Individual Details
George Griswold
(4 May 1633 - 4 Apr 1708)
Married Oct 3 1655 at Windsor CT, Mary Holcomb, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Holcombe who came from England to Dorchester and moved to Windsor in 1635.
George lived in Paquonoc in 1649.
Found in WorldConnect database.
On 9 May 1700, George testified that he was the son of Edward Griswold and nephew of Matthew and Thomas Griswold. On Jan. 19,1737/8, sons George and John testified they were grandsons of Edward Griswold, great grandsons of George Griswold, grandnephews of Matthew and Thomas Griswold, and nephews of Francis Griswold.
The testimony of Capt. George Griswold aged about 72 years, and the testimony of Mr. John Griswold aged about 69 years, they both being sons of George Griswold, the deponents being both of Windsor in the county of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut in New England is as follows: viz: that our Grandfather's name was EDWARD GRISWOLD and it was formerly and has ever since been always accepted and reputed that our said Grandfather's father's name was GEORGE GRISWOLD and the said George Griswold our Great Grandfather had three sons, the eldest named Edward, the second named Matthew and the third or youngest son named Thomas; and the said Edward the eldest son and the said Matthew the second son came into New England from Killingsworth in Warwickshire in England; and in all our discourses amongst the families of said Griswolds in New England, together with other elderly observing gentlemen, they are and have ever been so accepted and reputed to be, without contradiction or gainsaying, according to the best of our remembrance.
"And the Deponents further add and say that the above named Edward Griswold's eldest son has always been called and reputed to be Francis Griswold, without any contradiction or gainsaying as aforesaid that we know of.
"Windsor in Hartford County in Connecticut, New England, personally appeared, on the 19th day of January, Anno Dom. 1737-8. Capt. George Griswold and John Griswold, the above named Deponents, and made solemn Oath, in due form of law, to the truth of the above written testimony, before me,
Henry Allan, Justice of Peace
Another death date is seen as 3 Sep 1704, Windsor.
Events
| Birth | 4 May 1633 | Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England |  | ||
| Christen | 19 May 1633 | | |||
| Marriage | 30 Oct 1655 | Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut - Mary Holcomb | |||
| Death | 4 Apr 1708 | Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Holcomb (1635 - 1708) |
| Child | Daniel Griswold (1656 - 1728) |
| Child | Thomas Griswold (1658 - ) |
| Child | Mary Griswold (1663 - 1739) |
| Child | George Griswold (1666 - 1746) |
| Child | John Griswold (1669 - ) |
| Father | EDWARD GRISWOLD (1607 - 1691) |
| Mother | MARGARET [Griswold] (1610 - 1670) |
| Sibling | Francis Griswold (1634 - 1671) |
| Sibling | Sarah Griswold (1632 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Griswold (1635 - 1715) |
| Sibling | John Griswold ( - 1642) |
| Sibling | Lydia Griswold (1637 - 1638) |
| Sibling | Anna or Hannah Griswold ( - 1714) |
| Sibling | Mary Griswold (1644 - 1715) |
| Sibling | DEBORAH GRISWOLD (1646 - 1717) |
| Sibling | Joseph Griswold (1648 - 1716) |
| Sibling | Samuel Griswold (1649 - 1672) |
| Sibling | John Griswold ( - 1717) |
Endnotes
1. Stephen M. Lawson, Internet Homepage: Phelps-Griswold http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/phelps.htm or http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/index.html (Steve@Lawson.net or lawson@tscnet.com), Copy in my files - date of birth 1631..
2. Walter J. Theurer, Internet Home Page
3. Robert Lewis French; Esther Griswold French; compiled by Coralee Griswold, The Greswold Family: 12 Generations in England (Wethersfield, Connecticut: The Griswold Family Association, 1999), p.54-56.
4. Walter J. Theurer, Internet Home Page