Descendants of

Benjamin Griffin

Generation No. 1

1.  BENJAMIN¹ GRIFFIN was born 1772 in Halifax Co. VA, and died March 13, 1846¹.  He married MARY 'POLLY' BIRD about 1800 in VA?.  She was born 1784 in VA, and died May 11, 1856¹.

More About BENJAMIN GRIFFIN:

Address  1: Moved from VA to Wilkes Co. GA before Mar 1802.

Address  2: Moved to AL and settled on 'Goat Hill' near or where the State Capitol now stands

Address  3: Later moved to Bibb Co. AL, buried in Griffin near Active and Lawley, AL

Burial: Griffin Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Occupation: Farmer

Religion: Baptist

More About MARY 'POLLY' BIRD:

Burial: Griffin Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #608, age 67, farmer, value $300, born in VA²

Information: Gravestone reads: Polly Griffin, Wife of Benjamin Griffin, died May 11, 1856-Age about 71 yrs

Occupation: Housewife

Religion: Baptist

More About BENJAMIN GRIFFIN and MARY BIRD:

Marriage: about 1800, VA?

Children of BENJAMIN GRIFFIN and MARY BIRD are:

2.                i.       ROBERT W.² GRIFFIN, b. 1800, VA; d. Aft. 1859.

                  ii.       WALTER GRIFFIN, b. about 1801; d. Unknown.

More About WALTER GRIFFIN:

Address : Moved to Clarke Co, AL and was not heard from again after 1813

Information: Thought to have been killed at the massacre at Ft. Mims, AL

3.              iii.       BIRD GRIFFIN, b. May 08, 1803, Wilkes Co. GA; d. about 1888, Perry Co. AL.

4.              iv.       DAVID A. GRIFFIN, b. 1805, GA; d. Unknown, TX.

5.               v.       MARTHA 'PATSY' GRIFFIN, b. about 1807, GA; d. Aft. 1870.

                 vi.       JOHN W. 'JACK' GRIFFIN, b. about 1808, GA; d. Unknown, TX; m. CENTHEANA HERRON, March 02, 1827, Perry Co. AL³; d. before 1850.

Notes for JOHN W. 'JACK' GRIFFIN:

       John Griffin appears in the 1850 Smith Co. TX Census with 4 boys, 2 slaves and no wife.

More About JOHN W. 'JACK' GRIFFIN:

Preferred Name: Jack

More About JOHN GRIFFIN and CENTHEANA HERRON:

Marriage: March 02, 1827, Perry Co. AL³

6.             vii.       JAMES S. GRIFFIN, b. April 02, 1810, GA; d. June 22, 1892.

7.            viii.       HENRY P. GRIFFIN, REV., b. 1812, GA; d. Aft. 1870.

8.               ix.       WILLIAM GRIFFIN, b. November 25, 1813, GA; d. August 12, 1893.

9.                x.       NANCY GRIFFIN, b. about 1816; d. September 1875.

10.             xi.       SARAH 'SALLIE' GRIFFIN, b. January 20, 1820, AL; d. October 05, 1888.

11.            xii.       BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, JR., b. 1822, AL; d. 1850, Perry Co. AL?.

                xiii.       SUSAN GRIFFIN, b. September 01, 1825, Bibb Co. AL; d. February 24, 1898⁴; m. HORATIO 'RASA' MANESS, October 26, 1849, Bibb Co. AL⁵; b. April 13, 1829, NC; d. September 23, 1903⁶.

More About SUSAN GRIFFIN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #606, age 24, born in AL, cannot read or write⁷

More About HORATIO 'RASA' MANESS:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #607, Racy Maniss, age 22, farmer, value $100, born in NC, cannot read or write⁷

Military 1: April 07, 1862, CSA, Pvt. Co F, 44th Ala. Inf. Enlisted April 7, 1862.⁸

Military 2: October 28, 1863, Shot in the right arm at Racoon Mountain, TN Oct 28, 1863 with Longstreet⁸

Military 3: November 30, 1864, Discharged Nov 30, 1864. Disabled Confederate Veterans of Ala.1881-1884⁸

More About HORATIO MANESS and SUSAN GRIFFIN:

Marriage: October 26, 1849, Bibb Co. AL⁹

                xiv.       MARY 'POLLY' GRIFFIN, b. 1826, AL; d. Unknown; m. (1) LIGE DOWNING; d. Unknown; m. (2) UNKNOWN PERRY; d. Unknown.

More About MARY 'POLLY' GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #608, age 24, born in AL, cannot read or write¹⁰

                 xv.       TARLTON GRIFFIN, b. August 31, 1827, AL; d. September 06, 1847¹¹.

More About TARLTON GRIFFIN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

12.           xvi.       ELIZABETH GRIFFIN, b. about 1830, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2.  ROBERT W.² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born 1800 in VA, and died Aft. 1859.  He married NANCY CADDELL February 18, 1822 in Bibb Co. AL¹², daughter of BENJAMIN CADDELL.  She was born about 1802 in NC, and died Unknown.

More About ROBERT W. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 50, farmer, value $1500, born in VA¹³

Occupation: Farmer

Information: See World Family Tree, Vol. 5, Pedigree #2522

More About NANCY CADDELL:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 48, born in NC¹³

More About ROBERT GRIFFIN and NANCY CADDELL:

Marriage: February 18, 1822, Bibb Co. AL¹⁴

Children of ROBERT GRIFFIN and NANCY CADDELL are:

13.              i.       BENJAMIN W.³ GRIFFIN, b. Bet. 1822 - 1830; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       FRANCES 'FANNY' GRIFFIN, b. Bet. 1822 - 1830; d. Unknown; m. BOB SEALE; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       LEWIS GRIFFIN, b. Bet. 1822 - 1830; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       YOUNG GRIFFIN, b. about 1825, AL; d. Unknown.

More About YOUNG GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #517, age 25, laborer, born in AL, living with Henry and Hasty Griffin¹⁵

                  v.       ANN GRIFFIN, b. about 1826, AL; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS SUMPTER GOODWIN, 1865; b. December 05, 1833, Bibb Co. AL; d. July 07, 1908.

More About ANN GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 24, born in AL¹⁶

More About THOMAS SUMPTER GOODWIN:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

Military: CSA, Pvt, Co. D, COI, Talladega, COI Sept 10, 1862-April 13, 1864¹⁷

More About THOMAS GOODWIN and ANN GRIFFIN:

Marriage: 1865

                 vi.       BIRD GRIFFIN, b. about 1828, AL; d. Unknown; m. MARY E. MOORE; d. Unknown.

More About BIRD GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 22, farmer, born in AL¹⁸

                vii.       JOHN A. GRIFFIN, b. about 1829, AL; d. Unknown; m. MARGARET CAROLINE SHOULTS, January 17, 1854, Bibb Co. AL^19,20; b. 1838, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN A. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 21, farmer, born in AL²¹

More About MARGARET CAROLINE SHOULTS:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #79, age 12, born in AL²²

More About JOHN GRIFFIN and MARGARET SHOULTS:

Marriage: January 17, 1854, Bibb Co. AL^23,24

               viii.       GEORGE W. GRIFFIN, b. about 1832, AL; d. Unknown; m. FRANCES E. ATCHISON, September 16, 1855, Bibb Co. AL^25,26; d. Unknown.

More About GEORGE W. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 18, farmer, born in AL²⁷

More About GEORGE GRIFFIN and FRANCES ATCHISON:

Marriage: September 16, 1855, Bibb Co. AL^28,29

                  ix.       FRANCIS MARION GRIFFIN, b. about 1833, AL; d. Unknown; m. MARY ANN ATCHISON, December 21, 1854, Bibb Co. AL by Charles P. Findley, J.P.³⁰; d. Unknown.

More About FRANCIS MARION GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 17, farmer, born in AL³¹

Information: Marion F. Griffin m. Mary Ann Atchison, Dec 19, 1854, Bibb Co. AL

More About FRANCIS GRIFFIN and MARY ATCHISON:

Marriage: December 21, 1854, Bibb Co. AL by Charles P. Findley, J.P.³²

                   x.       ELIZABETH 'BETTY' GRIFFIN, b. about 1836; d. Unknown.

More About ELIZABETH 'BETTY' GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 14, born in AL³³

                  xi.       MARY M. GRIFFIN, b. about 1838, AL; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM F. HARRIS; d. Unknown.

More About MARY M. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 12, born in AL³³

Information: Mary Griffin m. Jasper Creel, Oct 4, 1858, Bibb Co. AL

14.            xii.       LURANA/LUCINDA GRIFFIN, b. 1840, AL; d. March 14, 1863.

                xiii.       HARRISON R. GRIFFIN, b. about 1842, AL; d. Unknown.

More About HARRISON R. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 8, born in AL³³

                xiv.       JAMES A. GRIFFIN, b. about 1844, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES A. GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #610, age 6, born in AL³³

3.  BIRD² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born May 08, 1803 in Wilkes Co. GA, and died about 1888 in Perry Co. AL.  He married ALSIRA AUTREY February 23, 1824 in Marion, Perry Co. AL³⁴, daughter of CORNELIUS AUTREY and UNKNOWN POWERS.  She was born about 1807 in NC, and died about 1855 in Perry Co. AL.

More About BIRD GRIFFIN:

Occupation: Farmer

Information: Buried back of the Griffin homeplace which was constructed in 1828

Religion: Baptist

More About ALSIRA AUTREY:

Preferred Name: AKA Alvira, Elsira, Elvira, Abira

More About BIRD GRIFFIN and ALSIRA AUTREY:

Marriage: February 23, 1824, Marion, Perry Co. AL³⁴

Children of BIRD GRIFFIN and ALSIRA AUTREY are:

15.              i.       MATILDA E.³ GRIFFIN, b. February 26, 1825, Bibb Co. AL; d. December 22, 1910.

16.             ii.       MALINDA GRIFFIN, b. April 17, 1826, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 28, 1907.

17.            iii.       LUCINDA GRIFFIN, b. about 1827, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

18.            iv.       ROBERT C. GRIFFIN, b. 1830, Bibb Co. AL; d. about 1880.

19.             v.       ELIZABETH A. GRIFFIN, b. September 18, 1832, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 05, 1907, Whitehouse, Smith Co. TX.

20.            vi.       JAMES H. GRIFFIN, b. 1835, Bibb Co. AL; d. 1861.

21.           vii.       AMY/ANNIE GRIFFIN, b. about 1837, Bibb Co. AL; d. about 1858.

22.          viii.       LOUISA CORDELIA GRIFFIN, b. 1839, Bibb Co. AL; d. 1896.

23.             ix.       AMANDA A. GRIFFIN, b. February 22, 1841, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 22, 1874.

24.              x.       JANE PARALEE GRIFFIN, b. February 21, 1843, Oakmulgee, Perry Co. AL; d. March 29, 1910.

25.             xi.       ANGELINE A. GRIFFIN, b. February 15, 1845, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 23, 1921, Powderly, Lamar Co. TX.

26.            xii.       DAVID CROCKETT GRIFFIN, b. about 1847, Perry Co. AL; d. 1883.

27.           xiii.       BIRD GRIFFIN, JR., b. March 03, 1851, Oakmulgee, Perry Co. AL; d. May 10, 1928.

4.  DAVID A.² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born 1805 in GA, and died Unknown in TX.  He married MARY C. MAHAN February 12, 1827 in Perry Co. AL³⁴, daughter of JOHN MAHAN and REBECCA CROWSON.  She was born 1812 in TN, and died Unknown.

More About DAVID A. GRIFFIN:

Preferred Name: Dave

More About DAVID GRIFFIN and MARY MAHAN:

Marriage: February 12, 1827, Perry Co. AL³⁴

Children of DAVID GRIFFIN and MARY MAHAN are:

                   i.       JAMES M.³ GRIFFIN, b. about 1828; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       MARTHA GRIFFIN, b. about 1830; d. Unknown; m. JOHN E. SNEAD; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       JOHN W. GRIFFIN, b. about 1832; d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH MERRILL, February 12, 1856, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN GRIFFIN and ELIZABETH MERRILL:

Marriage: February 12, 1856, Perry Co. AL

                 iv.       BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, b. about 1835; d. 1865.

More About BENJAMIN GRIFFIN:

Information 1: Benjamin visited his Uncle Byrd after the surrender of Lee on his way to TX

Information 2: He arrived in TX four days before a Cholera Epidemic broke out at Galveston

Information 3: He had Cholera and died from it

                  v.       ELLEN GRIFFIN, b. about 1838; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       WILLIAM P. C. GRIFFIN, b. about 1840; d. Unknown.

                vii.       MARY A. GRIFFIN, b. about 1843; d. Unknown.

5.  MARTHA 'PATSY'² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born about 1807 in GA, and died Aft. 1870.  She married (1) JOHN S. MAHAN March 04, 1832 in Bibb Co. AL³⁴, son of EDWARD MAHAN and RACHEL REAGAN.  He was born September 22, 1801 in TN³⁵, and died August 12, 1840³⁵.  She married (2) JOSEPH ANTHONY BLAKEY February 09, 1843 in Perry Co. AL, son of CHURCHILL BLAKEY and AGNES ANTHONY.  He was born November 09, 1783 in SC/Henry, VA, and died June 28, 1857³⁶.

More About MARTHA 'PATSY' GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #535, age 43, born in GA, cannot read or write³⁷

More About JOHN S. MAHAN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN MAHAN and MARTHA GRIFFIN:

Marriage: March 04, 1832, Bibb Co. AL³⁸

More About JOSEPH ANTHONY BLAKEY:

Burial: Kinnaird Graveyard, Abercrombie, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #535, age 66, farmer, value $5000, born in SC³⁹

More About JOSEPH BLAKEY and MARTHA GRIFFIN:

Marriage: February 09, 1843, Perry Co. AL

Children of MARTHA GRIFFIN and JOHN MAHAN are:

                   i.       DAVID A.³ MAHAN, b. May 26, 1833; d. August 15, 1840⁴⁰.

More About DAVID A. MAHAN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

                  ii.       JOHN S. MAHAN, b. February 07, 1835; d. August 15, 1840⁴⁰.

More About JOHN S. MAHAN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

                 iii.       JAMES B. MAHAN, b. November 02, 1836; d. July 31, 1837⁴⁰.

More About JAMES B. MAHAN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

28.            iv.       NANCY RACHEL MAHAN, b. July 05, 1838, AL; d. 1910.

                  v.       THOMAS JEFFERSON MAHAN, b. March 30, 1840⁴¹; d. November 02, 1846, Kinnaird Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL⁴¹.

Children of MARTHA GRIFFIN and JOSEPH BLAKEY are:

29.            vi.       AGNESS 'AGNEY'³ BLAKEY, b. December 02, 1843, AL; d. April 04, 1888.

                vii.       MARY 'POLLEY' ANN BLAKEY, b. about 1846, AL; d. Unknown; m. DAVID JOSHUA KERSH, JR., September 13, 1860; b. September 1835, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

More About MARY 'POLLEY' ANN BLAKEY:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #535, age 4, born in AL⁴²

More About DAVID JOSHUA KERSH, JR.:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, House #116, age 15, farmer, born in AL⁴³

More About DAVID KERSH and MARY BLAKEY:

Marriage: September 13, 1860

6.  JAMES S.² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born April 02, 1810 in GA⁴⁴, and died June 22, 1892⁴⁴.  He married SOPHIA CHANDLER December 24, 1834 in Perry Co. AL⁴⁵, daughter of RICHARD CHANDLER and ESABELLA MCNEAL.  She was born September 20, 1815 in TN⁴⁶, and died September 04, 1891⁴⁶.

More About JAMES S. GRIFFIN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

Occupation: Farmer

Preferred Name: Jim

More About SOPHIA CHANDLER:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

More About JAMES GRIFFIN and SOPHIA CHANDLER:

Marriage: December 24, 1834, Perry Co. AL⁴⁷

Children of JAMES GRIFFIN and SOPHIA CHANDLER are:

30.              i.       RICHARD C.³ GRIFFIN, b. September 23, 1837, Perry Co. AL; d. November 01, 1861, Died near Yorktown, VA.

31.             ii.       SARAH ANN FRANCES 'FANNIE' GRIFFIN, b. January 24, 1836, TN; d. April 06, 1907.

7.  HENRY P.² GRIFFIN, REV. (BENJAMIN¹) was born 1812 in GA, and died Aft. 1870.  He married (1) HASKA/ KASKY B. HAY about 1835, daughter of DAVID HAY and WINNIFRED POPE.  She was born about 1816 in GA, and died before 1859.  He married (2) HULDAH UNKNOWN Aft. 1840.  She died Unknown.

More About HENRY P. GRIFFIN, REV.:

Address : Moved to TX

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #517, age 38, farmer, value $600, born in GA⁴⁸

Occupation: Farmer

Religion: Baptist Minister

More About HASKA/ KASKY B. HAY:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #517, Hasty B., age 34, born in GA

Preferred Name: Hasty

More About HENRY GRIFFIN and HASKA/ HAY:

Marriage: about 1835

More About HENRY GRIFFIN and HULDAH UNKNOWN:

Marriage: Aft. 1840

Children of HENRY GRIFFIN and HASKA/ HAY are:

                   i.       DAVID ANTHONY³ GRIFFIN, b. about 1836, AL; d. Unknown; m. SARAH ELIZABETH MCTYER, October 18, 1855, Bibb Co. AL by Jno. W. Suttle, Judge of Probate^49,50; b. about 1836, AL; d. Unknown.

More About DAVID ANTHONY GRIFFIN:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #517, age 14, born in AL⁵¹

More About SARAH ELIZABETH MCTYER:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #36, age 13, born in AL, attended school within the year⁵²

More About DAVID GRIFFIN and SARAH MCTYER:

Marriage: October 18, 1855, Bibb Co. AL by Jno. W. Suttle, Judge of Probate^53,54

32.             ii.       MARTHA A/W. GRIFFIN, b. July 23, 1838, AL; d. July 1896.

33.            iii.       WILLIAM GRIFFIN, b. about 1840, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       MARY A. GRIFFIN, d. Unknown; m. MONROE SULLIVAN; d. Unknown.

8.  WILLIAM² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born November 25, 1813 in GA, and died August 12, 1893.  He married (1) SARAH TUBB February 03, 1832 in Perry Co. AL⁵⁵.  She was born about 1812 in TN, and died Unknown.  He married (2) MARTHA RAYFIELD about 1850.  She was born March 27, 1827 in AL, and died January 27, 1925.

More About WILLIAM GRIFFIN:

Burial: Ephesus Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

More About WILLIAM GRIFFIN and SARAH TUBB:

Marriage: February 03, 1832, Perry Co. AL⁵⁵

More About MARTHA RAYFIELD:

Burial: Ephesus Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

More About WILLIAM GRIFFIN and MARTHA RAYFIELD:

Marriage: about 1850

Children of WILLIAM GRIFFIN and SARAH TUBB are:

                   i.       HENRY P.³ GRIFFIN.

                  ii.       JAMES GRIFFIN, d. Unknown; m. MATTIE IVY; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       SUSAN GRIFFIN, d. Unknown.

Children of WILLIAM GRIFFIN and MARTHA RAYFIELD are:

                 iv.       JULIA³ GRIFFIN, d. Unknown; m. G.C. MOORE; d. Unknown.

34.             v.       NICHOLAS A. GRIFFIN, b. about 1850, Perry Co. AL; d. Aft. 1890.

                 vi.       OSWELL E. GRIFFIN, b. about 1855.

                vii.       ELIZABETH GRIFFIN.

               viii.       LOUISA GRIFFIN.

                  ix.       MARY GRIFFIN.

                   x.       JOSEPHINE GRIFFIN, d. Unknown; m. W.T. MCCARY; d. Unknown.

                  xi.       BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GRIFFIN, b. about 1868; d. Unknown.

                 xii.       DANIEL WEBSTER GRIFFIN, b. about 1867.

35.           xiii.       ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN, b. April 26, 1870, AL; d. January 06, 1919, Perry Co. AL.

                xiv.       MARTHA 'MAE' GRIFFIN, b. about 1873; d. Unknown; m. JOHN MORTON; d. Unknown.

9.  NANCY² GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN¹) was born about 1816, and died September 1875⁵⁶.  She married (1) ELIAS MILLER December 22, 1835 in Bibb Co. AL⁵⁷, son of THEOPHILUS MILLER and CHARITY DAVIS.  He died Unknown.  She married (2) THOMAS GREEN WARD March 26, 1840 in Bibb Co. AL.  He died before June 1859 in Bibb Co. AL.

More About NANCY GRIFFIN:

Burial: Griffin Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL

More About ELIAS MILLER and NANCY GRIFFIN:

Marriage: December 22, 1835, Bibb Co. AL⁵⁷

More About THOMAS WARD and NANCY GRIFFIN:

Marriage: March 26, 1840, Bibb Co. AL

Children of NANCY GRIFFIN and THOMAS WARD are:

                   i.       HENRY³ WARD, d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JOHN WARD, d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MALISSA WARD, d. Unknown.