Griffin
Ezra Griffin started out in Granby,
Hartford,
Connecticut. Some of his descendants ended up in Ohio, Texas,
Nebraska,
North Carolina and Iowa.
Family of Ezra Griffin:
EZRA GRIFFIN b. CA 1761, GRANBY, HARTFORD CO., CN, m. (1) CA 1784, in BARKHAMSTEAD, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, MARGARY ?, d. BEF 1829, m. (2) 7-Sep-1829, in ASHTABULA CO., OH, CLARISSA (CLARA) WEBSTER, b. 16-Oct-1781, HEBRON, TOLLAND CO., CT, (daughter of ELIJAH WEBSTER and DEBORAH POST) d. 7-Feb-1852, DORSET, ASHTABULA CO., OH. EZRA died 18-May-1843, MORGAN TWP., ASHTABULA CO., OH.
I. ALMIRA GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and
MARGARY ?) m. 15-Apr-1834, in ASHTABULA CO., OH, SETH HOYT, (son of
THADDEUS
HOYT and ELIZABETH (BETSY) ST. JOHN).
II. ABIGAIL GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 12-Dec-1785, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, m. NILES
PARKER.
III. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 17-Nov-1788, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIELD CO., CT.
IV. SAVILLA GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 6-Oct-1790, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, d. BEF
1792.
V. SAVILLA GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 11-Aug-1792, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, m.
7-Jan-1811,
in MORGAN TWP., ASHTABULA CO., OH, ORRISON CLEVELAND, b. 10-Oct-1789,
MASSACHUSETTS,
(son of NOADIAH (DYER) CLEVELAND and JEMIMA WHITE) d. 8-Feb-1862,
KINGSVILLE,
ASHTABULA CO., OH. SAVILLA died 4-Nov-1839.
A. THOMAS
CLEVELAND
b. OHIO, d. CA 1844, CALIFORNIA.
B. LEANDER
CLEVELAND
b. 12-Apr-1826, OHIO, d. 10-Oct-1901, GALVESTON, GALVESTON CO., TX.
C. PHILANDER
CLEVELAND
D. ORRISON
CLEVELAND
b. 29-Mar-1817, OHIO, m. in OUACHITA CO., AR, EMMA ?, b. CA 1830, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
1. LEONA CLEVELAND b. CA 1849, ARKANSAS, m. 27-Jul-1870, in MATAGORDA
CO.,
TX, HENRY KENT, b. CA 1838, NEW YORK.
a. LAURA KENT b. CA 1873, NEW YORK.
b. RUTH KENT b. CA 1875, NEW YORK.
c. ORRISON KENT b. CA 1879, NEW YORK.
d. ? KENT b. CA 1880, NEW YORK.
E. EZRA CLEVELAND
b. CA 1820, d. 28-Mar-1847, CHANNOHON, WILL CO., IL.
F. PHILEMON
CLEVELAND
b. 31-Mar-1822, ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. (1) 6-Jul-1854, in MATAGORDA,
MATAGORDA
CO., TX, CATHERINE EIDLEBACH, b. CA 1832, NASSAU, (daughter of JOHN
IDLEBURG)
d. CA 1870, MATAGORDA PENNISULA, MATAGORDA CO., TX, m. (2) 11-Mar-1875,
in MATAGORDA CO., TX, M. EVELINE DESMEEKO, b. 11-Nov-1848, RINGGOLD,
CHEROKEE
CO., AL, (daughter of WILLIAM DESMEEKO and MARTHA E. ?). PHILEMON died
BEF 1900, ROCKPORT, ARANSAS CO., TX.
1. LORENA
CLEVELAND (daughter of PHILEMON CLEVELAND and CATHERINE EIDLEBACH) b.
2-May-1855,
INDIANOLA, CALHOUN CO., TX.
2. MARY
VIRGINIA
CLEVELAND (daughter of PHILEMON CLEVELAND and CATHERINE EIDLEBACH) b.
25-May-1857,
INDIANOLA, CALHOUN CO., TX, m. 30-May-1872, in MATAGORDA CO., TX,
THEODORE
M. DORSETT, b. CA JAN 1844, TEXAS, (son of THEODORE DORSETT and MARY
JANE
MURPHREY) d. AFT 1900. MARY died AFT 1900, GALVESTON CO., TX.
a. WILLIAM DORSETT b. CA JAN 1884, TEXAS.
b. THEODORE DORSETT, JR. b. CA MAR 1887, TEXAS.
c. JAMES DORSETT b. CA MAY 1888, TEXAS.
d. ORRISON C. DORSETT b. CA MAR 1890, TEXAS.
e. EMMA DORSETT b. CA MAR 1896, TEXAS.
3. PHILEMON CLEVELAND (son of
PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and CATHERINE EIDLEBACH) b. CA Jan 1859, INDIANOLA, CALHOUN
CO.,
TX.
4. JOHN LEANDER CLEVELAND (son of
PHILEMON CLEVELAND and CATHERINE EIDLEBACH) b. CA Mar 1864, TEXAS.
5. ORRISON CLEVELAND (son of PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and CATHERINE EIDLEBACH) b. CA Mar 1868, TEXAS.
6. EUGENE W. CLEVELAND (son of
PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Mar 1880, TEXAS, m. CA 1905,
in
ARANSAS CO., TX, IDA ?, b. CA 1889, TEXAS.
a. BYRDIE CLEVELAND b. CA Nov 1881, TEXAS.
b. CHARLES CLEVELAND b. CA Jun 1884, ROCKPORT, ARANSAS CO., TX, m.
MARGARET
?, b. CA 1891, VIRGINIA.
7. BYRDIE CLEVELAND (daughter of
PHILEMON CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Nov 1881, TEXAS.
8. CHARLES CLEVELAND (son of PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Jun 1884, ROCKPORT, ARANSAS
CO.,
TX.
9. RUFUS CLEVELAND (son of PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Jun 1884, ROCKPORT, ARANSAS
CO.,
TX.
10. GROVER C. CLEVELAND (son of
PHILEMON
CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Apr 1886, ROCKPORT, ARANSAS
CO.,
TX.
11. LAURA MAY CLEVELAND (daughter
of PHILEMON CLEVELAND and M. EVELINE DESMEEKO) b. CA Jun 1889,
ROCKPORT,
ARANSAS CO., TX.
G. WILLIAM CLEVELAND b. 12-May-1823, OHIO, m. CA 1846, in
MICHIGAN, LYDIA JANE LEWIS, b. 17-Oct-1825, NEW YORK, d. 17-Apr-1909,
STEAMBURG,
HILLSDALE CO., MI. WILLIAM died 24-Aug-1864, CAMBRIA, HILLSDALE
CO.,
MI.
1. SARAH ANN CLEVELAND b. CA 1849,
MICHIGAN, m. (1) JUSTIN CHAPMAN, b. CA 1832, OHIO, (son of DANIEL
CHAPMAN
and CECELIA GRIFFIN) d. CA 1918, MICHIGAN, m. (2) 27-Jan-1864, in
HILLSDALE
CO., MI, JACOB REMALIA, b. CA 1836, MICHIGAN. SARAH died CA Aug
1913.
a. WILLIAM REMALIA (son of JACOB REMALIA and SARAH ANN CLEVELAND) b. CA
Oct-1867, MICHIGAN, m. ROSE ?, b. CA Mar-1875, MICHIGAN.
(1) LEON REMALIA b. 29-Apr-1899, MICHIGAN, d. CA Jul-1983, OKEMOS,
INGHAM
CO., MI.
(2) FLORENCE REMALIA b. CA 1904, MICHIGAN.
(3) CARLTON R. REMALIA b. CA 1907, MICHIGAN.
(4) MILLIE M. REMALIA b. CA 1910, MICHIGAN.
b. MINERVA (ALVIRA?) REMALIA (daughter of JACOB REMALIA and SARAH ANN
CLEVELAND)
b. CA 1865, m. JASPER GOODWIN.
2. WILLIAM W. CLEVELAND b.
12-Oct-1852,
ADAMS TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI, m. ELLA DEVAN, b. CA 1857, d. CA 1910,
HILLSDALE
CO., MI. WILLIAM died 19-Feb-1921, OSSEO, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
3. EMMA L. CLEVELAND b. 1-Dec-1854,
d. 21-Aug-1855.
4. FRANKLIN CLEVELAND b. 18-May-1859,
MICHIGAN, d. 26-Mar-1862, ADAMS TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
H. J. HARRISON
CLEVELAND b. CA 1839, OHIO.
VI. LAMANTA GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 23-Jun-1794, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, m.
23-Sep-1819,
in ASHTABULA CO., OH, WILLIAM ANDERSON.
A. P. ANDERSON b. CA Sep-1822, d. 12-May-1835.
VII. CECELIA GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 12-Aug-1794, CONNECTICUT, m. 11-Aug-1812, in
ASHTABULA
CO., OH, DANIEL CHAPMAN, b. CA Feb-1791, CONNECTICUT, d. 31-Aug-1850,
CAMBRIA
TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI. CECELIA died 2-Oct-1875, CAMBRIA TWP,
HILLSDALE
CO., MI.
A. DANIEL CHAPMAN
b. CA Sep-1818, NEW LYME, ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. CA 1867, in HILLSDALE
CO.,
MI, ORCELIA RANDALL, b. 3-Aug-1839, NEW YORK, (daughter of ALLAN
RANDALL)
d. 17-May-1912, HILLSDALE CO., MI. DANIEL died 21-Nov-1907,
STEAMBURG,
HILLSDALE CO., MI.
1. ALLEN D. CHAPMAN b. 7-Oct-1869, CAMBRIA TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
2. CALVIN CHAPMAN b. CA Mar-1872, MICHIGAN, d. 2-Sep-1926, COLDWATER,
BRANCH
CO., MI.
3. MARY CHAPMAN b. CA 1873, MICHIGAN.
4. NELLIE CHAPMAN b. CA 1876, MICHIGAN.
5. LILLIE CHAPMAN b. CA 1867, CAMBRIA TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI, d.
16-Jul-1931,
NORTH ADAMS, BRANCH CO., MI.
6. WILLIAM CHAPMAN b. CA Feb-1880, MICHIGAN, d. CA 1900, HILLSDALE CO.,
MI.
B. LORENA M.
CHAPMAN
b. 3-Jun-1821, d. 15-Sep-1844, CAMBRIA TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
C. MAHALA E.
CHAPMAN
b. CA 1827, OHIO, d. AFT 1921.
D. CHARLES CHAPMAN
b. CA 1829, NEW LYME, ASHTABULA CO., OH, d. 11-Dec-1882, HILLSDALE CO.,
MI.
E. JUSTIN CHAPMAN
b. CA 1832, OHIO, m. (1) SARAH ANN CLEVELAND, b. CA 1849, MICHIGAN,
(daughter
of WILLIAM CLEVELAND and LYDIA JANE LEWIS) d. CA Aug 1913, m. (2)
12-Sep-1858,
in HILLSDALE CO., MI, MELVINA DAVIS, b. CA 1840. JUSTIN died CA
1918,
MICHIGAN.
F. ELIZA J. CHAPMAN
b. 16-Apr-1833, NEW LYME, ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. CA 1857, in HILLSDALE
CO.,
MI, SAMUEL F. PAYLOR, b. 15-Dec-1833, d. 26-Oct-1894, HILLSDALE CO.,
MI.
ELIZA died 21-Oct-1914, HILLSDALE, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
1. EDWIN S. PAYLOR b. 25-Nov-1860,
d. 2-Sep-1862, CAMBRIA TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
2. ALZIRA E. PAYLOR b. 13-Aug-1863,
m. C. W. LAMB. ALZIRA died 5-May-1890, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
G. EZRA CHAPMAN
b. 20-Jun-1837, NEW LYME, ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. 8-Jul-1859, in
HILLSDALE
CO., MI, ELIZA ANN RANDALL, b. CA 1840, MICHIGAN, d. 9-Feb-1874,
CAMBRIA
TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI. EZRA died 5-Mar-1921, OMEGA, HILLSDALE
CO.,
MI.
1. CHARLES E. CHAPMAN b. CA 1861,
MICHIGAN.
a. JOHN WESLEY CHAPMAN b. 26-Aug-1886, LITCHFIELD, HILLSDALE CO., MI,
d.
2-Feb-1889, LITCHFIELD, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
2. ELLIS M. CHAPMAN b. 4-Apr-1860,
d. 9-Nov-1862, CAMBRIA TWP, HILLSDALE CO., MI.
VIII. LINDY GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN and MARGARY ?) b.
9-Jun-1796, BARKHAMSTEAD, LITCHFIELD CO., CT.
IX. LUTY GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN and
MARGARY ?) b. 9-Jun-1796, BARKHAMSTEAD, LITCHFIELD CO., CT.
X. MARGARY GRIFFIN (daughter of EZRA GRIFFIN
and MARGARY ?) b. 28-Apr-1798, BARKHAMSTEAD, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, m.
4-May-1823,
in MORGAN TWP., ASHTABULA CO., OH, MILO DEVAN, b. CA 1800, NEW YORK,
(son
of TALCOTT DEVAN) d. AFT 1865.
A. CHARLES A. DEVAN
b. CA 1827, MORGAN TWP., ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. 11-Sep-1849, in CHAGRIN
FALLS, CUYAHOGA CO., OH, HARRIET L. CRANDALL. CHARLES died
7-Mar-1863,
FRANKLIN, WILLIAMSON CO., TN.
1. CHARLES E. DEVAN b. CA 1851, d. BEF 1867.
2. HARRIET E. DEVAN b. 26-May-1854, BIRMINGHAM, OAKLAND CO., MI, m.
CHARLES
S. CASEY. HARRIET died 6-Dec-1883, GRAND RAPIDS, KENT CO., MI.
B. FELICIA DEVAN
b. CA 1828, OHIO.
C. FRANCIS M. DEVAN
b. CA 1831, OHIO, m. 14-Mar-1861, in PONTIAC, OAKLAND CO., MI, PHEBE
ANN
TAYLOR, b. CA 1841. FRANCIS died 26-Dec-1888, NORTHVILLE, WAYNE
CO.,
MI.
D. PHILO O. DEVAN
b. 8-Dec-1836, CUYAHOGA CO., OH, m. 20-Oct-1864, in PONTIAC, OAKLAND
CO.,
MI, MARY C. DAILEY, b. CA 1843, CLARKSTON, OAKLAND CO., MI, d.
25-Feb-1907,
DETROIT, WAYNE CO., MI. PHILO died 15-May-1886, BRANDON,OAKLAND
CO.,
MI.
1. ANNA DEVAN b. CA 1866, MI, m.
25-Nov-1889, in PONTIAC, OAKLAND CO., MI, FRANK CLIFF, b. CA 1869,
PONTIAC,
OAKLAND CO., MI, (son of HENRY J. CLIFF and MARY KING).
2. CATHERINE DEVAN b. 25-Sep-1868,
HILLSDALE, HILLSDALE CO., MI, m. 27-Mar-1889, in PONTIAC, OAKLAND CO.,
MI, ALBERT J. AUTEN, b. 1-Aug-1866, BRANDON TWP, OAKLAND CO., MI, (son
of ISAAC B. AUTEN and ELIZABETH BIRD) d. 2-Jun-1930, ORTONVILLE,
OAKLAND
CO., MI. CATHERINE died 27-Jan-1947, ORTONVILLE, OAKLAND CO., MI.
a. CARL AUTEN
b. BERT AUTEN
3. CLARA M. DEVAN b. 12-Feb-1871, d. CA 1892.
4. CAPITOLA DEVAN b. 1-Nov-1875.
5. ESTHER DEVAN b. 14-Oct-1879.
E. ADALINE DEVAN
b. CA 1842, OHIO.
F. JOHN J. DEVAN
b. CA 1848, OHIO.
XI. EZRA GRIFFIN (son of EZRA GRIFFIN and MARGARY
?) b. 11-May-1800, BARKHAMSTEAD, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, m. 18-Sep-1825, in
ASHTABULA CO., OH, LAURA ?, b. CA 1803, NEW YORK, d. AFT 1885.
EZRA
died BEF 1844.
A. JAMES B. GRIFFIN
b. CA 1827, ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. (1) 20-Sep-1850, in ASHTABULA CO.,
OH,
HARRIET SHARP, b. CA 1830, NEW YORK, d. 1880-1900, m. (2) 1-Jan-1886,
in
ASHLAND TWP., NEWAYGO CO., MI, EMMALINE DAVIS, b. CA 1845, d.
23-Nov-1922,
GRANT,NEWAYGO CO., MI. JAMES died 8-Apr-1895, PAWNEE, HARRISON
CO.,
MO.
1. ORILLA GRIFFIN
(daughter of JAMES B. GRIFFIN and HARRIET SHARP).
2. ROSE
GRIFFIN
(daughter of JAMES B. GRIFFIN and HARRIET SHARP).
3. JULIETT
A. GRIFFIN (daughter of JAMES B. GRIFFIN and HARRIET SHARP) b.
?-___-1852,
ASHTABULA CO., OH, m. (1) ? (DOC) MULLOCK, m. (2) ?-___-1876, EDWARD H.
(ED) BROWN, (son of FREDERICK AVERY (FRED) BROWN and SUSAN T. KNOWLES)
d. 8-Mar-1900, NEBRASKA CITY, OTOE CO., NE. JULIETT died
?-___-1937,
KANSAS CITY, WYANDOTTE CO., KS.
a. JAMES MULLOCK (son of ? (DOC) MULLOCK and JULIETT A. GRIFFIN).
b. WARREN MULLOCK (son of ? (DOC) MULLOCK and JULIETT A. GRIFFIN) d.
WICHITA,
SEDGWICK CO., KS.
c. IVA MAE BROWN (daughter of EDWARD H. (ED) BROWN and JULIETT A.
GRIFFIN)
b. EASTPORT, FREMONT CO., IA, m. JESSIE STOKES. IVA died ABT
1908,
NEBRASKA CITY, OTOE CO., NE.
d. ADMIRAL VAN BUREN (BUD) BROWN (son of EDWARD H. (ED) BROWN and
JULIETT
A. GRIFFIN) b. 29-Mar-1881, EASTPORT, FREMONT CO., IA, d. 17-Jan-1958,
KANSAS CITY, WYANDOTTE CO., KS.
e. EDNA MAE (SISSY) BROWN (daughter of EDWARD H. (ED) BROWN and JULIETT
A. GRIFFIN) b. ?-___-1883, EASTPORT, FREMONT CO., IA, d. 8-Feb-1901,
NEBRASKA
CITY, OTOE CO., NE.