Pane-Joyce Genealogy

1485. Edward Griswold. Born ca Jul 1607 in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire. Edward was baptized in Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, on 26 Jul 1607. Edward died in Killingworth, CT on 30 Aug 1691.

Arrived in New England in 1639 and settled in Windsor. Then in 1664 to Killingworth, CT, first called Kenilworth, and now named Clinton. First deligate to the General Court. Justice of the peace in Windsor. First Deacon of the church.

“Mr. Edward Griswold came to America at the time of the second visit of Mr. George Fenwick, at which date, also, came a large number of new settlers to the Conn. settlement. It was at a time when many of the gentry of England and wealthy persons connected with the Warwick Patent were intending removal hither; but the breaking out of the Scotch Rebellion compelled King Charles to call a Parliament, and they stayed at home to carry on their struggle with the King and Archbishop Laud. Mr. Griswold undoubtedly came in the interest of some of these patentees. He was attorney for Mr. St. Nicholas of Warwickshire, who had a house built in Windsor, and also a tract of alnd ‘impaled’ (fenced), as had Sir Richard Saltonstall. The Rev. Ephraim Huit, who came also, in 1639, was from the same parish, as, also, the Wyllys family, who settled in Hartford.”115

In 1630 Edward first married Margaret in Kenilworth. Margaret died in Killingworth, CT on 23 Aug 1670. Buried in Congregational graveyard, Clinton.

Margaret’s gravestone, inscribed ‘M. G. 1670’ is the oldest monument in the Cong. graveyard, Clinton (formerly Killingworth), CT.115

Their children include:

3709i.

Sarah Griswold (Died young) (ca 1631-Dec 1631)

3710ii.

George Griswold (1633-3 Sep 1704)

3711iii.

Francis Griswold (ca 1633-Oct 1671)

3712iv.

Sarah Griswold (10 Jan 1635-6 Nov 1715)

3713v.

Lydia Griswold (Died soon) (1637-bef 1639)

3714vi.

Anne Griswold (ca Jun 1642-21 May 1714)

3715vii.

Mary Griswold (5 Oct 1644-27 Nov 1715)

3716viii.

Deborah Griswold (ca 1646-7 Feb 1718)

3717ix.

Joseph Griswold (ca Mar 1647-14 Nov 1716)

3718x.

Samuel Griswold (ca 1649-Jul 1672)

3719xi.

Dea. John Griswold (ca 1652-7 Aug 1717)

In 1673 Edward second married Sarah Diamond.25

Children of James and Sarah (Diamond) Bemis:
i. Rebecca, m. 1 Apr 1672 Tobias Minter of Newfoundland, m. 2nd 17 June 1674 John Dymond
of Fairfield, m. 3d 2 Aug 1682 Benedict Satterlee of Killingworth; and
ii. Mary.

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