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Margaret

Female Abt 1609 - 1670  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name Margaret  
    Born Abt 1609 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Aug 1670  Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Clinton Congregational Burying Ground, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1912  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Edward Griswold,   b. 26 Jul 1607, Wooten Wawen, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1690/1, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married Abt 1628  of Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Francis Griswold,   b. Abt 1629, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1671, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     2. Sarah Griswold,   c. 29 Jan 1631, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 28 Dec 1634, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     3. George Griswold,   c. 19 May 1633, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1704, Poquonoc, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     4. Sarah Griswold,   c. 10 Jan 1635, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1715, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     5. John Griswold,   c. 10/10 Jan 1635/6, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1642, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
     6. Lydia Griswold,   c. 17 Nov 1637, Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1637, of Kenilworth, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Hannah Griswold,   c. 19 Jun 1642, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1714, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     8. Mary Griswold,   b. 5 Oct 1644, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 1717 to 1719, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     9. Deborah Griswold,   b. 28 Jun 1646, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7/07 Feb 1717/8, Killingworth (now Clinton), Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     10. Joseph Griswold,   b. 12/12 Mar 1647/8, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1716, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     11. Samuel Griswold,   b. 18 Nov 1649, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1672, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     12. John Griswold,   c. 1 Aug 1652, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1717, Killingworth (now Clinton), Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. FHL book 929.242 G868f "The Greswold Family, 12 Generations in England," researched and edited by Robert L. and Esther G. French, comp. by Coralee Griswold [Wethersfeld, CT; 1999]. The authors standardize spelling as Greswold for England and Griswold for America. As of 2012, it appears that this book is the most current evolution of the Griswold ancestry and includes all previous research up to 1999 when it was published. (It also supersedes the author's own work in 1990 for the later English generations). See notes in this database of the original Griswold for a more detailed explanation of the various sources and a bibliography of previously published books that the authors include in this genealogical compilation.
      "Edward12 Griswold (George11, Roger10, John9, John8, John7, John6, John5, William4, Richard3, Ralph2, John1) was christened 26 Jul 1607 in Wooton Wawen, Warwickshire, England. In lieu of a will, Edward on Christmas Day, 1672, signed a conditional inheritance deed of his property to his son John, who was to pay certain legacies; but Edward did not die until 30 Aug 1691, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, at the age of 84, and was buried in the Indian River Cemetery in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married (1) Margaret (___) about 1628 in England. ["New England Genealogy," Vol. 1, p.250, cites her surname as HICKS, but the Robert Hicks family was already in Plymouth as of 1621. Records indicate Margaret and Edward were married in England after this date.] She was born about 1609. Margaret died 23 Aug 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, and was buried in the cemetery behind the Congregational Church, in Killingworth (now Clinton), Middlesex, Connecticut. Her stone being the oldest marked, "M.G., 1670."
      When the Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, Connecticut with his congregation about 17 Aug 1639 to assist the Rev. John Warham, Edward and Margaret Griswold, their four children: Francis, George, John and Sarah; and Edward's brother Matthew, were with the company. ["Savage's Genealogical Dictionary," Vol. 2, p. 316.] In his own deposition, dated 15 May 1684, Edward stated that he was then aged about seventy-seven years and that, "about the year 1639 Mr. William Whiting, Dec'd, was Undertaker [financial sponsor] for a shipp in England, in which Shipp I came to New England." [Ferris, "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines"; Gates & Allied Families; Vol. II; p. 399.] Mr. Huit had been pastor at Knowle and Wroxall, Warwickshire, England. A writer of note upon religious subjects and a powerful preacher of the Puritan faith, he was censured for his non-conformity and silenced by the Bishop of Worcester. This no doubt was the cause of his moving to New England with the company he organized, of which both Edward and Matthew were members.
      Edward speedily became prominent in the affairs of the new community and was frequently mentioned in colonial records. He served as deputy to the General Court from 18 Aug 1658 to 14 Mar 1660 and again from 15 May 1662 to 11 Mar 1663. Edward served repeatedly on juries, at least two of which, in 1651 and 1662, deliberated on witchcraft cases and brought in verdicts of guilty. In 1659 he was one of the men from Windsor to build the fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. He also served as Justice of the Peace.
      Although he was granted land at Poquonoc he did not move there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He was resident there in 1649 with two other families, John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill, and contained 29-1/2 acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph received the homestead when he moved to Hammonassett in 1663 with his son John and two daughters, Hannah Westover and Deborah Buell, with their families.
      The present Clinton, Connecticut is the original Killingworth; Main Street is the identical ground where the first settlers took their home lots. These were surveyed in 1663 by Byron Rossiter of Guiliford. Edward was one of the first settlers and doubtless suggested the name from Kenilworth Parish in England. He was the most prominent man in the new settlement and must be given full credit for first organizing this community. He was its first deputy to the General Court. He, with his two sons-in-law, were recorded as freeman in 1669.
      Edward was instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first deacon. He frequently served on important civil matters; his services, counsel and guidance evidently much sought. He also served on the committee to establish a Latin school at New London.
      Ancient land records on file at the office of the Secretary of State, Hartford, show land grants in favor of Edward: one of 200 acres; another of 100 acres given by the town of Killingworth. He showed the spirit of those early English settlers to accumulate large land holdings. They had 11 children:
      i. Francis Griswold [male], born about 1629, died 1 Oct 1671.
      ii. Sarah Griswold, christened 29 Jan 1631, died 6 Nov 1715.
      iii. George Griswold, christened 19 May 1633, died 3 Sep 1704.
      iv. John Griswold, christened 10 Jan 1635 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, died 1642 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
      v. Lydia/Liddia Griswold, christened 17 Nov 1637 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, died about 1637 in England, and was buried 1637 in England.
      vi. Ann (Hannah) Griswold, christened 19 Jun 1642, died 3 May 1714.
      vii. Mary Griswold, born 5 Oct 1644, died 1690.
      viii. Deborah Griswold, christened 28 Jun 1646, died 7 Feb 1717.
      ix. Joseph Griswold, born 12 Mar 1647, died 14 Nov 1716.
      x. Samuel Griswold, christened 18 Nov 1649 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, died 6 Jul 1672 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
      xi. John Griswold, christened 1 Aug 1652, died 7 Aug 1717.
      Edward had 1 stepchild:
      xii. Mary Bemis, born 18 Nov 1654, died 27 Oct 1679.
      Edward married (2) Sarah Diamond before 25 Dec 1672. She was born about 1632 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. She was the daughter of John Diamond and Rebecca (___). No children. Sarah also married (1) John Bemis."

      2. I see no documentation for a correct surname. Variants of surname found on LDS IGI include Hicks, Winthrop, Blencow, Winslow, and Diamond. Most published sources indicate unknown surname.

      3. The book "The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors," comp. by Oliver Seymour Phelps of Portland, Oregon and Andrew T. Servin of Lenox, Massachusetts, 1899, pp. 88-89:
      "Samuel Phelps, b. England, about 1625, emigrated to New England with his father, in ship Mary and John, settling with his father in Dorchester, removing from there to settling of Windsor, Ct., in 1635-6, where he m. Sarah Griswold, and b. Kenilworth, England, and came to New England with her father in 1639. After the death of Mr. Phelps, she m. 2nd Nathaniel Pinney, 21st July, 1670, and had Nathaniel Pinney b. 11th May, 1671, and Sarah Pinney b. 11th Oct., 1673. Mrs. Pinney died 6th Nov., 1715. [Nathaniel Pinney was the brother of Sarah Pinney who married Samuel Phelps' brother William.]
      Mr. Phelps bought 1st Oct., 1657, Thomas Orton's house and land south of road separating it from his father's homestead, and brother William's: the house stood on the rear of the lot just opposite his father's house. This lot was a triangular shape, 4 rods on the rivulet, 60 rods on east and west road, 40 rods on Mill road, and 47 rods on the southeast line. The rear of this lot and house he sold to his brother Nathaniel, and removed to Poquonock, where he had received a grant of land, and where he also bought John Bartlett's place east of Stony Creek, and north of Thomas Holcomb's, and running east of the rivulet. Here he died 15th May, 1669. He witnessed a deed of land to his father by the Indians in 1666.
      January 8th, 1660, he paid rates for short slips, 7 shillings, highest amount assessed that year.
      Town Records - 24th May, 1669, 'There was a day of training; by reason of the death of Samuel Phelps, voted that Benjamin Holcomb supply his place as Way Warden.'
      (Noted - Edward and Matthew Griswold, two brothers, the latter of whom was the ancestor of the two Govs. Griswold, resided in Kenilworth, England, where they had a third brother, Thomas. These two brothers came to New England in 1639, in a vessel sent out by Mr. William Whitney. Edward b. in England, 1607, settled in that part of Windsor, called Poquonock, m. 1st Margaret, and later settled in Killingworth, Ct., one of the first settlers, and a prominent man. His wife died Aug 22nd, 1670. (A slab may be seen in the Clinton, Ct., burying ground, 7 in. by 2-1/2 ft., with inscription M.G. 1670.) Had eleven children all by 1st wife. He m. 2nd Sarah Bemis, daughter of James Bemis, of New London; of his children a daughter Sarah, m. Samuel Phelps, and. m. Nathaniel Pinney. Another daughter, Mary, m. Timothy Phelps son of William the emigrant of 1630.)

      4. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 346-353:
      "Edward, born in Eng. about 1607; m. (1) 1630, in Eng., Margaret ___, who died 23 Aug 1670; her gravestone, inscribed "M.G., 1670,' is known as the oldest monument in Cong. Graveyard, Clinton (formerly Killingworth), Conn.; he m. (2) (1732 or '3, Sara (wid. of James) Bemis of New London.
      Mr. Edward Griswold came to America at the time of the second visit of Mr. George Fenwick, at which date, also, came a large number of new settlers to the Conn. settlement. It was a time when many of the gentry of England and wealthy persons connected with the Warwick patent were intending removel hither; but the breaking out of the Scotch Rebellion compelled King Charles to call a Parliament, and they stayed at home to carry on their struggle with the King and Archbishop Laud. Mr. Griswold undoubtedly came in the interest of some of these patentees. He was attorney for Mr. St. Nicholas of Warwickshire, who had a house built in Windsor, and also a tract of land 'impaled' (fenced), as had Sir Richard Saltonstall. The Rev. Ephraim Huit, who came, also, in 1639, was from the same parish, as, also, the Wyllys family, who settled at Hartford.
      His first location in Windsor is not known; but he had (see p. 157, Vol. I) a grant of land in Poquonok, to which he removed, in 1649, accompanied by a few families, who there found an 'outpost' settlement. His residence at P. was on the site of the present dwelling of the heirs of the late Eliphalet S. Ladd, and who, on the female side, are Griswold descendants. The spot is a beautiful knoll which overlooks the brook on the west, the Tunxis River on the south and east. As soon as he had fairly established his home, he began to take that active part in public matters which was natural to a man of his character. In 1650 he was a deputy from W. to the General Court, and continued, with the exception of one session, to represent the town until the reception of the charter from King Charles. At this time he was the principal promoter of a new settlement authorized by the court, called Hommonoscett, which lay immediately west of Saybrook, and to which, about 1663, he removed with his younger children, deeding to his sons, George and Joseph, who remained behind, his W. lands, reserving a small life annuity therefrom. The settlement was organized as a town in 1667 and received, probably from him the name of his old English home Kenilworth, afterwards corrupted to Killingworth, and now known as Clinton. He was the first deputy from K., and continued to be its magistrate and representative for more than 20 years, 1662 to 1678-89, and was succeeded by his son John.
      The 'Col. Rec.' show him to have been a very active, influential member of the legislature - preeminently one of those men who, in the first half-century, did so much to make the small colony of Connecticut so important a factor in American affairs. As a member of Sessions, he had the pleasure of meeting with his brother Matthew and his one son Francis; and there has, since that time, rarely been an Assembly of Conn. in which some of their lineal descendants have not been members. He was frequently a commissioner; and, in 1678, was on a committee for establishing a Latin school in New London, and was first deacon of the K. church. He died at K., it is said, in 1691, in 84th year. Children (all by 1st wife; *Kenilworth Engl. Rec.):
      A. Sarah, * b. 1631.
      B. George, * born in Eng., 1633. Rec'd (with his bro. Joseph) his father's W. lands, when the latter rem. to Killingworth; was also a large purchaser of lands from the Indians and an eminently respected citizen; freeman in 1654; he d. 3 Sep 1704; m. Mary (dau. Thos. Holcomb), 3 Oct 1665, who d. 4 Apr 1708.
      C. Francis, b. in Eng., 1635. Was made a freeman 1657, and, before his father left W., he had rem. to Saybrook, and thence to Norwich, Conn., of which he was a first proprietor and an active citizen, and which town he rep. in Gen Court from 1661 inclusive to 1671; he died Oct 1671. wife's name unknown.
      D. Liddia, * born Eng., 1637.
      E. Sarah, * b. in Eng., 1638; m. (1) Samuel (s. William, Sen) Phelps, 10 Nov 1650; (2) 21 July 1670, Nathaniel (s. Humphrey) Pinney.
      F. Ann, b. Windsor; bp. 19 Jun 1642 - O.C.R. and 'Col. Rec.'
      G. Mary, b. W.; bp. 13 Oct 1644; m. Timothy (s. William, Sen) Phelps, 19 Mar 1661.
      H. Deborah, b. and bp. W., 28 Jun 1646 (O.C.R.); m. Samuel (s. William) Buell, 1662; removed to Killingworth.
      I. Joseph, b. and bp. 12 Mar 1647. - O.C.R. - m. Mary (dau. of Samuel) Gaylord, 14 Jul 1670 (O.C.R.); res. W.; d 14 Nov 1716; will dated 6 Sep 1716 (Htfd. co. Prob.); his wife contrib. (the only G. that did so) to Conn. Fund for Relief of Poor of other Colonies, 1676, the sum of 2s. 6d. - O.R.
      J. Samuel, b. and bp. 18 Nov 1649 (O.C.R.); d. 6 Jul 1672.
      H. John, b. and bp. 1 Aug 1652. - O.C.R. - m. (1) Mary ___, who d. 27 Oct 1679; m. (2) Bathsheba ___, who d. 19 Mar 1736; rem. from W. to Kill., prob with his father, and there d. 7 Aug 1717; was a man of property, intelligence, and influence; deacon in ch.; invent. presented 7 Oct 1717, gave lands to sons Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, and Walter."

      5. The book "The Griswold Family, the First Five Generations in America," comp. and ed. by Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, May 1990, printed by The Griswold Family Association, 116 Garden St., Wethersfield, CT, 06109, pages 6-24. The authors note that their book updates Vol. II, "The Griswold Family England - America," which was published 50 years ago:
      "Edward was baptized July 26, 1607 at Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England. He was the son of George Griswold born Nov. 6, 1574, and his first wife Dousabel (possibly Leigh, Lye, Ley) who was buried Aug. 28, 1615 at Wooten Wawen. Edward married ca. 1628 Margaret (surname unknown) who was born ca. 1609, making her age 20 at the birth of her first child and 43 when her last child was born. Margaret died Aug. 23, 1670 at Clinton, originally Killingworth, Conn. Her gravestone marked 'M.G. 1670' is the oldest stone in the cemetery behind the Congregational Church in Clinton. However it does not show the patient devotion nor the hardship endured in rearing her family in that vast wilderness.
      When the Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, Conn. with his congregation about Aug. 17, 1639 to assist the Rev. John Warham, Edward and Margaret Griswold, their four children: Francis, George, John and Sarah; and Edward's brother Matthew, were with the company (Savage's Genealogical Dictionary 2:316). Mr. Huit had been pastor at Knowle and Wroxall, Warwickshire, England; Wroxall being a part of Kenilworth Parish. A writer of note upon religious subjects and a powerful preacher of the Puritan faith, he was censured for his non-conformity and silenced by the Bishop of Worcester. This no doubt was the cause of his moving to New England with the company he organized, of which both Edward and Matthew were members.
      Edward speedily became prominent in the affairs of the new community and was frequently mentioned in colonial records. He served as deputy to the General Court from Aug. 18, 1658 - Mar. 14, 1660 and again from May 15, 1662 - Mar. 11, 1663. In 1659 he was one of the men form Windsor to build the fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. He also served as Justice of Peace. Although he was granted land at Poquonoc he did not move there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He was resident there in 1649 with two other families, John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill, and contained 29-1/2 acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph received the homestead when he moved to Hammonassett in 1663 with his son John and two daughters, Hannah Westover and Deborah Buell, with their families.
      The present Clinton, Conn. is the original Killingworth; Main Street is the identical ground where the first settlers took their home lots. These were surveyed in 1663 by Byron Rossiter of Guilford. Edward was one of the first settlers and doubtless suggested the name from Kenilworth parish in England. He was the most prominent man in the new settlement and must be given full credit for first organizing this community. He was its first deputy to the General Court. He, with his two sons-in-law, were recorded as freemen in 1669.
      Edward was instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first deacon. He frequently served on important civil matters; his services, counsel and guidance evidently much sought. He also served on the committee to establish a Latin school at New London.
      Ancient land records on file at the office of the Secretary of State, Hartford, show land grants in favor of Edward: one of 200 acres; another of 100 acres given by the town of Killingworth. He showed the spirit of those early English settlers to accumulate large land holdings.
      Edward married (2) Sarah Dimond Bemis, daughter of John and Rebecca (Bemis) Dimond and widow of James Bemis, constable of New London, who died in 1665. Her daughter married as his first wife, John, youngest son of Edward and Margaret. The date of Edward's second marriage was before Dec 25, 1672 when a deed of gift to his son John was executed 'of and for natural affection and also for divers other good causes' giving John 'my housing and land lying and being in the the Township of Killingworth' for which John was to pay to:
      'Samuel son of ffrancis Griswold deceased ₤60 when he attains the age of 21 and if he dye before he be twenty-one years of age then John is to pay ₤5 a year to his six sisters the daughters of ffrancis. In case John dye childless and have no issue then the ₤60 or the ₤30 is to be returned by those that inherit the land to the widdow and relict of John Griswold or whom he shall bequeath it to. And all the above sayde land and housing so returne to the eldest sons of George, Joseph and Samuel Griswold the imediat sons of Edward Griswold Snr and if they have no sons then to their eldest daughters. Also the sayde John Griswold is to kepe all the housing in good repayre and to allow to my wife after my decease the use and benefit of the parlors and meadow to kepe two cowes during the time of her widdowhood. Also if John Griswold dye and have no issue his widdow is to enjoy the one halfe of the housing and lands during the time of her widdowhood. Witnesses: Tobias Hull, Jonas Westover. December 25, 1672.'
      Edward died in 1690 in his 84th year, his burial place being unknown, except it may be in the vacant space next to that of Margaret.
      Based on additional research, the order of birth and number of children of Edward and Margaret have been revised from that given in the earlier Griswold family genealogy. Kenilworth Parish Register entries show four children baptized there of which Lydia is the only one who did not come to this country, indicating she died as an infant in England. The first John died in 1642 in Windsor, Conn. The Kenilworth Parish Register begins with the year 1630 so no baptismal record has been found for Francis who was undoubtedly the oldest child, born about 1629 to have been married about 1652 at approximately 23 year of age. Sarah bp. Jan. 29, 1631/2 in Kenilworth is the logical one to have married in 1650. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary and the Kenilworth Parish Records refer to only one Sarah, born in England who came to Windsor with her parents in 1639. She would have been 18 years of age at the time of her marriage in 1650, not 15 nor 12 as has previously been asserted.
      Children, first five born in Kenilworth, England, the rest in Windsor, Conn.:
      Francis b. ca. 1629.
      Sarah, bp. 29 Jan 1631/2.
      George, bp. 19 May 1633.
      John, bp. 10 Jan 1635/6; d. 1642 Windsor, Conn.
      Lydia, bp. 17 Nov 1637; d. England before 1639.
      Ann (Hannah), bp. 19 Jun 1642.
      Mary, b. 5 Oct 1644.
      Deborah, bp. 28 June 1646.
      Joseph, bp. 12 Mar 1647/8.
      Samuel, bp. 18 Nov 1649; d. 6 Jul 1672. Inventory of his estate is dated 26 Feb 1672/3, probated 6 Mar 1672/3. His brother George was appointed administrator.
      John, bp. 1 Aug 1652.
      References: Parish Register, Kenilworth, England; Killingworth and Clinton, Conn. Records; Historic Families of America, p. 297; Conn. Society of Colonial Dames Register; Savage: Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England II:316; Dimond Family pp. 13-14; Bemis Family p. 211; NEHGR Vol. V; Magazine of American History I:120-129; Wyllys Papers XXXI; Trumbull: Hartford County II:521, 548, 552; Hartford Probate Records; Stiles: Ancient Windsor I:71, 148, 157, 158; II:351; Anniversary of the First Church, Clinton, Conn. p. 25; Conn. Magazine VIII;489, 504; Booth and Allied Families; Caulkins: History of New London p. 283; History of Norwich, Conn. pp. 92, 176; Conn. Historical Society Collections XXII; Conn. Colony Records I, II, III; TAG 41:214."

      6. FHL film 27753 "The Ancestry of Samuel, Freda, and John Warner," by Frederick Chester Warner (Boston, 1949):
      "Edward Griswold, b. 1607, Eng., d. 23 Aug 1690, Killingworth (now Clinton), CT, m. 1, abt. 1630, Eng. Margaret ___, d. 23 Aug 1670, Killingworth, CT; m. 2, 1673, Sarah Bemis, dau. of John and Rebecca Dumond, and widow of James Bemis.
      Edward Griswold and his brother Matthew, sons of George Griswold, came from Kenilworth, co. Warwick, Eng. to America in 1639, with Rev. Ephraim Huit's party, who came to Windsor, CT, that year. It is not known whether Kenilworth was his birthplace, but he lived and owned property there and several of his children were baptized there and a daughter was buried there. Edward brought his wife Margaret and four children and settle in Windsor not long after 1640. The two brothers were men of education and property; always styled "Mr." in the colony, equivalent to "gentleman" as distinguished from yeoman or tradesman. They allied themselves with the best social elements of Windsor and took a position of commanding influence and quickly became prominent in the colony's affairs. He came in the interests of, or as attorney for, some who planned to come to Connecticut, but were kept by the Scotch Rebellion, though one had a house built in Windsor and a tract of land "impaled" (fenced). He had a grant of land in Poquanock, four miles west of Windsor and moved there in 1649, accompanied by a few friends who there founded an "outpost" settlement. In 1650, he built the "old Fort" at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. In 1656, he was Deputy from Windsor to the General Court and, with one exception, 1661, continued to represent the town until the reception of the charter form king Charles in 1663. His house stood near the highway at the top of the hill where he had 29-1/2 acres of land. In 1663, he was the principal promoter of the new settlement authorized by the General court, called Hommonoscett, west of Saybrook. He moved there about 1663 with his younger children, deeding to his sons George and Joseph, who remained behind, his Windsor lands, reserving a small life annuity therefrom. The settlement was organized as a town in 1667, receiving, probably from him, the name of his old English home Kenilworth, afterwards corrupted to Killingworth, now known as Clinton. He was first Deputy from Killingworth; was Magistrate and Deputy again form 1678 to 89, being succeeded in this office by his son John. Since that time, there has rarely been an Assembly of Connecticut in which some of his lineal descendants have not been members. He was also Assistant and Commissioner repeatedly during this period. He was a freeman in 1669. He frequently served on important civil matters and, in 1678, was on a committee for establishing a latin school in New London. He was largely instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first Deacon. The gravestone of his wife Margaret, inscribed "M.G. 1670", is known as the oldest monument in the congregational graveyard in Clinton.
      References:
      "The Griswold Family of CT," Magazine of American Hist., 1884.
      -"History of Genealogies of Ancient Windsor," H.R. Stiles, 1892.
      -"The Griswold Family in Eng. & America," Glenn C. Griswold."
      [Lists 11 children b. from abt. 1629 to 1652-5 in Kenilworth, Eng., and others in Windsor.]"

      7. The following are various articles in the publication "The American Genealogist" concerning Griswold ancestry in England, which I include for reference purposes. They appeared together over about three years and represent an evolution of research with the later articles clarifying or refuting elements of earlier articles. The 1999 book "The Greswold Family: 12 Generations in America," which appeared about 30 years later, incorporated and supplanted much of this data – so the following must be used with some caution:
      A. TAG 39:176-80: "Griswold Ancestry in England," by Genevieve Tylee Kiepura:
      "Descendants of the Griswold clan have contributed greatly to American life in every field. The ancestry of the pioneers should be recorded in greater detail, and the identity of the wives, who braved the unknown New World, is equally important. The contributor has had a more thorough search of English records made than has previously been undertaken.
      The reliable record facts in American sources which serve as clues were long ago cited in full in Edward Elbridge Salisbury and Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, "Family-Histories and Genealogies" (1892), 2:2-5, so here we need only abstract them briefly for reference:
      1. Testimony given 15 May 1684 by Edward Griswold, aged about 77, that he came to New England in 1639 [hence born ca. 1607], and by Matthew Griswold, aged about 64, to the same effect [hence born ca. 1620].
      2. George Griswold, aged about 67, testified 9 May 1700 that in youth he lived with his father, Edward Griswold, in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and had heard his father say that the house they lived in there belonged to Edward's brother Matthew, and he had seen a letter from Thomas Griswold of Kenilworth intimating that Thomas lived in said house belonging to his brother Matthew [proving there was a third brother, Thomas].
      3. On 19 Jan. 1737/8, Capt. George Griswold, aged about 72, and Mr. John Griswold, aged about 69, sons of George Griswold, both of Windsor, Conn., testified that their grandfather's name was Edward Griswold, that their great-grandfather was George Griswold who had three sons, the eldest named Edward, the second named Matthew, and the third or youngest named Thomas, of whom the first two came to New England from "Killingsworth" in Warwickshire; also that said Edward's eldest son has always been reputed to be Francis Griswold.
      4. Margaret wife of Edward Griswold died 23 Aug. 1670.
      5. The will of John Riley named in his will of 13 May 1674 his brother John Belding, his brother Emanuel Buck, and his cousin Michael Griswold [see "The American Genealogist," supra, 10:51-52].
      The following data came from England from various officials – county archivists, parish registers, Bishop's Transcripts, photostats and copies of wills, and paid researchers.
      Wanting first to verify the statement (3 above) that Edward was the son of George, we first checked the George, son of Henry of Grete and Yardley, given in the Visitation of Warwickshire, and found that the marriage bond of Henry Griswold and Dorothy James is dated 1592 (bond 1026), hence their son George could not have been old enough to have been Edward's father. The following sources were searched, with the results stated below:
      Kenilworth: The parish registers, before 1676, were destroyed by fire.
      Solihull: "The only mention of an Edward Griswold in the index relates to birth of children of Edward beginning 1609, and the burial of one in 1617. The index shows a George Griswold (no parents were then stated) bapt. 23 April 8, 1548 and a George bapt. 13 June 1577. No 0ther entry for George until 1644. The index has no Matthew or Michael."
      Wills: The wills of the district are filed at Worcester and eleven were sent to me. Among them was that of Clement Griswold of Henley-in-Arden, who named eldest son Frank and second son George; probated 1611. The parish register of Henley shows that Francis son of Clement was baptized 10 Jan. l605; hence George son of Clement cannot be Edward's father.
      Wooten Wawen: "We also examined the parish register of Wooten Wawen (a chapelry of Henley) which has the baptism of Edward, son of George Griswold, 26 July 1607. There are references to the baptism of George son of Roger, 6 Nov. 1574 and the burial of Dousabel, wife of George Griswold, 28 Aug. 1615. No Matthew or Michael in the index."
      There are no wills of the above George, Roger, or Dousabel in Worcester Archives. However, we have here the baptism of Edward son of George in the right year and think he is surely the emigrant. The death of Dousabel in 1615 necessitates the supposition that Matthew and Thomas were by a later wife and half-brothers of Edward, since we know from the evidence digested above that Matthew was born about 1620 and that Thomas was still younger. Among the wills obtained, the following seem important:
      Roger Griswold of Rowington, will dated 9 June named wife Margaret, brother John Griswold, sons Robert, William, John, and Richard.
      Thomas Griswold of Rowington, husbandman, will dated 23 Feb. 1570, proved 23 Apr. 1571, named son Roger Griswold, his mother Elizabeth, daughters Marye, Margaret, Isabel (after attaining the age of 21) and Elizabeth my wife.
      Rowington is about four miles east of Henley and Wooten Wawen, where Roger had George baptized in 1574, and about eight miles west of Kenilworth
      John Benford of Henley in the parish of Wooten Wawen, will 14 May 1597, named wife Elizabeth, son Baldwyn, son John and daughter Joan; overseers, my brother Buck and my son [i.e. stepson] Roger Griswold.
      Will of Roger Griswold of Rowington, 2 Feb. 1613, gave to wife Joan, sons Thomas, William, Henry, John, Roger, Richard, daughter Katherine, and mother Elizabeth Benford; witnessed by Wyllme Seth, Robert Griswold, John Hinde, and others.
      Will of Elizabeth Benford, late of Rowington, widow, 12 Sept. 1614, no legatees named; "my natural son John to be administrator." Witnessed by William Kerbye and Johannes Pennell, notary public. John Benford of Henley-in- Arden and William Kerbye of the same parish were bound to administer the goods.
      Rowington printed parish registers (1612, 1617, 1618 and 1626 are copied from the Bishops' Transcripts and are in the appendix) begin in 1616 and contain no reference to George or Dousabel Griswold. The marriage bonds 1553-1645 were checked for the surnames Griswold, Kirby and Benford. The only entry found was Roger Griswold to Joan Sadler, dated 15 July 1601. Presumably this pertains to Roger above whose 1613 will names wife Joan, but she may have been a second wife since the will names seven children only twelve years later.
      Only three parishes mentioned in the wills above were not checked: Tamworth, which is extant but not indexed, Lapworth, and Wroxall. They may contain further Griswold, Buck or Kirby data. A few miscellaneous items call for mention.
      John Benford's will named "Brother Buck." There is only one Buck will in Worcester archives that of Thomas Buck of Wroxhall, proved 1601, which named Katherine Buck, daughter, kinsman John Buck, and two children of Gregory Kyrbey of Lapworth. Possibly the widow Elizabeth Griswold who married John Benford was a sister of Thomas Buck, for note the Kirby mention in connection with her own estate. And it may be significant that the will of John Riley of Wethersfield (see the American evidences, no. 5 above) indicates his relationship to both Emanuel Buck and Michael Griswold.
      John Kirby of Hartford and Middletown, Conn., was baptized in Rowington, Warwickshire, 4 Jan. 1624/5, son of Humphrey Kirby, for whom no estate was found. The only Kirby wills reported were those of John of Tanworth, 1612; William of Henley-in-Arden 1625; and William of Tanworth, 1629, none of which mentions a Griswold.
      An attempt was made to find apprentice records, but it was reported that there were none for the early seventeenth century.
      The contributor suggest the following line of descent:
      Roger Griswold of Rowington, d. 1545. His will names brother John; if John of Langdon Hall is meant, this would place him as of the sixth generation of the Visitation family. Sons Robert, John, William and Richard, one of whom was probably father of:
      Thomas Griswold of Rowington, probably grandson of the above Roger, d. 1571, wife Elizabeth, daughters Mary, Margaret, and Isabel, and son Roger.
      Roger Griswold of Rowington, removed to Wooten Wawen, married Elizabeth (Buck?), who after his death married John Benford of Wooten Wawen. They had at least George, bapt. 6 Nov. 1574 and Roger, d. 1613.
      George Griswold, bapt. 6. Nov. 1574 married Dousable ___, bur. 28 Aug. 1615, by whom he had: Edward; married second, an unknown, by whom he had: Matthew, b. 1620, and Thomas.
      Edward Griswold, bapt. at Wooten Wawen 26 July 1607; married, as we shall presently show, Margaret Blencow of Marston St. Lawrence, co. Northampton, daughter of John Blencow and his wife Mary Wallison.
      Editor's Note: Mrs. Kiepura deserves high credit for the discovery of the baptism of Edward Griswold in England, the burial of his mother, and the baptism of George Griswold as son of Roger. The pedigree back of this George may be as she suggests, but it does not appear to be fully proved. It should be noted that the Thomas who died in 1571 was apparently quite a young man, with three girls under age and the one son Roger who may also have been very young in 1571; and Thomas left a widow Elizabeth who may well have remarried. If it was Elizabeth the widow of Thomas who married John Benford, we know from Benford's will that she had a son Roger. In that event, it may have been Roger the son of Thomas and Elizabeth who died 1613; for this Roger left seven children (apparently the eldest son was named Thomas, which would be for his father), and for all we know he may have had other children who died young. So this Roger who died 1613 may have been as old as 45 or even older, and if so, was born before the death of Thomas and could have been his son.
      This is suggested merely as an alternative hypothesis. If it should be the correct one, then who was the Roger who had the son George (father as we think of the American Edward) baptized at Wooten Wawen in 1574? Conceivably he could have been brother of Thomas who died 1571 leaving four young children; that would make him a grandson (probably) and namesake of the early Roger with whom the pedigree starts. Either conjecture could be true; but this one would explain the lack of mention of George in the Benford will, although the stepson Roger was mentioned.
      Whatever solution is adopted, the records obtained by Mrs. Kiepura will have to serve as the basis for all future studies of the family. She has discovered also the identity and parentage of the wife of Edward Griswold the colonist, as will appear in what follows.)"
      B. TAG 39:180-81: "Margaret (Blencow) Griswold"
      "In the Visitation of Northamptonshire, "Harleian Society Publications," 87:19, is found a pedigree of Blencow of Marston-St. Lawrence, Kings Sutton Hundred. (For earlier generations, see Metcalfe, "Visitation of Northamptonshire, 1618-19, p. 69.) John Blencow of the said Marston-St. Lawrence, Esq., living in 1618, died about 1613, married first, Mary, daughter of John Walleson of Rislip in the County of Middlesex, and second, Joyce, daughter of Thomas Cooper of Powick, co. Warwick, widow of Francis Savage, D.D. There were nine sons and three daughters, all by the first wife, of whom Thomas, the eldest son, was aged 16 in 1618 and so born ca. 1602. Among the children was Margaret who niarried Edward Griswold of Cubbington in Solihull, co. Warwick.
      No parish records have been found at Marston-St. Lawrence. Turning to Middlesex pedigrees in "Harleian Society Publications," 65:136 [MS Harl. 1551, we find a pedigree of Wallison according to which John Wallison of Rislip, co. Middlesex, 1595, had three daughters and coheiresses: wife of John Blencow of Marsten, co. Northampton; Elizabeth wife of Maximillian Emyly of Hemeldon, co. Northampton; and Margaret wife of Thomas Bethon of Rowington, co. Warwick.
      It will thus be seen that the Margaret Blencow who married Edward Griswold of Cubbington had an aunt who lived in Rowington, where we found so many records of Griswolds, and as already shown, our Edward son of George was born in 1607 in Wooten Wawen, about four miles from Rowington. Most probably after the death of his first wife, the mother of Edward, George Griswold moved to Cubbington or Kenilworth, places which on map 37 of "A Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales" (Gardner-Harland-Smith) Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, 1960) are no more than three miles apart; and on the same map, Kenilworth is no more than six miles east of Rowington.
      In view of the large amount of research that has now of been done in this small section of Warwickshire, the apparent closeness in age of our Edward Griswold and of Margaret Blencow, and the fact that the colonist's wife was named Margaret, we conclude that her identity is clearly indicated by the above records. The contributor has invested considerable thought, energy and money in the search thus far, and if further confirmatory evidence is to be sought, it will have to be undertaken by other interested descendants.
      C. TAG 41:43-44: "Note on the Ancestry of the Griswolds of Connecticut," by John G. Hunt:
      "In her Griswold article, "The American Genealogist," 39:176-180, Mrs. Kiepura contributed valuable data, probably identifying the parents of Edward Griswold (c.1607-c.1691), the early Connecticut settler. She shows that the parish registers of Kenilworth, co. Warwick, were destroyed by fire. Some Griswold items from these registers seem to have been extant about a hundred years ago, and after some discussion of this matter with Mr. Jacobus, it has been left to him to comment on this matter in a note which follows this.
      Mrs. Kiepura's paper, near its close, indicates that the colonist, Edward Griswold, married Margaret Blencow. The "Victoria County History of Warwickshire, vol. 6, passim, reveals, sub Cubbington, that Edward Griswold of that parish which adjoins Kenilworth died in 1633. His I.p.m. shows that his wife Margaret died the same year. That she who died 1633 was born Margaret Blencow is suggested by the following circumstances.
      (1) Letters Patent, 3 Dec. 1633, by which Charles I granted to John Blinco of Marston St. Lawrence houses and lands in Cubbington, Tanworth, Solihull, and Lapworth in Warwickshire, during the minority of John, son and heir of Edward Greswold, gent., dec'd (this record was obtained by Ralph D. Phillips of Nassau, New York State, from the Northants Record Office).
      (2) I.P.M., wards 7/84-211: On death of Edward Greswold taken 20th Aug. 9 Chas. I [1633] – Margaret wife of Edward Greswold died at Cubbington 16 June last. John Greswold gent is heir aged l4 on June 5th last.
      (3) In Bridge's "History of Northamptonshire," I:183, sub Merston St. Lawrence, one may find the inscription on the brass in the church copied, in Latin. It shows that Thomas and John, sons of Edward Greswould, Esq., died by May 1640.
      (4) The pedigree of Blencow of Marston St. Lawrence, Northants, in the 1618 Visitation of Northamptonshire, shows that Margaret Blencow had married Edward Greswould of Cubbington by that year. Our colonist, born c. 1607, would have been under twelve in 1618, so it is extremely unlikely that he could have been husband of Margaret Blencow.
      In view of the foregoing facts, we must conclude that Edward Griswold of Cubbington, husband of Margaret Blencow, was not the New England settler, and Mrs. Kiepura writes that she now concurs and withdraws that part of her paper which relates to the Blencow marriage. The parentage of Edward Griswold of Cubbington, and his place in the Griswold pedigree, are known, but until a connection can be established with the branch of the family which produced the New England colonists, it seems unwise to devote further space to the Cubbington group.
      The following items, taken from "Descriptive Calendar of Ancient Deeds" [of Great Britain] may well relate to members of the branch of the family with which the main part of Mrs. Kiepura's article deals:
      Vol. III, no. D-798: grant by Bennet Medeley of Whitnash to [three other men] and Roger Greswold of lands in Radeway... (1495).
      Vol. II, no. B-2981: [in 1496] lic. granted to... Roger Greswold to grant lands [to abbot of Stonley] in Radeway [Stoneleigh Abbey lay next to Kenilworth."
      Vol. II, no. B-3376: Release dated 1472 by which John Greswold, son and heir of John Greswold of Rowing ton, gave to Richard Greswold his son, rights in Olton in Solihull which formerly belonged to said releasor, by demise of Thomas Benham of Henley.
      Vol. II, no. B-3378: Grant by John, son and heir of John Greswold of Rowinton, to Richard Greswold his brother, vicar of Toneworth, a messuage in Solihull which he inherited on his father's death. 1485."
      D. TAG 41:44-46: "Further Griswold Notes," by Donald Lines Jacobus:
      "As mentioned in Mr. Hunt's note above, items from the Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Parish Registers relating to Griswolds have appeared in prints and it seems advisable to comment on these. So far as ascertained, these items first appeared in print in "Family-Histories and Genealogies," by Edward Elbridge Salisbury and Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, 1892, where they were attributed (see Vol. 2, pp. 1, 9, and footnote 23 on p. 11) to the papers of the then deceased Rev. F. W. Chapman of Rocky Hill, Conn. That gentleman was a prolific compiler of family histories (such as Chapman, Bulkeley and Trowbridge), and the English Griswold entries sound authentic. We can only suppose that he obtained them from someone in England who had access to what remained a century ago of the Kenilworth registers or to a copy of them.
      The cited footnote on page 11 states: "The existing records of Kenilworth give baptisms of children of Edward Griswold, as follows: Sarah, 1631; George, 1633; Sarah, 1635; Liddie, 1637." Only year dates are given, and in the supplemental volume of charts no dates are stated, not even the year dates.
      Also in 1892 Henry R. Stiles published his "History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor" which inc1udes (2:346-362) an account of the Griswold family. This refers to the Salisbury work on the family, and also, in a footnote on page 350 states: "We learn from Dr. Rufus W. Griswold of Wethersfield, Conn., that the late Rev. F. W. Chapman, prior to his death, had ready for collection [sic: publication must be meant] a very large genealogical collection of the Griswold family. We have not been able to obtain access to this collection. - H.R.S."
      Dr. Stiles therefore did not see the worth records which the Rev. Mr. Chapman had obtained, nor is there any reason to suppose from his account that he himself had procured any English research. Yet his account of the older children of Edward Griswold differs from the Salisbury account.
      Stiles states the first five children, with year dates of birth, as Sarah, 1631; George, 1633, Francis, 1635; Liddia, 1637; and Sarah, 1638. Four of them – all except Francis – are marked with an asterisk to indicate that the dates were from Kenilworth records. It will be seen that the 1635 date for the second Sarah was misread and misprinted as 1638. This left a gap between 1633 and 1637, and into this gap the unrecorded son Francis was fitted, in 1635. Now Sarah married at Windsor in 1650, and would have been only twelve at her date of marriage if born in 1638. Actually, she was born in 1635 and was fifteen at marriage. Another consequence of the error is a fictitious birth date of 1635 for Francis; since the first child of Francis was born 28 Mar. 1653, he surely was married in 1652, and the 1635 birth date would make him marry at seventeen. The Salisburys correctly list Francis as older than George, and I suggest that he may have been born about 1629, two years before the first recorded child. Edward was born 1607, so may well have married by 1628 or 1629. Several later writers, whom we need not name, have followed the Stiles errors.
      It seems to have been overlooked that other Griswold entries were found in the "yet existing Kenilworth records (as appears from Mr. Chapman's papers)," cited by the Salisburys. Apparently two men named Thomas "Grissold" appear in these entries from 1632 to 1636, and one Thomas Griswold was buried 5 May 1644. This was too early for these entries to relate to Thomas Griswold, the younger brother mentioned in the American depositions as remaining in England; since he was younger than both Edward and Matthew, and Matthew by his stated age was born about 1620, he himself was born not much if any earlier than 1622. Surely he was the Thomas Griswold who had a son Matthew born [sic] at Kenilworth on 1 May 1649.
      Undoubtedly this Matthew Griswold, son of Thomas and nephew of the colonists Edward and Matthew, is the man of this name whose will dated 20 Feb. 1701/2 describes him as of Tilehil1 in the parish of Stonleigh in the County of Warwick, yeoman. A photostatic copy of this will was obtained by Mrs. J.J. Kiepura and sent to me to copy, and the following abstract is presented with her permission. After stating that he is sick and weak in body and commending his soul to God, he refers to a bargain made with his brother Thomas to purchase "certaine Houses & Lands in Killingworth," the bargain to be sealed "at May day next" when the remaining balance of £65 is to be paid to the brother; and these houses and lands are to go, together with "the new stable," to the life use of his daughter Sarah Corbett and at her death to the heirs of her body, and for want of such issue then to his own "right heirs." This applied only to the part of the housing that was in the tenure of John Kirke and Joseph Moreton, the garden and stable. The balance of the housing "with all the ffeilds of Killingworth was to go to his wife Mary for life, then to his "other two daughters," Elizabeth and Hester. To his wife Mary, his house and lands at Beggars path with the commons, for life and then to said Elizabeth and Hester. His wife to be executrix of the personal estate, and the remainder to be divided between her and Elizabeth and Hester. There was a well belonging to the houses in Killingworth; this was to be held and used in common, with a right of way from each house.
      It is of some interest to learn that the Kenilworth housing, to which the colonists Edward and Matthew seem to have felt they had some claim, descended from their brother Thomas to his son Matthew (who bought out his brother Thomas, Jr.), and by will from Matthew to his eldest daughter Sarah (Griswold) Corbett. The earlier history of the Kenilworth housing, if it can be ascertained, may aid in further exploring the ancestry of the New England brothers of Thomas Griswold.
      The evidence set forth by Mr. Hunt in his note above makes it necessary to give up Margaret Blencow as wife of the emigrant Edward Griswold, since she was wife of a different Edward and died in England. However, it seems reasonably certain that Mrs. Kiepura in her paper has given us the baptismal record and parentage of the emigrant Edward, for it is highly improbable that in the same region and in the same year two George Griswolds would each name a son Edward. With this to build on, perhaps others can now obtain additional evidence and push the line further back."
      E. TAG 41:100-101: "Further Griswold Notes," by John G. Hunt
      "In an earlier article [TAG, supra, 40:46], reference was made to a will of Matthew Griswold of Stonleigh (near Kenilworth), Warwickshire, dated 1701/2, wherein his lands in Beggarspath are named.
      Mr. Ralph D. Phillips of Nassau, N.Y., obtained from England a photostatic copy of the will of Thomas Grishold of "Stonley," Warwickshire, dated the last day of Feb. 1620, wherein the testator, besides mentioning the rent of his house and grounds in the town and parish of Kennelworth, named his close called Beggarspath and ground called Broomfield alias Thickthorne, clearly in the vicinity of Kenilworth.
      While neither of these wills tells us anything of the ancestry of our early Griswolds of Connecticut, they become more meaningful when the following Chancery Proceeding is studied:
      "Chancery Proceedings
      Public Record Office
      C2 Jas I, G 11/26
      [No date in the body of the document, but in a later hand written on 17 Nov. 1607.]
      The Bill [i.e, petition wording badly worn away on one edge]
      Roger Greswold of Kenilworth yeoman says that about March 44 Eliz [1602/3] there was... between him on one part and Thos Braband, Anne mother of the said Thomas then wife of Thomas Hart, the same Thomas Hart, Richard Holmes & Alice on the other part, Certain closes or fields called Broomfields & other lands then in their possession to be purchased by Roger Greswold deceased father of the petitioner.
      The lands were entailed to the heirs male of William Greswold father of the said Roger Greswold deceased father of the petitioner.
      There was an arbitration before Sir Thomas Leigh. The petitioner "being in great necessity and need of money" showed the award to one Thomas Griswold who was then about to buy the lands.
      He alleges that Roger senior had thought wrongfully that the land was not entailed and sold it to Thomas Braband & Co.
      The Reply is that the defendant's father John Brabonde bought the property from Roger senior deceased."
      In the light of this chancery proceeding, and of the above cited wills, it seems clear that both Matthew and Thomas Griswold, the above testators, had some kinship to William Griswold, the father of the elder Roger Griswold of Kenilworth. The Thomas of the 1620 will may be identical with the Thomas named in the Chancery Proceedings. It now seems probable, as inferred by Mr Jacobus in his comment on Mrs. Kiepura's findings [TAG, supra, 39:179], that Roger Griswold (father of George who was father of the New England colonists) was brother, not son, of the Thomas Griswold who died in 1571. Further, it seems that William was father of this Roger. The following pedigree, suggested by Mr. Jacobus, may well be the closest to the facts of the case that we are likely to assemble, unless further documentary evidence should come to light.
      A. Roger Griswold of Rowington, will 1545.(1)
      B. William, b. ca. 1515-20?(2)
      C. Thomas of Rowington, b. ca. 1540?, will pr. 1571; m. Elizabeth, will 1614, m. (2) John Benford.(3)
      D. Roger of Rowington, b. ca. 1565? will 1613.(4)
      C. Roger of Kenilworth, b. ca. 1540-45?, d. bef. 1607.(5)
      D. Roger of Kenilworth, b. ca. 1570? of age by 1607.(6)
      D. Thomas of Stonley, d. 1620, house in Kenilworth.(7)
      D. George, bp. 1574 at Wooten Wawen.(8)
      E. Edward, bp. 1607 Wooten Wawen.(9)
      E. Matthew(10)
      E. George(11) [Next article below deletes this individual noting he was erroneously shown.]
      E. Thomas of Kenilworth(12)
      F. Thomas(13)
      F. Matthew of Stonley, will 1701/2.(14)
      In explanation, and to sum up the will of Roger (1) named his son William (2). In the Chancery record, Roger(6) is called son of Roger (4) who was son of William (2). Thomas (7) is not a proved son of Roger (4) but his will refers to land called Broomfield, and so does the Chancery record of Roger (6). The American settlers are Edward (9), Matthew (10) and George (11). The will of Matthew (14) refers to land in Beggarspath, and so does the will of Thomas (7). George (8) was baptized as son of Roger (4)."
      F. TAG 41:249: "Griswold Erratum," by D.L. Jacobus:
      "On the Griswold chart, TAG 41:101 (April 1965), omit the George who is numbered 11; the emigrants Edward and Matthew Griswold had no such known brother, and the American George was of course the son of Edward and named for his grandfather. It was a slip on my part to place George in this position on the chart, which was originally not intended for publication but which I drew up somewhat hastily to submit to Mr. Hunt. He returned it to me some time later, asking me to include it at the end of his article; and neither of us caught this slip!"

      7. FHL book 929.273 L995m "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his Wife Harriet Wade Rice...," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 357-60:
      "EDWARD1 GRISWOLD, son of George Griswold and his first wife Dousubel (___) and half-brother of Matthew Griswold, was bpt. Wooten Wawen (a part of Kenilworth parish), Warwickshire, England, 26 Jul 1607 (TAG 39:179 (1963) "Griswold Ancestry in England," by Genevieve Tylee Kiepura); d. Killingworth (now Clinton), Conn., c1691 in his 84th year; m/1 England c1628/30 MARGARET (___). She was not Margaret Blencow (TAG 40:43 (1964) "Note on the Ancestry of the Griswolds of Connecticut," by John G. Hunt). Margaret Griswold d. Killingworth 23 Aug 1670. Her gravestone stands in the Clinton Congregational Burying-Ground, with the letters M.G., and is called the oldest monument. He m/2 c1672 SARAH (___) BEMIS, widow of James Bemis of New London, Conn. Savage says James Bemis d. 1665 leaving widow Sarah and daughter Rebecca who m/1 Tobias Minter of Newfoundland, m/2 John Dymond of Fairfield, m/3 Benedict Satterlee of Killingworth.
      Tradition is that Edward Griswold and his brother Matthew, who settled at Saybrook, Conn., came 1639 with Rev. Huit, who had been pastor at Knowle and Wroxall, Warwickshire, England, Wroxall being a part of Kenilworth Parish.
      Edward served as deputy to the General Court 18 Aug 1658 - 14 Mar 1660, and 15 May 1662 - 11 Mar 1663. In 1659 he built the Old Fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. He also served as Justice of the Peace. He was granted land at Poquonoc, but he did not remove there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He we a resident there with two other families -- John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb, in 1649. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill; he had 29-1/2 acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook; east by the river. His sons George and Joseph inherited the homestead.
      In 1663 with his un John, Edward removed to Hammonasset, later called Killingworth. The present Clinton, Conn., is the original Killingworth; Main Street is the identical ground where the first settlers took their home lots. Edward was one of the first settlers and doubtless suggested the name from Kenilworth Parish in England. In the year 1667, as "Mr. Edw. Grissell," he is enrolled a Deputy; and as "Mr. Edward Griswold," a Commissioner "for Kenilworth." In 1674 there was a grant made to him of two hundred acres of land, which were laid out, after long delay, in 1682, "at the north end of Lyme bounds." As "Mr. Edward Griswould" he was Deputy "fr. Kellingworth" in 1678, when he was also nominated for election as Assistant, and as Commissioner; he represented his town in every Court held from that year on to 1689; and during this period was repeatedly made Commissioner. In 1678 he was on a committee for establishing a Latin School in New London. He was the first Deacon of the church of Killingworth.
      [Children:]
      i FRANCIS2 GRISWOLD, b. Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Eng., c1629; d. Norwich, Conn., Oct 1671; m. 1652 MARY TRACY, d/o Thomas of Norwich. They lived at Saybrook and Norwich, Conn. Children: Sarah m. Robert Chapman, s/o Robert Chapman and Ann Bliss; Joseph d. inf.; Mary m/1 Jonathan Tracy, m/2 Eleazer Jewett; Hannah m. William Clark of Saybrook; Deborah m. Jonathan Crane of Norwich; Lydia d. inf.; Samuel m. Susanna Huntington, d/o Christopher Huntington; Margaret m. Thomas Buckingham; Lydia (again) m/1 Joseph Bartlett, Jr., m/2 Joseph Holmes, Jr.
      ii. SARAH GRISWOLD, bpt. Kenilworth, Eng. 29 Jan 1631/2; d. young.
      iii. GEORGE GRISWOLD, b. Kenilworth, Warwick, Eng., 1633; d. Windsor 3 Sept 1704; m. Windsor 3 Oct 1655 MARY HOLCOMB, d. 4 Apr 1708, d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Holcomb. See the Holcomb Line. Inventory of the estate of George Griswold was taken 2 Oct 1704 by Timothy Phelps, Joseph Griswold and Benajah Holcomb, and amounted to £362.08.00. His widow and children made an agreement regarding the division of his estate. Those signing the agreement were Mary Griswold (widow), Daniel Griswold, Thomas Griswold, George Griswold, John Griswold, Benjamin Griswold, Edward Griswold (grandson), Abigail Griswold (granddau.), Joseph Cooly (for Mary Griswold Cooley), Thomas Moore (for Deborah Griswold Moore. (Manwaring, Conn. Probate Recs., Vol. 2, 1700-1710, pp. 70-72). Children: Daniel m. Mindwell Bissell, d/o Nathaniel Bissell & Mindwell Moore; Thomas m. Esther Drake, d/o Job Drake & Mary Wolcott; Edward m. Abigail Williams; Mary m. Joseph Cooley, s/o Benjamin & Sarah Cooley; George d. unm; John m. Abigail Gaylord, d/o Nathaniel Gaylord & Abigail Bissell; Benjamin m. Elizabeth Cook; Deborah m. Thomas Moore; Abigail d. young; Samuel d. inf.
      iv SARAH GRISWOLD (again), b. Kenilworth 1635; d. 6 Nov 1715; m/1 when she was 15 years old, Windsor, Conn., 10 Nov 1650 SAMUEL PHELPS, b. Eng., bpt. Crewkerne, co. Somerset, Eng., 5 Aug 1621; d. Windsor 15 May 1669, s/o William Phelps and his first wife of Windsor; m/2 Windsor 21 Jul 1670 NATHANIEL PINNEY, b. Windsor Dec 1640; d. 7 Aug 1676, s/o Humphrey Pinney and Mary Hull. Children (PHELPS): Samuel m. Abigail Williams; Sarah m. Andrew Moore; Timothy m/1 Sarah Gaylord, d/o Walter Gaylord & Sarah Rockwell, m/2 Sarah Pratt, d/o Daniel; Mary m. Daniel Adams; William m. Hannah Hayden; John d. young; Ephraim m. Mary Jaggers; Abigail m. David Marshall; Josiah m. Sarah Winchell. Children (PINNEY): Nathaniel m. Martha Thrall; Sarah m. Thomas Grant.
      v LYDIA GRISWOLD, b. England 1637; d. young.
      vi JOHN GRISWOLD, b. England c1639; d. Windsor, Conn., 1642.
      vii HANNAH GRISWOLD, b. Windsor, Conn., 19 Jun 1642; m. JONAS WESTOVER. See The Westover Line.
      viii MARY GRISWOLD, bpt. Windsor 13 Oct 1644; d. 1690; m. 19 May 1661/2 TIMOTHY PHELPS, b. Windsor 1 Sept 1639; d. 1719, s/o William Phelps and his second wife, Mary Dover. Children (PHELPS): Timothy m. Martha Crow, d/o Christopher Crow and Mary Burr; Joseph m. Sarah Hosford; William m/1 Abigail Mudge, m/2 Ruth Barber, d/o Samuel Barber & Mary Coggens; Cornelius m. Sarah Mansfield; Mary d. in her teens; Samuel m. Abigail Eno, d/o James Eno and Abigail Bissell; Nathaniel m/1 Hannah Bissell, d/o Samuel Bissell & Abigail Holcomb, m/2 Abigail Pinney; Sarah m. David Marshall; Abigail m. Samuel Filer; Hannah m/1 Thomas Phelps, m/2 James3 Eno (James2,1); Ann m. David Porter, s/o John Porter & Joanna Gaylord; Martha m. Samuel Holcomb.
      ix DEBORAH GRISWOLD, b. Windsor 28 Jun 1646; d. 7 Feb 1719; m. 13 Nov 1662 SAMUEL BUELL, b. 2 Sept 1641; d. 11 Jul 1720, s/o William and Mary Buell of Windsor. Children (BUELL): Samuel m. Judith Stevens; Deborah m. Nathan Porter, s/o John Porter & Mary Stanley; Hannah d. young; Mary m. Hezekiah Porter, d/o John Porter & Mary Stanley; John m. Mary Loomis; Hannah (again) m. Joseph Potter, s/o John Porter & Mary Stanley; William m. Elizabeth Collins/Collier; David m. Phebe Fenner; Jonah d. young; Mehitable d. young; Benjamin m. Hannah Hutchinson.
      x JOSEPH GRISWOLD, b. Windsor 12 Mar 1648; d. testate 14 Nov 1716 (will made 6 Sept 1716); m. Windsor 16 Jul 1670 MARY GAYLORD, b. 10 Nov 1649, d/o Samuel Gaylord and Elizabeth Hull. Inventory of the estate of Joseph Griswold was taken 29 Nov 1716 by Daniel Griswold, Sr., Thomas Griswold and Joseph Barnard, and amounted to £508.12.08. He mentioned in his will wife Mary; sons Joseph, Francis, Matthew, Mary, wife of Joseph Gillett and Abigail, wife of Josiah Phelps. Children: Mary m. Joseph Gillett; Joseph m. Deborah (___); Francis m. Abigail Colton; Matthew m. Mary Phelps, d/o Joseph Phelps and Mary Porter; Abigail m. Josiah Phelps. (Manwaring, Conn. Probate Recs., Vol. 2, 1700-1710, p. 392-3.)
      xi SAMUEL GRISWOLD, bpt. Windsor 18 Nov 1649; d. 6 Jul 1672, unm.
      xii JOHN GRISWOLD (again), bpt. Windsor 1 Aug 1652; d. testate 7 Aug 1717; m/1 28 Nov 1672 MARY BEMIS/BEVINS, b. 18 Nov 1672; d. 27 Oct 1679; m/2 aft. 1679 and bef. 4 May 1681 BATHSHEBA NORTH, who d. 19 Mar 1763, d/o Thomas North and Mary Price. Children by Mary: Mary m. Mr. Avery; Margaret m. Mr. Chapman; Hannah m. Mr. Crane; John. Children by Bathsheba: Dorothy d. young; Bathsheba m. Daniel Clark; Samuel m. Sarah Wright; Lucy m. Allen Ball; John; Martha d. young; Joseph m. Temperance Lay; Benjamin m. Abigail Norton; Dorothy (again) m. Janna Hand; Martha (again) m. Samuel Pratt; Daniel m. Jerusha Stevens; Walter m. Sarah Wright. [?Two sons, Samuel and Walter marrying same girl?]
      (Edward Elbridge Salisbury & Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, Gen. & Biog. Monographs on the Fam. of Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, et.al.; pp: 10-13; Nash, Fifty Puritan Ancestors, pp. 102-5; Ruth Lee Griswold, Griswold Family, pp. 188-9; Richard A. Wheeler, History of Stonington, Conn., p. 537; Alvan Talcott, Families of Early Guilford, Conn., pp. 530-1; Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, The Griswold Family, The First Five Generations in America, p. 13 et seq.; Savage sv Edward, George, Francis, Joseph Griswold; Torrey sv Edward, George, John, Joseph, Francis Griswold; James Bemis.)"

      8. The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup," by William Jessup Cleaver (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), pp. 486-90, 494-95:
      "1. EDWARD GRISWOLD, son of George and Dousabell--, was baptized 26 July 1607 in Wooten Wawen, a chapelry of Henley in Warwickshire, England. He married in England Margaret-- and they emigrated to New England in 1639 with perhaps six children and his younger brother Matthew. Margaret died in Killingsworth, Connecticut 23 August 1670. Her gravestone marked "M. G. 1670" is the oldest in the cemetery. Edward married, second, in 1672/3 Sarah (--) Bemis, widow of James Bemis of New London. Edward may be buried in the empty space beside Margaret's stone in Clinton. He died in 1691 in his 84th year. (1)(4)(15)
      In a deposition dated 5 May 1684, Edward Griswold stated that he was about sixty-seven years old and that "about the year 1639 Mr. William Whiting, Dec'd, was Undertaker [financial sponser] for a shipp in England, in which Shipp I came to New England." He was to act as agent for Whiting in collecting £200 from a Mr. John St. Nicholas who was expected to soon be in Windsor. The Rev. Ephraim Huet of Wroxall near Kenilworth, though an eminent preacher and writer of the Puritan faith; had b6en persecuted as a non-conformist by Archbishop Laud. He emigrated with a party which undoubtedly included the Griswolds, arriving in Windsor, Connecticut 17 August 1639. Huet became the first teacher in the church there. Edward received his first share of lands at Windsor in January 1640/41. In 1642 title to Poquonack-about four miles away -- had been cleared with the Indians and a few families including the Griswolds moved there and Edward had a corner lot of twenty-nine acres bounded by Stony Creek on both the south and the west. This settlement seemed so rem