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Lydia Griffin (Shatswell)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: December 21, 1729 (77-78)
Bradford, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Theophilus Shatswell and Susannah Shatswell
Wife of John Griffin and John Griffin
Mother of Samuel Griffin; Lydia Knowlton; Theophilus Griffin, I; Elizabeth Staples; John Griffin and 5 others
Sister of Mary Rundlett and Hannah Mercer

Managed by: Martin Severin Eriksen
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About Lydia Griffin

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18149406/lydia-greffin

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1. Lydia Shatswell [Satchwell]. She married Sept. 17, 1663, at Haverhill, John Griffin. son of Humphrey Griffin, was born about 1640-41 He resided at Haverhill and Bradford, and was selectman of Bradford about 1680. Children of Lydia Shatswell and John Griffin is:

  • 1. Lydia, born June 21, 1664, at Haverhill
  • 2. Theophilus, born Feb. 2, 1665-66, mentioned below.
  • 3. John, born June 13, 1671
  • 4. Hannah, born June 13, 1671 (twin). She married Daniel MORRISON.
  • 5. Ebenezer, born Oct. 26, 1673. was born 26 Oct 1673 in Haverhill Massachusetts USA, and died 2 Sep 1723. He married Mary Harris 16 Feb 1703 in Massachusetts, daughter of James Harris and Sarah Denison. She was born 3 Feb 1677 in Boston Suffolk Ma.
  • 6. Susanna, born Sept. 1, 1675. was born 1 SEP 1675 in Bradford, Essex Co., MA. She married Christopher Bartlett 9 SEP 1706 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA, son of Christopher Bartlett ,Jr. and Deborah Weed. He was born 22 FEB 1679/80 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA, and died 28 JUN 1747 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA
  • 7. Samuel, born May 27, 1678.
  • 8. Nathaniel, born 1680.
  • 9. Abigail, born 1684.

Genealogical and Family History of the STATE OF MAINE, Compiled under the editorial supervision of George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D.Librarian of Bowdoin College, Member Maine Historical Society, Member American Historical Association, Vice-president Maine Genealogical Society, Honorary Member Minnesota Historical Society, Member of Council, American Library Association, Author, "Little Genealogy"And including among other local contributors Albert Roscoe Stubbs, Librarian Maine Genealogical Society.LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York 1909

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1457.htm#24352

John GRIFFIN [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 was born 1640 in , , England. He died 27 Mar 1688 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts. John married 11 Lydia SHATSWELL on 17 Sep 1663 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

Lydia SHATSWELL [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 was born 1642 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. She died 21 Dec 1729 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts. Lydia married 11 John GRIFFIN on 17 Sep 1663 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

  • F i Lydia GRIFFIN was born 21 Jun 1664.
  • M ii Theophilus GRIFFIN 1, 2 was born 2 Feb 1666 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. He died 17 Mar 1689 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • F iii Elizabeth GRIFFIN was born 14 Oct 1667.
  • F iv Hannah GRIFFIN was born 13 Jun 1671 and died 9 Oct 1700.
  • M v John GRIFFIN was born 13 Jun 1671 and died 28 Jun 1739.
  • M vi Sergeant Ebenezer GRIFFIN was born 26 Oct 1673 and died 2 Sep 1723.
  • F vii Susanna GRIFFIN was born 1 Sep 1675 and died 1713/1717.
  • M viii Samuel GRIFFIN 1, 2, 3 was born 27 May 1678 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • M ix Nathaniel GRIFFIN was born 1680.
  • F x Abigail GRIFFIN was born 1683 and died 30 Sep 1718.

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John Griffin (b. Abt. 1640, d. 27 Mar 1688)

John Griffin (son of Humphrey Griffin and Elizabeth Andrews) was born Abt. 1640 in Essex Co., Ipswich, MA474, and died 27 Mar 1688 in Bradford, MA474. He married Lydia Shatswell on 17 Sep 1663 in Haverhill, MA474, daughter of Theophilus Shatswell and Susanna Bosworth.

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Theophilus, husbandman, Ipswich, reed, pay from the town in 1643 for service against the Indians. Propr. 1048. Rem. to Haverhill; town officer and propr., 1049 and onward. Deposed concerning the lease of

SHATSWELL, etc., cont. Tuttle lands in 1602, ae. about 45 years. Mentioned kinsman Richard S. He m. Su- sanna, [Bosworth, says Ha v. Town Rec] Ch. Mary, Lydia, (m. Sept. 17, 1003, John Griffin,) Hannah, (m. Richard Mercer).

He d. Aug. 17, 1063. He signed his will 20 (4) 1603, prob. 13 (8) folg.; beq. to wife; to daus. Mary, Lydia and Hannah; to Haniel Claris; kinsmen Philip Challis and brother William Sargent overseers. Wife Susanna and dau. Hannah Mercer execs. After their death Haniel Bosworth petitioned the court, 10 April, 1683, that his ward Abiall Mercier might be appointed admin.; which was done 19 June, 1704. Susanna, "spinster widow" of Theophilus, deeded land 3 Jan. 1070, to her son-in-law Richard M. [Ips. De.] The inv. of her est. was pres. 23 May, 1072, by Haniel Bosworth and John Griffin. https://archive.org/stream/pioneersofmassac00pope/pioneersofmassac0... _________________________________

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Birth: 1651 Bradford Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Dec. 21, 1729 Bradford Essex County Massachusetts, USA

SEE ALSO: FAG#65344685

Daughter of Theophilus and Susannah (BOSWORTH) SHATSWELL of Ipwich, MA.

She married 17 Sep 1663 at Haverhill, Essex Co., MA to John GRIFFING, son of Humphrey and Elizabeth (ANDREWS) GRIFFING.

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Parents:
 Theophilus Shatswell (1609 - 1663)

Spouse:

 John Griffing (1640 - 1688)

Children:

 Ebenezer Griffing (1673 - 1723)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: MRS. LYDIA / GREFFEN THE / MOTHER OF Mr. / JOHN GREFFEN / WHO DIED / DECEMBER 21, / 1729 [IN] Ye / 84 [YEAR ] OF / HE[R] AGE

Burial: Ancient Burying Ground Bradford Essex County Massachusetts, USA Plot:

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Maintained by: William DeCoursey Originally Created by: Robin Parker Record added: Mar 04, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 18149406 https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=shatswell&GS...

References

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

1651
1651
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1664
June 21, 1664
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
1666
February 2, 1666
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
1667
October 14, 1667
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1671
June 13, 1671
Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
June 13, 1671
Bradford, Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1673
October 26, 1673
Bradford, Essex, Massachussetts, United States
1675
September 1, 1675
Bradford, Massachusetts, USA
1678
May 27, 1678
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States