Submit DeWolf Griffin 1760-1846

Submit DeWolf Griffin was born in Killingworth, Connecticut January 5, 1860 she was the daughter of Elijah DeWolf ,1735-1805, and his wife Submit Wilcox/Wilcoxson, 1736- 1819. Submit met and married Edward Griffin in Killingworth. Census records indicate that most of their children were born in Killingworth but at the time of Edward’s death in 1802 the family was living comfortably in Madison. Edward made provisions in his will for a working farm for his wife’s support she choose to buy property in Colebrook, Connecticut near her brother Daniel. Uncommon for the age Submit never remarried living 44 years as a widow. The Griffin Farm remained a noted landmark for some time in Colebrook. Submit is noted in the Congregational Church Records as a member in good standing. Submit lived out her final days in the household of her daughter Julia and her husband Augustus Elmer. She is buried in the Beach Hill Cemetery in Colebrook near her daughter Julia’s family. Her headstone reads, Submit Griffin / Died / Dec 31, 1846 / Aged 86. The record below for her father Elijah’s family is from the Killingworth town records.