John Griffin Genealogy
Record modified: 2015-10-27
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
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Born: 1608-00-00 Wales
Died: 1681-08-00 Simsbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut USA
Marriages:
1. 1647-05-13 Anna Bancroft
Children of John Griffin and Anna Bancroft:
Notes:
s/o Johan Pengruffwnd 1560 Wales + Anne Langfort c1587 Bigander Wales
Johan s/o Gruffydd Pengruffwnd c1519 Wales + Jowan David
Gruffydd s/o Richiart Pengruffwnd c1445 Pembroke Wales d 1485 + Elsbeth Mor c1480 Pembroke
Richiart s/o William Fychan ap Gwilym + Alice Dalton
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immigrated 1639-10-24
took oath of fidelity 1644-07-01
married in Windsor, Hartford Co CT
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He was one of the first settlers of Windsor CT and of Simsbury CT.
see "Annotated Bibliography of the Griffin/Griffen Family" compiled by Paul J Griffin
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"The public records of the colony of Connecticut"
At a Genll Court of Election, May 20, 1658
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John Griffin, now returneing from Pocumtacot, was made free, by consent of the Court.
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"The public records of the colony of Connecticut"
At a Session of the Generall Assembly at Hartford, October the 8th, 1663
John Griffen haveing made appeare to this Court that he was the first _____ the art of making pitch and tarre in these parts, doe order that the said Griffen shall have Two hundred acres of lands (where he can find them) between Massacoh and Warranoake, whereof there may be forty acres of meadow, if it be ther to be had and be not prejudiciall to a plantation, and not formerly granted.
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other children:
Hannah 1649-07-04 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
Sarah 1654-12-25 Hartford Co CT
John II 1656-10-20 Hartford Co CT
Thomas 1658-10-03 Hartford Co CT
Abigail 1660-11-12 Hartford Co CT
Mindwell 1662-03-11 Hartford Co CT
Ruth 1665-01-21 Hartford Co CT
Ephraim 1668-03-01 Hartford Co CT
Nathaniel 1673-05-21 Hartford Co CT
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"A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 1677 to 1687"
John Griffin of Simsbury; 1681-08-23, taken by John Case and Samuel Wilcoxson
The children: John 25 years, Thomas 23, Ephraim 12, Nathaniel 9, Hannah 31, Mary 27, Sarah 26, Abigail 21, Ruth 16, and Mindwell 19.
Court Record, Page 44--1st September, 1681:
Invt. exhibited. This Court grant Adms. on the Estate to Hannah Griffin, the Widow, & her two sons, John & Thomas Griffin.
Page 69--(Vol V) 4 April, 1694:
An Account of the Wastage of John Griffin's Estate being brought into this Court, amounting to L21-09-00, by the Account appears a clear Estate of L125-05-09, which this Court Dist:
To the Eldest son a double portion, viz, L22-15-06; and equal portions, viz, L11-07-09, to each of the other nine Children.
And whereas the Town of Simsbury granted to the Widow of sd. John Griffin a peice of Upland of about 4 acres near John Terrie's Land, and 12 acres under the Mountain, which, by the sd. Widow's mind declared, and consent of the Rest of the Children, the sd. Land should belong equally to Ephraim and Nathaniel Griffin, This Court doth approve thereof, and doe order Mr. John Higley, John Slater & Peter Bewill to make a Partition of the Estate accordingly.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 10184
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