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Elizabeth Betsy Griffith 1755–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: USA, USA

Father: Jonas Griffith

Mother: Nancy Short

Spouse(s): Captain Dyer

Children(s): Thomas Dyer, Anthony Dyer, Elizabeth Dyer, Francis Dyer, Martha Dyer, Mary Dyer, Samuel Dyer, William Dyer, Mary Gover

Elizabeth Betsy Griffith was born in 1755 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonas Griffith And Nancy Short. Elizabeth Betsy Griffith married Captain Samuel Dyer, and had children including Anthony Dyer, Catherine Dyer, Elizabeth Dyer, Francis B Dyer, John Dyer, Martha Dyer, Mary Gover, Mary Jane Dyer, Mary Polly Dyer, Samuel Dyer, Thomas Washington Dyer, William H Dyer. Elizabeth Betsy Griffith passed away in 1786 in USA, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Betsy Griffith was born in 1755 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonas Griffith And Nancy Short.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Griffith married Captain Samuel Dyer, and had children including Anthony Dyer, Catherine Dyer, Elizabeth Dyer, Francis B Dyer, John Dyer, Martha Dyer, Mary Gover, Mary Jane Dyer, Mary Polly Dyer, Samuel Dyer, Thomas Washington Dyer, William H Dyer.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Griffith passed away in 1786 in USA, USA.

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Elizabeth Griffith's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Griffith
1755–1786
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonas Griffith
1734–1828
Rockaby, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Nancy Short
1735–1787
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
David (D) Griffith
1708–1825
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Margaret Burke-Owen
1710–1763
Jeffreyston, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Griffith
1678–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Griffith's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Griffith (1755–1786) m. Captain (Samuel) Dyer (08, October 1751–20, January 1791)
  1. 1. Thomas (Washington) Dyer 1777–1839 m. Elizabeth Thomas 1772–1863
    1. 1. Thomas (Nicholas) Dyer 1798–1864 m. Harriet (C) Easley 1802–1881
      1. 1. Charles (Samuel) Dyer 1827–1862 m. Mary (Ann Waldrum) Lackey 1829–1892 m. Amanda Wiley 1835–1855
        1. 1. Emily (Arizona Dyer) Hodges 1859–1946 m. Thomas (Langford) Hodges 1853–1924
        2. 2. Martha (Wiley "Mattie") Dyer 1851–1920
        3. 3. John (Thomas) Dyer 1856–1929
        4. 4. Mattie (Texanna "Texanna") Dyer 1858–1933
        5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Lackey 1852–1921
        6. 6. Charles (Davis) Dyer 1862–1928
        7. 7. Nancy (Elizabeth) Lackey 1852–1921
      2. 2. Marion (M) Dyer 1832–1865
      3. 3. John (W) Dyer 1826–1866
      4. 4. Sarah (Edda) Dyer 1822–1919
      5. 5. Almarinda (M) Dyer 1839–1915
      6. 6. Terresa (M Serrelia) Dyer 1843–1912
      7. 7. James (Knox Donaldson "Don") Dyer 1847–1900
      8. 8. Andrew (B C) Dyer 1835–
      9. 9. Thomas (Jefferson) Dyer 1834–1908
      10. 10. Elizabeth (W.) Dyer 1822–1880
      11. 11. LUCRETIA (DYER) (LOU) 1844–1912
      12. 12. John Dyer 1848–
  2. 2. Anthony Dyer 1778–1849
  3. 3. Elizabeth Dyer 1772–
  4. 4. Francis (B) Dyer 1790–1838
  5. 5. Martha Dyer 1779–
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) Dyer 1774–1854
  7. 7. Samuel Dyer 1776–1824
  8. 8. William (H) Dyer 1770–1822
  9. 9. Mary Gover 1774–1854

Elizabeth Griffith's Timeline

3 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Elizabeth Betsy Griffith in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1770
1770
Age 15
Elizabeth Betsy Griffith was married In Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
1786
1786
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Betsy Griffith in USA, USA
USA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: USA, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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