Hand-Griffitts Family Record, Philadelphia

HAND-GRIFFITTS FAMILY RECORD PHILADELPHIA contributed by Gayle Ann t.ivecchia nphe Bible containing the records below was said to have been given by JL an elderly couple to an unrelated kindergarten teacher about 3<) years ago, saying that no one in their family was interested in it. That woman recently advertised the Bible on a listserv, to which the contribu¬ tor responded. It was published in 1873 in London by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Marriages Thomas Cole I land Jr. eldest son of Thomas C. & Maria A. I land 1 and Eleanor Bird Griffitts eldest daughter of Samuel Bowel Griffitts & Eleanor Birdwere Married Sept. IS1I1 1887 at 9' i o’clock In St. James Church 22tul & Walnut St by the Rev.J. Nichols. Eleanor Bird Hand eldest daughter of Thus. C. & Eleaner B. Hand married Edward Ross McElralh of N.Y. Dee. 9th 1908 St. Philips Church Philada at 8 oclock P.M. Rev. C. Bispham & Rev. W. Parker. Edith, youngest daughter of Thos. C. & Eleanor B. Hand married Dr. J. V. Rice of Ky. Oct. 1916ÿ in New York City. “The little Church around the Cor¬ ner"* Gayle Ann I.ivecchia (29 Hrooksidc l.ane, Mount Arlington, NJ 07856) gave the who edited Bible and a draft transcription to PGM proofreader Sandra M. Hewlett, and submitted the record. 1 See Gregory 11. Keen, The Descendants ofjdran Kyn of New Sweden (Philadelphia: The Swedish Colonial Society, 1913), 11 4, for Maria's maiden name (Tlanagin), Thomas' parents (Caleb Hand and I.eah Cooke Keen), and Thomas' Keen ancestry. Note, however, that this genealogy is undocumented. See John W. Jordan, Colonial i'atnilies <>J'Philadelphia (New York & Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), 113, 540, for significant portions of Samuel's ances¬ try. The family sketches for Powell (1 10-16) and Wharton (531-45) show his descent from those prominent Philadelphia families as well as those of Morris, Norris, Shippcn, Carpenter, Lloyd, Fishbourne, and others. The spellings of dowel and Griffitts in the Bible records follow the spellings given in the Powell sketch, but not those in the Wharton sketch. See Edward Carpenter and Louis Henry Carpenter, Samuel Carpenter anil Ill's Descendants (Philadelphia, printed for private circulation by J. 11. l.ippincott Company, 1912), 182, for more of Samuel's ancestry as well as for Eleanor s parents (Henry and Eleanor Bird). Note, however, that both of these genealogies are undocu¬ mented. 3 Jay V. Rice and Edith Hand marriage certificate 26626, 25 October 1916, Manhat¬ tan; NYC Grooms Index (italiangen.org/NYCmarriagesearch.asp). ■t “ The little Church around the Corner" is the Church of the Transfiguration on East 29th Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues. - I’ennsylrania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 18 (20 1 2) 121 I 22 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 18 Births Thomas Cole Hand Jr. son ofThos. C. & Maria A. Hand, horn Dec. 14th. 1843 at 88 Marshall St. I’hilada. lileanor Bird Hand daughter of Sam. P. & Eleanor Bird Griffitts was born March 1st. 1858 at 904 Clinton St. Philada. lileanor B, daughter ofThos. Eleanor B. Hand, born Mar. 2 1st. 1889 at 5 1 8 N. 18th St. Philada, Baptized at St. James Church, May 1 889 Edith Hand 2nd daughter of Thomas C. and Iileaner B. Hand was born June 19th 1890 at Wayne <S: Tulpehicken St. Germantown Bhilada |.s/e| Bap¬ tized St. Peters Germantown. July 1890. Clarence, son ofThos. C. and Iileaner B. Hand horn Aug. 3rd 1891 117 S. Penn. Av Atlantic City. Iileaner Bird McElrath daughter of B. & E. R. Mciilrath, born Oct. 6th 1909 Summit NJ John Edgar Rice horn Mar. 6th 1918, Paintsville Ky. son of Dr. J. V. & Edith Rice Deaths Clarence Hand Aug 23rd 1891 Buried at Woodlands Thomas Cole Hand Jr. March 9th. 1907 41 14 Pine St. Philada, Buried at Wood¬ lands