SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION
His War Record
Chisholm Griffith was born in Frederick County, Maryland and lived there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted about October 1775 and served five months and two days as a private in Captain Winchester's company, Colonel Beatty's Maryland [regiment] during which he marched to Philadelphia, was at Trenton, New Jersey, just after the battle there and guarded the Hessian prisoners during the winter months, and was in many skirmishes. He enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland, June 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain R. Hillary's company, Colonel Baker Johnson's Maryland regiment, joined the main army under General Washington was in many skirmishes and in the battle of Germantown, length of this service at least five months. After his return to Frederick County, Maryland, he enlisted in the spring of 1778 in the "selected militia" served at different times until sometime in the spring of 1782 under Captain Hillary, also under [???] Chisholm's brother? as ensign, guarding a magazine in Fredericktown (the name of his brother not designated), and assisted in guarding prisoners after the battle of Yorktown, in all amounting to at least five months, ending in 1782.
He resided in Frederick County, Maryland, just after the Revolutionary War.
Chisholm Griffith (as his name was on the pension roll) was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Virginia; he had resided there since 1811.His age then as seventy-three years.
In 1832, ZADOCK Griffith, was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, aged seventy-seven years and upwards. He stated that he lived in Frederick County, Maryland, during the Revolutionary War and served a part of his time with his brother, CHISHOLM Griffith.
Although he stated his middle name to be Holland, in a will he wrote to his children by Frances Terrell, it was NOT a name given to him at birth.
Chisholm was the grandson Of WILLIAM GRIFFITH and COMFORT DUVALL and the great-grandson of Immigrant WILLIAM GRIFFITH and SARAH MACCUBBIN who came to Maryland in 1675 and settled on the Severn River in Anne Arundel Co.,MD.
He was married four times: Mary Ann Scott, Mary Polly Briggs, Frances Terrell and Elizabeth Bowman.
Chisholm was the son of Elizabeth Riggs and Orlando Griffith. He was married to:
1. Mary Ann Scott.
2. Mary "Polly" Briggs.
3. Frances Terrell.
4. Elizabeth Ikenberry.
He had a son by Mary named Thomas Greenberry Griffith.
He married Frances Terrell March 31, 1790 had 4 children by her: Joel, Anna, Greenberry and William.
Chisholm served in the Revolutionary War .
He was my gr-gr-gr grandfather.
DAR PATRIOT LIST
GRIFFITH, CHISHOLM HOLLAND
Service:
MARYLAND Rank(s): ENSIGN
Birth:
CIRCA 1759 FREDERICK CO MARYLAND
Death:
ANTE 10-4-1847 FRANKLIN CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number:
*S15866
Service Source:
*S15866
Service Description:
1) ALSO PVT; CAPTS WINCHESTER & HILLARY.
2) COLS BEATTY & BAKER JOHNSON
Comments
(Overview)
1) DATACF 10/2017 DISCUSSES MIGRATION AND NAMES OF WIVES & DATES OF MARRIAGE.
Residence
1) County: FREDERICK CO - State: MARYLAND
Spouse
Number
Name
1)
MARY ANN SCOTT
2)
FRANCES TERRELL
3)
POLLY BRIGGS
4)
ELIZABETH X BOWMAN
Associated Applications and Supplementals
Nat'l Num Add
Child [Spouse #] Spouse
JOHN [1] ANN BYRD
His War Record
Chisholm Griffith was born in Frederick County, Maryland and lived there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted about October 1775 and served five months and two days as a private in Captain Winchester's company, Colonel Beatty's Maryland [regiment] during which he marched to Philadelphia, was at Trenton, New Jersey, just after the battle there and guarded the Hessian prisoners during the winter months, and was in many skirmishes. He enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland, June 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain R. Hillary's company, Colonel Baker Johnson's Maryland regiment, joined the main army under General Washington was in many skirmishes and in the battle of Germantown, length of this service at least five months. After his return to Frederick County, Maryland, he enlisted in the spring of 1778 in the "selected militia" served at different times until sometime in the spring of 1782 under Captain Hillary, also under [???] Chisholm's brother? as ensign, guarding a magazine in Fredericktown (the name of his brother not designated), and assisted in guarding prisoners after the battle of Yorktown, in all amounting to at least five months, ending in 1782.
He resided in Frederick County, Maryland, just after the Revolutionary War.
Chisholm Griffith (as his name was on the pension roll) was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Virginia; he had resided there since 1811.His age then as seventy-three years.
In 1832, ZADOCK Griffith, was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, aged seventy-seven years and upwards. He stated that he lived in Frederick County, Maryland, during the Revolutionary War and served a part of his time with his brother, CHISHOLM Griffith.
Although he stated his middle name to be Holland, in a will he wrote to his children by Frances Terrell, it was NOT a name given to him at birth.
Chisholm was the grandson Of WILLIAM GRIFFITH and COMFORT DUVALL and the great-grandson of Immigrant WILLIAM GRIFFITH and SARAH MACCUBBIN who came to Maryland in 1675 and settled on the Severn River in Anne Arundel Co.,MD.
He was married four times: Mary Ann Scott, Mary Polly Briggs, Frances Terrell and Elizabeth Bowman.
Chisholm was the son of Elizabeth Riggs and Orlando Griffith. He was married to:
1. Mary Ann Scott.
2. Mary "Polly" Briggs.
3. Frances Terrell.
4. Elizabeth Ikenberry.
He had a son by Mary named Thomas Greenberry Griffith.
He married Frances Terrell March 31, 1790 had 4 children by her: Joel, Anna, Greenberry and William.
Chisholm served in the Revolutionary War .
He was my gr-gr-gr grandfather.
DAR PATRIOT LIST
GRIFFITH, CHISHOLM HOLLAND
Service:
MARYLAND Rank(s): ENSIGN
Birth:
CIRCA 1759 FREDERICK CO MARYLAND
Death:
ANTE 10-4-1847 FRANKLIN CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number:
*S15866
Service Source:
*S15866
Service Description:
1) ALSO PVT; CAPTS WINCHESTER & HILLARY.
2) COLS BEATTY & BAKER JOHNSON
Comments
(Overview)
1) DATACF 10/2017 DISCUSSES MIGRATION AND NAMES OF WIVES & DATES OF MARRIAGE.
Residence
1) County: FREDERICK CO - State: MARYLAND
Spouse
Number
Name
1)
MARY ANN SCOTT
2)
FRANCES TERRELL
3)
POLLY BRIGGS
4)
ELIZABETH X BOWMAN
Associated Applications and Supplementals
Nat'l Num Add
Child [Spouse #] Spouse
JOHN [1] ANN BYRD
SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION
His War Record
Chisholm Griffith was born in Frederick County, Maryland and lived there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted about October 1775 and served five months and two days as a private in Captain Winchester's company, Colonel Beatty's Maryland [regiment] during which he marched to Philadelphia, was at Trenton, New Jersey, just after the battle there and guarded the Hessian prisoners during the winter months, and was in many skirmishes. He enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland, June 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain R. Hillary's company, Colonel Baker Johnson's Maryland regiment, joined the main army under General Washington was in many skirmishes and in the battle of Germantown, length of this service at least five months. After his return to Frederick County, Maryland, he enlisted in the spring of 1778 in the "selected militia" served at different times until sometime in the spring of 1782 under Captain Hillary, also under [???] Chisholm's brother? as ensign, guarding a magazine in Fredericktown (the name of his brother not designated), and assisted in guarding prisoners after the battle of Yorktown, in all amounting to at least five months, ending in 1782.
He resided in Frederick County, Maryland, just after the Revolutionary War.
Chisholm Griffith (as his name was on the pension roll) was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Virginia; he had resided there since 1811.His age then as seventy-three years.
In 1832, ZADOCK Griffith, was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, aged seventy-seven years and upwards. He stated that he lived in Frederick County, Maryland, during the Revolutionary War and served a part of his time with his brother, CHISHOLM Griffith.
Although he stated his middle name to be Holland, in a will he wrote to his children by Frances Terrell, it was NOT a name given to him at birth.
Chisholm was the grandson Of WILLIAM GRIFFITH and COMFORT DUVALL and the great-grandson of Immigrant WILLIAM GRIFFITH and SARAH MACCUBBIN who came to Maryland in 1675 and settled on the Severn River in Anne Arundel Co.,MD.
He was married four times: Mary Ann Scott, Mary Polly Briggs, Frances Terrell and Elizabeth Bowman.
Chisholm was the son of Elizabeth Riggs and Orlando Griffith. He was married to:
1. Mary Ann Scott.
2. Mary "Polly" Briggs.
3. Frances Terrell.
4. Elizabeth Ikenberry.
He had a son by Mary named Thomas Greenberry Griffith.
He married Frances Terrell March 31, 1790 had 4 children by her: Joel, Anna, Greenberry and William.
Chisholm served in the Revolutionary War .
He was my gr-gr-gr grandfather.
DAR PATRIOT LIST
GRIFFITH, CHISHOLM HOLLAND
Service:
MARYLAND Rank(s): ENSIGN
Birth:
CIRCA 1759 FREDERICK CO MARYLAND
Death:
ANTE 10-4-1847 FRANKLIN CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number:
*S15866
Service Source:
*S15866
Service Description:
1) ALSO PVT; CAPTS WINCHESTER & HILLARY.
2) COLS BEATTY & BAKER JOHNSON
Comments
(Overview)
1) DATACF 10/2017 DISCUSSES MIGRATION AND NAMES OF WIVES & DATES OF MARRIAGE.
Residence
1) County: FREDERICK CO - State: MARYLAND
Spouse
Number
Name
1)
MARY ANN SCOTT
2)
FRANCES TERRELL
3)
POLLY BRIGGS
4)
ELIZABETH X BOWMAN
Associated Applications and Supplementals
Nat'l Num Add
Child [Spouse #] Spouse
JOHN [1] ANN BYRD
His War Record
Chisholm Griffith was born in Frederick County, Maryland and lived there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted about October 1775 and served five months and two days as a private in Captain Winchester's company, Colonel Beatty's Maryland [regiment] during which he marched to Philadelphia, was at Trenton, New Jersey, just after the battle there and guarded the Hessian prisoners during the winter months, and was in many skirmishes. He enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland, June 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain R. Hillary's company, Colonel Baker Johnson's Maryland regiment, joined the main army under General Washington was in many skirmishes and in the battle of Germantown, length of this service at least five months. After his return to Frederick County, Maryland, he enlisted in the spring of 1778 in the "selected militia" served at different times until sometime in the spring of 1782 under Captain Hillary, also under [???] Chisholm's brother? as ensign, guarding a magazine in Fredericktown (the name of his brother not designated), and assisted in guarding prisoners after the battle of Yorktown, in all amounting to at least five months, ending in 1782.
He resided in Frederick County, Maryland, just after the Revolutionary War.
Chisholm Griffith (as his name was on the pension roll) was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Virginia; he had resided there since 1811.His age then as seventy-three years.
In 1832, ZADOCK Griffith, was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, aged seventy-seven years and upwards. He stated that he lived in Frederick County, Maryland, during the Revolutionary War and served a part of his time with his brother, CHISHOLM Griffith.
Although he stated his middle name to be Holland, in a will he wrote to his children by Frances Terrell, it was NOT a name given to him at birth.
Chisholm was the grandson Of WILLIAM GRIFFITH and COMFORT DUVALL and the great-grandson of Immigrant WILLIAM GRIFFITH and SARAH MACCUBBIN who came to Maryland in 1675 and settled on the Severn River in Anne Arundel Co.,MD.
He was married four times: Mary Ann Scott, Mary Polly Briggs, Frances Terrell and Elizabeth Bowman.
Chisholm was the son of Elizabeth Riggs and Orlando Griffith. He was married to:
1. Mary Ann Scott.
2. Mary "Polly" Briggs.
3. Frances Terrell.
4. Elizabeth Ikenberry.
He had a son by Mary named Thomas Greenberry Griffith.
He married Frances Terrell March 31, 1790 had 4 children by her: Joel, Anna, Greenberry and William.
Chisholm served in the Revolutionary War .
He was my gr-gr-gr grandfather.
DAR PATRIOT LIST
GRIFFITH, CHISHOLM HOLLAND
Service:
MARYLAND Rank(s): ENSIGN
Birth:
CIRCA 1759 FREDERICK CO MARYLAND
Death:
ANTE 10-4-1847 FRANKLIN CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number:
*S15866
Service Source:
*S15866
Service Description:
1) ALSO PVT; CAPTS WINCHESTER & HILLARY.
2) COLS BEATTY & BAKER JOHNSON
Comments
(Overview)
1) DATACF 10/2017 DISCUSSES MIGRATION AND NAMES OF WIVES & DATES OF MARRIAGE.
Residence
1) County: FREDERICK CO - State: MARYLAND
Spouse
Number
Name
1)
MARY ANN SCOTT
2)
FRANCES TERRELL
3)
POLLY BRIGGS
4)
ELIZABETH X BOWMAN
Associated Applications and Supplementals
Nat'l Num Add
Child [Spouse #] Spouse
JOHN [1] ANN BYRD
Family Members
Siblings
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