George Griggs, of Lavendon & Boston

Notes

From Linda Mac at Find A Grave Memorial# 37148011

Born about 1593 (aged 42 in 1635). Millwright from Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Hopewell" & settled in Boston.

(On 1 April 1635, "Geo[rge] Griggs," aged 42, of "Landen in Buckinghamshire," "Alyce," aged 42, "wife of Geo[rge] Griggs," and "children of Geo[rge] Griggs aforesaid," "Tho[mas] Griggs," aged 15, "W[illia]m Griggs," aged 14, "Elisa[beth] Griggs," aged 10, "Mary Griggs," aged 6, and "James Griggs," aged 2, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Hopewell).

Arrived in Massachusetts with his family in 1635

Died in Boston 23 June 1660.

Married in Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, 11 May 1618 Alice Sibthorpe. She was born about 1593 (aged 42 in 1635) and died at Boston on 19 July 1662 

Disputed Origins

From The Griggs File

"The George Griggs that settled in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and arrived with his family on the Hopewell in 1635 from Lavendon, County Buckinghamshire, England was “not” the son of John and Martha Griggs of Boxted, County Suffolk, England. Who George’s parents were has not been determined, but based on the wills of the above John Griggs and Martha Wyborow; they never had a son named George."

Also seen as child of James Griggs and Joane Griggs without citation.

References

• George Griggs England Marriages, 1538–1973 Marriage: June 2 1618 - Lavendon, Buckingham, England Wife: Alice Sibtharpe
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. vol 1-3. by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. --- under George GRIGGS
• http://www.halhed.com/t4r/getperson.php?personID=I6277&tree=tree1
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thegriggs...

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