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Sir Thomas Griffin 1625–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England

Death Date: 12 Sep 1660

Death Location: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Griffin

Mother: Beatrix Northoppe

Spouse(s): Sarah Gurdou

Children(s): Capt Griffin

Sir Thomas Griffin was born in 1625 in St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England, the child of Sir Thomas George Griffin And Beatrix Northoppe. Sir Thomas Griffin married Sarah Clare Gurdou, and had children including Capt Leroy Griffin. Sir Thomas Griffin passed away in 1660 in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Griffin was born in 1625 in St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England, the child of Sir Thomas George Griffin And Beatrix Northoppe.
  • Sir Thomas Griffin married Sarah Clare Gurdou, and had children including Capt Leroy Griffin.
  • Sir Thomas Griffin passed away in 1660 in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Griffin
1598–1634
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Beatrix Northoppe
1600–1642
Birth Location: Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Gurdou
1625–1700
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Capt Griffin
1646–1702
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
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Sir Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Sir Griffin
1625–1660
Birth Place: St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England
Parents
Sir Thomas George Griffin
1598–1634
Warwickshire, England
Beatrix Northoppe
1600–1642
Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
George (Griffin) Gryffyne
1580–1610
Kethering, Northamptonshire, England
Anne (Augusta) Nielson
1580–1610
Kettering, Northants, England
Thomas Northoppe
1563–1625
Layston, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Abbye
1560–1606
Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Gryffyne
1549–
Alice Thomson
1550–1603
Otwell Shalcrosse
1530–1580
Margaret Woodnett
1530–1614
Thomas Northrop
1535–1625
Margaret
1537–1587
William Abbye
1535–1604
Betterice Beatrice
–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Griffin
1507–1569
Anne Smith
1520–1545
William Thomson
1520–1599
Elizabeth Stevens
1515–1600
Edward Shalcrosse
1500–1530
John Woodnett
1500–
Dancastle
1488–1505
John Abbay
1510–1547
Alice Clark
1515–1601

Sir Griffin's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Griffin (1625–12 Sep 1660) m. Sarah (Clare) Gurdou (1625–1700)
  1. 1. Capt (Leroy) Griffin 1646–1702 m. Winifred Corbin 1661–1709
    1. 1. Thomas Griffin 1684–1732 m. Elizabeth (Medstand Lee) (Buford) 1688–1761
      1. 1. Capt (Leroy) Griffin 1711–1750 m. Mary (Ann) Bertrand 1714–1748
        1. 1. William Griffin 1742–1793 m. Susannah (Randolph) Chiswell 1744–1805
        2. 2. Elizabeth Griffin 1736–1800 m. Col (Richard Adams, House of Burgesses & Delegates, 1775 Virginia) Convention 1726–1800
        3. 3. Leroy Griffin 1738–1775 m. Alice (Currie) (Curry) –1773 m. Judith Ball 1753–
        4. 4. Dr (Corbin Griffin, MD, surgeon in Continental) Hospital 1741–1813 m. Mary ('Molly') Berkeley 1732–1800
        5. 5. Colonel (Samuel Griffin, appointed by George Washington to serve as aide-de-camp to General Charles Lee, Continental Congress) delegate 1746–1810 m. Mary ('Molly') Berkeley 1732–1800 m. Elizabeth Braxton 1761–
        6. 6. Cyrus (Griffin, President of the Continental Congress, president of Supreme CT of admiralty; commissioner to Creek Nation-1789;) judge 1748–1810 m. Lady (Christina) Stewart 1741–1807
        7. 7. John (Tayloe Griffin, Revolutionary War: Battles: Long Island, Trenton, Brandywine, Monmouth, Charleston, Guilford) Courthouse 1750–1810 m. Mary LIGHTFOOT 1760–1787
        8. 8. Mary (Rains) Griffin 1732–1758
        9. 9. Thomas (Bertrand) Griffin 1735–1782 m. Elizabeth Elkington 1729–1781 m. Judith Burwell 1744–1769
      2. 2. Ann Griffin 1718–1809
      3. 3. Elizabeth Griffin 1714–1732
      4. 4. Sarah Griffin 1716–
      5. 5. Winifred (Corbin) Griffin 1709–1739
      6. 6. Alice (Corbin) Griffin 1716–1743
    2. 2. Winifred Griffin 1682–1709 m. Peter Presley 1683–1718
      1. 1. Hannah Presley 1702–1795
      2. 2. Anthony (Thornton) Presley 1720–
    3. 3. Alice (Corbin Griffin) (Colston) 1682–1740 m. Travers Colston 1714–
      1. 1. Charles Colston 1736–1774
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Griffin) Colston 1738–1760
      3. 3. Travers Colston 1740–1759
    4. 4. LeRoy (Corbin) Griffin 1679–1702

Sir Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1622
6 Mar 1622
Sir Thomas Griffin was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1625
1625
Birth of Sir Thomas Griffin in St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England
St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England
1660
12 Sep 1660
Age 35
Death of Sir Thomas Griffin in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1622
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P92SAV3002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1660
    Event Place: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    34-35
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