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John Griffin

John Griffin[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male Abt 1608 - 1682  (74 years)

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  • Name John Griffin 
    Born Abt 1608  Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Aug 1682  Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I377  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 

    Family Anna Bancroft,   b. 1627, Swarkston, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 13 Mar 1647  Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Griffin,   b. 1 Mar 1650/1, Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1728, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    1680 Purchase of Simsbury    		1680 Purchase of Simsbury
    In 1630 the final purchase of Simsbury from the natives was signed. This is an account of that historical event with a transcription of the contract.

    Documents
    List of Freemen in Windsor    		List of Freemen in Windsor
    The signature of John Griffin    		The signature of John Griffin

    Family
    Bancroft Pedigree Chart    		Bancroft Pedigree Chart
    Pedigree chart of the ancestry of Anna Bancroft posted on Ancestry. Origin not listed. No sources for data provided.

    Biographies
    The story of John Griffin and Anna Bancroft    		The story of John Griffin and Anna Bancroft
    John Griffin first appeared in Windsor sometime before 1643 as a partner of Michael Humphrey and established a business by making pine tar from pitch pine trees. He was the first settler and founder of Simsbury, Connecticut.

    Timelines
    Timeline of the lives of John and Anna Griffin    		Timeline of the lives of John and Anna Griffin

  • Sources 
    1. [S154] Griffins of Simsbury, Stephen M. Lawson.

    2. [S155] Annotated Bibliography of the Griffin Family, Paul J. Griffin.

    3. [S156] John Griffin of Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut, George E. McCracken, Ph.D., F.A.S.D, (American Genealogist, Volume 38, 1962).

    4. [S146] History of Hartford, J. Hammond Trumbull, L.L.D., (, Edward L Osgood, Publisher, Boston,).

    5. [S157] Bancrofts in the Connecticut Valley, George E McCracken, Ph.D. F.A.S.G, (The American Genealogist, Volume 3, 1961).

    6. [S158] The Forests of Connecticut, Austin F Hawes, (Connecticut Magazine, Volume Ten, 1906).

    7. [S160] History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, Noah Phelps.

    8. [S161] East Grandby, Springman, Mary Jane;Guinan, Betty Finnell;East Granby Historical Committee.

    9. [S162] History of Simsbury {Barber), Lucius I. Barber, M.D, (Daughters of the American Revolution, Simsbury, Connecticut, 1931).

    10. [S163] The Public Records of the Connecticut , J Hammond Trumbull, (Brown and Parsons, Hartford, Connecticut, 1850.).

    11. [S107] History of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, M.D., (Charles B. Norton, 348 Broadway, Nwe Yory, NY, 1859).