GRANNIS: Descendants of Edward Grannis, who was in New Haven, CT, as early as 1649 & died there Dec. 10, 1719. 1927By Frederick Augustus Strong These are the descendants of Edward Grannis, who was in New Haven, Connecticut, as early as 1649 and died there Dec. 10, 1719. Some members of the Grannis family refer to themselves as belonging to the 'North Haven Branch', descendants of John, while others claim to be of the 'East Haven Branch', descendants of Joseph. At a court held in New Haven CT on Oct. 2, 1649 young Edward Grannis, was "fined 18 d for want of Worme,