Josiah
Griffin was a resident of Stanford, Dutchess County, NY. One of
his sons, Thomas Griffin, born October 27, 1772, left Dutchess County
and Came to Elba among the pioneers in 1820, where he remained until
his death, February 16, 1854, aged 81 years. He married Susanna,
daughter of John Ireland, of Dutchess County, and their children
were Jacob, John, Thomas, Abigail, Daniel T., and Mary. Daniel T.,
born in Dutchess County, November 14, 1811, moved to Elba, where
he lived 22 years, and thence came, in 1866, to Oakfield, where
he has since remained. His first wife was Abigail, daughter of Frederick
and Mary (Grovenor) Buck, of Batavia. Thomas Griffin, a brother
of Daniel T., also a native of Dutchesss County, came to Elba with
his father in 1820. He was a farmer and owned a saw mill. In 1833
he removed to Talbot County, MD, where he remains. He married Emeline
Weeks, daughter of William H. Weeks and Susanna (Sheffield) Weeks,
of Elba, and their children are William H., Elwood, Maria, Susan,
John, Cynthia, Hubert, Frank, Edwin, Sarah, Emma, George, and Lewis.
William H. was a soldier in Co. H, 8th NYHA. His home is now in
Maryland, and he married Caroline C. , daughter of Elijah and Elvira
(Staples) Chapman, of Hillsdale County, MI. Their children are Almond,
Elvira, Orie, Earl and Pearl (Twins), Jay, and Daniel D.
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