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While family tradition states that the Griffin family was of Irish origin, it is probably of Welsh origin as most people surnamed Griffin come from Wales. The earliest known ancestor was Benjamin Griffin born in 1705 (probably in Virginia) and died in Craven County North Carolina in 1777. He married Mary Bryan in 1739 and they were the parents of eight children. The Bryans had come to North Carolina from Ireland by way of Virginia. Descendants still live in North Carolina as well as other parts of the country.