Nancy, I think Grizzell started with Grizzell Strange who married 1) Thomas Fish of Portsmouth and 2) Samuel Cornell of Dartmouth (bro. of THE Thomas Cornell who supp. murdered his mother). I wrote an article at least 20 years ago that was published in TAG, after someone challenged me to identify the wife of Samuel Cornell. The name Grizzell filtered down in the family. I can send you a copy of that article if you need it. I also did a small article on the English origins of the Strange family - Gloucestershire as I recall, Ashchurch I think, anyway they used the name Grizzell back there. Brothers Lot and John Strange settled in Portsmouth. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "NTMAURO" <NTMAURO@ETCMAIL.COM> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] GRIZZELL > In search Rhode Island and Massachusetts, has anyone come across this as a > given name. I know there was a Sherman that used this as a first name. Any > others? This would have been middle 1700's. > Nancy Tourjee Mauro > Genealogy is the gift that gives for generations. > www.Tourjee.net > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.4/283 - Release Date: 3/16/2006 > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > RIGenWeb Archives Search http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > >