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Humphrey Griffin

Also Known As: "Humphrey", "not Hugh Griffin of Ipswich"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stephany, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: November 19, 1661 (51-60)
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Immediate Family:

Husband of Elizabeth Sheratt
Father of Samuel Griffin, Sr.; John Griffin; Nathaniel Griffin; Lydia Ford and Elisabeth Griffin

Occupation: Butcher
Managed by: Robert Charles McDonough
Last Updated:

About Humphrey Griffin

This is Humphrey Griffin who married Elizabeth Andrews in Ipswich whose will was probated in 19 Nov 1661 in Ipswich. Humphrey did *not* have children named Abigail, Sarah, Shemuel or Jonathan. The only named child in his will was John and his also leaves money two his "two younger sons." It is believed his children were (born Ipswich):

  1. JOHN2 GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1642, Ipswich, MA; d. March 27, 1688, Bradford, MA.
  2. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1644; m. EDWARD DEARE, March 03, 1659/60, Ipswich, MA.
  3. NATHANIEL GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1646; m. ELIZABETH RING, August 26, 1671, Andover, MA.
  4. LYDIA GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1648; m. MARTIN FORD, March 05, 1683/84, Bradford, MA.
  5. SAMUEL GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1650; m. LIDDEA.

Researchers should take care not to conflate this couple of Ipswich and their children with Hugh Griffin who died on June 27, 1656 at Sudbury. His will mentions their children: Jonathan, Abigail, Sarah, Shemuel and Hannah (Upson), daughter of his wife Elizabeth by her previous marriage.That Hugh Griffin on Sudbury married the widow Elizabeth (Unknown) Upson, married at Sudbury, Massachusetts, Hugh Griffin, widower. Her maiden name is unknown. Hugh of Sudbury did have children named

  1. Abigail,
  2. Sarah,
  3. Shemuel
  4. Jonathan.

References

  • Davis, Walter Goodwin. The Ancestry of Annis Spear, 1775-1858, of Litchfield, Maine (1945) Page 145-8 < Archive.Org >
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Humphrey Griffin's Timeline

1605
1605
Stephany, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
1645
January 9, 1645
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
January 9, 1645
Ipswich, Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1647
1647
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1648
1648
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1661
November 19, 1661
Age 56
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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