Captain William Griffith Jr

M, #11169, d. circa 1824
Captain William Griffith Jr|d. c 1824|p11169.htm|William Griffith (RevWar Patriot)|b. b 1752\nd. bt 25 Jul 1804 - 16 Apr 1805|p100094.htm|Freelove Eckle|b. c 1756|p100095.htm|||||||||||||
Father* William Griffith (RevWar Patriot) b. b 1752, d. bt 25 Jul 1804 - 16 Apr 1805
Mother* Freelove Eckle b. c 1756
Source*Source(s): Our Ewing Heritage with Related Families, Betty Carson and Doris Wooley, revised edition 1996. 
Birth* At (possibly Genesse Co. now Livingston Co.), (probably New York), guess circa 1784. 
He was the son of William Griffith (RevWar Patriot) and Freelove Eckle. 
TaxList*1802Captain William Griffith Jr was found on a tax list 1802 Sargent Twnshp, Wayne Co. now Monroe Co., Michigan: Tax List: Sargent Township, ?Co, MI, "Griffith, William, son, II" 0 employes (sic) 0 horse 0 cattle, per Collections of the Pioneer Society of MI vol 8, second edition, 1886 pg 537 (printed 1907, volume located at MI Historical Center). 
Marriage*He married (__________) (__________). 
Military*circa 1813Captain William Griffith Jr was in the military: circa 1813 In the war of 1812, ... my father attached himself, as a volunteer, to the spies, commanded by Capt. Wm. Griffith, my mother's eldest brother, a brave, and gallant officer. ...
     My uncle, Capt. Wm. Griffith, was in the massacre at Chicago, in August 1812, where Capt. Wells, and nearly the entire command, of two or three companies of infantry, were overpowered and nearly all massacred ... They showed no quarters, except to a very few, whom they made prisoners. Capt. Griffith was among the latter, though he had fought gallantly during the whole fight. He was believed, by the Indians, to be a Frenchman - for he spoke the Canadian French language - and on this account his life was spared. [there is more not quoted]1 
Death*circa 1824He died circa 1824.2 

Family

 (__________) (__________)
Marriage*He married (__________) (__________). 
Children 1.William Griffith
 2.Truman Freeman Griffith
Last Edited 22 May 2006

Citations

  1. [S117] History of Ft Wayne from the Earliest Known Accounts - article "The Ewings - W.G. and G.W. Ewing", Wallace A Brice , D.W. Jones & Son: Fort Wayne IN, 1868 SLC 977.274/F1 H2b, pg 24-5.
  2. [S187] DAR application of Olive Rees Leonard #412591 (patriot William Griffith), 1962.
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