Lester Griffin of Moira 1805 to 1875

Lester Griffin was born in New Haven, Vermont the son of Asahel Griffin and Polly Loyal. Asahel moved his family to Moira, Franklin County , New York where Lester grew to manhood. Lester raised his family in Moira we present here his will. Lester Griffin dated his will May 14, 1875 his death is recorded on June 10, 1875 in Moira, New York. Most of his life he went by the name Lester but his given name was Leicester. Lester married Emily Austin together they had a family of nine children including a son Peleg Austin Griffin named after his maternal grandfather. After Emily’s death Lester married a women named Margaret. At the time of his death he was married to Philomena Clark who he names in his will. In his will Lester names his children leaving each of them a cash sum. He names his sons Stillman, Charles, David and Peleg. He identifies his daughters using their married name, Clarissa Spencer, Exey ( Achsah) Whiley, Sarah Foster and Abigail Ford. He leaves the bulk of his property to his son Lester Jun. __________ For the history of Asahel Griffin review post from Sept 2012._________Lester / Asahel / Samuel-Mercy Nettleton / Samuel Griffin. Click to enlarge.