Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Griswold was born on 2 August 1741, in Durham, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jeremiah Griswold, was 24 and his mother, Bathsheba Howe, was 21.
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- Moses Griswold, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Moses Griswold, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): habitational name from Griswolds Farm in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, which is named with Old English grēosn ‘gravel’ + weald ‘woodland’.
History: Edward Griswold (1607–91) and his family were Puritans who came to the American colonies from Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, on the Mary and John, arriving on 30 May 1630. They settled first in Dorchester, MA, and in 1639 moved to Windsor, VT. Their relative, Matthew Griswold, came to New England in 1639, settling eventually in Lyme, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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