Margaret Griffin
It is believed that Margaret was the daughter of Patrick Griffin and Margaret "Molly" O'Brian who moved from Goshenhoppen between 1787 and 1790. They settled near Youngstown in Westmoreland County, PA. Patrick was a charter member of Sportsman's Hall and was in the 1800 and 1810 Mt Pleasant Census. Other Griffin's in the area were John and Margaret, John and Mary, John and Susan, George and Margaret, and Henry and Magdalen (Mary Ruffner) all from Goshenhoppen. A Edward and Maria lived near Conewago and Stephen Giffen was with Col.Robert McPherson's Second Battalion of PA Volunteers from Adams County on Sept. 17, 1776. Some of the Goshenhoppen families first went to Adams County before moving to Westmoreland. We find a Stephen Giffen on the Tax List of Mt Pleasant Twp.1811 to 1815.
These may all be Griffin's at St Vincent's called Sportsmans Hall at that time. The priests were German and had trouble with the Irish names.
Father Helbron's Greensburg, PA Registers
Baptisms 1799 to 1828
George and Margaret Grevin, Christina bapt 5 June 1805 SP Joseph and Eleanor Kitsly
Henry and Mary Magdalen (nee Ruffner) Griefen\Griffy\Gryffen Mary Magdalen b 3 June bapt 27 Dec 1807 SP Simon and Catherine Ruffner George b 28 Apr bapt 12 June 1803 SP Joseph Noel & Mary Ruffner, maiden Henry b 14 July bapt 14 Oct 1810 Rachel b 22 June bapt 17 Aug 1805 Elizabeth b 11 Oct bapt 1 Nov 1801 Sp Christian & Magdalen (nee Isly [Easly?] ) Ruffner Margaret b 6 June ? bapt 17 Apr 1814 SP Jacob Kuhn & Mary John and Mary Griffen\Griffy\Greavy\Gryffen Andrew b 3 Nov 1806 bapt 15 Nov 1807 SP George and Sibylla Ruffner Catharine b 13 May bapt 22 Nov 1812 SP Henry and Magdalen Griffen George b 31 July 1803 bapt 22 Oct 1803 SP Philip & Mary Hartman Margaret b 29 Sept 1809 bapt 15 Oct 1809 SP Simon & Catharine Ruffner
John and Susan Griffin John b 2 Aug 1816 bapt 16 Sept 1818 SP John and Mary Henry Peter b 1 Apr bapt 16 Sept 1818 SP Peter and Margaret Noel
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Tax List 1811 - 1815 Mt Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co. , PA
1811 Giffen, John, James, Stephen Griffen, John, Patrick Griffy, Abijah
1812 Giffen, John, John, James, Stephen Griffen, John, Patrick Griffey, Abijah Griffith, John
1813 Giffen, John, John, James, Stephen Griffen, John, Patrick Griffith, John
1814 Giffen, John, John, James, Stephen Griffen, John Griffith, Abijah, Danl, John
1815 Giffen, John, John, James, Stephen Griffen, John, Patrick Griffith, Abijah, Danl, John
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