Peter Griffin

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Griffin was christened on 19 April 1655, in Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Peter Griffin, was 43 and his mother, Lora Meece, was 29. He married Mary about 1676, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Peter Griffin
1655–
Mary
1655–
Marriage: about 1676
Dinah Griffin
1677–
William Griffin
1679–
Peter Griffin
1682–
Mary Griffin
1686–
David Griffin
1689–
John Griffin
1691–
Mary Griffin
1694–
Jane Griffin
1696–1760

Sources (23)

  • Peter Griffin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Griffin, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • Peter Griffon in entry for William Griffon, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"

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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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