Charles Griffin

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Charles GRIFFIN, born June 23, 1763, probably Culpepper County, Virginia, died June 9, 1820, on his land, located NW of Carson's Creek on/near the county line between Newberry County and Laurens County, South Carolina, buried on his plantation in a family cemetery.

Charles GRIFFIN, 1763-1820, was son of American Revolutionary War Veteran Private James GRIFFIN, 1731-1781, and of his wife, Francis 'Fanny' BEALE / BEALLE, honored for her participation in the American Revolutionary War.

Charles GRIFFIN, 1763-1820, married 1783, Mary KING.

He was wounded just above the left hip joint in the Battle of Hay's Station where he was captured by the British--but later escaped.

In 1798, Charles GRIFFIN, 1763-1820, was one of the executors of William McAteer's estate in 1799. William McAteer was his brother-in-law, having married his sister, Francis GRIFFIN.

In 1798, he was appointed a Magistrate in Newberry County, South Carolina.

In his later years, Charles Griffin was a large landowner in Newberry County.

His son, General John King Griffin was a member of the United States Congress and a Deacon at the Bush River Baptist Church; he died in 1841.