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- Susanna is the daughter of Sara Noble & Samuel Haight
1. Elizabeth GRIFFIN b: 1694 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
2. Samuel b: 1696, marred Elizabeth Hopper
3. Richard b.1598, Flushing, died by 1722
4. Deborah GRIFFIN b: 1700 in Flushing
5. Joshua b: 1700 in Flushing, Apprentice 1722, Moved to Duchess County by 1740. Resided Fishkill.
6. Jonathanb: 31 May 1708 in Long Island City, Queens, NYd. 1786, married Sarah Budd, no children;
7. Edward b: 1710 in Long Island City, Queens, NY, d, 1787, married Millicent Bishop
8. James b: 1714. Flushing, Bristisch Army officer, d. Boston;
9. Joseph b: 1718, d. d. at Nine Partners at advanced age. ;
10. Isaiah b: 1721, d. 177, moved to Nine partners., physician;
11. Miriam b: 1722
12. Abraham Griffin b: 1724 in Flushing, Queens, New York.
The Griffin Family
Nearly all of Richard's (5) family, like that of their father & grandfather, were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. They became pioneers in the
then newly settled parts of New York State.
Of Samuel, little is known; his eldest son is mentioned In the will of Jonathan, but nothing further has been learned of him. Jonathan settled in White Plains & Scarsdale, became wealthy, was a captain & a Presbyterian elder, as learned from his Monument still remaining in a churchyard at Scarsdale.
The other sons all settled in Duchess County, New York, 4 of them at Nine Partners (now called Washington Precinct).
There can be some confusion here. Some genealogists state that these sons of Richard moved up the Hudson River to Charlotte County. This is very probably true, but inconsistent with today's political boundaries. Charlotte County was created in 1771 & consisted of a very large area of New York, including some parts of Vermont, Charlotte County no longer exists. It was divided into numerous present day counties, including Duchess & Washington Counties. The majority of references concerning Griffins center about the town Fishkill, which is about 10 miles up the Hudson River from West Point - - - [1]
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