A List of the First Six Generations of John Crandalls Descended From Elder John1 Crandall of Newport & Westerly, Rhode Island

By

Judith Crandall Harbold, CFA #3

January 2002


 

Did you know that Elder John Crandall had seven sons? Each one of them named a son John. One son, Eber, had sons John and Jonathan. Each of Elder John’s two daughters also named a son John, as well, but since they had different surnames they are not so troublesome. Many of the third generation also named their male children with the same name. Several of these John Crandalls lived in the same area at the same time. Is it any wonder we have trouble distinguishing one from another?

The chart below is an attempt to sort them out. I made it to use when looking into original records in order to have at hand every available clue to separate the individuals. Perhaps it will help others, too. The first column is for the unique number in my database, deleted here, so you can add yours. Then comes the number assigned by John Cortland Crandall and the page(s) in the 1949 Crandall Genealogy. Next is the name, John, with his generation number from Elder John1 and a column with the line of descent from John1.

The eighth column is the approximate year that the individual became 21 years of age. This date, calculated from the birth date, and the death date put boundaries on the span of time when this person generally, but not always, would be found in the records. Remember that wills and some deed transfers would follow the death date. Individuals are arranged by date of birth or estimate. New style dates have been used.

A few conclusions can be drawn. Prior to 1670, all original documents mentioning John Crandall would be about Elder John. Between 1670 and 1676, documents could be about Elder John or his son John. From 1670 to 1704 John2 was an adult, active in his community, but by 1694 there are Johns from the third generation beginning to come of age. All the men in the second generation are brothers; those designated John3 are cousins; those John4 are second cousins.

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I acknowledge the contributions of Editor Earl P. Crandall (CFA #1) and of proofreaders Herb Crandell (CFA #197) and John Crandall (CFA #82).

 

John Crandall of early Rhode Islanda

 

  C# Page Name Father, line Mother, daughter of Born Of age Died Locale Married; other info
  1   John1     1617/8 1638 1676 England, ?, Newport, Westerly Mary Opp (?),
1672 Hannah Gaylord
  2 5 John2 John1 Mary Opp(?) c 1649 1670 1704 Newport, Kingstown Elizabeth Gorton; blacksmith
  11 5,9 John3 John2 Elizabeth, of Samuel Gorton c 1673 c 1694 1730 or aft1707 Kingstown, perhaps Cape May, NJ Mary Ainsworthb; 1707 earmark
  19 8,10 John3 Rev. Jos2 Deborah, of Robert Burdick c 1682 c 1703 Jan 1767 b Westerly,d Hopkinton Mary_____, 1730 Hannah___,1738 Elizabeth Lewis
    5 John3 James2   say 1687 say 1708   RI, Suffolk Co, LI, Cape May, NJ, Dutchess Co, NY  
  30 8,14 John3 Samuel2 Sarah, of Edward Colby 11 Jan 1695 1716   b Tiverton, Little Compton, MA, Mansfield, Tolland, CT Melissa _____, 1746, Poughkeepsie,
m. Helen Parmeter
  18 7,10 John3, Col. Peter2 Mary, of James Babcock, Jr c 1695 c 1716 1771 b & d Westerly Mary Crandall, 1740 Esther Lewis; Field officer for Kings Co.
  44 9,17 John4 John3, 2 Mary Ainsworth c 1700 c 1721   Cape May, NJ 1725 recorded earmark
  35 8,14 John3 Eber2 Patience, of George Lanphere c 1703 c 1724   Westerly Mary (Crandall?), 2nd___
    8 John3 Jeremiah2 Priscilla, of John Warner 1 Oct 1704 1725   Newport, Westerly Unmarried
  63 10,23 John4 John3, Joseph,2 Mary _____ c 1705 c 1726 25 Oct 1795 b & d Hopkinton; called John of Hopkinton Mary Crandall, dau of Eber2 2nd_____Hakes
    9 John4 Samuel3, John2 Sarah, of James Kenyon c 1711 c 1732   S Kingstown, Westerly 1732 owed estate of J. Maxson
1£ 3s.
  87 13,27 John4 Samuel3,2 Mary, of William Wilbur 1713 1734   Tiverton Millicent Chase
  41 8,15 Jonathan3 Eber2 Mary, of Nicholas Cottrell c 1715 c 1736     1st_____,
1747 Hannah Downing
  47 9, 17 John4 Peter3, John2 Susannah, of Samuel Tefft 18 Jun 1716 1737 1790 b S Kingstown, d Exeter; called John of Exeter 1734 Hannah Case, 1780 Phillia Freeborn;
Rev. War private
    10 John4 Samuel Nelson3, James2   1705-1730 1726   Kings, Dutchess, Putnam, Rensselaer, NY  
  135 17,37 John5 John4,3,2   1730-5 1751+   Cape May, NJ  
    23 John5 John 4,3, Joseph2 Mary, of Eber2 Crandall say 1734 1755+      
    10 Jonathan4 Col John3, Peter2 Mary, of ? Crandall 1732 1753      
  224 25,57 Jonathan5 Joseph,4,3,2 Elizabeth, of John3, Joseph2 Crandall 16 Feb 1740 1761 20 Oct 1832 b Westerly,

d Richmond

 1760 Elizabeth Wells
  148 17,39 John5 John4, Peter3, John2 Hannah Case 1742 1763   b Exeter, Smithfield, Berlin, NY Keziah, of Thomas Shaw,
Rev War soldier
  136 17,37 John 5 Samuel4, Peter3,2 Mary c 1734 or 1743c 1755- 1764 1824 Milan & Lafayette, Dutchess Co, NY ? Betty Fields; cordwainer
  141 17,38 John4 Peter3, John2 Sarah c 1745 1766   E or W Greenwich Sarah
  105 15,30 John4 John3, Eber2 Mary c 1747 c 1768   b prob Westerly Hannah Howe
  127 15,34 John4 Jonathan3, Eber2 Hannah Downing c 1748 c 1769     Mary Bemus
    14 John4 John3, Sam2 Helen Parmeter say 1752 say 1773   CT and/or NY  
  61 10,23 John4 Col John3, Peter2 Esther, of Joseph Lewis 14 Jan 1753 1774   b & d Westerly 1777 Anna Gardner;
Rev. War pensioner
  205 24,49 John5 Elijah4, John3, Joseph2 Mary Auchmuty 1755 1776 16 Feb 1815 b Hopkinton,d Burlington, CT Phelina Clark; ? Rev War vet
  320 29,84 John5 Samuel 4, Peter 3,2 Bethia Eaton 28 Aug 1756 1777 23 Jul 1836 b Tolland, CT, Palmyra,NY, d Marion, Wayne, NY 1780 Hannah (Betsy) Harris, Rev War Soldier
  346 32,89 John5     c 1760 c 1781   b Stonington, CT d Johnstown, NY Amy Keeler; parent discrepancy in JCC
  392 37,101 John6 John5,4,3,2   1768 1789 20 Dec 1838 b NJ d Brooklyn, PA 1788 Elizabeth, wid of Stephen Kindle
  188 22,46 John Bradley5 Lewis4, Col John3, Peter2 Bethia, of Andrew Main 23 Jan 1773 1794 1840 b. Westerly, New London, Salem, MA, Roxbury, VT Betsey (Nancy) Burnett
  393 101 John6 John5, Samuel4, Peter3, John2 Betsy Fields 1776 1797 29 Oct 1816 b & d Milan, NY Hannah, of David Brownell
    27 John5 Wilbur4, Samuel3,2 Mary Vaughn say 1776 say 1797 1798 Tiverton, RI (?) Chester, NB, Can Lost at sea 1798
    34 John5 Thomas4, Ebenezer3, Eber2 Ann Topham of Newport c 1777 1798   b Berlin, NY  
  219 25,52 John5 David4 Jemima Coon 16 May 1778   16 Oct 1867 Hopkinton, Waterford, VT, d Moira, NY Edith (Edy), dau of David Austin
  372 34,95 John5 Jared4, Nathaniel3, Eber2 Lydia, of Wm Pendleton 13 Nov 1779 1790 22 Feb 1856 b Leyden, MA, Sheldon & Richfield, NY, d Morton, IL 1805 Charity Watrus,
1817 Mary Crowell
    23 John5 John4, Col. John3, Peter2 Anna Gardner 3 May 1780 1801      
  310 29,83 Jonathan5 Samuel4, John3, Samuel2 Mary Tripp 29 Aug 1782 1803   b & d Pine Plains, NY Elizabeth, dau of James Storey
  504 45,123 John Dodge6 Benedict5, James4, Peter3,2 Tacy Clark 13 Sep 1783 1804 17 May 1840 b Westerly, Stephentown, NY d. Stockton, NY Thankful, of Thomas Curtis
  341 31,88 John5 Eber 4,3,2 Patience Lee 12 Jan 1792 1813 18 Jan 1873 b Schodack, NY d Freedom, NY Hannah Howe
    46 John Bradley6 John Bradley5, Lewis4, Col. John3, Peter2     say 1816   b Salem, MA Baptized 1 Feb 1795
  645 61,156 John Aldrich6 James 5,4, Joseph 3,2 ____, sister of Joshua Maxson 20 Jun 1790 1811 25 Dec 1863 b Brookfield, NY d West Edmeston, NY Mary Hill

Footnotes:

a From Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants, John Cortland Crandall, 1949.

b Name was taken from the papers of Professor AR Crandall, John Line, archived in the SDB History Center, Janesville, WI. 1 May 2001.

c Both dates are given.


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