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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Griswold of Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

Several readers gave suggestions as to the surnames they wanted me to post. In my blog, "Help, Please Tell Me Which Surnames You'd Like to See" of May 19, 2012, I received a few responses. Two of them suggested GRISWOLD, yes, another old Connecticut line and of course, from Windsor and Killingworth. In my first generation, I have three direct lines of Griswold. My direct lines are bolded in green. Please write if you would like more information or sources.



Generation No. 1



1.EDWARD GRISWOLD (GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born ABT 26 JUL 1607 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died 1690 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married MARGARET HICKS BEF 1629 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was born ABT 1609, and died 23 AUG 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut (now Clinton). She was buried in the Indian River Cemetery, Clinton. He married SARAH DIMOND ABT 1672. She was born ABT 1620 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England.
Children of EDWARD GRISWOLD and MARGARET HICKS were:
+2  i.FRANCIS GRISWOLD was born ABT 1629 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died OCT 1671 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut.
3  ii.Sarah GRISWOLD was born ABT 29 JAN 1631 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died 6 NOV 1715. She married Samuel PHELPS 10 NOV 1650 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of WILLIAM PHELPS and MARY. He was born ABT 5 AUG 1621 in Crewkerne, England, and died 15 MAY 1669 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel PINNEY 21 JUL 1670 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was born DEC 1640 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1676 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
4  iii.John GRISWOLD was born ABT 10 JAN 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died 1642 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
5  iv.George GRISWOLD was born ABT 19 MAY 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died 3 SEP 1704 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Mary HOLCOMB 3 OCT 1655 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
6  v.Lydia GRISWOLD was born ABT 17 NOV 1637 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died BEF 1639 in England.
+7  vi.HANNAH GRISWOLD was born 19 JUN 1642 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 3 MAY 1714 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+8  vii.Mary GRISWOLD was born 5 OCT 1644 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
9  viii.Joseph GRISWOLD was born ABT 12 MAR 1647 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 14 NOV 1716 in Hartford County, Connecticut. He married Mary GAYLORD 16 JUL 1670 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
10  ix.Samuel GRISWOLD was born ABT 18 NOV 1649 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 6 JUL 1672.
+11  x.JOHN GRISWOLD was born ABT 1 AUG 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1717 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+12  xi.Deborah GRISWOLD was born ABT 28 JUN 1646 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 7 FEB 1717.



Generation No. 2



2.FRANCIS GRISWOLD (EDWARD GRISWOLD2, GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born ABT 1629 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, and died OCT 1671 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Old Post-Gager Cemetery. He married MARY \ Sarah? POST BEF 1653 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
Children of FRANCIS GRISWOLD and MARY \ Sarah? POST were:
+13  i.SARAH GRISWOLD was born 28 MAR 1653 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 7 APR 1692 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
14  ii.Joseph GRISWOLD was born 4 JUN 1655, and died JUL 1655.
15  iii.Mary GRISWOLD was born 26 AUG 1656, and died 24 APR 1711 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut. She married Jonathan TRACY 11 JUL 1672 in Saybrook / Preston, Connecticut.
16  iv.Hannah GRISWOLD was born 11 DEC 1658, and died 20 FEB 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married William CLARK 7 MAR 1678 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
17  v.Deborah GRISWOLD was born 6 MAY 1661. She married Jonathan CRANE 19 DEC 1678 in Norwich / Windham, Connecticut.
18  vi.Lydia GRISWOLD was born JUN 1663, and died APR 1664.
+19  vii.Samuel GRISWOLD was born 16 SEP 1664 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 2 DEC 1740.
20  viii.Margaret GRISWOLD was born OCT 1668. She married Thomas BUCKINGHAM 16 DEC 1691 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
21  ix.Lydia GRISWOLD was born OCT 1671, and died JAN 1752 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. She married Joseph HOLMES. She married Joseph BARTLETT 6 JUN 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

7.HANNAH GRISWOLD (EDWARD GRISWOLD2, GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born 19 JUN 1642 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 3 MAY 1714 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married JONAS WESTOVER 19 NOV 1663 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of GABRIEL WESTOVER and JOAN GIFFORD or JEFFORD. He was born 4 MAY 1628 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England, and died 15 JAN 1709 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Children of HANNAH GRISWOLD and JONAS WESTOVER were:
22  i.Samuel WESTOVER was born in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+23  ii.Jonathan WESTOVER was born 1674 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
24  iii.Joanna WESTOVER. She married Stephen WILTON 27 JAN 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was born in of Waterbury, Connecticut.
25  iv.Mary WESTOVER was born ABT 1660 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 27 SEP 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel CASE BEF 1696 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN CASE and SARAH SPENCER. He was born 1 JUN 1667 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 30 JUL 1725 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
+26  v.JONAH WESTOVER was born 20 SEP 1664 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 3 JUN 1714 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
27  vi.Margaret WESTOVER was born 19 FEB 1666 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
28  vii.Hannah WESTOVER was born 8 APR 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Josiah ALVORD 22 MAY 1693 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
29  viii.Elizabeth WESTOVER was born 3 MAY 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1753. She married Thomas BAKER 1 MAY 1695 in East Hampton, Long Island, New York.
30  ix.Jane WESTOVER was born 26 MAR 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1720. She married John SWAYNE BEF 1698. She married John BYINGTON BEF 1699 in Branford, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

8.Mary GRISWOLD (EDWARD GRISWOLD2, GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born 5 OCT 1644 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Timothy PHELPS 19 MAR 1662 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of WILLIAM PHELPS and Mary DOVER. He was born 1 SEP 1639 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 1719 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
Child of Mary GRISWOLD and Timothy PHELPS was:
+31  i.William PHELPS.


11.JOHN GRISWOLD (EDWARD GRISWOLD2, GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born ABT 1 AUG 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1717 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Indian River Cemetery, Clinton. He married MARY BEMIS 18 NOV 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of JAMES BEMIS and SARAH DIMOND. She was born 18 NOV 1654 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, and died 27 OCT 1679. He married Bathsheba NORTH, daughter of Thomas NORTH. She was born 1654, and died 19 MAR 1736.
Children of JOHN GRISWOLD and MARY BEMIS were:
32  i.Mary GRISWOLD was born 1 FEB 1673 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 26 NOV 1750. She married James AVERY 1696 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.
+33  ii.MARGARET GRISWOLD was born 10 DEC 1675 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 21 FEB 1750 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
34  iii.Hannah GRISWOLD was born 25 OCT 1677 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Abraham CRANE. He died 5 JUL 1713.
35  iv.John GRISWOLD was born 22 SEP 1679 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 DEC 1679 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Child of JOHN GRISWOLD and Bathsheba NORTH was:
+36  i.Joseph GRISWOLD was born 26 SEP 1691 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

12.Deborah GRISWOLD (EDWARD GRISWOLD2, GEORGE GRISWOLD1) was born ABT 28 JUN 1646 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 7 FEB 1717. She married Samuel BUELL 13 NOV 1662 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of WILLIAM BUELL and MARY POST. He was born 2 SEP 1641 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 11 JUL 1720 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
Children of Deborah GRISWOLD and Samuel BUELL were:
37  i.Samuel BUELL was born 20 JUL 1663 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 2 NOV 1732 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Judith STEEVENS, daughter of William STEEVENS and Mary MEIGS. She was born 1 OCT 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
38  ii.Deborah BUELL was born 18 OCT 1665 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel PORTER 1700, son of John PORTER.
39  iii.Hannah BUELL was born 6 SEP 1667 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
40  iv.Mary BUELL was born 28 NOV 1669 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Hezekiah PORTER BET 28 SEP 1699 AND 27 JUN 1700, son of John PORTER. He was born 9 NOV 1673, and died 29 JUN 1717.
41  v.John BUELL was born 17 FEB 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 9 APR 1746 in Litchfield, Connecticut. He married Mary LOOMIS 20 NOV 1695 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of John LOOMIS. She was born 20 MAR 1672, and died 4 NOV 1768.
42  vi.Hannah BUELL was born 7 FEB 1675 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 29 SEP 1741. She married Joseph PORTER 5 DEC 1699, son of John PORTER.
43  vii.William BUELL was born 18 OCT 1676 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 7 APR 1763 in Lebanon, Connecticut. He married Elizabeth COLLIER 1705, daughter of Joseph COLLIER and Elizabeth SANFORD.
44  viii.David BUELL was born 15 FEB 1679 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 25 FEB 1749. He married Phebe FARMER 4 MAY 1701. She was born in of Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
45  ix.Josiah BUELL was born 17 MAR 1681 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 11 NOV 1732. He married Martha JEFFERS 20 JUN 1716. She died 19 JAN 1740.
46  x.Mehitable BUELL was born 22 AUG 1682 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 30 APR 1704.
47  xi.Peter BUELL was born 3 DEC 1684 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died MAR 1769 in Coventry, Connecticut. He married Hannah WELLES 8 DEC 1713, daughter of John WELLES and Mary HOLLISTER. She was born 22 NOV 1689, and died 20 FEB 1719.
48  xii.Benjamin BUELL was born 1686, and died MAR 1769 in Coventry, Connecticut. He married Hannah HUTCHINSON 28 JUN 1718.