Individual Details
John Griswold
( - 7 Aug 1717)
Married first Nov 18 1672 to Mary Bemis, daughter of James and Sarah (Dimond) Bemis who became his stepsister when his father married Sarah! Married (2nd) to Bashua/Bathsheba North.
Fought in the Narragansett War. Granted 6 acres for his services in the Indian Wars. Buried in the Congregational Cemetery, Clinton, CT.
Births of his children are recorded in the Killingworth Vital Records.
The name of the town was first Kenilworth/Killingworth; today it is Clinton.
John's will dated 6 Jun 1713, New London, mentioned his daughter Mary Avery. She was married to James Avery, a great grandson of Christopher Avery, the immigrant ancestor of the Groton Averys.
FindAGrave has the cemetery where John and Bathsheba are buried as Indian River or Clinton Cemetery, established 1665.
Events
| Christen | 1 Aug 1652 | Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1672 | Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut - Mary Bemas | | ||
| Marriage | 1680 | Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut - Bathsheba North | |||
| Death | 7 Aug 1717 | Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Bemas (1654 - 1679) |
| Child | Mary Griswold (1673 - 1750) |
| Spouse | Bathsheba North (1654 - 1736) |
| Child | Samuel Griswold (1685 - 1732) |
| Father | EDWARD GRISWOLD (1607 - 1691) |
| Mother | MARGARET [Griswold] (1610 - 1670) |
| Sibling | Francis Griswold (1634 - 1671) |
| Sibling | Sarah Griswold (1632 - ) |
| Sibling | George Griswold (1633 - 1708) |
| 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) |
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.
2. Walter J. Theurer, Internet Home Page
3. Glenn E. Griswold, The Griswold Family: England-America, Volume II (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company, 1935), Edward Griswold, pp.16-34.
4. 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.