(Jul. 7, 1754 - Nov. 18, 1836)

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Isaac Gridley was the roommate of Nathan Hale in Yale and was in a small boat with him when a storm came up. When there was danger Hale said, " I will never be drowned, I am to be hung," as he pointed to a wart on his neck. Mr. Gridley came to the Upper Houses as a teacher and lived a long life here. He purchased the Riley homestead, including the house built by Joseph, son of Nathaniel. The two daughters of Nathaniel were privileged by the contract to occupy the old Riley house and both did so till their deaths at the age of one hundred years. Mr. Gridley dealt largely in real estate and as justice of the peace he was for more than a generation the writer of, and witness to, deeds. He never left off wearing short clothes, and till the time of his death he was a noted figure on the streets. As a tything man he would go into the street on Sunday to stop a traveller, but instead of arresting him would invite him to spend the night as his guest. He was considered " the gentleman " of the community. His account books show his methodical methods and his moderate charges, many an item being six and one-fourth cents for a signature. He left a will in which he stated he had expended $4,000 in the education of his only son. He married Sept. 26, 1784, Elizabeth' Smith, dau. of Capt. John4 Smith. His arm-chair is in the possession of Mrs. C. Collard Adams, a descendant. He d. Nov. 18, 1836. The widow was blind for eight years, being cared for for some years in the old homestead by her widowed daughter, Elizabeth (Gridley) L'Hommedieu. She d. Aug. 27, 1851.