John Griffith, was born in Chester County, Penna., June 13, 1737; died in Frederick County, Virginia, Jany. 22, 1833. He married his first wife Oct. 11, 1768 in York, Penna. She was Mary, daughter of Jesse and Martha Faulkner. He married his second wife, Mary Ellis, who lived on Crooked Run East of Stephensburg, Frederick County, Va. No issue by this marriage. Children by his first wife were:
(1) Martha, born 1769, mar. Jos. Morgan, no issue.
(2) Mary, born 1771, mar. Asa Hoge.
(3) Jesse, born 1776, died 1777.
(4) John, born 1778, bonn 1778, is the John Griffith in which we are now interested. He was born in Frederick County, Va.; spent his long life of 92 years in the County, surrounded by his large progeny of several generations. His will is recorded in the County Clerk's Office, wherein he mentions his children, and devised a sum to be used by his son Aaron H., towards the repairs and improvement of the Hopewell Graveyard. He married Rachel, daughter of Joseph and Martha Hackney, Apr. 15, 1801. She died 1863. [additional information including children and their spouses included in this source].
