Michael Griswold of Wethersfield was born circa 1618 in Warwickshire, England, United States to Edward Griswold (1594-1633) and Margaret Blencow (1590-1633) and died 26 September 1684 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anne Adams (1624-1682) 1645 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
Please see: The Griswold family, England-America : Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut by Griswold, Glenn E; https://archive.org/details/griswoldfamilyen02gris/page/166 (Steven Ferry, February 6, 2019.)
In the year 1645 Michael Griswold came from England and established his home at Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was born in 1610 and his descendants have become numerous and prominent. He purchased land and erected thereon a fine home, being a mason by trade. He passed away September 26, 1684. To him and his wife, Ann Griswold, were born eight children, including Thomas Griswold, who was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, October 22, 1646. Michael Griswold was a mason by trade, yeoman in civil rank. He owned lands at Wethersfield as early as 1640. He was a freeman at Wethersfield in 1659. He held the offices of constable, assessor, and appraiser of lands. He was associated in business with Emanuel Buck for a time. He had a home and two acres on New Street; and when that street was abandoned in 1660, his house came to face on the present Garden Street.
He served on the jury. On October 9, 1658, he was fined 20 shillings for taking up and selling a horse that he did not own. He was freed from training, February 23, 1659; but he was to maintain watch and ward.
John Riley of Hartford, Connecticut, in his will dated May 13, 1674, mentions "my cousin Michael Griswold."
WILL: A codicil to Michael Griswold's will was executed September 22, 1684. He gave his home lot to his wife, Ann, for her life, then to his son, Michael. He gave to his son, Thomas, the house in which Thomas was then living, together with the barn and 1-1/2 acres of land as well as other lands. To his son, Isaac, he gave one-half of the homestead bought from Luke Hitchcock and other lands. To his son, Jacob, he gave other lands, including 16 acres at "Two-Stone Brook," now Griswoldville, which had been given to him in 1674 by the town. He appointed his wife, Ann, as executrix.
PROBATE: Michael Griswold's inventory was taken by Samuel Talcott, Samuel Butler, and Timothy Hide. The estate was valued at D628.01.00.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Griswold (1646-1718) | 22 October 1646 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | 28 October 1718 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | Elizabeth Mary Howard (1649-1718) |
| Hester Griswold (1648-1693) | |||
| Mary Griswold (1650-1670) | |||
| Michael Griswold (1652-1666) | |||
| Sarah Sandford (1652-1725) | |||
| Abigail Griswold (1655-) | |||
| Isaac Griswold (1658-1727) | |||
| Jacob Griswold (1660-1737) | |||
| Sarah Griswold (1662-1729) | |||
| Michael Griswold (1666-1742) | |||
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Vital Records
Wethersfield Village Gravestone
- Location: Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Hartford County, Connecticut
- Michael Griswold, FindAGrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21181206/michael_griswold, retrieved 09 Oct 2024
See Also
- Michael Griswold
- Griswold Family
- Griswold in Warwickshire
- Griswold in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Michael Griswold of Wethersfield, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Michael-Griswold-of-Wethersfield/4906867946940031215, retrieved 09 Oct 2024
- Wethersfield, Conn. Records; Savage Gen. Dist., II, 471; Stiles Ancient Wethersfield, II, 395, 439.
- The Griswold family, England-America : Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Archive.org, https://www.geni.com/people/Friedrich-I-Barbarossa-Holy-Roman-Emperor/5020177483010087236, retrieved 09 Oct 2024