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Snowden Griffin

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Snowden Griffin

Birth
Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Nov 1846 (aged 64)
Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.5126639, Longitude: -82.1442944
Memorial ID
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"This is a very well-preserved, full-size, flat stone slab. The marker also states, "aged 65 years." Biographical Notations courtesy of Find-A-Grave Contributor Michele Simmons LEWIS.

Snowden GRIFFIN, born November 8, 1781, St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, USA, died November 1, 1846, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 73687170, memorial created by Find-A-Grave Contributor Michelle Simmons LEWIS.

Snowden GRIFFIN, 1781-1846, is believed to have been son of American Revolutionary War Veteran Private Michael GRIFFIN, 1758-1804, born North Carolina, late of Columbia County, Georgia, USA, and of his wife, Nancy Ann WELDON, 1753-1808, late of Columbia County, Georgia, USA, daughter of Jacob A. WELDON, 1723-1783, formerly of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, America, late of St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, America.

Snowden GRIFFIN, 1781-1846, married in St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, 1787-1855.

Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, born April 6, 1787, Charlotte County, Virginia, died December 2, 1855, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, buried Snowden Griffin Family Cemetery, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 73687262, created by Find-A-Grave Contributor, Michele Simmons LEWIS.

Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, [variant spelling: FUQUA, FUQUEY], 1787-1855, was daughter of James Edward BAKER, 1755-1805, late of Edgefield, Edgefield District, later Edgefield County, South Carolina, and of his wife, Elizabeth FUQUA, 1762-1857, formerly of Charlotte County, Virginia, America. Her parents were married February 14, 1782.

To this marriage, these children are known:

daughter, Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN, 1809-1883, md. 1st June 23, 1825, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER, 1781-1832; she md 2nd, 1833-1835, John Alford KEY, buried in the Key Family Cemetery, Russell County, Alabama, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 69953662. Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN MERIWETHER KEY, 1809-1883, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29753542, is buried in the McWhorter Family Cemetery, Maxeys, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA, with her daughter, Martha Emily KEY McWHORTER, 1834-1888, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29757896, and son-in-law, Joseph H. McWHORTER, 1832-1901, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29757136. Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN, 1809-1883, was the second wife of her first husband, Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER; he first married Elizabeth Margaret BARKSDALE, 1781-circa 1825 and she was the second wife of John Alford KEY, 1784-1841; he first married Winifred SIMPKINS, 1809, Virginia.
To her first marriage to Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER, four (4) children are known; to her second marriage to John Alford KEY, three (3) children are known;

daughter, Elizabeth Frances Fuqua GRIFFIN, 1811-1872, md December 13, 1827, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Thomas R. (Jr.] McKIE, 1805-1867, [variant spelling, McKIE, McKEE];

daughter, Aven 'Ann' Caroline GRIFFIN, 1814-1864, md. 1829, Edgefield County, South Carolina, John BOYD, 1802-1878;

son, James GRIFFIN, 1817-1850;

daughter, Martha Amanda GRIFFIN, 1819- ; md. 1835, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Archibald T. CRAFTON [variant spelling: CRAFTON, CROFTON], 1806-after January 4, 1850, late of Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina. Martha Amanda GRIFFIN, 1819- was the second wife of Archibald T. CRAFTON; he first married 1829, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Mary MERIWETHER, 1808-1834, daughter of Thomas W. MERIWETHER, 1781-1832, and his first wife, Elizabeth Margaret Barksdale MERIWETHER, 1781-1825;

son, John Theophilus GRIFFIN, 1821-1870;

son, Joshua Billington [Sr.] GRIFFIN, 1823-1906; md. 23 Aug 1855, Columbia County, Georgia, Sarah Ann JONES, 1836-1917, daughter of William JONES, 1789-1867, and of his wife, Lucy THOMPSON [variant spelling: THOMPSON, THOMSON, TOMSON], 1799- ;

We are deeply indebted to the kindness of volunteers who have aided us in documenting the lives of our ancestors, particularly this Find-A-Grave Contributor, Jerry, who has provided us with a photograph of the cemetery grave maker and spelling of Snowden GRIFFIN.

"This is a very well-preserved, full-size, flat stone slab. The marker also states, "aged 65 years." Biographical Notations courtesy of Find-A-Grave Contributor Michele Simmons LEWIS.

Snowden GRIFFIN, born November 8, 1781, St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, USA, died November 1, 1846, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 73687170, memorial created by Find-A-Grave Contributor Michelle Simmons LEWIS.

Snowden GRIFFIN, 1781-1846, is believed to have been son of American Revolutionary War Veteran Private Michael GRIFFIN, 1758-1804, born North Carolina, late of Columbia County, Georgia, USA, and of his wife, Nancy Ann WELDON, 1753-1808, late of Columbia County, Georgia, USA, daughter of Jacob A. WELDON, 1723-1783, formerly of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, America, late of St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, America.

Snowden GRIFFIN, 1781-1846, married in St. Paul's Parish, later Richmond County, Georgia, Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, 1787-1855.

Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, born April 6, 1787, Charlotte County, Virginia, died December 2, 1855, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, buried Snowden Griffin Family Cemetery, Evans, Columbia County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 73687262, created by Find-A-Grave Contributor, Michele Simmons LEWIS.

Elizabeth Fuqua BAKER, [variant spelling: FUQUA, FUQUEY], 1787-1855, was daughter of James Edward BAKER, 1755-1805, late of Edgefield, Edgefield District, later Edgefield County, South Carolina, and of his wife, Elizabeth FUQUA, 1762-1857, formerly of Charlotte County, Virginia, America. Her parents were married February 14, 1782.

To this marriage, these children are known:

daughter, Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN, 1809-1883, md. 1st June 23, 1825, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER, 1781-1832; she md 2nd, 1833-1835, John Alford KEY, buried in the Key Family Cemetery, Russell County, Alabama, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 69953662. Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN MERIWETHER KEY, 1809-1883, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29753542, is buried in the McWhorter Family Cemetery, Maxeys, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA, with her daughter, Martha Emily KEY McWHORTER, 1834-1888, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29757896, and son-in-law, Joseph H. McWHORTER, 1832-1901, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 29757136. Mary Ann Scott GRIFFIN, 1809-1883, was the second wife of her first husband, Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER; he first married Elizabeth Margaret BARKSDALE, 1781-circa 1825 and she was the second wife of John Alford KEY, 1784-1841; he first married Winifred SIMPKINS, 1809, Virginia.
To her first marriage to Thomas [Sr.] MERIWETHER, four (4) children are known; to her second marriage to John Alford KEY, three (3) children are known;

daughter, Elizabeth Frances Fuqua GRIFFIN, 1811-1872, md December 13, 1827, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Thomas R. (Jr.] McKIE, 1805-1867, [variant spelling, McKIE, McKEE];

daughter, Aven 'Ann' Caroline GRIFFIN, 1814-1864, md. 1829, Edgefield County, South Carolina, John BOYD, 1802-1878;

son, James GRIFFIN, 1817-1850;

daughter, Martha Amanda GRIFFIN, 1819- ; md. 1835, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Archibald T. CRAFTON [variant spelling: CRAFTON, CROFTON], 1806-after January 4, 1850, late of Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina. Martha Amanda GRIFFIN, 1819- was the second wife of Archibald T. CRAFTON; he first married 1829, Edgefield, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Mary MERIWETHER, 1808-1834, daughter of Thomas W. MERIWETHER, 1781-1832, and his first wife, Elizabeth Margaret Barksdale MERIWETHER, 1781-1825;

son, John Theophilus GRIFFIN, 1821-1870;

son, Joshua Billington [Sr.] GRIFFIN, 1823-1906; md. 23 Aug 1855, Columbia County, Georgia, Sarah Ann JONES, 1836-1917, daughter of William JONES, 1789-1867, and of his wife, Lucy THOMPSON [variant spelling: THOMPSON, THOMSON, TOMSON], 1799- ;

We are deeply indebted to the kindness of volunteers who have aided us in documenting the lives of our ancestors, particularly this Find-A-Grave Contributor, Jerry, who has provided us with a photograph of the cemetery grave maker and spelling of Snowden GRIFFIN.


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