Person:William Griggs (9)

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Dr. William Griggs
b.Est 1615
d.Bef 18 Jul 1698 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
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m. Bef 1640
  1. William Griggs1640 - 1722
  2. Sarah Griggs1642 - Bet 1732 & 1734
  3. Rachel Griggs1644 - 1684
  4. Isaac Griggs1646 - 1690
  5. Elizabeth Griggs1648 -
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  • H.  Dr. William GriggsEst 1615 - Bef 1698
  • W.  Rachel HubbardCal 1628 - 1717/18
m. Bef 1658
  1. Jacob Griggs1658 - 1733
  2. Hannah Griggs1659/60 -
  3. Rebecca Griggs1662 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Dr. William Griggs
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1615 Based on estimated date of first marriage.
Marriage Bef 1640 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (William).
to Unknown (27928)
Marriage Bef 1658 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Jacob).
to Rachel Hubbard
Other[1] 1692 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Doctor who diagnosed satanic posession during the witch hysteria
Will[1] 10 Feb 1693
Death[1] Bef 18 Jul 1698 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
Probate[1] 18 Jul 1698 Will proved.
Reference Number[3] Q8010222?
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 III. William Griggs, in Pitman, H. Minot. Early Griggs Families of Massachusetts. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jul 1969)
    123:172.

    "William Griggs was of Rumney Marsh (Chelsea) in 1659 and is said to have been there from 1640 to 1662. By 1671 he was in Gloucester, Mass., where he was living as late as 1682 (Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Mass., vol. 1, p. 197; vol. 8, p. 372). He moved to the part of Salem that is now Beverly by 1692 where he was the town physician, owning 9 books on physics (Sidney Perley’s History of Salem, 1928, vol. 3, p. 250-257). In that year he was prominent in the witchcraft persecutions, sustaining the position that many people including his wife’s niece Elizabeth were bewitched. His will, dated 10 Feb. 1693, was proved 18 July 1698 (Danvers Historical Society, The Historical Collections, vol. 4(1916), p. 83-87)."

  2. ↑ William Griggs, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:315.

    "[Additions and Corrections] [Savage 3:626] [Vol. 2] P. 315, 1. 11 from bot. at the end, add, William (Griggs), Boston, by w. Rachel had William, b. 2 Apr. 1640; Sarah, 6 Oct. 1642; Rachel, 13 Oct. 1644; Isaac, 5 Oct. 1646; Eliz. 3 Oct. 1648; and Jacob, Nov. 1658. On the face of the rec. as giv. in Geneal. Reg. XV. 133, it is plain. seen, that it was all made at once; but on p. 136 of the same vol. a contempo. rec. ins. Hannah, 12 Mar. 1659, i.e. 1660."

  3. ↑ Wikidata.
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