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

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Name Orlando Griffith Birth 17 Oct 1688 St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Gender Male Death 26 Apr 1757 St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Probate Person ID I25047 Tree1 Last Modified 25 May 2023
Father William Griffith, b. 1660, Cardiganshire, Wales d. 23 Oct 1699, St. Anne's Parish, 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 Marriage 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)
Marriage 6 Jun 1717 St. Anne's Parish, 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) [Father: natural]
2. Henry Griffith, b. 14 Feb 1720, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. 28 Sep 1794, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 74 years) [Father: natural]
3. Greenberry Griffith, b. 31 Dec 1727, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. 1 Mar 1809, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 81 years) [Father: natural]
4. Joshua Griffith, b. 25 Jan 1730, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. 1779, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age 48 years) [Father: natural]
5. Benjamin Griffith, b. 22 Nov 1732, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. Aft 1779, Montgomery County, Maryland
(Age > 48 years) [Father: natural]
6. Lucretia Griffith, b. 5 Feb 1739, Anne Arundel County, Maryland [Father: natural]
7. Orlando Griffith, b. 27 Apr 1741, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. 10 Aug 1774, Frederick County, Maryland - probate
(Age 33 years) [Father: natural]
8. Charles Greenberry Griffith, b. 17 May 1744, Anne Arundel County, Maryland d. Aft 1780, Montgomery County, Maryland
(Age > 37 years) [Father: natural]
Family ID F16679 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 May 2023
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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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