Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Orlando Griffith

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Name Orlando Griffith Born 17 Oct 1688 St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Gender Male Died 26 Apr 1757 St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Probate Person ID I25047 Tree1 Last Modified 16 May 2022
Father William Griffith, b. 1660, Cardiganshire, Wales , d. 23 Oct 1699, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - probate
(Age 39 years)
Relationship natural Mother Sarah MacCubbin, b. 1671, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 22 Apr 1716, St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 45 years)
Relationship natural Married 1687 Middle Neck, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Family ID F11740 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Greenberry Howard, b. 1703, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. Aft 1757, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age > 55 years)
Married 6 Jun 1717 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Children 1. Sarah Griffith, b. 13 May 1718, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 1 Sep 1794, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 76 years) [natural]
2. Henry Griffith, b. 14 Feb 1720, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 28 Sep 1794, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 74 years) [natural]
3. Greenberry Griffith, b. 31 Dec 1727, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 1 Mar 1809, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 81 years) [natural]
4. Joshua Griffith, b. 25 Jan 1730, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 1779, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 48 years) [natural]
5. Benjamin Griffith, b. 22 Nov 1732, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. Aft 1779, Montgomery County, Maryland
(Age > 48 years) [natural]
6. Lucretia Griffith, b. 5 Feb 1739, Anne Arundel County, Maryland [natural]
7. Orlando Griffith, b. 27 Apr 1741, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 10 Aug 1774, Frederick County, Maryland - probate
(Age 33 years) [natural]
8. Charles Greenberry Griffith, b. 17 May 1744, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. Aft 1780, Montgomery County, Maryland
(Age > 37 years) [natural]
Last Modified 16 May 2022 Family ID F16679 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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GRIFFITH, ORLANDO, Anne Arundel Co. 8 Apr, 1753; 26 Apr, 1757
Wife: Katherine.
Children: Lucrecia, Orlando, Charles, Greenberry, Henry, Joshua, Benjamin; Sarah Dorsey.
Reference to Patapsco river.
Tracts: "Marly Run," "Ward's Care Enlarged," "Howard's Luck," "Rich Neck," "Griffith's Adventure," "Polecat Forest."
Ex: Henry Griffith.
Wit: George Scott, Absolute Warfield, Nicholas Dorsey, Charles Worthington, Jr. 30. 301
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Orlando Griffith 65.519 AA £271.9.5 May 20 1757 Feb 2 1758
Appraisers: Joshua Hall, Thomas Sappington.
Creditors: E. Dorsey, Joseph Griffith.
Next of kin: Greenb. Griffith, Joseph Griffith.
Executor: Henry Griffith.
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John Howard 35.47 A AA £173.4.9 Aug 18 1753
Payments to (children, their portions): Catherine (received Negro Simon, Negro Ned) wife of Orlando Griffith, Rachel wife of Charles Ridgely, Benjamin Howard (per his only representatives: John Howard (son of said Benjamin) & Catherine (daughter of said Benjamin) wife of Matthew Howard).
Executor (surviving): Richard Warfield. Other executor was Alexander Warfield
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John Nilson 65.340 FR £170.11.11 Jun 1756 Jan 1 1758
Folios 340 341A, and 342A.
Appraisers: William Luckett Orlando Griffith.
Creditors: Robert Potter, Nini Beall (son of Nini Beall).
Next of kin: Elisabeth Delashmut Lidius Nelson.
Administrator/Executor: Aurthur Nelson.
Orlando Griffith (1688-1757) m. Catherine Howard (m. 1717, AA CO) (in Prince George's County by 1735)
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Stevens, William, Severn R. A. A. Co., 10th Jan., 1737 ; 16th Mar., 1737.
To kinsman Augustine Gambrile, ex., and hrs., entire estate, real and personal including tracts of land "Friendship" and "What you please."
Test: Orlando Griffith, Thomas Davis, Richard Warfield, Jr. 22. 88.
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Anne Arundel County Circuit Court; Land Surveys and Condominium Plats
this record is posted as 1639 but it looks like it should be 1739
Wards Care, 60 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Griffith, Orlando 1639 Patent Record EI 6, Page 184 0 0 MSA S 1581-4978
Howards Luck, 801 Acres; Certificate
Developer/Owner: Griffith, Orlando and Wife Catherine 1723 Patent Record IL A, Page 644 0 0 MSA S 1581-2497
Howards Luck, 801 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Griffith, Orlando and Wife Catherine 1723 Patent Record PL 6, Page 10 0 0 MSA S 1581-2498
Hoowards Luck, Orlando Griffith, 801 Acres 1725/10/19 Patented Certificate 758 8 0 MSA S 1189-800
Wards Cove, Orlando Griffith, 60 Acres 1739/08/08 Patented Certificate1638 4 0 MSA S 1189-1716
Wards Care Enlarged, 172 Acres; Certificate
Developer/Owner: Griffith, Orlando 1745 Patent Record TI 1, Page 536 0 0 MSA S 1581-4963
Wards Care Enlarged, 172 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Griffith, Orlando 1745 Patent Record LG C, Page 544 0 0 MSA S 1581-4964
Wards Cove Enlarged, Orlando Griffith, 172 Acres 1745/02/15 Patented Certificate1639 3 0 MSA S 1189-1717
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