John
Griswold
Sr
Born in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Griswold
and Temperance (Lay) Griswold
Brother of
John Griswold, Joseph Griswold II, Nathan Griswold, Giles Griswold, Daniel Griswold and Jedediah Griswold
Husband of
Mary (Ward) Griswold
— married
about 19 Jan 1749 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
John Griswold II, Mary (Griswold) Rice, Jerusha Griswold, Grace Griswold and Daniel Griswold
Died
at age 51
in Battle of Long Island, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2011
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Biography
Revolutionary War Soldier, Connecticut Militia
NOTE: John Griswold never returned from the Battle of Long Island and was presumed dead. His body was never recovered.
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #40009216 Cenotaph only
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-YPJ : 3 December 2014), John Griswold, 06 Mar 1725; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
Secondary Source: Ancestry.com
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Gregory Nelson and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Jaki Erdoes
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup T2b5a, FTDNA kit #395953, MitoYDNA ID T17681 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jason Lockwood :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A305545 [compare], Ancestry member jasonloc16
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~0.78%
Julia Stockwell :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Dave Backus :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T532830 [compare], FTDNA kit #795317
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Categories: Plot Cemetery, Johnson, Vermont
Possible FindAGrave memorial, though burial location differs from death location.