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William Owen Griffith 1742 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1742

Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1832

Death Location: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Imm.

Mother: Eve Faulkner

Spouse(s): Sarah Hammond

Children(s): Thomas Griffith

In 1742, William Owen Griffith Sr. entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William "Thomas" Griffith (Quaker) 1st Imm. and Eve Faulkner. William Owen Griffith Sr. married Sarah Hammond, and had children including Thomas Hammond Griffith. William Owen Griffith Sr. passed away in 1832 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, William Owen Griffith Sr. entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William "Thomas" Griffith (Quaker) 1st Imm. and Eve Faulkner.
  • William Owen Griffith Sr. married Sarah Hammond, and had children including Thomas Hammond Griffith.
  • William Owen Griffith Sr. passed away in 1832 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Imm.
1708 – 1769
Birth Location: South Divn, Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales
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Eve Faulkner
1722 – 1769
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hammond
1743 – 1821
Birth Location: Menallen Twp., then York County, Pennsylvania Colony
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Children(s)

Thomas Griffith
1767 – 1842
Birth Location: Menallen, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Griffith's Ancestors

Self
William Griffith
1742 – 1832
Birth Place: Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William "Thomas" Griffith (Quaker) 1st Imm.
1708 – 1769
South Divn, Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales
Eve Faulkner
1722 – 1769
Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Davies
1689 – 1745
Nant mel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales
Amy Morgan
1689 – 1762
Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, , Wales
Great-Grandparents
James Morgan
1648 – 1695
Sarah Morgan
1652 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rhys**
1617 – 1696
Anne Debrewys
1621 – 1689

William Griffith's Descendants

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William (Owen) Griffith (13 Oct 1742 – 6 May 1832) m. Sarah Hammond (11 Dec 1743 – 18 Jan 1821)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hammond) Griffith (01 Sep 1767 – 04 Mar 1842)
    1. 1. Thomas Griffith (25 Apr 1802 – 25 Mar 1871) m. Elizabeth Moses (2 Apr 1805 – 12 Apr 1872)
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Griffith (1838 – 1893) m. JOHN (H) HYMAN (abt 1838 – 8 August 1895)
        1. 1. Johnathan (Adlebert) Hyman (March 13 1864 – 1948) m. Rosetta (e) Swain (1869 – 1941)

William Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1742
13 Oct 1742
Birth of William Owen Griffith Sr. in Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1832
6 May 1832
Age 90
Death of William Owen Griffith Sr. in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1742
    Event Place: Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1832
    Event Place: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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