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John Joseph Griffin 1680–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 01 Jan 1776

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

Father: John Griffin

Mother: Jememia Pottenger

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Griffin

John Joseph Griffin was born in 1680 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of John Jackson Griffin And Jememia Pottenger. John Joseph Griffin had children including John Griffin. John Joseph Griffin passed away in 1776 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Joseph Griffin was born in 1680 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of John Jackson Griffin And Jememia Pottenger.
  • John Joseph Griffin had children including John Griffin.
  • John Joseph Griffin passed away in 1776 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Children(s)

John Griffin's Ancestors

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John Griffin
1680–1776
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Jackson Griffin
1658–1726
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Jememia Pottenger
1660–1726
Prince George's County, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Owen (Edward) Griffin\Griffith
1624–1698
Lynn, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Mary Hunt
1626–1727
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John Pottenger
1622–1735
Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary Beall
1627–1724
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Pottenger
1620–1699
Sarah Stanton
1630–1699
James Beall
1603–1646
Anne Calvert
1603–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard POTTENGER
1596–1658
Mary Browne
1615–1639
Edward Stanton
1604–1634
Rachel
1609–1715

John Griffin's Descendants

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John (Joseph) Griffin (1680–01 Jan 1776)
  1. 1. John Griffin 1718–1799 m. Sarah Hartt 1718–1795
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Griffin 1735–1798
      1. 1. Hepsebeth Perry 1758–1802 m. Joseph BOYCE 1766–1817
        1. 1. John Boyce 1794–1850
        2. 2. Mary Boyce 1800–1860

John Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1680
1680
Birth of John Joseph Griffin in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1776
01 Jan 1776
Age 96
Death of John Joseph Griffin in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1776
30 Nov 1776
Age 96
John Joseph Griffin - Probate in Nash, North Carolina, USA
Nash, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1776
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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