We Get Mail... is a regular feature in the
quarterly GFA Bulletin
Crystal writes: I wanted to provide feedback on your page
(griswoldfamily.org/membership) As a
student teacher working on a lesson plan, your page was a great source of
information. As a thank you, I thought I'd suggest an additional resource
that I also found useful in my research. I've been using material from this
page
(www.degreetutor.com/library/articles/ellis-island).
It has some great information about the history of Ellis Island that you
might find useful.
Our genealogist, Coralee Griswold, responds:
I am not familiar with this site specifically but know that Ellis Island has
it's own site whereby you can search the records and download the passenger
list: http://www.ellisisland.org
Alex Watson writes from Glasgow, Scotland:
I am looking for information on my ancestor: Joel Griswold b.c. 1770, he
married Mary Adam in 1798 in Greenock* Joel and Mary had a Daughter, Joel
Anne born in 1799, Sarah b. 1809 and Jane b. 1814. There are no other
records for Joel apart from the Marriage and birth records, his name is
later spelt as Griswell and Grizzell. His occupation was a Mariner/Seaman.
At this time Greenock was the main port on the West Coast; it was where all
the Sugar was brought to be refined and where the Tobacco lords had their
businesses.
Coralee responds:
I actually had a mutual correspondent send me your inquiry a few days ago
and unfortunately I cannot make any connection to a Joel of this time
period. The Association does not maintain a membership to any World
subscriptions which might allow further searching but I can ask our Bulletin
editor to print your query. Perhaps one of our members will be able to offer
some assistance.
Rachel Edwards writes:
My 8th great grandmother is Elizabeth Griswold. She married Matthew (Mathew)
Beckwith Jr and her father is Matthew Griswold and Anna Wolcott. Where does
Samuel Griswold who owned Griswoldville fit in? I have the Griswold
genealogy line pretty far back. Their Griswold kids are related to Spike
Lee; he comes from Samuel Griswold and Matilda I think.
Coralee responds:
Most all of the GRISWOLD's are related, but your Elizabeth GRISWOLD descends
from Matthew, while Samuel GRISWOLD descends from Edward. Edward and Matthew
were half-brothers, making Elizabeth and Samuel "half" first cousins, 5
times removed. Frank Golson of Columbia, SC writes:
I hope that some of you were able to see "Who Do You Think You Are?" on NBC
featuring Spike Lee and possible/probable ancestor Samuel Griswold this past
Friday. I really enjoyed it, being a descendant of Samuel's daughter Mary
and growing up in Macon, which is just a few miles from the site where
Griswoldville once stood.
I realize there is only so much that a show can accomplish in a one hour
span, but I do think viewers would have found it interesting if it had
explored or at least referenced Samuel's New England roots. I would imagine
that he probably had siblings and certainly nieces and nephews who were
alive during the Civil War. I am assuming also that a large number of his
relatives fought for the Union and were probably fairly staunch
abolitionists. Do you know if any of his New England relatives maintained
contact with him or his offspring after the Civil War or if anything has
been documented? I imagine it would have created a pretty interesting family
dynamic if they did.
Coralee responds:
Yes, this was a very interesting series but as you say with just an hour
show it leaves a lot of exploration yet to be done. We have not discovered
any documentation with correspondence from relatives in the North though
there were many. From all accounts and as you can testify to, his family
settled into Georgia just fine, with his children pretty much marrying and
staying in the area. A few years ago one of our members did more in depth
research on this family that was published in our quarterly Bulletin. One of
those articles is posted on our web site:
http://www.griswoldfamily.org/samuelgriswold.htm.
Perhaps this airing will bring forward some family folklore that could
provide further clues to the family, and lifestyle they established.
June Willis writes:
How do I get more information about Samuel Griswold, who was my
great-great-grandfather? His daughter, Lucia, married my great-grandfather,
Isaac Hardeman, for whom my father, Isaac Hardeman Jones, was named.
Coralee replied:
You are partly right, but missing one generation.
Samuel GRISWOLD and his wife Lois FORBES had a son Giles Humphrey GRISWOLD
m. Pennia
Temperance NEWTON and it was their daughter Lucia Pauline GRISWOLD who m.
2nd) Col.
Isaac HARDEMAN. Information on Samuel is in our publication: The Griswold
Family, The Sixth &
Seventh Generation of Edward and Matthew, p.353-354 where Samuel is
#1281/1837. He
has also been written up in several of the Bulletins which members receive
and one
of which is posted:
http://www.griswoldfamily.org/samuelgriswold.htm
Marti Hooten of SC posted this link on the Griswold Family Association
Facebook page:
Check out this link about Griswoldville, GA.
http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/video/crazy-history/1224023
The full hour broadcast is available online at:
http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/video/categories/season-1/1197290/
From Larry McGregor, GFA Life Member
Read with interest your request for someone to write up the
"Griswold Cast Iron" story. I am not "an expert" on the subject and could
not do it justice, so am deferring to others with a lot more experience as a
"collector" of Griswold.
The piece in the current Bulletin, however, caused me to recall how I got
started collecting Griswold pieces. My wife and I were back east and had on
our agenda to visit the Michael Griswold house in Wethersfield, formerly
Griswoldville. We were graciously shown the house, I believe by Richard, and
we were fascinated by the kitchen cast iron pieces in the large central
fireplace.
Upon learning that they were manufactured by a Griswold we from that time on
began to look for selected pieces in places of antiques, eventually
accumulating some 100 pieces, several of which are prominently displayed
here in our Scottsdale, AZ kitchen.
Being a Griswold descendant (Michael of the early 1600s) through Angeline
(Griswold) Coon (b. 17 Jan 1816 VT), the eldest child of Elias Griswold (b.
6 Oct 1797 VT) and the granddaughter of Adonijah Griswold (b. 11 Jun 1759
CT) who was a scout with the Vermont Militia during the Rev. War, we delight
in displaying the Griswold ware!
We hope that you will get someone to take on the job of presenting a
detailed account of the Griswold's whom manufactured the iron ware. It
should make for interesting reading.
Cleta Riggins writes:
On Antiques Roadshow a man had a sword made by Thomas
Griswold of New Orleans, Civil War era -- anything on him?
Several years ago, in Oklahoma City at a Veterans museum, we saw a Griswold
& Gunnison revolver. We weren’t allowed to take pictures but I was thrilled
to see it.
If anyone can send us information on these items, we’ll be happy to share
it. Cleta is a collector of Griswold iron ware and serves on the GFA
Executive Board.
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