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John Joseph Griffin 1680 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: , Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1761

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith

Mother: Jememia Pottinger

Spouse(s): Mary Hardy

Children(s): Lucinda Griffin

John Joseph Griffin was born in 1680 in , Bertie, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Jackson Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith and Jememia Pottinger. John Joseph Griffin married Mary Hardy, and had children including Lucinda Griffin. John Joseph Griffin passed away in 1761 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Joseph Griffin was born in 1680 in , Bertie, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Jackson Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith and Jememia Pottinger.
  • John Joseph Griffin married Mary Hardy, and had children including Lucinda Griffin.
  • John Joseph Griffin passed away in 1761 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith
1658 – 1726
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Jememia Pottinger
1660 – 1726
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hardy
1679 – 1761
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MH

Children(s)

Lucinda Griffin
1719 – 1775
Birth Location: Fort Moore, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
LG

John Griffin's Ancestors

Self
John Griffin
1680 – 1761
Birth Place: , Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Jackson Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith
1658 – 1726
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Jememia Pottinger
1660 – 1726
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth) Hunt
1626 – 1726
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John (Pottinger) (IM)
1622 – 1721
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Mary Beall
1627 – 1724
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Nikolaus Best
1601 – 1660
Eulalia Schneider
1603 – 1632
John Pottinger
1590 – 1630
Mary Ford
1596 –
John Nance
1576 – 1628
Jane Bennett
1584 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Best
1578 –
Susanne Westenberger
1580 –

John Griffin's Descendants

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John (Joseph) Griffin (1680 – 23 Mar 1761) m. Mary Hardy (13 April 1679 – 1761)
  1. 1. Lucinda Griffin (1719 – 1775)
    1. 1. James Day (1768 – 2 May 1819) m. Elizabeth Burnett (1780 – 27 Sep 1820)
      1. 1. Benjamin (Jefferson) Day (14 May 1818 – 20 Apr 1880) m. Susan (Ann) Sanders (22 September 1827 – 10 January 1903)
        1. 1. Emma (Savannah) Whipple (Nov 1867 – abt 1908) m. James (Frederick Pierce) Pennington (10 Apr 1865 – 1926)

John Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of John Joseph Griffin in , Bertie, North Carolina, USA
, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1761
23 Mar 1761
Age 81
Death of John Joseph Griffin in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: , Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1761
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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