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George and Joseph. The latter were
bound to pay him a small annuity. He
died in 1690, in that part of Killingworth,
now Clinton, Connecticut. Killingworth
is a corruption of the name Kenilworth,
which was originally given to the town
in honor of the birthplace of Edward Gris-
wold. He was first deputy from the town,
in which capacity he served more than
twenty years, being succeeded by his son,
John, who was also a magistrate. While
in the Legislature, he served in associa-
tion with his son, Francis, and brother,
Matthew, and the record of "Province
of State" as nearly always, includes one
or more of the name. He was deacon of
the Killingly church, and served on a
committee to establish a Latin school at
New London. His first wife, Margaret,
was the mother of George Griswold, born
in 1633, who remained on his father's
lands in Windsor, and was also an exten-
sive purchaser of lands from the Indians.
He died at Windsor, September 3, 1704;
he married, October 3, 1655, Mary Holcomb,
the daughter of Thomas and Eliz-
abeth Holcomb, and she died April 4,
1708. Their eldest son, Daniel Griswold,
was born October 1, 1656, in Windsor,
where he lived through life. He married
there, February 3, 1680, Mindwell Bissell,
born October 23, 1663, and died December
31, 1728, the eldest child of Nathaniel
and Mindwell (Moore) Bissell, and granddaughter
of John Bissell. Mindwell
Moore was born July 10, 1643, and was
a daughter of Deacon John and Abigail
Moore, who came from England in 1630.
John Moore was a son of Thomas Moore.
Ensign Nathaniel Griswold, the twin of
Daniel, son of Daniel and Mindwell (Bis-
sell) Griswold, was born February 14,
1684, in Windsor, and resided in Poquo-
nock, where he died September 16, 1753.
He married, in 1731, Ruth Gaylord, born
April 10, 1700, and died September 16,
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1753, the daughter of Nathaniel and Abi-
gail (Bissell) Gaylord. Their eldest son,
Nathaniel Griswold, was born July 27,
1742, lived in Poquonock, and was admitted
to the Wintonbury church, June
10, 1764, with his wife, Abigail, and she
died April 26, 1820. Their son, Friend
Griswold, was baptized June 10, 1764, and
died February 4, 183 1. He married in
Wintonbury, March 12, 1787, Dorothy
Weller, who died March 12, 1797. Their
son, Bradford Griswold, was born 1796,
and died September 3, 1855. He married
Sophia Winchell, born 1776, and died Au-
gust 25, 1854. They were the parents of
Lothrop Griswold, born February 22,
1819, in Poquonock, and died July 6, 1890.
He was a successful farmer, living all of
his life in the town of Windsor. He mar-
ried there, previous to 1855, Jeanette A.
Thompson, born February 6, 1824, in
East Granby, and died in Windsor, March
24, 191 5. She was the daughter of Samuel
and Asenath (Clark) Thompson.
Samuel Thompson was born June 26,
1797, in East Granby, and died November
2, 1837. He married Asenath Clark, born
April 9, 1789, died September 17, 1871, the
daughter of David Clark, who was born
in 1755, in East Granby, and died February
9, 1829. His wife, Sarah (Hawley)
Clark, was born in 1761, probably in
Windsor Locks, and died July 31, 1852.
The Thompson family is descended
from Rev. William Thompson, a native
of Lancashire, England. The name formerly
appears as Tomson and Tompson.
William Thompson matriculated at Brazan
Nose College, Oxford, July 28, 1620,
at the age of twenty-one years, and was
subsequently a preacher in Winwick,
Lancastershire. In 1637 he came to
America and was engaged to preach in
Kittery and York, in what is now Maine.
He was ordained pastor of the church at
Braintree, November 19, 1637, and went