5. William GRIFFITH II was born on 15 Apr 1697 in MD. He died in Jul 1757 in Frederick Co, MD. He has reference number 320. Sometime around 1722, William, Jr. felt the pioneering spirit of his father, he and his wife, the former Comfort Duvall, moved approximately 75 miles west from Anne Arundel County, MD. into an area that was destined to become Frederick County, MD. Throughout his life, the younger William continued to acquire land; at the time of his death, accumulated land totaled 453 acres. When Frederick County was established, William and several of his neighbors became Justices - an office held until his death in 1757.
He was married to Comfort DUVALL (daughter of John DUVALL Captain and Mary Elizabeth JONES) about 1719.
Comfort DUVALL was born on 10
Mar 1700 in Anne Arundel Co, MD. (Information
from Cindy Scott, Niceville, FL). William GRIFFITH II and Comfort DUVALL had the
following children:
6 i.
Ezekiel GRIFFITH was born on 5 Aug 1720 in MD. Died young, according to
article in the March 1992 issue of FOYC, page 29.
+7 ii.
Orlando GRIFFITH.
8 iii.
William GRIFFITH was born about 1727 in Frederick County, MD. He died
in 1823 in VA. According to article in March 1992 issue of FOYC, page 29.