Charles Griffis, R. S. (b. 1755, d. August 10, 1844)
Charles Griffis, R. S.6, 7, 8, 9 was born 1755 in Orangeburgh District, South Carolina10, 11, 12, and died August 10, 1844 in Clinch County, Georgia13, 14, 15.
Notes for Charles Griffis, R. S.: [JOHN GRIFFIS.FTW]
Charles Griffis [I find a Charles Griffis b. 1755 SC, d. 8-10-1844 GA, m. Mrs. Charity Rich, listed on p. 1236, DAR PATRIOT INDEX] http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/ware/military/revwar/lottery.txt
1806 - Charles Griffis - tax list, Montgomery County (He m Charity Braswell, daughter of Kindred Braswell). http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~overstrt/Newsletters/onewv2_1.htm
Charles Griffis was a Revolutionary Soldier evidently in the South Carolina Line. Details of service unknown, no record found there of his service. His son Kindred, said his father was in the engagements with the noted Tory, Col. Carleton, and was present at Yorktown with his command at the surrender. Charles Griffis drew land as a Rev. Soldier in 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, a resident at the time of Ware (now Clinch) County. He is listed in the 1790 Census of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina but was not married at the time, living at the time with his widowed mother. His grave was marked in 1950 by the DAR. The first known record in Georgia of Charles Griffis appears to be the tax-digest of Montgomery County for the year 1806 at which time he was living in the 57th District and owned 200 acres of land. However, census records of the children shows that all of them were born in Georgia. Charles was living in Appling County in the 1820 Census. It was about 1822 that he moved further south into what was then Appling County on account of his large droves of cattle. He settled land lot #195, 7th District, now Clinch County. He lived there until his death. Juniper Griffis was administrator of his father's estate, and was appointed in 1844 as such by the Inferior Court of Ware County. The 1790 Census of Organgeburgh District, South Carolina shows Charles Griffis' he and two females are listed. He is listed in 1830 & 1840 in Ware County, Georgia. Per Mr. Robert James Robinson
Could this be OUR Charles? 1 31 192 Grifface,Charles Rev Sol Ware County Moat Lee County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/deeds/1827/sur/surn-g2.txt
Georgia Atkinson County
ATKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA HISTORY Atkinson County's earliest occupants were Indians of a pre-Creek civilization; possibly of the Muskhogean cultures. The Creek Indians later occupied the territory. The last Indian stand in the area was about 1 1/2 miles from the town of Willacoochee on the Alapaha River. The story states that so many Indians were massacred that the river ran red with blood. The earliest settlers were comprised of Revolutionary soldiers or their families.
The territory was rich with virgin pines which the settlers used to construct homes, later contributing largely to the economy of Atkinson County. The Satilla River (pronounced "Sentilly" locally) was the main link to the coast. The first loggers were the Tanner, Gillis, and Griffis families of Atkinson County. The men would raft the logs down the Satilla River to Burnt Fort.
Atkinson County was created from parts of Clinch and Coffee Counties on August 15, 1917. Atkinson County was the 151st county formed with only 8 more counties to follow. The county was named for William Yates Atkinson, Georgia's governor from 1894-1898. It is bordered by the following counties: Clinch, Coffee, Lanier, Berrien, and Ware. Atkinson County towns are Pearson, the county seat; Axson, once known as McDonald's Mill; Willacoochee; and Kirkland.
The Brunswick and Western Railroad constructed around 1875, brought a period of growth to these towns. The Brunswick and Western Railroad later became the Atlantic Coastline. The Brunswick-Western and the Georgia-Florida Railroads intersected in Willacoochee.
Pearson was incorporated December 27, 1890 and was named after Benejah Pearson, the grandfather of Pearson's first mayor Jeff Kirkland. The city first surveyed by R.D. Meador, had 32 (1 acre) blocks; 4 blocks east and 8 blocks north. In 1898, the city was surveyed again by T.B. Marshall into a perfect square using the railroad as a dividing line.
Pearson had a post office before Douglas due to the railroad. The postmaster from Douglas had to travel to Pearson to collect the mail. Pearson's first postmaster was a Mr. Holtzendorff. The newspaper, The Pearson Tribune, was begun in 1915 by a Mr. Roland. It's earliest editor, B.T. Allen. The Atkinson County Citizen began publication in September 1954 by Bird Yarbrough. Willacoochee, formerly known as Danielsville, was the first town chartered in Atkinson County on November 12, 1889.
Willacoochee is an Indian name believed to mean wildcat. Willacoochee also had a newspaper between 1910-1930 known as "The Willacoochee Times" and other various names.
Axson was named McDonald's Mill for the McDonald's large sawmill. When the county was created, the name was changed in honor of President Woodrow Wilson's wife. About 1875 a small railroad was built connecting Axson and Douglas.
Kirkland was named for Joseph Kirkland and was a trading center before the arrival of the railroad. One of the oldest churches in Atkinson County, Antioch Church and cemetery, is located northwest of Kirkland.
Cities & Communities in Atkinson County Pearson-Kirkland-Williacoochee-Axson Submitted by Karen Batten http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/atkinson/history/history.txt
PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS by Folks Huxford sent to me by Betty Herndon Williams: GRIFFIS, Charles 1759-1844 Clinch Charles Griffis, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Orangeburg District, S. C., in 1759, and was thought to have been a son of John and Barbara Griffis of Four Holes, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. John was killed in the Revolutionary War. Due to loss of the Orangeburg County records it is impossible to learn much about the Griffis antecedents there. It is known that on account of the father's death Charles took his younger brother, Samuel, who was at the time hardly grown, and came to Georgia during the 1790's, where he married Mr. Charity Braswell Rich, a widow lady. She was born about 1770 and died in 1859. To Charles and Charity were born: 1. Samuel b. 1800, m. Lavina _______. Moved to Columbia County, Florida, 1843 2. Elizabeth b. 1802, m. John Cowart, Lived in Clinch County, Georgia 3. Nancy b. 1805, m. Abraham Starling. Moved to Bradford County, Florida 4. Juniper b. 1808, m. Lavina Sears. Lived in Clinch County, Georgia 5. Charles b. 1810, m. Sarah______. Moved to Columbia County, Florida, 1843 6. Rhoda b. 1816, m. William Corbitt of Clinch County, Georgia 7. (twin) Kindred b. 1817, m. Tobitha Sears. Lived in Coffee County, Georgia 8. (twin) Eliza b. 1817, m. William D. Murray of Ware County, Georgia 9. Manning b. 1820, m. Temperance_____. Moved to Bradford County, Florida The first known record in Georgia of Charles Griffis appears to be the tax-digest of Montgomery County for the year 1806 at which time he was living in the 57th District and owned 200 acres of land. However, the census record of the children show that all of them were born in Georgia. He was living in Appling County in the 1820 Census. It was about 1821-22 that he moved further south into what was then Appling County on account of his large droves of cattle. He settled on Lot of Land 195, 7th district (territory now in Atkinson County) and lived there about two years, after which he moved to Lot 247, 7th district (territory now in Clinch County). He lived on this latter lot until his death in August, 1844. He and his wife were buried in nearby Guest Millpond Cemetery where the John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. placed a marker over his grave in 1950. The Griffis home place was cut out of Appling into Ware County in 1825, and changed out of Ware into Clinch in 1850. Mr. Griffis served in one of the South Carolina regiments in the Continental Line. He was present at Cornwallis' Surrender at Yorktown and in his last years, often recalled details of that memorable occasion. He was granted land in Georgia in 1827 as a Revolutionary Soldier (see Knight's Roster of the Revolution, pp. 354 and 464). Mrs. Eva Griffis Kirkland and several other ladies of Atkinson County, are members of the John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. as descendants of Charles Griffis, R.S. Juniper Griffis was administrator of his father's estate and was appointed in 1844 as such by the Inferior Court of Ware County. The 1790 Census of Orangeburg District, S. C., (territory probably now in Barnwell County) shows Charles Griffis family to have consisted of self and two females, the latter thought to have been his mother and sister since he was not married at the time. CENSUS REFERENCES: 1790, Orangeburg District, S. C., South Part; 1820, Appling; 1830, 1840, Ware. Several questions now come to mind. Who is right? Mr. Robinson or Mr. Huxford? The John we are all using is shown as being born 1754, married Barbara LNU. So if this Charles was really born in 1759 it is nigh on to impossible for John to be the father. Mr. Huxford made no mention of the third son, John, born 1778. He did mention a sister. Whose sister? Charles or his mama's? I have only been doing Griffis research for three years and most of yall have been doing it a lot longer. I have found no one that has mentioned a daughter of John and Barbara LNU Griffis. Maybe there was an older John and Barbara LNU Griffis whose children match the ones we are using and they married the same people or the lines are crossed or we all are using the wrong info somewhere. It is going to take a far smarter person than me to figure this out. All I can say is WHEW!!! I thought I was confused before but I am beyond confused now. LJG
Here is more information on Charles Griffis. They all don't belong to my line but I thought someboby else could benefit from this information as well. Revolutionary War Books Lookup: June 16, 2004 GRIFFIS/GRIFFIN &GRIFFITS look-up: There is 1 for Abner, 1 for Benjamin, 1 for Charles, 1 for David Sr., 1 for James, 1 for Thomas, 1 for William Sr., and 1 for Zachariah Griffis/Griffin. 0 listings for John.
(1) GRIFFIS, Charles: b 1755 SC d 8-10-1844 GA m (1) Mrs Charity Rich Sol SC. Trans: GRIFFIS, Charles: born in 1755 in South Carolina; died on August 10, 1844 in Georgia; married (1st wife) Mrs. Charity Rich; he was a Soldier in South Carolina.
(2) GRIFFITS, Samuel Powel: b 7-21-1759 PA d 5-12-1826 PA m (1) Mary Fishbourne PS PA. Trans: GRIFFITS, Samuel Powel: born on July 21, 1759 in Pennsylvania; died on May 12, 1826 in Pennsylvania; married (1st wife) Mary Fishbourne; his Patriot Service was in Pennsylvania.
I hope this has helped. Sorry again about the mistake! Good luck to you and your friend on your family research.
Linda, This was sent by from a lookup I requested on Revolutionary War books . May or may not be yours ,but hope it helps a litle .
Betty sent this to me on June 16, 2004
DAR Patriot Lookup: June 16, 2004 A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below.
GRIFFIS, Charles Birth: SC 1755 Service: SC Rank: Sol Death: GA 10 Aug 1844 Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No Spouse: (1)Mrs Charity Rich
Linda, I found Charles, found no John Griffis. Thank you for your interest in the DAR Patriot Lookup Service.
So, I am going to move Charles from the son of John & Barbara to the son of Joseph & Margaret Hutto Griffis.
[Kindred Leonard Griffis & Minnie Lee.FTW]
[A BROKEN LIMB.FTW]
[JOHN GRIFFIS.FTW]
Charles Griffis [I find a Charles Griffis b. 1755 SC, d. 8-10-1844 GA, m. Mrs. Charity Rich, listed on p. 1236, DAR PATRIOT INDEX] http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/ware/military/revwar/lottery.txt
1806 - Charles Griffis - tax list, Montgomery County (He m Charity Braswell, daughter of Kindred Braswell). http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~overstrt/Newsletters/onewv2_1.htm
Charles Griffis was a Revolutionary Soldier evidently in the South Carolina Line. Details of service unknown, no record found there of his service. His son Kindred, said his father was in the engagements with the noted Tory, Col. Carleton, and was present at Yorktown with his command at the surrender. Charles Griffis drew land as a Rev. Soldier in 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, a resident at the time of Ware (now Clinch) County. He is listed in the 1790 Census of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina but was not married at the time, living at the time with his widowed mother. His grave was marked in 1950 by the DAR. The first known record in Georgia of Charles Griffis appears to be the tax-digest of Montgomery County for the year 1806 at which time he was living in the 57th District and owned 200 acres of land. However, census records of the children shows that all of them were born in Georgia. Charles was living in Appling County in the 1820 Census. It was about 1822 that he moved further south into what was then Appling County on account of his large droves of cattle. He settled land lot #195, 7th District, now Clinch County. He lived there until his death. Juniper Griffis was administrator of his father's estate, and was appointed in 1844 as such by the Inferior Court of Ware County. The 1790 Census of Organgeburgh District, South Carolina shows Charles Griffis' he and two females are listed. He is listed in 1830 & 1840 in Ware County, Georgia. Per Mr. Robert James Robinson
Could this be OUR Charles? 1 31 192 Grifface,Charles Rev Sol Ware County Moat Lee County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/deeds/1827/sur/surn-g2.txt
Georgia Atkinson County
ATKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA HISTORY Atkinson County's earliest occupants were Indians of a pre-Creek civilization; possibly of the Muskhogean cultures. The Creek Indians later occupied the territory. The last Indian stand in the area was about 1 1/2 miles from the town of Willacoochee on the Alapaha River. The story states that so many Indians were massacred that the river ran red with blood. The earliest settlers were comprised of Revolutionary soldiers or their families.
The territory was rich with virgin pines which the settlers used to construct homes, later contributing largely to the economy of Atkinson County. The Satilla River (pronounced "Sentilly" locally) was the main link to the coast. The first loggers were the Tanner, Gillis, and Griffis families of Atkinson County. The men would raft the logs down the Satilla River to Burnt Fort.
Atkinson County was created from parts of Clinch and Coffee Counties on August 15, 1917. Atkinson County was the 151st county formed with only 8 more counties to follow. The county was named for William Yates Atkinson, Georgia's governor from 1894-1898. It is bordered by the following counties: Clinch, Coffee, Lanier, Berrien, and Ware. Atkinson County towns are Pearson, the county seat; Axson, once known as McDonald's Mill; Willacoochee; and Kirkland.
The Brunswick and Western Railroad constructed around 1875, brought a period of growth to these towns. The Brunswick and Western Railroad later became the Atlantic Coastline. The Brunswick-Western and the Georgia-Florida Railroads intersected in Willacoochee.
Pearson was incorporated December 27, 1890 and was named after Benejah Pearson, the grandfather of Pearson's first mayor Jeff Kirkland. The city first surveyed by R.D. Meador, had 32 (1 acre) blocks; 4 blocks east and 8 blocks north. In 1898, the city was surveyed again by T.B. Marshall into a perfect square using the railroad as a dividing line.
Pearson had a post office before Douglas due to the railroad. The postmaster from Douglas had to travel to Pearson to collect the mail. Pearson's first postmaster was a Mr. Holtzendorff. The newspaper, The Pearson Tribune, was begun in 1915 by a Mr. Roland. It's earliest editor, B.T. Allen. The Atkinson County Citizen began publication in September 1954 by Bird Yarbrough. Willacoochee, formerly known as Danielsville, was the first town chartered in Atkinson County on November 12, 1889.
Willacoochee is an Indian name believed to mean wildcat. Willacoochee also had a newspaper between 1910-1930 known as "The Willacoochee Times" and other various names.
Axson was named McDonald's Mill for the McDonald's large sawmill. When the county was created, the name was changed in honor of President Woodrow Wilson's wife. About 1875 a small railroad was built connecting Axson and Douglas.
Kirkland was named for Joseph Kirkland and was a trading center before the arrival of the railroad. One of the oldest churches in Atkinson County, Antioch Church and cemetery, is located northwest of Kirkland.
Cities & Communities in Atkinson County Pearson-Kirkland-Williacoochee-Axson Submitted by Karen Batten http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/atkinson/history/history.txt
PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS by Folks Huxford sent to me by Betty Herndon Williams: GRIFFIS, Charles 1759-1844 Clinch Charles Griffis, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Orangeburg District, S. C., in 1759, and was thought to have been a son of John and Barbara Griffis of Four Holes, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. John was killed in the Revolutionary War. Due to loss of the Orangeburg County records it is impossible to learn much about the Griffis antecedents there. It is known that on account of the father's death Charles took his younger brother, Samuel, who was at the time hardly grown, and came to Georgia during the 1790's, where he married Mr. Charity Braswell Rich, a widow lady. She was born about 1770 and died in 1859. To Charles and Charity were born: 1. Samuel b. 1800, m. Lavina _______. Moved to Columbia County, Florida, 1843 2. Elizabeth b. 1802, m. John Cowart, Lived in Clinch County, Georgia 3. Nancy b. 1805, m. Abraham Starling. Moved to Bradford County, Florida 4. Juniper b. 1808, m. Lavina Sears. Lived in Clinch County, Georgia 5. Charles b. 1810, m. Sarah______. Moved to Columbia County, Florida, 1843 6. Rhoda b. 1816, m. William Corbitt of Clinch County, Georgia 7. (twin) Kindred b. 1817, m. Tobitha Sears. Lived in Coffee County, Georgia 8. (twin) Eliza b. 1817, m. William D. Murray of Ware County, Georgia 9. Manning b. 1820, m. Temperance_____. Moved to Bradford County, Florida The first known record in Georgia of Charles Griffis appears to be the tax-digest of Montgomery County for the year 1806 at which time he was living in the 57th District and owned 200 acres of land. However, the census record of the children show that all of them were born in Georgia. He was living in Appling County in the 1820 Census. It was about 1821-22 that he moved further south into what was then Appling County on account of his large droves of cattle. He settled on Lot of Land 195, 7th district (territory now in Atkinson County) and lived there about two years, after which he moved to Lot 247, 7th district (territory now in Clinch County). He lived on this latter lot until his death in August, 1844. He and his wife were buried in nearby Guest Millpond Cemetery where the John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. placed a marker over his grave in 1950. The Griffis home place was cut out of Appling into Ware County in 1825, and changed out of Ware into Clinch in 1850. Mr. Griffis served in one of the South Carolina regiments in the Continental Line. He was present at Cornwallis' Surrender at Yorktown and in his last years, often recalled details of that memorable occasion. He was granted land in Georgia in 1827 as a Revolutionary Soldier (see Knight's Roster of the Revolution, pp. 354 and 464). Mrs. Eva Griffis Kirkland and several other ladies of Atkinson County, are members of the John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. as descendants of Charles Griffis, R.S. Juniper Griffis was administrator of his father's estate and was appointed in 1844 as such by the Inferior Court of Ware County. The 1790 Census of Orangeburg District, S. C., (territory probably now in Barnwell County) shows Charles Griffis family to have consisted of self and two females, the latter thought to have been his mother and sister since he was not married at the time. CENSUS REFERENCES: 1790, Orangeburg District, S. C., South Part; 1820, Appling; 1830, 1840, Ware. Several questions now come to mind. Who is right? Mr. Robinson or Mr. Huxford? The John we are all using is shown as being born 1754, married Barbara LNU. So if this Charles was really born in 1759 it is nigh on to impossible for John to be the father. Mr. Huxford made no mention of the third son, John, born 1778. He did mention a sister. Whose sister? Charles or his mama's? I have only been doing Griffis research for three years and most of yall have been doing it a lot longer. I have found no one that has mentioned a daughter of John and Barbara LNU Griffis. BUT Joseph and Margaret Hutto Griffis DID have a daughter. Her name is MARY, born April 12, 1750. Christened April 12, 1750 to JOSEPH and MARGARET Griffis according to the Book of Records out of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina. This is further proof that Robert James Robinson was right. Maybe there was an older John and Barbara LNU Griffis whose children match the ones we are using and they married the same people or the lines are crossed or we all are using the wrong info somewhere. It is going to take a far smarter person than me to figure this out. All I can say is WHEW!!! I thought I was confused before but I am beyond confused now. LJG
Here is more information on Charles Griffis. They all don't belong to my line but I thought someboby else could benefit from this information as well. Revolutionary War Books Lookup: June 16, 2004 GRIFFIS/GRIFFIN &GRIFFITS look-up: There is 1 for Abner, 1 for Benjamin, 1 for Charles, 1 for David Sr., 1 for James, 1 for Thomas, 1 for William Sr., and 1 for Zachariah Griffis/Griffin. 0 listings for John.
(1) GRIFFIS, Charles: b 1755 SC d 8-10-1844 GA m (1) Mrs Charity Rich Sol SC. Trans: GRIFFIS, Charles: born in 1755 in South Carolina; died on August 10, 1844 in Georgia; married (1st wife) Mrs. Charity Rich; he was a Soldier in South Carolina.
(2) GRIFFITS, Samuel Powel: b 7-21-1759 PA d 5-12-1826 PA m (1) Mary Fishbourne PS PA. Trans: GRIFFITS, Samuel Powel: born on July 21, 1759 in Pennsylvania; died on May 12, 1826 in Pennsylvania; married (1st wife) Mary Fishbourne; his Patriot Service was in Pennsylvania.
I hope this has helped. Sorry again about the mistake! Good luck to you and your friend on your family research.
Linda, This was sent by from a lookup I requested on Revolutionary War books . May or may not be yours ,but hope it helps a litle .
Betty sent this to me on June 16, 2004
DAR Patriot Lookup: June 16, 2004 A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below.
GRIFFIS, Charles Birth: SC 1755 Service: SC Rank: Sol Death: GA 10 Aug 1844 Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No Spouse: (1)Mrs Charity Rich
Linda, I found Charles, found no John Griffis. Thank you for your interest in the DAR Patriot Lookup Service.
One last thing, IF Charles was born 1774, the Revolutionary War started when, 1781-1786, that would would mean that Charles was 6 to 12 years old during this time. I know that they did fight at an early age in the War of 1812, Revolutionay War and the War against Northern Aggression, but I just can't image this young. Also as you can see the age on the DAR Patroit Index is 1755.
So, I am going to move Charles from the son of John & Barbara to the son of Joseph & Margaret Hutto Griffis.
More About Charles Griffis, R. S.: Burial: Unknown, Guest Millpond Cemetery, Clinch County, Georgia.16, 17, 18
More About Charles Griffis, R. S. and <Unnamed>: Marriage: Aft. 1798, Georgia.19, 20
Children of Charles Griffis, R. S. are:
Juniper Griffis, b. February 04, 1808, Montgomery County, Georgia20, 21, 22, d. July 10, 1904, Clinch County, Georgia23, 24, 25.
Kindred Griffis, b. October 04, 1817, Montgomery County, Georgia26, d. March 30, 1905.
Charles Griffis, R. S. (b. 1755, d. August 10, 1844)
Notes for Charles Griffis, R. S.: