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| Birth: | 1775 in Four Holes, Orangeburg District, South Carolina |
| Death: | 30 Dec 1851 in Homerville (Clinch), Georgia |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Griffis b. 1754 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina |
| Mother: | Barbara b. Bet 1734 and 1777 |
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Individual:
Samuel is buried in Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia on the family burial ground at the homeplace.
As a letter written by Charles E. Griffis on November 5, 1930 he wrote:
"Your letter rec I will give you what information I know of the starting of the Griffis family which was 2 brothers was all they was in this world, as my father knew of. the first 2 Griffis's that any one ever knew of, was 2 orphan children Charles & Sam Griffis and all the Griffis'es sprang from them, Charles was my Grandfather they was born in S. C. there father & mother died when they was small and if they had any relatives it was never known, Charles my grandfather was the eldest, he would take Sam on his back and carry him to where he could get work he was to small to walk much and he kept drifting this way till he reached the Altamaha River on the north side and lived in that community till grown and married. He Charles my grandfather served in the Revolution War, he moved from the north side of Altamaha River to this county which was called the new purchase which then was all Appling County and settle near where J.W. James now lives the old field called the Griffis field in the year 1821. He raised a larg family of boys and girls which my father was the youngest boy, the names of they boys of my grandfather was Sam & Juniper, Charles & Maning and Kindred my father. Most all the Griffis' below Homerville and in Clinch County orginated from Sam Griffis not this Sam above but the 2 first mentioned. My grandfather Charles and his brother Sam the first starting of the Griffis family my great uncle. My father was the youngest boy and was born in Oct 4, 1817. Juniper by uncle was born in 1808 and Sam was older but now know the others ages. This county was thinly settled living 12 to 15 miles a part and all kinds of varments tigers, wolves, bears. J.C. he lived by grandfather at the Griffis field near J.W. James 4 or 5 years and then moved north of the Bay called Hunters Bay which now is the Guess Mill pond and lived there till my father and all the childred were grown and married and he and my grandmother was buried at the Mill pond nearly 100 years basck. Nearly all the Griffis' had a boy named Charles and Sam but the 2 first mentioned was the only 2 have any record of I mean the starting of the Griffis family and my grandfather Charles father came from Ireland. You see I am clost to the original. Old man Bill Griffis father and my father was brothers. Well I am writing you right back and cant wright like I could tell you. I am satisfied I know more about the Griffis family and the Sears family which was my mothers than any one now that is living. I am writing on one knee and cant write so you can sense it I dont expect.
I could tell you much better than I can write.
Wishing you good luck.
I am yours truly.
Charles E. Griffis
Atson, Ga."
Samuel was the younger brother of Charles and brought south as a minor by his brother and shorly after coming to Georgia he was married. Nancy died about 1830. Samuel married Pollie and they had no children.
Sometime about 1819 he moved to Appling county probably in connection with his brother and his family, but he did not move on further into Appling about 1822-23 when his brother did, but remained in Appling county unitl about 1833 when he moved to the 12th land district of Ware (territory now Clinch) county. He was cut into the new county of Clinch out of Ware, in February, 1850, and died at his home a few miles south of Homerville in 1859. He lived on lot 484, 12th district, where his son, Samuel, also lived and died. He was buried in a family burying-ground on the old homeplace.
He served as a private in the Indian War under Captain Levi J. Knight.
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