Grissell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Grissell family

The surname Grissell was first found in Warwickshire at Griswold's Farm in Snitterfield. The first record of the family was found here in the Assize Rolls of 1381, namely Roger Grysewold. Later Thomas Greswold was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1418-1419. Over in Berkshire, Thomas Gresewold was recorded there in 1412. 1

Early History of the Grissell family

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Grissell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Griswold, Griswood, Griswald, Griswoll, Griswall, Grisweld, Greswold, Greswald, Griswould and many more.

Early Notables of the Grissell family

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Grissell migration to the United States +

Grissell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Win Grissell, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 3
George Grissell, who landed in Virginia in 1665 3

Grissell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Second Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Second Fleet

Mr. Benjamin Grissell, (Gressell), British settler convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England in 1789, sentenced to 7 years for felony, transported aboard the ship "Admiral Barrington" leaving in 1790 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1791 2

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)