After his service was over, Henry Griggs returned to Hancock County, Georgia and married Nancy Ann Sturdivant on October 16, 1816. her father had fought the British during the American Revolution.
They had a family and moved to Texas when it became a state. They first settled in Grimes County and later moved to Chatfield.
Nancy Ann Griggs died in 1868 and Henry on December 27, 1871, having just celebrated his 78th birthday.
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--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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