Susanna Costin HERBERT^[1]

1811 - 1881  (70 years)

• Name	Susanna Costin HERBERT
  	middle name of Costin is given on dau. Mary's death cert.
  Birth	8 Mar 1811	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  orphan	16 May 1831	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	On the above noted date Susanna was named in Norfolk County Court as the orphan of John C. Herbert , dec'd. She chose her brother, Francis C. Herbert, as her guardian. John C. Pinner posted security.
  Death	10 Dec 1881
  Burial	12 Dec 1881	Ridgewood, NY
  	Her body was interred in the Oliver Griffiths Family Plot.
  Person ID	I107	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Curle HERBERT,   b. Aft 1760   d. 14 Feb 1815 (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Mary BUTLER,   b. 1784   d. 31 Mar 1848 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1802	Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 4]
  	The Family Bible record entry incorrectly notes the year as 1803. The marriage bond and the wedding announcement are dated 1802.
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Willis GRIFFITHS,   b. 6 Oct 1809, New York City, New York Co, NY d. 30 Mar 1882, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1833	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Gee M. Hain on 30 April 1833.
  Children	1. Charles W. aka Owen W. aka Oliver W. GRIFFITHS,   b. 24 Jan 1834, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 10 Mar 1905, Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY (Age 71 years)   2. Herbert M. GRIFFITHS,   b. Mar 1836, New York d. After 23 Apr 1910 (Age 74 years)   3. Edgar B. GRIFFITHS,   b. 20 Apr 1838, Virginia d. 7 Apr 1914, Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY (Age 75 years)   4. George F. GRIFFITHS,   b. 1843, New York d. After 28 Jul 1860 (Age 17 years)   5. Mary Susan GRIFFITHS,   b. 22 Aug 1845, New York d. 28 Feb 1925, Norfolk City, VA (Age 79 years)   6. Butler A. GRIFFITHS,   b. c.1847, New York City, New York Co, NY d. 19 Mar 1933, Franklin Square, Nassau Co, NY   7. Marian GRIFFITHS,   b. 1848, New York d. After 6 Jun 1870 (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F2386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1840, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1028] Census 1850: 21 Sep 1850, New York, NY [S5133] Census 1860: 28 Jul 1860, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5134] Census 1870: 6 Jun 1870, Boston, Suffolk, MA [S5135] Census 1880: 12 Jun 1880, Elizabeth, Union Co, NJ [S5336]

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S5133] 1850 US Census / Griffith, John M. . [S164] Louis A. Burgess, compiler & editor, Burgess, Virginia Soldiers of 1776, ((1927 - 1929, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1973)). pp. 893-899. [S4065] John C. Herbert - Polly Butler wedding announcement, The Norfolk Herald (Norfolk, VA) 2 November 1802., Film 191. [S5115] Bernard J. Henley collection., John W. Griffiths - Susannah C. Herbert wedding announcement, American Beacon and Virginia & North-Carolina Gazette, (Norfolk VA) 4 May 1833., LVA film 188-A.