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1. FHL book 929.242 G868f "The Greswold Family, 12 Generations in England," researched and edited by Robert L. and Esther G. French, comp. by Coralee Griswold [Wethersfeld, CT; 1999]. The authors standardize spelling as Greswold for England and Griswold for America. As of 2012, it appears that this book is the most current evolution of the Griswold ancestry and includes all previous research up to 1999 when it was published. (It also supersedes the author's own work in 1990 for the later English generations). See notes in this database of the original Griswold for a more detailed explanation of the various sources and a bibliography of previously published books that the authors include in this genealogical compilation.
"Edward12 Griswold (George11, Roger10, John9, John8, John7, John6, John5, William4, Richard3, Ralph2, John1) was christened 26 Jul 1607 in Wooton Wawen, Warwickshire, England. In lieu of a will, Edward on Christmas Day, 1672, signed a conditional inheritance deed of his property to his son John, who was to pay certain legacies; but Edward did not die until 30 Aug 1691, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, at the age of 84, and was buried in the Indian River Cemetery in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married (1) Margaret (___) about 1628 in England. ["New England Genealogy," Vol. 1, p.250, cites her surname as HICKS, but the Robert Hicks family was already in Plymouth as of 1621. Records indicate Margaret and Edward were married in England after this date.] She was born about 1609. Margaret died 23 Aug 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, and was buried in the cemetery behind the Congregational Church, in Killingworth (now Clinton), Middlesex, Connecticut. Her stone being the oldest marked, "M.G., 1670."
When the Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, Connecticut with his congregation about 17 Aug 1639 to assist the Rev. John Warham, Edward and Margaret Griswold, their four children: Francis, George, John and Sarah; and Edward's brother Matthew, were with the company. ["Savage's Genealogical Dictionary," Vol. 2, p. 316.] In his own deposition, dated 15 May 1684, Edward stated that he was then aged about seventy-seven years and that, "about the year 1639 Mr. William Whiting, Dec'd, was Undertaker [financial sponsor] for a shipp in England, in which Shipp I came to New England." [Ferris, "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines"; Gates & Allied Families; Vol. II; p. 399.] Mr. Huit had been pastor at Knowle and Wroxall, Warwickshire, England. A writer of note upon religious subjects and a powerful preacher of the Puritan faith, he was censured for his non-conformity and silenced by the Bishop of Worcester. This no doubt was the cause of his moving to New England with the company he organized, of which both Edward and Matthew were members.
Edward speedily became prominent in the affairs of the new community and was frequently mentioned in colonial records. He served as deputy to the General Court from 18 Aug 1658 to 14 Mar 1660 and again from 15 May 1662 to 11 Mar 1663. Edward served repeatedly on juries, at least two of which, in 1651 and 1662, deliberated on witchcraft cases and brought in verdicts of guilty. In 1659 he was one of the men from Windsor to build the fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. He also served as Justice of the Peace.
Although he was granted land at Poquonoc he did not move there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He was resident there in 1649 with two other families, John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill, and contained 29-1/2 acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph received the homestead when he moved to Hammonassett in 1663 with his son John and two daughters, Hannah Westover and Deborah Buell, with their families.
The present Clinton, Connecticut is the original Killingworth; Main Street is the identical ground where the first settlers took their home lots. These were surveyed in 1663 by Byron Rossiter of Guiliford. Edward was one of the first settlers and doubtless suggested the name from Kenilworth Parish in England. He was the most prominent man in the new settlement and must be given full credit for first organizing this community. He was its first deputy to the General Court. He, with his two sons-in-law, were recorded as freeman in 1669.
Edward was instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first deacon. He frequently served on important civil matters; his services, counsel and guidance evidently much sought. He also served on the committee to establish a Latin school at New London.
Ancient land records on file at the office of the Secretary of State, Hartford, show land grants in favor of Edward: one of 200 acres; another of 100 acres given by the town of Killingworth. He showed the spirit of those early English settlers to accumulate large land holdings. They had 11 children:
i. Francis Griswold [male], born about 1629, died 1 Oct 1671.
ii. Sarah Griswold, christened 29 Jan 1631, died 6 Nov 1715.
iii. George Griswold, christened 19 May 1633, died 3 Sep 1704.
iv. John Griswold, christened 10 Jan 1635 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, died 1642 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
v. Lydia/Liddia Griswold, christened 17 Nov 1637 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, died about 1637 in England, and was buried 1637 in England.
vi. Ann (Hannah) Griswold, christened 19 Jun 1642, died 3 May 1714.
vii. Mary Griswold, born 5 Oct 1644, died 1690.
viii. Deborah Griswold, christened 28 Jun 1646, died 7 Feb 1717.
ix. Joseph Griswold, born 12 Mar 1647, died 14 Nov 1716.
x. Samuel Griswold, christened 18 Nov 1649 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, died 6 Jul 1672 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
xi. John Griswold, christened 1 Aug 1652, died 7 Aug 1717.
Edward had 1 stepchild:
xii. Mary Bemis, born 18 Nov 1654, died 27 Oct 1679.
Edward married (2) Sarah Diamond before 25 Dec 1672. She was born about 1632 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. She was the daughter of John Diamond and Rebecca (___). No children. Sarah also married (1) John Bemis."
2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 346-353:
"Edward, born in Eng. about 1607; m. (1) 1630, in Eng., Margaret ___, who died 23 Aug 1670; her gravestone, inscribed "M.G., 1670,' is known as the oldest monument in Cong. Graveyard, Clinton (formerly Killingworth), Conn.; he m. (2) 173 or '3, Sara (sid. of James) Bemis of New London.
Mr. Edward Griswold came to America at the time of the second visit of Mr. George Fenwick, at which date, also, came a large number of new settlers to the Conn. settlement. It was a time when many of the gentry of England and wealthy persons connected with the Warwick patent were intending removel hither; but the breaking out of the Scotch Rebellion compelled King Charles to call a Parliament, and they stayed at home to carry on their struggle with the King and Archbishop Laud. Mr. Griswold undoubtedly came in the interest of some of these patentees. He was attorney for Mr. St. Nicholas of Warwickshire, who had a house built in Windsor, and also a tract of land 'impaled' (fenced), as had Sir Richard Saltonstall. The Rev. Ephraim Huit, who came, also, in 1639, was from the same parish, as, also, the Wyllys family, who settled at Hartford.
His first location in Windsor is not known; but he had (see p. 157, Vol. I) a grant of land in Poquonok, to which he removed, in 1649, accompanied by a few families, who there found an 'outpost' settlement. His residence at P. was on the site of the present dwelling of the heirs of the late Eliphalet S. Ladd, and who, on the female side, are Griswold descendants. The spot is a beautiful knoll which overlooks the brook on the west, the Tunxis River on the south and east. As soon as he had fairly established his home, he began to take that active part in public matters which was natural to a man of his character. In 1650 he was a deputy from W. to the General Court, and continued, with the exception of one session, to represent the town until the reception of the charter from King Charles. At this time he was the principal promoter of a new settlement authorized by the court, called Hommonoscett, which lay immediatly west of Saybrook, and to which, about 1663, he removed with his younger children, deeding to his sons, George and Joseph, who remained behind, his W. lands, reserving a small life annuity therefrom. The settlement was organized as a town in 1667 and received, probably from him the name of his old English home Kenilworth, afterwards corrupted to Killingworth, and now known as Clinton. He was the first deputy from K., and continued to be its magistrate and representative for more than 20 years, 1662 to 1678-89, and was succeeded by his son John.
The 'Col. Rec.' show him to have been a very active, influential menmber of the legislature - pre-eminently one of those men who, in the first half-century, did so much to make the small colony of Connecticut so important a factor in American affairs. As a member of Sessions, he had the pleasure of meeting with his brother Matthew and his one son Francis; and there has, since that time, rarely been an Assembly of Conn. in which some of their lineal descendants have not been members. He was frequently a commisisioner; and, in 1678, was on a committee for establishing a Latin school in New London, and was first deacon of the K. church. He died at K., it is said, in 1691, in 84th year. Children (all by 1st wife; *Kenilworth Engl. Rec.):
A. Sarah, * b. 1631.
B. George, * born in Eng., 1633. Rec'd (with his bro. Joseph) his father's W. lands, when the latter rem. to Killingworth; was also a large purchaser of lands from the Indians and an eminently respected citizen; freeman in 1654; he d. 3 Sep 1704; m. Mary (dau. Thos. Holcomb), 3 Oct 1665, who d. 4 Apr 1708.
C. Francis, b. in Eng., 1635. Was made a freeman 1657, and, before his father left W., he had rem. to Saybrook, and thence to Norwich, Conn., of which he was a first proprietor and an active citizen, and which town he rep. in Gen Court from 1661 inclusive to 1671; he died Oct 1671. wife's name unknown.
D. Liddia, * born Eng., 1637.
E. Sarah, * b. in Eng., 1638; m. (1) Samuel (s. William, Sen) Phelps, 10 Nov 1650; (2) 21 July 1670, Nathaniel (s. Humphrey) Pinney.
F. Ann, b. Windsor; bp. 19 Jun 1642 - O.C.R. and 'Col. Rec.'
G. Mary, b. W.; bp. 13 Oct 1644; m. Timothy (s. William, Sen) Phelps, 19 Mar 1661.
H. Deborah, b. and bp. W., 28 Jun 1646 (O.C.R.); m. Samuel (s. William) Buell, 1662; removed to Killingworth.
I. Joseph, b. and bp. 12 Mar 1647. - O.C.R. - m. Mary (dau. of Samuel) Gaylord, 14 Jul 1670 (O.C.R.); res. W.; d 14 Nov 1716; will dated 6 Sep 1716 (Htfd. co. Prob.); his wife contrib. (the only G. that did so) to Conn. Fund for Relief of Poor of other Colonies, 1676, the sum of 2s. 6d. - O.R.
J. Samuel, b. and bp. 18 Nov 1649 (O.C.R.); d. 6 Jul 1672.
H. John, b. and bp. 1 Aug 1652. - O.C.R. - m. (1) Mary ___, who d. 27 Oct 1679; m. (2) Bathsheba ___, who d. 19 Mar 1736; rem. from W. to Kill., prob with his father, and there d. 7 Aug 1717; was a man of property, intelligence, and influence; deacon in ch.; invent. presented 7 Oct 1717, gave lands to sons Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, and Walter."
3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 352: "Children:
A. By first marriage:
a. Mary, b. Feb 1673.
b. Margaret, b. 10 Dec 1675.
c. Hannah, b. 25 Oct 1677.
d. John, b. 22 Sep, d. 27 Dec 1679.
B. By second marriage:
a. Dorothy, b. 4 May 1681.
b. Bathsheba, b. 5 Dec 1682; m. Daniel Clark, 1 Dec 1708.
c. Samuel, b. 4 Apr 1685, m. Sarah ___, who d. 9 May 1735; he d. 29 Dec 1736 at Hartford.
d. Lucy, b. 4 Jul 1686.
e. Martha, b. 1 Jun 1689; d. 17 Mar 1690.
f. Joseph, twin, b. 26 Sep 1690, m. Temperance Lay, 29 Dec 1714, who d. 18 Sep 1773; he d. 18 Apr 1771.
g. Benjamin, twin, b. 26 Sep 1690, m. Abigail Norton, 17 Jun 1718.
h. Dorothy, b. 23 Sep 1692.
i. Martha, b. 16 Jun 1694.
j. Daniel, b. 25 Oct 1696, m. Jerusha Stevens, 9 Mar 1721.
k. Walter, b. 7 Mar 1700, m. Sarah Wright, 24 Oct 1723, removed to Saybrook, Conn."
4. From the book "The Griswold Family: England-America," by Glenn E. Griswold, 1935, vols. 2 and 3, pps. 13-34:
"John, bapt. Windsor, Conn., Aug.. 1, 1652 (Edward) m. (1) in Killingworth, Conn., Nov. 28, 1672, Mary Bemis, daughter of James and Sarah (Dimond) Bemis, who became his stepsister by the marriage of his father to Sarah (Dimond) Bemis. Mary d. Oct. 27, 1679.
John m. (2) Bathsheba North, daughter of Thomas, b.1654, who d. 1 Mar. 19, 1736. The burial places of Mary and Bathsheba are unknown. John was a farmer; prominent and leading citizen. Deacon for many years. Served on important civil committees. Deputy 1690. Captain 1712. Served in the Narragansett War. The town granted six acres for his services in the Indian Wars. He died Aug. 7, 1717. Burial in the Congregational cemetery, Clinton, Conn. It is possible that Bathsheba is buried in the vacant space next to his tombstone.
Children recorded in Killingworth:
Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1673.
Margaret, b. Dec. 10, 1675.
Hannah, b. Oct. 25, 1677.
John, b. Sept. 22, d. Dec.14, 1679.
Dorothy, b. May 4, 1681; d. Mar. 3, 1690.
Bathsheba, b. Dec. 5, 1682Â.
Samuel, b. Apr. 14, 1685.
Lucy, b. July 26, 1686.
John, b. Nov 4, 1688; prob. d. y.
Martha, b. Jan. 1, 1689; d. Mar. 17, 1690.
Joseph and Benjamin, twins, b. Sep. 26, 1691.
Dorothy, b. Sept. 23, 1692.
Martha, b. June 16, 1694.
Daniel, b. Oct. 25, 1696.
Walter, b. Mar. 7, 1700.
His will, State Library, Hartford, Conn.
In the name o£ God, Amen, I, John Griswold, of Killingworth, being in perfect health of body and of sound mind and memory, blessed be God for it, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following" viz: Imprimis: I do commit my soul into the hands of God and my body a decent burial after this life at the descretion of my executor hereinafter named, in hopes of a joyful resurrection to life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord. For my worldly goods and possessions, I do devise, bequeath and dispose of them as followeth; my funeral expenses and just debts first paid. Imprimis: I give unto my dear and loving wife Bathshuah one third part of all my lands, teneÂments, buildings, mills, and hereditaments whatsoever, to be her and her assigns during the term of her natural life as her dower, and one third part of all my goods and chattels to be her own and at her own dispose forever. I do hereby give, grant and devise unto my sons Samuel Griswold, Joseph Griswold, Benjamin Griswold, Daniel Griswold, and Walter Griswold, the other two thirds of my lands, tenements, buildings, mills, and hereditaments whatsoever, and reversion of one third part of lands, tenements, buildings, mills, and hereditaments whatsoever devised for life to my loving wife, to have and to hold to each an equal share to them and their heirs forever. Saving that my son Samuel Griswold shall have that two acres of land I have given him by deed of gift over and above and more than an equal share with each of his brethren, my sons above mentioned, to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my two daughters Dorothy & Martha Griswold, to each of them, fifty pounds as money; to my daughter Bathshuah twenty and two pounds as money besides what she already has of me and to my daughter Lucy ten pounds as money besides what she already has of me. All these legacies to my daughters to be paid out of remaining two thirds of goods and chattels and credits and all of residue of my goods and chatÂtels and credits what is above disposed of and bequeathed, my will is that it shall be equally divided to and among my seven daughters, Mary Avery, Margaret Chapman, Hannah Crane, Bathshuah Clark, Lucy Ball, Dorothy Griswold, and Martha Griswold, and if this legacy shall not amount to ten pounds as money to each of my said seven daughters so much as to make up the legacy ten pounds to each of my said seven daughters. I do appoint and constitute my loving wife Bathshuah Griswold, my son Samuel Griswold, and my son Joseph Griswold, executors of my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands this sixth day of June, Anon Dominic, one thousand seven hundred and thirteen.
The estate of Bathsheba, Nov. 11, 1732, State Library, HartÂford, mentions, to heirs of son Samuel; to sons Joseph, Daniel, Benjamin and Walter; to grandchild Mary Griswold, daughter of Samuel; to grandchildren Sarah, Bathsheba, and Jericho; daughters of Daniel; to daughters Bathsheba Clark, Lucy Ball, Dorothy Hand, Martha Pratt; also son-in-laws, Daniel Clark, A1lent Ball, Janna Hand, and Samuel Pratt.
Killingworth Town records; Nash Fifty Puritan An.; Conn. Colonial Dames Register; Fulton-Hayden-Warner Gen., 546, 547; Dawes-Gates Fam., II, 403; Beginnings of Yale (Obviate), 227, 242, 249; Magazine of American Hist. XL, 128, 129; Camp Manuscript, Historical Society, Hartford; Guilford Genealogies, Alcott, 259, 227; Connecticut Colony records, Vol. II, 201; Vol. IV, 15, 38, 62, 85, 197, 221, 235, 244, 294, 296, 298, 342, 371, 395, 407, 421, 434, 461, 487; Vol. V, 30, 37, 40, 67, 90,107,142, 163, 206, 245, 309, 310, 346, 519, 572.
5. The book "The Griswold Family, the First Five Generations in America," comp. and ed. by Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, May 1990, printed by The Griswold Family Association, 116 Garden St., Wethersfield, CT, 06109, pages 6-24. The authors note that their book updates Vol. II, "The Griswold Family England - America," which was published 50 years ago. The following is a partial transcription regarding the children of Edward and Margaret of which the whole transcription can be seen in the notes of Edward Griswold:
"...When the Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, Conn. with his congregation about Aug. 17, 1639 to assist the Rev. John Warham, Edward and Margaret Griswold, their four children: Francis, George, John and Sarah; and Edward's brother Matthew, were with the company (Savage's Genealogical Dictionary 2:316)...
...Although he was granted land at Poquonoc he did not move there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He was resident there in 1649 with two other families, John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill, and contained 29-1/2 acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph received the homestead when he moved to Hammonassett in 1663 with his son John and two daughters, Hannah Westover and Deborah Buell, with their families...
Edward married (2) Sarah Dimond Bemis, daughter of John and Rebecca (Bemis) Dimond and widow of James Bemis, constable of New London, who died in 1665. Her daughter married as his first wife, John, youngest son of Edward and Margaret. The date of Edward's second marriage was before Dec 25, 1672 when a deed of gift to his son John was executed 'of and for natural affection and also for divers other good causes' giving John 'my housing and land lying and being in the the Township of Killingworth' for which John was to pay to:
'Samuel son of ffrancis Griswold deceased ₤60 when he attains the age of 21 and if he dye before he be twenty-one years of age then John is to pay ₤5 a year to his six sisters the daughters of ffrancis. In case John dye childless and have no issue then the ₤60 or the ₤30 is to be returned by those that inherit the land to the widdow and relict of John Griswold or whom he shall bequeath it to. And all the above sayde land and housing so returne to the eldest sons of George, Joseph and Samuel Griswold the imediat sons of Edward Griswold Snr and if they have no sons then to their eldest daughters. Also the sayde John Griswold is to kepe all the housing in good repayre and to allow to my wife after my decease the use and benefit of the parlors and meadow to kepe two cowes during the time of her widdowhood. Also if John Griswold dye and have no issue his widdow is to enjoy the one halfe of the housing and lands during the time of her widdowhood. Witnesses: Tobias Hull, Jonas Westover. December 25, 1672.'
Edward died in 1690 in his 84th year, his burial place being unknown, except it may be in the vacant space next to that of Margaret.
Based on additional research, the order of birth and number of children of Edward and Margaret have been revised from that given in the earlier Griswold family genealogy. Kenilworth Parish Register entries show four children baptized there of which Lydia is the only one who did not come to this country, indicating she died as an infant in England. The first John died in 1642 in Windsor, Conn. The Kenilworth Parish Register begins with the year 1630 so no baptismal record has been found for Francis who was undoubtedly the oldest child, born about 1629 to have been married about 1652 at approximately 23 year of age. Sarah bp. Jan. 29, 1631/2 in Kenilworth is the logical one to have married in 1650. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary and the Kenilworth Parish Records refer to only one Sarah, born in England who came to Windsor with her parents in 1639. She would have been 18 years of age at the time of her marriage in 1650, not 15 nor 12 as has previously been asserted.
Children, first five born in Kenilworth, England, the rest in Windsor, Conn.:
Francis b. ca. 1629.
Sarah, bp. 29 Jan 1631/2.
George, bp. 19 May 1633.
John, bp. 10 Jan 1635/6; d. 1642 Windsor, Conn.
Lydia, bp. 17 Nov 1637; d. England before 1639.
Ann (Hannah), bp. 19 Jun 1642.
Mary, b. 5 Oct 1644.
Deborah, bp. 28 June 1646.
Joseph, bp. 12 Mar 1647/8.
Samuel, bp. 18 Nov 1649; d. 6 Jul 1672. Inventory of his estate is dated 26 Feb 1672/3, probated 6 Mar 1672/3. His brother George was appointed administrator.
John, bp. 1 Aug 1652.
References: Parish Register, Kenilworth, England; Killingworth and Clinton, Conn. Records; Historic Families of America, p. 297; Conn. Society of Colonial Dames Register; Savage: Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England II:316; Dimond Family pp. 13-14; Bemis Family p. 211; NEHGR Vol. V; Magazine of American History I:120-129; Wyllys Papers XXXI; Trumbull: Hartford County II:521, 548, 552; Hartford Probate Records; Stiles: Ancient Windsor I:71, 148, 157, 158; II:351; Anniversary of the First Church, Clinton, Conn. p. 25; Conn. Magazine VIII;489, 504; Booth and Allied Families; Caulkins: History of New London p. 283; History of Norwich, Conn. pp. 92, 176; Conn. Historical Society Collections XXII; Conn. Colony Records I, II, III; TAG 41:214."
6. The book "The Griswold Family, the First Five Generations in America," comp. and ed. by Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, May 1990, printed by The Griswold Family Association, 116 Garden St., Wethersfield, CT, 06109, pages 6-24. The authors note that their book updates Vol. II, "The Griswold Family England - America," which was published 50 years ago:
"John (son of Edward) bp. Windsor, Conn. 1 Aug 1652; m. (1) in Killingworth, Conn. 28 Nov 1672 Mary Bemis, who died 27Oct 1679; daughter of James and sarah (Dimond) Bemis. (Sarah Bemis was the second wife of Edward [the immigrant]).)
John m. (2) ca. 1680 Bathsheba North b. 1654, d. 19 Mar 1736; daughter of Thomas North. The burial places of Mary and Bathsheba are unknown, although it is possible Bathsheba is in the vacant space next to John's tombstone in the Congregational Cemetery at Clinton, Conn.
John was a farmer, a prominent and leading citizen. He was a deacon for many years. He served on important civil committees and as deputy in 1690. He was named a captain in 1712 and served in the Indian Wars for which the town granted him six acres.
John died 7 Aug 1717. His will, dated 6 Jun 1713 named his wife 'Bathsuah'; five sons: Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Daniel and Walter; seven daughters: Mary Avery, Margaret Chapman, Hannah Crane, Bathshuah Clark, Lucy Ball, Dorothy and Martha Griswold.
The estate of Bathsheba dated 11 Nov 1732, mentions heirs of son Samuuel; sons: Joseph, Daniel, Benjamin and Walter; grandchild Mary Griswold, daughter of Samuel; daughters of Daniel: Sarah, Bathshuah and Jerusha; daughters Bathshua Clark, Lucy Ball, Dorothy Hand, Martha Pratt; sons-in-law Daniel Clark, Allent Ball, Janna Hand and Samuel Pratt.
Children, all recorded in Killingworth, by Mary Bemis:
Mary, b. 1 Feb 1673/4.
Margaret, b. 10 Dec 1675.
Hannah, b. 25 Oct 1677.
John, b. 22 Sep, d. 14 Dec 1679.
Children by Bathsheba North:
Dorothy, b. 4 May 1681; d 3 Mar 1690.
Bathsheba, b. 5 Dec 1682.
Samuel, b. 14 Apr 1685.
Lucy, b. 26 Jul 1686.
John, b. 4 Nov 1688; died young.
Martha, b. 1 Jan 1689/90, d. 17 Mar 1690/1.
Joseph, twin, b. 26 Sep 1691.
Benjamin, twin, b. 26 Sep 1691.
Dorothy, b. 23 Sep 1692.
Martha, b. 16 Jun 1694.
Daniel, b. 25 Oct 1696.
Walter, b. 7 Mar 1700.
References: Killingworth Town records; Nash: Fifty Puritan Ancestors; Conn. Colonial Dames Register; Fulton-Hayden-Warner Genealogy; Dawes-Gates Family; Beginning of Yale (Oviatt); Magazine of American History; Camp Manuscript, Conn. Historial Society, Hartford; Guilford Genealogies, Talcott; Conn. Colony Records; Probate Records of Killingworth on file at Conn. State Library, Hartford."
7. The book "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut," comp. by Alvan Talcott, 1984, has the following [Note: the book appears to be more of a compilation then a documented resource; consequently, there may be some errors.]:
"John Griswold, son of Edward and Margaret, d. 7 Aug 1717. He m. (1) 18 Nov 1672 Mary Bevins who d. 27 Oct 1679. He m. (2) Bashua North who d. 19 Mar 1736. Lived in Killingworth, Conn. Bashua was daughter of Thomas and granddaughter of Walter Price.
Mary, b. 2 Feb 1673.
Margaret, b. 10 Dec 1675.
Hannah, b. 25 Oct 1677.
John, b. 22 Sep 1679; d. 14 Dec 1679.
Dorothy, b. 4 mar 1681; d. 16 Mar 1690.
Bathsheba, b. 5 Dec 1682; m. Daniel Clark.
John, b. 4 Sep 1683.
Samuel, b. 4 Apr 1685; d. 29 Dec 1736; mar. Sarah Wright.
Lucy, b. 26 Jul 1686; m. Allen Ball.
Martha, b. 1 Jun 1689; d. 17 Nov 1690.
Joseph, b. 26 Sep 1690, twin; d. 8 Apr 1771; m. Temperance Lay.
Benjamin, b. 26 Sep 1690, twin; m. Abigail Norton.
Dorothy, b. 23 Sep 1692; m. Janna Hand.
Martha, b. 25 Oct 1696; d. 10 Sep 1737; m. Jerusha Stevens."
8. From the book "The Griswold Family," by Edward Elbridge Salisbury, privately published 1884, copy in Windsor, Conn. Historical Society Library, pp. 8-10:
"[Edward] was twice married; first, in England, to Margaret ___, who died 23 Aug 1670. ('Her gravestone stands in the Clinton Congregational Burying Ground, with the letters M.G., and is called the oldest monument.') and secondly, in 1672 or 1673, to the widow of James Bemis of New London. 'Before coming to Windsor he had Francis, George, John, and Sarah, probably all born in England, and he had at Windsor; three sons and three daughters - all, as appears by their days of birth or baptism recorded at Windsor, by his first marriage...
Edward's third son, John, who was born in England, died in 1642; but he had another son of the same name, born in Windsor in 1652, whose grandson Josiah (son of Daniel, b. 1696) was the maternal grandfather of Hon. William H. Buell, now of Clinton, Conn. A daughter of Edward Griswold, Deborah (b. 1646), who married Samuel Buell in 1662, 'was the ancestral mother of all the Buells in Killingworth (Clinton), all the Buells east of Connecticut River, and nearly all of Litchfield, Conn.' Her husband was the great-grandfather in the fourth degree of Hon. W.H. Buell, so that the latter is descended on both sides from Edward Griswold of Killingworth. Edward Griswold's son John, (b.1652) had a son Samuel (b. 1685), whose daughter was the 'Mary, daughter of Samuel Griswold Esq. of Killingworth,' who married, in 1739, Elihu son of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey of Durham, Conn., and was the mother of the late Judge Chauncey of New Haven. (See Memorials of the Chaunceys, by Wm. Chauncey Fowler, Boston, 1858, pp. 112-13.)"
9. The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup," by William Jessup Cleaver (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), pp. 491-95:
"JOHN GRISWOLD, son of Edward and Margaret was baptized at Windsor, Connecticut 1 August 1652. He married, first, at Killingsworth, Connecticut 28 November 1672 Mary Bemis, daughter of James and Sarah. Mary was John's stepsister as her mother, Sarah, married Edward Griswold in the same year, 1672. Mary died at Killingsworth 27 October 1679 and John married, second, Bathsheba…"
[Kerry's note: I neglected to copy two pages of this entry.]
[Children…]
x. Martha, b. 1 Jan. 1689; d. 7 Mar. 1690.
xi. Joseph (twin), b. 26 Sept. 1691; d. 18 Apr. 1771; m. in Killingsworth 29 Dec. 1714, Temperence Lay, daughter of Robert and Mary (Stanton) Lay. There were eight children.
xii. Benjamin (twin), b. 26 Sept. 1691; m. in Killingsworth 17 June 1718, Abigail Norton, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Ward). There were six children.
xiii. Dorothy, b. 23 Sept. 1692; m. in Guilford, Conn. 14 Feb. 1723 Janna Hand, son of Joseph and Rester (Wilcox) Hand of East Guilford. There were five children including a son, Janna, who went to sea and never was heard of again.
xiv. Martha, b. 16 June 1694; m. (1st) 13 June 1722 Samuel Pratt, son of Samuel and Ruth (Huntington) Pratt; m. (2nd) 21 Mar. 1759, Lt. Jonathan Parker, son of Joseph and Hannah (Gilbord) Parker of Saybrook, who had m. (1st) 10 Feb. 1709 Elinor Post and (2nd) Hannah Young who d. about 1758. He d. about 1770. There were seven children.
xv. Daniel, b.. 25 Oct. 1696; d. 10 Sept 1737 and is bur. Congregational Cemetery, Clinton, Conn.; m. at Killingsworth 9 May 1722, Jerusha Stevens, who m. (2nd) Benjamin DeWolf. She was the daughter of Deacon. Josiah and Sarah (Hubbell) Stevens. Daniel was Deputy 1732-1735, Ensign 1728, Lieut. 1732, Train Band. There were seven children.
xvi. Walter, b. 7 Mar. 1700; m. at Killingsworth 24 Oct. 1723, Sarah Wright, moved to Saybrook, members Congregational Church, he was private on Sloop Defense in Sept. 1741. His will is dated 3 Apr. 1745. There were eight children. (8)(14)
References:
(1) TAG, vol. 39, 1963. Mrs. Genevive Tvlee Kiepura.
(2) TAG, vol. 40, 1946, John G. Hunt and Donald Lines Jacobus.
(3) TAG, vol. 41, 1965, John G. Hunt.
(4) Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, Mary Walton Ferris 1931-43, vol. II.
(5) Colonial Records of Connecticut, vols. I, II, III.
(6) Waterman Family, D. L. Jacobus, 1939.
(7) A List of Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical Officers, Donald Lines Jacobus.
(8) The Griswold Family, England and America, Glenn E. Griswold, 1935, 1942.
(9) Family Histories and Genealogies, E. E. and E. M. Salisbury, 1892, vol. II.
(10) History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, 1892.
(11) Saybrook Vital Records
(12) Norwich Vital Records.
(13) Lebanon Vital Records.
(14) Killingsworth Vital Records, TAG, vol. 12.
(15) Griswold Family of Connecticut, Edward Elbridge Salisbury, 1884.
(16) Soldiers in King Philip's War, George M. Bodge, 1896.
(17) One Branch of the Booth Family, Chas. E. Booth, 1910."
10. The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup," by William Jessup Cleaver (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), pp. 486-90, 494-95:
"1. EDWARD GRISWOLD, son of George and Dousabell--, was baptized 26 July 1607 in Wooten Wawen, a chapelry of Henley in Warwickshire, England. He married in England Margaret-- and they emigrated to New England in 1639 with perhaps six children and his younger brother Matthew. Margaret died in Killingsworth, Connecticut 23 August 1670. Her gravestone marked "M. G. 1670" is the oldest in the cemetery. Edward married, second, in 1672/3 Sarah (--) Bemis, widow of James Bemis of New London. Edward may be buried in the empty space beside Margaret's stone in Clinton. He died in 1691 in his 84th year. (1)(4)(15)
In a deposition dated 5 May 1684, Edward Griswold stated that he was about sixty-seven years old and that "about the year 1639 Mr. William Whiting, Dec'd, was Undertaker [financial sponser] for a shipp in England, in which Shipp I came to New England." He was to act as agent for Whiting in collecting £200 from a Mr. John St. Nicholas who was expected to soon be in Windsor. The Rev. Ephraim Huet of Wroxall near Kenilworth, though an eminent preacher and writer of the Puritan faith; had b6en persecuted as a non-conformist by Archbishop Laud. He emigrated with a party which undoubtedly included the Griswolds, arriving in Windsor, Connecticut 17 August 1639. Huet became the first teacher in the church there. Edward received his first share of lands at Windsor in January 1640/41. In 1642 title to Poquonack-about four miles away -- had been cleared with the Indians and a few families including the Griswolds moved there and Edward had a corner lot of twenty-nine acres bounded by Stony Creek on both the south and the west. This settlement seemed so remote to the General Court that in September of 1649 in consideration of the exposure of so many dangers it freed one "souldger" from each family from attendance on each training-day requiring that he who "tarryes at home, stands about the aforesaid howses uppon his sentinel posture." (4)(5)(15)
Edward was deputy from Windsor to the General Court (legislature) from 1656 until the charter was received from King Charles II in 1662/3 -- except for one session. He later represented Killingsworth almost continuously from 1667 to 1689 and he was Judge at Killingsworth from 1667 through 1677. (7)
In 1659 William Pyncheon contracted Edward Griswold to build "Old Fort," a mansion for the Pyncheon family on Main Street in Springfield in the Bay Colony. The building stood sixty or seventy-five feet back from the street, was forty-two feet long, twenty-one feet wide and was twenty-two feet from the ground to the eaves and the same distance perpendicular from the eaves to the ridge beams -- a very steep roof. The walls were red Long Meadow stone and bricks made in Northampton. The brick walls were over two feet thick on the first floor and half that on the second story. Eight by ten oak timbers supported the roof. Edward Griswold was paid €40 for the construction including both the stonework and the brickwork. A future son-in-law, Samuel Buel, prepared the hewn logs. On 5 October 1675 when Springfield was attacked and burned by the Indians, the house was one of three fortified houses. The building stood until 1831 and until 1800 was the only brick building in Springfield. Major Pyncheon held Court in one of the lower rooms and records were stored in a space above the porch. (4)(17)
In March-1663 the General Court appointed a committee to view Hamonoscett to ascertain if it would be a fit location for a new settlement or plantation. The second report of the committee which had decided in favor of the location and that it would support thirty families included Edward Griswold's name as one of the first settlers. He was then age sixty-four. The settlement was called Kenilworth (later corrupted to Killingsworth) as a courtesy to Edward's memory of his home in England. It was specified that each settler was to stay four years -- and to build within two years. Edward deeded his lands in Windsor to his older sons, reserving a small annuity for himself, and moved in 1663. The new town was first represented on the General Court in May of 1667 and Edward Griswold was its first Deputy. He was Deacon of the First Church, as well, and Commissioner (Justice) for more than sixteen years. At this same time his son Francis sat on the General Court representing Norwich and his younger brother, Matthew, was Deputy from Lyme. Only two men, including Edward, were accorded the prefix "Mr." on the 1669 list of Freeman. He was involved with laying out land for other plantations, arranging roads and bridges and their upkeep and establishing a Latin School at New London. The General Court in appreciation granted him two hundred acres of land in 1674, laid out at the north end of the "Lyme bounds," and the town of Killings-worth followed suit with a one hundred acre grant. (4)(6)(7)
Rather than a will he signed a conditional inheritance deed on Christmas day 1672 -- nineteen years before his death. John Griswold was to receive all the property out of which he paid certain legacies. He had, in the spirit of most .colonists, accumulated considerable land. (4)(8)
Children of Edward Griswold and Margaret:
i. FRANCIS, b. about 1629 in England.
ii. Sarah, bapt. at Kenilworth, England 1631, died young.
iii. George, bapt. at Kenilworth, England 1633; d. at Windsor, Conn. 3 Sept. 1674; m. 3 Oct. 1655 Mary Holcomb, daughter of Thomas.
iv. Sarah, bapt. at Kenilworth, England 1635, d. at Windsor 6 Nov. 1715, m. (1st) at Windsor 10 Nov. 1650 Samuel Phelps, son of William, who d. 15 May 1669. They settled at Windsor, had nine children. She m. (2nd) at Windsor 21 July 1670 Nathan Pinney.
v. Lydia, bapt. 1637. Kenilworth, England.
vi. John, d. at Windsor, 1642.
vii. Ann, bapt. at Windsor, 19 June 1642; known as Hannah; d. at Simsbury, 3 May 1714; m. at Windsor 19 Nov. 1663 Jonas Westover of Killingsworth and Simsbury.
viii. Mary, bapt. at Windsor, 13 Oct. 1644; m. at Windsor 19 Mar. 1661 Timothy Phelps, son of William.
ix. Deborah, bapt. at Windsor 28 June 1646; d. at Killingsworth 7 Feb. 1717; m. at Windsor 13 Nov. 1662, Samuel Buell, son of William.
x. Joseph, bapt. at Windsor 12 Mar. 1647/8; d. at Windsor 14 Nov. 1716; m. 10 or 14 June or July 1670, Mary Gaylord.
xi. Samuel, bapt. at Windsor 18 Nov. 1649; d. 6 July 1672. Inventory taken 26 Feb. 1672/3. Administered by George Griswold.
xii. JOHN, bapt. at Windsor 1 Aug 1652. (4)(6)(8)
References:
(1) TAG, vol. 39, 1963. Mrs. Genevive Tvlee Kiepura.
(2) TAG, vol. 40, 1946, John G. Hunt and Donald Lines Jacobus.
(3) TAG, vol. 41, 1965, John G. Hunt.
(4) Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, Mary Walton Ferris 1931-43, vol. II.
(5) Colonial Records of Connecticut, vols. I, II, III.
(6) Waterman Family, D. L. Jacobus, 1939.
(7) A List of Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical Officers, Donald Lines Jacobus.
(8) The Griswold Family, England and America, Glenn E. Griswold, 1935, 1942.
(9) Family Histories and Genealogies, E. E. and E. M. Salisbury, 1892, vol. II.
(10) History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, 1892.
(11) Saybrook Vital Records
(12) Norwich Vital Records.
(13) Lebanon Vital Records.
(14) Killingsworth Vital Records, TAG, vol. 12.
(15) Griswold Family of Connecticut, Edward Elbridge Salisbury, 1884.
(16) Soldiers in King Philip's War, George M. Bodge, 1896.
(17) One Branch of the Booth Family, Chas. E. Booth, 1910."
11. The book "Emerson-Benson Saga …," by Edmund K. Swigart (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), pp. 248-49:
"EDWARD GRISWOLD (GEORGEA, HENRYB) was born circa 1607 in Kenilworth, county Warwick, England, and died in 1691 in Killingworth, CT. He was the oldest of three (five?) sons of GEORGEA GRISWOLD of Kenilworth and the grandson of HENRYB and DOROTHYA (JAMES) GRISWOLD of Greet, County Warwick. His family dates back to the late 13th century, when JOHN GRISWOLD of Kenilworth married (___) HUGGERFORD, circa 1290. EDWARD1 GRISWOLD marred as his first wife by 1629-20, probably in Kenilworth, MARGARET HICKS?. MARGARET1 was born circa 1610 in England and died in August of 1670 in Kenilworth, CT. "Her gravestone marked as ‘M.G. 1670' is known as the oldest monument in the Congregational graveyard at Clinton, CT (formerly part of Killingworth)" (ref. 1). EDWARD1 married circa 1672 as his second wife, probably in New London, CT, Sarah? (___) Bemus, widow of James, who died in New London in 1665. Sarah? had two daughters by her first marriage, Rebecca2 and Mary2. Mary2 married John2, EDWARD1's son, creating the interesting situation of John2 having a mother-in-law who was also his step-mother. EDWARD1's second wife Sarah? probably died in Killingworth.
In 1639 EDWARD immigrated from Kenilworth, England, to Windsor, CT, perhaps by boat from Dorchester, MA, with Rev. Ephraim Huit (as part of his congregation), or directly from England with George Fenwick on his second visit to the Colonies. Accompanying him, whenever he came, was his wife MARGARET1. MARGARET1, "mother of eleven children, was a real pioneer pilgrim. After nine years of married life in England, with five baby children, she braved the wilderness of the New World at Windsor. Here she lived a full quarter of a century, and then lived for seven years in the new virgin town of Kenilworth," [later Killingworth] "Conn., which was named for her home town in England" (ref. 1).
In the new world EDWARD1 was always addressed as "Mr.", a title rarely granted and indicating he had a strong financial and social background in England -- and that he had earned great respect among his peers in the New World. Between 1640 and 1642 EDWARD1 was granted 150 acres of land by the town of Windsor and was one of the first settlers of Poquonock, four miles west of Windsor. By 1649 the danger of Indian raids was still so real that 'The Gen'l Court, in view of the ‘many dangers the familyes of Edward Griswold, Thomas Holcombe," [etc.] "are in, by reason of remote living from neighbors and nearness to the Indians', frees one of them from training on each training day, provided he stand about as a sentinel" (ref. 1). EDWARD1 was a deputy to the General Court for Windsor from 1658 to 1661. In 1662 he was the foreman of a jury of 12 men who condemned Nathaniel Greensmith as "worthy of death for witchcraft. They found Rebecca, his wife, also guilty and she confessed same in open court. ...The witchcraft delusion was very light in America compared to Europe" (ref. 1).
EDWARD1 deeded his Windsor property to sons George2 and Joseph2 shortly before he became one of the 21 subscribers in 1663, along with ancestor JOSIAH2 HULL (see JOSIAH2 HULL for details) to help found Kenilworth, CT. Most of his children were married and settled in Windsor at this point, but apparently he wanted to move once more. Thus, at the age of 56, he went with his wife and two children, plus newly married daughter DEBORAH2 and son-in-law SAMUEL2 BUELL, to help settle Kenilworth. EDWARD1 served as the first deputy from that town to the General Court in 1667 and the General Court appointed he and JOSIAH2 HULL as commissioners for Kenilworth. This post he held for 14 years. In 1672 he drew up a Conditional Inheritance Deed, which served as his will when he died. In it he made son John2 his principal beneficiary, but named his other children and their children as well. In 1678 EDWARD1 served on a committee to help set up a Latin School in New London.
EDWARD1 and MARGARET (HICKS?) GRISWOLD had the following children, the oldest five? (six?) born at Kenilworth, county Warwick, England, and the rest in Windsor, CT:
I Sarah2, b. 1631: d. soon, prob. at Kenilworth, Eng.
II Sarah2, b. 1632; d. 1715: m. 1/hs 10 Nov 1650, prob. at Windsor, CT. Samuel Phelps who d. in 1669, prob. at Windsor, m. 2/hs 21 Jul 1670, prob. at Windsor, Nathaniel Pinney.
III Lieut. Francis2, b. 1633; d. Oct 1671 at Norwich, CT; m. by 1653, Mary?/Sarah? Post?.
IV George2, b. 1635; d. 3 Sep 1704, prob. at Windsor, CT: m. 3 Oct 1655, Mary2 Holcomb (Thomas1)
V Liddia2, b. 1637.
VI Ann2, bapt. 19 Jun 1642 at Windsor, CT.
VII Mary2, b. 5 Oct, bapt. 13 Oct 1644; m. 19 Mar 1661, prob. at Windsor, CT, Capt. Timothy Phelps, prob. bro. of Samuel.
VIII DEBORAH2, b. and bapt. 28 Jun 1646: d. 1717-8 at Killingworth, CT; m. 13 Nov 1662 at Windsor, CT, SAMUEL2 BUELL (see BUELL).
IX Joseph2, bapt. 12 Mar 1647-8; d. 14 Nov 1714: m. ca. 14 Jul 1670, prob. at Windsor, CT, Mary2 Gaylord (John1).
X Samuel2, b. and bapt. 18 Nov 1649; d. 6 Jul 1672, perh. at Killingworth, CT; unm.
XI John2, bapt. 1 Aug 1652; d. 1717, prob. at Killingworth, CT; m. as 1/wf 28 Nov 1672. perh. at Killingworth, Mary Bemis, his step-sis., who d. 27 Oct 1679, prob. at Killingworth, m. 2/wf aft. Oct 1679. bef. 4 May 1681, Bathsheba Smith?/North?.
REFERENCES
1) Bassette, B. B., op. cit., 158-69, 357-67.
2) Colket, M. B., op. cit., 137.
3) Ferris, M. W., op. cit., Dawes-Gates, II:461-2.
3) McCracken, George E., "William Buell & Early Descendants". TAG, 54(1978):71.
4) Pierce, R. Andrew, personal communication, research and material on the Buell and Griswold lines, 25 January 1993, LET and MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT.
5) Savage, J., op. cit., I:288; II:316.
6) Torrey, C. A., op. cit., 114, 329, 576, 587."
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