James Needham Griffin 1760 to 1802

James Needham Griffin was born/baptized on March 29, 1760. He was the first child born to James Griffin and Polly Needham. He was born in what was probably his grandfather Samuel’s house in Clinton. His marriage to Polly Stevens is recorded in the list of marriages, written by the Reverend Fredrick Bailey, on November 7, 1780. The Reverend Bailey collected marriage records from all over Connecticut. This lone notation is the only family record we have for James Needham Griffin or his children the records from the 1st Society in Clinton having been lost. Using multiple sources we have been able to identify his children. Charlotte who married Ansel Jones. Polly who married Nathaniel Hurd, And James Needham Griffin who was always identified as James N Griffin to differentiate himself from his father. James N Griffin married Jemima Rossiter. We have no actual record of his death but in the probate records there is a small file, which we present here. James Needham/ James /Samuel.