Samuel Griffin 1776-1851. Will posed Nov. 3 1851

Samuel Griffin was born in Killingworth, Conn. March 17, 1776 the son of Samuel Griffin and Mercy Bailey. He moved with his father Samuel and his two brothers John and Dan to Essex, Vermont at the turn of the century. In Essex he married Sylvia Bradley in about 1800. Together Samuel and Sylvia had a family of nine children. Zilpha, Philemon, Minor, Orlow, Albert, Harrison, Sylvia, Rosetta and Electa. Zilpha, Philemon and Minor and Orlow all preceded their father in death. The names of Samuel’s children are listed in the Congregational records that we previously published. Samuel died in Essex on September 19, 1851. His will was probated November 3, 1851. In his will he names some of his grandchildren. Zilpha’s children Edgar, Ellen, John and Albert Day. His son Orlow’s wife Hannah and children, Sylvia, David and Henry. He names his son Harrison and daughters Electa and Sylvia (Fuller). He had previous given his daughter Rosetta her inheritance. At the time of his death he had already sold the bulk of his property to his children. His son Albert had left Essex in 1836 and was living in Salt lake City, Utah at the time of his father’s death. Samuel’s wife Sylvia Bradley and Electa’s husband Chauncey Wolcott served as executors. Their signatures, along with Samuel’s, appear on the documents. ------------Samuel / Samuel / Samuel Griffin of Killingworth.