Griffith ap John was the son of John Phillips and Eleanor (Haward/Maward) Phillips.
Griffith emigrated to America with his older brother, Samuel ap John, and Samuel's wife, Margaret. They left Wales in Dec 1708 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 11 Feb 1709.
Samuel and Griffith went to Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was a part of a district then known as the Welsh Barony.
Nothing more was recorded of Griffith ap John until around 1714 when he and Ann Williams requested permission to marry at the Friends' Monthly Meeting. Griffith was then 31 and Ann was 14. On 23 July 1714, Griffith and Ann were married. They had six sons and six daughters.
Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was settled about 1715, and among the first purchasers of farms were Griffith John, Noble Butler, Robert Benson, Cadwallader Evans, and others.
Griffith wrote a will in 1774, and he died in Uwchlan Township.
Griffith and Ann were also the parents of:
1) Ann (John) Benson (1715 - 1790) married John Benson (1714/15 - 1793). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
2) Rachel (John) Benson (1717/18 - 1760) married James Benson, Sr. (1717 - 1777). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
3) Joshua John (1720/21 - 1798).
4) Hannah (John) Davis (1723 - 1804).
5) Abel John (1727 - 1801) married Mary (Fisher) John.
6) Esther (John) McLean/McClean (1731/32 - 1811).
7) Robert John (1734 - 1760).
8) Sarah John (1736 - 1774).
9) Asa John (1740 - 1758).
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Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Griffith John
Description: Decedent
Residence: Uwchlan
Date: 19 Aug 1774
Prove date: 16 Sep 1778
Remarks: Provides for wife Ann. To son Joshua John £25. To son Abel £15. To son Reuben £15. To 4 daughters, viz., Ann Benson, Hannah Davis, Jane Meredith and Esther McClean £15 each. To grandson Jehu son of Robert John deceased 10 shillings at 21. To the 4 children of daughter Rachel Benson deceased, viz., James, Benjamin, Jonathan and Ann Benson 10 shillings each. To Friends of Uwchlan Meeting 10 shillings. To son Griffith messuage(sic) and plantation whereon I now live and all remainder of estate, also Executor.
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Samuel John, a brother of Griffith John, was born in Pembrokeshire in 1680, and educated in the Church Of England, but after his arrival in this country, in 1709, he became a minister among Friends, and was such about fifty four years. He died 10, 16, 1766, and was buried at Uwchlan. By his wife, Margaret, he had children, _ Mary, Samuel, Margaret, David, Ellen*, and Daniel."
JOHN, Griffith, son of John, Phillips and Ellen, his wife, was born in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the year 1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania 2, 11, 1709; married 7, 20, 1714, Ann, daughter of Robert and Gwen Williams, of Goshen, where she was born in 1700. They settled in Uchlan, where he died 6, 29, 1778, and his widow 6, 17, 1782. He was a minister among Friends near seventy years. His children were:
Joshua, b. 1, 31, 1720
Hannah, b. 1, 19, 1723
Jane, b. 2, 5, 1725
Abel, b. 7, 22, 1727
Griffith, b. 8, 26 1729; Esther, b. 1, 3, 1731
Robert, b. 7, 22, 1734
Sarah, b. 8, 31, 1736
Reuben, who married Lydia, daughter of John and Joanna Townsend
Griffith emigrated to America with his older brother, Samuel ap John, and Samuel's wife, Margaret. They left Wales in Dec 1708 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 11 Feb 1709.
Samuel and Griffith went to Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was a part of a district then known as the Welsh Barony.
Nothing more was recorded of Griffith ap John until around 1714 when he and Ann Williams requested permission to marry at the Friends' Monthly Meeting. Griffith was then 31 and Ann was 14. On 23 July 1714, Griffith and Ann were married. They had six sons and six daughters.
Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was settled about 1715, and among the first purchasers of farms were Griffith John, Noble Butler, Robert Benson, Cadwallader Evans, and others.
Griffith wrote a will in 1774, and he died in Uwchlan Township.
Griffith and Ann were also the parents of:
1) Ann (John) Benson (1715 - 1790) married John Benson (1714/15 - 1793). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
2) Rachel (John) Benson (1717/18 - 1760) married James Benson, Sr. (1717 - 1777). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
3) Joshua John (1720/21 - 1798).
4) Hannah (John) Davis (1723 - 1804).
5) Abel John (1727 - 1801) married Mary (Fisher) John.
6) Esther (John) McLean/McClean (1731/32 - 1811).
7) Robert John (1734 - 1760).
8) Sarah John (1736 - 1774).
9) Asa John (1740 - 1758).
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Information provided by #46978490:
Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Griffith John
Description: Decedent
Residence: Uwchlan
Date: 19 Aug 1774
Prove date: 16 Sep 1778
Remarks: Provides for wife Ann. To son Joshua John £25. To son Abel £15. To son Reuben £15. To 4 daughters, viz., Ann Benson, Hannah Davis, Jane Meredith and Esther McClean £15 each. To grandson Jehu son of Robert John deceased 10 shillings at 21. To the 4 children of daughter Rachel Benson deceased, viz., James, Benjamin, Jonathan and Ann Benson 10 shillings each. To Friends of Uwchlan Meeting 10 shillings. To son Griffith messuage(sic) and plantation whereon I now live and all remainder of estate, also Executor.
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Information provided by #46846403:
https://www.chester.pa-roots.com/biographies/john,%20samuel%20and%20griffith.htm
Samuel John, a brother of Griffith John, was born in Pembrokeshire in 1680, and educated in the Church Of England, but after his arrival in this country, in 1709, he became a minister among Friends, and was such about fifty four years. He died 10, 16, 1766, and was buried at Uwchlan. By his wife, Margaret, he had children, _ Mary, Samuel, Margaret, David, Ellen*, and Daniel."
JOHN, Griffith, son of John, Phillips and Ellen, his wife, was born in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the year 1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania 2, 11, 1709; married 7, 20, 1714, Ann, daughter of Robert and Gwen Williams, of Goshen, where she was born in 1700. They settled in Uchlan, where he died 6, 29, 1778, and his widow 6, 17, 1782. He was a minister among Friends near seventy years. His children were:
Joshua, b. 1, 31, 1720
Hannah, b. 1, 19, 1723
Jane, b. 2, 5, 1725
Abel, b. 7, 22, 1727
Griffith, b. 8, 26 1729; Esther, b. 1, 3, 1731
Robert, b. 7, 22, 1734
Sarah, b. 8, 31, 1736
Reuben, who married Lydia, daughter of John and Joanna Townsend
Griffith ap John was the son of John Phillips and Eleanor (Haward/Maward) Phillips.
Griffith emigrated to America with his older brother, Samuel ap John, and Samuel's wife, Margaret. They left Wales in Dec 1708 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 11 Feb 1709.
Samuel and Griffith went to Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was a part of a district then known as the Welsh Barony.
Nothing more was recorded of Griffith ap John until around 1714 when he and Ann Williams requested permission to marry at the Friends' Monthly Meeting. Griffith was then 31 and Ann was 14. On 23 July 1714, Griffith and Ann were married. They had six sons and six daughters.
Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was settled about 1715, and among the first purchasers of farms were Griffith John, Noble Butler, Robert Benson, Cadwallader Evans, and others.
Griffith wrote a will in 1774, and he died in Uwchlan Township.
Griffith and Ann were also the parents of:
1) Ann (John) Benson (1715 - 1790) married John Benson (1714/15 - 1793). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
2) Rachel (John) Benson (1717/18 - 1760) married James Benson, Sr. (1717 - 1777). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
3) Joshua John (1720/21 - 1798).
4) Hannah (John) Davis (1723 - 1804).
5) Abel John (1727 - 1801) married Mary (Fisher) John.
6) Esther (John) McLean/McClean (1731/32 - 1811).
7) Robert John (1734 - 1760).
8) Sarah John (1736 - 1774).
9) Asa John (1740 - 1758).
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Information provided by #46978490:
Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Griffith John
Description: Decedent
Residence: Uwchlan
Date: 19 Aug 1774
Prove date: 16 Sep 1778
Remarks: Provides for wife Ann. To son Joshua John £25. To son Abel £15. To son Reuben £15. To 4 daughters, viz., Ann Benson, Hannah Davis, Jane Meredith and Esther McClean £15 each. To grandson Jehu son of Robert John deceased 10 shillings at 21. To the 4 children of daughter Rachel Benson deceased, viz., James, Benjamin, Jonathan and Ann Benson 10 shillings each. To Friends of Uwchlan Meeting 10 shillings. To son Griffith messuage(sic) and plantation whereon I now live and all remainder of estate, also Executor.
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Information provided by #46846403:
https://www.chester.pa-roots.com/biographies/john,%20samuel%20and%20griffith.htm
Samuel John, a brother of Griffith John, was born in Pembrokeshire in 1680, and educated in the Church Of England, but after his arrival in this country, in 1709, he became a minister among Friends, and was such about fifty four years. He died 10, 16, 1766, and was buried at Uwchlan. By his wife, Margaret, he had children, _ Mary, Samuel, Margaret, David, Ellen*, and Daniel."
JOHN, Griffith, son of John, Phillips and Ellen, his wife, was born in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the year 1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania 2, 11, 1709; married 7, 20, 1714, Ann, daughter of Robert and Gwen Williams, of Goshen, where she was born in 1700. They settled in Uchlan, where he died 6, 29, 1778, and his widow 6, 17, 1782. He was a minister among Friends near seventy years. His children were:
Joshua, b. 1, 31, 1720
Hannah, b. 1, 19, 1723
Jane, b. 2, 5, 1725
Abel, b. 7, 22, 1727
Griffith, b. 8, 26 1729; Esther, b. 1, 3, 1731
Robert, b. 7, 22, 1734
Sarah, b. 8, 31, 1736
Reuben, who married Lydia, daughter of John and Joanna Townsend
Griffith emigrated to America with his older brother, Samuel ap John, and Samuel's wife, Margaret. They left Wales in Dec 1708 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 11 Feb 1709.
Samuel and Griffith went to Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was a part of a district then known as the Welsh Barony.
Nothing more was recorded of Griffith ap John until around 1714 when he and Ann Williams requested permission to marry at the Friends' Monthly Meeting. Griffith was then 31 and Ann was 14. On 23 July 1714, Griffith and Ann were married. They had six sons and six daughters.
Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was settled about 1715, and among the first purchasers of farms were Griffith John, Noble Butler, Robert Benson, Cadwallader Evans, and others.
Griffith wrote a will in 1774, and he died in Uwchlan Township.
Griffith and Ann were also the parents of:
1) Ann (John) Benson (1715 - 1790) married John Benson (1714/15 - 1793). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
2) Rachel (John) Benson (1717/18 - 1760) married James Benson, Sr. (1717 - 1777). He was the son of Robert Benson, Jr. and Jane (Jones) Benson.
3) Joshua John (1720/21 - 1798).
4) Hannah (John) Davis (1723 - 1804).
5) Abel John (1727 - 1801) married Mary (Fisher) John.
6) Esther (John) McLean/McClean (1731/32 - 1811).
7) Robert John (1734 - 1760).
8) Sarah John (1736 - 1774).
9) Asa John (1740 - 1758).
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Information provided by #46978490:
Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Griffith John
Description: Decedent
Residence: Uwchlan
Date: 19 Aug 1774
Prove date: 16 Sep 1778
Remarks: Provides for wife Ann. To son Joshua John £25. To son Abel £15. To son Reuben £15. To 4 daughters, viz., Ann Benson, Hannah Davis, Jane Meredith and Esther McClean £15 each. To grandson Jehu son of Robert John deceased 10 shillings at 21. To the 4 children of daughter Rachel Benson deceased, viz., James, Benjamin, Jonathan and Ann Benson 10 shillings each. To Friends of Uwchlan Meeting 10 shillings. To son Griffith messuage(sic) and plantation whereon I now live and all remainder of estate, also Executor.
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Information provided by #46846403:
https://www.chester.pa-roots.com/biographies/john,%20samuel%20and%20griffith.htm
Samuel John, a brother of Griffith John, was born in Pembrokeshire in 1680, and educated in the Church Of England, but after his arrival in this country, in 1709, he became a minister among Friends, and was such about fifty four years. He died 10, 16, 1766, and was buried at Uwchlan. By his wife, Margaret, he had children, _ Mary, Samuel, Margaret, David, Ellen*, and Daniel."
JOHN, Griffith, son of John, Phillips and Ellen, his wife, was born in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the year 1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania 2, 11, 1709; married 7, 20, 1714, Ann, daughter of Robert and Gwen Williams, of Goshen, where she was born in 1700. They settled in Uchlan, where he died 6, 29, 1778, and his widow 6, 17, 1782. He was a minister among Friends near seventy years. His children were:
Joshua, b. 1, 31, 1720
Hannah, b. 1, 19, 1723
Jane, b. 2, 5, 1725
Abel, b. 7, 22, 1727
Griffith, b. 8, 26 1729; Esther, b. 1, 3, 1731
Robert, b. 7, 22, 1734
Sarah, b. 8, 31, 1736
Reuben, who married Lydia, daughter of John and Joanna Townsend
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