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J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin 1788–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1788

Birth Location: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Aug 1866

Death Location: Clarendon, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Griffin

Mother: Jemima Ragin

Spouse(s): Alicia Weeks, Lovica Tindal

Children(s): James Griffin, Caroline Griffin, Thomas Griffin, Jefferson Griffin, George Griffin, Harriet Griffin, Hulda Griffin, William Griffin, Lawrence Griffin, Richard Griffin, Nelson Griffin, Robert Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin, John Griffin

The story of J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin began in 1788 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States. J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin married Alicia Elsy Weeks, Lovica Louisa Tindal, and had children including Caroline M Griffin, Elizabeth M Griffin, George Washington Griffin, Harriet E Griffin, Hulda Griffin, James Robert Griffin, Jefferson Griffin, John Griffin, Lawrence Manning Griffin, Nelson Griffin, Richard Napoleon Griffin, Robert H Griffin, Thomas Griffin, William James Griffin. J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin passed away in 1866 in Clarendon, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin began in 1788 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.
  • J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin married Alicia Elsy Weeks, Lovica Louisa Tindal, and had children including Caroline M Griffin, Elizabeth M Griffin, George Washington Griffin, Harriet E Griffin, Hulda Griffin, James Robert Griffin, Jefferson Griffin, John Griffin, Lawrence Manning Griffin, Nelson Griffin, Richard Napoleon Griffin, Robert H Griffin, Thomas Griffin, William James Griffin.
  • J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin passed away in 1866 in Clarendon, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Griffin
1754–1816
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Jemima Ragin
1755–1816
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alicia Weeks
1799–1852
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Lovica Tindal
1798–1817
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Griffin
1821–1887
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Caroline Griffin
1832–1883
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Thomas Griffin
1820–1886
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Jefferson Griffin
1823–1900
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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George Griffin
1828–
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Griffin
1830–1892
Birth Location: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Hulda Griffin
1837–1915
Birth Location: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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William Griffin
1817–
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Lawrence Griffin
1839–1863
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Richard Griffin
1825–1886
Birth Location: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Nelson Griffin
1826–1900
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Robert Griffin
1841–1905
Birth Location: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Griffin
1813–1898
Birth Location: , Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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John Griffin
1814–1875
Birth Location: Privateer, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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J Griffin's Ancestors

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J Griffin
1788–1866
Birth Place: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Griffin
1754–1816
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Jemima Ragin
1755–1816
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

J Griffin's Descendants

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J (Dempsey (Tomprey)) Griffin (30 Mar 1788–10 Aug 1866) m. Alicia (Elsy) Weeks (1 Oct 1799–17 Mar 1852) m. Lovica (Louisa) Tindal (11 Jul 1798–1817)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Griffin 1821–1887 m. MARY (ELIZABETH) ANDREWS 1849–1923
    1. 1. Augusta (Gussie) Griffin 1885–1948 m. James (Henry) McLeod 1851–1926
      1. 1. Martha (Mae) McLeod 1902–1954 m. Ernest (Collin) Griffin 1900–1963
        1. 1. Herbert Griffin 1930–2003
        2. 2. Ernest (Collin Griffin) Jr 1923–2002
        3. 3. James (Robert) Griffin 1925–2001
        4. 4. John (H (Johnnie) Griffin) Sr 1936–2015
        5. 5. Leslie (Wilbur Griffin) Sr 1928–2013
      2. 2. Plaseida McLeod 1929–1998
      3. 3. Mary (Beulah) McLeod 1902–1979
      4. 4. Sudie (Inez) McLeod 1910–1990
      5. 5. Lizzie McLeod 1918–1941
      6. 6. Henry (Charlton) McLeod 1922–2019
    2. 2. James (Robert Griffin) Jr. 1869–1945 m. Annie (Gertrude) Ardis 1876–1924
      1. 1. William (McDonald "Willie") Griffin 1908–1963 m. Ida (Sylvester) Griffin 1908–1993
        1. 1. Charles (McDonald) Griffin 1928–2010 m. Anita (Ruth) Brownlow 1935–2008
        2. 2. Annie (Doris) Griffin 1937–1999
        3. 3. Ida (Lucille) Griffin 1930–2007 m. Scott (Arnett) White 1928–2022
        4. 4. John (Calvin) Griffin 1934–2006
        5. 5. Edith Griffin 1934–1995
        6. 6. William (Mcdonald Griffin) Jr 1940–2019
      2. 2. Arthur (G. Jim) Griffin 1898–1968
      3. 3. James (Edward) Griffin 1894–1958
      4. 4. Richard (Bryan) Griffin 1896–1935
      5. 5. Julia Griffin 1901–1947
      6. 6. Mary Griffin 1904–1982
      7. 7. Annie (Gertrude) Griffin 1906–1906
      8. 8. Claude (Ralph) Griffin 1907–1985
      9. 9. Lucius (Rudolph) Griffin 1911–1943
      10. 10. Elma (Ruth) Griffin 1914–1987
      11. 11. Baby (Daughter) Griffin 1915–1915
      12. 12. Ernest (Collin) Griffin 1900–1963 m. Martha (Mae) McLeod 1902–1954
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Griffin 1870–1946
    4. 4. George (Washington) Griffin 1878–1946 m. Ida Griffin 1882–1913
      1. 1. Willie (Washington) Griffin 1902–1947
      2. 2. Jim (Henry) Griffin 1906–1983
      3. 3. Estell (G.) Avins 1911–1942
      4. 4. Rhodie Turner 1903–1967
      5. 5. Ruth Avins 1904–1942
    5. 5. Harriet (N.) Griffin 1877–1934 m. James (H) Ardis 1875–1952
      1. 1. Eva Mcleod 1897–1973
      2. 2. Fred Ardis 1897–1991
      3. 3. Clifton (Morris) Ardis 1915–1952
      4. 4. Ruby (Inez) Barfield 1900–1987
      5. 5. Ida (Lee) Coulter 1908–1961
      6. 6. Robert (Randolph Ardis) Sr 1906–1968
      7. 7. Lorie Lewis 1903–1989
      8. 8. Henry (Harmon) Ardis 1901–1972
      9. 9. Henry (Harmon) Ardis 1903–1931
      10. 10. John (Harold) Ardis 1911–1959
      11. 11. Riley Ardis 1917–
      12. 12. Merian Ardis 1913–
    6. 6. Sarah (Emfamay) Griffin 1875–1942 m. Henry (Sanders) Barkley 1870–1951
      1. 1. Allie (Lee) Barkley 1900–1938
      2. 2. Edith (Ethel) Barkley 1906–1979
      3. 3. James (Helton (Buster)) Barkley 1907–1979
      4. 4. Henry (Carson) Barkley 1909–1988
      5. 5. Mary (Viola "Sudie") Barkley 1892–1977
    7. 7. Julia Griffin 1882–1883
    8. 8. Sarah (A.) Griffin 1873–
    9. 9. John (Manning) Griffin 1879–1954
  2. 2. Caroline (M) Griffin 1832–1883
  3. 3. Thomas Griffin 1820–1886
  4. 4. Jefferson Griffin 1823–1900
  5. 5. George (Washington) Griffin 1828–
  6. 6. Harriet (E.) Griffin 1830–1892
    1. 1. Henry (W) Harvin 1869–1938
  7. 7. Hulda Griffin 1837–1915
  8. 8. William (James) Griffin 1817– m. Mary Murdock 1828–1904
    1. 1. William (Wilkinson) Griffin 1842–
  9. 9. Lawrence (Manning) Griffin 1839–1863
  10. 10. Richard (Napoleon) Griffin 1825–1886 m. Victoria (A) Griffin 1842–1892
    1. 1. Daniel (Edwin) Griffin 1863–1948
    2. 2. Thomas (J) Griffin 1872–1955
    3. 3. Hugh (Moultrie Griffin) Sr 1879–1958
    4. 4. James (D.) Griffin 1859–1917
    5. 5. Mittie (Cecile) Griffin 1870–1935
    6. 6. Viola (Esther) Griffin 1866–1902
    7. 7. Richard (Henry) Griffin 1868–1886
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Alice) Griffin 1861–
  11. 11. Nelson Griffin 1826–1900
  12. 12. Robert (H.) Griffin 1841–1905
  13. 13. Elizabeth (M) Griffin 1813–1898 m. Ezra (Pugh) Geddings 1858–
  14. 14. John Griffin 1814–1875

J Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1788
30 Mar 1788
Birth of J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1866
10 Aug 1866
Age 78
Death of J Dempsey (Tomprey) Griffin in Clarendon, South Carolina, United States
Clarendon, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Clarendon, South Carolina, United States
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