Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Griffin was born in 1799, in Nash, North Carolina, United States, her father, Col Archibald Davis Griffin, was 11796 and her mother, Lucy Arrington, was 29. She married Anderson Hunt on 18 June 1821, in Laurens, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Baker, Georgia, United States in 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Eliza D Hunt in household of Anderson Hunt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliza D. Griffin, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Eliza Griffin in entry for Ella C Hunt Davis, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1783– Male
1799– Female
Children (1)
1835–1914 Female
Parents and Siblings
1770–1838 Male
1770–1801 Female
Siblings (6)
1794–1862 Female
1794–1864 Male
1796– Male
1799– Female
1800–1862 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1825
Age 26
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 31
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Gruffin, Griffin, a pet form of Middle Welsh Gruffudd. In the Welsh border counties this name was introduced directly from Welsh, and in the eastern counties of England by Bretons from France who came over with the Norman conquest.
Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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