Griswold of Warwickshire
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Sir MATTHEW GRISWOLD was born Abt. 1548 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. He married DOUSABEL (LEIGH?) Bef. 1607 in England. She died Abt. August 1615.

Matthew Griswold may have been the "George Grisolde" whose baptism was recorded in the Solihull Registry, April 23, 1548. He belonged to an old English family who had their seats at various points--Solihull, Lyme, and their chief seat at Malborne Hall, near Kennilworth, Warwickshire, whence came the brothers who emigrated to this country in 1639.

Children of GEORGE GRISWOLD and DOUSABEL (LEIGH?) are:

i. EDWARD GRISWOLD, b. 1607, England; d. 1691, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
ii. MATTHEW GRISWOLD, b. 1620, Solihull, Warwickshire, England; m. ANNA WOLCOTT. Matthew Griswold emigrated to America with his brother in 1639.
iii. THOMAS GRISWOLD, b. Unknown, Solihull, Warwickshire, England.

EDWARD GRISWOLD 2, was born 1607 in England, and died 1691 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married (1) ------ BEMIS in New England (probably Massachusetts). He married (2) SARAH DIAMOND. He married (3) MARGARET HICKS Bet. 1628 - 1630 in England. She died August 23, 1670 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Edward Griswold emigrated from Warwickshire to New England in 1639. He settled in Windsor, Connecticut. Later he moved to Norwich. He died in 1691.

Children of EDWARD GRISWOLD and MARGARET HICKS are:

i. FRANCIS GRISWOLD, b. 1629, Kenilworth, Warwick, England; d. October 1671, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
ii. SARAH GRISWOLD, b. 1630, Kenilworth, Warwick, England; m. (1) SAMUEL PHELPS, November 10, 1650, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; m. (2) NATHANIEL PINNEY, July 21, 1670.
iii. GEORGE GRISWOLD, b. 1632, Kenilworth, Warwick, England; d. September 3, 1704, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; m. MARY HOLCOMB, October 30, 1655, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
iv. JOHN GRISWOLD, b. 1635; d. 1642.
v. ANNA GRISWOLD, b. August 19, 1642, Kenilworth, Warwick, England.
vi. MARY GRISWOLD, b. October 5, 1644; m. TIMOTHY WILLIAM PHELPS, Abt. March 19, 1660, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
vii. DEBORAH GRISWOLD, b. June 28, 1646, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. February 7, 1716, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; m. SAMUEL BUELL, November 13, 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
viii. JOSEPH GRISWOLD, b. March 22, 1648, Connecticut; d. November 14, 1716; m. MARY GAYLORD, July 14, 1670, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
ix. SAMUEL GRISWOLD, b. November 18, 1649, Connecticut; d. July 6, 1672.
x. JOHN GRISWOLD, b. August 1, 1652, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. August 7, 1717; m. (1) MARY BEMIS, November 18, 1672, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; m. (2) BATHSHEBA NORTH, July 21, 1670.

FRANCIS GRISWOLD was born 1629 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England, and died October 1671 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. He married MARY TRACY Abt. 1652 in Connecticut, daughter of THOMAS TRACY. Francis Griswold came from Warwickshire, England, to New England with his father in 1639. He resided in Windsor, and later removed to Saybrook, and from there to Norwich.

Children of FRANCIS GRISWOLD and MARY TRACY are:

i. SARAH GRISWOLD, b. March 28, 1653, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. April 7, 1692; m. ROBERT CHAPMAN, July 27, 1671, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
ii. JOSEPH GRISWOLD, b. June 4, 1655, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. July 30, 1655, Connecticut.
iii. MARY GRISWOLD, b. August 26, 1656, Saybrook, New London, Connecticut; d. April 24, 1711, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; m. JONATHAN TRACY, July 11, 1672, Connecticut.
iv. HANNAH GRISWOLD, b. December 11, 1658, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; m. WILLIAM CLARK, Abt. March 7, 1677, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
v. MARGARET GRISWOLD, b. October 1668, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; m. THOMAS BUCKINGHAM, December 16, 1691, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
vi. DEBORAH GRISWOLD, b. May 6, 1661, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1704.
vii. LYDIA GRISWOLD, b. June 1663, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; d. April 1664.
viii. SAMUEL GRISWOLD, b. September 16, 1665, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; d. December 21, 1740; m. (1) HANNAH BACKUS, 1729; m. (2) SUSANNAH HUNTINGTON, December 9, 1740.
ix. LYDIA GRISWOLD, b. October 1671, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; d. Abt. January 1751; m. (1) JOSEPH BARTLETT, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1702; m. (2) JOSEPH HOLMES, JR., June 24, 1704.

DEBORAH GRISWOLD was born May 6, 1661 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, and died Abt. 1704. She married JONATHAN CRANE March 7, 1678 in Saybrook, Connecticut, son of BENJAMIN CRANE and MARY BACKUS. He was born December 1, 1658 in Norwich, Connecticut, and died June 6, 1735 in Lebanon or Windham, Connecticut.

"The second son of Benjamin, Jonathan Crane, married Deborah, daughter of Francis Griswold, of Norwich, Ct., Dec. 19, 1678, and died in Lebanon, Ct., in 1735, having lived a number of years in Windham. His children, born between 1680 and 1700, were: Jonathan, Mary, John, Hannah, Isaac, Joseph, Elizabeth, Deborah and Abigail. The first three were born in Norwich. There was a John Crane, of Coventry and Mansfield, who is supposed to belong to this family, but in what way does not appear. His wife was Abigail, daughter of Peter Cross who removed from Norwich to Windham, in campany with Jonathan Crane. The name of Deborah is also found, in his family of children and grandchildren; and so far as we can learn, the change of name to Crain is confined to some of the descendants of Jonathan, and John, of Mansfield, if he is of another family. He was married Oct. 29, 1712, and had nine children, five sons and four daughters, beside one that died in infancy. They were born between 1713 and 1731, and their names are as follows:--Abigail, John, Ebenezer, Mary, Samuel, Hezekiah, Deborah, Daniel and Ruth. "

From CRANE GENEALOGY, in LINEAGE BOOK OF MORTIMER DORMER HIBBARD:

Lieut. Jonathan (s. Benjamin) was born Dec. 1, 1658; married Deborah Griswold, dau. of Francis Groswold, dec. 19, 1678. She was born May, 1661, and died about 1704. Mr. Groswold was in Windsor in 1649. Went from there to Saybrook and from thence, about 1660, to Norwich, where he was among the most enterprising of the early settlers. He was called of Windham, Norwich and Lebanon. He died June 6, 1735. He was one of the first settlers of Windham, Conn., erecting the first saw mill in the town. Mr. Weaver says he was known as a blacksmith in 1715. Dec. 11, 1690, he purchased of John Calkins of Norwich 1000 acres right in S. E. quarter #2. He was at that time called of Norwich. Oct. 1696 he was appointed one of the Overseers of the Estate of Robert Wade. Appointed by the Assistant a Lieutenant, October 1703. Was chosen deputy of the General Court from 1701, 1703, 1705, 7017 to 1714, 1717, 1718, 1721 and 1722.

At a public meeting of the settlers of Windham, Conn. held May 18, 1691, Jonathan Crane was one of the four persons directed to run the town line, which work had been accomplished by May 28, at which time another meeting was held and he, with Joshus Ripley and Jonathan Ginnings were chosed to make division of the meadow at four shillings per day for their services. During the summer he built and set in operation his grist mill which was on the site of what is now known as Brigham's Mills.

Jonathan Crane, with ten others, petitioned the General Court setting at Hartford October 6, 1691, to grant them a Town Charter, the town to be called Windham. The petition was granted May 12, 1692. At the first public town meeting, held June 12, 1692, Mr. Crane was elected one of the "Townsmen" and at the same time he with Thomas Huntington were directed to take measures for securing a minister. Their efforts were not crowned with success until Sept. of that year, when they agreed with Mr. Samuel Whiting to come and carry on the ministry in that town. He preached his first sermon there January 1, 1693, and the people were so well pleased with him that they ratified the agreement and chose Samuel Roberts and Jonathan Crane "to discourse with him."

He was directed to go, with two others, "to set to rights the lots at the Ponds," also one of three persons appointed "Collector" to levy and gather rate. He resided at "Hither Place", now Windham, Center.

He was on committee to provide a convenient place for burying ground' also to run town lines with Joshua Ripley and three others. In May, 1695, he was chosen Ensign of a Military Co., and commissioned Ensign by the General Court in October of that year.

That Mr. Crane is one of Windham's most active and ifluential men there can be little doubt.

In the year 1700 Lieut. Crane received permission from the Court at Hartford "to keep a public victualing house for the entertainment of travelers and strangers and the retailing of strong drink." Also appointed by the General Court to view Plainfield and see best place to erect a meeting house; chosen on committee to see the miller and regulate the grinding of corn, it not beig satisfactory. OCtober 1701, on committee to see to completing the meeting house, and April 19, 1703, on committee to arrange the seating of the same. This same year the twon agreed to have but "one ordinary Lieut. Crane, to keep it," and the General Court commissioned him Lieutenant. In 1704 he was on committee to run out the line from Appaynage to the S. E. corner of the Town and c.

The Indian war broke out afresh in 1704, and Windham re-organized her military company for the protectin of the inhabitants. John Fitch was chosen Captain, Jonathan Crane, Lieutenant, and Joseph Cary, Ensign.

Children of DEBORAH GRISWOLD and JONATHAN CRANE are:

i. SARAH CRANE, b. November 16, 1680, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; d. April 1721, ?. She married NATHANIEL HIBBARD April 16, 1702 in Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut, son of ROBERT HIBBARD and MARY WALDEN. He was born 1680 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, and died April 20, 1725 in Windham, Connecticut.
ii. JONATHAN CRANE, b. February 2, 1684; m. MARY HIBBARD, July 31, 1705; b. August 18, 1674, Windham, Connecticut.
iii. JOHN CRANE, b. October 1, 1687.
iv. MARY CRANE, b. October 20, 1689; m. JACOB SIMON, April 4, 1710.
v. HANNAH CRANE, b. March 7, 1692.
vi. ISAAC CRANE, b. April 6, 1694.
vii. JOSEPH CRANE, b. May 17, 1696.
viii. ELIZABETH CRANE, b. February 1698.
ix. DEBORHA CRANE, b. February 1698. Elizabeth and Deborah Crane were twins. Both died in 1698.
x. ABIGAIL CRANE, b. February 15, 1700; m. DAVID KNIGHT, December 24, 1718.

For descendants of
Nathaniel Hibbard and Sarah Crane Hibbard
see Hibbard Genealogy.

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