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Joel Griffith 1778–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Sep 1850

Death Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States

Father: Chisholm (Griffin)

Mother: Frances Terrell

Spouse(s): Mary Wedaman

Children(s): Isaac Griffith

Joel Griffith was born in 1778 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, the child of Chisholm Holland Griffith Griffin And Frances Willis Terrell. Joel Griffith married Mary Wedaman, and had children including Isaac Elisha Griffith. Joel Griffith passed away in 1850 in Chambers, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Griffith was born in 1778 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, the child of Chisholm Holland Griffith Griffin And Frances Willis Terrell.
  • Joel Griffith married Mary Wedaman, and had children including Isaac Elisha Griffith.
  • Joel Griffith passed away in 1850 in Chambers, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chisholm (Griffin)
1759–1847
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Frances Terrell
1764–1810
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wedaman
1791–1850
Birth Location: SC
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Children(s)

Isaac Griffith
1815–1885
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Joel Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Joel Griffith
1778–1850
Birth Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Chisholm Holland Griffith (Griffin)
1759–1847
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frances (Willis) Terrell
1764–1810
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr (Orlando C) Griffith
1727–1809
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Elizabeth Gaither
1725–1801
Abington Plantation, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anna Lewis
1733–1835
St Pauls Parish,Hanover,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Griffith
1697–1757
Comfort Duvall
1701–1757
John Gaither
1678–1739
Major Jones
1685–1778
Anne Terrell
1687–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William GRIFFITH
1656–1699
Sarah MacCubbin
1671–1716
Captain Duvall
1662–1711
Elizabeth Jones
1666–1716
Captain Gaither
1641–1702
Ruth Beard
1662–1719
Col Lewis
1669–1725
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
Capt Terrell\II
1659–1743

Joel Griffith's Descendants

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Joel Griffith (1778–1 Sep 1850) m. Mary Wedaman (1791–1 MAY 1850)
  1. 1. Isaac (Elisha) Griffith 1815–1885 m. Margaret (Catherine) Hardin 1828–1889
    1. 1. John (David) Griffith 1856–1953 m. Amanda (Rosalie) Kennedy 1859–1912
      1. 1. John (Robert) Griffith 1894–1952 m. Alva (Loise) Adams 1899–1918
        1. 1. Harold (Mason) Griffith 1917–1973 m. CHARLOTTE (TEMPLE) CAROTHERS 1916–2007
      2. 2. Isaac (Leslie) Griffith 1887–1963
      3. 3. Carrie Griffith 1882–1981
      4. 4. Elize (Lema) Griffith 1898–1960
      5. 5. Floyd (Mason) Griffith 1892–1949
      6. 6. Joel (Norman) Griffith 1885–1940
      7. 7. Mary (C) Griffith 1889–1924
      8. 8. Sue (Merewyn) Griffith 1901–1943

Joel Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Joel Griffith in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1850
1 Sep 1850
Age 72
Death of Joel Griffith in Chambers, Alabama, United States
Chambers, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, United States
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