Joseph Griswold Sr. (1647 - abt. 1716)

Born 2 Mar 1647 in Windsor, Hartford, Colony Of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Gaylord) Griswold — married 14 Jul 1670 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 14 Nov 1716 at about age 69 in Windsor, Hartford, Colony Of Connecticut

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Biography

Joseph Griswold, son of Edward and Margaret Griswold of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, was baptized at Windsor, Connecticut on 22 March 1647.^[1]

Joseph Griswold married Mary Gaylord, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth, at Windsor on 14 July 1670.^[1] The estate of Samuel Gaylord names Joseph Griswold and his wife Mary.^[1] Their children, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Francis, Matthew and Abigail were all born at Windsor, Connecticut. ^[1]

Joseph was a Freeman in 1670 and an ensign in 1690.^[1]

On the Windsor tax list of 1675, Joseph has "a family, horse, and two oxen".^[1]

The Will of Joseph Griswold is dated 6 September 1716.^[1] Inventory of his estate is dated 29 November 1716.^[1] His will was proved 4 December 1716.^[1] Joseph left his wife Mary forty pounds and one third of the estate.^[1] Joseph Griswold names his three sons and two of his daughters, Mary and Abigail, in his will.^[1]

Burial 14 Novrmbrt 1716 Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} The Griswold family : England-America, by Glenn E. Griswold, Pages 30 - 31

• Griswold, Glenn E. The Griswold family : England-America. (Middleboro, Mass.: Griswold Family Association of America, 1935). Available at Ancestry.com. Pages 30-31
• Phelps, Noah Amherst. History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, from 1642 to 1845 (Case, Tiffany and Burnham, Hartford, 1845) Page 169
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. Pages 1707-1711)