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GRIFFITH WILLS

ABSTRACTS OF WASHINGTON CO. PA. WILL BOOKS 1-5 (1776-1841)

By Bob & Mary CLOSSON by permission of The Citzens Library, Wasnington PA

Pg. 200 Will book #3 (1814-182?)

GRIFFITH, Isaac Pikerun Typ. (page 29)

DATED: 15 April 1815

PROBATED: 25 April 1815

EXEC. Alan GRIFFITH

WIT: jehu LEWIS, Joseph MILLS, James MITCHELL, M.D.

BENE: WIFE; "beloved wife" not named, DAU: Mary/ BRO: Alan GRIFFITH

 

Mentions father still living.

GRIFFITH, Allen, Pikerun Twp. (page 82)

DATE; 9 Sept. 1815

PROBATED: 2 Feb. 1816

EXEC. Amos GRIFFITH, Brother

WIT: Abner PARSON, John GRAVE, Curtis PYLE (did not appear)

BENE: BRO: Amos GRIFFITH, Brothers & sisters (not named)

OTHER: Henry MILLS OF Jeferson Co. Ohio.

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MARTIN, LETTES, Mt. Pleasant Twp. (page 138)

DATED: 3 Apr. 1812

PROBATED: 7 Jan. 1817

EXEC. Thomas Marques, JR.; William McCombs

WIT: John Morrison / Sarah Morrison

BENE: SON: John GRIFFITH ("my son"); DAU Sarah Marques, Nat. Curry, Hannah Long, GRANDCH: Robert GRIFFITH; LETTES GRIFFITH.

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GRIFFITH, ALEXANDER M. Nuncupative (page 486)

DATED; 11 Nov. l821

PROBATED: 6 May 1822 7: PM

EXEC: John R. GRIFFITH

WIT: Samuel MARSHELL; Charles HAWKINS and the following appeared as Wit: James GRIFFITY; James STEVENS; Alex SWENEY, James LINVILL

BENE: Wife: Sally, BRO: John R. GRIFFITH to have charge of children (not named)

GRIFFITH, JOHN Mt. Pleasant Twp. (Page 442)

DATED 23 Feb. 1828

PROBATED: 28 July 1829

EXEC. Thomas Miller (son of Thomas) / David Hays

WIT: John WHITE, Jr., Esq.; John I. ROSS

BENE: WIFE: Susan SISTERS; Jane Crab living in parish Garvachia in County Down in Kingdom of Ireland. Eleaner Warren wife of John Warren), Ireland, County Down parish Drumore NEPHEWS: Samuel Mchaffey (nr Cambridge, Guernsey Co. Ohio). John St. Ledger (son of sister Mary living near Pittsburgh). NIECES: Mary Ann Pedan - married to James Mckachen of Pittsburgh. Elizabeth married to Robert Simpson living in The Cove, Brooke Co., VA (dau. Of sister, Margaret).

 


Elisha Griffith, Revolutionary Patriot

This is just the extract for Genealogical purposes....

I give and bequeth my worldly goods to Henry Howard Griffith and his heirs the farm on which I now reside and he goes on to name animals and farm equipment, etc.  He names Catherine as his wife, she is to be cared for til the end of her life.  He names his daughters:  Harriet DAVIS, Mary WEST, Sarah GARTHES, and Catherine BARNET. After mentioning these folks, he makes this statement, "before named equally, it may appear strange to note that having MANY OTHER CHILDREN besides those mentioned, as legatees I have willed nothing to them.   It may therefore be proper that I here asign my reasons for not doing so. They are simply not named in my will and have other wise been provided for in my life.

I just wish he had at least named them.

He mentions a brother as John H. GRIFFITH to be an executor along with Henry.