Thomas Griffin (1658 - 1719)

Born 3 Oct 1658 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 28 Aug 1719 at age 60 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas Griffin was the son of John Griffin and Anne Bancroft. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Welton. ^[2]Their children were:

Hannah Griffin 1696 - 1715

Thomas Griffin 1698-1717

Mary Griffin 1699 - 1781m. Joshua Holcomb

John Griffin 1702 - 1703

John Griffin 1703 - 1784 m. Eleanore Holcomb

Nathaniel Griffin 1706 - 1785 m. Elizabeth Griffin

Stephen Griffin 1709 - 1743 m. Mary DeLacy

Eunice Griffin 1712 -

Benoni Griffin 1714 - abt. 1789 m. Mary DeLacy

Griffin, Thomas, Simsbury. Died 7 October, 1719. Invt. £367-07-10. Taken 16 October, 1719, by John Pettebone, Sen., John Humphries and Benjamin Addams. Invt. of the moveable estate, £68-13-02. Taken at the decease of Elizabeth Griffin, widow, by Samuel Bemond, Samuel Griswold and Samuel Higley.^[3] Court Record, Page 113 — 3 November, 1719: Adms. granted to Elizabeth Griffin, widow.

Page 178 — 6 November, 1722: Joshua Holcomb, Jr., informs this Court that his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Griffin, Adms., is now deceased and had not finished her Adms. This Court do therefore appoint Joshua Holcomb, Jr., Adms.

Page 170—4 December, 1722: This Court appoint Thomas Holcomb guardian to John Griffin, 19 years of age, Stephen Griffin, 13 years, and enoni, 8 years of age, children of Thomas Griffin. Recog., £150. This Court also appoint Joshua Holcomb, Jr., to be guardian unto Nathaniel Griffin, 16 years of age. Recog., £50. John Richards of Waterbury to be guardian to Eunice Griffin, 10 years of age, daughter of Thomas Griffin. Recog., £50.

Page 57 (Vol. X) 6 October, 1724: Joseph (Joshua) Holcomb, Adms., exhibits an account of his Adms. :

£ s d Paid out more than he has received, the sum of 45-18-06

By a late invt. taken of moveable estate, to be added 73-16-01 Account accepted. Order to dist. the estate : To John Griffin, eldest son, 75-01-10

To Nathaniel, Stephen, Benoni and Eunice Griffin and Mary

Holcomb, the rest of the children, to each, 37-07-11 And appoint Thomas Holcomb, Joseph Case and Samuel Griswold, distributors.

Page 87 (Vol. XI) 3 April, 1733 : Benoni Griffin, age 17 years, son of Thomas Griffin, chose his brother Thomas Griffin to be his guardian. Recog., £100.

Sources

1. ↑ Stiles, Henry Reed. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut. Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 1891. P. 346.
2. ↑ The New York genealogical and biographical record by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Volume 49. P.25.
3. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William. A digest of the early Connecticut probate records. Hartford, Conn. : R.S. Peck & co.. printers, 1904, P. 391.

Acknowledgments

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