Edward Griswold Genealogy
Record modified: 2022-06-26
This is my ancestor 12 generations back.
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Born: 1607-07-26 Kennilworth, Warwickshire England
Died: 1691-08-31 New London, New London Co, Connecticut USA
Marriages:
1. Margaret Blencow
Children of Edward Griswold and Margaret Blencow:
Notes:
from a tree I didn't copy down:
Edward and Matthew Griswold...came to New England in 1639, in a vessel sent out by Mr. William Whiting. Arrived in New England in 1639 and settled in Windsor. Then in 1664 to Killingworth, CT, first called Kenilworth, and now named Clinton. First delegate to the General Court. Justice of the peace in Windsor. First Deacon of the church.
"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 at a time when many of the gentry of England and wealthy persons connected with the Warwick Patent were intending removal 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 in Hartford."
In 1630 Edward first married Margaret Blencow in Kenilworth. Born in 1610 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Eng. Margaret died on 23 Aug 1670 in Clinton, Middlesex, CT. Buried in Cong. graveyard, Clinton, CT.
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"Memorial History of Hartford County"
p552
Edward Griswold came from England with the Rev Mr Huit 1639.
It is not probable that he removed to the lot granted him at Poquonnock until
the Inidian title had been extinguished, 1642; but he was living there with
two other families in 1649. His house stood near the present residence of
Mr Ladd, probably nearer the highway, at the top of the hill. He had twenty-
nine acres, bounded south and west by the brook, east by the river, and the
Indian reservation (Indian Neck). He had two sons who were subject to
military duty as early as 1649, also three sons and three daughters born here,
1642-1651. Edward Griswold removed with the first settlers to Homonos-
cett. His son George married Mary, daughter of Thomas Holcomb, and
had six sons and three daughters, 1656-1676. He and his brother Joseph
had the homestead. Joseph married Mary, daughter of Walter Gaylord,
1670, and had one son and one daughter. Another son, Francis, removed
to Norwich.
p521 (footnote)
The Edward Griswold whose
name appears on the town records of Windsor in 1640 may have been a son of Bishop Gris-
wold's ancestor from England, Matthew Griswold; and if so, it becomes even probable that
this ancestor was one of the company who came over from Exeter with Mr Warham in 1630.
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"The public records of the colony of Connecticut"
A Generall Courte in Hartford, the 13th of September, 1649
...
This Courte taking into consideracon the many dangers that the familyes of Thomas Holcombe, Edward Grisswold, John Bartlitt, Francis Grisswold, and George Grisswold, all of Wyndsor, are in and exposed unto, by reason of their remoate living from neighbors and nearenes to the Indians, in case they should all leave theire families together without any guard; doth free one souldger of the foremenconed families from training uppon every training day; each family aforesaid to share herein according to the number of souldgers that are in them: provided that man wch tarryes at home stands about the aforesaid howses uppon his sentinel posture.
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"The public records of the colony of Connecticut"
A Generall Courte held at Hartford, October 8th 1674
This Court grants Mr Edward Griswold the quantity of two hundred acres of land, provided he take it up where it may not prejudice any former grant.
[footnote] Laid out, "at the north end of Lyme bounds" May 3d 1682 [Col Rec. of Lands I. 329]
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"The public records of the colony of Connecticut"
[referring to a 1684-10-02 judgement by the Court of Assistants]
... Edward Griswold, aged about 77 years, testified "That about the yeare 1639, Mr William Whiteing (deceased) was undertaker for a shipp in England, in which shipp I came to New England..."
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from LDS site:
children with Margaret Blencow:
1 George 1633-05-19 Kenilworth, Warwickshire ENG d 1704-09-03 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
2 Sarah christened 1635-01-10 Kenilworth, Warwickshire ENG d 1715-11-06 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
3 Francis 1635 Kenilworth, Warwickshire ENG d 1704-09-03 Norwich, New London Co CT
4 Lydia 1637-11-17 Kenilworth, Warwickshire ENG d young
5 Roger 1640 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1671 Norwich, New London Co CT
6 Ann (or Hannah) 1642-06-19 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1714-05-21 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
7 John 1642-06-19 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1642 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
8 Mary 1644-10-13 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1715-11-27 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
9 Deborah 1646-06-26 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1717-02-17 Killingworth, Middlesex Co CT
10 Joseph 1647-03-02 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1716-11-14 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
11 Samuel 1649-11-18 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1672-07-06 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
12 John 1652-08-16 Windsor, Hartford Co CT d 1717-08-07 Windsor, Hartford Co CT
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1183
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