| Name |
Frances Griffith [1] |
| Birth |
Abt 1660 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA  |
- Frances' birth year is estimated and is based on her being 16 to 18 at the estimated time she married John Hall I about 1677. By 1688, she had two daughters by John Hall I, and a son, John II, born about 1690. It is not known if she had more than three children. [2]
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| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Aft 29 Mar 1697 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA |
| Will - Named in Fathers will |
14 Mar 1708 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA [1] |
- She was shown as a daughter Frances Hull(sic) (Hall) in the will of Jerom Griffeth Sr., wife Elizabeth.
|
| Marr Name |
Frances Hall |
| Record ID |
59154 |
Origins  |
|
| Patriarch & Matriarch |
Jerom 'Jeremy' Griffith, I, b. bet. 1630 & 1639, Boston, Wales, or England d. Bef. 28 May 1708, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) (Father)  First Wife of Jerom Griffith Sr (--?--), b. Abt 1634, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 31 years) (Mother) |
| Siblings |
2 sisters |
| + | 1. Dorothy Griffith, b. Abt. 1652, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Robert Hayes, m. Abt. 1670 | | + | 2. Frances Griffith, b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 29 Mar 1697, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age > 37 years)
╚═ John Hall, I (N-16), m. Abt 1677 | | + | 3. Esther Griffith, b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Mar 1722/23, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
╚═ William (7) Freshwater, Sr., m. Abt 1690 |
|
| Half-siblings |
6 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of Jerom 'Jeremy' Griffith and Elizabeth Gelding) |
| + | 1. Luke Griffith, Sr, b. Abt 1668, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef Jul 1720, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 52 years)
╚═ Elizabeth Fathery, m. Abt 1695 | | + | 2. Jerom Griffith, Jr., b. 1673, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1720 (Age 47 years)
╚═ | | + | 3. Jonas Griffith, I, b. Abt 1678, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1627, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
╚═ Anne (--?--), m. Abt 1700 | | + | 4. Benjamin (of Jerom Sr.) Griffith, I, b. Abt 1680, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 21 Jul 1719, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 39 years)
╚═ Daughter of Thomas Clay I) Clay, m. bef. 28 Sep 1704 ; Mary Roberts, m. Abt 1704 | | + | 5. James Griffith, b. Abt 1682, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 16 Jun 1719, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 37 years)
╚═ | | + | 6. Elizabeth Griffith, b. Abt 1688, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Dec 1748, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years)
╚═ John (17) Freshwater, m. Abt 1705 ; Matthew (of Thos) Moore, I, m. Abt 1710 ; William (of Wm of Thos Sr) Dunton, m. Abt 1720 | | + | 7. Thomas Griffith, I, b. Abt 1684, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Esther Payne, m. Abt 1714 | | + | 8. Margaret (of Jerom I) Griffith, b. Abt. 1690, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Aft. 12 Oct 1745, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)
╚═ John (of William) Baker, I, m. Abt 1709 ; Thomas Tennant, m. Abt 1721 |
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| Person ID |
I59154 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Father |
Jerom 'Jeremy' Griffith, I, b. bet. 1630 & 1639, Boston, Wales, or England d. Bef. 28 May 1708, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
Other Partners:
╚═Elizabeth Gelding, b. Abt 1649, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. AFT22 Feb 1716, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age > 67 years) m. Abt 1665 |
| Mother |
First Wife of Jerom Griffith Sr (--?--), b. Abt 1634, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt. 1651 |
Assumed at New England, USA [3, 4] |
- Editor's Note:
The marriage date is based upon the estimated birth year of Dorothy Griffith, the inferred first child of Jerom Griffith Sr and his first wife. Dorothy’s estimated birth year is based on the following factors:
1). Her only child, Thomas Hayes, was born about 1671 according to a deposition he gave at Northampton County Court.
2). This indicates an estimated marriage date for Dorothy to Robert Hayes by 1670.
3). Assuming Dorothy was 18 when she married Hayes, her estimated birth year would be 1652. and
4). Dorothy’s birth year would suggest an approximate marriage year of Jerom Griffith and his firsts wife in 1651.
While the name of Jerom’s first wife is unknown, there is speculation as to who she was. John F. Dorman wrote in his seminal work, Adventurers of Purse and Person (AP&P): “George (3) Freshwater (Elizabeth (2) Bibby, William (1)…married [first] Elizabeth Mears, daughter of Bartholomew Mears (23), and [second] Elizabeth Griffith, daughter of Jerom and Elizabeth (Benthall) Griffith 24 who left undated will proved 14 Aug 1733”
The foregoing information is incorrect. This statement is based upon the following factors:
1). No evidence is provided, either primary, secondary, or circumstantial to prove a marriage between Elizabeth Benthall to Jerom Griffith.
2). Jerom’s daughter, Elizabeth, first married John Freshwater, a son of George and Elizabeth (Mears) Freshwater. They had one child named Comfort Freshwater.
3). Elizabeth (Griffith) Freshwater second married Matthew Moore, and third married William Dunton.
4). Elizabeth (Griffith) Freshwater Moore Dunton’s will was dated 27 Oct 1748/13 Dec 1748). Her will did not mention daughter Comfort, an indication she had predeceased her mother.
5.) Matthew Moore mentioned Elizabeth’s first child, Comfort in his (22 Aug 1715 / 19 Feb 1718 will as follows: “George Freshwater Sr. [father of Geo. Freshwater III] and his son Mark [Comfort’s uncle] to take Comfort Freshwater and her estate until she is of age.”
6). Elizabeth (Mears) Freshwater’s undated will was probated on 14 Aug 1733. In her will, she named “My granddaughter Comfort Dunton.”
7). George Freshwater named “My granddaughter Comfort Freshwater” in his (26 Oct 1717 / 17 Mar 17/8 will.
In defense of Dorman, he could not have had access to the detailed information of now abstracted and/or transcribed Northampton County records to which we have access today. Thus, his entry in AP&P was an honest mistake.
THE CONUMDREN
Northampton County Records, abstracted and/or transcribed between 1997 and 2003 advise us of the following:
1). Jerom Griffith apparently came to Northampton County from the Boston area.
2). Jerom was residing in Northampton county by 1660.
3). These two factors being the case, his first wife was more than likely not from Virginia’s Eastern Shore but from New England. This could be a major reason for the opacity of the records about an Elizabeth Benthall being Jerom’s first wife. Thus, the proverbial question as to who was his first wife continues to linger. Trying to uncover the answer may well require research in New England and other areas north of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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| Family ID |
F18485 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
John Hall, I (N-16), b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Mar 1704, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 44 years)
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| Marriage |
Abt 1677 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA [6] |
- The marriage year is estimated upon "John Hall Senr, in-law to Eustis Parsons." was included in the October 1677 Thimbles List. With him being identified as a 'senior' is an indication that he was the father of a son who apparently died young. [5]
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| Children |
| | 1. John (of Jno I & Frances) Hall, Jr. (N-16), b. Abt 1677, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Jul 1688, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 11 years) |
| | 2. Daughter 1 Hall, b. Aft 1677, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 18 Feb 1696/7, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 19 years) |
| | 3. Daughter 2 Hall, b. Aft 1677, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 2 Jul 1688, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 10 years) |
| + | 4. John (of Jno I & Frances) Hall, II (N-16), b. 1690, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Feb 1750/51, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 61 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2552 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Dec 2024 |
Abt 1660 - Aft 1697 (> 37 years)
