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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.
"Roger10 Greswold (John9, John8, John7, 8.John6, 6.John5, 5.William4, 4.Richard3, 2.Ralph2, John1) was born about 1540 in Rowington, Warwickshire, England. Roger was buried 15 Mar
1617/1618 in Ederstone, England. His spouse has not been identified They had 5 children:.
i. William Greswold, christened 17 May 1563 in Wooton Wawen, Warwickshire, England. Definitely not the owner of Broad Oaks house, now Ron Herd's home The geography is wrong and, in his will, Ron Herd's William mentions a brother Henry and a sister Ann for whom there are no records to connect them to Roger William is mentioned as a son of Roger in the will of 27 John9 the Elder (1578), when he received a heifer
ii. Margerie Greswold, christened 27 Oct 1566 in Wooton Wawen, Warwickshire, England n fr
iii. Isabell Greswold, mentioned as a daughter of Roger in the will of 27.John9 the Elder (1578) when she also received a heifer, but there is no birth record, unless she was the one christened 10 Feb 1572 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.
iv. George Greswold, christened 6 Nov 1574.
v. Thomas Greswold, christened 8 Nov 1579 in Wooton Wawen, Warwickshire, England. He married Elizabeth (___). Elizabeth was buried 25 Jun 1634 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. Thomas died after Feb 1620 in Stoneleigh, England, his family is in his will.
2. 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:
"Thomas (son of Roger, gson of William). Born ca. 1572, his will is dated the last day of Feb 1620. In his will, he mentioned the same property that was disputed in the Chancery Court proceedings of Roger [his father]. It also identifies his children as a son Gregory, son Thomas (under 21), three daughters: Agnes, Elizabeth, Alice; and two youngest sons Richard and David.
Children:
Gregory, b. ca. 1598.
Thomas, b. ca. 1600 or later (under 21 in will) bur. 5 May 1644.
Agnes, b. ca. 1602.
Elizabeth, b. ca. 1604.
Alice, b. ca. 1606.
Richard, b. ca. 1608.
David, b. ca. 1610."
3. 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:
"Roger (son of William). Born probably between 1540 and 1545, died bef. 1605, Roger was married ca. 1568-9 to an unknown wife. The following Chancery Proceedings (TAG 41:100) explains the relationship and location of three generations of Griswolds, as well as placing Roger as the eldest of the three sons of Roger. Their birthdates are computed from the known baptismal date of George.
'Chancery Proceedings. 2 Jas I, G 11/26. Public Record Office. (No date in 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, Ann mother of the said Thomas then wife of Thomas Hart, the same Thomas Hart, Richard Holmes and Alice on the other part, Certain closes or fields called Broomfields and 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.
'There was an arbitration before Sir Thomas Leigh. The petitioner 'being in great necessity and need of money' showed the award to one Thomas Greswold 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 and Co.
'The reply is that the defendant's father John Brabonde bought the property from Roger senior deceased.'
Children of Roger:
Roger, b. ca. 1570.
Thomas, b. ca. 1572.
George, bp. 6 Nov. 1574 at Wooten Wawen."
4. The booklet "The Griswold Family in England before 1639 - A Report of the Findings of Bonnie Boone Day Griswold and James Wells Griswold," 1984, Exeter, NH, copy in the library of the Windsor CT. Historical Society. The authors went to England to look up actual records. Quote from pp. 10-13:
"The search for hard facts about our direct Griswold ancestors in England has yielded information only on Edward. This we found in the Warwickshire County Records Library. Even this information is evidently not new because the names and accurate dates are given in Glen E. Griswold's Vol. II of the Griswold Family. But since he does not cite the source of his information, maybe the following will add a bit...[See notes for Edward for full transcription of records found of his children.]
The publication, the "American Genealogist," Volumes 39, 40, and 71 reports the extensive work of Genevieve Kiepura and John Hunt. Since their findings take 12 pages of close print, we will attempt to summarize it here. None of the original documents reported here have we seen personally, but the source reported in these articles suggest other areas for investigation.
The articles clearly represent the extensive and careful work they have done and further dramatize the difficulties encountered because there were so many Griswolds in the area and so many of the families used the traditional first names.
Mrs. Kiepura reports that the parish regester for Wootten Wawen lists the baptism of "Edward, son of George Griswold, 26 July 1607. There are references to the baptisms of George, son of Roger, 6 Nov. 1574; and to the burial of Dousabele, wife of George Griswold, 28 Aug. 1615. No Matthew or Michael in the index."
For their research, Mrs. Kiepura and Mr. Hunt had copies of 11 wills that were on file at the Worcester Records Office. Piecing the fragments of facts given in each will to create a sequential chart is like a detective story. However, as a summary, the following is given by Mr. Hunt:
Roger Griswold of Rowington. Will 1545 [had son:]
William, b. ca. 1515-20? [had son:]
Roger of Kenilworth, b. ca. 1540-45?, d. before 1607 [had sons:]
Roger of Kenilworth, b. ca. 1570? of age by 1607.
Thomas of Stonley, d. 1620. House in Kenilworth.
George, bp. 1574 at Wootten Wawen [had sons:]
Edward, bp. 1607 Wootten Wawen.
Matthew, b. 1620.
Thomas of Kenilworth [had sons:]
Thomas.
Matthew of Stonley. Will of 1701/2.
(BDG and JWG Note: We still have not found an English source that proves that Matthew is a brother of Edward. The listing given above is based on the testimony given by George Griswold in 1700 for a court in Connecticut as to what he remembers.)
In Volume 71 of the 'American Genealogist', Mr. Hunt reports on a copy of a will of 'Thomas Griswold of Stonley, Warwickshire dated the last day of Feb. 1620 wherein the testator, besides mentioning the rent of his house and gorunds in the town and parish of Kenilworth, names his close called Beggerspath and the ground called Broomfield, alias Thickthorn clearly in the vicinity of Kenilworth.'"
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