474. Thomas1 Griggs;; No proof that Mary was his daughter;288 born at England;288 married Mary Unknown circa 1615 at Eng;288 died 23 May 1646 at Roxbury, MA.288
He "THOMAS, Roxbury, 1639, brot. w. Mary,
who d. or was bur. 29 Nov. of that yr. and s. John and Joseph; m. 26 1640,
Mary Green, and he d. 23 May 1646, after long illness."61 He "THOMAS GRIGGS, b. (???) England; d. 23 May 1646 Roxbury*, Mass., as Thomas Griggs, Householder; d. same date, as Bro. Griggs who lay in a long affliction of sicknesse & shined like gold in it, greatly glorifying God & magnifying his grace in Christ. (Roxbury(+)); m. 1st MARY (???) (109) about 1615 in England; b. (???) England; bur. 29 Nov. 1639 Roxbury*, as Mary wife of Thomas Griggs.
Thomas Griggs m. 2nd Mary Green 26 Aug. 1640 Roxbury*; prob. the widdow Greene of Roxbury(+); prob. widow of John Greene who d. there in 1638-9; b. (???) England; d. (???) Massachusetts.
Widdow Griggs m. 2nd Jasper Rawlins 8 June 1651 Roxbury*; he came from England in 1632, and was freeman 11 June 1633, and 3 Sept. 1634; his 1st wife Jane came in 1635 in the Increase, aged 35 years; he was of Roxbury and Boston, Mass., and also resided at Wethersfield and Windsor, Conn.; b. (???) England; d. (???) 1667 Boston (P. R.).
(Roxbury(+)) 1636. Jean Rawlings the wife of Jasper Rawlings.
(Rawlins Genealogy, by John R. Rollins).
(History of Norfolk Co. Mass., under Griggs Family).
Comonly Called June 1639 this booke was bought (by the Seaven men then imployed in the Towne affairs) for the entrying of the Towne Lands and other weighty bussinesses being fully Agreed vpon which may concerne the Inhabitants of thes Towne of Rocksbury and payed for the booke Fower shillings.
In the above book were recorded the Rocksbury Lands and proprietors names, it was probably destroyed by fire, and then five men were appointed to set down each man's land as best they could in about the year 1652.
Thomas Griggs was given two parcels of ground, between which lay three acres want ( ) pole, at Muddy River, belonging to Thomas Ruggles. As Thomas Ruggles came in the year 1637, it is probable that Thomas Griggs came in that year, or soon afterwards, at any rate we Know that his first wife Mary died in Roxbury in 1639.
(Suff. Deed I: 69) Griffin Croft of Roxbury granted vnto Wm Parkes of Roxbury (in consideration of two oxen to him by the said Wm payd) two parcells of arable land conteineing about three Acres lying next adjoyeing to John Ruggles land Northward, & Thomas Griggs on the west. . . . Dated 3 Mar. 1645. Sealed 20 Feb. 1645. Ack. 25 Feb. 1645.
(Suff. P. Original papers) An inventory of the goods & Chattels of Thomas Griggs deceased, made this 25 May 1646; [mentions] one white backt cow which his wife is to have during her life.
Taken upon oath of Phillip Eliot and John Griggs before the Court, 1 July 1647.
Children of Thomas Griggs (108) and 1st wife Mary (???) (109).
I. MARY, b. about 1620 England; there is no proof that she
is the dau. of Thomas Griggs; d. 21 Aug. 1680 Middletown,
Conn. (N. E. H. & G. R. XIV: 136); Mary
Cragg or Gragg m. Thomas Stowe 4 Dec. 1639 Roxbury*,
Mass.; son of John Stowe and Elizabeth Bigge, who m.
13 Mar. 1608 at All Saints Church, Biddenden, Co.
Kent, England; the Stowe family were of Braintree,
Roxbury and Concord Mass. (N. E. H. & G. R. Jan.
1912); Thomas Stowe was b. about 1617 England;
d. -- Feb. 1684 Middletown, Conn.
(Roxbury(+)) John Stow he arrived at New England the 17th of the 3rd month ano 1634, he brought his wife & 6 children, Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Nathaniel, Samuel, Thankfull.
Elizabeth the wife of John Stow was also recorded.
(Suff. Deed I: 199, 318) For the name of Bigg.
(N. E. H. & G. R. XXIX: 253, for the Bigg family."60
Children of Thomas1 Griggs and Mary Unknown were:
475. Mary2 Gragg (or Griggs) (Thomas1Griggs);61 born circa 1620 at Eng;265 married Thomas Stow, son of John Stow and Elizabeth Bigge, 4 Dec 1639 at Roxbury, MA;61,265,91 died 21 Aug 1680.61
Children of Mary2 Gragg (or Griggs) and Thomas Stow were: