother: Margaret Foxwist

Spouse(s): Martha Douglas

Children(s): John (Griffith)

Captain Robert Griffith was born in 1721 in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Rowland ap Robert (Griffith) and Margaret Foxwist. Captain Robert Griffith married Martha Douglas, and had children including John David Griffeth or (Griffith). Captain Robert Griffith passed away in 1755 in The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Robert Griffith was born in 1721 in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Rowland ap Robert (Griffith) and Margaret Foxwist.
  • Captain Robert Griffith married Martha Douglas, and had children including John David Griffeth or (Griffith).
  • Captain Robert Griffith passed away in 1755 in The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rowland (Griffith)
1698 – 1753
Birth Location: Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Wales
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Margaret Foxwist
1698 – 1730
Birth Location: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Martha Douglas
1724 – 1800
Birth Location: Wales
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Children(s)

John (Griffith)
1744 – 1809
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Captain Griffith's Ancestors

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Captain Griffith
1721 – 1755
Birth Place: Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Rowland ap Robert (Griffith)
1698 – 1753
Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Wales
Margaret Foxwist
1698 – 1730
Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Ap) Griffith
1654 – 1698
trefarthen, llaniddan, anglesey, wales
Florence Griffith
Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Griffith 1628
1628 – 1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Griffith Yale
1585 – 1649
Lowrie Vychan
1585 – 1668

Captain Griffith's Descendants

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Captain (Robert) Griffith (1721 – 9 July 1755) m. Martha Douglas (1724 – 1800)
  1. 1. John (David Griffeth or) (Griffith) (12 Sep 1744 – 15 Sep 1809) m. Hannah (Ann) McElwrath (18 May 1746 – Oct 1823)
    1. 1. James (Blair) Griffeth (14 Feb 1774 – 1 May 1847) m. Sarah (Jane) Leeper (18 May 1782 – 28 September 1853)
      1. 1. Nathan (Taylor) Griffith (2 May 1808 – 1888) m. Judith Booles (14 Sep 1806 – 1875)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Griffith (6 Sep 1830 – 1900) m. Franklin (J) Morgan (1826 – 1865)

Captain Griffith's Timeline

3 Records

1721
1721
Birth of Captain Robert Griffith in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
1742
1742
Age 21
Captain Robert Griffith was married in Wales
Wales
1755
9 July 1755
Age 34
Death of Captain Robert Griffith in The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA
The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1755
    Event Place: The Battle of Monongahela, Braddock's Defeat, Pennsylvania, USA
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