Samuel GRIFFITH

                   Possible parents: Henry Griffith and Margaret Willoughby.  Historical information in notes.

Early Families of Southern Maryland, page 189:> Samuel Griffith of Calvert County> Samuel Griffith, sr., Calvert Co.; probate 3 Sep 1717> To daughters Martha Evans, Elizabeth Miles, Mary Bowers, Sarah Duvall, > Rebecca Mobberly and Rachel Giles each 10 shillings sterling or £1> To grandchildren each a cow and a calf: Elizabeth Evans, d/o Martha; Mary > Bowers, d/o Mary, Elizabeth Griffith, d/o Samuel, Jr.; and Rachel Giles, d/o > Rachel> To son Samuel Griffith dwelling plantation including all land and buildings> Extxs: Wife and son Samuel Griffith, Jr. as executors and all residue> (Wills, Calvert County 1717, Box C, folder 78)>> Deed of Gift; ELIZABETH GRIFFITH, Calvert Co., 17 Dec 1718:> Son Samuel to pay following gifts after decease of Elizabeth Griffith: To > Elizabeth Miles, Mary Bowers, and Rebecca Mobley 500 lbs. tobacco; to Sarah > Devall and Rachel Giles 1,000 lbs. tobacco. Note signed Samuel Griffith, > obliges himself and hrs. to comply with above gifts.> Test: Tho. Smith, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr.> (Md. Cal. Wills, Vol. IV, p. 210; Wills, Liber 15, folio 170)>> 16th Dec., 1718. Elisabeth Griffith, wife of Samuel Griffith, dec'd, being > part admin, of will of afsd. dec'd, makes son Samuel lawful hr. of her part > of husband's will.> Test: Tho. Smith, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr. 15. 169.> Deed of Gift from Elizabeth Griffith, Calvert Co., 17th Dec., 1718;> Son Samuel to pay following gifts after decease of Elisabeth Griffith:> To Elizabeth Miles, Mary Bowers, Sarah Devall, Rebecea Mobley and Rachel > Giles, personalty.> Note-Signed Samuel Griffith, obliges himself and hrs. to comply with above > gifts.> Test: Tho. Smith, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr. 15. 170.>> Mrs. Elisabeth Griffith 3.131 A CA #3500 Jul 28 1720> This account cites the payment to the sisters (unnamed) of the accountant > of his mother's (unnamed) moiety of his father's (unnamed) estate to him.> Legatees: Elisabeth Miles paid her husband Thomas Miles, Mary Bowers (widow) > per her letter of attorney to Edward Mobberly, Sarah Devall who married > Mareen Devall per John Magruder, Rebecca Mobberly who married Edward > Mobberly per Samuell Magruder, Rachell Giles who married John Giles per > Robert Tyler.> Administrator/Executor: Mr. Samuell Griffith (son).>> Their son or grandson Samuel:> Samuel received his father's dwelling plantation in father's will. This same > plantation was willed to Samuel's daughters, Ann, Rebecca and Bathshebey at > his death. He also had land in Baltimore County, Maryland. Land was willed > to his sons, Lewis, John and friend Richard Steele. To his son Benjamin, he > willed Clark's Skin, land once owned by Samuel's wife Anne Skinner.>> Griffith, Samuel, Calvert Co., 2nd Oct., 1741; 2nd Nov., 1741.> To son Samuel and hrs., land in Baltimore Co.> " son Lewis, land where he now dwells and 1/2 land where son John now > dwells.> " son John, residue of land where he dwells.> " son Benjamin, land belonging to his grandfather ----, "Clarks Skin".> " Richard Steele, land lying between land of Mary Grace and Jonah Winfield > to be used as a school.> " daus. Ann, Rebecca and Bathshebey, dwell, plan.> Exs.: Sons Lewis and John.> Test: Henry Austin, Nathan Smith and Elizabeth Brown. 22.398.