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From: Candy Roth <>
Subject: [PACAMBRI] GRIFFITH
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:32:31 -0500

Hi Cousin Richard!

I descend through 'your' Levi GRIFFITH m Mary HARE/HAIR's brother Abner who
married Mary REIGHART. I would be delighted to know more about your line -
I have the names of Levi and Mary's children, but only carry down Rebecca J.
m Levi BERKEY & ? BENDER and Jeremiah J. [Jere] m Mary FRIEDLINE & Julia
FRY. Of the other 5 children I know very little.

Do you know the surname of Levi's second wife? I show only Susanna ?

Here is my line:

***1. Wm. GRIFFITH b & d Radnorshire, Wales
***2. John GRIFFITH b 1680 Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales d 4 Apr 1745
Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales m there Amy MORGAN b ca 1689 same
location, d 3 May 1762, same location

Ch. of John and Amy Morgan GRIFFITH:
***1. Thomas b 8 May 1708 South Divn, Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales
d 1769 Menallen, York, PA bur at Old Menallen FBG, York, PA m ca 1740
at Sadsbury M.H., York, PA Eve/Eva FAULKNER, dau. of Thomas and Marie
Catherine Ferree FAULKNER
2. Sarah b Aug 1711 b & d Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales
3. John b 21 may 1713 Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales d 17 Jun 1776
Chelmsford, England m 30 Oct 1737 Lower Darby M.M., Chester, PA
Rebecca FEARNE, dau. of Josiah and Sarah Blunston FEARNE. John m
(2) 14 Mar 1750/51 Chelmsford, Essex, England Frances WYATT
4. Mary b 7 Mar 1714/15 Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales d 28 Nov 1774
,Chester, PA m 22 Apr 1752 Concord M.M., Delaware, PA Micajah
SPEAKMAN, son of Thomas and Ann Harry/Harris SPEAKMAN.
5. Martha b 11 Jun 1718 Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales d 1742
E. Caln Twp., Chester, PA m 31 Jan 1739 Bradford M.M., Chester, PA
James MENDENHALL, son of Aaron and Rose Pierson MENDENHALL.
6. Benjamin b 28 Dec 1718 Nantmel Parish, Radnorhsire, Wales d
Llanvihangel, Rheidithon, Radnorhsire, Wales m bef 1757 Mary ?
m 26 Jun 1776 Alice PUGH
7. Amy b 14 Jul 1721 nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales d there.

Ch. of Thomas and Eve/Eva Faulkner GRIFFITH:

***1. William Owen b 13 Oct 1742 Sadsbury, Chester, PA d 6 may 1832
,Somerset, PA bur May 1832 Jenner Twp. Baptist Ch., Jenner's
X-Roads, Somerset, PA m 19 Oct 1763 Menallen Twp., York, PA
Sarah HAMMOND, dau. of John and Deborah Dicks HAMMOND
2. Elizabeth b 1745 ,York, PA d bef 29 Dec 1818 St. Clair Twp.,
Bedford, PA m 11 oct 1768 menallen Mtg., York, PA Thomas
BLACKBURN, son of John Jr. and Rebecca Harlan BLACKBURN.
3. John O. b 11 Jul 1747 Menallen Twp., York, PA d 12 Apr 1822 ,Somerset
PA bur Jenner's Twp. Baptish Ch., Jenner's X-Roads, Somerset, PA
m 6 Feb 1770 Alice FAULKNER, dau. of Jesse and Martha SMith FAULKNER.
4. Susanna b 6 Apr 1749 ,York, PA d 21 may 1827 Poplar Ridge, Fayette,
IN bur there m 16 May 1770 Menallen, York, PA Jonathan WRIGHT, son
of John and Elizabeth ? WRIGHT of Castleshane, Monaghan, Ireland.
5. Mary b 1751 Menallen, York, PA d bef 1826 ,Bedford, PA m 16 May 1770
Menallen Twp., York, PA Anthony BLACKBURN, son of John Jr. and
Rebecca Harlan BLACKBURN.
6. Rebecca b 1755 Sadsbury, York, PA d PA m 17 Jun 1772 Menallen
M.M., York, PA John MICKLE, Jr., son of John Sr. and Jane Morthland
MICKLE. Rebecca m (2) 12 Mar 1783 Menallen, York, PA Thomas BOWAN,
son of Thomas and Jane Edwards BOWEN
7. Eve b 1757 Sadsbury, York, PA d 1826 m 10 Jan 1778 Samuel MICKLE,
son of John Sr. and Jane Morthland MICKLE.
8. Thomas b 1759 menallen Twp., York, PA d 23 Mar 1826 St. Clair Twp.,
Bedford, PA m 22 May 1782 Menallen, York, PA Rachel BLACKBURN, dau.
of Thomas and Alice Hewitt BLACKBURN.
9. Ann b 1761 Menallen, York, m 12 Dec 1781 Menallen M.M., York, PA
John WRIGHT, son of Samuel and Gertrude Wierman WRIGHT.
10. Jesse b 1763 ,York, PA d ca 1831 ,Indiana, PA m Elizabeth WOLF

Ch. of William Owen and Sarah Hammond GRIFFITH:

1. Thomas b 1 Sep 1767 ,Chester, PA d 4 Mar 1842 Jenner Twp., Somerset
PA bur Jenner Twp. Baptist, Jenner's X-Roads, Somerset, PA m 1797
Menallen Twp., York, PA Rebecca BLACKBURN, dau. of Anthony and Mary
Griffith BLACKBURN. Thomas m (2) Jane BOWEN, dau. of Jonathan and
Ann Blackburn BOWEN. [Note: Thomas very probably was married prior
to either of these marriages and it's one of those wonderful little
mysteries that we continue to try and unravel!]
2. William Jr. b 15 Mar 1777 , York, PA d 29 Jun 1857 Jenner Twp.,
Somerset, PA m 26 Jun 1799 Menallen, York, PA Sarah OWEN, dau. of
John and Sarah Kirk OWEN.
3. Jesse b 21 oct 1779 on the old homestead, York, PA d 3 may 1854
Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA bur Jenner's Twp. Baptist, Jenner's
X-Roads, Somerset, PA m Jan 1802 Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA Lydia
Allen CONNELLY, dau. of Patrick and Elizabeth Allen Phillips
CONNELLY.
***4. Abner b 22 Jan 1784 ,York, PA d 12 Feb 1833 ,Somerset, PA m 25 Jun
1806 Menallen, York, PA Mary OWEN, dau. of John and Sarah Kirk OWEN.

Ch. of Abner and Mary Owen GRIFFITH:
1. John Owen b 11 Jul 1807 on his father's farm, Somerset, PA d 12 Aug
1881 Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA bur Jenner Twp. Baptist Ch. m Hannah
BERKEY, dau. of Samuel and Susanna Taylor BERKEY. John m (2) Rachel
BLOUGH, dau. of David and Magdalena Mishler BLOUGH. John m (3)
Elizabeth JONES.
2. William A. b 10 Dec 1808 on his father's farm, Somerset, PA d
10 May 1891 Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA bur Jenner's Twp. Baptist
m 1829 ,Somerset, PA Lucinda REIGHART
3. Sarah b 2 Nov 1810 on her father's farm, Somerset, PA d 12 Sep 1888
Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA bur Jenner's Twp. Baptist m Daniel
REIGHART, son of George & Nancy ? REIGHART. Sarah m (2) Jacob
BERKEY, son of Joseph and Mary Good BERKEY.
4. Mary Ann b 17 Jun 1813 on her father's farm, Somerset, PA d 7 Nov
1857 Richland Twp., Somerset, PA
***5. Abner b 26 Sep 1814 on his father's farm, Somerset, PA d 16 Apr 1900
Stonycreek Twp., Cambria, PA bur 18 Apr 1900 Grandview Cem.,
Westmont, Johnstown, Cambria, PA m 13 Aug 1835 ,Somerset, PA Mary
REIGHART, dau. of William REIGHART.
6. Levi b 17 Sep 1816 Jenner Twp., Somerset, PA f 6 Nov 1901 Jenner
Twp., Somerset, PA bur 8 Nov 1901 Hopewell ME Cem., Jenner Twp.,
Somerset, PA m 28 Sep 1830 Mary HARE. Levi m (2) Susanna ?
7. Deborah b 20 Jun 1819 on her father's farm, Somerset, PA d 3 Aug 1898
Ligonier, Westmoreland, PA m John JOHNSTON
8. Eli b 6 Nov 1823 on his father's farm, Somerset, PA d 10 Nov 1902
Walnut Grove, Cambria, PA m Elizabeth REIGHART, dau. of William
REIGHART.

Ch. of Abner and Mary Reighart GRIFFITH:
1. Nehemiah b 13 Sep 1837 ,Somerset, PA d Walnut Grove, Cambria, PA
m 18 Sep 1860 ,Somerset, Pa Rebecca Ann JACOBY
2. Elias b 1 Aug 1839 ,Somerset, PA d 15 May 1864 New Market, VA
***3. William Harry b 31 May 1841 ,Somerset, PA d 19 Apr 1891 Stonycreek
Twp., Cambria, PA bur 21 Apr 1891 Grandview Cem., Westmont, Johnstown
Cambria, PA m 29 Feb 1868 Johnstown, Cambria, PA Ella Jane HITE, dau.
of Jeremiah and Sarah Ann Border HITE.
4. Cyrus b 7 apr 1843 ,Somerset, PA d Andersonville Prison, GA bur
Jenner Twp. Baptish Ch., Somerset, PA
5. Emily Ann b 25 Jan 1840 Stonycreek Twp., Cambria, PA d 27 Dec 1923
Johnstown, Cambria, PA bur Sandyvale Cem., Johnstown, Cambria, PA
m 17 Mar 1864 ,Cambria, PA Lousi VonLEUNEN, son of Charles and
Henrietta Koster VonLEUNEN.
6. Ann Eliza b 16 oct 1846 ,Cambria, PA d 31 Mar 1876 E. Liberty,
Allegheny, PA bur Grandview Cem., Westmont, Johnstown, Cambria, PA
m Edward P. DITZLER
7. Marietta Morilla b 10 Jul 1848 ,Somerset, PA d Dec 1928 m 22 Oct 1874
James D. PENROD, son of Isaac and Susanna Shorley PENROD.
8. Uriah A. b 27 Mar 1852 ,Somerset, PA d 18 May 1930 Walnut Grove,
Cambria, PA m Mary UPDEGRAVE
9. Mary b 20 May 1856 ,Somerset, PA

William Harry and Ella Jane Hite GRIFFITH are my paternal g/grandparents.

I certainly welcome any input!

....Candy :)

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