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Title | The Griswold family : England-America --Deborah and Jonathan Crane's family |
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Joseph Crane |
The Griswold family : England-America Vol II, p. 44, image page 48 |
DEBORAH, b. Norwich, Conn., May 6, 1661 (daughter of Francis, son of Edward Griswold); m. (Norwich and Saybrook, Conn. Records), Dec 19, 1678, Lieut. JONATHAN CRANE, s. of Benjamin and Mary (Backus) Crane, b. Wethersfield, Conn., Dec. 1, 1658. She d. 1704. Residence in Windham, Conn… John Crane was the first of the name and founder of the family; came from Suffolk county, England; resided at Muddy Brook, now Brookline, Mass… Benjamin was a tanner and removed to Wethersfield, Conn. Jonathan received 76 acres… His inscription: “Here lies Mr. Jonathan Crane, husband of Mrs. Deborah Crane who lived a pious and godly life and left ye earth for heaven Mar. ye 12th, anno 1735, in ye 77th year of his age.” Their children: Sarah, b. Nov. 16, 1680; m. Nathaniel Hibbard. Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1684; m. Mary Hibbard. John, b. Oct. 1, 1687; m. (1) Sarah Spencer; (2) Prudence Belding. Mary, b. Oct 20, 1689; m. Jacob Simons. Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1692; m. Caleb Conant. Isaac. B. Apr. 6, 1694; m. Ruth Waldo. Joseph, b. May 17, 1696. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1698; d. same Deborah, b. 1698; d. same Abigail, b. Feb. 15, 1700; m. David Knight. |