GRIDLEY, Thomas Sr.

1612 - 1655  (43 years)

• Name	GRIDLEY, Thomas Sr.
  Christened	1612	Essex
  Born	10 Apr 1612	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jun 1655	Hartford, Connecticut
  Person ID	I11035	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	SEYMOUR, Mary,   b. 1622, Sawbridgeworth, England ,   d. Hartford, Connecticut
  Married	20 Dec 1655	Farmington, Connecticut
  Children	1. GRIDLEY, Mary   2. GRIDLEY, Samuel,   b. 25 Nov 1647, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1712, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut  (Age 64 years)   3. GRIDLEY, Thomas,   b. Jul 1650,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F3647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas was born in England, came to New England and was baptized in 1612. He came to Boston in the ship Griffin about 1630. He accompanied Rev. Thomas Hooker to Conn. and settled near Hartford He died in June 1655 at Northampton LDS Family Hist. Center # AFN : G42 MKH Thomas served in the 1637 Pequot War and his children were given land for his service. He was a blacksmith. Note : Thomas descended from Albert deGredley, Baron of Manchester , who was present at the battle of Hastingsin Oct. 1066. His descendents were an illustriious line of English Baron, some of who served in early English wars. The present generations of Gridleys in America are descended from Peeteer deGredley, a rich uncle of Thomas deGredley. The name Gridley is of the English derivation of Dweller or near "Greda'ss" woods.