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George Griswold was born on 6 November 1574 in Wooten Wawen, Warwick, England. He and Elizabeth Buck were married on 28 August 1615. He died after 1620 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England.

George Griswold was christened on 6 November 1574 in Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England. He died in 1623 at age ~49 in Warwickshire, England.

Dorothy James was born on 10 July 1581 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England. She died in 1615 at age ~34 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England.

Or did he marry Dousabel Leigh 1576-1615?

Matthew couldn't have been born to someone who died in 1615.

Roger Griswold was born in 1542 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England.

Margaret Hall was born in 1550 in Kenilworth, Warwick, England.

Henry Wolcott was born on 5 December 1578 in Tolland, Somerset, England. He and Elizabeth Saunders were married on 19 January 1606 in Lydiard, Somerset, England. He died on 30 May 1655 at age 76 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was baptized at Lidyard St. Lawrence, Somersetshire, England.

He was a yeoman from, Somersetshire. See "The Great Migration Begins," pp. 2049-2052. Henry Wolcott was christened on 6 December 1578 in Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Somerset, England.

Elizabeth Saunders was born on 20 December 1584 in Lydiard, Somerset, England. Henry Wolcott and she were married on 19 January 1606 in Lydiard, Somerset, England. She died on 17 July 1655 at age 70 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

John Wolcott was born on 17 April 1545. He and Agnes Cyosse were married in 1578.

Agnes Cyosse was born about 1547. John Wolcott and she were married in 1578. She died on 5 April 1637 at age ~90.

Richard Fellows was born in 1621 in LIncolnshire, England. He and Ursola were married in 1645 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. He died in 1663 at age ~42 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Ursola was born in 1625. Richard Fellows and she were married in 1645 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. She died on 21 September 1690 at age ~65 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Alice Whitbread was born in 1578 in Ion, Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England. Gerard Spencer and she were married on 10 November 1600 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedford, England. She died in 1646 at age ~68 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England.

Nathaniel Bearding was born in 1597. He died on 14 September 1647 at age ~50 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Mary Howland was born on 23 March 1777. She died about 1787 at age ~10.

Probably died young.

Abigail Graves was born in 1610 in England. She died on 20 March 1682 at age ~72 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF ABIGAIL GRAVES OF HARTFORD, CT


ABIGAIL GRAVES, POSSIBLE SISTER OF GEORGE GRAVES

According to Dr. Jack T. Spencer (R-1), "Abigail Graves had a most interesting family history in Hartford, CT. She was first married to a William Andrews who died at Hartford in 1659."
"After the death of her first husband, Abigail Graves Andrews married Nathaniel Barding (Bearding, Berden) of Hartford. A daughter, Sarah Barding (Berden), was born to this second marriage. Sarah married Thomas1 Spencer, one of the founding fathers of Hartford. A son of Thomas1 Spencer, Thomas2 Spencer, married Esther Andrews. In short, we have a case where Thomas2 Spencer married the daughter of his grandmother from an earlier marriage (to William Andrews)."
The inventory of the estate of William Andrews was taken by Edward Stebbing, George Grave, and John Barnard. The will, dated 1 April 1659, was witnessed by Edward Stebbing and George Grave, and stated, "I doe make Abigail, my wife, Executrix, and I doe Intreat my friend Edward Stebbinge and my Brother George Grave to assist and to see this my Will performed."
The inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Berding was taken by Paul Peck, George Grave, and Caleb Stanly. The will, dated 7 Jan. 1673, was witnessed by George Grave and Thomas Olcott.
There is obviously a close relationship between George Grave(s) and Abigail Graves, almost certainly Abigail is either his sister or his daughter. Since George was born about 1600 and Abigail may not have been born until as late as 1620 (based on the date of her first marriage), she could be his daughter. However, based on the fact that Abigail is not mentioned in the will or estate settlement of George Graves and that the will of William Andrews calls him "brother" (probably meaning brother-in-law), it is almost certain that Abigail and George were sister and brother.
As we search for the English ancestry of Deacon George Graves, we now know that he may be the person recorded as George Grave, freeholder in the Borough of Hertford, England, in 1621 (or he may have been from Braintree, Essex, England); that he had a sister-in-law, Anna Graves, b.c. 1583, who lived in London and probably died in 1676; that he probably had a sister, Sarah Graves, who married Richard Lord of New London, CT; and that he probably had a sister, Abigail Graves, discussed above.
Since many of the earliest settlers of Hartford, CT were from Newe Towne (Cambridge), MA, including William Andrews, both George Grave(s) and Abigail Graves may also have followed that route.
An article by Donald Lines Jacobus in The American Genealogist, vol. 35, pp. 55-59 (R-100), is considered to be the definitive work on Abigail Graves and William Andrews. Jacobus states: "It is certain that William was in Hartford before 1640 when he became schoolmaster, and in fact he had a child born there in 1638. Although many of the Hartford settlers came from Cambridge, I think he was a different man from the William Andrews of Cambridge whose wife Mary died there 19 Jan. 1639/40. One reason for this conclusion is that William's wife Abigail is the proven mother of William's three sons - proven by William's will which called the children "our" children, as well as by the fact that Abigail's second husband gave them legacies, and finally by a deed of Abigail Barding which calls John, Thomas and Samuel Andrews her sons..." William Andrews "certainly married Abigail, most probably a sister of George Grave (later called Graves), Sr., of Hartford, but possibly sister of Grave's unknown first wife."
A summary of some of the descendants of William Andrews and Abigail Graves (mainly from the article by Jacobus) follows.


GENERATION 1

Abigail Graves (1) married William Andrews. He died in 1659 at Hartford, CT. She then married Nathaniel Barding of Hartford. (R-1, R-100)
Children - Andrews
+2.John Andrews, b.c. 1632, m. Mary ------, d. 6 June 1690.
3.Abigail Andrews, b.c. 1634, d. possibly in Fairfield, CT, bur. May 1653.
4.Elizabeth Andrews, b.c. 1636, m. Edward Grannis, 3 May 1655.
+5.Thomas Andrews, b. 4 May 1638, m. Hannah Kirby, d. 1690/1.
+6.Esther Andrews, b. Sept. 1641, m. Thomas Spencer, by 1665, d. 6 March 1697/8.
+7.Samuel Andrews, b. 20 Oct. 1645.
Children - Barding
8.Sarah Barding, m. Thomas Spencer.

AnsellAnselm Howland was born on 22 June 1779 in Lenox, Massachusetts.¹

His mother, Penelope Howland served as his guardian until 11 Nov 1793, when his uncle, Asa Bement, became his guardian.

He moved to Paris, NY.

Abigail Coggeshall was born on 20 April 1767 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. James Perry and she were married on 6 January 1791 in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island. She died on 7 May 1841 at age 74. She was buried in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.

John Easton and Dorcas Perry were married on 23 August 1679 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Maribah Gifford was born in October 1687. Nathaniel Soule and she were married. She died in 1732 at age ~45 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

She may have married a Wilbour.

Alice Gifford was born in September 1689.

Christopher Gifford was born on 5 May 1691.