Edith Griffin^[1]

1814 - 1889  (75 years)

• Name	Edith Griffin
  Birth	1814
  Gender	Female
  Death	1889
  Burial	Randolph County, NC at Old Mount Olivet Cemetery
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Griffin   d. Bef Feb 1798  (Grandfather)  Rebecca Smith,   b. 1790-1795  (Mother)
  Notes	1840, Dec 23 -- Marriage Bond, Randolph County, NC Thomas M. Pirce and Edith Griffin received marriage bond. Wm. M. Lawrence was bondsman. [Editor's Note: Date of marriage occurred on or after date of marriage bond.] 1850 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 121, Southern Division Thomas Pearce 29 M, Laborer, Born in NC Edith Pearce 35 F, Born in NC Alex K. Pearce 8 M, Born in NC Sarah Pearce 6 F, Born in NC Alfred B. Pearce 5 M, Born in NC John T. Pearce 4 M, Born in NC James T. Pearce 2 M, Born in NC 1860 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 245, Eastern Division, Browers Mill Post Office Thomas M. Pearce 39 M, Farmer, $325 Personal Property, Born in NC Edieth Pearce 46 F, Domestic, Born in NC Alexander K. Pearce 18 M, Farmer, Born in NC Sarah F. Pearce 17 F, Domestic, Born in NC Alfred B. Pearce 16 M, Farmer, Born in NC John T. Pearce 14 M, Born in NC William H. Pearce 10 M, Born in NC Mary A. R. Pearce 7 F, Born in NC Calvin W. Pearce 5 M, Born in NC Lydia E. Pearce 2 F, Born in NC 1870 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 313, Browers Eastern Division, Browers Mill Post Office Thomas M. Pearce 40 M, Farmer, $300 Personal Property, Born in NC Edith Pearce 56 F, Housekeeping, Born in NC Sarah Pearce 27 F, No Occupation, Born in NC Mary A. Pearce 17 F, No Occupation, Born in NC Lydia E. Pearce 12 F, Going to School, Born in NC William H. Pearce 20 M, At Home, Born in NC Calvin Pearce 15 M, At Home, Born in NC John Griffin 79 M, No Occupation, Born in NC 1880 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 222, Browers Township Thomas M. Pearce 59 M, Head, Married, Farmer, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Eda Pearce 66 F, Wife, Married, Keeps House, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC William H. Pearce 29 M, Son, Single, Farmer, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Mary A. Pearce 28 F, Dau, Single, At Home, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Cormelia G. Pearce 5 F, GrDau, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC
  Person ID	I03236	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	17 May 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	20 DNA tests are associated with Edith Griffin
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	Melinda Moon
  	atDNA	Kellie Sullivan
  	atDNA	Brooke Thomas
  	atDNA	L.E. Black
  	atDNA	Geoffrey Rothman
  	atDNA	Warren
  	atDNA	Heather Heath
  	atDNA	S.L. Black
  	atDNA	Sandra Joy Owens
  	atDNA	Ernest Donald Owens, Jr.
  	atDNA	Linda Stalker
  	atDNA	Donnie Allred
  	atDNA	F.C.C. Black
  	atDNA	D.R. Sullivan
  	atDNA	M.C. Jackson		GEDmatch ID = T090012
  	atDNA	Doric Council "Dart" Sullivan		GEDmatch ID = T188720
  	atDNA	Jesse Elvin Jackson		GEDmatch ID = T514909
  	atDNA	W.E. Jackson, Jr.
  	mtDNA	Jesse Elvin Jackson	H66a	Most distant ancestor: Rebecca Smith,   b. 1790-1795
  	mtDNA	Donnie Allred	H66a	Most distant ancestor: Rebecca Smith,   b. 1790-1795

  
  

  Father	Samuel Griffin,   b. 1790   d. Bef 1860 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Smith,   b. 1790-1795
  Marriage	28 Jul 1812	Chatham County, NC
  	1812, Jul 28 -- Marriage Bond, Chatham County, NC Samuel Griffin and Rebecca Smith. Bondsman was Isaac Smith. Witness was Thomas Ragland. [Editor's Note: Date of marriage occurred on or after date of marriage bond.]
  Family ID	F1060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas M. Pearce,   b. 1821, Randolph County, NC d. c1892 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1840	Randolph County, NC
  Children	1. Alexander Kelly Pearce,   b. 1842 ▻ Jennie +   2. Sarah Frances Pearce,   b. 11 Jan 1843, Randolph County, NC d. 18 Feb 1920, Moore County, NC (Age 77 years) ▻ Elias W. Stewart  (Age 77 years)  m. Apr 1877     3. Alfred B. Pearce,   b. 1845   d. Civil War +   4. John Thomas Pearce,   b. 02 Feb 1846, Randolph County, NC d. 18 Jun 1919, Davidson County, NC (Age 73 years) ▻ Ancelet Foushee  (Age ~ 75 years)  m. 1870     5. James T. Pearce,   b. 1848     6. William H. Pearce,   b. 1850 +   7. Mary Ann R. Pearce,   b. 1850   d. 11 Feb 1930 (Age 80 years) ▻ James F. Johnson  (Age 59 years) +   8. Calvin Windsor Pearce,   b. 1856   d. 1892 (Age 36 years) ▻ Lucy Ann Teague +   9. Lydia Emily Pearce,   b. 27 May 1858   d. 07 Dec 1900 (Age 42 years) ▻ John Alexander Staley
  Family ID	F0122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 23 Dec 1840 - Randolph County, NC Burial - - Randolph County, NC at Old Mount Olivet Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1081] Todd Dorsett [tadorsett@comcast.net], 05 Jun 2010. Edith (Griffin) Pearce was not the daughter of John Griffin. It is easy to assume that from the Census of 1870. However, if one digs deeper, it becomes clear that John Griffin was probably never married. Edith was in fact the daughter of Samuel Griffin and his wife, nee Rebecca Smith, of Chatham county. Apparently John Griffin was Samuel's brother. Samuel and Rebecca had other children (Samuel, Rebecca, Ruth, Luzenia, at least), and you can find some of them residing in the household next to Thomas M. Pearce in the 1870 Census...According to her tombstone in Old Mount Olivet Cemetery, near Erect, Randolph county, North Carolina, Edith died in 1889. That date came from a memo in the Bible of the Kinney family, of Franklinville. Mrs. Kinney was a daughter of Camilla Janette "Nettie" Pearce Allred, daughter of Mary A. R. Pearce and granddaughter of Thomas and Edith.