7. William3 Griffith (William2, William1) was born circa 1690. He married Suseanah (--?--) circa 1717. He died after 1726.
There are two deeds which I think pertain to him. On 2 March 1724, Jeremiah Leavitt sold 22 acres of land in Rochester to William Griffith Jr. (Plymouth County deeds, 18:221). On 13 April 1724, William Griffith Jr. sold part of this same land to Lazarus Randall (Plymouth County deeds, 21:11); this deed was confirmed by William on 20 April 1724. This is the last record I have found for this William.
Children of William3 Griffith and Suseanah (--?--) both born at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, were as follows:
8. Stephen3 Griffith (William2, William1) was born circa 1693. He married Hannah Norcross, daughter of Richard Norcross and Hannah Sanderson, on 30 Apr 1720 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.28
That Stephen was the son of William Griffith, is established by two deeds dated 8 Aug. 1728, in which Stephen sells to Benjamin Hammond and to Joseph Burge property that Stephen bought of his "father" William Griffith (Plymouth County deeds, 23:114 and 25:35, respectively); in the second deed, Stephen's wife, Hannah, releases her dower rights in the property. He removed to Hardwick as early as 1735, and was selectman of that town in 1737. (Ref. History of Hardwick, by Paige).
Children of Stephen3 Griffith and Hannah Norcross were as follows:
Silas; He was in Redding, CT, in 1765.34
9. Joseph3 Griffith (William2, William1) was born say 1695. He married Ann (Joanna) Landers, daughter of Thomas Landers and Deborah Freeman, circa 1724. He died after 1734.
By a deed of 4 Dec. 1730, William Griffith sold to Joseph Griffith one-eighth of one whole share of property in Rochester, being one-eighth of Joseph Lothrop's original share (Plymouth County deeds, 31:105). Joseph subsequently sold this property to Joseph Edwards, by deed of 22 April 1734 (Plymouth County deeds, 39:176), but neither deed specifically identifies a father-son relationship between William and Joseph. Joseph is, however, the only other Griffith to whom William sold a significant amount of property, leading one to suspect that Joseph was William's son also.
Children of Joseph3 Griffith and Ann (Joanna) Landers all born at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, were as follows:
10. Samuel3 Griffith (William2, William1) was born circa 1700. He married Eleanor Estey, daughter of Joshua Estey and Abigail Stanley?, on 24 Sep 1723 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.39 He died after 1770.
That Samuel is a son of William is proved by a deed dated 7 Feb. 1748 (Plymouth Co. Deeds 46:135) whereby Samuel and Elinor deed to their son Damiel property which Samuel obtained from his father William Griffith. In another deed, dated 2 July 1753 (Plymouth Co. Deeds 56:62-63), Daniel, then of Freetown, deeds to Ephraim Griffith, then of Rochester, the same land, described as that which Daniel obtained from his "honoured father Samuel Griffeth", with some exceptions, one of which was that land contained in a deed by which his "hond grandfather William Griffeth" mortgaged to the Province Trustees. (See his father William for further detail.) In a deed of 12 July 1770 (Plymouth Co. Deeds 55:198), Samuel and Elinor deed other property to son Daniel, then of Oxford, proving that they were still living and of Rochester on that date.
Children of Samuel3 Griffith and Eleanor Estey all born at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, were as follows:
He may have been in the French and Indian War from Danbury, CT.41
The Briggs genealogy does not show a marriage for Mercy, daughter of Jedediah and Jedidah. The wife of Joshua Griffith has been assumed to be this Mercy, due to the appropriate birth date and the fact that Joshua's sister Desire married John Briggs, a son of Jedediah and Jedidah. They may have gone to Caanan, NY.
11. Jesse3 Griffith (William2, William1) was born on 7 Jan 1711 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.55 He married Elizabeth Bent, daughter of Experience Bent and Abigail Sampson, on 4 Jan 1733 at Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA.56 He married Sarah Russell, daughter of John Russell and Mercy Crooker, on 28 Jan 1745 at Pembroke ?, Plymouth Co., MA. He died after 1770, when he was at Wilmington, Windham Co., VT.57
In a deed dated 21 June 1734 , and acknowledged 29 June 1734 (Plymouth County deeds, 29:76), William Griffith of Middleborough sold for £300 to his "son" Jesse Griffith of same, the farm and other land which he bought of William Short by deed of 3 June 1734, reserving to himself and Mary his wife the use and improvement of one half of the property during either or both of their natural lives. This is followed by an agreement dated 23 July 1734, whereby Mary Griffith of Middleborough, widow, voids a bond of £100 [presumably equivalent to her widow's dower] of that date, by her "loving son" Jesse Griffith of Middleborough, for good and sufficient meat, drink, washing, and lodging in sickness and in health, and gives up all rights in the property sold to Jesse by her late husband William Griffith.
Children of Jesse3 Griffith and Elizabeth Bent all born at Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, were as follows:
Children of Jesse3 Griffith and Sarah Russell were as follows:
Redman [Edith Read Redman, The Ancestry of Clarence W. Read, (Chicago, IL: the author, 1979)], page 82, states that "He was born Plympton, Plymouth County, Mass. in 1750. In 1767 he was in Ware, Hampshire County, Mass. In 1771 he married Amy [last name not given] and they settled on a farm in Granville, Vermont. This land later became part of Charlotte County and then Washington County, New York. During the Revolution he moved his family out of danger to White Creek and then Bennington, Vermont. He fought with Conn., Vermont, and New York troops on various stints. After the Revolution, according to his own account [apparently from the pension application], he removed to Clifton Park, Schenectady County, N.Y., three years later to Mayfield, Montgomery County, N.Y.; then moved to Leicester, Genesee County, N.Y. for several years. After that he moved to Huron County, Ohio, and four years later to Burton[,] Geuaga County, Ohio. In 1823 he moved to Gates, Monroe County, N.Y., and in 1832 was to Freedom, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and in 1833 back to Gates." Redman shows [presumably] her line as through a son, Eli Griffith Jr., who married Susannah, then through a daughter Susan who married Butler Root. I found this book at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, and copied this page. On two subsequent visits I tried to find it again and could not.
12. Joseph3 Griffith (Stephen2, William1) was born on 15 Mar 1700 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA.78 He married Hope Hallett, daughter of John Hallett and Mary Howes, on 24 Jul 1729 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA.79 He died before 1784.
Children of Joseph3 Griffith and Hope Hallett all born at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA, were as follows:
13. Stephen3 Griffith (Stephen2, William1) was born on 15 Mar 1702 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA.90 He married Phebe Merrick on 8 Jul 1728. He died before 1752 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.
Children of Stephen3 Griffith and Phebe Merrick were as follows:
14. Lazarus3 Griffith (Stephen2, William1) was born on 7 Jun 1708 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA.93 He married Lydia Doane on 30 Sep 1731 at Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA.
He removed to Middle Haddam or Middletown, CT, c. 1747; in the Harwich Church records, the wife of Lazarus Griffith was dismissed to the church in Middle Haddam, 12 Aug. 1747 (The Mayflower Descendant, 8:247).
Children of Lazarus3 Griffith and Lydia Doane were as follows:
15. Barnabas3 Griffith (Stephen2, William1) was born on 21 Nov 1710 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA.103 He married Hannah Hopkins on 5 Nov 1745 at Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA.104 He died on 8 May 1776. He was buried at Brewster, Barnstable Co., MA.
Children of Barnabas3 Griffith and Hannah Hopkins were as follows:
16. John3 Griffith (Philip2, William1) married Abigail Ladd on 16 Oct 1743 at Charlestown, Washington Co., RI.110 He died after 1777, at which time he was at Richmond, Washington Co., RI.111
Children of John3 Griffith and Abigail Ladd were as follows:
In 1820, he lived at Providence, RI.112
17. Philip3 Griffith (Jeremiah2, William1) was born on 7 Dec 1712 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.117 He married Content Claghorn, daughter of James Claghorn and Experience Borman, on 5 Oct 1738 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.118 He married Rebecca Allen, daughter of Benjamin Allen and Waitstill Bowerman, circa 1744.
Relevant deeds in Plymouth County are:
44:62, 7 Jan. 1742, James and Experience Griffith to Lemuel Claghorn, quitclaim their interest in the James Claghorn estate, with Philip and Content Griffith as witnesses;
40:154, 27 Nov. 1747, Philip Griffith, seafaring man, to Stephen Dewolf, property with dwelling house and homestead in Rochester, cosigned by wife Rebecca;
40:156, 5 Dec. 1749, Philip Griffith, seafaring man, to Jabez Wing, property with dwelling house and homestead in Rochester, cosigned by wife Rebecca.
Children of Philip3 Griffith and Content Claghorn were:
There were no children of Philip3 Griffith and Rebecca Allen.
18. Aaron3 Griffith (Jeremiah2, William1) was born on 27 Aug 1715 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.121 He married Elizabeth Hiller, daughter of Jabez Hiller and Elizabeth Butler, on 6 Jun 1736 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.122,123 He died in 1795 at South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT.124
They were still of Rochester, when they executed a deed of 7 Nov. 1770, in which they sold their interest in Jabez Hiller's estate (Plymouth Co. deeds 58:202).
Children of Aaron3 Griffith and Elizabeth Hiller all born at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, were as follows:
They were of Dutchess County, New York, when they executed a deed of 4 Nov. 1768, in which the heirs of Benjamin Hiller sell part of his estate (Plymouth Co. deeds 55:183).
19. James3 Griffith (Jeremiah2, William1) was born on 23 Jan 1720 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.131 He married Experience Claghorn, daughter of James Claghorn and Experience Borman, on 23 Nov 1738 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA.132 He died on 26 Nov 1796 at Danby, Rutland Co., VT.133,134
His parentage is proved by Plymouth County deeds 36:24, dated 13 Dec. 1742, in which Jeremiah and Mary Griffith, give land to their "son James" for "love and affection." Danby VT Hist. p. 150 says that they came to Danby in 1782, and also had four daughters.
Children of James3 Griffith and Experience Claghorn were: