Mary Mahuldah R. Griffith

Brief Life History of Mary Mahuldah R.

When Mary Mahuldah R. Griffith was born on 16 November 1816, in North Carolina, United States, her father, James Griffeth, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Adeline Leeper, was 34. She married Major Richard Henley Bullock Sr. on 21 January 1836, in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 5 June 1842, at the age of 25.

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Family Time Line

Major Richard Henley Bullock Sr.
1810–1897
Mary Mahuldah R. Griffith
1816–1842
Marriage: 21 January 1836
Sarah F. Bullock
1837–1899
James Hawkins Bullock
1838–1924
Wyatt Henley Bullock
1840–1911
Lucia Bullock
1842–

Sources (3)

  • Mary H. B. Griffith, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Dk in entry for Jas H Bullock, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
  • Mary H. B. Griffith, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"

World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Welsh (Carmarthenshire and western England): from the Old Welsh personal name Gruffudd, Old Welsh Grip(p)iud, composed of the elements grip, of uncertain significance, + iud ‘chief, lord’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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