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Pioneers of the Wiregrass Georgia - Folks Huxford.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., a son of Samuel Griffis (See Vol I), was born in this state in 1794. He came to Appling
County with his parents in 1819 or 1820, and in 1828 he married Ms. Naomi Kirkland a daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Lane) Kirkland of Emanuel County. They were married at the home of her sister, Keziah (Kizzie) and
her husband, Charles Griffis (Brother of Samuel, Jr.), in Appling County. She was born in 1804 in Bulloch
County. Her grandparents were John and Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her grandparents were John and
Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her great-grandfather, John Kirkland, 1740-1805, was a Revolutionary
soldier serving in South Carolina Militia, moving soon after the war to Effingham County, Ga., with his father,
Richard Kirkland, also a Revolutionary soldier. To Namoi and Samuel Griffis were born twelve children.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., was captain of the 586th district, Ware County militia, 1826-1827. He was a private in
Captain David J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian Ware in 1838.
The Griffis home-place was on lot of land No. 484, 12th district of former Ware but now Clinch county, where he
lived until his death April 27, 1884. His wife was accidentally killed December 23, 1874, at home, by her head
being caught and crushed in a cane-mill while the family was grinding cane and making syrup. Mr. and Mrs.
Griffis were buried in a family burying ground on their home-place.
Mr. Griffis removed from Appling County to what was then Ware County in 1847, and was cut into Clinch county
in its formation in 1850.
Mr. Griffis united with Ramah Primitive Baptist Church April 15, 1876, and was baptized. He died a member of
that church.
He applied for bounty lands, December 9, 1850 and stated he had served under Captain David J. Miller in the
Indian War, August 21 to December 21, 1838, and had enlisted at Waresboro and was mustered out at Fort Floyd
on the Okefenokee Swamp; that he also served another enlistment under Captain Jonathan Knight for 35 days in
July and August, 1840. He was granted 80 acres for this service.
Children of SAMUEL GRIFFIS and NAOMI KIRKLAND are:
(1). NANCY5 GRIFFIS5 b. 1829, Ware, GA, USA.
(2). KEZIAH GRIFFIS b. 25 Feb 1830, Appling, GA, USA. d. 1909, Clinch, GA, USA.
(3). REBECCAH GRIFFIS, b. 1832, Ware, GA, USA. m. JOHN STALVEY III b. 1829.
(4). MARY GRIFFIS5 b. 1834, Ware, GA, USA. m. CRAWFORD W. GUESS.
(5). NAOMI GRIFFIS b. 1836, GA, USA. d. 20 Apr 1901.
(6). MARTHA GRIFFIS b. 1838, Clinch, Ware, GA, USA.
(7). JOHN GRIFFIS b. 1840, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1860, Civil War, Southern States.
Notes for JOHN GRIFFIS:
John Griffis died in the Confederate Army.
(8). SARAH (SARA) GRIFFIS b. 1842, Ware, GA, USA. d. 29 Aug 1916.
(9). JOEL G. GRIFFIS b. 1844, Ware, GA, USA. d. 18705,5; m. NANCY HENDERSON5, 1867, Ware, GA, USA.
b. 1853, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1909.
(10). CELIA GRIFFIS b. 1845, Ware, GA, USA. d. 21 Jul 1910, Clinch, GA, USA.
(11). ELI GRIFFIS5 b. 1848, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1850.
Notes for ELI GRIFFIS:
Eli Griffis died young.
(12). SAMUEL POMPI GRIFFIS, b. 1854, Ware, GA, USA. m. ELIZABETH MIXON.
Pioneers of the Wiregrass Georgia - Folks Huxford.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., a son of Samuel Griffis (See Vol I), was born in this state in 1794. He came to Appling
County with his parents in 1819 or 1820, and in 1828 he married Ms. Naomi Kirkland a daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Lane) Kirkland of Emanuel County. They were married at the home of her sister, Keziah (Kizzie) and
her husband, Charles Griffis (Brother of Samuel, Jr.), in Appling County. She was born in 1804 in Bulloch
County. Her grandparents were John and Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her grandparents were John and
Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her great-grandfather, John Kirkland, 1740-1805, was a Revolutionary
soldier serving in South Carolina Militia, moving soon after the war to Effingham County, Ga., with his father,
Richard Kirkland, also a Revolutionary soldier. To Namoi and Samuel Griffis were born twelve children.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., was captain of the 586th district, Ware County militia, 1826-1827. He was a private in
Captain David J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian Ware in 1838.
The Griffis home-place was on lot of land No. 484, 12th district of former Ware but now Clinch county, where he
lived until his death April 27, 1884. His wife was accidentally killed December 23, 1874, at home, by her head
being caught and crushed in a cane-mill while the family was grinding cane and making syrup. Mr. and Mrs.
Griffis were buried in a family burying ground on their home-place.
Mr. Griffis removed from Appling County to what was then Ware County in 1847, and was cut into Clinch county
in its formation in 1850.
Mr. Griffis united with Ramah Primitive Baptist Church April 15, 1876, and was baptized. He died a member of
that church.
He applied for bounty lands, December 9, 1850 and stated he had served under Captain David J. Miller in the
Indian War, August 21 to December 21, 1838, and had enlisted at Waresboro and was mustered out at Fort Floyd
on the Okefenokee Swamp; that he also served another enlistment under Captain Jonathan Knight for 35 days in
July and August, 1840. He was granted 80 acres for this service.
Children of SAMUEL GRIFFIS and NAOMI KIRKLAND are:
(1). NANCY5 GRIFFIS5 b. 1829, Ware, GA, USA.
(2). KEZIAH GRIFFIS b. 25 Feb 1830, Appling, GA, USA. d. 1909, Clinch, GA, USA.
(3). REBECCAH GRIFFIS, b. 1832, Ware, GA, USA. m. JOHN STALVEY III b. 1829.
(4). MARY GRIFFIS5 b. 1834, Ware, GA, USA. m. CRAWFORD W. GUESS.
(5). NAOMI GRIFFIS b. 1836, GA, USA. d. 20 Apr 1901.
(6). MARTHA GRIFFIS b. 1838, Clinch, Ware, GA, USA.
(7). JOHN GRIFFIS b. 1840, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1860, Civil War, Southern States.
Notes for JOHN GRIFFIS:
John Griffis died in the Confederate Army.
(8). SARAH (SARA) GRIFFIS b. 1842, Ware, GA, USA. d. 29 Aug 1916.
(9). JOEL G. GRIFFIS b. 1844, Ware, GA, USA. d. 18705,5; m. NANCY HENDERSON5, 1867, Ware, GA, USA.
b. 1853, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1909.
(10). CELIA GRIFFIS b. 1845, Ware, GA, USA. d. 21 Jul 1910, Clinch, GA, USA.
(11). ELI GRIFFIS5 b. 1848, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1850.
Notes for ELI GRIFFIS:
Eli Griffis died young.
(12). SAMUEL POMPI GRIFFIS, b. 1854, Ware, GA, USA. m. ELIZABETH MIXON.
The information listed below is from the website of A JOURNEY TO THE PAST by Hoppin mad aunt.
Pioneers of the Wiregrass Georgia - Folks Huxford.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., a son of Samuel Griffis (See Vol I), was born in this state in 1794. He came to Appling
County with his parents in 1819 or 1820, and in 1828 he married Ms. Naomi Kirkland a daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Lane) Kirkland of Emanuel County. They were married at the home of her sister, Keziah (Kizzie) and
her husband, Charles Griffis (Brother of Samuel, Jr.), in Appling County. She was born in 1804 in Bulloch
County. Her grandparents were John and Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her grandparents were John and
Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her great-grandfather, John Kirkland, 1740-1805, was a Revolutionary
soldier serving in South Carolina Militia, moving soon after the war to Effingham County, Ga., with his father,
Richard Kirkland, also a Revolutionary soldier. To Namoi and Samuel Griffis were born twelve children.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., was captain of the 586th district, Ware County militia, 1826-1827. He was a private in
Captain David J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian Ware in 1838.
The Griffis home-place was on lot of land No. 484, 12th district of former Ware but now Clinch county, where he
lived until his death April 27, 1884. His wife was accidentally killed December 23, 1874, at home, by her head
being caught and crushed in a cane-mill while the family was grinding cane and making syrup. Mr. and Mrs.
Griffis were buried in a family burying ground on their home-place.
Mr. Griffis removed from Appling County to what was then Ware County in 1847, and was cut into Clinch county
in its formation in 1850.
Mr. Griffis united with Ramah Primitive Baptist Church April 15, 1876, and was baptized. He died a member of
that church.
He applied for bounty lands, December 9, 1850 and stated he had served under Captain David J. Miller in the
Indian War, August 21 to December 21, 1838, and had enlisted at Waresboro and was mustered out at Fort Floyd
on the Okefenokee Swamp; that he also served another enlistment under Captain Jonathan Knight for 35 days in
July and August, 1840. He was granted 80 acres for this service.
Children of SAMUEL GRIFFIS and NAOMI KIRKLAND are:
(1). NANCY5 GRIFFIS5 b. 1829, Ware, GA, USA.
(2). KEZIAH GRIFFIS b. 25 Feb 1830, Appling, GA, USA. d. 1909, Clinch, GA, USA.
(3). REBECCAH GRIFFIS, b. 1832, Ware, GA, USA. m. JOHN STALVEY III b. 1829.
(4). MARY GRIFFIS5 b. 1834, Ware, GA, USA. m. CRAWFORD W. GUESS.
(5). NAOMI GRIFFIS b. 1836, GA, USA. d. 20 Apr 1901.
(6). MARTHA GRIFFIS b. 1838, Clinch, Ware, GA, USA.
(7). JOHN GRIFFIS b. 1840, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1860, Civil War, Southern States.
Notes for JOHN GRIFFIS:
John Griffis died in the Confederate Army.
(8). SARAH (SARA) GRIFFIS b. 1842, Ware, GA, USA. d. 29 Aug 1916.
(9). JOEL G. GRIFFIS b. 1844, Ware, GA, USA. d. 18705,5; m. NANCY HENDERSON5, 1867, Ware, GA, USA.
b. 1853, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1909.
(10). CELIA GRIFFIS b. 1845, Ware, GA, USA. d. 21 Jul 1910, Clinch, GA, USA.
(11). ELI GRIFFIS5 b. 1848, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1850.
Notes for ELI GRIFFIS:
Eli Griffis died young.
(12). SAMUEL POMPI GRIFFIS, b. 1854, Ware, GA, USA. m. ELIZABETH MIXON.
Pioneers of the Wiregrass Georgia - Folks Huxford.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., a son of Samuel Griffis (See Vol I), was born in this state in 1794. He came to Appling
County with his parents in 1819 or 1820, and in 1828 he married Ms. Naomi Kirkland a daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Lane) Kirkland of Emanuel County. They were married at the home of her sister, Keziah (Kizzie) and
her husband, Charles Griffis (Brother of Samuel, Jr.), in Appling County. She was born in 1804 in Bulloch
County. Her grandparents were John and Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her grandparents were John and
Keziah Kirkland of Emanuel County. Her great-grandfather, John Kirkland, 1740-1805, was a Revolutionary
soldier serving in South Carolina Militia, moving soon after the war to Effingham County, Ga., with his father,
Richard Kirkland, also a Revolutionary soldier. To Namoi and Samuel Griffis were born twelve children.
Samuel Griffis, Jr., was captain of the 586th district, Ware County militia, 1826-1827. He was a private in
Captain David J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian Ware in 1838.
The Griffis home-place was on lot of land No. 484, 12th district of former Ware but now Clinch county, where he
lived until his death April 27, 1884. His wife was accidentally killed December 23, 1874, at home, by her head
being caught and crushed in a cane-mill while the family was grinding cane and making syrup. Mr. and Mrs.
Griffis were buried in a family burying ground on their home-place.
Mr. Griffis removed from Appling County to what was then Ware County in 1847, and was cut into Clinch county
in its formation in 1850.
Mr. Griffis united with Ramah Primitive Baptist Church April 15, 1876, and was baptized. He died a member of
that church.
He applied for bounty lands, December 9, 1850 and stated he had served under Captain David J. Miller in the
Indian War, August 21 to December 21, 1838, and had enlisted at Waresboro and was mustered out at Fort Floyd
on the Okefenokee Swamp; that he also served another enlistment under Captain Jonathan Knight for 35 days in
July and August, 1840. He was granted 80 acres for this service.
Children of SAMUEL GRIFFIS and NAOMI KIRKLAND are:
(1). NANCY5 GRIFFIS5 b. 1829, Ware, GA, USA.
(2). KEZIAH GRIFFIS b. 25 Feb 1830, Appling, GA, USA. d. 1909, Clinch, GA, USA.
(3). REBECCAH GRIFFIS, b. 1832, Ware, GA, USA. m. JOHN STALVEY III b. 1829.
(4). MARY GRIFFIS5 b. 1834, Ware, GA, USA. m. CRAWFORD W. GUESS.
(5). NAOMI GRIFFIS b. 1836, GA, USA. d. 20 Apr 1901.
(6). MARTHA GRIFFIS b. 1838, Clinch, Ware, GA, USA.
(7). JOHN GRIFFIS b. 1840, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1860, Civil War, Southern States.
Notes for JOHN GRIFFIS:
John Griffis died in the Confederate Army.
(8). SARAH (SARA) GRIFFIS b. 1842, Ware, GA, USA. d. 29 Aug 1916.
(9). JOEL G. GRIFFIS b. 1844, Ware, GA, USA. d. 18705,5; m. NANCY HENDERSON5, 1867, Ware, GA, USA.
b. 1853, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1909.
(10). CELIA GRIFFIS b. 1845, Ware, GA, USA. d. 21 Jul 1910, Clinch, GA, USA.
(11). ELI GRIFFIS5 b. 1848, Ware, GA, USA. d. 1850.
Notes for ELI GRIFFIS:
Eli Griffis died young.
(12). SAMUEL POMPI GRIFFIS, b. 1854, Ware, GA, USA. m. ELIZABETH MIXON.
Gravesite Details
Husband of Naomi Kirkland Griffis married 1828
Family Members
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