Clarinda Griffen

1776 - Bef 1818  (< 41 years)

• Name	Clarinda Griffen
  Birth	16 Nov 1776	Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	Bef 1818	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Person ID	I3110	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	James Wells,   b. 4 Mar 1776, White Creek, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States d. 27 Mar 1825, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1800	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Family ID	F1714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," comp. by John L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 74-75: "James Wells, a son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born 4 Mar. 1776, White Creek, Cambridge district, NY; he married 1st, 7 Oct. 1800 at Cambridge, to Clarinda GRIFFIN, daughter of Benjamin and Chloe (HOWARD) G. of Windham and Hampton, CT, born 16 Nov. 1776, Hampton, Windham town and Co., CT and she apparently died by 1818 and he possibly married 2nd 21 Aug. 1818, to Lois SCOTT, daughter of John and Asenath (___) S. of Cambridge, NY, baptized 25 Dec. 1791 at Protestant Presbyterian Congregation, Cambridge. Clarinda had been a school teacher, he was a merchant and the family lived in Argyle, Galesville (Easton town) and then Union Village, Greenwich, on the Battenkill, Wash. Co., NY; he died 27 Mar. 1825 in the 50th year of his age, Bottskill Baptist Church record, Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY. Children by 1st marriage of James and Clarinda (GRIFFIN) Wells of Argyle and Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY: [Lists five children b. 1801-1815.] Refer: "Bottskill Baptist Church Records, Tombstone Inscriptions," by S.C. Wade 1901, 1995: 34; I.G.I.: NY: Wells; CT: GRIFFIN, as of Mar. 1992; A. Fitch's Notes for Hist.: Wash. Co., NY (30 Jan. 1850): 839; "Sleeper News," Nov. 1996: 4: 2: 2; Records: Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, NY.