John GRIFFIN b. 1608-1609 Wales, England d. 23 Aug 1681 Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut: Our Family History

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Name	John GRIFFIN [1]
Alt. Birth	1608	Wales, England [1]
	Alt. Birth
Alt. Birth	Between 1608 and 1609	Wales, England
	Alt. Birth
Birth	1608-1609	Wales, England
Gender	Male
Alt. Death	1681	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
	Alt. Death
Alt. Death	1681	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut [1]
	Alt. Death
Name	"Lord" John GRIFFIN
_UID	CBDD1FB90F404476A758BAD04F8ADC1DE4B7
Death	23 Aug 1681	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Person ID	I23389	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

Father	Johan (Griffin) PENGRUFFWND, b. 1560, Wales, England d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Anne LANGFORT, b. Abt 1587, Bigander, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Abt 1580	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Family ID	F12435	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna BANCROFT, b. 1627, Swarkston, Devonshire, England d. Aug 1681, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 54 years)

Marriage 13 May 1647 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut [1]

Alt. Marriage 13 May 1647

Alt. Marriage

Children

	1. Hannah GRIFFIN, b. 4 Jul 1649, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 16 Feb 1736, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 86 years)
	2. Mary GRIFFIN, b. 1 Mar 1651, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 23 Jun 1728, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 77 years)
	3. Sarah GRIFFIN, b. 25 Dec 1654, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Aft 23 Aug 1681, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 26 years)
	4. John GRIFFIN, Jr., b. 20 Oct 1656, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 19 Aug 1737, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 80 years)
	5. Thomas GRIFFIN, b. 3 Oct 1658, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 28 Aug 1719, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 60 years)
	6. Abigail GRIFFIN, b. 12 Nov 1660, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 31 Mar 1698, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 37 years)
	7. Mindwell GRIFFIN, b. 11 Feb 1662, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 2 Feb 1726, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 63 years)
	8. Ruth GRIFFIN, b. 21 Jan 1665, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 27 Aug 1719, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 54 years)
	9. Ephriam GRIFFIN, b. 1 Mar 1668, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 26 Sep 1725, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 57 years)
	10. Nathaniel GRIFFIN, b. 31 May 1673, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 23 Feb 1712, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 38 years)

Family ID F10825 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Aug 2016

Notes

BIOGRAPHY: John Griffin was born in Wales. He was one of the first settlers of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and later one of the founders of Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He was granted land to manufacture tar and turpentine at Massacco (now Simsbury) before the town was inhabited. He lived in Simsbury and was in partnership with Michael Humphrey.