Location of Samuel and Marah's Home Lot

Samuel and Marah Griffin purchased 3 acres for a home lot on September 13, 1762. The deed recorded its southern boundary as the Burying Yard, now, Union Cemetery. Over the next several years Samuel made 6 additional purchases his property running from above Wolf Hollow Lane down to Hwy 80. He had 2 acres located across the road from the home lot. In addition he had a 20 acre plot near the Killingworth Reservoir. His son Worden owned all the properly bounded by the Roast Meat Hill Rd, Hwys 80 and 81 and above Wolf Hollow Lane.

Map of Killingworth

The arrow points to the Union Cemetery. In 1747 when is was set aside by the city it was referred to as the Burying Yard. It marked the southern boundry of the first piece of properly purchase by the 2nd Samuel Griffin. The Congregational Chapel is just to the west.

Worden and Rhoda Hull Griffin

The Griffin Home Lot viewed from the "Burying Yard"

Oldest section of the "Burying Yard"

Most of the headstones in this section are not legible. There is no published record for a burial place for Samuel and Mary Griffin. Circumstances lead me to assume they are buried here.

The "Burying Yard"

Union Cemetery is the final resting place for 4 generations of the Griffin family. The city officials set aside the ground for a "Burying Yard" in 1747 it must have already been in use. In 1796 Samuel purchased the "Burying Yard" from the city as the family prepared to moved to Vermont. My assumption is that his parents are buried here. I am fairly certain that Marah Griffin, Mercy Nettleton Griffin, and Samuels daughter Mercy are buried here as well as 2 generations of Worden's family. We also find the family of Daniel Stevens and Mercy Griffin, and Thankful and Nathan Buell. The stone fence which marks the northern boundary is a prominent land mark for land deeds.

Clinton Connecticut 1880