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Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith 1780 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Connecticut

Father: Jonas Griffith

Mother: Nancy Short

Spouse(s): Capt. Dyer

Children(s): Mary Dyer

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith was born in 1780 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Jonas Griffith and Nancy Short. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith married Capt. Samuel T Dyer, and had children including Mary 'Molly' Dyer. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith passed away in 1786 in Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith was born in 1780 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Jonas Griffith and Nancy Short.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith married Capt. Samuel T Dyer, and had children including Mary 'Molly' Dyer.
  • Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith passed away in 1786 in Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Griffith
1734 – 1828
Birth Location: Rockaby, Wales, United Kingdom
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Nancy Short
1735 – 1787
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Capt. Dyer
1750 – 1818
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary Dyer
1760 – 1855
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
MD

Elizabeth Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Griffith
1780 – 1786
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jonas Griffith
1734 – 1828
Rockaby, Wales, United Kingdom
Nancy Short
1735 – 1787
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
David (D) Griffith
1706 – 1825
Jeffreyston, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Margaret Owen
1710 – 1763
Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
William Short
1714 – 1740
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Jarrett
1719 – 1740
Siston, Gloucester, England
Great-Grandparents
John Griffith
1678 – 1715
Anna
Arthur Owen
1674 – 1753
Emma Williams
1680 – 1724
Robert Short
1670 – 1739
Mary Woodward
1677 – 1739
Isaac Jarrett
1693 –
Mary Stout
1694 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Owen
1645 – 1698
Lady Owen
1650 – 1699
Lord Williams
1634 – 1700
Lady Kyffin
1645 – 1705
William Short
1647 – 1713
Sarah Turke
1647 – 1685
Joseph Woodward
1643 –
Hannah Gyde
1644 – 1710
Samuel Jarrett
1665 – 1720
Judeth Williams
1670 – 1720
Stephen Stout
1670 – 1760
Susannah
1670 –

Elizabeth Griffith's Descendants

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Elizabeth ('Betsy') Griffith (1780 – 1786) m. Capt. (Samuel T) Dyer (1750 – 1818)
  1. 1. Mary ('Molly') Dyer (Abt. 1760 – May 13, 1855) m. Benjamin Hester (abt 1757 – Aug 1831)
    1. 1. Susannah Hester (1795 – 1838) m. Harrell ('Harold') Wiggins (1785 – 1860)
      1. 1. Thomas (Hundley) Wiggins (18 December 1817 – 19 March 1900) m. Martha (Ann Patsy) Pemberton (1827 – May 1880)
        1. 1. James (Robert) Wiggins (abt 1887 – 14 September 1943) m. Marion (Cordella) Aaron (15 September 1869 – 12 July 1928)

Elizabeth Griffith's Timeline

10 Records

1740
Abt. 1740
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1740
Abt. 1740
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1757
abt. 1757
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, , Wales
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, , Wales
1757
abt. 1757
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1779
19 Oct 1779
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith was married in Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
1780
1780
Birth of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1786
1786
Age 6
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1786
1786
Age 6
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Connecticut
Connecticut
1786
1786
Age 6
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in Connecticut
Connecticut
1800
1800
Age 20
Death of Elizabeth 'Betsy' Griffith in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1757
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, , Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1757
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1740
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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