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Susanna Greigson Gregson[1]
1636 - 1712 (76 years) Has 4 ancestors and 46 descendants in this family tree.
1611 - 1646 (34 years)-
Name Susanna Greigson Gregson Birth Jan 1636 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut 
Gender Female _MARNM Crittenden Death 8 Sep 1712 Guilford, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Person ID I3174 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Father Thomas Gregson, b. 14 Jul 1611, Sutton on Hill, Derby, England d. Jan 1646, Lambertson ship, At sea (Age 34 years) Mother Jenet Rogers, b. 1614, Of Duffield, Derby, England d. 4 Jun 1702, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 88 years) Family ID F501711 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Abraham Crittenden Cruttenden, III, Jr., b. 1635, Hawkhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom d. 25 Sep 1694, Guilford, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 59 years) Marriage 13 May 1661 New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, Bca Children 1. Abraham Cruttenden, IV, b. 8 Mar 1662, Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut d. 14 May 1725, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 63 years)+ 2. Thomas Crittenden, b. 31 Jan 1668, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 14 Sep 1754, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 86 years)3. John Crittenden, b. 15 Aug 1671, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut d. 16 May 1751, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 79 years)4. Lieut. Joseph Crittenden, b. 9 Apr 1674, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut d. 7 Feb 1753, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 78 years)Family ID F1208 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Notes ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF THOMAS GREGSON OF NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT An extensive article on the Gregson family is presented in The New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register from July 1973 through April 1974. Susanna Gregson, the daughter of the immigrant Thomas Gregson, married Abraham Crittenden Jr. The article presents much data on five generations of the Gregson family. Descendents of the immigrant Abraham Crittenden are especially interested in the following individuals: GREGSON Born Died Married Susanna4 c.a. 1637 8 Sept. 1712 Abraham Crittenden Jr. Thomas3 c.a. 1597/8 1645/6 Jane John2 c.a. 1550 buried 22 Jan. 1606/7 Joan Thomas1 c.a. 1525 buried 23 April 1584 1. Ann Twyford 2. Elizabeth Susanna Gregson4 was born about 1637, the year her father arrived in the New World. Her place of birth is unknown. She married Abraham Crittenden Jr. son of Abraham and Mary (Hinkson) Crittenden, at New Haven, Connecticut on 13 May 1661. Susanna died 8 September 1712 at Guilford, Connecticut. Thomas Gregson3 was likely baptized at St. Michael Old Angels Church, Sutton-on-the-Hill, Derbyshire, England, during the gap from 5 March to 3 June 1598 in the church records. He married in England, before 1630, Jane _____. In the spring of 1637, a group of London merchants formed a company to establish a commercial settlement in the new world. On 26 June of that year Thomas Gregson and many others of good character and fortunes arrived at Boston. Thomas was treasurer of the group. After an exploratory trip in the fall of 1637, the company settled at Quinnipiac, site of the present city of New Haven Connecticut. Rights to the land were purchased from the Indians in exchange for various utensils and articles of clothing. Following settlement of New Haven, Thomas Gregson served as truck (barter) master to the Indians, treasurer, a deputy, and a magistrate. In October 1643, he and the governor were selected to be the first commissioners for the New Haven colony, to the newly formed United Colonies of New England. The influential merchants in New Haven soon induced the colony to establish a trading post at the mouth of the Delaware River. Major losses incurred in this effort, almost impoverished the New Haven colony. To recover these and other losses, the colony tried a new venture, the shipment of goods directly to England. To undertake this project a vessel was build by the colony. The name of the ship is unknown and historians have called it “The Great Shippe”. In January 1645/6, the ship was loaded with cargo by the impatient townspeople who were unwilling to await better weather. About seventy persons, including Thomas Gregson, sailed aboard her. Thomas was on his way to England, as agent for the New Haven Colony, to obtain a much desired charter from Parliament. The ship was never seen again. Jane Gregson, the widow of Thomas, is mentioned several times in the colonial records. Her will, dated 5 February 1691/2, called her aged and weak. She requested to be buried by her executrix and dear relatives. She died on 4 June 1702, at about age ninety. In her will she left eighteen acres to her daughter Susanna Crittenden.
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Sources - [S500011] WikiTree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4).
Susanna Crittenden (born Greigson Gregson)<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Jan 1636 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut<br>Marriage: May 13 1661 - New Haven, CT<br>Death: Sep 8 1712 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut<br>Father: Thomas Gregson<br>Mother: Jane Gregson (born Unknown)<br>Husband: Abraham Crittenden Cruttenden, III<br>Children: Abraham Cruttenden, IVJohn CrittendenThomas CruttendenLieut. Joseph Crittenden<br>Siblings: Sarah Whitehead (born Gregson Gilbert)Anna Daniel (born Gregson)Rebecca Bowers (born Gregson)
- [S500011] WikiTree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4).