Person:John Gridley (11)

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John Gridley
chr.29 Jan 1681 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.17 Dec 1739 Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 2 Dec 1680
  1. Samuel GridleyEst 1679 - Bet 1713/14 & 1714
  2. Thomas GridleyEst 1680 - 1758
  3. John Gridley1681 - 1739
  4. Joseph Gridley1684/85 - 1770
  5. Esther Gridley1687 - 1743
  6. James Gridley1691 - 1762
  7. Sarah Gridley1694 - 1743/44
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 May 1716
  1. John Gridley1720/21 - 1784
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Gridley
Gender Male
Christening[1] 29 Jan 1681 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 3 May 1716 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesAlso recorded at Farmington.
to Dorothy Benton
Will[1][2] 13 Apr 1739 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death[1] 17 Dec 1739 Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[1][2] 4 Jan 1739/40 £1004-14-06. Taken 4 by John Hooker, Samuel Lankton and Nathaniel Hart.
Probate[1][2] 1 Apr 1740 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 104. John4 Gridley, in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
    1:374-76.

    "104. John4 Gridley (Esther (Hester)3, Anne2, Gov. Thomas1), baptized 29 Jan 1680/81 (Farmington Congregational Church Records, slip index citing 1:106, 2:49, NEHGR 12:38); and died 17 December 1739 in Kensington Parish, Farmington Connecticut (Barbour citing LR 6:10). … John Gridley's will, dated 13 April 1739 and proved 1 April 1740, names wife Dorothy; sons John, Andrew and Amos; and daughters Mary Evans, and Mercy Gridley. The inventory was taken on 4 January 1740 and came to £1004:14:06 (Manwaring 3:274)."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gridley, John, Kensington, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    3:274.

    "Probate Records. Vol XIII, 1737 to 1742. Page 189-190.

    Gridley, John, Kensington. Invt. £1004-14-06. Taken 4 January, 1740, by John Hooker, Samuel Lankton and Nathaniel Hart. Will dated 13 April, 1739.

    I, John Gridley, of the Parish of Kensington, in the Township of Farmington, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Dorothy Gridley 1-3 part of all my personal estate forever, and 1-3 part of my real estate and buildings during her natural life. I give to my son John Gridley one lott of land which lyeth in a division of land east of the Blue Mountain, which lott was laid out to Daniel Andrews and contains about 32 acres; also one parcell of land in sd. division lying near a place called Pike Island, 11 acres, and one piece of 6 acres, which piece of land is part of the lott on which my house now stands, butting west on a highway and south on land now belonging to Elisha Brownson. I give to my son John my gunn. I give to my son Andrew Gridley 50 acres lying in the lott on which my house standeth, butting west on the 6 acres I have willed to my son John; also I give to my son Andrew 1-2 of my buildings. Also I give to my son Amos Gridley 44 acres of land lying in the lott on which my house standeth, and on the north side of the sd. lott, to extend the length of sd. lott; also I give to my sd. son Amos my loom with all the tackling belonging thereto. I give to my daughter Mary Evans 5 shillings, which 5 shillings makes it up £55 with what I have already given her. I give to my daughter Mercy Gridley £55, to be taken out of my personal estate. My will further is that my two sons, John and Andrew, shall pay in equal proportion to my daughter Mercy aforesd. so much as I shall want of my personal estate till it amount to the full sum of £55. And I appoint my wife Dorothy and my son John executors.

    JOHN GRIDLEY, LS.

    Witness: John Hooker, Jr., Thomas Gridley, Andrew Hooker.

    Court Record, Page 63—1st April, 1740: Will proven.

    Dist. File: 29 April, 1757: To Andrew Gridley. to Marah Evans, to Mercy Manross, and to Amos Gridley. By Ebenezer Gridley and Seth Hooker."

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