723Janet Griffin's parents are 1446Jonas Griffin1-3 and 1447Alice Bryan,2 as proven by 1446Jonas' will1 and by a case file for an inheritance dispute considered by North Carolina's Supreme Court in 1818.2,3

These excerpts from 1446Jonas Griffin's will prove that he is 723Janet's father. Full page.1

This excerpt from a North Carolina Supreme Court case file proves that 723Janet's parents are 1446Jonas Griffin and 1447Alice Bryan. 1447Alice's maiden name is provided earlier on the same page. Full page.2

Sometime before December 1785, 723Janet married 722John Bruton. For more information about their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

Her husband 722John's last known record was in February 1709,4 and he probably died soon thereafter, but 723Janet survived him by a about a decade or longer, since the aforementioned North Carolina case file, dated 22 February 1818, mentions her as "Jennet now the widow of John Brutin" and that she resided "in Georgia or in parts unknown to your orators." 2

Sources Cited:

1: Kershaw County, South Carolina. Wills book A1 (1782-1823), pages 326-327. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JWSX-6K>, accessed 30 June 2025.

2: North Carolina Supreme Court, case files for case #160 (Bryan v. Griffin, 1818), page 8. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QK-SV64?lang=en&i=14>, accessed 1 July 2025. The relevant portions read, "the said Alice Bryan was the wife of Jonas Griffin" and "Jonas Griffin and Alice his wife removed from North Carolina to the State Georgia many years ago your Orators have heard and believe the said Jonas & his wife left issue Major Griffin Jennet now the widow of John Brutin & Jonas Griffin, who reside in Georgia or in parts unknown to your Orators." Page 13 states that "the foregoing is a True Copy of the Original Bill filed the 22d of Feby 1818, and of the amended filed March Term 1818."

3: ibid., page 11. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QK-SVH4>, accessed 1 July 2025. The relevant portion reads, "Jennet Bruton and Jonas Griffin children of Jonas Griffin."

4: Warren County, Georgia. Deeds book H (1809-1810), pages 105-106. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-69J5-8>, accessed 25 June 2025.