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Name	Griswold, Edward
Christening	26 Jul 1607	Wooten Wawen,Warws,Eng
Gender	Male
Death	1690	Killingworth,Middlesex,CT
Notes	CHR: Wooten Wawen par reg (FHL #557151). Evidence that this chr belongs to the ancestor is found in several documents in New England. Edward stated that he was 77 years old in a deposition dated 15 May 1684 (Connecticut Archives, Private Controversies, 2:203, abstract published in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. [Hartford, 1904-1906], 1:60 [FHL #974.6 P2m]). This provides for a birth about the year 1607. On 9 May 1700 George Griswold, son of Edward, deposed that as a youth he lived with his father in Kenilworth, Warws and that the house belonged to his uncle Matthew Griswold (Estate file of Matthew Griswold of Lyme, Connecticut, New London Disrict Probate Files, #2333 [FHL #1025021]). Kenilworth is near the parish of Wooten Wawen. In another deposition, dated 19 Jan 1737/8, George Griswold and John Griswold, sons of George Griswold deceased, stated that they were grandsons of Edward Griswold of Kenilworth, Warws, and that it was accepted in the family that Edward was one of three brothers, sons of George Griswold (Edward E. Salisbury and Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, FAMILY HISTORIES AND GENEALOGIES, 3 vols. [Privately printed, 1892], 2:5 [FHL #873825]). MAR #1: No mar rec found. Children of Edward Griswold and wife Margaret are recorded in Kenilworth par reg, 1631-37 (FHL #555347). Also, Margaret, wife of Edward Griswold, died at Killingworth, Conn. ("Killingworth Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1667-1850," Barbour Collection [typescript, 1924; Conn. State Library, Hartford], 41 [FHL #002972]). MAR #2: No mar rec found. Sarah, widow of Edward Griswold, is mentioned in agreement of the heirs of Edward Griswold of Kenilworth, 7 Jun 1694 (New London Deeds, 5:195 [FHL #005084]). The document shows that she is the mother of Rebecca Bemis who married Tobias Minter. The mar rec of Tobias Minter and Rebecca Bemis indicates she is the dau of James Bemis ("New London Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1646-1854," Barbour Collection [typescript, 1919; Conn. State Library, Hartford], 215 [FHL #005082]). Sarah was apparently the widow of James Bemis of New London who died in Jul 1665 (Elwood M. Avery, ed, "Marriage, Birth and Death Records from theTown Records of New London" [typescript, n.d.], 74 [FHL #974.65/N2 V2a]). Sarah's maiden surname is unknown. She is not the dau of John and Rebecca Dimond as alleged in Esther Griswold French and Robert Lewis French, THE GRISWOLD FAMILY (Wethersfield, CT, 1990), 13 (FHL #929.273 G889fe). DEATH: No death rec found. Edward's death in 1690 is mentioned in French, THE GRISWOLD FAMILY, 13. Although no proof has been found, this date is widely accepted. He was certainly dead before 7 Jun 1694 when his widow Sarah made agreement with Joseph Wickham, above. He was living on 15 May 1684 when he made the deposition, above. OCC: Deputy to CT General Court, builder of fort at Springfield, Justice of the Peace. ~LDS ORDINANCES BEPS1,2: IGI
Person ID	I7219	Our Generations Ancestors
Last Modified	11 Oct 2004

Father	Grissold, George, c. 6 Nov 1574, Wootton-Wawen,Warws,Eng
Mother	Dousabell bur. 28 Aug 1615, Wootton-Wawen,Warws,Eng
Family ID	F3186	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Sarah
Family ID	F3185	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Margaret, b. Abt 1609, of Kenilworth,Warws,Eng d. 23 Aug 1670, Killingworth,Middlesex,CT (Age 61 years)

Marriage Abt 1628

Children

	1. Griswold, Francis, b. Abt 1629, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng(?) d. Oct 1671, Norwich,New London,CT (Age 42 years)
	2. Griswold, Sarah, c. 29 Jan 1631/1632, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng bur. 28 Dec 1634, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng (Age ~ 2 years)
	3. Griswold, George, c. 19 May 1633, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng d. 3 Sep 1704, Windsor,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 71 years)
	4. Griswold, Sarah, c. 10 Jan 1635/1636, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng d. 6 Nov 1714, Windsor,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 78 years)
	5. Griswold, Lydia, c. 17 Dec 1637, Kenilworth,Warws,Eng
	6. Griswold, John, b. Abt 1639 d. 1642, Windsor,Hartford,CT (Age 3 years)
	7. Griswold, Anna or Hannah, c. 19 Jun 1642, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. 3 May 1714, Simsbury,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 71 years)
	8. Griswold, Mary, b. 5 Oct 1644, Windsor,Hartford,CT
+	9. Griswold, Deborah, b. 28 Jun 1646, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. 7 Feb 1717/1718, Killingworth,Middlesex,CT (Age 71 years)
	10. Griswold, Joseph, c. 12 Mar 1647, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. 14 Nov 1716, Windsor,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 69 years)
	11. Griswold, Samuel, c. 18 Nov 1649, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. (inv) 26 Feb 1672, Windsor,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 22 years)
	12. Griswold, John, c. 1 Aug 1652, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. 3 Aug 1717, Killingworth,Middlesex,CT (Age ~ 65 years)

Family ID F3166 Group Sheet | Family Chart