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Title | William Earl Crane's +-booklet form Application record of US Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 includes Hezekiah LYMT-KBY (and several others) as ancestor(s); Accepted 24 Feb 1953; Approved 3 April 1953 |
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Lieutenant Jonathan Crane |
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Hezekiah Crane ~ Spouse Rachel Rockwell Child David Crane LYMT-KBY Birth Date 31 Mar 1721 Death Date 13 Jan 1805 Role Ancestor Application Date 24 Feb 1953 Father John Cane Mother Prudence Belding The Application or Applicant's SAR National # 76304 State # 929 (not the ancestors) The transcription said Membership Number was 76304, but the form itself used the term: National Number 76304 State Number 929 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2204&h=785445&ssrc=pt&tid=80053383&pid=192009533253&usePUB=true ~~~ Looks like a simple, folded, 4pp Application. I may not type the whole thing, but as the Image is done, that left side on the 1st image would have been the final pg of the Application. That to the right, would be the 1st pg, or 'cover' of the Application. I will type it out in order of the Application itself, not strictly from left to right, based on current presentation. Format is not kept exact; Not going to type every word on the whole thing. There might be typos. I might quit before ;) the back is finished, or ignore a few things/people at my discretion (: ~~~ THE WEST VIRGINIA SOCIETY of the NATIONAL SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF William Earl Crane Descendant of David Crane & his wife, Jerusha Smith Crane App examined and approved 3 April 1953 Accepted by the State Board of Management 24 Feb 1953 Approved and registered by Registrar General 26 May 1953 Certificate of Membership delivered 16 June 1953 [[ date stamp in lower, right-hand corner of front page 5 June 1953 ]] ~~~ [[ Lft side of image ]] ... ... William Earl Crane ...by right of lineal descent... from David Crane Born Windsor, Connecticut 1 October 1748 Died Seantic Parish, Connecticut 1841 I was born [[ inferring William Earl Crane, since it is his application ]] Yazoo City, Mississippi 14 September 1899; I am the son of Edgar Shields Crane B 17 June 1858 ; D 24 January 1918 and marriage 10/18/1883 Elizabeth Letitia Gebhart B 26 Sept 1861 ; 28 August 1906 (2) grandson of William Curtis Crane 19 June 1826 - 6 January 1899 and marriage 16 Dec 1852 Mary Elizabeth Shields 13 October 1832 - 12 January 1915 (3) GGson of Curtis Crane 9 Nov 1781 - 25 February 1862 and marriage 25 Dec 1807 Nancy Chapman B 31 May 1789 D 24 February 1874 (4) 2 GGson of David Crane B 1 October 1748 D 1841 [[ 2JQ3-L6Z ]] and marriage 7 January 1779 Jerusha Smith 18 Dec 1759 - 11 October (?)1848 [[ 2JQS-1C5 ]] (5) 3rd GGson of LYMT-KBY Hezekiah Crane 31 March 1721 - 13 January 1805 and marriage 2 April 1746 LHTT-Q24 Rachel Rockwell 26 June 1726 - 5 October 1809 (6) 4th GGson of John Crane 1 October 1687 - after 1735 and marriage 18 April 1716 Prudence Belding B 12 February 1694 D [[blank]] (7) 5 GGson of Johnathan Crane 1 Dec 1658 - 12 May 1735 and marriage 19 Dec 1678 Deborah Griswold Crane May 1661 - circa 1704 (8) 6th GGson of Benjamin Crane B circa 1630 D 31 May 1691 and marriage 23 April 1655 Mary Backus D 8 July 1717 and he, the said David Crane (No 4 ) is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Corporal in Captain Dickenson's Company, Colonel Samuel Elmore's Regiment... He [[ assumed being David Crane ]] enlisted June 8, 1776 ... ~~~ ~~ [ Rt page of 2nd image, which would be 3rd page of document ] ANCESTOR'S SERVICE David Crane - Corporal in Captain Dickenson's Company, Colonel Samuel Elmore's Regiment, under the immediate command of General Washington. He enlisted June 8, 1776, and was in the garrison at Fort Dayton, Gorman Flats. His father, Hezekiah Crane, also served as a Private in Captain Roswell Grant's Company, Colonel Johnson's Regiment, stationed at Providence, Rhode Island, March 7, 1778. His father, Hezekiah Crane, also served in the American Revolution and his record is given in Volume XXX. "Connecticut Soldiers In The Revolutionary War; Record of Connecticut Militia Service for 1778". He [[ Hezekiah ]] served as a private in Capt. Roswell Grant's Company, ... [basically +- ibid. ] ~~~ [[ I hope I did not make error; I checked once. But I do encourage double checking yourself (: and Reminding everyone again, that I did not type the whole thing, all of it! Only parts. ]] ST ~~~ [[ That last page, which is one of the 1st ones you see on the image, left-hand side. ]] Statement of applicant [[ that would be William Earl Crane B in Yazoo, Mississip ]] ... Served as Supply Sargeant in the Students' Army Training Corps, Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tennessee from October 7, 1918, when enlisted until his discharge December 10, 1918, during World War I., when he was discharged honorably when the corps was demobilized after the close of the War. Registered for service in World War II., but due to age and service in ministry, he was not called into active service. [[[ refers to the Connecticut thingy again, and... ]]] ... For other data supporting lineage refer to SAR membership of my uncle, William Franklin Crane, son of William Curtis Crane and Mary Elizabeth Shields Crane, W. F. Crane was born in Crawfodsville, Indiana, Feb. 3, 1856. Signature of applicant was William Earl Crane 1700 ?? Qu____ ?? Street Charleston, West Virginia Occupation Minister Presbyterian Church in the U.S. |