Polly Needham wife of James Griffin of Killingworth, Connecticut

James Griffin’s birth is part of a family record found in the Land Registry in Killingworth. It says, ‘James, son of Samuel & Mary b. April 7, 1733.” James married Polly Needham February 24, 1757. The couple had three children, James, Allen and Polly. James and Polly are buried in the Indian River Cemetery in Clinton. The existing cemetery transcripts list them both as dying August 17, 1774 at the age of 36. However evidence suggests that, that date is for Polly as is shown on her headstone. Census records show James still living in 1790.