Eleventh Generation

376. John GRIGGS Sr. was born on 5 October 1775 in Ashford Township, Windham County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^168,223 (According to the LDS Church IGI Index, he was a relative of Joseph Smith, the Prophet.) He died on 1 June 1865 at the age of 89.

John GRIGGS Sr. and Mary HOLDEN were married. Mary HOLDEN was born (date unknown).

John GRIGGS Sr. and Betsey CHAPMAN were married on 22 October 1802.^196,211 Betsey CHAPMAN was born on 25 April 1780. She died in Ashford, Windham County, CT. (Her death date is listed as 17 May 1807, but that was before her two youngest sons were born. It is possible that the sons were from her husband's second marriage.)

John GRIGGS Sr. and Betsey CHAPMAN had the following children:

533	i.	John GRIGGS Jr was born on 20 July 1803 in Ashford Township, Windham County, CT.¹⁶⁸
534	ii.	Ira GRIGGS was born on 17 March 1805 in Ashford, Windham County, CT. He died on 1 April 1869 at the age of 64.
535	iii.	Betsey GRIGGS was born on 12 May 1807 in Ashford, Windham County, CT. She died on 5 May 1850 at the age of 42.
536	iv.	Theodore GRIGGS was born on 19 August 1808 in Ashford, Windham County, CT.
+537	v.	Lucian Davison GRIGGS.

John GRIGGS Sr. and Huldah DAVISON were married.²⁷⁴ Huldah DAVISON²⁷⁴ was born on 9 April 1778. She died on 14 March 1863 at the age of 84.