He was a member of the jury trying Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith for witchcraft; guilty.
He was on the Hartford jury in trial of John Carrington and wife for witchcraft; Guilty.
From "Horrocks, Philips, Winget, Keeler, Clark, Watson, Lockwood,
Strong, Gates and ancestors" posted on Ancestry.com
Contact: Lloyd A. Horrocks
" Name: Edward Griswold
Given Name: Edward
Surname: Griswold
Sex: M
Birth: 26 Jul 1607 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Christening: 26 Jul 1607 Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England
Death: 30 Aug 1691 in Kenilworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Burial: Kenilworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Note: Congregational Church Cemetery
Father: George Griswold
Mother: Dousabel Leigh b: 1576 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Marriage 1 Margaret b: Abt 1609 in , , England
Married: Abt 1628 in , Warwickshire, England 2 4
Change Date: 28 Apr 2001
Children
1. Francis Griswold b: Abt 1629 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
2. Sarah Griswold b: 1631 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
3. George Griswold b: 4 May 1633 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
4. Sarah Griswold b: 1635 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
5. Lydia Griswold b: 27 Mar 1637 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
6. Ann Griswold b: in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
7. John Griswold b: 1642 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
8. Mary Griswold b: 5 Oct 1644 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut
9. Deborah Griswold
10. Joseph Griswold b: 22 Mar 1647 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
11. Samuel Griswold b: 1649 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
12. John Griswold b: 16 Aug 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Marriage 2 Sarah Diamond b: 1632 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Married: 1672 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
From Wayne Olsen:
From "The Gustin and Carlisle Genealogy", by Lester C. Gustin, 1954,Modern Press, Newton, MA:
Griswold is an ancient English surname derived from the name of a place, like a large portion of British patronymics. The ancient seat of family was at Solihull, Warwickshire, prior to the year 1400.
John Griswold about he middle of the 14th century came from Kenilworth and married a daughter and heiress of Henry Hughford, of Huddersley Hall at Solihull, and the family has been known as the Griswold of Kenilworth and Solihull. Solihull is on the northwest border of Warwickshire, and Yardley in Worchestershire on the south and west. It is but 8 miles from Kenilworth to the westward and 12 miles northwest of Stratford-on-Avon, and was a place of importance before the NormanConquest. The two American immigrants, Edward and Mathew came to CT from Kenilworth. Mathew came over in 1639 and settled at Windsor, CT; died at Lyme, CT, Sep 21, 1698 and was buried at Saybrook; assisted in the settlement of Lyme and was a large land-owner, was deputy to the general assembly in 1654 and afterward.
Edward came to CT at the time of the second visit of George Fenwick when many other settlers came. He was attorney for a Mr. St. Nicholas, of Warwickshire, who had a house built for him at Windsor and a tract of land impaled, as had also Sir Richard Saltonstall. There were many other prominent Puritans in Warwickshire intending to settle in the colonies, when a change in the political conditions in England caused them to stay there.
About Aug 17, 1639, Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, CT, with his company and immediately entered upon his labors assisting Rev. John Warham. Edward and Mathew Griswold were both of this company. Edward speedily became prominent in the affairs of the new community and was frequently mentioned in colonial records. He was deputy to the General Court, Aug 18, 1658 to Mar 14, 1660 and from May 15, 1662 to Mar 11, 1663. In 1659 he built the Old Fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon and also served as a Justice of the Peace. He was granted land at Poquonoc but did not remove there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. But he was a resident there in 1649, with two other families, those of John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. In 1663, with his son Jon, Edward removed to Hammonassett, later called Killingworth, now Clinton, CT, deeding to his sons George and Joseph, his Windsor property, reserving a small annuity. He was the most prominent man in the new settlement and when it was renamed, doubtless suggested the name Killingworth from Kenilworth Parish in England. He was first deputy to the General Court from Killingworth and magistrate and deputy thereafter for more than 20 years, 1662 to 1688-89, and was succeeded in office by his son John. The Colonial Records show him to have been an active and influential member of the legislature, accomplishing much good. At sessions he had the pleasure of meeting his own son Francis and brother Mathew in office, and there has hardly been a time since when the family has not been represented in the legislature of the province and state. In 1678, he was on the committee to establish a Latin School at New London; he was deacon of the Killingworth church and died in Killingworth in 1691, aged 84 years. His first wife Margaret died Aug 23, 1670 and he married second, in 1673, Sarah Bemis, widow of James Bemis, constable of New London, who died in 1665. She was the daughter of John and Rebecca (Bemis) Dimond. Edward had children all by his first wife, Margaret, the first 5 born in England, being baptized in Kenilworth Parish, the other born in Windsor, CT.
Listed in LDS Ancestral File, AFN; 1KLM-KL
From "The Griswold Family: The 1st 5 Generations in America", compiled and edited by Esther Griswold French, Robert Lewis French. Griswold Family Association, 1990.
Edward married c. 1628 Margaret (surname unknown) who was born c.1609, making her age 20 at the birth of her first child and 43 when her last child was born. Margaret died at Clinton, originally Killingworth, CT, Her gravestone marked "M.G. 1670" is the oldest stone in the cemetery behind the Congregational Church in Clinton. However it does not show the patient devotion nor the hardship endured in rearing her family in that vast wilderness.
When the Rev. Ephraim Huit arrived in Windsor, CT with his congregation about Aug 17, 1639 to assist the Rev. John Warham, Edward and Margaret Griswold, their 4 children (Francis, George, John and Sarah) and Edward's brother Matthew, were with the company. Mr. Huit had been pastor at Knowle and Wroxall, Warwickshire, England; Wroxall being a part of Kenilworth Parish. A writer of note upon religious subjects and a powerful preacher of the Puritan faith, he was censured for his non-conformity and silenced by the Bishop of Worcester. This no doubt was the cause of his moving to New England with the company he organized, of which both Edward and Matthew were members.
Edward speedily became prominent in the affairs of the new community and was frequently mentioned in colonial records. He served as Deputy to the General Court from Aug 18, 1658 - Mar 14, 1660 and again from May 15,1662 - Mar 11, 1663. In 1659 he was one of the men from Windsor to build the fort at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon. He also served as Justice of the Peace. Although he was granted land at Poquonoc he did not move there until after the title of the Indians had been fully extinguished in 1642. He was resident there in 1649 with two other families, John Bartlett and Thomas Holcomb. His home stood near the highway at the top of the hill, and contained 29 and a half acres bounded mostly south and west by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph received the homestead when he moved to Hammonassett in 1663 with his son John and 2 daughters with their families.
The present Clinton, CT is the original Killingworth; Main street is the identical ground where the first settlers took their home lots. These were surveyed in 1663. Edward was one of the first settlers and doubtless suggested the name from Kenilworth parish in England. He was the most prominent man in the new settlement and must be given full credit for first organizing this community. He was its first deputy to the General Court. He, with his two sons-in-law, were recorded as freemen in 1669.
Edward was instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first deacon. He frequently served on important civil matters; his services, counsel and guidance evidently much sought. He also served on the committee to establish a Latin school at New London.
Ancient land records on file at the office of the Secretary of State, Hartford show land grants in favor of Edward: one of 200 acres; another of 100 acres given by the town of Killingworth. He showed the spirit of those early English settlers to accumulate large land holdings.
Edward married (2) Sarah Dimond Bemis, daughter of John and Rebecca (Bemis) Dimond and widow of James Bemis, constable of New London, who died in 1665.
Edward died in 1690 in his 84th year, his burial place being unknown, except it may be in the vacant space next to that of Margaret.
Bio also appears in "New England Families Genealogical and Memorials," compiled by W.R. Cutter, A.M. Lewis Hist. Pub. Co, New York, 1913.
From "The Phelps-Marshall Kinship", by Nancy S. McBride, McClure Printing Co., Vienna VA 1977:
Was born in England and died in Windsor, CT. Records of his parentage, birthplace, early life, and marriage have not been located. Edward and Margaret brought their English born children from Kenilworth to New England in 1639 in the company of bands of pilgrims under the Rev. Ephriam Huit and at first joined Edward's brother Matthew who had come over 9 years previously. Edward's family located in Windsor, CT where they remained until 1663 and where Edward was an attorney for a Mr. St.Nicholas. .... In 1650 he was on the Hartford jury in the trial of John Carrington and his wife for witchcraft which returned a verdict of guilty. In 1662 he was on a jury, trying Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith for the same offense with the same verdict. He was deputy to the general court in 1660.
(NOTE: REBECCA STEELE ELSON GREENSMITH - PROBABLE ANCESTOR OF DIANNE Z STEVENS)
Griswold was on a committee to procure the required number of settlers for a new town to be built on Hammonasett land west of the Indian River between New Haven and Saybrook. He named it Kenilworth after his English home, but it was soon corrupted to Killingsworth. His first settlement lay along the main road in the present town of Clinton. Edward organized the church there and was its first deacon. He held 100 acres as Kenilworth.
In 1669 Gov. Pynchon directed him to build the fort now known as Old Fort Springfield. Ft. Griswold, near Groton, named for this family was taken by storm by Arnold in the Revolutionary War.
Edward has married in England Margaret (Diamond?). The Griswold family holds information on research but had said that Margaret's maiden name had not been established from various possibilities. Mrs. Beal had submitted material searched for membership in the Society of Colonial Dames which give Margaret as dau. of John Diamond. Margaret died in 1670 and is buried in the old Indian River Cemetery. Her stone is the oldest there - a simple hand hewn granite shaft marked "M G 1670" There is an unmarked space on her left side (Edward's ?) and beyond that her youngest son John. ...
Source: Dawes-Gates (see Stephen Post, RIN 750) Edward Griswold and wife emigrated in
1639 as original founders to Windsor, CT.
They were founders of Norwich. They moved on to Hammonassett, then Killingworth, CT
(renamed Kenilworth, and now Clinton) in 1663. He was deputy to General Court for
Windsor from 1656 to 1660 and 1662 to 1663 and for Killingworth from 1667 to 1689. Source:
Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages, Vol 1, pp 158-159. He came to America with his
brother Matthew in 1639 with the party of Rev. Mr. Hull, who came to Windsor in that year.
They had a brother Thomas, who remained in Kenilworth, and the record of his marriage in
1634 is in the Kenilworth Church records, as well as the baptisms of some of Edward
Griswold's children and the burial of a daughter, but the ravages of the War of the Rebellion
destroyed traces there may have been of the emigrant brothers in Kenilworth. At the time of
his arrival in America, Edward Griswold was 32 years old and Matthew 19. It is known that
they were men of education and property and in the colonies were styled "Mr.," which then
meant gentleman as distinguished from yeoman or tradesman. The first location of Edward
Griswold in Windsor is uncertain, but he had a grant of land in Poquonock and went there in
1649. Here he established his home and became active in public affairs. In 1650 (or 1659)
He built the "Old Fort" at Springfield for Mr. Pynchon; in 1656 was deputy from Windsor to the
General Court and except for one session continued to represent the town until the charter
was received from King Charles. About 1663 Edward Griswold removed to Hommonoscett, a
new settlement near Saybrook. The new settlement became a town in 1667 and was called
Kenilworth, later Killingworth, and finally Clinton. Mr. Griswold was the first deputy from
Killingworth and served as its magistrate and representative for over 20 years, 1662-1678-89.
He was succeeded by his son John. He was often a commissioner and in 1678 was one of a
committee for establishing a Latin school in New London, and was the first deacon of the
Killingworth church. Edward Griswold died at Killingworth, it is said, in 1691, in his 84th
year. Edward Griswold married first in England, in 1630, Margaret, who died 8/23/1670, and
was buried at Clinton, CT. He married second, in 1672 or 1673, Mrs. Sarah Bemis, widow of
James Bemis, of New London. 11 children of first marriage.
His name is on the list of planters entered by the committee and he was recorded as freeman
in 1669. Edward was instrumental in organizing the first church and was its first deacon. He
frequently served on important civic matters. He served on the committee to establish a
Latin school at New London.
Ancient land records on file at the office of the Secretary of State in Hartford show land
grants in favor of Edward; one of 200 acres and one of 100 acres given by the town of
Killingworth. He was a large land holder showing the spirit of those English settlers to
accumulate large land holdings. Edward was granted land at Poquonoc but he did not move
there until after the title of the Indians had been fully cleared in 1642. His home stood near
the highway at the top of the hill. It had 20 and a half acres bounded mostly south and west
by Stony Brook and east by the river. His sons George and Joseph inherited the homestead.
TAG 40:176-179 deals with Griswold Ancestry in England, Genevieve Tvlee Kiepura. TAG 41
has "Further Griswold Notes" by John G. Hunt. Same author had a previous article in TAG
40:43?, states evidence that Margaret Blencow married a different Edward Griswold. p. 157,
Stiles. Came from England in 1639 with Rev. Mr. Huit [must be same as Hull]. He was
residing at Poq. in 1649 and had 29 1/2 acres. His sons George and Joseph inherited this
homestead.
He was a member of the jury trying Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith for witchcraft; guilty.
He was on the Hartford jury in trial of John Carrington and wife for witchcraft; Guilty.
From Wayne Olsen:
Listed in LDS Ancestral File, AFN: 3GLM-8W
From "The Griswold Family: The First Five Generations in America." The Griswold Family Association, 1990:
Came with the Dorchester Company in 1630 and moved to Windsor in 1635.
From "Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List", by Charles Henry Pope. Genealogical Publishing Co, 1977:
Thomas, Dorchester, propr., frm. May 14, 1634. He sold his property Aug 12, 1635, and rem. to Windsor. CT.
From "Ancestors of Ossian Hatch Brainerd and Mary Hulburd Goodrich"
Several sources list one Gilbert Holcomb as father of Thomas Holcomb. However, McCracken: "Parents of Thomas Holcomb" shows the connection between Gilbert and Thomas Holcomb to be invalid.
Thomas, born in --- England, came to MA in the "Mary and John" in 1630. He settled in Dorchester, where he married Elizabeth Ferguson (?),born about 1617, a fellow passenger, on 14 May 1634. In 1635 they moved to Windsor, CT. In 1639 they settled at Poquonock. Thomas represented Windsor and Hartford in the constitutional convention of CT colony.
From "Thomas Holcomb and other Simsbury, Connecticut Settlers," by Deanna Holcomb Bowman, 1988:
Jesse Seaver thought that English records indicated that Thomas Holcomb was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales or Devonshire, England to Annand Gilbert Holcomb. Several recent researchers agreed with him. A disagreement appeared recently, George McCracken writing in the American Genealogist, Vol 26:109 found that Gilbert Holcomb's oral will stated d.s.p. which meant died without issue and that Gilbert left his estate to his brother-in-law, Richard Bonithon. His research is based on J.L.Vivian's, "The Visitations of the County Devon", on pages 474 and 533.....I have not been able to determine the father of Thomas Holcomb (1595-1657) from references found in the U.S., but I am of the opinion he was a member of Rev. Ephraim Huit's church, and Huit was from Kenilworthin Warwickshire. Without resolving the question of Thomas Holcomb's parentage, I have included in the appendix the ancestry of Gilbert and Ann Courtney Holcomb. I recently discovered that one of the early Holcomb births in CT was recorded as James the 8th. This could be a clue to ancestry of Thomas Holcomb in that the birth occurred in the 3rd generation of American Holcomb's, i.e., not time to have had 8 generations.
Thomas married Elizabeth (Ferguson from birth registry of daughter Elizabeth in Devon, England), perhaps a fellow passenger on the Mary and John. A record of this marriage has not been found (Elizabeth Atty in another record). Thomas as about 15 years older than Elizabeth, and could have easily been married before. Elizabeth was listed (as Elizabeth Eno) in the Medical Journal of John Winthrop as of age 52 in 1669, thus bornin 1617. From Granby, CT records, "Thomas Holcombe of Dorchester MA on May 14, 1634 was made a freeman. Sep 1635, sold house and lands to Richard Jones of Dorchester. In 1640 his name appears as owner of house and lands in Windsor, CT and at Poquonnoc." The vital records of Simsbury, CT indicate that Thomas and Elizabeth had 10 children.
From "Search for the Passengers of the Mary and John 1630", vol 22 (and vol 14, p. 33):
born about 1612, died 1657. Probably from West Country. He supposedly came on the "Mary & John" in 1630 but extensive searches over many years have failed to find his parents. He was not a son of Gilbert Holcomb of Branscome, Devon, because the latter died without issue.
The Branscome parish registers still exist and they do not contain a baptism of a Thomas Holcombe about 1600-1610. The Holcombes of Devon descend from Simon de Holcombe, Lord of the manor of Farington (Exeter),who fought with distinction at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, against William The Conqueror. Following the Norman Conquest, he was evicted from his lands and moved to Hole (near Branscome) in 1075. "Hole House", a large stone, thatch roofed structure remained in the Holcombe family until 1601, when it was sold by Gilbert Holcombe. It is still standing today and was visited by Mary & John descendants during the second Mary &John tour in 1988. For photos of Hole House see Search Series volume 11,pp. 17-30. According to family tradition Thomas Holcomb married Elizabeth Ferguson soon after the "Mry & John" landed but her name has been refuted. He had ten children. For four generations of his descendants, see Search Series, vol 6, pp. 39-79.
From Holcombe Family Assn Website:
Thomas1 Holcombe,(1) son of Gilbert Holcombe and Ann Courtney, was born Devon, England about 1601. Thomas died October 1, 1657 in Windsor, CT, at 56 years of age. His body was interred in Poquonock, Windsor, Connecticut.
He married Elizabeth Ferguson May 14, 1634.(2) Elizabeth was born Devon, England 1617. Elizabeth died October 7, 1679 in Windsor, CT, at 62 years of age. Thomas' history is derived mostly from land and probate records
Ancestry
The sources on Thomas Holcombe differ considerably on Thomas' ancestry. Thomas was born in England, most probably in one of the southwestern counties, Pembrokeshire, Wales, or Devonshire. We do not know the date of his birth even approximately, but his wife seems to have been born about 1617 and their first child born about 1634; McCracken believes this would place his birth somewhere about 1610; Seaver says 1601, but does not give any reasoning for that date.
Jesse Seaver thought that English records indicated that Thomas Holcomb was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales or Devonshire, England to Ann and Gilbert Holcomb. Several of Seaver's contemporary researchers agreed with him. A disagreement appeared recently; George McCraken writing in The American Genealogist, Vol. 26:109 found that Gilbert Holcomb's oral will stated d.s.p. which meant died without issue and that Gilbert left his estate to his brother-in-law, Richard Bonithon. His research is based on J.L. Vivian's, The Visitations of the County Devon, on pages 474 and 533. Quote from Vivian, page 474, "The Holcombe of Hull . . . The portion of this pedigree from the connencement printed in ordinary type is from Poleland Westcote; that printed in italic is from The Visitation of Devon 1564, Harlequin.Mss. 1080, fo. 403, 1091, fo, 42, b, and 5840, fo.52." I have not been able to determine the father of Thomas Holcomb.
Several early authors state he was a member of Reverend Ephraim Huit's church, and Huit was from Kenilworth in Warwickshire. But, no Holcomb births or records were found from the Diocesan Court at Worchester. The Register of Wroxal, 300 @24, for the year 1634 did list the following; Sarah Huit daughter of Ephraim and Isabell his wife was baptized, and Nathaniel Griswold the son of Samuel Griswold and Anne his wife was baptized. Bowman has found clues recently that Thomas may have been from county Somerset, the city of Bridgewater. She has recently discovered that one of the early Holcomb births in Connecticut was recorded as James the eighth. This could be a clue to ancestry of Thomas Holcomb in that the birth occurred in the third generation of American Holcomb's, i.e.not time to have had eight generations.
Bowman lists the ancestry of Gilbert and Ann Courtney Holcomb in herVolume 2 without resolving the question of Thomas' parentage in order that future researchers not duplicate others' efforts in delineating this line.
Most recently (October 25, 1998), Bowman updated her Volume 2 with the comment that Christopher was the most likely ancestor of Thomas. The birth and death dates normally assigned to the son of Christopher are not correct nor the marriage to Joan Prideaux. The birth and death dates are those of Thomas, the actor, of London who married Francis Bartlett.
The MARY AND JOHN
He is usually said, with some reason, to have come on the 1630 voyage ofthe Mary and John, but there is no proof of it, all passenger lists for that voyage being hypothetical.
Robert Charles Anderson in NEHGR, April 1993, addressed the many different lists of passengers on the MARY AND JOHN. He went about objectively establishing specific criteria for determining the likelihood that a specific individual was on the ship. By the criteria he established, which seem reasonable, Thomas Holcombe is not likely to have come on the MARY AND JOHN in 1630. The information here, whether it describes Thomas' voyage specifically or not, does describe the similar circumstances which brought him to Dorchester.
In March, 1630, Thomas was in a company which assembled at Plymouth, Devonshire, where a large ship of 400 tons, the Mary and John, chartered by Captain Squeb, for the voyage to America, was fitted out. The Mary and John was the first ship of the Winthrop Fleet which brought 1500 Puritans to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
John Hunt (NGSQ 63:1) notes that the early settlers of Dorchester, Mass., like the founders of Plymouth, were in some fear that they might not obtain leave to depart from England. There seems to have been some worry on the part of their organizer, the Reverend Mr. John White, that the group might be considered schismatic by the London authorities headed by the powerful Bishop William Laud. Consider the fact that White's recruiters incuded two unlike clerics, John Warham, a nonconformist, and John Maverick, a conformist.
Robert Charles Anderson states that this group of Puritians was organizedby Rev. John White of Dorchester, Dorsetshire, and that he solicited the Rev. John Maverick and Rev. John Warham to lead the group and he orchestrated the entire migration process. Warham had been minister at Crewkerne in Somersetshire and at Exeter in Devonshire; Maverick had been rector at Beaworthy in Devonshire. It is of note that the church was organized BEFORE they left England. Anderson characterizes this period of migration as "The Era of Gentlemen's Companies".
The Mary and John was destined for the Charles River. This "Godly Company," of 140 persons, assembled with their two ministers in the new hospital at Plymouth, kept a solemn day of fasting and prayer, and chose Bishop John Maverick and Bishop John Wareham to be their officers. There was a dispute with the captain, who refused to attempt the passage without pilot or chart. "The Word of God was preached and expounded every day during the voyage," of 70 days and the ship arrived at Nantasket, May 30, 1630. There is no evidence that any large ship had ever penetrated further into the harbor previous to this time.
Massachusetts
Ten of the men procured a boat, left the ship at Nantasket, and went inquest of the "promised land." Later they were ordered to return to the ship as other members of the company had found a convenient place at Mattapan, where pasture for famished cattle could be had. Tradition has always fixed upon the south side of Dorchester Neck (South Boston) in Old Harbor, as the place of landing. Here they founded the town of Dorchester (named for Dorchester, England), so called to the present day and now apart of the City of Boston.
There was a tribe of Indians, of whom Chickatobot was Chief, that dwelt in the vicinity. Whatever may have been their former number and importance before their destruction by a pestilence in 1618, our forefathers found them few in numbers, depressed in spirits and, for the most part, very docile. Much interest was felt for them by the settlers and great efforts were made to civilize and convert them to Christianity, and a duty which they felt they owed, as their charter for ground upon which they located was based upon the "desire to propogate the Christian religion to such as live in darkness, and to bring savages to human civility." The Indians had but little use for land. They attached but a trifling value to it and parted with it without reluctance.
On whatever ship they crossed, Thomas Holcmbe was in Massachusetts Bay by 4 May 1634 on which day he became a freeman, and he is recorded as a resident of Dorchester.
His wife was named Elizabeth but the common statement that her maiden name was Ferguson is highly improbable and completely undocumented. It has lately been suggested that the name "Ferguson" results from a misreading of the correct name on a tombstone, but if so, no one has ever found her recorded on a tombstone. She is not mentioned on the tombstone of her first husband which is reported in McCracken's note in TAG44:58-60. While married to Eno she was attended in 1669 by John Winthroopthe Younger and was recorded in his medical journal (TAG 23:124) as then aged 52, which datum gives us a probable birth year of 1617. As this would have made her only 13 when the Mary and John arrived at Boston, its probable that the marriage of Thomas and Elizabeth took place at Dorchester, and if she came on the same ship as Thomas, she was a child at the time. Winthrop's statement that she was aged 52 in 1669 may, however, be too low, in which case the wedding may have occurred inEngland.
Migration to Windsor
In the Summer of 1635 some Dorchester people had already reached the river and sat down at a place where William Homes, and others of Plymouth, had erected a trading house two years before (at Windsor), and made preparations for bringing their families and settling permanently; and in November, 60 persons with a large number of cattle, travelled from Dorchester and arrived in safety at the river, after much tribulation. During the first Winter the sufferings of these persons were intense and they lost nearly all their cattle. Some individuals wandered back to Drochester and others avoided starvation by dropping down the river and taking refuge in a vessel at anchor at the mouth.
In the Spring of 1636, Reverend John Wareham left Dorchester and came toWindsor, Connecticut, bringing his flock, including Thomas Holcomb, with him. Maverick resisted the move and died late in 1635.
Before leaving Dorchester Thomas Holcomb sold his estate to Richad Jones (8-12-1635). Later, 1639, he moved to Poquonock, Hartford County, four miles west of Windsor, where he engaged in Farming. He was a Representative from Windsor and Hartford in the Convention that framed the now famous Constitution of the Connecticut Colony.
"Although Windsor was located in Connecticut, it and the other new settlements on the river were under the political and legal jurisdictionof the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They were governed by a court of five magistrates who held their authority from Massachusetts. These five persons represented the three different communities in Connecticut and consisted of two members from Windsor, two from Hartford, and one from Wethersfield. The citizens of these three towns elected a committee in May of 1635 for the purpose of assisting the Court in enacting local ordinances. On January 14, 1639, a general meeting was held at Hartford; at which time, a separate constitution was written and adopted, the first constitution in America." (Charles Case) (Note: it seems that Saybrook, at the mouth of the river, was not under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony).
"Thomas acquired a home lot in the first tier of allotments in Windsor paralleling the Connecticut River. His lot lay between that of Thomas Gunn and Philip Randall and extended westward to the foot of Meadow Hill. His meadow lot lay eastward to the river. The fact that he had lots assigned in the first tier is a strong indication that he arrived when the allotments were originally made in 1636. By 1649, however, Thomas had moved to a section of land on the Farmington river several miles northwest of Windsor known as Poquonnock where his neighbors were the Griswold brothers -- Edward, Frances and George -- and John Bartlett. His property lay near Indian Neck and Stony Brook.
Thomas Holcomb died at Windsor, Connecticut, September 7, 1657. His grave was located in an old cemetary near the old homestead at Poquonock, Connecticut. His grave was marked by a brown stone about two by four feet in size. The stone, having crumbled with age, was removed. It was replaced with a new marker that was inscribed with family information, much of which is wrong.
His widow married, second, August 5, 1658, James Eno (Enno) (his secondwife). She died October 7, 1679.
Some of those who have asserted that Thomas and Elizabeth were married before leaving England believe that the first two of the children were born there, but, the birth dates given below seem to discredit this supposition. It is quite certain that all who bear the name of Holcomb(e) in New England are descended from Thomas Holcomb, through his sons Joshua, Benajah and Nathaniel.
Although Thomas Holcomb and most of his descendants usually spell thename `Holcomb', it bears an `e' on Dorchester and Boston records.
The Estate
The property of Thomas Holcomb was inventoried Octover 1, 1657, the inventory came to £294/9/8 (Manwaring 1:129f.). The surviving children are listed with ages as Joshua (17), Benajah (13), Nathaniel (9), Abigail(19), Deborah (5-7), but this overlooks the two eldest daughters Elizabeth and Mary who were already married, and had probably received their portions at marriage. The widow Elizabeth was granted administration, date not stated. The distribution was as follows:
Widow £42/18/00 Nathaniel £28/12/00 Joshua 42/18/00 Abigail 28/12/00 Benajah 38/07/00 Deborah 28/12/00
Just how these sums were computed is not clear, certainly not by theusual third to the widow, a double share to the eldest son and a singleshare to the other children. In any case, George and Edward Griswold (husband of the daughter Mary and his father) entered a claim for a part of the estate but withdrew it. On 15 Dec. 1660 Samuel Bissell (husband of Abigail) receipted to James Enno, who was by then husband of the widow, for Bissell's wife's portion, and on 17 Dec. 1660 Joshua Holcombe receipted for his.
Following is a record taken from Probate Records, Hartford District:`This 17th day of December 1660 I do acknowledge to having received of my Father Enno ye full sum of my portion. Witness my hand, Joshua Holcomb. 'James Eno, with his three children, came to live at the Holcomb house, after the death of his first wife, and his marriage to Elizabeth.
Generally, Thomas Holcombe is credited with ten children of whom three died in childhood, but there is a curious record which suggests there may have been an older son named John. The son Nathaniel had a son Nathaniel recorded at Springfield on 11 June 1673, this because the child's mother, Mary Bliss, came from Springfield, but the same Vital Records attribute the birth of a daughter Sarah on 6 Oct, 1673 to a John Holcum. Nothing more is known of this John, either at Springfield or Windsor, and I am inclined to think that an error was committed by the original town clerk at Springfield and that the surname Holcum is what is wrong. The learned Savage and also Drs. Holcombe and Stiles knew of the same entry, and they thought that John may have gone to Virginia.
Genealogical Vandalism
Thomas Holdombe's Tombstone by George McCracken from The American Genealogist Vol. 44, p. 58, January 1968
The story of the vandalism was reported to me some years ago by the late Mrs. Carrie Marshall Kendrick who lived in a fine mid-victorian house near the intersection of Marshall Phelps Road with Poquonock Avenue in Windsor, Conn. The house had been formerly known as 1297 Poquonock Avenue but more recently has been given a number of Marshall Phelps Road. On the other side of the road but the same side of the avenue, so Mrs. Kendrick informed me, was formerly a small cemetery in which was originally buried Thomas Holcombe in October 1657.
Members of the Holcomb family "later" removed to what is now Granby and took with them Thomas Holcomb's tombstone, if not what was left of his remains also, and inserted the 1657 stone into an obelisk-type monument in the Granby Street Cemetery in Granby where it was read by C. G.Flanders in 1934 when he reported all the stones of that graveyard: "Thomas Holcomb, born in England, died Oct. 1657." Mrs Kendrick further stated, with considerable distress, that some years before she spoke members of the family had demolished the obelisk-type monument and replaced it with a modern granite monument, and the original slab was then thrown into a dump.
On the day when I heard this story I visited the Granby Street Cemetery and verified the presence of the new stone, and on 30 June 1967 I again examined the stone and copied the new inscription, as follows:
THOMAS HOLCOMB, BORN IN ENGLAND, DIED OCT. 1657 THOMAS, HIS SON, DIED 1736 ELIZABETH PETTEBONE, HIS WIFE, DIED 1740 DANIEL, THEIR SON DIED 1760 ESTHER BUEL, HIS WIFE, DIED 1765 DANIEL, THEIR ONLY SON, DIED OCT. 12, 1836 AE 85 SARAH, HIS WIFE, DIED SEPT. 5, 1835 AE 54 HEPZIBAH GRISWOLD, HIS WIFE, DIED JULY 11, 1814 AE 33 GAYLORD G., THEIR 2ND SON, DROWNED,JULY 4, 1844 AE 50
Per Wayne Olsen:
Bio listed in genealogy of Kellogg family in "Colonial Families of the US". In this version, he is the direct ancestor vice his brother Samuel. His father, grandfather, and great grandfather correlate with other sources. Excerpt follows:
Joseph Kellogg....he came to America in 1651 and settled at Hadley, MA, of which place he was one of the early proprietors. The house he lived in there is still standing (1914).; lived in Boston, 1659, and removed to Hadley 1661. Was Selectman; a Puritan who helped defend and conceal "the Regicides" of Charles I, Edward Whalley, William Goffe, and Col John Dixwel; was Lieutenant of Hadley in 1662, and fought in Capt. William Turner's Company, Falls Fight, 1676; married firstly 1650 Joanna, surname unknown, who d. at Hadley 14 Sep 1666; married second 9th May 1667, Abigail Terry. 9 children by first marriage, 11 children by second marriage. Stephen was 1st child of second marriage , b. 9 April 1668, and Nathaniel was second, born 8 Oct 1669.
From "Genealogies of Hadley Families", compiled by Lucius M. Boltwood,1905. Republished by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1996.
Weaver,of Farmington, CT, in 1651, removed as early as 1659 to Boston, and thence as early as 1662 to Hadley, where he was a LT and often one of the selectmen. He died age about 80 in 1707 or 1708, asappears from the fact that his will dated 1707 was proved Feb 4, 1708. He married first Joanna _____, who died Sep 14, 1666.
From "Notes of Terry Families in the USA" by Stephen Terry. Hartford CT, 1887.
States he died Jan 1708. He was a weaver, and lived in Farmington,CT, whence he removed to Boston MA and thence to Hadley. He became a LT of militia. They had 11 children.
From "Original Hadley Settlers," in the Grafton Magazine, special edition, by Dr. Franklin Bonne and Elbridge Kingsley:
Weaver; arrived in Farmington, 1651; To Hadley, 1662, where he was lieutenant and selectman. Married 1st Joanna; 2nd Abigail, dau. of Stephen Terry, Windsor. Died 1708. 19 children listed (although this maybe source of confusion for lineage,.... not all may be his or at least by one wife.)
Joseph Kellogg moved from east side when river encroached upon him and kept the Ferry and Tavern for many years. The old site in Garden of present homestead. Land remained in family until 1807.
Will named numerous sons and daughters, but unsure which wife was mother of which kids: children named in will were John, Martin, Edward, Samuel, Joanna, Sarah Smith, Sarah Ashley, Stephen, Nathan, Elizabeth Nash, Abigail Smith, Prudence Merrills, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Nathan, Joseph
From "Genealogical Notes", manuscript by Dewey at Westfield MA Library:
From "Notes on Some of the Descendants of Joseph Kellog of Hadley," byJustin Perkins Kellogg, 1836-..., London, Thomas Moring at the De La MorePress 1898, "for private circulation only":
He was in Farmington, CT prior to 1653. He joined Farmington Church 9 Oct 1653, from thence he removed to Boston, about 1659 where he bought a homestead, thence in 1661 to Hadley where he remained until his death.His will was dated... 1707... He came perhaps from Essex County, England, where the name Kellogg is found in the old Parish records of Braintreeand the adjoining Parishes of Bocking, Bradwell and Cressing. He was a cousin (perhaps a nephew) of Nathaniel Kellogg of Hartford, (prior to1639, who died at Farmington in 1657). Had lease for ferry from Hadley to Northampton. This lease was renewed from time to time, and seems to have been of some value to the Kellogg family, for it remained in their hands until 1758, and then passed to Stephen Goodman who married Joanna Kellogg, dau. of James and great granddaughter of Joseph Kellogg. His house in Hadley was the last on the west side of the old street at the south end, the corner south of the south road leading into the great meadow. The landing for the Northampton Ferry was not far from his house.
In those days all able bodied men, over the age of 16 were required to serve as soldiers. He was appointed a sergeant, Sep 1663; ensign in 1678, LT in 1679; and retained his command until 1692. In King Philip's War he was in the bloody fight with the Indians at Turners Falls, 19 May1676, in charge of the Hadley contingent of 18 men, 4 of whom were killed. The whole English force did not exceed 160 men, of whom 38 were killed, including the Commander. He was one of the Trustees of the Hopkins Grammar School at Hadley; and was one of the select men of Hadley in 1665 -74-77-79-81-85-92.
His will dated Jun 27, 1707 was very detailed, including the following for Stephen. "I give and bequeath to my loving sons Stephen Kellogg and Nathaniel Kellog, considering that I had a considerable estate with their mother out of Father Terry's Estate therefore I give to them all that allotment that was my Father Terry's lying in Hockanum in Hadley bounded by the land of John Smith northeast and the land of Thomas Hovey southwest abutting on the River both North and South to be equally divided to them after my wife's decease, not to have ye use or possession of said land till then and then to be to them and their heirs forever. This together with forty shillings a piece I have already given them I account a full portion for them."