South Carolina Women of the American Revolution

FRANCES "FANNY" BEAL GRIFFIN

Daughter of William Beal (Beale) Revolutionary War Soldier - Captain William Beal served as a Continental Soldier in the 3rd regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomson and for that he is entitled to two hundred acres of land. He also supplied 20 bushels of corn for militia use in 1781, lost a horse in public service in 1782. In the books, "Greenwood County Sketches" and also "History of the Upper Country of South Carolina", the stories of encounters between Captain Beal and the Tory, "Bloody Bill Cunningham" is given. Reference - South Carolina State Archives, Sub-entries To Indents in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing out of The Revolution, Vol 5, pg 145, Copy of the Original Index Book Showing the Revolutionary Claims filed in South Carolina between 20 August 1783 and 31 August 1786, kept by James McCall, Auditor General. "Old Roads and Early Families" by Margaret Watson, Attic Press, Inc of Greenwood, SC., pg 155. "History of the Upper Country of South Carolina", by John H. Logan. Kimsey Book Shop of Atlanta, GA Vol II pgs 51, 52 and 53.

Salley's Stubs Book X, #1370 data file.

FANNY BEAL GRIFFIN - b. circa 1747 at South Carolina died at Abbeville, Greenwood Co., SC circa 1799. Married before 1763 at the 96th District, SC., James Griffin, b. 1731 at Virginia d. at Newberry Co., SC 14 November 1782 at the Fall of Charleston.

Revolutionary Service as follows:

Wagon Driver and Patriot

96th District South Carolina

Mrs. Fanny Griffin - widow, 18 July 1785, paid one hundred and twenty pounds and six pence three farthing sterling for her account of driving wagon and provisions on militia account in 1779.

Photocopy of Fanny Griffin's military papers from the South Carolina State Archives. Sub-entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina growing out of the Revolution, Vol. 4, pg 91. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby Gilmer Moss, Gen Pub Co., Inc. 1983.

Copy of the Original Index Book Showing the Revolutionary Claims filed in South Carolina between 20 August 1783 and 31 August 1786, kept by James McCall, Auditor General. Copied by Janie Revell, Gen. Pub. Co., 1969 pg 137, Abstracts of Early Records of Laurens' District , SC. 1785-1820 by Sara M. Nash, pg 570.

Salley's Stubs Book U #630 Copy in data file

Married 2nd - Charles Astley Cooper

Children:

1. William Griffin - 1776 Charles Howard Cooper

2. James Griffin Jr. - John B. Cooper

3. Vincent Griffin - 1779-1846 Lucretia Cooper

4. Charles Griffin - 1763 -1820 Tabitha Cooper

5. John Griffin - c1764 - 1805 Frances Cooper

6. Mary Griffin Reuben Cooper

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