Edward Grannis1,2,3
M, b. circa 1635, d. 5 December 1710
Edward was born circa 1635 in England. He first appeared in New England at Hartford as a shoemaker. Edward married Elizabeth Andrews, daughter of William Andrews and Abigail Graves, on 3 May 1654 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.4 Edward's wife, Elizabeth, died before 1662 in Hartford leaving him a widower. Edward married 2nd Hannah Wakefield, daughter of John Wakefield and Ann (?), circa 1662 in Hartford. The family moved around 1670 to Hadley, and later in 1677 they moved again to New Haven Colony. Edward departed this life on Friday, 5 December 1710 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Child of Edward Grannis and Elizabeth Andrews
- Joseph Grannis b. 31 Mar 1656
Children of Edward Grannis and Hannah Wakefield
- Hannah Grannis b. c 1665, d. 1692
- Mehitable Grannis+ b. c 1666, d. 9 Dec 1745
- Abigail Grannis b. c 1669
- Sarah Grannis b. 20 Oct 1671, d. b 9 Feb 1693
- John Grannis b. 5 Dec 1674, d. 1740
- Joseph Grannis b. 12 Mar 1677, d. 1753
- Ann Grannis b. c 1680, d. 6 Apr 1742
Citations
- [S115] 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 Registar, Volume II: page 290.
- [S151] Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, 1638 to 1649, Transscribed and Edited in accordance with a Resolution of the General Assembly of Connecticut with occasioal notes and an appendix.
Volume I, page 487 - Edward Granest - 22 October 1649 listed in court records in New Haven. - [S178] Sidney S. Grannis, Genealogical History of the Grannis Family in America, pages 9-11.
- [S1877] Lucius M. Boltwood, Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Hartford, CT, page 142. - https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11660/148/0