Individual Details

Francis Griswold

(Abt 1634 - Oct 1671)



Francis said to be one of the founders of Norwich. Children: Sarah, b. 1653; Joseph, b. 4 Jun 1655; Mary, b. 26 Aug 1656; Hannah, b. 11 Dec 1659; Deborah, b. May 1661; Lydia, b. June 1663; Capt. Samuel, b. 16 Sep 1665, d. 2 Dec 1740; Margaret, b. Oct 1668, and Lydia, b. Oct 1771. No wife listed.
Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut, 1905, p.692. Digitized at MyHeritage.com.

Said to have married Mary Tracy in 1652; lived at Norwich CT. The Griswold Family book states that Thomas Tracy has not been found to have had a daughter Mary and this surname is unproved.
Francis lived in Windsor, Poquonoc, Saybrook and Norwich CT.

NEHGSQ, Vol 155, p.247 (2001), p.247. Gives the name of Francis Griswold's wife as Margaret.

Events

BirthAbt 1634Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
MarriageCa 1652Mary [Griswold]
DeathOct 1671Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseMary [Griswold] ( - 1671)
ChildSamuel Griswold (1655 - 1740)
FatherEDWARD GRISWOLD (1607 - 1691)
MotherMARGARET [Griswold] (1610 - 1670)
SiblingSarah Griswold (1632 - )
SiblingGeorge Griswold (1633 - 1708)
SiblingSarah Griswold (1635 - 1715)
SiblingJohn Griswold ( - 1642)
SiblingLydia Griswold (1637 - 1638)
SiblingAnna or Hannah Griswold ( - 1714)
SiblingMary Griswold (1644 - 1715)
SiblingDEBORAH GRISWOLD (1646 - 1717)
SiblingJoseph Griswold (1648 - 1716)
SiblingSamuel Griswold (1649 - 1672)
SiblingJohn Griswold ( - 1717)

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