Thomas Gridley (1727 - 1804)

Born 18 Nov 1727 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Goodrich) Gridley — married 11 Jan 1749 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1804 at age 77 in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Biography

Thomas Gridley performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

The son of Thomas Gridley (1683-1754) and Elizabeth Bronson (1688-1767), Thomas was born in Farmington in 1727.^[1][2] He married Hannah Goodrich (1725-1767), the daughter of Ephraim Goodrich and Hannah Steele, in Farmington on January 11, 1749/50. Their children included:

1. Thomas Gridley (1754-)^[3]
2. Selah Gridley (1757-1825)^[4]
3. Elijah Gridley (1760-1834)^[5]

Marriage: 11 Jan 1749 Farmington, CT ^[6]

His wife passed away in 1767 and he remarried, marrying Mary Hooker (1731-1819), the daughter of Andrew Hooker and Mary Lee, on June 23, 1768.^[7] Residing in Kensington Township, their children included:

1. Giles Gridley (1769-1866)^[8]
2. Hooker Thomas Gridley (1775-1857)^[9]

They migrated west to New York, settling in Onondaga County,^[10] where he passed away at the age of 77.^[7] He is believed to be buried there.

Research Notes

According to account, a descendant of Mary Hooker, Frank Gridley Fowler, her remains from Pompey and moved them, presumably back to Connecticut. There is no mention in the Hooker descendants book if Thomas' remains were also moved.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-R5N : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley, 1727.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSK-L3TG : 21 September 2019), Thomas Gridley, citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-R5K : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley in entry for Thomas Gridley, 1754.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-RYL : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley in entry for Selah Gridley, 1757.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-RJ2 : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley in entry for Elijah Gridley, 1760.
6. ↑ Chapter Name: Farmington Vital Records 1645-1850 Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Hooker, Edward, U.S.N. The descendants of Rev Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 : being an account of what is known of Rev. Thomas Hooker's family in England. And more particularly concerning himself and his influence upon the early history of our country also all items of interest which it has been possible to gather concerning the early generations of Hookers and their descendants in America, page 99. Edited by Margaret Huntington Hooker and printed for her at Rochester, N.Y., 1909. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Record 61157 #1528776 with attached Image
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-R56 : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley in entry for Giles Gridley, 1769.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-RY3 : 7 January 2020), Thomas Gridley in entry for Hooker Thomas Gridley, 1775.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Y-JSX : accessed 25 December 2020), Thos Gridley, Solon, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing p. 187,188, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 193,712.