Barbara Bartels’ file says death after 1728 in Turkey Hills CT130

From Barbara Bartels’ notes:
George Granger was granted a lot on High Street in Suffield in 1674. This was the lot north of that given his father. He was also granted an additional 40 acres. He did not appear there until 1678, when he was told to settle immediately or lose his grant. In 1696, George asked for an additional 10 acres, which were granted. In 1714 he sold his home lot for 45 pounds, but it is not recorded what happened to the 50-acre farm.

It appears George had some problem such as alcoholism, though it was never explicitly stated in the records. James N. Granger wrote that George had shown himself to be a shiftless fellow before his marriage. In the court records of 1691, it says “George Granger of Suffield, being presented this court for neglecting worship of God &c., petitioning this court pleading his sickness, weakness, and wantof clothes this cold winter, this court ordered that the worshipful Col. Pynchon send for him, before him, and admonish him.”

Like most men of his day, George was the father of a large number of children. Soon after his marriage he seems to have risen to the dignity of a fence viewer, but that appears to have ended his officeholding in the twon.

On 26 Nv 1716, the town voted to “send to the General Court to see what may be don with respect to the maintenance of the wife of George Granger,” and further to “allow Goodman Banes seven shillings for this trouble about keeping the wife of George Granger.” On 7 Oct 1717 the town voted: “It is agreed an voted upon that upon condition that John Granger the son of George Granger do take care of his mother...Liddia Granger...but if the said John do not speedily do as aforesaid, then to proceed to sue George Granger.”

Evidently these attempts to force husband or son to support Lydia were failures, for ten years afterward the town voted to “alow three shillings a week for the keeping of Liddia Granger,” and still later voted to “Bare the charge of caring [carrying] Liddia Granger the wife of George Granger to the House of Correction [the poor-house].”

Poor Lydia’s last appearance as a town charge was in Dec 1724 and it may be presumed that she soon died afterward in the poor-house, neglected by husband and children. (The youngest child was only 9 at this time.) These unhappy events seem to have driven George and all his children from Suffield. The family settled in the parish of Turkey Hills in the adjoining town of Simsbury about five miles west from the Suffield meeting house.130