Individual Details
Hannah GRISWOLD
(11 Dec 1658 - 21 Feb 1687/88)
Events
| Birth | 11 Dec 1658 | Saybrook, Connecticut, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Mar 1677/78 | Saybrook, New London, Connecticut, British America - William CLARK | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft Mar 1678 | was accused of witchcraft but the charge was ignored by authorities - Saybrook, Connecticut, British America |  | | |
| Death | 1687/88 | | |||
| Death | 20 Feb 1687/88 | Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | ||
| Death | 21 Feb 1687/88 | Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | ||
| Alt name | Hannah GRISWELL | | |||
| Alt name | Hannah GRISILL | | |||
| Alt name | Anna GRISWOLD | | |||
| Burial | Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | |
Families
| Spouse | William CLARK (1634 - 1725) |
| Child | Sarah CLARKE (1678 - ) |
| Child | William CLARK (1682 - 1762) |
| Child | Nathaniel CLARK (1684 - ) |
| Child | Samuel CLARK (1687 - 1763) |
| Father | Lt Francis GRISWOLD (1629 - 1671) |
| Mother | Sarah [wife of Francis Griswold and William Bradford] [UNKNOWN] (1639 - 1671) |
| Sibling | Sarah GRISWOLD (1653 - 1692) |
| Sibling | Joseph GRISWOLD (1655 - 1655) |
| Sibling | Mary GRISWOLD (1656 - 1711) |
| Sibling | Deborah GRISWOLD (1661 - ) |
| Sibling | Lidyah GRISWOLD (1663 - 1664) |
| Sibling | Samuell GRISWOLD (1665 - ) |
| Sibling | Margret GRISWOLD (1668 - ) |
| Sibling | Lidia GRISWOLD (1671 - 1752) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
The cited text says that she was married at the time.Endnotes
1. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database index online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836: accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Griswold (1658 Connecticut-) married William Clark in 1678 in MI (sic), number pages 1, submitter code GRG.
2. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Clarke, memorial #32132966.
3. /Godfrey Memorial Library, compiler/, "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)," database index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3599: accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Griswold, born 1658, Connecticut, vol 68, p 193; citing Godfrey Memorial Library, American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Middletown, CT, USA.
4. "Connecticut, Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1034: accessed 1 September 2017), Saybrook Vital Records 1635-1850, image 68 of p. 68, "Grissill, Hannah, d. Francis, b. Dec. 11, 1658, [vol] 1, [page] 14"; citing White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
5. "Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870," database index with images of original transcripts, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/12393/54/138463728: viewed 4 September 2017), vol. Saybrook, p. 54, "GRISILL, Hannah, d. of Francis, b. Dec. 11, 1658 [vol.] 1 [Page] 14"; citing Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
6. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WJ-3DS: viewed 28 May 2018), Hannah Grisill, dau. of Francis Grisill, b. 11 Dec 1658, Old Saybrook Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. David Jay Webber, "Major William Bradford's Second Wife: Was she the Widow of Francis Griswold," New England Historical and Genealogical Register||NEHGR 155 (2001); online archives, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/r/0 : downloaded 19 May 2018).
8. The Waterman Family: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations, Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler,, Volume 1, (New Haven: E. F. Waterman, 1939), p. 668; digital page images, Hathi Trust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005774594 : viewed 15 July 2018).
9. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: viewed 23 January 2016), vol 1, p 85, [p. 126], "Mr. William Clark married Hannah Griswell 7 March 1677"; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
10. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 377; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "WILLIAM ... m. (2) Saybrook 7 March 1677/8 Hannah Griswold [SayVR (also recorded Plymouth VR PVR 85)]".
11. "Connecticut Vital Records to 1870," online database with images of transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 30 January 2016), vol Saybrook, p 55, "GRISWOLD...Hannah, m. Will Clark, Mar. 7, 1677"; citing original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
12. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 30 January 2016), vol 1, p 330, "CLARK, William (1636-) & 2/wf Hannah GRISWELL/GRISWOLD (1658-1687/8); 7 Mar 1677, 1677/8; Saybrook/Plymouth {Newell Anc. 87; McCormick-Hamilton 514; NYGBR 47:198; Waterman (1939) 668; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 5:261; MD 1:206, 13:203, 15:214; Saybrook CT VR 36".
13. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850," database of transcription, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT, 2005, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853: accessed 6 February 2016), William Clark married Hannah Griswell 7 Mar 1677 in Plymouth, citing Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0416330-0416336.
14. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database index online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836: accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Griswold (1658 Connecticut-) married William Clark in 1678 in MI (sic), number pages 1, submitter code GRG.
15. "American Marriages Before 1699," database index, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2081/: accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Griswold married William Clark, 7 Mar 1678, Saybrook, Connecticut; citing Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
16. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/: accessed 31 August 2017), Plymouth > Births, Marriages and Deaths, image 229, pp 152-153, "Mr William Clark was married to Hannah Griswell the 7th day of March 1677 [which would be called 1678 using today's conventions]"; citing Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
17. "Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1062: downloaded 1 September 2017), Saybrook Vital Records 1635-1850, image 45 showing p. 45, "Will, m. Hannah Griswold, Mar. 7, 1677, [vol] 1 [page] 45"; citing White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
18. " U.S., New England Marriages prior to 1700," database index with page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3824/: viewed 4 September 2017), image 175 of p. 160, "CLARK, William (1636-) & 2/wf Hannah GRISWELL/GRISWOLD (1658-1687/8); 7 Mar 1677, 1677/8; Saybrook/Plymouth"; citing Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004..
19. The Waterman Family: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations, Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler,, Volume 1, (New Haven: E. F. Waterman, 1939), p. 668; digital page images, Hathi Trust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005774594 : viewed 15 July 2018).
20. Carol F. Karlsen, The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England, 2013 kindle edition (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998), location 1332 (p. 80), "In contrast, the accusations against women like Hannah Griswold of Saybrook, Connecticut, Elizabeth Blackleach of Hartford, and Margaret Gifford of Salem, all wives of prosperous men when they were accused, were simply not taken seriously by the courts.".
21. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 30 January 2016), vol 1, p 330, "CLARK, William (1636-) & 2/wf Hannah GRISWELL/GRISWOLD (1658-1687/8); 7 Mar 1677, 1677/8; Saybrook/Plymouth {Newell Anc. 87; McCormick-Hamilton 514; NYGBR 47:198; Waterman (1939) 668; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 5:261; MD 1:206, 13:203, 15:214; Saybrook CT VR 36".
22. BillionGraves, index with digital images (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Hannah-Clark/16690508 : accessed 31 August 2017), Mrs. Hannah Clark, d. 20 Feb 1687, b. Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, MA, index record and photo of grave marker .
23. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Clarke, memorial #32132966.
24. David Jay Webber, "Major William Bradford's Second Wife: Was she the Widow of Francis Griswold," New England Historical and Genealogical Register||NEHGR 155 (2001); online archives, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/r/0 : downloaded 19 May 2018).
25. The Waterman Family: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations, Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler,, Volume 1, (New Haven: E. F. Waterman, 1939), p. 668; digital page images, Hathi Trust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005774594 : viewed 15 July 2018).
26. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 30 January 2016), p 134, "[p. 200]...Hannah, the wife of Mr. William CLARKE, decd. 21th of Feb. 1687/88 in her 29th year"; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
27. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: viewed 1 January 2015), V1, "book one", p 85, "[p 126]" entry for Mr. William Clark; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
28. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 30 January 2016), vol 1, p 330, "CLARK, William (1636-) & 2/wf Hannah GRISWELL/GRISWOLD (1658-1687/8); 7 Mar 1677, 1677/8; Saybrook/Plymouth {Newell Anc. 87; McCormick-Hamilton 514; NYGBR 47:198; Waterman (1939) 668; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 5:261; MD 1:206, 13:203, 15:214; Saybrook CT VR 36".
29. "Connecticut, Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1034: accessed 1 September 2017), Saybrook Vital Records 1635-1850, image 68 of p. 68, "Grissill, Hannah, d. Francis, b. Dec. 11, 1658, [vol] 1, [page] 14"; citing White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
30. The Waterman Family: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations, Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler,, Volume 1, (New Haven: E. F. Waterman, 1939), p. 668; digital page images, Hathi Trust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005774594 : viewed 15 July 2018).
31. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 February 2016), Hannah Clarke, memorial #32132966.
32. BillionGraves, index with digital images (https://billiongraves.com/grave/Hannah-Clark/16690508 : accessed 31 August 2017), Mrs. Hannah Clark, d. 20 Feb 1687, b. Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, MA, index record and photo of grave marker .
33. "Plymouth, Massachusetts, Epitaphs from Burial Hill, 1678-1891," database index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6241: viewed 4 September 2017), Mrs. Hanna Clark, female, d. 20 Feb 1687, b. Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, "Here Lyes ye Body of Mrs Hannah Clark wife To Mr. William Clark Decd Febry ye 20th 1687 in the 29th year of her age"; citing Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Kingman, Bradford, Brookline, MA, USA: New England Illustrated Historical Pub. Co., 1892.
34. David Jay Webber, "Major William Bradford's Second Wife: Was she the Widow of Francis Griswold," New England Historical and Genealogical Register||NEHGR 155 (2001); online archives, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/r/0 : downloaded 19 May 2018).