The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

 fin family in America is that established by Thomas Griffin in Virginia. With his brother, Samuel, he left Wales some time before the year 1851. From that year records are found of his dealings in land on the Rappahannock river. in Virginia. Thomas and Samuel had an elder brother who remained in the family home l in Wales. and who died there without heir. Samuel returned to Wales to help settle up the estate and before his work was finished he died.
 Thomas spent the remainder of his life in Virginia. He sent an agent to Wales to collect the rents on his brothers es- tate-it is said that the brothers annual , income was 500 pounds sterling. Thomas married Sarah-and had a son. Leroy. who became justice of Rappahannock county in 1880 and who was a colonel. He married Winifred Corbin, daughter of Col. Gavin Corbin.
 Jasper Griffng-or Grifhn-of Marble head. was born in Wales in l64s. He stayed in New England only short time. for in 16i5 he removed to Southold Long Island. with his young wife. Hannah. The arms of the Griffin family of Pen rith. Wales, are those illustrated. The same arms, with but slight variations.
  branches of the family. They are de- scribed: Gules on a fesse between three lozenges or. each charged with a fieur- de-lis of the first dem rose between two griffins sergeant of the field. The family of Jasper have a griffin gules for a crest and "Semper Paratus' for a motto.
 To T. B. E., who asks whether all of the name of Beckwith in this country are descended from the same ancestor. The Beckwith family made four distinct settlements in America About 1870 there flourished in England Marmaduke Beck with, of Dacre and Clint. He sold his l lands in Clint. which had been in the family for generations, and bought lands l In Featherstone and Acton. He had three sons, Thomas. Mathew and Roger. Thomas had two sons, Thomas and Will l liam, and William was the first Beck with in America. He came to Virginia in 1907. His brothers son George, old I Marmadulxes great-grandson, came to Maryland in 164S Marmadukes second son, Mathew, uncle to William and great uncle to Thomas, came to Connecticut in 1885. His third son. Roger, was the great grandfather of Sir Marmaduke, who came l to Virginia in 100. l William, the first settler here, went 1 tfs London from Featherstone mer chant tailor In 10N he joined Capt. John Smith and came to Jamestown in | the Phoenix He had two children a daughter, whose name is not known. and son, Henry, who settled in Dor chester county, Maryland
 1 Mathew, who came here next. settled at Saybrool Point, Conn.,, in 1885. Three 1 years later he went to Bramford, and in 1642 was among the first settlers at Hart l ford. In 1851 he went to Lyme, Conn.,, and l made large purchases of land on the l Mantle river. He owned several trading vessels; and the barque Endeavor, built especially for him, was the first vessel l launched at New London. He traded with the Barbadoes, where he sold the En- deavor in 1866 for a cargo of sugar. As he was a planter of some means, he did not always command his own boats, but put them in the hands of other competent mariners His death was sudden, and a 1 jury Was called to consider it. The jury reported that "he came to his death by mistaking the way of dark night and 1 falling from a cliff of rocks"
 1 George Beckwith, the third Beckwith to l immigrate to America, came to Maryland l in 164S and lived merchant and plan- l ter. With other Protestants he signed the l declaration commanding the liberal ad- l minstration of Lord Baltimore which al 1 lowed the Protestants undisturbed wor- l ship. In 1865 he fought in the battle of 1 Ann Arundel with Lord Baltimore's party against the Virginians Although he died l in England, where he went on business in l 1876. he left five children in this country.
 There is not much to say about Sir Mar madulze, who came here in 17O0 and set tied in Virginia. where his grandfather's cousin William had settled almost a hun dKed years before except that he also es- 1 tabished a branch of the family which fiourished and prospered.
 To UP. Hatch, who asks to what fam 1 fly of Hatch a crest of demi-lion ram pant with globe between his paws be- 1 longs.
 The crest described belongs to the fam ] fly descended from Thomas and William Hatch, Pilgrims. It was the armcrial bearing of Thomas Hatch, lord of the manor of Sutton, Sussex. descendant of an ancient Devonshire family
 | It Is emblazoned as follows: Gules, two demi-lions rampant, or.
 | Crest. demi-lion rampant, or, holding between his paws sphere, with cross l patee fitchee.
 Motto, "Fortis valore Et Armis''@- l Brave by valor and by arms. 1 Safer with hope than with arms, is an- other motto of the Hatch family.