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GRANNISS.
EDWARD GRANNISS, an early settler of New England, is first found at Hartford, where he married, May 3, 1654, Elizabeth, daughter of William Andrews, the schoolmaster, and the record says she was then of Farmington. She died, when he married (2), 1662, Hannah, daugh- ter of John Wakefield, of New Haven. He removed, about 1670, from Hartford to Hadley, Mass., and from thence, about 1677, to New Haven. He was a shoemaker by occupation. He died in New Haven, Dec. 5, 1710.
CHILDREN .- 2. Joseph, b. March 31, 1656; d. young; 3. Hannah, b. -; m. Jan. 12, 1681, John Hill; 4. Mabel, b. -; m. March 2, 1684, John Johnson; 5. Abigail, m. March 20, 1688-9, John Allen, Jr .; 6. Sarah, b. Oct. 20, 1671; m. April 28, 1690, Nathaniel Bishop; 7. Jobn, b. Dec. 5, 1674; m. Oet. 12, 1706, Elizabeth Brockett; 8. Joseph, b. March 12, 1677; 9. Ann, b. -; m. Jan. 8, 1706, Moses Brockett.
8. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH GRANNISS, son of Edward (1) and Hannah Wakefield, his second wife, b. March 12, 1677, in New Haven; m. Nov. 3, 1703, Hannah, daughter of John Russell. He lived in North Haven.
CHILDREN .- 12. Joseph, m. 1728, Bathsheba Thompson ; 13. William, m. Thankful Allen; 14. Russell, m. Lydia Forbes-settled in Southington; 15. Thomas, m. Mchitabel Thomp- son; 16. Stephen; 17. Isaac, m. Keziah Moulthrop; 18. Sarah, m. Matthew Moulthrop 4th; 19. Anna, m. Asher Moulthrop; 20. Mabel, m. Ebenczer Bradley; 21. Hannah, m. Samuel Chedsey, Jr.
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16. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN GRANNISS, son of Joseph (8), m. Hannah, daughter of Thomas Dawson, of East Haven, and his wife, Hannah Robinson. He lived in East Haven, and afterward removed to Southington, where he died, June 11, 1780, aged 72 years. Hannah, his wife, died Oct. 11, 1797, aged 80.
CHILDREN .- 25. Joel; 26. Stephen; 27. Jacob; 28. Mabel, m. May 22, 1765, Joel Hun- gerford; 29. Lydia; 30. Jerusha.
25. JOEL.
JOEL GRANNISS, son of Stephen (16) and Hannah Dawson, his wife, b. in East Haven. He settled in Southington, in that part now Wol- cott, and was made a freeman April 10, 1780. He died in 1803. He married Sarah Pratt, who died his widow, in Southington, Nov. 11, 1820, aged 75. She was a daughter of Christopher Pratt, and was born March 28, 1745, in Saybrook, Ct.
CHILDREN .- 35. Joseph, d. Nov. 7, 1776; 36. Fair Resina, d. Feb. 23, 1777; 37. Asa, d. Sept. 10, 1778; 38. Fair Resina, bap. May 31, 1790; d. 1796; 39. Joseph, bap. May 31, 1790; d. 1796; 40. Asa, bap. May 31, 1790; 41. Polly, bap. May 31, 1790; d. 1796; Juda, d. Nov. 1,1785.
26. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN GRANNISS, son of Stephen (16) and Hannah Dawson, his wife, b. about 1747, in East Haven. Settled in Southington, where he married May 20, 1784, Martha Thompson. She died Oct. 30, 1825, aged 64. He lived on West Street, on the place now owned and occu- pied by Dwight Churchill, where he died, Feb. 18, 1828, aged 81.
CHILDREN .- 45. Chester, b. March 10, 1785; m. Dimmis Moore; (2) Sarah Thompson Smith, of E ist Haven; 46. Harvey, b. May 20, 1786; m. Mindwell Dutton; 47. Rachel, b. Feb. 24, 1788; m. Sept. 23, 1811, Alfred Hitchcock; 48. Chauncy, d. May 8, 1790.
40. AsA.
ASA GRANNISS, son of Joel (25) and Sarah Pratt, his wife, bap. May 31, 1790, in Southington; m. Keziah Lewis. He lived in Wolcott and Southington, and died in Southington, Aug. 12, 1847, aged 61 years.
CHILDREN .- 54. Sarah P., m. Aug. 18, James B. Bell; 55. Rhoda, b. Jan. 25, 1805; m. May 15, 1835, Edward Hart; 56. Phebe, d. Oct. 9, 1811; 57. Joel, d. -; 58. Isaiah M., m. Louisa Hammick; 59. Julia Ann, m. Dec. 27, 1837, Henry Hammick; 60. Roxana, m. Aug. 19, 1844, William Carrington; 61. Mary, m. Charles Beach, of Bristol; 62. Eliza, m. John R. Catlin, of New Haven; 63. Oliver L., b. April 16, 1824; 64. Abigail, m. April 6, 1845, Ira Webster, who died March 6, 1863.
45. CHESTER.
CHESTER GRANNISS, son of Stephen (26), m. Nov. 19, 1811, Dimmis, daughter of Roswell Moore, Esq., of Southington, and his wife, Lovina Phillips, born May, 1791, in Southington. He lived on West Street,
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Southington, where Dimmiss, his wife, died Oct. 23, 1815, aged 24. He married (2) -, of East Haven. He passed through the different military grades up to General of Brigade; of noble personal appear- ance; good conversational powers; an excellent speaker at public meet- ings. He represented the town in the Legislature several times. Probably no other man has ever lived in the town who has been so well calculated to attract the attention and respect of strangers as General Chester Granniss. He died Feb. 24, 1841, aged 56 years. His second wife died Oct. 4, 1826, aged 40.
CHILDREN .- 65. Henry, b. Nov., 1813; d. May 18, 1814; 66. Elizabeth, b. June 21, 1815; m. Oct. 25, 1835, David C. Tiffany; 67. George, b. Dec. 3, 1819; m. Sarah A. Moulton; d. Feb. 8, 1866; 68. Laura, b. May 21, 1821; m. Oct. 6, 1860, Charles Hitchcock; 69. Freder- ick, b. Feb. 8, 1823; m. July 21, 1843, Eunice, daughter of Solomon and Eunice (Shepherd) Stow; d. Feb. 22, 1849; one child, Ella Eunice, b. March 5, 1846; d. July 23, 1847; 70. Infant.
46. HARVEY.
HARVEY GRANNISS, son of Stephen (26), m. Nov. 29, 1815, Mind- well, daughter of Moses Dutton, of Southington, and his wife, Hannah Hitchcock. He lived on West Street, Southington, and from thence removed, about 1838, to Sherman, Chatauqua County, N. Y.
CHILDREN .- 71. Sophia, b. Nov. 13, 1816; bap. May 25, 1828; 72. William, b. May, 1819; m. Narcissa Hurd; 73. Eli, b. April, 1822; m. Parmela - : 74. Stephen, b. Nov. 3, 1824; 75. John, b. -; bap. Aug. 9, 1829; d. Oct. 4, 1829.
63. OLIVER L.
OLIVER LEWIS GRANNISS, son of Asa (40) and Keziah Lewis, his wife, b. April 16, 1824; m. March 15, 1849, Margaret S., daughter of Jona- than S. Cowles, of Southington, and his wife Polly (Parsons), born Aug. 23, 1830, in Southington. He lives in Southington village.
CHILDREN .- 76. Charles W., b. Jan. 26, 1850; 77. Oliver L., b. Jan. 7, 1854; 78. Lucy Jane, b. Dec. 30, 1857; d. Feb. 4, 1860; 79. Frederick C., b. Dec. 31, 1865.
GRIDLEY.
THOMAS GRIDLEY, born probably in England, came to New England, resided in Hartford, where he married on the 29th of September, 1644, Mary Seymour; removed to Farmington, and from there (it is said) to Northampton, where he died.
CHILDREN .- 2. Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1647; 3. Thomas, b. 1650.
SAMUEL.
SAMUEL GRIDLEY, son of Thomas, lived in Farmington. The record of his first marriage has not been found. He (2) married Dec. 1, 16933, Mary Humphreys, of Simsbury. He died in 1712, aged 65.
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CHILDREN .- 5. Samuel, m. June 8, 1710, Ruth Lewis; 6. Thomas, m. Oct. 31, 1704, Hannah Wilcoxon; 7. John, bap. Jan. 23, 1680; m. May 3, 1716, Dorothy Benton, of Hart- ford; 8. Joseph, bap. March 8, 1684-5; 9. Esther, bap. May 15, 1687; m. March 20, 1706, John Hart jun .; 10. James, bap. May 3, 1691; m. Nov. 26, 1719, Susannah Smith; 11. Sarah, bap. July 8, 1694; 12. Nathaniel, b. Oct., 1699; d. July 4, 1764; 13. Hezekiah, b. Ang., 1701; 14. Mary, b. Ang. 17, 1708; m. Feb. 28, 1730, Nathan Lewis; 15. Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1711; m. Feb. 17, 1733, Mary Woodruff.
8. JOSEPII.
JOSEPH GRIDLEY, son of Samuel (2), baptized March 8, 1684-5, in Farmington; married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Lewis, she bap- tized in Farmington, Oct. 4, 1691. He settled in Southington; his house stood north of the present residence of Artemas J. Gridley, on the east side of the road. He made his will April 9, 1764, and in it he mentions his wife, Hannah; sons, Joseph, Noah, and Abel; daugh- ters, Lucy Deming, and heirs of his daughters, Sarah and Ann. He died Dec. 7, 1770, aged 86.
CHILDREN .- 16. Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1713-14; d. Dec. 7, 1763; 17. Elisha, b. June 2, 1715; d. Feb. 26, 1734-5; 18. Joseph, b. Oct. 30, 1716; 19. Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 1718; m. Moses Lyman (3d wife); d. Feb. 28, 1764; 20. Noah, b. 1722; 21. Lucy, b. 1724; m. Oct. 5, 1746, Eliakim Deming; she died Dec. 25, 1796; 22. Anna, b. May 22, 1727; m. July 20, 1749, Amos Hart; d. March 27, 1755; 23. Abel, b. Sept. 28, 1729.
13. HEZEKIAH.
HEZEKIAH GRIDLEY, son of Samuel (2), b. Aug., 1701, in Farming- ton; m. May 5, 1731, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Newel and Mary (Hart) his wife; born June 17, 1707, in Farmington, and died April, 1796, aged 89. He settled in Southington, and was a justice of peace, and held other offices. He removed from Southington to Bristol, where he died July 27, 1776.
CHILDREN .- 24. Hezekiah, b. Jan. 30, 1732; 25. Luke, b. Sept. 30, 1734; 26. Elisha, b. Dec. 15, 1786; 27. Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1738-9; 28. Mary, bap. Feb. 21, 1744; d. Jan. 1775; 29. Mercy, bap. Sept. 27, 1747.
18. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (8), b. Oct. 30, 1716; m. Nov. 19, 1747, but to whom, the record does not say. She died Dec. 31, 1762, when he (2) married Aug. 3, 1763, Sarah Woodruff, daughter of John Woodruff and Eunice (Ward) his wife, born Sept. 10, 1730, in South- ington. He lived just north of the residence of Rodney Langdon on the opposite side of the road; the house a large one and stood back in the meadow, and long since disappeared. Sarah, his wife, died Jan. 7, 1805, of pleurisy, aged 74. He died of old age Jan. 8, 1805, in his 89th year. They were lying sick in the same room, and she died first, and when he heard the fact he murmured, "She gone first!" They took him into another room, where he died in a few hours.
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CHILDREN .- 30. Asahel, b. May 22, 1764; 31. Ard, b. Nov. 6, 1768; 32. Leman, b. Dec. 14, 1770; d. Dec. 14, 1770; Esther, b. July 21, 1773; d. Sept. 16, 1776; Joseph, b. Aug. 17, 1775; d. Sept. 26, 1776.
20. NOAH.
NOAH GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (8), b. 1722; m. Aug. 15, 1751, Sarah, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Curtiss and Hannah (Burnham) his wife; she born April 12, 1733, in Southington. His residence stood on the south side of the road running east from the house of Artemas J. Gridley. Sarah, his wife, died Aug. 6, 1806, of consumption, aged 73. He died of old age May 15, 1811, aged 90.
CHILDREN .- 33. Elisha, b. Sept. 16, 1752; 34. Sarah, m. - Oliver Hamblin; 35. Ab- igal, b. April 5, 1756; m. June 3, 1779, Capt. Josiah Andrews: 36. Ashbel, b. Feb. 23, 1759; 37. Zebina, b. 1765; m. March 4, 1801, Mary, daughter of Rufus Clark; 38. Noah, 6. 1771; 39. Joel, b. 1777.
23. ABEL.
ABEL GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (8), b. Sept. 26, 1729; m. Jan. 17, 1757, Hannah Clark. He lived on his father's old homestead, a short distance north of where the Deming tavern stands.
CHILDREN .- 40. Silas, b. Nov. 7, 1757; 41. Ann, b. Feb. 16, 1760; d. April 4, 1760 (7 w.); 42. Eli, b. Nov. 23, 1761; 43. Abel, b. Feb. 17, 1764; d. June 18, 1766; 44. Ruel, b. Dec. 1, 1765; 45. Phebe, 6. March 7, 1769; 46. Hannah, b. March 2, 1771.
30. ASAHEL.
ASAHIEL GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (18), b. May 22, 1764, in Southing- ton; m. Sept. 3, 1787, Hannah, daughter of Elisha Root, and Lucy, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Curtiss, his wife; she born March 1, 1765. She was a sister of the celebrated Joel Root. She died Feb. 22, 1794, aged 29 years, when he (2) married Oct. 10, 1796, Philathea, widow of Levi Hart and daughter of Daniel Allen. He lived opposite Chaun- cey Dunham; the old house still standing, and is now (1875) the resi- dence of Washburn Dunham, and is supposed to be the oldest building occupied as a dwelling house in the town. He died May 20, 1818, aged 54 years. Philathea, his widow, died Aug. 8, 1846, aged 82.
CHILDREN .- 47. Root, b. July 23, 1788; 48. Joseph, b. Feb. 16, 1794; d. Aug. 7, 1816.
31. ARD.
ARD GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (18), b. Nov. 6, 1768, in Southington; m. there May 20, 1790, Zerush, daughter of Josiah Andrews, of South- ington, and Rebecca (Bishop), his first wife; b. June 18, 1764, in Southington. He lived at the north part of Southington, where he died of consumption, Sept. 23, 1799, in his 31st year. Zerush, his widow, married (2) Dr. Mark Newell, and was his second wife. She, after the death of Dr. Newell, went to Southampton, Mass., to live with her daughter, Levia, who had married Asa Judd, where she died Nov. 1, 1837, aged 73.
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CHILDREN .- 49. Levia, b. Dec. 27, 1790; d. Feb. 27, 1792; 50. Levia, b. Oct. 12, 1792; m. May 13, 1816, Asa Judd, of Southampton, Mass .; 51. Esther, b. May 26, 1795; d. May 28, 1795; 52. Levi A., b. Sept. 12, 1796; d. Jan. 8, 1825.
32. LEMAN.
LEMAN GRIDLEY, son of Joseph (18), b. Feb. 14, 1770, in Southing- ton; m. there May 25, 1795, Lois, daughter of Josiah Andrews, of Southington, and Rebecca (Bishop), his first wife; b. Oct. 6, 1766, in Southington, where she was admitted to church, June 29, 1795. They removed to Southampton, Mass., in 1807, where they both died, he Oct. 15, 1838, aged 68 years; she July 23, 1835, aged 68 years, nine months, and 17 days.
CHILDREN .- 53. Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1796; 54. Betsalinda, b. July 15, 1800; 55. Josialı An- drews, b. March 16, 1802; 56. Henry, bap. July 21, 1805.
33. ELISHA.
ELISHA GRIDLEY, son of Noah (20); b. Sept. 16, 1752, in Southing- ton; m. Lydia, daughter of Joseph Dutton, and Elizabeth (Judd), his wife; b. March 2, 1751. He lived at the extreme north end of South- ington, where he died of spotted fever, June 12, 1808, aged 56, when Lydia, his widow, (2) married Jan. 22, 1812, Enos Clark.
CHILDREN .- 56. Curtiss, bap. June 11, 1780; 57. Polly, bap. June 11, 1780; m. Levi Parsons; 58. Clarinda, bap. June 11, 1780; 59. Lydia, bap. March 25, 1781; 60. Erastus, bap. Aug. 10, 1783; d .; 61. Erastus, bap. March 20, 1785; 62. Ira, bap. July 22, 1787; 63. Sarah, bap. July 1, 1792; 64. Amasa Dutton, bap. March 13, 1796; 65. Sophia, b. 1787; m. April 21, 1823, Samuel Wescott; d. May 27, 1842.
36. ASIIBEL.
ASHBEL GRIDLEY, son of Noah (20), b. Feb. 23, 1769, in Southing- ton; m. May 1, 1781, Jemima, daughter of James Bradley and Jemima, his wife; b. May 15, 1758. His residence was the first house north of Rodney Langdon's, on the west of the road, the house still standing. He died March 27, 1835, aged 76 years. Jemima, his widow, died Sept. 6, 1841, aged 83.
CHILDREN .- 66. Artemas, b. April 3, 1782; d. Feb. 7, 1790; 67. Ruth, b. March 25, 1784; d. March 2, 1807; 68. Jemima, b. Sept. 4, 1786; 69. Artemas Jasper, b. May 5, 1799.
37. ZEBINA.
ZEBINA GRIDLEY, son of Noah (20), b. 1765, in Southington; m. March 4, 1801, Mary, daughter of Rufus Clark. His residence was on the north side of the road running east from near the house of Arte- mas J. Gridley. He died Nov. 26, 1812, aged 47.
38. NOAH.
NOAH GRIDLEY, son of Noah (20), b. Aug. 8, 1771; m. Nov. 29, 1792, Luanna, daughter of Josiah Andrews, of Southington, and Re-
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becca (Bishop), his first wife; b. March 1, 1772. She died Jan. 19, 1834, aged 62 years. He married (2) Nov. 30, 1834, Sophia Shepard, daughter of Samuel Shepard, Jun., and Thankful (Mallory), his wife; b. Jan. 4, 1787, in Southington. His residence was at Southington, south end, on the Reuel Hemingway place, west of the mill. He died Dec. 13, 1838, aged 67. Sophia, his widow, died Jan. 31, 1845, aged 56. She was admitted to church in Southington, Oct. 12, 1823. Luanna, his first wife, was admitted March 9, 1796.
CHILDREN .- 70. Betsey, b. Sept. 24, 1794; d. Sept. 25, 1794; 71. Edwin, b. June 21, 1797; d. Oct. 3, 1852; 713. Alamanzor, b. 1800; died early; 72. George, b. Sept. 12, 1802; m. Sept. 12, 1825, Fidelia Miles; 73. Charles, b. Feb. 9, 1805; d. April 1, 1806; 74. Luanna, b. Jan. 4, 1809; m. Nov. 29, 1835, Cyrus Coleman, of Southampton, Mass .; 75. Charles, b. Dec. 3, 1800; 76. John, b. Aug. 4, 1815; child, d. Sept. 26, 1793; child, d. Feb. 18, 1800.
39. JOEL.
JOEL GRIDLEY, son of Noah (20), of Joseph (8), of Samuel (2), of Thomas, the settler; b. 1777, in Southington; m. Oct. 25, 1802, Aman- da, daughter of Amos Woodruff and Phebe (Hart), his wife; b. June 5, 1782, in Southington. He built himself a new house northeast of Artemas Gridley's, where he died Aug. 26, 1821, aged 44. Amanda, his widow, died Feb. 27, 1870, in her 88th year.
CHILDREN .- 77. Solomon D., b. July 14, 1805; 78. Henry Woodruff, b .-; m. Sept. 13, 1841, Mary Emeline Andrews.
47. ROOT.
ROOT GRIDLEY, son of Asahel (30), b. July 9, 1788; m. Nov. 24, 1812, Sarah, daughter of Ichabod C. and Thankful (Moss) Frisbee; b. June 7, 1792. He lived at North End, occupying the place now owned by his son. In the town and ecclesiastical society he was for many years a useful and influential man. His wife, Sarah, died Sept. 16, 1822, when he married (2) Betsey Lewis, of Farmington, who died May 19, 1875. He died July 9, 1853.
CHILDREN .- 79. Samuel R., b. Aug. 7, 1814; m. June 20, 1839, Julia A., daughter of Ed- ward M. Converse; b. Jan. 29, 1815; 80. Joseph, b. Sept. 3, 1816; 81. Hannah M., b. Sept. 30, 1818; m. John Curtiss; infant; 82. Sarah F., b. Aug. 22, 1822; m. March 12, 1849, William Bingham; children-Sarah M., b. Nov. 6, 1851; Mary E., b. June 15, 1838; 83. Elizabeth L., b. April 1, 1827; m. Capt. Andrew Upson; 84. Walter G., b. Oct. 6, 1825.
69. ARTEMAS J.
ARTEMAS JASPER GRIDLEY, son of Ashbel (36), b. May 5, 1799; m. (1) Dec. 5, 1824, Roxana, daughter of Noah and Lydia (Woodruff) Cogswell; b. Sept. 3, 1800, and died May 28, 1850, when he married (2) June 3, 1853, Sally, daughter of Elisha Bassett, and widow of Daniel Beach; b. May 22, 1823. He lives on Queen street.
CHILDREN .- 85. Ruth, b. Jan. 7, 1826; d. March 1, 1846; 86. Lydia J., b. Jan. 10, 1828; d. June 28, 1843; 87. Roxana, b. May 30, 1830; m. Oct. 21, 1855, Joseph R. Hitchcock ;
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child-Herbert C., b. June 8, 1866; 88. Baxter, b. Aug. 26, 1836; m. Nov. 25, 1858, Mary, daughter of Urial Bradley ; b. July 6, 1837; child-Ernest B., 6. July 7, 1864.
71. EDWIN.
EDWIN GRIDLEY, son of Noah (40), b. June 21, 1797, in Southing- ton; m. March 16, 1819, Esther, daughter of Benjamin Hart, of New Britain, and Mary (Fuller), his wife; b. March 5, 1798, in New Britain. He resided at the north part of the town, and died Oct. 3, 1853, aged 65. Esther, his widow, died Oct. 5, 1874, aged 76.
CHILDREN .- 89. Levi Andrews, b. July 15, 1820; m. April 13, 1842, Rosanna Dunham; d. June 13, 1844; 90. Maryette, b. June 14, 1823; d. Dec. 19, 1825; 91. Infant, b. April 26, 1827; died early; 92. Ellen Eliza, b. Jan. 10, 1830; d. Jan. 13, 1842; 93. Sarah H., b. Jan. 16, 1836; m. (1) Dec. 24, 1854, Henry Lewis (2), Charles D. Barnes, who served as a Union soldier in the late war; Infant, b. April 26, 1827; died same day.
22. GEORGE.
GEORGE GRIDLEY, son of Noah (38), b. Sept. 12, 1802; m. Sept. 12, 1825, Fidelia, daughter of John and Laurinda Miles, of Cheshire.
CHILDREN .- 94. Frances, b. Oct. 5, 1827; m. Nov. 30, 1848, Selah Upson Thorp; son- Selalı W., b. Aug. 23, 1855; 95. Jane T., b. Marchi 23, 1830; m. Benjamin Cooley; 96. Grace E , b. Jan. 31, 1834; m. Charles Hersey; d. April 11, 1856; 97. Ruth C., b. April 8, 1836; m. LaGee Tabor; 98. Helen M., b. June S, 1838; m. (1) Charles Hersey as his second wife, (2) William Griswold; 99. Sarah L., b. Jan. 15, 1843; m. John Curtiss.
75. CHARLES.
CHARLES GRIDLEY, son of Noah (38), b. Dec. 3, 1800; m. June 9, 1834, Loly C., daughter of Cyrus B. Blakesley, of Cheshire. He lived in the house now occupied by Merritt H. Woodruff, on High street, Southington.
CHILDREN .- 100. Charles V., b. 1837; m. Caroline Bradley, of New Haven; 101. Anna M., 6. 1843; m. James A. Way, of Gilead, Conn .; 102. Frederick, b. Sept., 1849.
76. JOHN.
JOHN GRIDLEY, son of Noah (38), b. Aug. 4, 1815; m. July 9, 1844, Eunice K. Beckley. He was a merchant in Southington, having his store where D. P. Woodruff's market now stands; afterwards moved to his farm on East street, but now resides on Meriden avenue.
CHILDREN .- 103. John William, b. April 9, 1846; m. April 29, 1868, Julia J., daughter of David Pratt; children-Frances M., b. Jan. 30, 1869; Frank P., b. April 24, 1874; 104. Eunice E., b. Nov. 12, 1852; d. Nov. 7, 1853; 105. Mary E., b. Oct. 5, 1855; 106. Julia E., b. March 1, 1857.
LEVI A.
LEVI A. GRIDLEY, son of Edwin (71), b. July 15, 1820; m. April 13, 1842, Rosanna, daughter of Chauncey and Sylvia (Langdon) Dunham. He died June 13, 1844, leaving one daughter-Ellen E., born June 16, 1843.
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77. SOLOMON D.
SOLOMON D. GRIDLEY, son of Joel (41), of Noah (20), of Joseph (8), of Samuel (2), of Thomas (1); b. July 14, 1805, in Southington; m. Nov. 24, 1829, Wealthy P. Dunham, daughter of Sylvanus Dunham and Theodosia (Peck), his wife. She died May 25, 1857, aged 16. He (2) married Oct. 22, 1860, Dolly, daughter of Lot Stanley, of New Britain, and widow of Francis Hart; she born Feb. 15, 1794, in New Britain, where she died. He has lived in Southington and New Bri- tain, and now (1875) lives in Bristol.
CHILDREN .- 107. Joel Austin, b. March 11, 1831; m. Oct. 23, 1863, Mary; 108. George Curtiss, b. 1834; 109. Solomon Henry, b. 1836; 110. Sarah B., b. 1838; d. June 18, 1859; 111. Ann, m. Frederick Woodruff.
SO. JOSEPII.
JOSEPH GRIDLEY, son of Root (47) b. 1816; m. Aug. 28, 1838, Martha Cowles; b. Sept. 28, 1818. He owns the property held by his father at North End, and lives on the old homestead. He was elected Deacon of the Congregational church, April 29, 1864, which office he still holds.
CHILDREN .- 112. Anthon E., b. June 30, 1841; m. Oct. 15, 1866, Emma B. Andrews; 113. Edgar F., b. Oct. 19, 1845; m. Oct. 19, 1870, Mary E. Brainard; 114. Mary J., b. Feb. 12, 1852; m. Dec. 24, 1869, Samuel N. Hart; 115. Sarah F., b. June 3, 1854; m. Charles Dun- ham; 116. Cornelia M., b. Aug. 23, 1857.
100. JOEL A.
JOEL AUSTIN GRIDLEY, son of Solomon (77), b. March 11, 1831; m. Oct. 23, 1863, Mary Ruth Arnold; she born Sept. 24, 1837, in Man- chester. He lives near Shuttle Meadow lake.
CHILDREN .- 117. Genevra A., b. Nov. 4, 1866; 118. Emmons D., b. July 26, 1870.
GUESS.
TIMOTHY GUESS-supposed to have come from Fairfield County-b. April, 1764; m. Dec. 29, 1791, Susannah Woodruff.
CHILDREN .- 2. Belinda, b. Nov. 22, 1792; m. Nov. 9, 1814, Amzi Munson; d. April 15, 1829. Children-Lamira, b. Aug. 28, 1815; John, b. Oct., 1817; Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1821; Nancy, b. Jan. 20, 1824; Susan M., b. Oct., 1826. 3. Dorcas, b. July 9, 1795; d. Aug. 2, 1798. 4. Harvey, b. Feb. 27, 1798; m. Dec. 19, 1826, Lydia, daughter of Stillman and Sarah (Hall) Merriman; d. July 14, 1857. Children-Aroma A., b. June 3, 1831; Reuben S., b. Aug. 7, 1843, and married Dec. 31, 1873, Mary M. Kelley. 5. Sheldon. 6. Timothy L., b. Feb. 12, 1809; d. Sept. 1, 1857.
HALL.
ELIAS HALL, son of John and Abigail (Russell) his wife, b. March 10, 1740, in Wallingford (probably Cheshire); m. Dec. 16. 1763, Mary
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Humiston, who died Aug. 14, 1774, when he married (2) Ruhama
CHILDREN .- 2. Martha, 6. Sept. 26, 1764; 3. Mary, 6. May 26, 1766; 4. Ruth, b. Feb. 28, 1768; 5. Benjamin, b. Feb. 2, 1770; 6. Eliakim, b. May 21, 1772; 7. Hannah, 6. Aug. 1, 1774; 8. Ruhama, b. Jan. 16, 1776; 9. Sarah, b. June 29, 1778; 10. Eunice, b. Feb. 6, 1780; 11. Elias, b. June 2, 1781; 12. Jotham H., b. Nov. 5, 1783; 13. Josephus, b. Sept. 20, 1785; 14. Louise, b. Feb. 27, 1787; 15. In, b. Nov. 4, 1788; 16. Asahel, b. Jan. 25, 1791; 17. Irene, b. Oct. 31, 1792.
6. ELIAKIM.
ELIAKIM HALL, son of Elias (1) and Mary Humiston, his first wife, b. May 21, 1772, in Wallingford,-probably that part now Cheshire. Settled in Southington, where he married Dec, 21, 1796, Clarissa, daughter of Timothy Lee and his wife, Lucy Camp, born Dec. 18, 1774, in Southington. His residence was in the village, on the east side of Main Street, where now stands the Bradley House. He died Sept. 21, 1820, aged 49. Clarissa, his widow, died Feb. 6, 1844, aged 69 years.
CHILDREN .- 18. Lucy C., b. 1797; d. April 1, 1851; 19. Ira, b. 1799; d. Oct. 8, 1820; 20. Eri, b. 1803; d. June 13, 1850.
HART.
STEPHEN HART is supposed to have come from Braintree, Essex County, England, with the company that settled Braintree, Mass., and subsequently removed to Newtown, since called Cambridge, and con stituted the church of which Rev. Thomas Hooker was invited from England to become their pastor. He was in Cambridge in 1632, and admitted a freeman there, May 14, 1634. He came to Hartford with Mr. Hooker's company, in 1635, and was one of the original proprie- tors of that place. His house lot was on the west side of what is now called Front Street, near where Morgan Street crosses it, and there is a tradition that the town was called from the ford ho discovered and used in crossing the Connecticut river at a low stage of the water, and so from Hart's Ford it soon became Hartford, by a natural and easy transition. Tradition further says that as he and others were on a hunting excursion, on Talcott Mountain, they discovered the Farm- ington River Valley, then inhabited by the Tunxis, a powerful tribe of Indians. The meadows were probably then cleared, and waving with grass and Indian corn. Such lands were then much needed and coveted by the settlers, who soon-probably as soon as 1640-made a bargain with the Indians, and settled among them with their cattle. They still continued, however, connected with the settlement at Hart- ford, attended public worship, and perhaps wintered there, until about 1645, when the town was incorporated by the name of Farmington,
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