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John Griffith
b.8 Mar 1747 Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
d.11 Dec 1840 St. Clair Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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m. 1742
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m. 12 May 1770
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m. 6 Feb 1773
Facts and Events
From an unrecorded Bible record in Bedford county in possession of Harold Griffith, copied by Margaret Aaron Spielman. "John Griffith ser was boarn January 8th Anno Domoni 1748." "John Griffith senior departed this life December the 11th AD 1840." Warrington Monthly Meeting records, York County, Pennsylvania. John Griffith and Alice Falkner complained of 4-14-1770 by Menallen meeting for marriage by priest, being 1st cousins; disowned 5-12-1770. John Griffith, case is left under consideration [1st mention, 4-11-1772] 6-13-1772, has been visited and it appeared "his request was for outward views, therefore this meeting takes no further notice of it at present." Military: Private, Pennsylvania Line, 6th Battalion York County Militia, commanded by 2nd Lieut. Isaac McKissick, residence Hopewell Township, according to a Class Roll dated 21 April 1778. Rec'd. bounty land, Warrant application #9456, 6 May 1791, 100 acres. Joined with his brothers in 1796 in buying land in Bedford County on Dunnings Creek where he farmed and later his son, William, operated a tannery. Named as "brother" in Thomas Griffith Will dated 28 February 1826. Burial: John's burial marker at Spring Meadow reads simply: JOHN Griffith / 1840. This marker is a replacement for an earlier marker that exists that reads: JOHN GRFth 1840. Estate Administration filed by Henry Reininger, Adm., Bedford County Courthouse, October 31st 1844, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Papers filed by Heirs living in Ohio and Indiana. "Know all men by these presents that we William H. Jones and Rachel Jones his wife late Rachel Sills, and Charles Slack and Sarah Slack his wife late Sara Sills and Lydia Sills of Champaign County and State of Ohio and legal heirs and legal representatives of Mary Sills Deceased and formerly Mary Griffith and daughter of the late John Griffith Deceased, late of St. Clair Township in Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania, Do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint William B. McCrea Esq. of said County of Champaign our true and lawful attorney for us and each of us, in our, and each of our names and for our and each of our use, to collect by suit, and otherwise, and to receive, and upon payment to him, to receipt for by release and discharge under seal or otherwise all debts, dues, and demands whatsoever due and owing to us or either of us in the said State of Pennsylvania: and especially all money or other right interest or claim due to us or either of us from or in the Estate of the late John Griffith Deceased late of said St . Clair Township, Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania as known and legal representatives of the said Mary Sills Dec'd whether the said money interest and claim be in the hands of Henry Reininger or any other person or persons. Hereby ratifying and confirming and by these presents allowing whatsoever our said attorney shall or may in our and each or either of our names lawfully use or cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of these present . In virtue thereof the said William H. Jones and Rachel Jones his wife and Charles Slack and Sarah Slack his wife and Lydia Sills have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of A.D. 1846. Executed in the presence of the State of Ohio, Champaign County Be it remembered that on day of A.D. 1846 before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in the aforesaid county came the above named William H. Jones and Rachel Jones his wife and Charles Slack and Sarah Slack his wife and Lydia Sills and severally acknowledged the signing and sealing of the above warrant to be their free and voluntary act and deed for the purpose therein expressed. In witness...." Paper for Indiana: "Know all men by these presents that we James Blackford and Mary Blackford the wife of the said James Blackford formerly Mary Sills of the County of Delaware and the State of Indiana legal heirs and representatives of Mary Sills Dec'd formerly Mary Griffith do hereby constitute and appoint William B. McCrea of Champaign County of the State of Ohio our lawful attorney for us and in our name and for our use to collect by suit or otherwise and receive and upon the payment to him to receipt for by release under seal or otherwise all debts or demands whatsoever due or owing to us especially our rights and interest in the estate of John Griffith Dec'd late of St. Clair Township, Bedford County in the State of Pennsylvania which we claim as the legal heirs of Mary Sills formerly Mary Griffith daughter of the said John Griffith. Whatsoever our said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises we do here by confirm the same as if we were personally present and did the same. [Notarized State of Indiana, Delaware County, James A. Gilbert, Justice of the Peace, March 9th, 1846.]" W.W. Griffith states in his papers: "John Griffith settled property on his children when they married and on those who sought homes in other states. We have found a record in Bedford County, Pennsylvania of the property settled on the two daughters. These two daughters were Alice and Susan. Both of these married men named Griffith. When the husband of Susan Griffith, who was a John Griffith, signed this deed he stated that his wife was Susan (using the past tense). the father, John Griffith, left Jesse Griffith, the son of Susan Griffith, some land stating that his mother had been his daughter, Susan Griffith." (See further notes on the daughters under their own listings.) "John Griffith retained some property in his own name with the provision that Thomas Griffith have the first choice of buying it. He [Thomas] died before the sale could be completed. It was for this property that the Ohio and Indiana heirs presented their claims." References
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