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Sarah Erskine 1680 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Erskine

Mother: Mary Erskine

Spouse(s): James Griffin+, John Griffin, Joseph Griffen

Children(s): Stephen Griffen, James Griffin, Sarah Griffith, Susannah Overman, John Griffin, Thomas Griffen, Joseph Griffin, Moses Griffin, James Griffin, William Griffin, Miriam Griffin, Ailee\Alice Blanchard+, Lydia Griffin, Leak Griffin-Collins, Edward Griffin, Charles Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin, Polliy Griffin, William Griffin, Alexander Erskine, Robert Erskine, George Erskine

The story of Sarah Erskine began in 1680 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States. Sarah Erskine married James Richard Griffin+, John Griffin, Joseph Griffen, and had children including Stephen Griffen, James Evans Griffin, Sarah Griffith, Susannah (Griffin) Overman, John B Griffin, Thomas Griffen, Joseph Griffin, Moses Griffin, James Griffin, William Griffin, Miriam Griffin, Ailee\Alice (Griffin+) Blanchard+, Lydia Griffin, Leak Sophia Griffin-Collins, Edward Griffin, Charles Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin, Polliy Griffin, William Griffin, Alexander Erskine, Robert H Erskine, George B Erskine. Sarah Erskine passed away in 1780 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Erskine began in 1680 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States.
  • Sarah Erskine married James Richard Griffin+, John Griffin, Joseph Griffen, and had children including Stephen Griffen, James Evans Griffin, Sarah Griffith, Susannah (Griffin) Overman, John B Griffin, Thomas Griffen, Joseph Griffin, Moses Griffin, James Griffin, William Griffin, Miriam Griffin, Ailee\Alice (Griffin+) Blanchard+, Lydia Griffin, Leak Sophia Griffin-Collins, Edward Griffin, Charles Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin, Polliy Griffin, William Griffin, Alexander Erskine, Robert H Erskine, George B Erskine.
  • Sarah Erskine passed away in 1780 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Erskine
1630 – 1703
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
RE
Mary Erskine
1665 – 1718
Birth Location: Suffolk, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
ME

Spouses(s)

James Griffin+
1680 – 1749
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JG
John Griffin
Birth Location: –
JG
Joseph Griffen
Birth Location: –
JG

Children(s)

Stephen Griffen
1706 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
SG
James Griffin
1707 – 1761
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JG
Sarah Griffith
1709 – 1737
Birth Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
SG
Susannah Overman
1710 – 1752
Birth Location: Nansemond, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
SO
John Griffin
1710 – 1772
Birth Location: Perquimans, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
JG
Thomas Griffen
1713 –
Birth Location: Saint James, Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
TG
Joseph Griffin
1715 – 1764
Birth Location: Perquiman, North Carolina, United States
JG
Moses Griffin
1717 – 1772
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
MG
James Griffin
1719 – 1776
Birth Location: Sutton Creek NC
JG
William Griffin
1720 – 1779
Birth Location: Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
WG
Miriam Griffin
1724 –
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
MG
Ailee\Alice Blanchard+
1725 – 1790
Birth Location: Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
AB
Lydia Griffin
1732 – 1807
Birth Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
LG
Leak Griffin-Collins
Birth Location: Dorchester
LG
Edward Griffin
Birth Location: –
EG
Charles Griffin
Birth Location: –
CG
Elizabeth Griffin
Birth Location: –
EG
Polliy Griffin
Birth Location: –
PG
William Griffin
Birth Location: –
WG
Alexander Erskine
– 1810
Birth Location: –
AE
Robert Erskine
– 1867
Birth Location: –
RE
George Erskine
Birth Location: –
GE

Sarah Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Erskine
1680 – 1780
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Erskine
1630 – 1703
Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Erskine
1665 – 1718
Suffolk, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sir (David, Lord Dunne,) Erskine
1606 – 1671
Perthshire, Scotland
Ann Seton
1634 – 1653
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Erskine
1580 – 1633
Lady Seton
1593 – 1630
George Seton
1584 – 1650
Lady Errol
1592 – 1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kellie
1566 – 1639
Agnes Ogilvy
1568 – 1592
Robert Seton
1550 – 1602
Geeles Shaw
1560 – 1625

Sarah Erskine's Descendants

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Sarah Erskine (1680 – 1780) m. James (Richard) Griffin+ (1680 – 1749) m. John Griffin m. Joseph Griffen
  1. 1. Stephen Griffen (7 January 1706 – )
  2. 2. James (Evans) Griffin (1707 – 20 Jan 1761)
  3. 3. Sarah Griffith (23 June 1709 – 7 Apr 1737)
  4. 4. Susannah ((Griffin)) Overman (1710 – 4 March 1752)
  5. 5. John (B) Griffin (1710 / 12 – 1772)
  6. 6. Thomas Griffen (5 July 1713 – )
  7. 7. Joseph Griffin (1715 – 1764)
  8. 8. Moses Griffin (1717 – 1772 / 1816)
  9. 9. James Griffin (1719 – 1776)
  10. 10. William Griffin (1720 – 2 Nov 1779) m. Mary ((mGriffin)) Davis (4 Feb 1723 – 1757) m. William Griffen m. Hannah Winslow (1727 – 1789) m. Hannah Griffin (1727 – Dec 1788)
    1. 1. Miriam Griffin (1737 – 9 March 1809)
    2. 2. ROBERT Griffin (1748 – 1832)
    3. 3. ROBERT Griffin (1755 – 1832) m. Mary Parker (1765 – 1875) m. Celia Davis (1784 – 1870)
      1. 1. John Griffin (1780-1789 – 25 MAY 1855) m. Penelope (Daniel, wid.) Daniel (1788 – 11 Jan 1859)
        1. 1. Jane Griffin (1805 – 13 November 1871)
        2. 2. Thomas (J.) Griffin (1810 – 1850)
        3. 3. James Griffin (About 1813 – 9 May 1843)
        4. 4. William (N.) Griffin (25 August 1810 – 30 Oct 1888) m. Nancy Hagler (Abt. 1820 – Abt. 1844) m. Martha Griffen (abt 1827 – 17 Jan 1925) m. Marge (Ann (mGriffin)) Perry (8 September 1821 – 04 Jan 1901)
        5. 5. William (S) Griffin (About 1815 – About 1855)
        6. 6. Robert (Lee) Griffin (1 Jan 1817 – 30 Mar 1895)
        7. 7. Mary Griffin (14 June 1819 – 17 Nov 1863)
        8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Griffin (15 Jan 1825 – 07 Aug 1908)
        9. 9. Nancy Griffin (04 Oct 1828 – 30 Jan 1892)
        10. 10. Sarah (Ann Sophronia) Griffin (4 Oct 1831 – 10 Aug 1918)
        11. 11. Thomas (Jefferson) Griffin (1835 – 17 Jan 1907)
        12. 12. James Griffin (1838 – )
        13. 13. William (S) Griffin (1842 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Griffin (1786 – 1828)
      3. 3. William (Marion) Griffin (1789 – 1832)
      4. 4. Mary Griffin (1790 – )
    4. 4. Orpha Griffin (1750 – 10 Oct 1814)
    5. 5. Lydia Griffin (1752 – )
    6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Griffin (1754 – 10 Oct 1814)
    7. 7. Joshua Griffin (1755 – 17 Jul 1790)
    8. 8. William Griffin (1760 – Oct 1845)
    9. 9. Esther (Pauline) Griffin (19 Sep 1762 – 11 Jun 1840)
    10. 10. Hester Griffin (19 Sep 1762 – 11 Jun 1840)
    11. 11. James Griffin (1765 – 1840)
    12. 12. Sarah Griffin (1766 – 10 Oct 1814)
    13. 13. Judy Griffin (1767 – 10 Oct 1814)
    14. 14. James Griffin (1745 – 16 AUG 1788)
    15. 15. Orpah Griffin (1766 – 10 Oct 1814)
    16. 16. Mary Griffin (Abt. 1766 – 10 Oct 1814)
    17. 17. Miriam Griffin (12 Nov 1769 – 9 Mar 1809)
    18. 18. Julie Griffin (1777 – 10 Oct 1814)
    19. 19. Dempsey (Marion) Griffin
    20. 20. Mary Griffin (1747 – 10 Oct 1814)
    21. 21. Joshua Griffin (1755 – 17 Jul 1790)
    22. 22. Gulielma (White) Griffin (1773 – 1839)
    23. 23. Gulielma Griffin (1773 – 1839)
    24. 24. Rebecca Lane
  11. 11. Miriam Griffin (1724 – )
  12. 12. Ailee\Alice ((Griffin+)) Blanchard+ (1725 – 4 Dec 1790)
  13. 13. Lydia Griffin (1732 – 18 Apr 1807)
  14. 14. Leak (Sophia) Griffin-Collins
  15. 15. Edward Griffin
  16. 16. Charles Griffin
  17. 17. Elizabeth Griffin
  18. 18. Polliy Griffin
  19. 19. William Griffin
  20. 20. Alexander Erskine ( – 1810)
  21. 21. Robert (H) Erskine ( – 1867-1868)
  22. 22. George (B) Erskine

Sarah Erskine's Timeline

9 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Sarah Erskine in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1680
1680
Birth of Sarah Erskine in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1701
8 Feb 1701
Age 21
Sarah Erskine was married in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1705
1705
Age 25
Sarah Erskine was married in New Kent, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
New Kent, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1714
1714
Age 34
Sarah Erskine was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1744
8 February 1744
Age 64
Sarah Erskine was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
1749
13 Jan 1749
Age 69
Death of Sarah Erskine in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1780
1780
Age 100
Death of Sarah Erskine in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1987
12 Sep 1987
Age 307
Sarah Erskine was married in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 82
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1701
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: New Kent, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 February 1744
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1987
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1749
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1760-1961; Cross Index to Wills, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Northampton County)
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1760-1961; Cross Index to Wills, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Northampton County)
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