Son of John Griggs, Sr., and Rebecca Brookshire.
He married Nancy Barnett on Sept. 6, 1817, in Clark Co., KY. They had children who may have died young: Martin Griggs, James S. Griggs, and *Allen J. Griggs.
Children who survived to adulthood:
Catherine Griggs abt. 1818-1856 (m. Daniel Boone Willcockson)
Jesse T. Griggs abt. 1822-1899 (m. Louisa Eliza Smith)
Shelba Smith "Shelby" Griggs 1828-1903 (m. Sarah Jane Rose)
Samantha Carter Griggs abt. 1831-bef. 1858 (m. Jun. 15, 1848-Hilliard Crump)
Nancy Miland Griggs abt. 1832-between 1870 & 1880 (m. Sep. 21, 1847-Richard T. Colvin, officiated by Wm Cunningham)
Mary E. Griggs 1835-1902 (1m. Nelson B. Caton) (2m. Dr. John R. Smith)
John Colby Griggs 1837-1914 (1m. Lucyann Hill) (2m. Cora Bradish)
Paulina Shaw Griggs 1839-1919 (m. Apr. 5, 1856-Samuel Bickett, officiated by Rev. James Bradley Box)
Delina Ellen Griggs abt. 1843-1863 (m. Aug. 2, 1857-William Overstreet abt. 1828 VA, officiated by Conrad G. Carr, Justice of the county of Vernon Co., MO.)
John and Nancy resided in Boone Co., MO, before 1850.
John died intestate. His estate's probate date was March 23, 1870, with son-in-law, Dr. John R. Smith, as administrator. His heirs listed in the following order:
Shelba S. Griggs
Paulina S. Bickett
Heirs of Catherine Wilcoxson: Theresa Ann Foster, Mortimer T. Willcoxon, Nancy G. Willcoxon, John William Wilcox)
Nancy Miland Colvin
Eliza Ann Dillon
Jesse T. Griggs
Rebecca Ann Poland
Mary Smith
Samantha Carter Crump
John C. Griggs
Delina Ellen Overstreet
John and wife, Nancy, joined the Goshen Church March of 1867, and died soon afterwards. It is assumed that they were buried in the Goshen Cemetery.
-Allen Griggs married Emelia Sublett on Oct. 30, 1842, (officiated by Berryman Wren) in Boone Co., MO. No known relationship to John and Nancy.)
*Jesse T. Griggs died of abscess of the lungs on May 15, 1899, in Walnut, Neosho Co., KS. (June 1, 1899: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburg, KS, p. 6) Louisa Eliza Smith Griggs died at age 83, in Walnut Township. (Feb. 18, 1904: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburgh, KS, p. 4)
*Richard T. Colvin was born Jan. 1, 1824 MO, to Garland T. Colvin and Sarah Philips, and died before 1880. Children: Martilious Colvin Aug. 8, 1848-Dec. 23, 1923, Jesse Thomas Colvin b. abt. 1850, Nora Belle "Noly" Colvin abt. 1852 (m. Daniel Lewis McCarty), Sally A. Colvin abt. 1854, Nancy E. abt. 1857, John W. Colvin 1859-Dec. 8, 1881, Mary Colvin abt. 1861, Lucinda Colvin abt. 1863, Savanna Colvin Apr. 24, 1865-Feb. 13, 1938 (John W. Sapp), Jadoire Colvin abt. 1867, and Richard Colvin Nov. 1869. Some of "Mildred's" children's death certificates indicate that their mother's maiden/married(?) name was "Crump."In 1870, Cedar, Boone Co., MO, Richard is living with Millard (Miland?) age 30-born 1840, MO.
*Mrs. Eliza Ann Griggs may have first married William Griggs (1784-1840), son of Minus and Rachel Griggs (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991). She second married William R. Dillon on Feb. 16, 1840, officiated by Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO.
*Rebecca Ann (or Jane) Poland was born Apr. 1, 1859, to John J. Poland and first wife, Rebecca Smith Griggs. She lived with Mortimer T. and (sister) Nancy T. Poland Willcoxon in Callaway Co., MO, until she married George S. Tatum on Oct. 28, 1880. They resided in California, until her death on Jul. 26, 1905, at Burnett's Sanitarium in Fresno Co., CA.
*Samantha Carter Griggs married Hilliard Crump on June 15, 1848, officiated by Elder Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO. She died before his second marriage to Louisa Estes on Jan. 13, 1858, Callaway Co., MO. He was born about 1824, to Joseph Crump and Anna Sapp, and died Jan. 14, 1892, Boone Co., MO. (1880 Census for Cedar Township, Boone Co., MO, Martha Bickets was a 19 yr. old "niece" to remarried Hilliard Crump. Martha was the daughter of Samantha's sister, Paulina Griggs Bicketts. (FamilySearch)Child: John Crump 1850-1935, buried Gamel Cemetery, Festus, MO.
*Delina and William Overstreet had three children living with them in 1860, Montevallo, Vernon Co., MO: (William's sons? - Jonathan abt. 1853, and Able abt. 1854, and their son, George abt. 1869. In the Aug. 29, 1850 Census for District No. 6, Bates Co., MO, William Overstreet (23) VA, lived with wife, Mahala (18)MO, and daughter, Mary (9 months) MO, next door to Delina's sister (Catherine) Mary Willcockson. He also lived next door to James (54) VA and Mary Overstreet (31) TN, and children.
He married Nancy Barnett on Sept. 6, 1817, in Clark Co., KY. They had children who may have died young: Martin Griggs, James S. Griggs, and *Allen J. Griggs.
Children who survived to adulthood:
Catherine Griggs abt. 1818-1856 (m. Daniel Boone Willcockson)
Jesse T. Griggs abt. 1822-1899 (m. Louisa Eliza Smith)
Shelba Smith "Shelby" Griggs 1828-1903 (m. Sarah Jane Rose)
Samantha Carter Griggs abt. 1831-bef. 1858 (m. Jun. 15, 1848-Hilliard Crump)
Nancy Miland Griggs abt. 1832-between 1870 & 1880 (m. Sep. 21, 1847-Richard T. Colvin, officiated by Wm Cunningham)
Mary E. Griggs 1835-1902 (1m. Nelson B. Caton) (2m. Dr. John R. Smith)
John Colby Griggs 1837-1914 (1m. Lucyann Hill) (2m. Cora Bradish)
Paulina Shaw Griggs 1839-1919 (m. Apr. 5, 1856-Samuel Bickett, officiated by Rev. James Bradley Box)
Delina Ellen Griggs abt. 1843-1863 (m. Aug. 2, 1857-William Overstreet abt. 1828 VA, officiated by Conrad G. Carr, Justice of the county of Vernon Co., MO.)
John and Nancy resided in Boone Co., MO, before 1850.
John died intestate. His estate's probate date was March 23, 1870, with son-in-law, Dr. John R. Smith, as administrator. His heirs listed in the following order:
Shelba S. Griggs
Paulina S. Bickett
Heirs of Catherine Wilcoxson: Theresa Ann Foster, Mortimer T. Willcoxon, Nancy G. Willcoxon, John William Wilcox)
Nancy Miland Colvin
Eliza Ann Dillon
Jesse T. Griggs
Rebecca Ann Poland
Mary Smith
Samantha Carter Crump
John C. Griggs
Delina Ellen Overstreet
John and wife, Nancy, joined the Goshen Church March of 1867, and died soon afterwards. It is assumed that they were buried in the Goshen Cemetery.
-Allen Griggs married Emelia Sublett on Oct. 30, 1842, (officiated by Berryman Wren) in Boone Co., MO. No known relationship to John and Nancy.)
*Jesse T. Griggs died of abscess of the lungs on May 15, 1899, in Walnut, Neosho Co., KS. (June 1, 1899: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburg, KS, p. 6) Louisa Eliza Smith Griggs died at age 83, in Walnut Township. (Feb. 18, 1904: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburgh, KS, p. 4)
*Richard T. Colvin was born Jan. 1, 1824 MO, to Garland T. Colvin and Sarah Philips, and died before 1880. Children: Martilious Colvin Aug. 8, 1848-Dec. 23, 1923, Jesse Thomas Colvin b. abt. 1850, Nora Belle "Noly" Colvin abt. 1852 (m. Daniel Lewis McCarty), Sally A. Colvin abt. 1854, Nancy E. abt. 1857, John W. Colvin 1859-Dec. 8, 1881, Mary Colvin abt. 1861, Lucinda Colvin abt. 1863, Savanna Colvin Apr. 24, 1865-Feb. 13, 1938 (John W. Sapp), Jadoire Colvin abt. 1867, and Richard Colvin Nov. 1869. Some of "Mildred's" children's death certificates indicate that their mother's maiden/married(?) name was "Crump."In 1870, Cedar, Boone Co., MO, Richard is living with Millard (Miland?) age 30-born 1840, MO.
*Mrs. Eliza Ann Griggs may have first married William Griggs (1784-1840), son of Minus and Rachel Griggs (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991). She second married William R. Dillon on Feb. 16, 1840, officiated by Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO.
*Rebecca Ann (or Jane) Poland was born Apr. 1, 1859, to John J. Poland and first wife, Rebecca Smith Griggs. She lived with Mortimer T. and (sister) Nancy T. Poland Willcoxon in Callaway Co., MO, until she married George S. Tatum on Oct. 28, 1880. They resided in California, until her death on Jul. 26, 1905, at Burnett's Sanitarium in Fresno Co., CA.
*Samantha Carter Griggs married Hilliard Crump on June 15, 1848, officiated by Elder Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO. She died before his second marriage to Louisa Estes on Jan. 13, 1858, Callaway Co., MO. He was born about 1824, to Joseph Crump and Anna Sapp, and died Jan. 14, 1892, Boone Co., MO. (1880 Census for Cedar Township, Boone Co., MO, Martha Bickets was a 19 yr. old "niece" to remarried Hilliard Crump. Martha was the daughter of Samantha's sister, Paulina Griggs Bicketts. (FamilySearch)Child: John Crump 1850-1935, buried Gamel Cemetery, Festus, MO.
*Delina and William Overstreet had three children living with them in 1860, Montevallo, Vernon Co., MO: (William's sons? - Jonathan abt. 1853, and Able abt. 1854, and their son, George abt. 1869. In the Aug. 29, 1850 Census for District No. 6, Bates Co., MO, William Overstreet (23) VA, lived with wife, Mahala (18)MO, and daughter, Mary (9 months) MO, next door to Delina's sister (Catherine) Mary Willcockson. He also lived next door to James (54) VA and Mary Overstreet (31) TN, and children.
Son of John Griggs, Sr., and Rebecca Brookshire.
He married Nancy Barnett on Sept. 6, 1817, in Clark Co., KY. They had children who may have died young: Martin Griggs, James S. Griggs, and *Allen J. Griggs.
Children who survived to adulthood:
Catherine Griggs abt. 1818-1856 (m. Daniel Boone Willcockson)
Jesse T. Griggs abt. 1822-1899 (m. Louisa Eliza Smith)
Shelba Smith "Shelby" Griggs 1828-1903 (m. Sarah Jane Rose)
Samantha Carter Griggs abt. 1831-bef. 1858 (m. Jun. 15, 1848-Hilliard Crump)
Nancy Miland Griggs abt. 1832-between 1870 & 1880 (m. Sep. 21, 1847-Richard T. Colvin, officiated by Wm Cunningham)
Mary E. Griggs 1835-1902 (1m. Nelson B. Caton) (2m. Dr. John R. Smith)
John Colby Griggs 1837-1914 (1m. Lucyann Hill) (2m. Cora Bradish)
Paulina Shaw Griggs 1839-1919 (m. Apr. 5, 1856-Samuel Bickett, officiated by Rev. James Bradley Box)
Delina Ellen Griggs abt. 1843-1863 (m. Aug. 2, 1857-William Overstreet abt. 1828 VA, officiated by Conrad G. Carr, Justice of the county of Vernon Co., MO.)
John and Nancy resided in Boone Co., MO, before 1850.
John died intestate. His estate's probate date was March 23, 1870, with son-in-law, Dr. John R. Smith, as administrator. His heirs listed in the following order:
Shelba S. Griggs
Paulina S. Bickett
Heirs of Catherine Wilcoxson: Theresa Ann Foster, Mortimer T. Willcoxon, Nancy G. Willcoxon, John William Wilcox)
Nancy Miland Colvin
Eliza Ann Dillon
Jesse T. Griggs
Rebecca Ann Poland
Mary Smith
Samantha Carter Crump
John C. Griggs
Delina Ellen Overstreet
John and wife, Nancy, joined the Goshen Church March of 1867, and died soon afterwards. It is assumed that they were buried in the Goshen Cemetery.
-Allen Griggs married Emelia Sublett on Oct. 30, 1842, (officiated by Berryman Wren) in Boone Co., MO. No known relationship to John and Nancy.)
*Jesse T. Griggs died of abscess of the lungs on May 15, 1899, in Walnut, Neosho Co., KS. (June 1, 1899: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburg, KS, p. 6) Louisa Eliza Smith Griggs died at age 83, in Walnut Township. (Feb. 18, 1904: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburgh, KS, p. 4)
*Richard T. Colvin was born Jan. 1, 1824 MO, to Garland T. Colvin and Sarah Philips, and died before 1880. Children: Martilious Colvin Aug. 8, 1848-Dec. 23, 1923, Jesse Thomas Colvin b. abt. 1850, Nora Belle "Noly" Colvin abt. 1852 (m. Daniel Lewis McCarty), Sally A. Colvin abt. 1854, Nancy E. abt. 1857, John W. Colvin 1859-Dec. 8, 1881, Mary Colvin abt. 1861, Lucinda Colvin abt. 1863, Savanna Colvin Apr. 24, 1865-Feb. 13, 1938 (John W. Sapp), Jadoire Colvin abt. 1867, and Richard Colvin Nov. 1869. Some of "Mildred's" children's death certificates indicate that their mother's maiden/married(?) name was "Crump."In 1870, Cedar, Boone Co., MO, Richard is living with Millard (Miland?) age 30-born 1840, MO.
*Mrs. Eliza Ann Griggs may have first married William Griggs (1784-1840), son of Minus and Rachel Griggs (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991). She second married William R. Dillon on Feb. 16, 1840, officiated by Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO.
*Rebecca Ann (or Jane) Poland was born Apr. 1, 1859, to John J. Poland and first wife, Rebecca Smith Griggs. She lived with Mortimer T. and (sister) Nancy T. Poland Willcoxon in Callaway Co., MO, until she married George S. Tatum on Oct. 28, 1880. They resided in California, until her death on Jul. 26, 1905, at Burnett's Sanitarium in Fresno Co., CA.
*Samantha Carter Griggs married Hilliard Crump on June 15, 1848, officiated by Elder Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO. She died before his second marriage to Louisa Estes on Jan. 13, 1858, Callaway Co., MO. He was born about 1824, to Joseph Crump and Anna Sapp, and died Jan. 14, 1892, Boone Co., MO. (1880 Census for Cedar Township, Boone Co., MO, Martha Bickets was a 19 yr. old "niece" to remarried Hilliard Crump. Martha was the daughter of Samantha's sister, Paulina Griggs Bicketts. (FamilySearch)Child: John Crump 1850-1935, buried Gamel Cemetery, Festus, MO.
*Delina and William Overstreet had three children living with them in 1860, Montevallo, Vernon Co., MO: (William's sons? - Jonathan abt. 1853, and Able abt. 1854, and their son, George abt. 1869. In the Aug. 29, 1850 Census for District No. 6, Bates Co., MO, William Overstreet (23) VA, lived with wife, Mahala (18)MO, and daughter, Mary (9 months) MO, next door to Delina's sister (Catherine) Mary Willcockson. He also lived next door to James (54) VA and Mary Overstreet (31) TN, and children.
He married Nancy Barnett on Sept. 6, 1817, in Clark Co., KY. They had children who may have died young: Martin Griggs, James S. Griggs, and *Allen J. Griggs.
Children who survived to adulthood:
Catherine Griggs abt. 1818-1856 (m. Daniel Boone Willcockson)
Jesse T. Griggs abt. 1822-1899 (m. Louisa Eliza Smith)
Shelba Smith "Shelby" Griggs 1828-1903 (m. Sarah Jane Rose)
Samantha Carter Griggs abt. 1831-bef. 1858 (m. Jun. 15, 1848-Hilliard Crump)
Nancy Miland Griggs abt. 1832-between 1870 & 1880 (m. Sep. 21, 1847-Richard T. Colvin, officiated by Wm Cunningham)
Mary E. Griggs 1835-1902 (1m. Nelson B. Caton) (2m. Dr. John R. Smith)
John Colby Griggs 1837-1914 (1m. Lucyann Hill) (2m. Cora Bradish)
Paulina Shaw Griggs 1839-1919 (m. Apr. 5, 1856-Samuel Bickett, officiated by Rev. James Bradley Box)
Delina Ellen Griggs abt. 1843-1863 (m. Aug. 2, 1857-William Overstreet abt. 1828 VA, officiated by Conrad G. Carr, Justice of the county of Vernon Co., MO.)
John and Nancy resided in Boone Co., MO, before 1850.
John died intestate. His estate's probate date was March 23, 1870, with son-in-law, Dr. John R. Smith, as administrator. His heirs listed in the following order:
Shelba S. Griggs
Paulina S. Bickett
Heirs of Catherine Wilcoxson: Theresa Ann Foster, Mortimer T. Willcoxon, Nancy G. Willcoxon, John William Wilcox)
Nancy Miland Colvin
Eliza Ann Dillon
Jesse T. Griggs
Rebecca Ann Poland
Mary Smith
Samantha Carter Crump
John C. Griggs
Delina Ellen Overstreet
John and wife, Nancy, joined the Goshen Church March of 1867, and died soon afterwards. It is assumed that they were buried in the Goshen Cemetery.
-Allen Griggs married Emelia Sublett on Oct. 30, 1842, (officiated by Berryman Wren) in Boone Co., MO. No known relationship to John and Nancy.)
*Jesse T. Griggs died of abscess of the lungs on May 15, 1899, in Walnut, Neosho Co., KS. (June 1, 1899: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburg, KS, p. 6) Louisa Eliza Smith Griggs died at age 83, in Walnut Township. (Feb. 18, 1904: "The Pittsburgh Daily Headlight," from Pittsburgh, KS, p. 4)
*Richard T. Colvin was born Jan. 1, 1824 MO, to Garland T. Colvin and Sarah Philips, and died before 1880. Children: Martilious Colvin Aug. 8, 1848-Dec. 23, 1923, Jesse Thomas Colvin b. abt. 1850, Nora Belle "Noly" Colvin abt. 1852 (m. Daniel Lewis McCarty), Sally A. Colvin abt. 1854, Nancy E. abt. 1857, John W. Colvin 1859-Dec. 8, 1881, Mary Colvin abt. 1861, Lucinda Colvin abt. 1863, Savanna Colvin Apr. 24, 1865-Feb. 13, 1938 (John W. Sapp), Jadoire Colvin abt. 1867, and Richard Colvin Nov. 1869. Some of "Mildred's" children's death certificates indicate that their mother's maiden/married(?) name was "Crump."In 1870, Cedar, Boone Co., MO, Richard is living with Millard (Miland?) age 30-born 1840, MO.
*Mrs. Eliza Ann Griggs may have first married William Griggs (1784-1840), son of Minus and Rachel Griggs (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991). She second married William R. Dillon on Feb. 16, 1840, officiated by Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO.
*Rebecca Ann (or Jane) Poland was born Apr. 1, 1859, to John J. Poland and first wife, Rebecca Smith Griggs. She lived with Mortimer T. and (sister) Nancy T. Poland Willcoxon in Callaway Co., MO, until she married George S. Tatum on Oct. 28, 1880. They resided in California, until her death on Jul. 26, 1905, at Burnett's Sanitarium in Fresno Co., CA.
*Samantha Carter Griggs married Hilliard Crump on June 15, 1848, officiated by Elder Berryman Wren in Boone Co., MO. She died before his second marriage to Louisa Estes on Jan. 13, 1858, Callaway Co., MO. He was born about 1824, to Joseph Crump and Anna Sapp, and died Jan. 14, 1892, Boone Co., MO. (1880 Census for Cedar Township, Boone Co., MO, Martha Bickets was a 19 yr. old "niece" to remarried Hilliard Crump. Martha was the daughter of Samantha's sister, Paulina Griggs Bicketts. (FamilySearch)Child: John Crump 1850-1935, buried Gamel Cemetery, Festus, MO.
*Delina and William Overstreet had three children living with them in 1860, Montevallo, Vernon Co., MO: (William's sons? - Jonathan abt. 1853, and Able abt. 1854, and their son, George abt. 1869. In the Aug. 29, 1850 Census for District No. 6, Bates Co., MO, William Overstreet (23) VA, lived with wife, Mahala (18)MO, and daughter, Mary (9 months) MO, next door to Delina's sister (Catherine) Mary Willcockson. He also lived next door to James (54) VA and Mary Overstreet (31) TN, and children.
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