Abner Wolcott 1747-1833
and
his wife
Catherine Griffin 1753- 1821
and
his wife
Catherine Griffin 1753- 1821
I am going to put aside the origins of Abner Wolcott and his grandfather to focus on the next little mystery with the documentation of his marriage to Catherine Griffin in Oxford, Connecticut Colony on January 8, 1772 or was it December 4th 1751? The Barbour Collection: "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records", Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 229 uses the December date.
So now there are two dangling threads that need to be snipped or pulled: 1) Abner's parents, birthplace and 2) marriage dates with Catherine Wisebury.
After his marriage records of Abner Wolcott's divided loyalties and the Abner researcher is making a note to locate and read the original marriage document. Sometime after their marriage, Abner and Catherine moved west like many other colonists in the lands of the Wentworth or New Hampshire Grants. These were the lands, east of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, claimed by New Hampshire as part of their westward expansion and New Work as part of their northern New Netherland legacy. Eventually, the settlement created the state of Vermont.
and then here is #3 dangling thread.....
Accordingly, Abner purchased 150 acres of land in the vicinity of Castleton, New Hampshire Grants or today Vermont. This was also where his father in law, Charles Griffen, acquired land. As an Abner researcher, want to locate the deed whereby Abner acquired this land after his marriage and before the American Revolution because he was soon to loose it and everything he had except his life, wife and children!
So now there are two dangling threads that need to be snipped or pulled: 1) Abner's parents, birthplace and 2) marriage dates with Catherine Wisebury.
After his marriage records of Abner Wolcott's divided loyalties and the Abner researcher is making a note to locate and read the original marriage document. Sometime after their marriage, Abner and Catherine moved west like many other colonists in the lands of the Wentworth or New Hampshire Grants. These were the lands, east of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, claimed by New Hampshire as part of their westward expansion and New Work as part of their northern New Netherland legacy. Eventually, the settlement created the state of Vermont.
Thanks to the kind person who created this map and put on Wikipedia
and then here is #3 dangling thread.....
Accordingly, Abner purchased 150 acres of land in the vicinity of Castleton, New Hampshire Grants or today Vermont. This was also where his father in law, Charles Griffen, acquired land. As an Abner researcher, want to locate the deed whereby Abner acquired this land after his marriage and before the American Revolution because he was soon to loose it and everything he had except his life, wife and children!
Charles Griffen of CT was married to Catherine Wiseberry. Their daughter, Catherine Griffen, married Abner Wolcott. Charles was taken prisoner by the Americans at Bennington during the battle. One of the sons, whom he thought was killed, was also taken prisoner--they reunited in Canada sometime later. Charles was a baker in Castleton, VT and his Memorial was published by Coldham in which Charles tells his story. After his first wife died, he married second to "widow" Richardson in Amenia, NY. According to son John's Memorial in Canada, Charles died in 1808.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous...thank you for adding more information about the father-in-law of Abner Wolcott. Could you also supply your sources for the "memorial by Coldham"?
ReplyDeletewas it in....
ReplyDeleteAmerican Migrations, 1765-1799: The Lives, Times, and Families of Colonial Americans who Remained Loyal to the British Crown Before, During, and After the Revolutionary War, as Related in Their Own Words and Through Their Correspondence
by Peter Wilson Coldham ?????