Martha Griggs

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Griggs was born about 1690, in Manhattan Island, Alexandria, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, John Griggs, was 30 and her mother, Martha Lake, was 11688. She married Jacobus Gerrit Stryker about 1710, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1748, in Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Jacobus Gerrit Stryker
1682–1748
Martha Griggs
1690–1748
Marriage: about 1710
Wyntje Stryker
1718–1759
Mercy Jacobuse Stryker
1719–
John Jacobus Stryker
1723–1759
Garret Jacobus STRIKER
1726–1775

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    Name Meaning

    English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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