Nielsen Hayden genealogy
George Griswold
1633 - 1704 (71 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
Generation: 5
Generation: 6
1. George Griswold was born on 19 May 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England (son of Deacon Edward Griswold and Margaret); died on 3 Sep 1704 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. George married Mary Holcombe on 3 Oct 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Thomas Holcombe and Elizabeth) was born about 1636; died on 4 Apr 1708 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Daniel Griswold was born on 1 Oct 1656 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died in 1728.
2. Deacon Edward Griswold was born before 26 Jul 1607 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 26 Jul 1607 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England (son of George Griswold and Dousabel Leigh); died in 1691 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Notes:
Emigrated to New England in about 1638 or 1639, as shown by various of his later depositions. He appears to have been associated with the Rev. Ephraim Huet, of Wroxhall, near Kenilworth in Warwickshire, who was persecuted for nonconformity in 1638 by Archbishop Laud and who was driven to emigrate in or about 1639, probably in company with Edward Griswold and quite possibly also in company with Joseph Loomis.
"On August 17, 1639, the Reverend Huet, with a party that doubless included these two ancestors of ours, arrived at Windsor, Connecticut, where he became the first teacher in the church and colleague with its pastor." [Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, citation details below.]
"A founder of Windsor, Conn.; later settled at Killingsworth, Conn.; was deputy Gen. court, justice, deacon; built 'Old Fort' at Springfield,Mass." [Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen]
"According to [Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library] projections, the largest family in America today is the posterity of Robert White (b. ca. 1560) & Bridget Allgar, with a Mormon posterity of 430,000 and an American posterity of 29 million. The next five families are Edward Griswold and Margaret, Joseph Loomis and Mary White (daughter of Robert and Bridget above), Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread, Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Charde, and Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins, each with a Mormon posterity of 270,000 and an American posterity of 18 million." (Michel L. Call and Gary Boyd Roberts, "Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library Acquired by NEHGS," 1985.Deacon married Margaret about 1630 in England. Margaret was born about 1609; died on 23 Aug 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret was born about 1609; died on 23 Aug 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut. Children:
- 1. George Griswold was born on 19 May 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1704 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Mary Griswold was born before 13 Oct 1644; was christened on 13 Oct 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died before 1719.
- Deborah Griswold was born in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 28 Jun 1646 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 7 Feb 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- Deacon John Griswold was born in Jul 1652 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 1 Aug 1652 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 7 Aug 1717 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Generation: 3
4. George Griswold was born before 6 Nov 1574 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 6 Nov 1574 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England (son of Roger Griswold); died after 1620. George married Dousabel Leigh. Dousabel died before 28 Aug 1615 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was buried on 28 Aug 1615 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Dousabel Leigh died before 28 Aug 1615 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was buried on 28 Aug 1615 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England. Children:
- 2. Deacon Edward Griswold was born before 26 Jul 1607 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 26 Jul 1607 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; died in 1691 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
8. Roger Griswold was born about 1543 in of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England (son of William Griswold); died before 1607. Children:
- 4. George Griswold was born before 6 Nov 1574 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 6 Nov 1574 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England; died after 1620.
Generation: 5
16. William Griswold was born about 1518 (son of Roger Griswold). Children:
- 8. Roger Griswold was born about 1543 in of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England; died before 1607.
Generation: 6
32. Roger Griswold was born in of Rowington, Warwickshire, England; died after 1544. Children:
- 16. William Griswold was born about 1518.