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GRIFFIN, Simon (d. 1883)

From the Feburary 9, 1883 issue of The Landmark, newspaper of Statesville, NC.

The Martin County Times, of the 2nd inst., says: Last Friday, about two miles from Williamston, occurred a most horrible tragedy, the participants being father and son, King and Simon Griffin. King Griffin, the father, was coming from the premises of his son Simon, when some altercation took place between them.  Simon went for his father with an axe, when the old man retreated to the house, picked up a gun and emptied the contents into Simon’s breast, killing him.

Stop the Felon

Carolina Sentinel
6 Sep 1823

Stop the Felon! Twenty-five dollars reward will be given for apprehending and delivering to me, in this place, James Clements,  who escaped from the jail of Martin County, in the town of Williamston on the night of the 25th inst.  He is about fourty-eight years old, five-feet eight or ten inches high, face long, thin and rather flushed, very talkative, and fond of ardent sprits; professes to be a physician, and when walking,  his toes turn up very much.  — Said Clements was taken by virtue of capins issued from the county of Currituck, charged with the stealing of slaves, etc.  — Edward Griffin, Sheriff. 

-Williamston,  July 31, 1823

Source: GenealogyBank.com