Grissel (Graham) Means (abt. 1709 - abt. 1746)

Born about 1709 in New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Wife of James Ogle — married before 1729 (to 6 Sep 1734) in New Castle Co., DE

Wife of Samuel Means — married 10 Apr 1735 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, DE

Descendants

Died about Nov 1746 at about age 37 in Dauphin Co., PA

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Grissel (Grizzel) Graham (b. ante 1720 New Castle, DE - d. Nov 1746 Dauphin Co., PA).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Parents

• Father: Francis "James" Graham[4][5]

• Mother: Elizabeth (d. after 06 Sep 1734 New Castle, DE)^[4][5]

Marriage

m.1 James Ogle (d. 06 Sep 1734; p. Thomas Ogle and Mary Crawford) of Mill Creek Hundred[6]. Issue:^[1][5]

• Thomas (b. abt. 1729)^[1]

• Elizabeth (b. abt. 1731 New Castle, DE).^[6]

• Anne "Anna" (b. abt. 1733)^[1][6]

• (unproven) James (b. 1734)^[1][6][7]

m.2 (10 Apr 1735 Old Swedes) Samuel Means[7] Issue:

• Catherine Means (b. ante 1756 - d. after 1804)^[8]

m. (09 Apr 1752 Holy Trinity) Carl (Charles) Springer (b. 21 Jul 1728 Christiana Hundred, New Castle, DE - d. ante 02 Nov 1814 Cecil Co., MD)[8]

Sources

Bibliography

• A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800. (pp.31) By National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware. Historical Research Committee. Google Books.

• Beatty, R.S. (2009). The Rambo Family Tree: Descendents of his last four children and Rambos of unknown ancestry: including branches of Denny, Hendrickson, Mattson, Springer, and Tranberg families, (pp. E-106). AuthorHouse. Google Books

• Lyons, E. (1990). Rocking the boat: Rethinking the early Ogle ancestries in America. The Ogle Genealogist, 11, pp. 36-63. www.ogles.org. Print.[9]

• Ogle, R.W. & Engler, J.F. (2012). Looking Back at the Ogle Family: A Comprehensive History and Genealogy of the Ogle Families in America, (Vol. 1, pp. I-201, I-208 - I-209). Seattle, WA: The Genealogy Printing Co. Print.[10]

• "Samuel Means and Grissil Ogle, 16 Apr 1735." Delaware Marriages and Marriage Licenses, 1713-1894. FamilySearch, citing Marriage, Wilmington, New Castle, DE, reference ID bk 2, Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Chester County Historical Society, West Chester.

• Historical Society of Delaware, (1890). The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773, (pp.359). Google Books.

• Howard, J.H. & Dickey, G.N. (1997). Dickey source book, Volume 1.

Name: Samuel Means Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Grissel Ogle Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 10 Apr 1735 Event Place: Holy Trinity Or Old Swedes Church,Wilmington,New Castle,Delaware Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50586-1 System Origin: Delaware-ODM GS Film number: 0908217 IT 1 Reference ID:

Citing this Record: "Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7RS-3Q4 : 6 December 2014), Samuel Means and Grissel Ogle, 10 Apr 1735; citing Holy Trinity Or Old Swedes Church,Wilmington,New Castle,Delaware; FHL microfilm 0908217 IT 1.

Citations and Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Ogle & Engler, 2012
2. ↑ The dating in the wills belonging to Grissel's mom and her first husband are very close.[1]
3. ↑ see also: www.genealogy.com; Jennings D Means. Letter; "Grizzel aka Grizzel Graham." FamilySearch.org. Genealogy tree 24NR-JS9. Web.[2] (accessed 2016-12-26)
4. ↑ Surname: Arskin/Adair/Unknown[3]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Grissel is James' step-sister (Ogle & Engler, p. I-208)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} daughters Elizabeth and Anne, as well as an unborn child are mentioned in the will of James Ogle (d. 1734), written the year he died, (Lyons, 1990).
7. ↑ Grissel was pregnant when first husband James Ogle died in 1734 (Lyons, 1990). James might be the child who was born post-mortem (Lyons, 1990; Ogle & Engler, 2012).
8. ↑ Howard & Dickey, 1997