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Henry Griggs 1770–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Father: William I

Mother: Mary Spence

Spouse(s): Jemima Chaffin

Children(s): Edward Griggs

Henry Griggs was born in 1770 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Griggs I And Mary Spence. Henry Griggs married Jemima Polly Chaffin, and had children including Edward Griggs. Henry Griggs passed away in 1805 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Griggs was born in 1770 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Griggs I And Mary Spence.
  • Henry Griggs married Jemima Polly Chaffin, and had children including Edward Griggs.
  • Henry Griggs passed away in 1805 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I
1740–1781
Birth Location: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
WI
Mary Spence
1747–1779
Birth Location: St Brides Parish, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Jemima Chaffin
1775–1860
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
JC

Children(s)

Edward Griggs
1792–1874
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
EG

Henry Griggs's Ancestors

Self
Henry Griggs
1770–1805
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Griggs I
1740–1781
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Mary Spence
1747–1779
St Brides Parish, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Griggs's Descendants

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Henry Griggs (1770–1805) m. Jemima (Polly) Chaffin (1775–26 Jul 1860)
  1. 1. Edward Griggs 1792–1874 m. Malinda Brown 1796–1880
    1. 1. Henry Griggs 1822–1895 m. Francis (Fannie) Lucas 1830–1862
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Griggs 1849–1939 m. Eli (Curran) Harbert 1840–1920
        1. 1. Otis (H) Harbert 1873–1949 m. Faera (Belle) Harbert 1877–1956
        2. 2. Verda (Frances) Michael 1886–1962

Henry Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Henry Griggs in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1805
1805
Age 35
Death of Henry Griggs in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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