CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameGriffith THOMAS 
[1498], [5359], [5360], [5406, page 506], [5378], GGGG Grandfather
[1498], [5359], [5360], [5406, page 506], [5378], GGGG GrandfatherBirth Date1760 [5359], [1498, Memorial# 14106760 & 11710137], [5378], [5360]
Birth PlaceNew Jersey, United States
MemoOr 1763 based on inscription in Farmington, Michigan. 1850 census (Farmington) says 1761 in New York. 1850 census (Lansing) says 1760 in New Jersey.
Census Date1 Aug 1850 [5378]
Census PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
MemoSays he was born in New York.
Census Date12 Sep 1850 [5360]
Census PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States
MemoHard to read on census page but it looks like his age is “90” as a correction to “47”
Death Date8 Dec 1850 [1498, Memorial# 14106760 & 11710137], [5359]
Death PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States
MemoAge 90 yr. (Lansing, MI, headstone); Age 87 yr. inscribed on Farmington, MI, monument.
Burial PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States [5359], [1498, Memorial# 14106760]
MemoMount Hope Cemetery: Lot 11 Sec. H, Grave 10
Misc. Notes
Griffith’s death is recorded on two separate gravestones, one in Lansing, Michigan, which is were he probably is physically buried, and the second is on the east face of the gravestone of his son, John, in Farmington, Michigan. [1498, Memorial# 14106760 & 11710137] The 1850 census shows him in two places: on 01 Aug 1850, he was reported living with his son, Henry, in Farmington, Michigan, but later on 12 Sep 1850, he was living with his son, John, in Lansing, Michigan. [5378], [5360] He probably returned to Lansing after his visit to Farmington, later to die in December of that year.
Research
1830 census lists a Griffith THOMAS and wife, both tallied in the 60-69 age bracket, living in Trenton, Oneida, New York.
If he was born in New York rather than New Jersey…
Possible Christening record: Griffith THOMAS, 06-JUL-1761, Saint Georges Church, Hempstead, Nassau Co., New York, United States. Father: Griffith THOMAS, Mother: Martha.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HD-PL4 : 12 December 2014), Griffith Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
Curiously, a Richard THOMAS, was christened the same day with the same parents, same place.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H8-25F : 12 December 2014), Richard Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
Ditto for a John THOMAS.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H8-Z9V : 12 December 2014), John Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
So it would appear to have been a “group” baptism for three sons of the same couple.
Of course, if my Griffith was born in 1763, that eliminates the above records.
The 1790 census has a Griffith THOMAS living in East Whiteland, Chester Co., PA.
2 males <16; 2 males 16 and over; 3 females. This appears to be the only Griffith THOMAS anywhere in the surviving 1790 census.
As of 10-OCT-2019, the only marriage record on Ancestry for a Griffith THOMAS, in the range 1778-1800, is one dated 10 Oct 1793, in Frederick Co., MD. The bride’s name was Elizabeth Grove.
If he was born in New York rather than New Jersey…
Possible Christening record: Griffith THOMAS, 06-JUL-1761, Saint Georges Church, Hempstead, Nassau Co., New York, United States. Father: Griffith THOMAS, Mother: Martha.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HD-PL4 : 12 December 2014), Griffith Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
Curiously, a Richard THOMAS, was christened the same day with the same parents, same place.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H8-25F : 12 December 2014), Richard Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
Ditto for a John THOMAS.
"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H8-Z9V : 12 December 2014), John Thomas, 06 Jul 1761; citing SAINT GEORGES CHURCH,HEMPSTEAD,NASSAU,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 9-11.
So it would appear to have been a “group” baptism for three sons of the same couple.
Of course, if my Griffith was born in 1763, that eliminates the above records.
The 1790 census has a Griffith THOMAS living in East Whiteland, Chester Co., PA.
2 males <16; 2 males 16 and over; 3 females. This appears to be the only Griffith THOMAS anywhere in the surviving 1790 census.
As of 10-OCT-2019, the only marriage record on Ancestry for a Griffith THOMAS, in the range 1778-1800, is one dated 10 Oct 1793, in Frederick Co., MD. The bride’s name was Elizabeth Grove.