SEAL of Johannes Griffyne ; a shield of arms, a griffin sergeant; xivth or xvth cent. [xxxvi. 129]John Griffin: Impression of his seal. Unspecified
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Griffin, John, mariner
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John Griffin was a wealthy silk-weaver of Spitalfields, London, and a livery-man of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. In 1786, he married Mary Guillemard who gave birth to four children, Frances, John, Jane, who later became the second wife of the Arctic explorer, John Franklin, and Mary. He was widowed in 1795, after which he travelled with his daughter Jane on frequent journeys to Europe. From the guide to the John Griffin collection, 1812-1841, (Scott Polar Research Institute,...