Janet King Robinson Bower

Chiefly, a record of descendants of Martin Griffin, Sr. who was born ca. 1740 in New York. He married Rachel Soper on September 18, 1765 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. Rachel was the daughter of Timothy Soper (1712-1752) and Leah Van Hoesen. They had ten children. During his life, Martin served as a member of the 2nd Company of 3rd Regiment of Ulster County, New York Militia during the Revolutionary War. It is not known when Martin...

Chiefly, a record of descendants and some ancestors of William Augustus Hills who was born in Surry County, North Carolina ca. 1744 to Charles Hills and his wife Sarah Bell. Sarah Bell died in about 1747 and Charles married second Nancy, who was a widow with three children. They moved to Craven County, South Carolina. William Augustus was the oldest and was given a land grant of 100 acres on the North prong of Waterlee Creek in Craven County, South...

Chiefly, a record of descendants of Christopher S. Burns who was born in Ireland on December 25, 1832. He was the son of John Burns (b. ca. 1800 in Dromore, Down, Ireland). Christopher came to the United States in 1836. He married Mary Costello on April 28, 1861 in St. Peter Church, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. Mary was born ca. 1838 in New York. They had five children. In 1884, the entire family moved to Pueblo, Colorado for Chris to work as...

Chiefly, a record of descendants of Robert John Watkins who was born ca. 1753. He was married to Rachel Holliday in 1773 in Delaware. Robert and Rachel had six children while Robert was a farmer in Kent County, Delaware. Only one of the children was a girl. Robert died in Dover, Delaware in 1788, when he was about 35 years old. No record has been found when Rachel died. Descendants lived in Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and elsewhere.