Note: No burial record has been found for Theophilus, but he is certainly buried in one of the ancient cemeteries of Haverhill, perhaps the Pentucket Cemetery. In the records, the birth year is correctly given as 1665/6 and death year as 1688/9.
Theophilus was the son of John Griffin and Lydia Shatswell of Haverhill, Mass. He married c. 1688 Mary COLBY, b. Salisbury, Mass. 1669, the daughter of John Colby and Frances Hoyt. Following his death, Mary m. Amesbury 3 Sep 1696 Thomas CHALLIS, b. Amesbury 22 June 1673, [is he the one who d. Amesbury 12 March 1752, or was that his son?] son of Lt Philip Challis and Mary Sargent. Only known child of Theophilus and Mary:
* Theophilus, b. Amesbury Oct 1689, m. Hannah FOWLER, and moved to Kingston and Deerfield, New Hampshire.
Theophilus was the son of John Griffin and Lydia Shatswell of Haverhill, Mass. He married c. 1688 Mary COLBY, b. Salisbury, Mass. 1669, the daughter of John Colby and Frances Hoyt. Following his death, Mary m. Amesbury 3 Sep 1696 Thomas CHALLIS, b. Amesbury 22 June 1673, [is he the one who d. Amesbury 12 March 1752, or was that his son?] son of Lt Philip Challis and Mary Sargent. Only known child of Theophilus and Mary:
* Theophilus, b. Amesbury Oct 1689, m. Hannah FOWLER, and moved to Kingston and Deerfield, New Hampshire.
Note: No burial record has been found for Theophilus, but he is certainly buried in one of the ancient cemeteries of Haverhill, perhaps the Pentucket Cemetery. In the records, the birth year is correctly given as 1665/6 and death year as 1688/9.
Theophilus was the son of John Griffin and Lydia Shatswell of Haverhill, Mass. He married c. 1688 Mary COLBY, b. Salisbury, Mass. 1669, the daughter of John Colby and Frances Hoyt. Following his death, Mary m. Amesbury 3 Sep 1696 Thomas CHALLIS, b. Amesbury 22 June 1673, [is he the one who d. Amesbury 12 March 1752, or was that his son?] son of Lt Philip Challis and Mary Sargent. Only known child of Theophilus and Mary:
* Theophilus, b. Amesbury Oct 1689, m. Hannah FOWLER, and moved to Kingston and Deerfield, New Hampshire.
Theophilus was the son of John Griffin and Lydia Shatswell of Haverhill, Mass. He married c. 1688 Mary COLBY, b. Salisbury, Mass. 1669, the daughter of John Colby and Frances Hoyt. Following his death, Mary m. Amesbury 3 Sep 1696 Thomas CHALLIS, b. Amesbury 22 June 1673, [is he the one who d. Amesbury 12 March 1752, or was that his son?] son of Lt Philip Challis and Mary Sargent. Only known child of Theophilus and Mary:
* Theophilus, b. Amesbury Oct 1689, m. Hannah FOWLER, and moved to Kingston and Deerfield, New Hampshire.
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