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     Susannah Griswold died on 15 January 1713/14 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was born on 15 January 1713/14 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Griswold and Deborah Holcombe.

     Married and resided in the Simsbury area for a while and then departed with his wife and family to Canada and settled near Preston in Nova Scotia. On his departure for Canada, he left two of his children with his father who raised them. Samuel Griswold was born on 12 December 1715 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Samuel Griswold and Deborah Holcombe.

     Elizabeth Griswold was born on 31 August 1718 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Griswold and Elizabeth Gaylord. Elizabeth Griswold married Haynes Woodbridge, son of Rev. Timothy Woodbridge and Dorothy Lamb, on 29 December 1742 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.² Elizabeth Griswold died in March 1788 at age 69.

     Esther Griswold was born on 15 September 1720 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Griswold and Elizabeth Gaylord. Esther Griswold died on 24 August 1739 at age 18.

     Lydia Griswold was born on 17 December 1722 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Griswold and Elizabeth Gaylord. Lydia Griswold married Dr. Hezekiah Phelps, son of Lt. Samuel Phelps and Abigail Eno, on 21 February 1749/50 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. Lydia Griswold married Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee, son of Hezekiah Chaffee and Mary Toogood, circa 1757 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.² Lydia Griswold died on 1 October 1801 at age 78. She was buried at Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

     Very little information is available concerning John. It has been ascertained that he squandered all her property and deserted her. she obtained a divorce. Deborah Griswold was born on 24 July 1727 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Griswold and Elizabeth Gaylord. Deborah Griswold died on 14 June 1809 at age 81. She was buried at Mitchelson Cemetery, North Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.

     Elisha Griswold was born on 25 October 1731 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Samuel Griswold and Elizabeth Gaylord. Elisha Griswold married Eunice Viets, daughter of Capt. John Viets and Lois Phelps, on 11 November 1761 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.⁴ Elisha Griswold died on 13 March 1803 at age 71.

This marriage brought together two of the most prominent families and estates in Simsbury.

Elisha was of large physique, jovial and fond of company, ever ready to join in some prank or fun. He was a man of worthy and strong character and a respected member of St. Andrews Episcopal church in North Bloomfield.

During the Revolution he was subjected to many annoyances, being suspected of Loyalist sympathies. For a time he was arraigned almost daily before the Committee of vigilance but nothing was ever found against him. It may be said that some who wore the stigma of toryism doubtless deserved the severities meted out to them; others acted only in obedience to a religious conscience. Elish was never known to act in any way against the Patriots.⁵

     Daniel Loomis was born on 2 November 1710 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. Daniel Loomis married Sarah Eno, daughter of James Eno. Daniel Loomis died on 1 January 1758 at Union, CT, at age 47.

     Sarah Eno was the daughter of James Eno. Sarah Eno married Daniel Loomis, son of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber.

     Elizabeth Loomis was born on 20 May 1712 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. Elizabeth Loomis married Daniel Eggleston, son of Isaac Eggleston, in 1731. Elizabeth Loomis died on 18 February 1741 at age 28.

     Daniel Eggleston was born on 12 June 1705 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Isaac Eggleston. Daniel Eggleston married Elizabeth Loomis, daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber, in 1731. Daniel Eggleston married Mary Rockwell on 25 April 1741.

     Mary Rockwell married Daniel Eggleston, son of Isaac Eggleston, on 25 April 1741. Mary Rockwell died on 6 May 1776.

     Isaac Eggleston was born on 27 February 1668. He was the son of James Eggleston. Isaac Eggleston died on 30 January 1753 at age 84.

     James Eggleston was the son of Bygod Eggleston and Mary (?) James Eggleston died on 1 December 1679.

     Bygod Eggleston was born in 1586. He was the son of James Eggleston and Juliana Frear.

Genevieve Tylee Kiepura has a very detailed discussion of Bigod Eggleston in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 57, no 4, December 1969. It discusses whether he was a passenger on the MARY AND JOHN, when Mary died, whether James and Samuel were twins, and whether Bigod was descended from Sir Ralph Bigod. In each of these cases she determined that there was no evidence to support the claims.

     Mary Eggleston was born on 20 January 1735. She was the daughter of Daniel Eggleston and Elizabeth Loomis.

     Daniel Loomis Eggleston was born on 29 October 1737. He was the son of Daniel Eggleston and Elizabeth Loomis.

     Isaac Eggleston was baptized on 20 April 1746. He was the son of Daniel Eggleston and Mary Rockwell.

     Elizabeth Eggleston was born on 5 December 1742 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Eggleston and Mary Rockwell.

     Anne Eggleston was born on 17 January 1750/51 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Eggleston and Mary Rockwell.

     Hannah Eggleston was the daughter of Daniel Eggleston and Mary Rockwell.

     Mary Loomis was born on 10 May 1714. She was the daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. Mary Loomis married Joseph Hoskins, son of Anthony Hoskins and Hannah Grimes, on 10 January 1735.

     Joseph Hoskins was born on 4 May 1710. He was the son of Anthony Hoskins and Hannah Grimes. Joseph Hoskins married Mary Loomis, daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber, on 10 January 1735.

     Anthony Hoskins was born on 6 March 1663/64. He was the son of Anthony Hoskins and Isabel Brown. Anthony Hoskins married Hannah Grimes in 1686 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. Anthony Hoskins died on 9 July 1747 at Wintonbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 83.

     John Hoskins was born at England. He married Ann Filer circa 1620 at England. John Hoskins left a will on 1 May 1648. He died on 3 May 1648 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

Came to Dorchester in the Mary and John, 1630; was made freeman 1631; appears to have been past the middle age of life on his arrival, and was denominated "Goodman"; rem. to Windsor prob. with the first party; is there called John H., Sen; was a delegate to Conn. Gen. Ct., 1637.

From the Windsorhistoricalsociety.org:

When John Hoskins sailed from England to the New World, he was about 42 years old, a middle-aged family man. He is thought to have sailed with his wife Ann and their adult children Thomas and Katherine. It is possible that the couple had an elder son, also John, who stayed behind in England. The consensus on the origin of Windsor founder John Hoskins is that he came from the West Country of England, perhaps near Beaminster, Dorset, and was likely a passenger on the Mary & John, arriving in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 (see a summary of the inferences used in compiling Hoskins’s background and family make-up in The Great Migration Begins). The paper trail that establishes Hoskins’s background is shaky, but has recently been fleshed out using advancements in DNA technology. Hoskins’s story is of interest not only to descendants, but also to those whose family research might benefit from similar genetic study.

The Paper Trail

Not much is known about John’s occupation, but it is likely that he was a farmer as his will shows that various individuals owed him money, which was expressed in bushels of wheat, “pease”, etc. At his death in 1648 his estate was valued at £338. Of this, £133 was in three pieces of property, £33 in crops, and £93 in livestock, all supporting the idea that he was a farmer. The rest of the estate was primarily household items and farming implements.

John and his wife Ann were likely considered middle-class. In various records they were called Goodman and Goodie Hoskins, respectively, which were titles used for well-respected but middle-class individuals. John’s will made provisions for his man servant, Samuel Rockwell, and Ann’s will listed various items like brass pans, platters, skillets, and candle sticks (as well as an unexpected entry, “two alcemy sponns”)suggesting that they were likely at the upper end of the middle class.

John had been granted four acres of meadow in Dorchester in 1634, but along with many others he migrated to Windsor in 1635 with Ann and their son Thomas. In 1640, the Plantation gave John and Thomas a joint land grant with the home lot being around what is now 560 Palisado Avenue. This property was handed down to succeeding generations and remained in the family until it was sold to Deacon Jasper Morgan in 1822. The house that stands on this lot today was built in 1750 by a later John Hoskins.



One mystery surrounding emigrant John has been his relationship to Anthony Hoskins, who was also a resident of Windsor from the mid-1600s until his death in 1706. Some, including Henry Stiles in The History of Ancient Windsor, concluded that Anthony and his sister Rebecca were John and Ann’s children, born after John arrived in Dorchester. However, Genevieve Kiepura, in her 1962 article in The American Genealogist, has argued that this could not be true, pointing out that neither John’s nor Ann’s wills mentions a son Anthony or a daughter Rebecca. While daughters were sometimes ignored in wills of this era, it would be highly unlikely that a son would not be mentioned. Kiepura and others have speculated that Anthony might have been the nephew of John but have provided little proof to support this.

DNA Evidence

To Summarize from windsorhistoricalsociety.org, the DNA evidence proves a common ancestor for John and Anthony but more evidence is needed in the form of John's direct ancestors being tested.

     Thomas Hoskins was born circa 1631 at Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ He was the son of John Hoskins and Ann Filer.

     John Hoskins was born circa 1622 at England. He was the son of John Hoskins and Ann Filer.

     Ann Filer was born in 1600 at England.¹ She married John Hoskins circa 1620 at England. Ann Filer died on 6 March 1662.

     Priscilla Delight Lyon was born on 31 May 1824 at Chenango Co., NY.¹ She married Edwin R. Holcombe, son of Erastus Holcombe and Sarah W. (?), in 1844 at NY.^1,2 Priscilla Delight Lyon died on 19 December 1879 at Pittsburg, Mitchell Co., KS, at age 55. She was buried at Union Cemetery, Osborne Co., KS.³

     Elisha Loomis was born on 6 June 1716. She was the daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. Elisha Loomis died on 11 November 1758 at Colchester at age 42.

     Dorothy Loomis married Ichabod Loomis, son of Ichabod Loomis. Dorothy Loomis was born on 21 June 1718. She was the daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber.

     David Loomis was born on 13 March 1719. He was the son of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. David Loomis died before 1752.

     Sibyl Loomis was born on 18 September 1727. She was the daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber.

     Ichabod Loomis married Dorothy Loomis, daughter of Daniel Loomis and Elizabeth Barber. Ichabod Loomis was born on 10 December 1717. He was the son of Ichabod Loomis.

     Ichabod Loomis was born on 25 January 1692 or 1693 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Timothy Loomis and Rebecca Porter. Ichabod Loomis married Hephsibah Loomis, daughter of David Loomis and Lydia Marsh, on 20 December 1716. Ichabod Loomis died on 21 February 1776 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

     Timothy Loomis was born on 27 July 1661 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Deacon John Loomis and Elizabeth Scott. Timothy Loomis married Rebecca Porter, daughter of John Porter II and Mary Stanley, on 20 March 1689 or 1690. Timothy Loomis died on 19 May 1710 at age 48.

     Egbert Wells Holcombe was born on 6 April 1847 at Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY.¹ He was the son of Edwin R. Holcombe and Priscilla Delight Lyon.¹ Egbert Wells Holcombe married Mary Jane Cahill on 29 March 1877. Egbert Wells Holcombe died on 9 September 1922 at Monteagle, Marion Co., TN, at age 75. He was buried at Monteagle Cemetery, Monteagle, Marion Co., TN.²

Egbert W. and Mary J. were enumerated in the 1880 Delhi, Osborne Co., KS, federal census. He was a farmer, age 32, she was 32. The only child in the household was Virgil I., 2.

     Josiah Loomis was born on 11 March 1708/9 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Josiah Loomis and Elizabeth Kelsey. Josiah Loomis married Abigail Bacon on 26 April 1732.

     Abigail Bacon was born at Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married Josiah Loomis, son of Josiah Loomis and Elizabeth Kelsey, on 26 April 1732.

     Benajah Loomis lived at Ancram, Columbia Co., NY. He was born on 28 January 1710/11. He was the son of Josiah Loomis and Elizabeth Kelsey. Benajah Loomis married Temperance Moore, daughter of Jonathan Moore and Hannah Long, on 17 January 1728/29 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.²

     Temperance Moore was born on 19 July 1708 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Moore and Hannah Long.² Temperance Moore married Benajah Loomis, son of Josiah Loomis and Elizabeth Kelsey, on 17 January 1728/29 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹