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Thomas GRIGGS 1695-1745 m. Magdalena du PUY 1699-
s/o Thomas GRIGGS (1667-1700) and Hannah GILLIAM (1670-1700)
d/o Jean John Jay du PUY (1663-1732) and Petronitje SWAIM (1686-1725)
p/o Maria GRIGGS (1725-1799)
1695 Thomas GRIGGS born in Gravesend, Staten Island, Richmond, New York (one source says abt 1692)
1699 Magdalena du PUY born in Staten Island, Richmond, New York
aft 1700 Thomas’ father Thomas GRIGGS died at Griggstown, Somerset, NJ
aft 1700 Thomas’ mother Hannah GILLIAM died at Staten Island, Richmond, NY
1702 Thomas GRIGG’s grandfather John GRIGGS who immigrated to Gravesend, NY in 1635 died in Gravesend, Richmond, NY [when “J. Griggs,” without designation as Sr. or Jr., was assigned lots 11 and 15 and “John Griggs,” without designation as Sr.or Jr., was assigned lot 30, as part of the following transaction: The penny lots of salt meadows in Gd in the “Long Fly and the CedarNeck, Hugh Gerretsen’s and Hog Point,” were laid out by Peter Cortelyou May 25, 1700, into 30 lots. Prehn says that John1 Griggs “probably died before 1703 when (without the Jr.) [ John2 Griggs] deeded mill property at Gravesend.”]
1718 Thomas GRIGGS and Magdalena duPUY married in Staten Island, Richmond, New York
1719 Thomas GRIGGS and Magdalena duPUY residence listed as Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York [New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920]
18 Oct 1719 son Martinus GRIGGS born in Richmond, Richmond, New York [US Dutch Reformed Church doc lists Thomas Greegs and Lena du Puy (doc)]
1721 Thomas GRIGGS and Magdalena duPUY residence listed as Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York [New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920]
7 May 1721 dau Martha GRIGGS born in Richmond, Richmond, New York; married William TILLER 6 Jun 1744; died Shrewsbury, Somerset, New Jersey [baptized in the Staten Island Dutch Church as “Greegs”]
7 May 1721 dau Pieternelle GRIGGS born in Richmond, Richmond, New York [US Dutch Reformed Church doc lists Thomas Greegs and Lena du Puy (doc)] [baptized in the Staten Island Dutch Church as “Greegs”; sponsors Nicholas Dupuy and Neeltje Dekkers] [named in honor of maternal grandmother]
20 May 1722 dau Anna GRIGGS born in Richmond, Richmond, New York [US Dutch Reformed Church doc lists Thomas Greegs and Lena du Puy (doc)] [baptized in the Staten Island Dutch Church as “Greegs”; sponsor Barent Christopher]
19 Apr 1724 son John GRIGGS born in Richmond, Richmond, New York [US Dutch Reformed Church doc lists Thomas Greegs and Lena du Puy (doc)]; married Molly _____; died 1834 Shrewsbury, Somerset, New Jersey [baptized in the Staten Island Dutch Church as “Greegs”; sponsors Francois Bodin and Maria Dey] [named in honor of paternal grandfather]
15 May 1725 Magdalena’s mother Petronitje SWAIM died in New York
12 Dec 1725 dau Maria GRIGGS born in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania [US Dutch Reformed Church doc lists Thomas Greegs and Lena du Puy (doc)]; married Abraham Van MIDDLESWARTH 26 Nov 1744 (one source says 26 Nov 1741) in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey; died 1799 in Shrewsbury, Somerset, New Jersey [baptized in the Staten Island Dutch Church as “Greegs”]
1725 Magdalena duPUY residence listed as Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York [New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920]
14 Jun 1732 Magdalena’s father Jean duPUY died at Staten Island, Richmond, NY
1745 Thomas GRIGGS died in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
nd Magdalena du PUY died in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey