THIRD GENERATION

7. Martha GRIFFITH was born on 11 Jun 1718 in Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales. She died in 1742 in East Caln Twp., Chester, PA. Martha member of Bradford Monthly Meeting (Quaker).

See extensive notes for her brother, Thomas Griffith, regarding her immigration
in 1726 from Nantmel Parish, Radnorshire, Wales. Copy of Certificate Removal
from Talcoyd M.M., Wales. Lived with her aunt, Mary Morgan Pennell of Chester
County, PA. She was 8 years old when she came to America with her brother
Thomas, age 18, and brother John, age 14. See notes for her brother John's
"Journal" under both John and Thomas Griffith records.

BIRTH: Information from Welsh Quaker records extracted for W.W. Griffith by
Heenan & Mount, Genealogists of Canterbury, England.

She was married to James MENDENHALL on 31 Jan 1739/40 in Bradford M.M., Chester, PA. James MENDENHALL was born on 26 Nov 1718 in "of" E. Caln, Chester, PA. He died in 1788 in , Wilkes co., GA. UPDATE: 1994-03-31

Quaker records for Goshen M.M. indicate James married his second wife there and
removed to New Garden, N.C. 1762

According to Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts, NEHGS,
James was the son of Aaron Mendenhall and Rose Pierson. (Aaron was born
9-20-1690, E. Caln, Chester, PA, died 4-30-1765. Married 1715. Rose Pierson was
born in 1693 and died in 1771, the daughter of Thomas Pierson, died 1722, from
Bristol, England to New Castle County, Delaware and East Caln, PA, and Rose
Dixon. Aaron Mendenhall was the son of John Mendenhall and Elizabeth Maris who
married in 1685.) James had a sister, Lydia Mendenhall, who married her 2nd
cousin, Joshua Mendenhall in 1755. Joshua was born 11-11-1727/8 in East Caln,
PA, died 2-5-1816, son of Benjamin Mendenhall, Jr., born 3-5-1691 in North
Carolina, died 5-13-1743, married 3-9-1717, Lydia Roberts, born about 1694 in
Wales, daughter of Owen and Mary Roberts. Benjamin, Jr. was the son of Benjamin
Mendenhall, 1659-1758 (brother to John Mendenhall above) of Delaware county, PA
and Ann Pennel, born 1667, died May 1709, married 1689.

According to The Newlin Family, Ancestors and Descendants of John and Mary Pyle
Newlin by Algie Newlin, 1965, Benjamin, John and Mary Mendenhall were 3 of
eight children of Thomas and Joan mendenhall of Parish Ramesbury, Wiltshire,
England. Her fther was Francis Mendenhall who died in 1673. Also see: Mendenall
Genealogy by Henry Hart Beeson, 1969.

RESEARCHER: Patricia J. Smith, Harbor City, CA. Martha GRIFFITH and James MENDENHALL had the following children:

28 i. Griffith MENDENHALL was born on 10 Sep 1740 in , , PA. He died in 1793. SOURCE: Notes extracted from Quaker records at Friends Library, Swarthmore, PA
Bradford Monthly Meeting

SOURCE: Mendenhall Genealogy by Henry Hart Beeson, 1969

MARRIAGE: New Garden Monthly Minutes, page 87. Gryffith Mendenhall son of James
& Martha Mendenhall the latter Decsd. of ye Township of E. Caln in ye County of
Chester & Province of Pennsylvania and Sarah Lamborn Daughter of Robert & Sarah
Lamborn of Londongrove...29, 4m, 1762...in a Publick Meeting at Londongrove...
Witnesses: Susanah Dutton, Rebekah Johnson, Emey Mode, Hannah Hurford, John
Hurford, Thos. Lamborn, Lydia Lamborn, Wm. Johnson, Aaron Mendenhall jur, Moses
Coates, Moses Mendenhall, Ruth Mode, Hannah Mode, Josiah Lamborn, Enoch
Wickersham, Joseph Hurford, Isaac Hurford, Joshua Johnson, Thos. Carrington,
Isaac Swayne, Wm. Wood, Mary Wright, Sarah Swayne Jur, Eliza. Hurford, John
Webstr, Dinah Lamborn, Mary Baker, Eliza. Johnson, Mary England, Tamar Kirk,
Susanah Mendenhall, Phebe Carson, John Mendenhall, Margret Wood, Griffith
Mendenhall (groom), Sarah Mendenhall (bride), James Mendenhall, Robert Lamborn,
Sarah Lamborn, Hannah Mendenhall, Mary Speakman, Robt. Lamborn Jur, Wm.
Lamborn, John Lamborn, Ann Fisher, Eliza. Fisher, Micajah Speakman, Wm.
Chandler, Phinehas Mendenhall, Grace Mendenhall, Francis Lamborn.
29 ii. Phineas MENDENHALL was born on 20 Dec 1741 in , , PA. He died in 1804 in , , NC. SOURCE: Notes extracted from Quaker records at Friends Library, Swarthmore, PA
Bradford Monthly Meeting

SOURCE: Mendenhall Genealogy by Henry Hart Beeson, 1969.

QUAKER RECORDS: Disowned by Wrights, GA Meeting in 1783.

RESEARCHER: Patricia J. Smith, Harbor City, CA. Family group sheets for Phineas
Mendenhall and descendants.