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Richard Griffin 1720 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Griffin

Mother: Mary Green

Spouse(s): Rachel Smith, Catherine Newman

Children(s): Thomas Griffin, David Griffin

In 1720, Richard Griffin Jr entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Richard Rasty M Griffin and Mary Green. Richard Griffin Jr married Rachel Smith, Catherine Newman, and had children including Thomas Griffin, David Griffin. Richard Griffin Jr passed away in 1795 in Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Richard Griffin Jr entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Richard Rasty M Griffin and Mary Green.
  • Richard Griffin Jr married Rachel Smith, Catherine Newman, and had children including Thomas Griffin, David Griffin.
  • Richard Griffin Jr passed away in 1795 in Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Griffin
1700 – 1766
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
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Mary Green
1703 – 1766
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Smith
1719 – 1791
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish Reg, Middlesex, Virginia Colony
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Catherine Newman
1724 – 1789
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thomas Griffin
1749 – 1807
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
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David Griffin
1757 – 1816
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
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Richard Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Richard Griffin
1720 – 1795
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Rasty M Griffin
1700 – 1766
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mary Green
1703 – 1766
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Griffin) lll
1680 – 1751
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Griffith
1683 – 1728
Cool Springs, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Henry (Filmer) Green
1682 – 1748
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Abigail Griffin
1687 – 1733
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1665 – 1725
Anne Law
1665 – 1684
Thomas Green
1635 – 1714
Martha Filmer
1640 – 1715
Samuel Griffin
1678 – 1729
Elizabeth York
1677 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1628 – 1684
Eliza Covel
1649 – 1684
Thomas Green
1575 – 1635
Martha Malone
1600 – 1639
Shemuel Griffin
1644 – 1691
Lydia Younglove
1644 – 1702

Richard Griffin's Descendants

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Richard Griffin (1720 – 1795) m. Rachel Smith (17 Aug 1719 – 1791) m. Catherine Newman (1724 – 1789)
  1. 1. Thomas Griffin (9 Mar 1749 – Jul 1807)
  2. 2. David Griffin (1757 – 1816)

Richard Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Richard Griffin Jr in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 75
Death of Richard Griffin Jr in Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA
Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Marshville, Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshville, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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