Francis Griswold (1719 - 1796)

Born 8 Nov 1719 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Thrall) Griswold — married 2 Aug 1739 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1796 at age 77 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Francis was born on 08 November 1719, the son of Francis and Abigail Griswold. Francis Griswold married Jerusha Thrall. Their son Francis Griswold was born on 23 April 1741 in Windsor, Connecticut. Other children included Aaron Griswold, who fought in the American Revolution, and a daughter, Jerusha.

m2. Kezia ____

He passed away on 09 November 1796. Francis' probated will named his wife Kezia, his son Francis, his son Aaron, his daughter Jerusha, wife of Abel Write, and his daughter Kezia the wife of Abel Barnes.

Sources

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-PTT : 3 December 2014), Frances Griswold, 08 Nov 1719; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-PT1 : 3 December 2014), Francis Griswold, 23 Apr 1741; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-P6R : 3 December 2014), Francis Griswold in entry for Aaron Griswold, 22 Oct 1743; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F72P-YJZ : 3 December 2014), Francis Griswold, 09 Nov 1796; citing Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, reference 126; FHL microfilm 3,374.

• Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

• Ullmann, Helen Schatvet. "Hartford District Probate Records, from 1750, as Abstracted by Lucius Barnes Barbour, from Volume 25 (1793-1800)", Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., 2012) Vol. 45, Page 246.

• Talcott, Alvan. Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1984) Vol. 1, Page 534. Page 539: He m. Jerusha Griswold b. 19 Apr 1714.