George Griswold (bef. 1633 - 1704)

Born before 19 May 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Holcomb) Griswold — married 30 Oct 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1704 after age 71 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

George Griswold immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

George Griswold, son of Edward, was baptized 19 May 1633 in Kenilworth Parish, St Nicholas, England. ^[1][2]

He made his home in Poquonoc in 1649.^[2]

He married Mary Holcombe, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Holcombe, 3 Oct. 1655 in Windsor, Connecticut.^[3][2]

He was made freeman in 1669.^[2]

George died in 3 Sep. 1704.^[3][4]

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

George Griswold, eldest son of Edward and Margaret Griswold, was born 1633, in England, died at Windsor, September 3, 1704. He remained in Windsor with his brother Joseph on their father's lands when the father went to Killingworth. He was also an extensive owner of land bought of the Indians, was admitted freeman in 1654; an eminently respectable and worthy citizen. He married, October 3, 1655, Mary, daughter of Thomas Holcomb. She died in April, 1708. Children, born in Windsor: Daniel, mentioned below; Thomas, September 29, 1658; Edward, March 19, 1661 ; Mary, September 28, 1663; George, December 3, 1665; John, September 17, 1668; Benjamin, August 16, 1671 ; Deborah, May 30, 1674, married, December 12, 1695, Thomas Moore; Abigail, October 31, 1676, died May 7, 1638; Samuel, November 5, 1681, died June 1, 1682.

His profession was as an exemplary cutter of gravestones: for example, he carved the oldest inscription in Connecticut for the table stone of Rev. Ephraim Huit in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, Conn., in 1644.

Birth

4 MAY 1633 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.^{[citation needed]}

Christening

19 MAY 1633 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.^[1]

Intestate Proceeding

In November if 1704, an intestate proceeding arising out of the Estate of George Griswold, late of Windsor, was instituted in the Hartford Probate District, Connecticut. His initial inventory was completed on November 13, 1704 . That same month, the Court approved a settlement agreement among George's wife Mary Griswold and his children/heirs. The agreement was signed by: Mary Griswold, wife; Daniel Griswold, eldest son; Thomas Griswold; George Griswold; John Griswold; Benjamin Griswold; Edward Griswold, son of Edward Griswold, son of Edward Griswold, for himself and his daughter Abigail Griswold, granddaughter of George Griswold; daughter Mary Cooley by her husband Joseph Cooley; and daughter Deborah Moore by her husband Thomas Moore.^[5]

Children of George and Mary

Recorded at Windsor.

1. Daniel, b. Oct. 1, 1656.^[2]
2. Thomas, b. Sept. 29, 1658.^[2]
3. Edward, b. May 19, 1660/1.^[2]
4. Mary, b. Sept. 28, 1663.^[2]
5. George, b. Dec. 3, 1665. Unm. ^[2]
6. John, b. Sept. 17, 1668.^[2]
7. Benjamin, b. Apr. 16, 1671.^[2]
8. Deborah, b. May 30, 1674.^[2]
9. Abigail, b. Oct. 31, 1676; d. May 7, 1682.^[2]
10. Samuel, b. Nov. 5, 1681; d. June 1, 1682.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Kenilworth Parish, St Nicholas, parish register : Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2416 #3436291 (requires subscription, accessed 21 March 2024)
   George Griffith was born, the child of Ms. Griffith and Edward. George was baptized on May 19, 1633.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Griswold, Glenn E. Griswold. The Griswold family : England-America. Middleboro, Mass.: Griswold Family Association of America, 1935. Available at Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 George Griswold.
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Mas Vital Actual work is Genealogies of Gill, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut (requires subscription).

   Name George Griswold

   Probate Date 1704

   Probate Place Hartford, Connecticut.

   Inferred Death Year 1704

   Inferred Death Place Connecticut.

   Case Number2429

• Phelps, Noah Amherst. History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, from 1642 to 1845 (Case, Tiffany and Burnham, Hartford, 1845) Page 169
• Ancestral File Number: 1LV1-S7
• Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1898) Page 42
• The Association for Gravestone Studies (1985) "Markers III" Page 3: "Griswold's carefully lettered stones in the distinctive reddish brown Windsor sandstone mark three graves in Enfield, six graves in Northampton, and five in Westerfield, including that of his son Edward"
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1707-1711)
• Connecticut Probate Index Cards, George Griswold, Windsor, Hartford District, Index No. 2429, Year 1704, 2 Inventories, 1 Distribution and 3 Accounts