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Contains family genealogy of the Griest and Greene families, copies of Joseph Griest letters to family from Calif. during the gold rush, a letter from Richard Griest visiting Lake Tahoe on leave while serving in the Navy during World War II and clippings about family members.
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Information concerns John Griest family of York County, Pennsylvania.
with Historical Introduction by Dr. Don Yoder. This prominent Quaker family played an important role in the settlement of America from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. This impressive family history records over 12,000 individuals beginning with Thomas in 1660 and continuing by generations down to the present. Many photographs. D1873HB - $147.00
John Bevan (1646-1726) came to Pennsylvania in 1683 from Glamorganshire, Wales. He was the son of Evan ap John of Llantrisant, Wales, and of Jane, daughter of Richard ap Evan. He returned to spend his last years in Wales. He married Barbara Awbrey, daughter of William Awbrey, also of Glamorganshire, prior to 1666. Descendants and relstives lived in Virginia, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, California, and elsewhere.
William Edmunson was born ca. 1682 at Cork, Ireland, the son of Samuel Edmundson (1659-1719) and the grandson of William Edmundson (1627-1712), "the Irish Quaker" preacher. He and his family immigrated to America ca. 1715 and settled at London Grove, Pennsylvania, on land owned by his grandfather. His great grandson, Thomas Edmundson (1774-1849), was born in York County, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas and Mary Penrose Edmundson. He married Elizabeth Morsell (1780-1859) in 1803 at the Bush Creek Meeting, Frederick County, Maryland. They had nine children, 1804-1825. The family migrated from York County, Pennsylvania, to Frederick County, Maryland, in 1818, to Clark County, Ohio, in 1834, and to Jay County, Indiana, in 1837. They both died in Jay County. Descendants lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma and elsewhere.