GIFFORD, Stephen

1641 - 1724  (83 years)

• Name	GIFFORD, Stephen
  Birth	1641	ENGLAND
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Nov 1724	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Burial	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
  		Gifford, Stephen Tombstone
  Notes	There are conflicting and uncertain reports on the parents of Stephen Gifford. The Gifford Family Saga by John D. Gifford, rev. 1992 (which refers to Royal Ancestry of Giffords, by Sylvia Gifford; and an article of March 1973 in The Acorn); and Gifford Genealogy, by Harry E. Gifford (1896), refer to a William Gifford as being the father of Stephen. However, they do not agree on the certain "William Gifford" and his ancestry, as there were three William Giffords in New England in the 1600s. Harry E. Gifford "believes" that Stephen is William's son, but he has no proof. John Gifford does not mention a Stephen Gifford, but he does elaborate on the possibility of the identity of the elusive William Gifford. Our Patronymics - Edwards-Giffords, by Elizabeth Edwards-Gifford (1886), refers to a Sir Ambrose Gifford, who fathered Walter Gifford. Walter Gifford came from England in 1630, and his son, Stephen Gifford, married Hannah Gove in 1667. The family legend is that Walter Giffard, Earl of Longueville, Normandy, is an ancestor of the American Giffords. For his gallant services to William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, he was granted the title of Earl of Buckingham and lands with 107 lordships. Ancestry and Genealogy of Thomas Grover offers a line from the Gifford family back to Adam. Quoting Cleveland Family Genealogy: "Sir Ambrose Gifford, of England, (son of William Gifford), had at least two sons who came to New England:- (1) Walter, from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1640; (2) John Gifford, of Lynn, Mass, 1653; agent for the London Iron Works (or John Beck Iron Works of London); md. Margaret Temple. (3) Stephen Gifford '(probably son of either John or Walter)'; an original proprietor of Norwich, Conn., 1660; m-(1) Hannah Gove; (2) Hannah Gallop." http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=branagak&id=I1188 Re: 23 and 24 June comments re: John Gifford of the Saugus Ironworks. I am researching Stephen Gifford who was in Norwich, Conn., by 1660 (who, much published mis-information to the contrary, was not a son of William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass., nor was he a son of a William Gifford of Stamford - who was really a GiLford - nor was he a son of the fictional Ambrose, Sir Ambrose, or William Ambrose Gifford - see NEHGR 128 and TAG 10:43). Stephen Gifford (1640/41 - 1724), origin unknown, m. Norwich, Conn., 1667 Hannah Gore (not Hannah GoVe, and not the Hannah, daughter of John Gore of Roxbury). She was the daughter of Samuel Gore, London Grocer (non-immigrant). I have been considering a possible connection between Stephen Gifford and John Gifford of the Ironworks at Saugus. Why? - Mary Gore, Hannah's sister, bound herself to John Winthrop the Younger when he was in England recruiting for the Saugus Ironworks (an online transcription, apparently from "The Winthrop Papers," vol. IV, 375; also Jacobus, _Granberry Family_, 224). Their sister Elizabeth, later wife of John Gager of Norwich, also had some sort of guardianship agreement with Winthrop. So, there is a (if somewhat convoluted) connection there between the Gore sisters, Stephen Gifford, and the Ironworks. Was this the trip where John Gifford was recruited for Saugus? Could Stephen, later of Norwich, have been his son and come with him? (He seems to be about a half a generation "off" to be John's son). Winthrop went on to Connecticut after the Saugus works was running to establish another at New Haven (E. N. Hartley, _Ironworks on the Saugus_). Could Stephen have gone with him? More circumstantial evidence. . . Pat Bausman https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/soc.genealogy.medieval/HREV5TFFybk The DNA test of a male-line descendant of Stephen Gifford establishes that he was not the son of William Gifford, of Sandwich, Mass. (d. 1687). In all likelihood, he was either a stepson or a nephew of one of the proprietors of Norwich. Most likely Stephen was born in England, so if there were any Norwich proprietors who settled in New England after 1642, I would focus on them. Perhaps there would be a marriage record in England. Or, perhaps Stephen was a relative of one of them, and came over as a servant or apprentice, at about 13. These are the only likely explanations for his sudden appearance in 1660 in a place where no other Giffords then lived. Paul Gifford http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=763&p=surnames.gifford
  Person ID	I001739	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 1	GORE, Hannah,   b. 1645, ENGLAND d. 24 Jan 1670, Norwich, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1672	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Children	+ 1. GIFFORD, Samuel,   b. 16 Sep 1668, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 26 Aug 1714, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 45 years) + 2. GIFFORD, Hannah,   b. 14 Jan 1670, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 29 Dec 1775, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 105 years)
  Family ID	F00406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 2	GALLUP, Hannah,   b. 1644   d. 1724 (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. GIFFORD, John,   b. 1673, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 14 May 1747, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 74 years)   2. GIFFORD, Ruth,   b. 30 Dec 1676, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. Aft 1756, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA (Age > 81 years)   3. GIFFORD, Stephen,   b. 28 Aug 1679, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 17 May 1747, Connecticut, USA (Age 67 years)   4. GIFFORD, Aquila,   b. 23 Oct 1682, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F03343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1167] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, (familysearch.org). Name: Stephen Gifford Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 27 Nov 1724 Death Place: Connecticut Age: 83 Birth Date: 1641 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03747-2 System Origin: Connecticut-EASy GS Film number: 3357 Reference ID: 611 [S1168] Norwich, Connecticut: Vital Records 1659-1848, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007). Stephen Gifford was Maryed with Hannah Gore in May Anno Do 1667