Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
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
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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.