My Crane Side Notes: Sources listed first Line so far: Mark Murphy b. 7/2/1958 Son of Joyce Crane (b.1/25/1937) and Pike Murphy b. (10/31/1932) Joyce daughter of John Dennis Crane (b.4/3/1905 d. abt 1972) John Dennis son of John David b. (3/10/1878 d. 3/17/1957) John David son of John Riley b. (7/17/1848 d. 12/10/1914) John Riley son of Jonas, Jr. b. (5/2/1810 d. abt 9/20/1867) Jonas, Jr. son of Jonas (b. 5/20/1766 d. 1840) Jonas son of Benjamin (unknown b&d, moved to NY about 1790) Benjamin son of John (b. 1695 d 9/5/1776) John son of Deacon Azariah (b.1649, d. 11/5/1730) Deacon Azariah son of Jasper (b. 1602, Hertfordshire, England? Bradley Plain?; chris.7/18/1602, d. 1680) Jasper son of Richard ?? Richard had two other sons William (b. 1598) and John (b. 1595) _________________________________________ Information on Smithfield http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hjs17.html SMITHFIELD, TEXAS. Smithfield, in north central Tarrant County, was probably established before 1870 and was originally called Zion. A post office opened there in 1878. In 1887 the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway built through the area a quarter mile south of Zion, and a new section of the community grew up near the tracks. This new development siphoned away population and businesses from the older section, which eventually was abandoned. The new railroad settlement was called Smithfield, for Eli Smith, who had donated land for a church and cemetery in Zion. Smithfield initially flourished as a shipping point for the products of area farms and ranches. Though the town suffered a bad fire in 1890, by 1900 it had a population of 137, and the local school employed three teachers and enrolled 156 students from the area. The population of Smithfield remained at about the same level through the 1930s, but it began to grow around World War IIqv because of the boom in war-related employment in nearby Fort Worth. By the late 1940s Smithfield reported 350 residents and eight businesses. After a bitterly contested campaign and election, however, nearby North Richland Hills annexed Smithfield in 1958. The Smithfield name survives in several local institutions, including a middle school, and on historical markers at the Smithfield cemetery, Masonic lodge, and two churches. ============================= http://www.rootsweb.com/~txtarran/places/smithfield2.htm In 1900, Thomas H. Garrett was serving as Smithfield's postmaster. By 1910, he was retired and J. R. Crane was postmaster. ============================= Ancestry.com. Essex, England: Parish and Probate Records Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Essex: - Registers of Marriages, 1559-1837 Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1555 Mariffe, Richard, priest, Stapleford Abbots (bur.) 16 ER 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1713 Morffe, Robert, saymaker, Colchester 309 BR 16 1693 Morffe, Morfee, John, rower, St. Peter, Colchester 209 BR 13 1702 Morffe, Robert, merchant, Rotterdam, Holland 272 BR 14 ------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1635 Crane, Craine, William, single man, Dagenham 327 EW 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1703 Crane, Charles, gent., Braintree 13 BR 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1575 Crane, Richard, husb., Dagenham 86 ER 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1592 Crane, Lionel, Steeple Bumpstead 319 BW 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1626 Crane, Mary, wid., Witham 192 CW 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1686 Crane, Robert, innholder, Braintree 92 BR 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1487 Crane, William, Havering-atte-Bower 86 ER 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1538 Crane, William, Dagenham 104 ER 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1559 Crane, Walter, Gt. Bromley 26 CR 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1673 Crane, John, sen., husb., Kelvedon (Easterford) 299 BR 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1669 Crane, John, yeo., Runwell (not proved) 285 BR 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1620 Crane, John, husb., Dagenham 282 EW 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex: - Registers of Marriages, 1559-1837 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Esser Parish Registers. Marriages at Walthamstow, 1650 to 1837. Volume 8. County: Essex Country: England Thomas Crane & Ann Colen 02 Jun 1788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1638 Crane, Nicholas, yeo., Kelvedon 13 BW 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1669 Crane, John, yeo., Runwell 365 BR 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1615 Crane, John, bach., East Tilbury 89 BW 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1620-1720 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index To Wills Now Preserved In The Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1620-1720 County: Essex Country: England 1640 Crane, Thomas, yeo., Tolleshunt Darcy 212 CW 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1563 Crane, Geoffrey, Romford 29 ER 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1589 Crane, John, weaver, St. Osyth 277 BW 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essex, Hertfordshire: Chelmsford - Wills, 1400-1619 Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. Index to Wills Now Preserved in the Essex Record Office Chelmsford 1400 - 1619 Volume 4. County: Essex Country: England 1593 Crane, Robert, husb., Steeple Bumpstead 281 MR 4 ===================================== New Jersey Historical Society. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc.. Newark, NJ, USA: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901. Wills and inventories show the increase or decrease in wealth of the family. This database covers the time period when English law governed the American colonies. From about 1680 it was the general practice to deposit wills with the Provincial Secretaries, together with inventories of estates, accounts of executors and administrators, and other papers pertaining to such matters. These records were brought together in 1790 or shortly thereafter, in the office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, where they are now carefully arranged and preserved. As the earlier wills were recorded in many different volumes, it was thought best to arrange the wills in the alphabetical order of testators' or intestates' names. This database has records for the years 1670-1760. Researchers may find information about the deceased, including occupation, residence, relatives, and property owned. The data will be helpful for anyone with ancestors living in colonial New Jersey. In preparing this work the abstracts of wills were made from the originals, and where they are recorded a reference to the book of record is given. The manuscript for a second volume of these abstracts of wills (1731-1750) was destroyed by fire in February 1902. A copy for the third volume (1751-1760) was saved from the fire. An out-dated dating system was used in recording these wills. In the old calendar, the first month is March, not January. The following key may be used to determine the month a will was recorded:1st March2nd April3rd May4th June5th July6th August7th September8th October9th November10th December11th January12th February Page: 115 Name: Azariah Crane Date: 10 Feb 1721-2 Location: Newark, Essex Co. yeoman; will of. Wife ---. Children--Nathanael, Azariah, John, Robert, Jane Richards, Mary Baldwin. Home lot adjoining David Pierson's, a piece of boggy meadow in the Great Cove, salt meadow on Maple Island Creek, formerly belonging to John Ward, land on a branch of Second River between James Nuttman and Nathanael Ward; personal property (a silver bowl, given to Christ Church,1 Newark, a negro man). Executor, son John. Witnesses--John Baldwin, Samuel Cooper, Simon Huntington. Proved 12 Jan 1730-1. Lib. B, p. 183 --------------- Page: 116 Name: Jasper Crane Date: 15 Nov 1681 Location: Newark Letters of administration on the estate of, granted to his son John Crane and son-in-law Thomas Huntington. 28 Oct 1681 Inventory of the estate (£200.-.- real, 83.14.6 personal); made by John Ward and Thomas Pierson. Essex Wills ----------------- Page: 116 Name: Jasper Crane Date: 16 Mar 1713 Location: Newark, Essex Co. will of. Wife ---. Sons--Joseph, Jonathan, Elehue and David; daughter, Sarah Wheeler. Land at Wheeler's Point and in Newark. Personal property. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses-- Joseph Harison, George Harison, Josiah Wood. Proved 20 May 1713. Lib. 1, p. 405 ------------------------- Page: 116 Name: John Crane, senior Date: 04 Nov 1694 will of. N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 216 01 Jan 1694-5 Inventory of the personal estate of (£72.--.10); made by Samuel and George Hamilton. ------------------------ Page: 116 Name: John Crane Date: 07 Feb 1722-3 Location: Elizabeth Town, Essex Co. carpenter; will of. Wife Esther. Children--John, Joseph, Mathias, Benjamin, Samuel, all except John under 21, Hannah, Abigail, Esther, Sarah, Rebekah, Deborah. Two mills on Rahaway River in Elizabeth Town, meadow on said river, derived from father Stephen Crane, 100 acres, bought of Benjamin Wade 13 Apr 1716, 4 a. of meadow in Elizabeth Town, bo't of Jeremiah Osborne, house and lot of 14 a. in Elizabeth Town. Personal estate. Executors--the wife, Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and brother Jeremiah Crane. Witnesses--Jeremiah Craine, Daniel Crane, Thomas Donington. Proved 16 Feb 1728-3. Lib. A, p. 238 ----------------------------- Page: 116 Name: Joseph Crane Date: 02 Aug 1726 Location: Newark, Essex Co. yeoman; will of. Wife Abigail. Children--Benjamin, Ezekiel, Israel, Isaac, Josiah, Joseph, Abigail, Joanna. Brothers--Jonathan, Elihu and David Crane, all sons of Jasper Crane. Home farm bought of father-in-law Joseph Lyon, land bought of Captains Isaac Whitehead and Benja. Ogden, do. bought by father from Mr. Wilson and the Proprietors, do., 700 acres, bo't of Lewis Morris. Personal property. Executors--John Cooper, Joseph Bonnel, Jonathan Crane, Robert Ogden and Stephen Brown. Witnesses--Jonathan Dickenson, of Elizabethtown, clericus, Joseph Webb, John Thompson. Proved 24 Feb 1726-7 ------------- Page: 558 Name: Jasper Craine Date: 01 Oct 1678 Location: Newark will of. Sons--John, Azeriah, Jasper. Daughter Hannah, wife of Thomas Huntington. Children of dau. Bell. Real and personal property. (A silver bowl, a silver cup). Executors--son John, and son-in-law Thomas Huntington. Witnesses--John Ward, senior, and Michell Tompkinse. ============= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex The name Essex derives from the East Seaxe or East Saxons. The Kingdom of Essex was traditionally founded by Aescwine in 527 AD, occupying territory to the north of the River Thames, incorporating much of what would later become Middlesex and Hertfordshire, though its territory was later restricted to lands east of the River Lee.[4] It is through this origin as one of the 'Saxon' kingdoms that Essex is specifically not part of the region known as East Anglia (the latter comprising Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire), settled by tribes calling themselves 'Anglian'. Colchester in the north east of the county is Britain's oldest recorded town, dating back to before the Roman conquest, when it was known as Camulodunon, and was sufficiently well-developed to have its own mint. ======================================= http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/4/97.04.01.x.html Early New Haven The story of New Haven begins in 17th century England. The founders of New Haven left England for religious reasons. They felt the Church of England, and its head, King James I, were corrupt. King James believed he was made king by God, and to question his rule was to question God. The Puritans were trying to “purify” the church of England, for they feared eternal damnation if they followed the king. King James and his bishops, ordered all English people to worship God in a way the Puritans thought went against the teachings of the Bible. So the Puritans held their own services, yet were forced to pay taxes to the Church of England. Anyone suspected of being a Puritan minister could be thrown in prison until he gave up his Puritan ideas. King James felt the Puritans were a nuisance to him. He was also very interested in forming English colonies in America. So he encouraged the formation of Puritan colonies in what is now New England. John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton were two very wealthy and influential English Puritans. They had helped form the Massachusetts Bay Company. A few years latter, Davenport and Eaton became the leaders of a new company, which they formed to go the New England. Puritans from various parts of England joined them. They were farmers and merchants looking for new prosperity and religious freedom. Each family or individual in the company was expected to contribute money, according to ability to pay. Davenport and Eaton gathered about 250 men, women and children and they hired two ships. The name of one ship was the Hector. The name of the other ship is now unknown. They stopped for a short time in the Netherlands, and then set sail for Massachusetts Bay. When they reached Boston, they were very disappointed. The Puritans there were already fighting over how their church would be run. They were also disappointed to find much of the good farmland, and the Boston harbor had been claimed by enterprising English merchants. Eaton and Davenport wanted to form a colony of their own. While the Hector was still sailing across the Atlantic in 1637, the English of New England were fighting a fierce war against the Pequot Indians. In May, the English burned a fort near New London, and killed hundreds of Native Americans. Those who escaped fled westward along the shores of the Long Island Sound. The soldiers from the colonies gave chase and killed nearly all of them in a swamp near Fairfield. During the pursuit the soldiers stopped at a place called Quinnipiac, or Long-water-land. The English liked Quinnipiac very much. Captain Stoughton, reported that he had found the best location for a settlement anywhere. When Davenport and Eaton heard of this place on the sound with a river and natural harbor, they sent a party to investigate at once. The seven man party stayed the winter, living in wigwams near what is now the corner of Congress and Meadow Streets. They began building a few shelters, for their fellow countrymen who were to arrive the following spring. On April 24, 1638, John Davenport and about 500 followers arrived at the site of the party’s camp. They had gathered additional followers in Boston. Many Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Company were disappointed, as they learned the king declared it the Massachusetts Bay Colony, subject to British taxation. The Puritans began planning a city a once. Eaton and the planners working with him marked off a half-mile square near the harbor (remember the harbor extended much farther inland than today). The sides of the square are now George, State, Grove and York Streets. If you look at the map below, you will notice that the streets now called Church, College, Chapel and Elm divided the square into nine equal parts. The square in the center became the Green, which was used as a market and meeting place. The remaining squares were divided again, and named after the most prominent resident who lived there. People who did not have much money invested in the company, were also given land, but outside the square. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Haven: A Yankee City By the end of the 17th century, New Haven was the village center of an agricultural township. They sold much of the land they bought from the Quinnipiacs to English people looking to form new settlements in Branford, Guilford, Milford, Stamford and Greenwich. They realized the formation of new settlements would help New Haven’s trading possibilities. New Haven’s population also continued to grow, and with it grew the limits of the town. Land in 17th century New Haven was very cheap by European standards, and it was easy to start a prosperous farm here. In the mid 17th century, the puritans, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, had taken over England, and executed then king, Charles I in 1649. The Puritans ruled England for two decades, until the death of Oliver Cromwell. When Cromwell died, Charles II restored the royal government in England. King Charles II was angry with the three judges who had his father executed. He ordered the judges returned to England from the colonies. The judges were Edward Whalley, John Dixwell, and William Goffe. The men were in hiding throughout the colonies, and were welcomed by their fellow puritans in New Haven. Goffe and Whalley stayed in the Westville area of New Haven, before going into hiding on West Rock in what is now called Judges Cave. Soon their location became known to the English, and they were forced into hiding farther form the colonies at Hadley, in the western part of Massachusetts. As for John Dixwell, he stayed in New Haven under the alias name of James Davis. ================================ http://genforum.genealogy.com/crane/messages/1955.html June 26, 1637 Jasper CRANE, a London merchant (and a vestryman at St. Stephens, Coleman Street (Anglican) Church) [burned 1666 in Great Fire of London] arrived in Boston from London, England on the ship Hector. He moved to Southhampton, LI. In 1639, he was one of 1st settlers of the New Haven Colony and was the steward of Rev. John Davenport's property. In 1642, he led a group that settled on the Delaware River. The Dutch threw them out. Sept 1652 Jasper Crane joined a group of about 20 families from Southhampton, LI who were among the founding fathers of the town of Branford, CT under the leadership of Rev. Abraham Pierson. May 1653 Jasper was deputy to General Court of Electors from Branford and represented Branford at the General Court in New Haven. In 1656 as agent of the investors of Branford and New Haven, Jasper Crane organized an ironworks company. In 1658 he was elected one of 4 magistrates of the New Haven Colony. 1661 Jasper Crane went to New Amsterdam to discuss a settlement in New Netherlands. In New Haven Colony, only members of the Puritan churches had the right to vote. In 1662, when New Haven and CT were united as a Royal English colony, New Haven's theocracy vanished. Rev. Abraham Pierson, a leader of the dissenters, had opposed the union. Rev Pierson, disagreed with the clergy in the colony of Connecticut upon the ordinance of infant baptism and the granting of suffrage to people who were not church members. Rev. Pierson determined to form a Plantation in NJ. Jasper Crane was one of the original signers of the New-Ark plantation agreement. In 1666 Jasper Crane did not go with Mr. Pierson and the first company to "New Milford." 41 families of the Branford congregation moved to found the last theocratic English Colony at "New Milford" or New-Ark (now Newark, NJ). Jan 20, 1667 Jasper Crane's name appeared on a list of members of the first Church at Newark. July 1, 1673, Mr. Crane served on a committee to consider sending a petition to the Lords Proprietors in England for the removal of grievances. Jasper Crane is mentioned in the Dec.31, 1701 Indian deed of land on the Pessayaeck River in West Jersey. Jasper Crane was one of the owners of "Kingsland Farms" (now Belleville, NJ). ============================ http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/hector1637.shtml HECTOR England to Massachussets 1637 From Ship Passenger Lists by Carl Boyer referencing a previous work by Isabel MacBeath Calder entitled Passengers on the Hector, 1637-38, The New Haven Colony pp. 29-31. A special thanks goes to Molly Kernan who transcribed this ship's list for The OLIVE TREE and included background information from her own research. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THe following is the passenger list for the vessel Hector, which brought the passengers accompanying John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton to Connecticut in 1637. There is another ship called the Hector that brought the first Scottish Highlanders to Nova Scotia in the mid-1700's, but the Hector Heritage Foundation in Nova Scotia states that the ship that brought the Davenport/Eaton party is a different vessel. The Hector that brought the Davenport party to Massachusetts was a new vessel of 250 tons, which had already made a previous passage to Massachusetts Bay. The records indicate that the ship actually arrived in Massachusetts, but other references mention that the Hector also took the party to Connecticut in late 1637 or 1638. A passenger ship list for the trip from Massachusetts Bay to New Haven, Connecticut has not been located. Passengers on the Hector sold their belongings in preparation for the sailing, but then the English government impressed the ship for the service of the crown. The owners petitioned for its release in January 1637, but the ship was not freed until May. According to the records of John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay, the ship arrived in Boston (from London England) on June 26, 1637. John & Elizabeth Davenport Theophilus Eaton Old Mrs. Eaton, his mother Anne Eaton, second wife of Theophilus Eaton and daughter of George Loyd Bishop of Chester and widow of Thomas Yale The children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage Edward Hopkins Richard Malbon Nathaniel Rowe William Andrews Henry Browning James Clark Jasper Crane Jeremy Dixon Nicholas Elsey Francis Hall Robert Hill William Ives George Smith George Ward Lawrence Ward Ezekiel Cheever Edward Bannister Old Jewry Richard Beach Richard Beckley John Brockett John Budd John Cooper Arthur Halbidge Mathew Hitchcock Andrew Hull Andrew Low Andrew Messenger Mathew Moulthrop Francis Newman Robert Newman Richard Osborn Edward Patteson John Reader William Thorp Samuel Whitehead. ============================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Stephen_Coleman_Street Early in the 17th century, St. Stephen's became a Puritan stronghold. John Davenport, the vicar appointed in 1624, later resigned to become a Nonconformist pastor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Davenport_%28clergyman%29 John Davenport (April 9, 1597 – May 30, 1670) was a puritan clergyman and co-founder of the American colony of New Haven. Born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England to a wealthy family, Davenport was educated at Oxford University. His father was Henry Davenport (d. May 29, 1627), draper, alderman, and Mayor of Coventry, son of Edward Davenport, Mayor of Coventry (1551), and Margery Harford. His mother, Winifred Barnaby (1569 - April 12, 1597), is a descendant of William I of Scotland and of Henry I of England and a direct descendant of an illegitimate son of Henry II and Rosamond de Clifford.[1] After serving as the chaplain of Hilton Castle he became the minister of St. Stephen Coleman Street in London. In 1625 he returned to Oxford for further studies. Following a disagreement over the inclusion of the destitute in church congregations, in 1633 he resigned from the established church and moved to Holland. In 1637 he acquired the patent for a colony in Massachusetts and sailed with much of his congregation for Boston. In March of 1638 he co-founded the Colony of New Haven along with his cellmate, Theophilus Eaton, a wealthy merchant from London who became the colony's first governor. He was a large proponent of education in his colony and is often credited with the co-founding of Hopkins School.[2] As a burgess, he was an important figure in the colony up until his departure to Boston in 1669. He died in Boston of apoplexy in 1670 and was buried in the same tomb as John Cotton. Yale University's Davenport College is named in his honor. It is a possibility that many of the so-called "self portraits" that Rembrandt did of himself, were in fact portraits of Davenport since Rembrandt was sometimes known to associate with those who ministered to the destitute, and known pictures of John Davenport bear a striking resemblance to Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.[citation needed] The portrait that accompanies this article purports to have been done during Davenport's lifetime, although it is dated to 1670 when he died. Recently, DNA evidence has proven that his grandfather, Edward Davenport of Coventry, was descended from the Davenports of Henbury. The DNA evidence has also established his descent from Ormus de Davenport, of Davenport, and also his biological relationship to the present day Lord Bromley Davenport. ======================== http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/england/lnd/coleman.htm The parish of St. Stephen Coleman Street lies 1.24 mi. due north of City Centre, adjacent to St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury. The church was destroyed in 1666, damaged in 1940 and then sold. It was united with St. Margaret Lothbury in 1954. St. Stephen's parish records are in the Guildhall Library: baptisms, 1538-1951; marriages, 1538-1952; banns 1754-1847 and burials, 1538-1853. The IGI includes a partial index to baptisms and marriages for the years, 1538-1875. =================== ============================== following from ancestry.com Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc. Newark, NJ: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901 Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Page: 116 Name: Jasper Crane Date: 15 Nov 1681 Location: Newark Letters of administration on the estate of, granted to his son John Crane and son- in-law Thomas Huntington. 28 Oct 1681 Inventory of the estate (£200.-.- real, 83.14.6 personal); made by John Ward and Thomas Pierson. Essex Wills Page: 116 Name: Jasper Crane Date: 16 Mar 1713 Location: Newark, Essex Co. will of. Wife ---. Sons--Joseph, Jonathan, Elehue and David; daughter, Sarah Wheeler. Land at Wheeler's Point and in Newark. Personal property. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses--Joseph Harison, George Harison, Josiah Wood. Proved 20 May 1713. Lib. 1, p. 405 Page: 116 Name: John Crane, senior Date: 04 Nov 1694 will of. N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 216 ------------------ Indiana Jackson County Marriages Crane Salmon, Jonas Jr. Sidney Ann Spouse: Crane, Jonas Jr. Salmon, Sidney Ann Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1837 (Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Washington D.C. to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.) -------------- my Jonas? Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 M602, 234 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. CRANEJONAS ROGER'S REGIMENT, NE YORK MILITIA. PRIVATEPRIVATE 4860CRANEJONAS REG'T (BALLOWER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. PRIVATEPRIVATE 4860CRANEJONAS 19 REG'T (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. PRIVATEPRIVATE 4860 ---------------- What Jonas? Revolutionary War Service Records. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. CRANE, JONAS Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Roll Box: 64 Roll Description: NJ -------------- What Jonas? Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc. Newark, NJ: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills Page: 122 Name: Jonas (Jonah) Crane Date: 29 Jan 1745-6 Location: Newark, Essex Co. -------------------- New York Adjutant General's Office Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. Albany: - , 1860. Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 page 120 No.: 1,654 NAME OF APPLICANT.: Crane, Jonas, RESIDENCE OF APPLICANT.: Charleston, New York, AMOUNTALLOWED.: 55 00 ------------- Ford, Henry A., Kate B. Ford, History of Hamilton County, OH, Cleveland, OH: L.A. Williams 1881 This was the first town to be laid out in Hamilton county west of the Great Miami, except the early extinct Crosby, on the banks of that stream. Its recorded plat is dated December 8, 1813, and it was laid out that year by Jonas Crane, at the southwest corner of section eighteen and the northwest of section nineteen, just half way across the present township of Harrison, on its extreme west line. A small part of it extends into Indiana. The village is described in the State Gazetteer of Ohio, in 1821, as on the Whitewater river, twenty-four miles northwest of Cincinnati, laid off on the State line, with the main north and south street on that line, and half the village on each side. The post office, we believe, has always been kept on the Ohio side, but the railway station is a little way beyond the line, in Hoosierdom. ------------- Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Name Cemetery Location Reference CRANE, Jonas Caldwell Cem Caldwell NJ 32 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 9661; Volume: 7 CRANE, Jonas Old bur gr Newark NJ 26 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 8701; Volume: 10 (Jonas, brother of Benjamin?, b.1747 d. 1782) ---------------- CRANE, JOHN R. State: TX Year: 1880 County: Tarrant County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: E. D. 95 Page: 147 Database: TX 1880 Federal Census Index Crane, Jonas View Image Online State: Indiana Year:1850 County: Jackson Roll:M432_152 Township: Redding Twp Page:126 Image: 254 Crane, Jonas State: Indiana Year:1840 County: Jackson Roll:M704_83 Township: Unknown Townships Page:34 Image: 68 Crane, Jonas State: Indiana Year:1830 County: Jackson Roll:M19_29 Township: Redding Page:249 Image: 498 Crane, Jonas State: Indiana Year:1820 County: Jackson Roll:M33_13 Township: Unknown Townships Page:263 Image: 284 Crane, Jonas State: New Jersey Year:1815 County: Essex Roll: Township: Livingston Page: 4 Image: Crane, Benjamin State: New York Year:1810 County: Montgomery Roll: M252_29 Township: Page: 87 Image: 93 Crane, Benjamin State: New York Year:1800 County: Orange Roll: Township: Unknown Townships Page:327 Image: Crane, Josiah State: New York Year:1800 County: Orange Roll: Township: Unknown Townships Page:327 Image: Crane, William State: New York Year:1800 County: Orange Roll: Township: Unknown Townships Page:350 ----------- Benjn Crane View Image Online™ State: NY Year: 1790 County: Albany Roll: M637_6 Township: Schenectady Page: 42 Image: 0330 -------------- REV. WAR CRANE, BENJAMIN Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Roll Box: 75 Roll Description: NY ----------- NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE Heading: Ulster County Militia -- Second Regiment Rank: Enlisted Men Name: Benjamin Crane ================================= http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/census/amster1800.html Crane, Caleb C.--2-1-0-0-0--1-2-0-1-0--0-0 Crane, David--0-1-0-1-0--0-1-1-0-0--0-0 Crane, John--0-0-1-0-0--2-0-1-0-0--0-0 Crane, Samuel--6-0-0-1-1--1-0-1-1-0--0-0 Crane, Timothy--4-1-0-1-0--2-0-0-1-0--0-0 ==================== http://www.bobdevlin.com/cranhist.html Known at the turn of the century as the Venice of New Jersey, the Union County Township of Cranford grew up around the meandering Rahway River. In 1720, John Crane of nearby Elizabeth Towne (now Elizabeth) built a grist mill on the north side of a ford in the river and a sawmill on the south side. That mill at Crane's Ford provided grain for Washington's troops during the Revolution. John Crane built two mills, a sawmill and a grist mill. The first was known as Crane's Mills and the latter as Branch Mills. The road from Crane's Mills to Branch Mills was a main traveled route. It crossed the Rahway at Crane's Ford. The site of the ford is now where Riverside Drive deadends into the river bank at Memorial Park. In 1849, on the Fourth of July, some children were having a Sunday School picnic at Josiah Crane's farm. They had such a good time that in thanks to him, they jokingly chalked "Craneville" in large letters on the side of a building. The name was later mis-spelled as "Cranville" in the Crane farm deed, when it was sold for real estate. This mistake may have helped in the choice of "Cranford, " because is is easier to pronounce than "Crane's Ford. " ===================== http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/goshen_01.htm -04.htm Early Death Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen 1805 - 1851 1808, May 3, Wife of Benjamin Crane, 28, Apoplexy 1820 Dec 25 Child of Phillip Crane, 3, Fever 1821 Feb 24 Betsey Crane, 22, Consump. March 26 Benjamin Crane, Consump 1824 Oct 3 John Crane, 59, Entiric mania 1826 Nov 02 Child of Doct. John S Crane, 17 me, Burns 1827 Oct 18 William Crane, 63, Dysentery 18 Mary Crane, 62, Dysentery (Husband and wife; burried in one grave) ======================== http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/marriages_06.htm Early Marriage Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen 11/21/1790 Brunson, Samuel Crane, Sarah 12/22/1791 Crane, Benjamin Pellet, Assenath http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/marriages_03.htm 10/11/1781 Crane, Stephen Arnout, Mary http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/marriages_05.htm 02/16/1788 Crane, William Couley, Mary ====================== Subject: Re: crane research Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:17:34 -0600 From: "John & Teresa Crane" To: "Mark Murphy" Hi Mark, Good to hear from you. I've attached what information I had before I found Ron Crane's website which you probably already know about. Just in case, the link is: http://www.enter.net/~randmcrane/crane/crane2/crane2.html Unfortunately, the information in my attachment is a bit cryptic, but it does at least show the progression of my grandfathers from Jasper Sr leading to the present. Aside from Jasper Sr., let me know if any of the Cranes in my attachment are familiar to you as I'm curious to know how close we are related. I've spoken to Ron Crane at the above mentioned website and he tells me that he will do some more research on Richard Crane on his next trip to the UK. He said on his last trip that he found a record on Richard through Jasper Sr., however it was unreadable. I have inquired with a person by the name of Amanda Cassidy in the UK who does free searches in the Hertfordshire area; her contact info is below. I emailed her all the information I had which is identical to what you provided in your last email to me. I also inquired to another website in Bedfordshire where someone is researching the Crane name, and hope to hear from her. Here are those websites, which again you may already have: http://www.bfhs.org.uk/ http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/HRT/ - the contact at this website is Amanda Cassidy (I haven't heard a response from her yet on doing research for me). Let me know if you have already contacted her. Other sites which again you may know, but could be of some help to us: http://www.btinternet.com/~hfphs/index.htm http://www.welwyn.org/index.htm- - lots of interesting information on Welwyn. They have a family research center through their site, although no one has returned my email yet. Through this website, I found out about a Welwyn archaeologist named Tony Rook. Perhaps another resource to consider. Beyond that, I've hit a stumbling block as well. I hope that some of this will be helpful to you. I'm a violin instructer at Fontbonne College in St. Louis, MO, but I also spend a fair amount of time in Champaign, IL as my wife doing graduate work at U of I. Like you, I've put this information aside for awhile as there was nothing new, but I've since tried to renew my search for information. Look forward to hearing from you. Warmest Regards, John Crane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Murphy" To: "John & Teresa Crane" Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:51 AM Subject: Re: crane research ---------------------------------------- http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/45/Lyon/Misc/1667PlantationCovenant.htm The 1667 "Plantation Covenant" of the Founders of Newark, NJ Source: Royal R. Hinman. 1852. A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut. Press of Case, Tiffany, & Co., Hartford (online at GenealogyLibrary.com). 476 ... (+)First settlers of Newark, New Jersey, from Connecticut. May 11, 1665, the union of the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies was effected, to which Rev. Ab'm Pierson and others of Branford, Guilford, New Haven, and Milford were so violently opposed that they determined to remove, and in 1665, agents were sent from these towns to examine the country on the Passaic River, in New Jersey,and make purchases of the Indians and other arrangements necessary for a removal. The Committee were Capt. Robert Treat, John Curtis, Jasper Crane, and John Treat. They purchased the land comprising the ancient town of Newark, N.J. The price paid was œ130, New England currency, twelve Indian blankets, and twelve guns. Preparatory to a removal, the emigrants from Guilford, Branford and Milford met and adopted the following "PLANTATION COVENANT." 477 ... Deuteronomy, i: 13. Exodus, xviii: 21. Deut., xvii: 15. Jeremiah, xxvi: 21. 1. None shall be admitted freemen or free burgesses within our town upon Passaic River, in the Province of New Jersey, but such planters as are members of some or other of the Congregational Churches; nor shall any but such be chosen to magistracy, or to carry on any part of civil judicature, or as deputies or assistants to have power to vote in establishing laws, and making and repealing them, or to any chief civil trust or office. Nor shall any but such church members have any vote in any such elections, though all others admitted to be planters have right to their proper inheritances, and do and shall enjoy all other civil liberties and privileges, according to all laws, orders, grants, which are or hereafter shall be made for this town. 2. We shall with care and diligence provide for the maintainance of the purity of religion professed in the Congregational Churches. Whereunto subscribed from time to time, until the removal, which happened June 24, 1667, the following persons: Abraham Pierson, Branford. Mr. Robert Kitchell, Guilford. Samuel Kitchell, (his son,) Guilford. Rev. Jeremiah Peck, (son-in-law,) Guilford. Mr. Jasper Crane, Branford, Samuel Swaine, " Laurence Ward, " Thomas Blachley, " Samuel Plum, " Josiah Ward, " Samuel Rose, " Thomas Pierson, " John Ward, " John Catlin, " Richard Harrison, " Ebenezer Canfield, Milford. John Ward, Sen., Branford. John Harrison, " John Crane, " Thomas Huntington, " Delivered Crane, " Aaron Blachley, " Richard Lawrence, " John Johnson, Guilford. Thomas [his x mark] Lyon, Branford. Robert Treat, Milford. Obadiah Bruen, New London. Matthew Canfield, Milford, (Norwalk.) Michael Tompkins, " Stephen Freeman, " Thomas Johnson, " John Curtiss, Stratford. Eph. Burwell, Milford, Robert Dennison, [mark R.] Nathaniel Wheeler, Stratford. Zechariah Burwell, Milford, William Camp, " Henry Lyon, " John Brown, " John Rogers, " Stephen Davis, Derby. Ed. Riggs, " (Milford.) J. Brooks.--[mark J.B.] Robert Lyman.--[mark V.] Francis Linchs.--[mark F.] Daniel Tichenor, N. Haven. John Bauldwin, Sen., Milford. John Bauldwin, Jun., Guilford. Jonathan Tompkins, Milford. George Day. Joseph Walters. Robert Doglich--(Douglass.) Hauns, Albers, New York. Thomas Morris. Hugh Roberts. Eph. Pennington, New Haven. Martin Tichenor. John Brown, Jr. Jonathan Sergeant, Guilford. Azariah Crane, Branford. Samuel Lyon, " Joseph Riggs, Derby. Stephen Bond. ----------------------------------- Subject: [CRANE] PML mention Rachel Crane m. Camp Newark NJ 18c. Resent-Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 07:22:40 -0700 Resent-From: CRANE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 09:22:40 -0500 (EST) From: Patricia Tidmarsh Reply-To: CRANE-L@rootsweb.com To: CRANE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 11:32:40 -0700 From: Farns10th@aol.com Source: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [A-REV] Re: Capt.Nathaniel Camp of Newark, N.J. + Geo. Washington in N.J. The Old Newark Burying Ground CAMP, Caleb - wife Sarah (died 1 Oct 1762 in 26th year) CAMP, Joseph - wife Joannah (died 10 Jan 1779 in 61st year) CAMP, Nathaniel - wife Elizabeth, son Joseph (died 19 Jan 1747/8 aged 4 mos 1 day) CAMP, Mr. Nathanael - wife Mrs. Elizabeth (died 12 Mar 1785 in 79th year) CAMP, Samuel - wife Mary (died 27 Nov 1720 aged 43 yrs) CAMP, Samuel - died 11 Apr 1777 in 72nd year), wife Hannah (died 28 Sep 1749 aged 41 yrs 3 mos) CAMP, Samuel - wife Hannah, daugher Jemima (died 10 Jul 1742 aged about 5 yrs) http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/burying.htm -------------------------------------- from: "Connecticutt 1670 Census" by Jay Mack Holbrook. Conn. est pop. 8,492 in 1670 p. 11 head Y-M-D town FN=freeman, HS=household size, CM=Church member, LO=landowner Crane, Benia 1669-00-00 Wethersfield FN: TRUM52:520 Crane, Beniamin 1670-03-07 Wethersfield HS: 7 Wyll24:198 Crane, Jasper 1667-06-20 Branford CM: Rock92: 9 Crane, Jonothon 1672-05-01 Norwich LO: Norw72:6 ________________________________ Subject: Re: Other item Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:41:40 -0600 From: "Gail and Norma Wilson" To: "Mark Murphy" Mark, ...Here is what I have on the Ambrose Crain in my husband's line. He died in Wilkes Co., Ga ??? after 1782. Melinda Tillman has Ambrose Crain's father listed as Stephen Crain who died in 1744 in VA. His children were Ambrose Crain, Stephen Crain, and James Crain. No birthdates listed. In fact very little info in her file on the earlier CRAIN family. Hope this helps Norma __________________________________ Subject: Re: Crane family Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 10:28:00 -0500 From: wjnp To: murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu Interesting the records from Welwyn Parish, England. Unfortunately, the dates don't coincide with one being Jasper's father. Maybe you can set me straight. My source is from a book titled LYON MEMORIAL , families of Connecticut and New Jersey. published 1907. Page 159 & 160 refer to the ancestry of Hannah (Crane) Huntington. "Mr. Jasper Crane, father of Hannah (Crane) Huntington, was born in England 1610, a younger son of Sir William Crane, who was Knighted for his honesty. He was in Boston 1630, but returned to England for his family and sailed from London April 26, 1639 in the "Arbella," the first ship to enter the harbor at New Haven. He was one of the founders of that town, and signed the fundamental agreement 1639; was freeman of Conn. 1644, one of the Committee of Safety 1665, deputy to the General Court and Assistant 1663-4, Representative of the United Colonies 1665; Representative from Newark to the General Assembly 1671. His was the Captain of the Branford Colonists that settled at Newark 1666. His will is dated 1678. His wife, Alice Crane, died before that date. So there is just that one little line metioning Sir William Crane. I'll have to keep searching. __________________________________________ Subject: Crane Family Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:19:26 -0500 From: Lesley To: murphy@vms.tarleton.edu I found your web site at GenForum and I noticed you have Stephen Crane as the brother to Jasper Jr. I believe Stephen is my line. You have no info posted for Stephen's line and I was wondering if you know of a site that could lead me to some clues for him? Stephen Crane b. 1630 in England m 1663 to Unknown d. 1710 Elizabeth Union N.J. for his children I have: 1.) John who m Ester Williams 2.) Jerimiah who m Susannah ? *3.) Daniel who m Hanna S. Miller 4.) Nathaniel who m Damaris Ward Now I can't say for sure that any of this is correct or not yet but it is the area I am searching for the moment. Anything you can add or correct is greatly appreciated. Thanks Lesley Baird Prey lprey@rochester.rr.com (originally from Cleburne, Texas) now in Batavia, New York. Lesley's Family Tree http://www.angelfire.com/ny/LesleysWorld/index.html census,marriages,birth,deaths, etc... Refer Central http://www.refercentral.com/lprey __________________________________________ Subject: Crane family Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:59:25 -0500 From: wjnp To: murphy@vms.tarleton.edu Hi, recently saw your query about Deacon Azariah Crane, son of Jasper and Alice. I am also a direct descendent to this line. This is the info I have from history book of New Jersey counties. " Robert TREAT and Jasper CRANE were chosen the first magistrates, in 1668, and representatives to the first assembly of New Jersey, convened at Elizabethtown, 26th May of the same year;" (Essex County)pg. 177 Also listed names of town inhabitants, 65 efficient men......at town meeting.... Azariah , and Jasper from Branford , year 1667, mostly to lay out the new town and laws. (Newark) I have father of Jasper , Sir William Crane, no other info, must review my record to see the reference. He was knighted for honesty and died in 1678 in Conn. If you have any further info, I would be very interested. Bill __________________________________________ from Mamaw's Farmer family bible 7/29/00 Thomas Franklin Farmer married Mattie Maxwell, Montague 1/11/1893 Married 3/17/1917 Giles McKinney Hendricks Age 22 Lena May Farmer Age 20 Married John Dennis Crane Age 26 Ruby Lee Farmer Age 23 4/17/1931 Birth Ruth Cleveland Farmer 1/5/1894 Infant born 10/28/1895 Lena May Farmer 11/12/1896 Ruby Lee Farmer 11/8/1907 Leroy Hendricks b. 1/20/1918 death Ruthie Farmer 2/14/1895 infant died 11/20/1895 Mattie Loucinda Farmer b. 10/12/1873 T.F. Farmer 1/6/1872 "This is the 6th day of July 1921. Mama is sewing, Lena is crocheting. Leroy is asleep. Papa & Jake are threshing. I am laying down on the floor in the North Room." Ruby Lee Farmer, Myra, TX "Vidas Lucas is very sick. Chatauqua is going on now. Leroy certainly is sweet." "March 23, 1924 Sunday Night Mama, Riley Williams and I are sitting in the dining room gossiping. Our boarders are: Riley Williams, Homer Dawson, Dora Dawson, Enos Steen. LeRoy is asleep. Gladys Boatler and I went walking this afternoon and took some pictures. Lena Mae is teaching at Lindsay." Bible: Z.T[?] Maxwell & Rebecca Mitchell wed 11/26/1868. She died 1928 verbal per Mamaw 7/29/00: Mattie Farmer died 11/22/1955 T. F. Farmer died 12/29/1958 _____________________ [Maxwell Family Bible from Ruby Lee Crane] [patchwork quilt book cover] [Items in possession of and transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 10/13/2000] [inside front cover says] $4.00 [handwritten inscription inside first page] June the 20" 1869 This Book is a present from Stephen Mitchell to Rebecah M. Maxwell his daughter When this you see remember me Stephen Mitchell [in family area between Old & New Testaments] [newspaper clipping] Maxwell Mrs. Rebecca Maxwell was born May 1850, and died February 2, 1928. She was married Nov. 26, 1868. To this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded her to their heavenly home. Those remaining to mourn their loss are, Mrs. Maggie Roberson, Dr. C.L. Maxwell, Mrs. Mattie Farmer, Mrs. Dora Strong and Z.T. Maxwell. Grandma Maxwell was converted in the days of her early womanhood and made her affiliation with the Methodist Church. In her life she had experienced those great doctrines of Repentance, Regeneration and Assurance, and she tried to live up to the principles of Truth and righteousness thereafter. Grandma was lovable and kindhearted and was happy when she could help those who were needy and suffering. She loved her Bible and prayer, and as her pastor visited her she never allowed him to leave without reading God's word and praying with her. She was a faithful wife, a tender mother and a loyal friend, and while she has gone, her influence will live on to influence and sweeten the lives of her friends who remain on this side. May the good Lord comfort and sustain her sorrowing children and friends. - L.B. Tooley [Letter attached] Justin, Tex. Dec. 8 - 28. [1928] Dear Doctor Maxwell: I am writing you with reference to Mother Maxwells obituary which is published in this weeks Texas Christian Advocate. I wrote the publisher to forward you six copies of the number in which this obituary was published and I am wondering if you received them. If not, there are four or five copies coming to Myra. Bros Biffle, Gatewood & Gaston wil have it also Grandma Pryor. Am also sending you the one in my paper. We are getting along very well, tho I have the hardest work of my experience since coming into this conference. Do not know why, but I am hoping it is all providential. Bro. French told me he would not move me from Myra unless he could give me an advance, but like the "nigger" it seems I am advancing "backwards". Hope your health is better, and would be glad for you to stop with us any time you come this way. My regards to sister Maxwell and your big hearted boys when you see them. Any time I can serve you, command me. Yours fraternally, L.B. Tooley. [written in family section] Family Record Marriages Zachra T. Maxwell and Rebecca Mitchell was Married the 26th November A.D. 1868. Births Zachra T. Maxwell was born 29th Jan' A.D. 1850. Rebecca M. Maxwell was born 18th May A.D. 1850. Maggie L. Maxwell was Born 12th Sept A.D. 1869. Corwin L. Maxwell was Born 2 and Feb A.D. 1871. Martha L. Maxwell was Born Oct the 12th A.D. 1872. J.W.R.M. Maxwell Was born April 12th A.D. 1875. Dora L. Maxwell Was born June 20th A.D. 1881. Zachra T. Maxwell Was born 22 and Feb A.D. 1885. Dewit T. Maxwell Was Born march the 8th AD 1889. Deaths Dewit T. Maxwell Died march the 25th A.D. 1889. Z.T. Maxwell (father) Died Oct. 18, 1909. J.W.R.M. Maxwell Died Mch. 18th, 1919. 43 yrs, 11 mos. 6 da's.old. Maud Maxwell Died April 23rd 1918. Mrs. R.M. Maxwell (mother) Died Feb 2nd 1928. (4 o'clock) [letter] Dadeville No 16th 71 [1871] Dear Son & Daughter it is with pleasure I seat myself to pen you a few lines to let you know that we have not forgotten you yet. We are all well and hope this may find you the same and doing well the connextion are all well as far as I know well corn was thin this year the bugs and dry weather cut it short Wheat was very good oats only tolerable corn is worth 75 cts Wheat 75 to 80 cts & oats 50 cts per bu. Well I will try and tell some of the News of the country Old man Blair is Dead Tom Griffin & Fanny Armstrong is married Doe Harper & Mary Malone is spliced Joe Harper & one of Miss Daviss Girls is joined together John Hathman & Sade Jenkins is married also Bard Hageman & Vice Haythman Also a young Burras and Ann Berlier and Larkin Wakefield & Jane Fox and Marian Coats Icelean [?] Davis's Isam Edge has his second wife and Jade Brown and Melvina Blair and sam Rownas firm and Marthas Rowans Mary is also married Harlan Clark and Carrie Faulkenberg also Billy Headley is married so is Ellick Headley and Abney Edge and plenty of other to tedius to mention Sharp John has not come back yet We have heard of him a time or two Lou and the children are still here you may look for me next Fall Bob Cowan and his wife is coming to Texas next Fall and I think I will come with them three of thier Live in Gracen Co. little Georg Potter has sold out and is going to Idaho in the spring if he dont take another notion but no telling whether he will go or not he is as full of notions as a dog is of fleas Jo Wilson is Teaching our school this Winter he has sixty scholars he is Teaching a good school I want you to be sure and write and not think the time so long between times Will[or Well] Lee got your letter the other day he will answer it soon Write soon from your mother Lucinda Maxwell to Zach and Becca Well folks I will say a word or two hwo do you do and how how [sic] have you been since I last saw you I am still living at the same old place am not married nor no hopes of being soon but I am in the market if you have any Girls down there that wants a real good husband send them up I think I can suply thier many Wants Lou says to remember her and to write to her Henry says he would like to see them Picturs coming good Bye Write soon yours T.L. Bethell [other loose items within bible] [pressed flower] [colored drawing of "The Guardian Angel"] [newspaper clipping of a religious poem -not transcribed here] [receipt] Auburn Art Union Auburn, N.Y. Old Picture Copied and Enlarged in the Most Artistic Manner Feb. 25, 1891 Received of Mr. Maxwell, Residence- Hardy Three Picture to copy and enlarge. To be framed in 1.8x10 10x12 Price $10.50 To be delivered Oct 1891 or soon after Represented by J.L. Loveless [copy of The Methodist Messenger, Friday May 26, 1950- not transcribed here] [addressed to:] Mr. Tom Farmer 408 Ponder City [photograph of graduating female- appears to be Miss Ada McQuie who picture is in the newspaper described above] _______________________________________________ All of the following about the Crane family is taken from "Our Family Tree" by Luther A. Crane, booklet not dated, but about 1965-68 or so. Transcribed to computer by Mark A. Murphy, 7/22/2000. Other files will be added, mostly scanned letters, pictures and documents. "Uncle" Luther is no longer alive, but I will try to merge the histories of my parents (Pike C. Murphy and Joyce L. Crane) together. I am attempting to digitize all Murphy family history, with the help of Shirley Ann "Sam" Murphy, who has been working on it since about 1976. She has a lot in a Mormom Personal Ancestral File (PAF) and "5 boxes of records" which she said this morning she will give me. I will transfer the tree from Luther's booklet into a PAF file, along with letters and stories he has included. I will be as diligent as possible in the transfer, including misspellings and grammatical error of our ancestors, which he had chosen to do. Please remember, dear reader, that they did not have spell checker on their computers in the 1960's, and actually had to write letters on paper back before the 1900's. Our Family Tree A Genealogy by Luther A. Crane "...and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water." Psalms 1-3 Foreward This all started with very little warning. I don't believe that my father realized a simple curiosity about our forebears would grow into the job it eventually became. But, like Pandora's Box, when the lid was opened, out came loose ends to chase down, field trips to make, correspondance to write and sheets of notes to gather together and edit. If I were called upon to make a sage observation about this business of compiling a geneology I would say that this is no idle pastime, no brief interlude for a rainy afternoon. It is a real undertaking albeit an interesting one. My part in this is that of spectator, sitting on the sideline and occasionally offering a shout of encouragement. In fact, since I am disqualified as a geneological expert, the only conclusion I can make out of a preliminary look at some of the outlines is that unless some of us quit specializing in raising daughters exclusively, we, like the whooping variety, may be headed for tribal extinction.---Luther Crane Introduction: For a number of years I have had a brief outline of our family history from 1639, when the New Haven Colony was settled, down to my great grandfather Jonas Crane. This information was given to me by the late Hubert Hammond Crane, well know architect of Fort Worth. A few months ago my niece, Jeanie Engelke, daughter of Wm. Irby Crane asked for some information about her fathers family. I thought it would be worth while to fill in the "family tree" on down to date. I have finished all the "branches" as far as possible and hand it to you for whatever pleasure you may derive from the reading thereof. I have written in the first person in place of the editorial "We" because it was easier and more simple for me to do so and not from a "fattened ego". Source of information: Hubert Hammond Crane had a rather large book containing the complete history of the Crane family from 1639 to Jonas Crane. The first part of this story is what he gave me from that book. I have examined as many family Bibles as I could find and have found a great amount of information in them. A wealth of information has been procured by conversation with older surviving members of our family. They have been most co-operative and have helped a great deal in furnishing clues to other sources. The legal records of the various counties in which our ancestors dwelt have furnished a fairly clear picture of the coming and goings of our people. I have used the dates of the various documents on record to determine when moves were made from place to place. In some instances a lapse of time between recordings have made it difficult to follow year to year happenings, but over all a fairly clear story has been worked out. Ordinarily family letters are a valuable source of information. I have found a very few and have included them verbatim for what they may be worth to you. Grave markers have also furnished a very valuable amount of information. The birthdays and dates of death when woven into the fabric, with the other sources have helped make the story more complete. I have found some graves marked with small sand stones only and in those instances, I have had to seek other sources. I have had a great deal of pleasure in the preparation of this booklet for it has brought me into friendly contact with many of you. I wish to express my appreciation to each of you for the help you have given me. I wish to thank Joe M. Crane, my son for helping me very much in designing the cover and in the preparation of the pictures and in arranging for the printing of this story. ___________________ Letter From: J.G. Darby, father of Mary Ann Crane To: John Riley and Mary Ann Crane in Tarrant County, Texas Van Zandt County Tex May 11 1885 Dear John Mary & children I thought I would try to write you a few lines while I was Resting we are all well I have had better health through the winter and spring than I had for five years there has been very litel sickness throu the winter & spring Betsy Anderson is very low down with consumption they are getting very poreley very harde run I think we are doing as well as cold be exspected I paid out last fall and had money to by my grocerys I havent had to by any grocerys on time yet I have 13 acres in corne in good fix plowd twice & 11 acres in cotten laid off nearly half chopt out I have good hand hired for 12 dollars per month crops looks Bad on account of cold nites Samantha Hatten died ten days past consumption was her complaint there hasent bin aney other deaths cence graney Botoms last servis except some children I got a leter from Milton from what he wrote I did no know where to direct my leter to you Smithfield or California. I think you had beter try old Tarant one more year I wish I knew what I cold write that wold most interest you well last Monday Molley Bowden was mard to a Bridg men on the R R I did the talking and slipt five dollars in my poket good luck for mee One of Mahs Brothers Taylor Anderson has moved to this county he lives at the Henry Cofers place there is more new comers hear that I ever have seene hear before I feare our county will be two thickley seteld Now I know I have Ben neglectful it has not bin for the want of respect but I hate to try to write I hope you will all write I will close this littel leane letter I am as ever your father J G Darby ________________________________ Letter From: Missouri M. Smith, wife of Uncle Dave Smith, daughter of J. G. Darby, sister of Mary Ann Crane, at Smithfield, Texas. To: John Riley and Mary Ann Crane in Van Zandt County. Dear John Mary and family I write a few lines for fear you may think I am neglectful a bout you I feel disapointed disapointed badly about not getting to come down on the 4th I have decided to just come when I could everything has come up in the way of our comeing untill I dont expect to come if I get to come I will be disappointed I stay at home almost all the time work harder that I ever did in my life havent much family left but but comers and gowers enough to keep me run down at the heel Will is in the house with us but has his house already to move into he may move tomorrow he has bought land north of Smithfield Jim and Clarance works in the cannery I will take a few boarders Lottie works in the cannery has a cart comes in it I have about 100 chicken 11 ducks one more hen to hatch ducks the peacan ducks they are no trouble to raise we have plenty of vegetables I have a bean patch have sold 10 bushels of beans have 2 acres in sweet corn if I live I am comeing to Van Zandt on a visit when I see an opportunity I am not going to fix but comeing with fixing I miss Lottie so much about the house work and her company I have plenty of company but not the kind suits me Clarence is as large as Jim and can do as much as any man he talks every fall about comeing to see you all I believe I have give you all the news I can think of give my love to all the kin folks tell Ma I would like to see her I would be glad she would come and stay a while I cant think much to write but I could talk and tell you lots I would not write write to us often Maud says tell Minnie she will write next time as ever and forever your sister M M Smith ____________________________________________ Letter From: C. (Caleb) W. Smith, who was a Baptist preacher, friend of the Crane family who visited in the home frequently To: John Riley and Mary Ann Crane in Tarrant County. Grand Saline Tex Jan 28 1899 J. R. Crane and Wife Dear Bro & Sister I got your letter in due time, but was just ready to start down to Martins Mill so now will write. My health and that of Sloans is very good, I was at Frank Hawkins the other day they are all well, his and Wills mill and gin was sold yesterday under judgement. I went to Ben Wheelers and got some good hand Tobacco to smoke he sells at 10 cts a pound. I will send you some Tobbacco Seed in this letter. The Winter has been very bad so far last night was very cold. I have seen several parties about tomb stones down here, and I believe if you will come early in the Spring you can take a good many orders. Give my respects to all enquiring friends, and if I have any enemies tell them I wish them well Yours very Truly C. W. Smith ____________________________ Letter From: J. G. Darby, father of Mary Ann Crane To: John Riley and Mary Ann Crane in Tarrant County Van Zandt Co Texas April 15 Dear John & Mary & children I thot I wold try to write you a few lines but I think it will be only tryal. I cant see a line I onley gess at it I have had sore eyes all the winter I have bin poorley nearley all winter but cence the wether has been geting warm I am greatley improve we are all well now there has bin more sickness in this countrey this spring than ever has bin for years past the measels got a start hear and there was 150 pearsons tye geters and hawlers and they in camps a greate meney died there was women & children an you know how cold it was some of them is left but lots of them is hear yet and will stay tell fall Kneeds money I recon some is bording where they can we have tow fameles at our house I expect they will stay tell fall they are from all parts there ishawlers from Dallas Fort Worth & Eagle ford it looks like ware times at our crossin up & down there three tears deepe as fore you sold see they have bin taken away but they are filling up againe it has scaterd som money amongst us Well we trying to do the best we can last year I made 6 Bailes of cotten and three hundred Bushels corne I have sold about 50 Bushel of corne at 50 cts I wish I cold write to all you about Jane Stone [Slone] she had a tumer in her side the Docters said it had to be taken out Tom move to Wils Point stayed there 4 weeks Mah & me went up when the operation was performed it was done 1/2 past 2 oclock she died next morning before 7 ock I never want to see such a thing again if Mah ever seese you she can tell you all about it there was seven docters preasant they charged Tom two hundred dollars, they tumer wayd thirty lbs I thout I wold try to tell you all the deaths I know of Parsens Simpsons sone and wife one of the Darnells is all I can think of now that you wold know none has died in our neighborhood all of conexion is wel as fare as I know time is hard if it was not for this tye works there wold not be much money hear there is greate improvements at the Saliene there will be a demand for hands when the masheenry is on the ground it seemes that steeme power is goen up they have moving on the R R Richardson has sold out Root & Branch It is taken a heap of work to start the thing I cant tell what it will do Now I have towld you all that interest you pehaps more I wold say to you to not think hard of me from not writing to you I will say it is not for the want of Respect I an old my site has faild me I do hate to try to write and look over it I started this last evning it was so dark I cold not see I tryd it this morning I think it is a litel beter I dont want you to think we are on starvtion I went to Wills Point a Bout three weeks past I baut 8 sack of flower 45 lbs of coffee I dont Reclect howe much Shougar Rice. I Paid for evry thing I feard the strik I done a good luck that time for it has rased cenc. As Mah is goen to office I will stop trying to write hopeing I will hear from you shortley I will close your father ever T [J] G Darby _______________________________ 1. Jasper Crane, 1605-1681 He was one of four brothers who came over from England and was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony in 1639. His wife's name was Alice (last name Unknown). One of the other brothers was Benjamin, from whom Hubert Hammond Crane descended. 2. Deacon Azariah Crane, 1649- 11/5/1730. Son of Jasper Married Mary Treat, daughter of Capt. Robert Treat, who became governor of Connecticut. It was during his administration as governor that the famous "Charter Oak" affair took place. Mary was born in 1649 and died 11/12/1704. 3. John Crane, 1695-9/5/1776. Son of Deacon Azariah. Married Abigail (last name unknown) about 1717. She died 6/25/1744. 4. Benjamin Crane, son of John. Buried near Craneville, Montgomery Co., New York. Married Phebe Meeker. Blacksmith who moved to New York about 1790. Phebe Crane died on Ohio River while making journey west with her son Jonas and family. 5. Jonas Crane, 5/20/1766-1840. Son of Benjamin and Phebe Married Abigail Kitchell 1/22/1795. Moved west and settled first in Harrison, OH. Later moved to Seymore, Jackson Co., Indiana. 6. Jonas Crane, 5/2/1810 prob Seymore, Jackson Co. Indiana. Married Sedarey Ann Salmon. Moved to Texas some time before 2/8/1859. On that date he purchased from David Hill a 640 acre farm, plus approximately two additional acre on the east, for a consideration of $3,500. This farm is located in Smith County, near the west line, and is about 9 miles southeast of Grand Saline, Texas. It is located on Village Creek about two miles south of the present settlement of Jamestown. To indicate how sparsely settled the country was at that time, we find in his deed a peculiar expression, "and located 60 or 65 north of the San Antonio Road". A portion of the farm is occupied today by a great grandson of Jonas, Emmitt J. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Gloria. Emmitt is the grandson of Amanda Louisa, daughter of Jonas and Sedarey Ann. On 9/3/1859, Jonas purchased three tracts of land in Dallas County from Jope Field and wife, Martha A. Field. These tracts are as follows: One hundred and sixty acres out of the Wm. P. Corder survey. This was the north-west one quarter of said 640 survey and is located in the City of Dallas at the intersection of the Richardson Highway and Lovers Lane. Another tract was twenty acres out of the John Hyde Patent or survey. This land was located on White Rock Creek and is now under the water of White Rock Lake in the City of Dallas. The third tract consisted of 34 acres out of the A. McCommas survey- out of the northeast corner and is located south and east of the 160 acre tract. The agreed purchase price of these three tracts of land was $5,350, of which $500 was paid in cash and the remaining balance of $4850 was evidenced by three Vendor's Lien notes due annually beginning on 9/3/1860. These notes were paid promptly and a release of the lien securing the payment thereof was noted by Jope Field on the margin of the recorded mortgage on 9/4/1862, attested by Jas. P. Thomas, deputy clerk for Dallas Co. Tx. Jonas was a man of considerable means for his day and time. My grandfather, John Riley [Crane], related to us a story of his childhood. Jonas offered the contents of sack of gold to him if he would carry it across the room. He couldn't carry it, so he lost a fortune. My father, J.L. Crane, told me that Jonas and his family lived in a two-story brick house located on one of the Dallas pieces of property. Jonas owned and operated mills, probably grist or lumber, on the Dallas property. In his day wood was the only fuel available. The timber on his land was exhausted so he moved his mill operations to a location 24 miles north of Tyler in Smith County. He also move his family to Smith County. As near as I can ascertain, there was an old log house on the 640 farm. However, after he had his mill in operation, he cut lumber and built a very respectable "lumber" house for his family, located near Village Creek. The creek was the source of the water supply. I've been told that two of the daughters went to the creek for water one night and were trailed home by a lion. Jonas died about 9/20/1867. On January 27, 1868, his son, Jonas Edward M., applied to the Probate Court in Dallas for letters of administration of the Estate of Jonas Crane and Sidney Ann Crane "late resident citizens of Dallas County deceased". His appointment as administrator was conditioned upon his furnishing to the Court Bond in the amount of $24,000. The inclusion of Sidney Ann in this application seems to have been an error for she was named as a surviving heir in a property settlement a few years later. He failed to make bond so he was not appointed and his petition was dismissed at his expense on March 30, 1868. Later, Crane (J.E.M.) and Jones (J.F.) were appointed by the Court to administer the Estate of Jonas only. On May 25, 1868, they filed in the Court and Inventory and Appraisement. In this order they requested $500 for the support of the minor children for one year. The request was granted and they were authorized to pay this amount out of the first funds of the estate that might come into their hands or out of such personal effects of the deceased as the guardians might choose to take at the appraisement value. In this order the Administrators listed: 1. Large amount of perishable property liable to waste. 2. Steam mill in Smith County in a "locality cannot be rented liable to waste and destruction". Permission was granted to sell perishable property, the mill 24 miles north of Tyler and other perishable property at the Mill in Smith County. The sale was to be held July 27, 1868. In another order dated 9/1/1868, the sale of personal property was approved, rent of the farm was approved and other personal property was ordered sold on the 26th of September, 1868, on credit terms of 12 months, at the "Harwood" place. In still another order dated June 28, 1969, containing the annual report and exhibit the mill property was authorized to be sold in Tyler on the first Tuesday in September on terms of 1/3 cash, 1/3 12 months, 1/3 two years. More personal property was ordered sold. There were no bidders for the mill property so it was bought in for the account of the Estate of $1000 and was later sold to W.M.[W.?] Morrow at a private sale. On March 1, 1870, it was reported that the Estate had been fully administered. The Estate was ordered partitioned among the heirs. On 3/28/1870, the final account was presented and approved and E.G. Bower, an attorney, was appointed Guardian of the minor children to represent them in the division of the Estate. On March 29, 1870, J.E.M. Crane and J.F. Jones, administrators, reported the following property on hand to be divided: 1. 640 acres of land in Smith County 2. 160 acres of land in Dallas County 3. 54 acres of land in Dallas County Inventory of personal property $291.60 Note on W.W. Morrow due 12/29/70 $600 Note on W.W. Morrow due 12/29/71 $700 The heirs were named as: J.E.M. Crane, Dallas County; J.R. Crane, Smith County Sidney Ann, Celestus and Amandy Crane, all of whom are over the age of 14 years and reside in Dallas County. One share of the estate was allotted to each of the above heirs. (The inclusion of Sidney Ann in this list is in conflict with the information contained in the first petition of J.E.M. to the court on 1/27/1868.) W.H. Thomas, Ben Jones, and John McCommas were appointed Commissioners of partition to divide the Estate. The commissioners divided the 160 acre tract in Dallas County into 5 lots or sections. Lot #1 of 45 acres was partitioned to Sidney Ann, lot #2 of 35 acres to Celestus, lot #3 of 25 acres to J.E.M., lot #4 of 25 acres to J.R., lot #5 of 30 acres to Celestus, lot #7 of 11 1/3 acres to Sidney Ann and lot #8 of 11 1/3 acres to Amanda L. The 20 acre tract, described as timber, was divided into two parts of 10 acres each. The North 10 acres was partitioned to J.E.M. and the South 10 acres to J.R. When Jonas died in 1867 Sedarey Ann, his wife, was appointed Administratrix of the 640 acres in Smith County. She evidently controlled the property till her death in 1872. After her death the Smith County farm was partitioned by a deed dated 2/13/1873, signed by the surviving children, Jonas Edward M., John Riley, and Amanda L.., who had married Samuel Bedford Anderson. Celestus and Sidney Ann had died prior to this date. Jonas Edward M. traded his 1/3 interest in the farm to his sister by a deed dated 2/13/1873, for a tract of land in Tarrant County and in this deed a declared value of $1500 was put on the land so traded. John Riley received the East 1/3 of the 640 tract plus a small additional section of about 2 acres on the East. Several additional court orders were issued during the administration of the estate, authorizing payment of various fees for services rendered, confirming sales of personal property, and winding up the estate. Jonas and his wife, Sedarey Ann, are buried in the cemetary at Jamestown in graves marked by sand stones. There are five graves in the plot so marked. Jonas, Sedarey Ann, Celestus, Sidney Ann, and an infant son of Sam B. and Amanda L. Anderson are buried in the five graves. [photo available of Jonas and Sedarey Ann Crane] [photo available of Benjamin Frank Crane] Children of Jonas and Sedarey Ann Crane: 1. Benjamin Frank Crane 1840-1863? 2. John Riley Crane 7/7/1848- 12/10/1914 3. Jonas Edward M. Crane unknown 4. Amanda Louisa Crane 2/4/1851-1/6/1897 5. Celestus Crane unknown-1870-1872 6. Sidney Ann Crane unknown- 1870-1872 Benjamin Frank Crane-1840-1863? Son of Jonas and Sedarey Ann, probably Seymore, Indiana. Move to TX with parents prior to 1859. On 1/20/1962, from Dallas, at age of 22, he enlisted as a private in Capt. John T. Colts Company of Darnells Regt. Texas Volunteers. His horse was valued at $130 and his equipment at $40. This company became Company E 18th Regiment of Texas Calvary. It was accepted into the service of the Confederate States on 3/15/1862. A part of this regiment was captured at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, 1/11/1863. I've been told by my Aunt and Uncle that Benjamin Frank died during the war. The place and "circumstances" of his death are not know. Jonas Edward M. Crane- ?? Son of Jonas. His wife's name is shown in two deeds in Tarrant County in two different ways, Judith M. and J.R. I have been unable to find out which is correct. His name is shown in the real estate transactions as J.E.M., and he was known to his relatives as Uncle Ed. He owned and sold real estate in the Northwest part of Tarrant County at various times. The Court House in Tarrant Co. burned in 1876 so I have been unable to find out when his purchases were made, but I have found that he sold 90 acres out of the Geo. Burgoon survey to B.F. Crowley 8/17/1875, for $1000, 30 acres out of the W.E. Price survey, date and selling price not known, and 62 acres near the farm belonging to his brother, J.R., to M.A. Beall on 2/4/1879 for $500. In addition to the above mentioned transactions, I find that he traded his 1/3 of the 640 acre farm in Smith Co., inherited from his father and mother, to his sister, Amanda Louisa Anderson, for property in Tarrant Co. valued at $1500. The following information was given to me by my father, J.L. Crane, before he died in 1946. J.E.M. Crane moved to Seymore, in Baylor Co. His children were: 1. Molly Crane, married to a Middleton of Oklahoma City 2. Emma Crane 3. Flem Crane On 8/17/1870, J.E.M., joined by his brother, John Riley, executed a bond in the amount of $2800 guaranteeing to deliver a deed to Wm. Carruth and Bros. conveying title to their part of Jonas Crane's estate in Dallas Co. set apart to them in the partition an distribution of the estate by the Probate Court at the 4/1870 term of Court. On 8/22/1870, J.E.M. and John Riley complied with the terms of the bond and executed a deed conveying lots numbers 3 and 4 containing 50 acres and the 20 acre tract of timber land set apart to them in the partition to Wm. Carruth and Bros. for the sum of $1650. On 6/22/1872, J.E.M. joined with John Riley and conveyed to Wm. Carruth and Bros all of their remaining interest in the Dallas estate of their father. In this deed we find the following information: "Also all of right, title, interest, and claim in and to the lots and parcels of land set apart to our sisters, Celestus and Sidney Ann Crane, both of whom have died since the partition was made aforesaid". Since the partition was made in April, 1870, and the deed was executed 6/22/1872, we can assume that the two sisters died within that period of time. On 2/13/1873, after the death of their mother Sedarey Ann, J.E.M., John Riley, and Amanda Louisa Anderson, the only survivors of Jonas and Sedarey Ann, executed a partition deed dividing the 640 acre farm, John Riley receiving the East 1/3 plus the small 2 acre tract on the East. On that same date J.E.M. executed a deed conveying to his sister, Amanda L. Anderson, his 1/3 interest in the farm in exchange for a tract of land in Tarrant Co. valued at $1500. John Riley Crane, 7/17/1848- Son of Jonas, probably born in Seymore, Indiana. He moved to Texas with his parents some time before 1859. He was married in Smith Co. 12/3/1868 to Mary Ann Darby. She was the daughter of J.G. Darby. He was a farmer and Methodist preacher in Missouri and moved to Smith County. (see letters) I have been unable to find where John and Mary lived when they first married, but he bought a farm located about six miles south of Grapevine, consisting of two tracts of 67 1/4 acres and 10 acres located on Bear Creeek, before 1873. This location was known in the family as the Grapevine Prairie Place. The family was living on this farm when the beloved daughter, Laura Elizabeth, died at the age of three and 1/2 year. [photo available] This was evidently a very productive farm but adverse circumstances arose and John Riley was forced to sell the place. A sale was made to L.F. Rogers on 11/20/1875 for $1000. On 12/29/1875, he purchased another place Northeast of Smithfield of 120 acres out of the James Harrell Survey from J.E. Trader for $480. He built a house of logs on this place and moved his family. This place was located "near the waters of Big Bear Creek in the lower cross timbers". He sold this place about 12/31/1881. He purchased 40 acres from John W. Tyner 12/16/1885 for $200. This was out of the Thos. Peck survey in the "lower cross timbers" and was located near the settlement of Shady Grove. He sold the Shady Grove place 11/11/1885 to Calla Wall. On 6/17/1889, he purchased 77.33 acres 12 miles Northeast from Canton, TX, from Wm. H. Salmon. This place was located West of Grand Saline at a shipping point on the T&P Railway called Bolton Switch. I have been informed by my uncle that this is the present location of Fruit Vale. He cut and sold cord wood from this place. On 7/30/1894, he purchased 38 1/4 acres from W.E. Stovall on the Northeast edge of Smithfield north of the "Cotton Belt" railroad depot. The farm at Bolton Switch was sold to W.E. Stovall for $750 2/1895, and I have been told that this deal was an even exchange of the properties. The house on this place was a two room log cabin with a boxed "lean to". This served as his residence for a few years and he employed Mr. Stubblefield to build a new house of 1 1/2 stories. This house still stands at the same location. He move his family to this location, raised fruit, vegetables and farm products. He was an agent for Stark Bros. Nursery at Lindale, TX and sold fruit trees in the area near Smithfield. He also sold "tombstones" to his neighbors and friends in a radius from Smithfield. A Baptist preacher friend, C. (Caleb) W. Smith, promoted some tombstone business near Grand Saline for him and asked him in a letter (see letter) to come down in the Spring to take a good many orders. In his later years, J.R. was appointed Postmaster at Smithfield and held that position until his death, at which time his daughter, Mayme, was appointed to the place. On 10/16/1900, he bought 2 more acres known as "D.E. Lebow blackberry patch" from G.H. Hollis and others for $65. A tract was sold to his son, J.D. Crane and L.A. Hightower for a "Gin Lot". A cotton gin was built on this lot and later sold to Winfield Scott. A large water well was dug to provide water for the boiler to operate the gin but proved insufficient. West of the house was a well of inexhaustible supply so a hand pump was installed in this well and Auth Ellie "manned" the pump and produced enough water to operate the gin. A 2 acre tract was sold to J.D. Crane 10/25/1905, near the "gin lot". J.D. Crane built a house on this location and operated the gin for a while. J.R. Crane bought and sold other tracts of land in Smithfield but owned only the 38 1/4 acres at his death. After his death, J.W. Heffington was appointed receiver by the Probate Court to handle the sale and division of the "home place". A sale was made by the receiver to Henry Heldrick for $2500 and the proceeds distributed to the heirs. J.R. Crane died 10/10/1914. He is buried in the cemetery at Smithfield, TX. Inscription on the grave marker: "In our Father's hous are many mansions". Mary Ann Darby Crane died 6/4/1914, is buried at Smithfield. Her grave marker is inscribed as follows: "In our Father's house are many mansions". Also the following: "Darling Mother she has left us, Left us yes for evermore; but we hope to meet our loved one on that bright and happy shore". Children of John Riley and Mary Ann Crane: 1. Laura Elizabeth 11/5/1869-4/28/1873 2. James Edward Lee 4/13/1872-10/21/1946 3. Mary Lou Ellie 3/24/1874-8/3/1961 4. Fannie May 6/4/1876- 1961 5. John David 3/10/1878-3/17/1957 6. Walter Leslie 2/10/1880-6/9/1951 7. Minnie Annette 2/10/1884-1/11/1916 8. William Franklin 9/5/1885 9. Mayme Cordelia 8/14/1887 [family photo of J.R. and Mary Ann Crane family with children] [couple photo of J.R. and Mary Ann Crane] Laura Elizabeth The first child born to John R. and Mary Ann Crane, was the joy of their live, "the apple of their eye". She died at a very early age from Small Pox. Her parents were living on the Grapevine Prairie farm at the time and were under strict quarantine. Neighbors brought food and placed it on the gate post so the family was helped that way. After she died a casket was procured and she was buried in the Bear Creek Cemetary. Uncle Dave Smith, who married Mary Ann's sister, Missouri M., carved a flat sand stone and place it on the grave. "L.E.C." was also carved on the face of the stone. A marble head stone and foot stone marker were also erected. Before he died in 1946, J.L. Crane visited the grave and found the head stone broken. He took it home and aimed to repair and replace it. He became ill and didn't finish the job. The marker was found in his garage. It has now been repaired and replaced. After her death, her father found a foot print in the ground where she had jumped from a gate. He took stones and built a fence around the foot print to preserve it for a while. James Edward Lee Crane 1st son of J.R. and Mary A., was born, probably on the Grapevine Prairie farm, 4/13/1872. He omitted the "Edward" from his name and signed as J.L. only. He moved with his parents to the Big Bear Creek farm, and related to me in the last years of his life how the deer came up to drink from the Creek. A "salt lick" was near the home and the deer also like to visit there. He later move with his parents to Van Zandt Co. near Grand Saline. On 7/7/1890, he married Cora Daniel at Creagleville near Grand Saline. Cora was the daughter of Wm. Jasper and Eliza Daniel. Her father was born 4/10/1832 in Georgia and died 1/24/1914 and is buried in the cemetary at Creagleville. Her mother was born in Georgia and died 11/12/1884 and is also buried at Creagleville. J.L. purchased 1/2 acre of ground from John T. Alexander- located at "Poll Town" which was evidently a switching point on the T&P Railway west of Grand Saline- on 10/31/1893, for $22.50 and built a one room boxed house with a one room detached log kitchen and dirt floor. Luther Albert and John Frank were born here. Economic pressures brought about by lack of gainful employment seems to have prompted most of the moves of the various families. J.L.'s moves were no exception to this rule. Dave Smith married Mary Ann Crane's sister, Missouri M. Darby and thus became "Uncle" to all the family. A canning factory was located south of the "Cotton Belt" depot at Smithfield and Uncle Dave was the manager of this factory. J.L. moved with his family of two sons and wife to Smithfield to find work. In the spring of 1893 J.L. and Cora were hired by Uncle Dave to work in the canning factory. Later Aunt Ellie came to Smithfield and also worked in the factory. They lived first in a 2 story house on the Smithfield-Fort Worth road but Uncle Dave move a small house onto the land facing west on the "lane" from the "Cotton Belt" depot to the log house on the hill purchased later by J.R. Crane. After J.R. Crane purchased the farm near Smithfield he deeded 2 acres out oth the Northwest corner to J.L. for a homesite. J.L. Crane sold his property at Poll Town to J.C. Armstrong for $50 and used the money from the sale to buy lumber for the construction of a 2 room "boxed" house. The lumber was purchased at Eagle Ford west of Dallas on the T&P Railway and hauled by team to Smithfield. Three of the children were born at Smithfield- Wm. Irby, Mavis Floy and Ray. In 1899 J.L. move with his family to Wyle, Collin Co. He sold the Smithfield place to Geo. W. Eastes 12/19/1900 for $170.50. Edward Lee was born here in Wyle. The unemployment problem arose again so J.L. left his family at Wylie, went to Fort Worth and found work as a carpenter. He brought his family to Fort Worth in 1903. He became a building contractor and followed that business till he retired. He lived in various places in and near Fort Worth till his death. Mayme Ruth and Doris Naomi were born on East First Street, one of the homes J.L. and Cora owned. J.L. Crane died 10/21/1946, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetary on the edge of Fort Worth. Children of J.L and Cora Crane 1. Luther Albert Crane 8/16/1891 2. John Frank Crane 1/31/1893-9/23/1918 3. William Irby Crane 4/22/1896-5/10/1959 4. Mavis Floy Crane 12/15/1897 5. Ray Crane 4/18/1899 6. Edward Lee Crane 11/17/1901 7. Mayme Ruth Crane 4/26/1910 8. Doris Naomi Crane 3/7/1912 _______________________________ [misc. Crane side records] [transcribed by and in possession of Mark A. Murphy, 10/13/2000] [funeral record of Mattie Farmer] To the Loving Memory of Mattie Loucinda Farmer Place of birth- Alabama Date- Oct. 12, 1872 ENTERED INTO REST Date-Nov. 23, 1955 Place- Rose Hill Burial Park Age- 83 years 1 months 10 days [funeral record of Tom Farmer] To the Loving Memory of Thomas Franklin Farmer Place of birth- Alabama Date- Jan. 6, 1872 ENTERED INTO REST Date- Passed away Dec. 29, 1958 Funeral Dec. 31, 1958- 2 p.m. Place- Hugh Moore Funeral Home 4912 E. Lancaster Age- 86 Years 11 Months 23 Days [newspaper clipping undated -abt. 1946] Mrs. Emma Lou Crane Revs. Gilbert Farrell and Ross Smith will conduct funeral services at 3 p.m. Monday in Smithfield Methodist Church for Mrs. Emma Lou Crane, 65, lifelong resident of that community and mother of the late Police Capt. Lon Crane. Burial will be there. Mrs. Crane died Sunday morning en route to a hospital after suffering a cerebral hemmorhage. Survivors are the husband, J.D. Crane; two sons, J.D. Crane, Jr. Fort Worth Police Officer, and Pvt. Marvin Crane, Camp LeJeune, N.C.; a daughter, Miss Marie Crane, police secretary here; two brothers, J.P. Allen and C.L. Allen, Fort Worth, and five grandchildren. [bill] Freemound, Tex., Sept 25 1897 Mr. T.F. Farmer Please Pay to me Hepplefinger[?] $11.15 the amount you owe me and oblige. Walter Justice [graduation announcements -I have more for later years, with commencements also] Class 1913 The Senior Class of Myra High School requests your presence at the First Annual Commencement Exercises Thursday Evening, May Twenty- second at eight o'clock High School Auditorium Class Motto: Out of School Life into Life's School Class Colors: Green and White Class Flower: White Rose Class Roll: Cecil Hattie Brown Millie Elizabeth Harrison Principal, F.J. Clement. Class 1914 The Senior Class of Myra High School requests your presence at the Commencement Exercises Thursday Night, May Fourteenth at eight o'clock School Auditorium Class Motto: We build the ladder by which we climb Class Colors: Purple and Gold Class Flower: Pink Carnation Class Roll: Lena Mae Farmer Pearl Chloe Wilson Eunice Victoria Brown Douglas I. Maxwell John T. Biffle Principal, F.J. Clement. Class 1916 The Senior Class of Myra High School requests your presence at the Commencement Exercises Thursday Evening, May Eighteenth at eight o'clock High School Auditorium Class Motto: Finished, yet beginning Class Colors: Red and White Class Flower: Red and White Carnation Class Roll: Dorothy Nell Crawford Ressie May Webster Jodye Mae Wilson Amanda Mae Usleton Lela Jane Green Mildred Jane Jones C.L. Maxwell, Jr. Ross Lacy Townsley William Thomas Lucas Verdal Land Webster Ed Baxter Gaston Joe Lonn Hoskins Wayne Williams [Church invitation] The Epworth League of Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, South requests the pleasure of your presence at their reception to meet Mr. Charles Warren at the home of Mr. J.W. Maxwell, on Friday evening, June the twenty-eighth; nineteen hundred and twelve. eight to ten o'clock Corner Broadway and Grand Avenue. [teacher note] Mr. Calhoun: Please excuse Ruby Lee for being absent. Mrs. M.L. Farmer OK AOC 11/9/22 [letter] Myra Texas Feb. 26 1923 Ruby Lee:- When you were up here the other day I didn't won't to go and speak to you I don't know why I guess because I hand not wrote to you. Polly told some girls that I was trying my best to get her. If ever there was a girl crazy over a boy Evelyn is sure crazy over Peck. Geralds mother is sick and he is cook. We call him bread maker at school. Crip went home this evening from school. I guess he has got the flu othel was sick all evening. I am have me some fun out of Lola Whyte and Evelyn. This evening in agriculture we had a test and Peck made 17 1/2 I did not beat him very much I just made 82. Jewell Miser told me that you all were going to move back out here when school was out. are you hope so Gerald took Jewel H. home from church last Sunday night. he said that he had to walk all over town they took another girl home. He said that he felt like when he got home that he had walked to Gainesville he said he didn't won't to walk all over town. I have'nt went with but two or three girls since you were out here chritimas Just seems like I don't want to. Your lover Carroll Ruse [envelope addressed:] Miss Ruby Lee Farmer 910 South Denton Street Gainesville Texas ___________________________________ http://www.altlaw.com/edball/html/d0108/i01216.htm Jasper Crane (abt 1605-1681) of New Haven & Newark Excerpts from "CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY BIOGRAPHY" (1923, American Historical Society) JASPER CRANE, FOUNDER OF AN IMPORTANT FAMILY Jasper Crane, the first of his name so far as we know to set foot in the new world, was born probably about 1605, somewhere near Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England, died in Newark, New Jersey, in 1681. His aunt was Margaret Crane who married Samuel Huntington, whose child, Jasper's cousin, Margaret Huntington, married, May 2, 1592, John, son of Edward and Margaret (Wilson) Ogden, and whose daughter, Elizabeth Huntington, Margaret's sister, married Richard Ogden, the brother of John Ogden, who married Margaret, and the father of John Ogden, the emigrant to Southhampton and Elizabethtown. Jasper Crane's own daughter, Hannah, married Thomas, son of Margaret and Simon Huntington, a brother of Samuel and Margaret (Crane) Huntington. June 4, 1639, Jasper Crane, who was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, was present at the meeting held at Mr. Newman's barn, and signed the first agreement of all the free planters. He took the oath of fidelity at the organization of the government, together with Campfield, Pennington, Governor Eaton, and others; and in 1644 he was "freed from watching and trayning in his own person because of his weakness, but to find some one for his turn." With Robert Treat he was a member of the general court, and for many years he was a magistrate. In 1651 he was interested in a bog ore furnace at East Haven; and in 1652 he removed to Branford, where he was elected a magistrate in 1658, having held the office of deputy for some years previous to that date. A tradition with regard to Jasper is that he came to Massachusetts Bay in the ship "Arabella," with Governor Winthrop, etc. etc. etc. (This biography is same wording as the Ellery B. Bicknell's Genealogy of the Crane Family below) From "DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES (1620-1700)" compiled by Frank R. Holmes, publ. by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974 The name dates back to the Hundred Rolls in the 13th century, when on the records William de Crane's name appears in 1272. The name is derived from town of Crannes, in Maine, a province in northern France; its root is from the Gaelic Cran, meaning water. CRANE, BENJAMIN, b. Eng., 1630, was at Medfireld, Mass., 1649; removed to Wethersfield, Conn., 1655; may have lived later in life at Taunton, Mass. CRANE, HENRY, tanner and currier, b. Eng., 1635, settled at Dorchester, Mass., 1658, and in Milton, Mass., 1667. CRANE, HENRY, ironmaker, brother of Benjamin, b. Eng. 1621; settled at Wethersfield, Conn., 1655; was at Guilford, Conn., 1664, one of the first planters of what is now Clinton, Conn. CRANE, JASPER, came to New Haven, Conn., 1639, removed to Branford, Conn., 1668. CRANE, JONATHAN, married at Norwich, Conn., 1680. From "ENGLISH ESTATES OF AMERICAN COLONISTS", by Peter Coldham CRANE, Robert, of Great Coggeshall, Essex (daughter wife of Nathaniel Rogers of New England). Probate to Samuel Crane (Mar. 1659) CRANE, Robert of Hadleigh, Suffolk (aunt Rogers in New England). Probate to sister Mary, wife of Lawrence Stisted (May 1669) CRANE, Samuel, of Great Coggeshall, Essex. (Cousin John Rogers in New England) Probate to William Cox the elder and Isaac Hubbert (Aug. 1670) CRANE, Thomas, of Kelvedon, Essex. (Sister Margaret, wife of Nathaniel Rogers in New England). Probate to Robert CRANE and Henry Whiteing, guardians of children of Robert and Mary Crane during their minority (Mar. 1655) From "ENGLISH ORIGINS OF AMERICAN COLONISTS", by NYGBR 1991 20 May 1686, I Nathaniel Mickelthwaite the elder of London, Merchant, give unto my wife Joanna L1250; to my son Nathaniel L1250, including the lease of the messuage in Coleman Street wherein I now dwell, or if he die I give the said messuage to my son Jonathan, or in default to my friends Mr Thomas Cubben and Joseph Sibley and my brother in law Mr. Francis Crane in trust for my daughter Sarah Benson, wife of Joseph Benson. To my son Jonathan L1100 over and above what I have given with him in placing him apprentice to Mr Archer, my messuage in Pye Ally in Fanchurch Street to be reckoned part of the same. My sisters Anne Knight alias Whiteman of New England, Elizabeth Tue alias Coleman (elsewhere "Cole" ) of London, widow, and Hester Crane, wife of the said Francis Crane. My nephew William Tutty of Cheshunt, co. Hertford, baker. Nathaniel Benson my grandson, son of my daughter Sarah Benson.... from "ROCKAWAY RECORDS OF MORRIS CO., NJ", by Joseph Percy Crayon 1902 Gen. (maybe gentleman?) Josiah Crane, whose son Jasper emigrated with his family from London to America at an early date, and was one of the founders of Newark, NJ, in 1666, was related to William Crane, who married, Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Sir Andrew Butler, Knight. There were several branches of the Crane family, the Cheshire and Chilton branches, became most noted and numerous, who settled in the several counties of England, and who were originally Franks, freemen, and related to, and holding high positions under the long line of Pharamond Kings. The motto of the Cheshire branch was Quipascet corvus non oblivis citus grus (He that feeds the crows will not forget the Crane.) The home lot that fell to Jasper Crane at Newark was directly north of the Essex county court house, and is now the site of St. Paul's Episcopal church. The meeting house was nearby and surrounded by a palisade, and in the cupola a guard of settlers kept watch for hostile Indians, while the worship was in progress. Excerpts from "THE NEW HAVEN COLONY", by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934 In the seventeenth century Coleman Street was "a faire and large street, on both sides builded with diuerse faire houses." John Davenport was the son of Henry and Winifred (Barneby) Davenport. He had been baptized by Richard Eaton, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry on Apr 9 1597. In 1622 he became a member of the Virginia Co. of London. In 1624 he was elected as Vicar of St. Stephens on Coleman St. in London, but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing. The group received a grant of territory from the Council for New England and as "the Gov. and Co. of the Mass. Bay in New England" on March 4 1629 received a charter from the crown. Mathew Cradock was appointed the first governor of the company. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Aldersey, Theophilus Eaton and George Foxcroft represented St. Stephens, Coleman St., in the first court of assistants, and John Davenport, Robert CRANE, Owen Rowe, William Spurstow, Edmund White, all living in Coleman St., and possibly Francis Bright of Swanne Alley represented the parish among the commonality. In Nov. of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown where the group organized their move to the New World. The group included: John and Elizabeth Davenport (left infant son in care of noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St. Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper CRANE, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, Geo. Smith, George Ward and Lawrence Ward. Others (probably from the neighborhood, but not members of St. Stephens): Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp and Samuel Whitehead. The group chartered the "Hector" of London. On June 26, 1637, John Winthrop recorded the arrival of the group from London at Boston. In Aug. of 1637, Eaton and several others traveled south to view the area around the Long Island Sound. They left members of their party there over the winter to retain possession. Many from the Bay Colony chose to leave for New Haven with Eaton and Davenport: Richard Hull, William Tuttle and William Wilkes of Boston; Anne Higginson and her family, Jarvis Boykin, John Chapman, John Charles, Timothy Ford, Thomas James, Benjamin Ling, John Mosse and Richard Perry of Charlestown; John Benham, Benjamin Fenn, Thomas Jeffrey, Thomas Kimberly, William Preston, Thomas Sandford, Thomas Trowbridge and Zachariah Whitman of Dorchester; John Astwood of Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire and Roxbury; Thomas Baker, John Burwell, Jasper Gunn, John Hall, John Peacock, William Potter, Edward Riggs, Thomas Uffot and Joanna and Jacob Sheaffe of Roxbury; Mark Pierce of Newtown; and Nathaniel Turner of Lynn. Another company headed by Peter Pruden was a notable addition to the group. Perhaps the son of Thomas Prudden of King's Walden, Hertfordshire and a kinsman of William Thomas of Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Prudden was the minister of the Providence Island Company. In 1637 with fifteen Hertfordshire families - among them Edmund Tapp of Bennington, Hertfordshire, James Prudden, William Fowler, Thomas and Hanah Buckingham, Thomas Welsh, Richard Platt, Henry Stonehill and William East - he left England for Massachusetts and went with Davenport's group to Connecticut in March of 1638. Staying behind in Massachusetts was Nathaniel Eaton, Nathaniel Rowe, Edward and Anne (Yale) Hopkins and John Cotton. Eaton became the "cruel" master of a new college in Newtown. Later he and Anne migrated to Hartford, CT. In 1641 a 3-year mortgage was given to George Fenwick of Saybrook, John Haynes, Samuel Wyllys and Edward Hopkins of Connecticut and Theophilus Eaton, Stephen Goodyear and Thomas Gregson of New Haven for much of Long Island. IRONWORKS IN NEW HAVEN & SOUTHOLD Long interested in the production of bog iron in New England, John Winthrop, Jr. (metallurgist & physician) visited the New Haven Colony on a prospecting tour in the spring of 1655. Discovering a convenient place for an ironworks and a furnace between New Haven and Branford, he succeeded in interesting John Davenport, Theophilus Eaton and Stephen Goodyear of New Haven and Jasper CRANE of Branford in the project. On February 13, 1656, John Winthrop, Jr., Stephen Goodyear, undertakers of New Haven with John Cooper as their agent, and undertakers of Branford with Jasper CRANE as their agent, organized an ironworks company. New Haven and Branford granted the undertakers permission to procure wood, water, ironstone, ore, shells for lime, and other neccessaries within their limits, five-eighths from New Haven and three-eighths from Branford. New Haven had long tried to induce John Winthrop, Jr. to settled there. In order to direct the ironworks from a nearby location, Winthrop bought the Malbon house and paid for it in "goats". By spring of 1657 the ironworks were in operation, but Winthrop left to become Governor of the Connecticut colony. Interest in the ironworks lagged. Winthrop leased his interest in the undertaking to Thomas Clarke and William Paine of Boston. After more than six years of endeavor, the founder of the New Haven Colony was able to inform Winthrop that they were finally ready to manufacture pots. The colony suffered more than it gained from the enterprise, however, for not only were the neighboring lands, highways and fences injured by the dam at the works, but a group of turbulent, disorderly, non-assimilable workers was introduced into the colony and remained there long after the jurisdiction of New Haven had come to an end. THE PHANTOM SHIP OF NEW HAVEN HARBOR More daring than the ironworks was the attempt to build transatlantic vessels on Long Island Sound. As early as 1644 Theophilus Eaton, Stephen Goodyear, Richard Malbon, Thomas Gregston and perhaps other merchants at New Haven entrusted the construction of an ocean-going vessel to John Wakeman, Joshua Atwater, Jasper CRANE and Richard Miles. Though ill built and very "walt-side," in due course the ship was completed. Entrusted with a cargo of wheat, peas, hides, beaver and peltry and manuscript writings of John Davenport at New Haven and Thomas Hooker at Hartford, about the middle of January, 1646, the vessel ploughed its way through three miles of ice in New Haven harbor and tackled the stormy Atlantic. On board were Thomas Gregson, Nathaniel Turner, George Lamberton, the wife of Stephen Goodyear, and Francis Austin. After many months, a mirage of the ship was said to have appeared over the harbor at New Haven, but the vessel itself neither reached its destination nor returned to its port of departure. Despite this initial setback, on October 7, 1646, a second vessel was about to be launched at New Haven; in the summer of 1648 a third vessel was under construction; and in the spring of 1661 Charles Glover laid a fifty-foot keel at Southold. From REMINISCENCES OF MONTCLAIR by Peter Doremus Jasper Crane, whose name heads the list of the first twenty-three Colonists from Branford, Conn., emigrated from England and is named as one of the New Haven Colony, June 4th, 1639. He is mentioned as one of the most influential and active men in the new Newark Colony. His name is the first of the list of signatures for the original church in Newark dated January 20th, 1667. This church building, in size thirty-six feet by thirty-six feet, was located on the west side of Broad Street, south of Market Street, on a six-acre lot set apart by the Colony for a church and burying ground. This church building of frame was superseded about 1708 by a much larger one of stone with steeple and bell. The present church edifice, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, locate nearly opposite the original buildings, was a bold undertaking for those early days, but was carried through with heroic energy at great personal sacrifice, a building of such proportions and architectural taste that it is at this day an ornament to the city of Newark. It was dedicated under the pastorate of Dr. MacWhorter, January 1st, 1791. Jasper Crane died in 1681. His will, dated 1678, mentioned his children John, Azariah, Jasper and Hannah Huntington. He bequeathed to his son John a silver bowl, which afterward was inherited by his brother Azariah, who gave it to the First Church of Newark and which is still in use in this old church as a baptismal font. Azariah Crane, son of Jasper, married Mary, daughter of Robert Treat, and is later mentioned as living at his home place at the Mountain (that is, now Montclair) in 1715. He was interested and active in town and church development; a deacon in the Newark church till his death. A deed conveying land to his son Azariah, Jr., dated "in the 26th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God," may be seen hanging in the public library of this town. He, with his brother Jasper were evidently the first white settlers at the foot of the Mountain. He died November 5th, 1730, in his eighty-third year. His children were Hannah, Mariah, Nathaniel, Azariah, Jr., Robert, Jane, Mary and John. Historic records state that Nathaniel, oldest son of Azariah, was born in 1680 and settled near a spring at the foot of the Mountain. The old house, about which I played in childhood, was located on the Orange Road near to the present Myrtle Avenue, about two hundred feet west from the road. It was a two-story house with double pitched roof, large hall in the center with rooms each side. At the rear of the house stood a small building occupied in the early days by slaves and by their descendants as family servants through several generations. At the south end of the house stood the cut stone milk house built over the spring mentioned above. On the shelves of this cool milk room, I remember seeing the large pans of milk and rolls of new-made butter. The clear stream flowing from this spring was one of the heads of the brook now running across Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue near Park Street. The last occupant in the family line of the old Crane homestead was Major Nathaniel Crane, who died childless. He was the fourth descendant from Nathaniel, son of Azariah. The house was remodeled several times by successive owners after it passed from the Crane family. In later years it was known as the Frost house, Mr. Frost having owned and occupied it for a number of years. It was taken down about 1900 to give place for new improvements, with but little knowledge that it probably was the first house building in Montclair. Ref#168: From NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills pg. xxxiv {November 15, 1781} And the next day the Governor {Phillip Carteret} granted letters of administration on the estate of Jasper Crane, late of Newark, to John Crane, his son, executor. pg. 115 1678 Oct. 1. Craine, Jasper, of Newark, aged in years; will of. Sons--John, Azeriah, Jasper; daughter Huntington; granddaughter Hanah Huntington; children of dec'd daugher Bell, son (?-in-law) Hunt- ington. Real and personal estate (a silver "bole" and cup). Executors-- son John and son Thomas Huntington. Witnesses--John Ward senior and Michell Tompkins. N.J. Archives, XXI., p. 45, and Essex Wills. pg 116 1681 Nov. 15. Crane, Jasper, of Newark. Letters of administra- tion on the estate of, granted to his son John Grane and son-in-law Thomas Huntington. 1681 Oct. 28. Inventory of the estate (œ200.-.- real, 83.14.6 per sonal); made by John Ward and Thomas Pierson. Essex Wills Excerpts from THE CRANE FAMILY OF MONTCLAIR, by G. Vance Moser, Jr. The origins of Jasper Crane and his wife, Alice, are not certainly known. In fact, there are no clues at all for Alice except that she was the wife of Jasper, and therefore of the same geographical area. With respect to Jasper there is a tradition that he came from London or vicinity. Amos Crane's Trigonometry Book, now in the possession of the Montclair Historical Society, includes a handwritten page of the male descendants of Jasper and repeats the phrase that Jasper came from London in 1637-8. Ellery B. Crane, the Crane family genealogist of the late 19th century, added that Jasper may have been the brother of John Crane who was recorded in Boston by January 1637. As an aside there has also been speculation that Stephen Crane of Elizabeth was a son of Jasper, since both were in New Jersey and they used some common family names. There is no supporting evidence to any of the above, except to say that Jasper, as a man of affairs, had many normal business contacts in London. What we do know suggests that Jasper's origins may be found in Hampshire County, England. The Ogden Family in America by William Ogden Wheeler, published in 1906, brings to light the marriage of Samuel Huntington and Margaret Crane. Their daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, married John Ogden of Bradley Plain, Hampshire and Richard Ogden of Wiltshire. John Ogden was the progenitor of the Elizabeth, N.J. Ogdens and his cousin Richard the progenitor of the Fairfield, Connecticut and southern New Jersey Ogdens. Margaret Crane, wife of Samuel Huntington, was according to Wheeler, the Aunt of Jasper Crane and he quotes an unreferenced document as follows: "Margaret Crane's nephew Jasper Crane, emigrated to Newark, NJ and his daughter Hannah married Thomas Huntington, son of Simon, who emigrated to Massachusetts, but died on the passage from England to Boston in 1633." Wheeler does reference the Berry Visitation of Hants, 1634 and a New York genealogist, Gustave Anjou, as confirmation of the Ogden data from Hampshire. With respect to the quote, we know that Jasper did not emigrate directly to Newark and was certainly in Connecticut long enough for his relations to be aware of his standing in New Haven. It is true about the marriage of Hannah and Thomas Huntington the nephew of Samuel and Margaret Crane Huntington. It may also be significant that the records of Hampshire contain old Crane references; particularly to a 14th century Sheriff named Hugo de Crane. Unfortunately there were enough Cranes spread around England in Jasper's day to make this lead inconclusive. The first factual item we have concerning Jasper Crane is his signature on the compact founding the Colony of New Haven signed June 4, 1639 in the barn of a Mr. Newman. Even though New Haven was founded by Puritans from the congregation of Rev. Davenport of London this does not mean that Jasper was associated with them previously or had emigrated with them. However, Jasper is said to have been the steward of the Rev. John Davenport's property in 1639. We have considerable record of Jasper's public life which shows him to be a well respected leader of the community in which he lived. The record reads as follows: 1653 -- represented Branford at the General Court in New Haven 1658 -- elected a Magistrate of the New Haven Colony and served for 5 years. 1664-5 -- chosen Justice of the County Court at New Haven. Served as a Magistrate to the Connecticut Colony from New Haven. 1665-7 -- continued as assistant or Magistrate for the Connecticut Colony. 1668-9 -- Elected with Robert Treat as first Magistrates of Newark. 1668-70 -- represented Newark in the New Jersey General Assembly 1673 -- chosen a Magistrate under the short resumption of Dutch rule 1675 -- again chosen as a Deputy to the Assembly and a Magistrate in Newark Jasper Crane's personal and private life is as obscure as his public life is open. Likely he was a sober, industrious and devout Puritan, typical of his day. We can have some assurance of his strong religious beliefs as religious control of political affairs was a part of the Newark colonists desire to break away form the Connecticut Colony. Jasper was a surveyor and a merchant or trader. He and a Mr. Myles were responsible for the layout of New Haven. In March 1641 he was granted 100 acres of land in the East Meadow, and in 1643 his tax valuation was 480 pounds, a comfortable sum for those days. In 1644 we find he was excused from "watching and trayning" due to weakness, but he was required to furnish a substitute. 1644-5 he was granted 16 acres of upland in East Haven where he removed. In 1651 he was known to have an interest in a bog furnace in East Haven. Jasper sold the house and land in East Haven September 7, 1652 and moved to Branford where he joined with about 20 families from Southhampton, Long Island under the leadership of Rev. Pierson, and a group of families from Wethersfield led by Samuel Swaine. Both groups had come to the area to escape the more liberal religious policy of the Connecticut Colony. When New Haven was united with Connecticut in 1662 many leaders were dismayed that their pure government by the church would be corrupted. Through the leadership of Robert Treat and some Elizabethtown settlers, many who had come from Southampton, Long Island, a site was found for a new settlement. In the Spring of 1666, 41 families, led by Robert Treat took up the area now known as Newark. Included in this group was Azariah Crane, son of Jasper. Jasper Crane, Rev. Pierson, Samuel Swaine and 20 more families followed the next Spring. A total of 64 families in all. The settlement was first named New Milford, but soon changed to Newark in honor of Rev. Pierson's former home in England. In Newark, besides his public duties, Jasper was a merchant, and had obtained permission to make and sell spirits in 1673. At the drawing of home lots, February 6, 1667, Jasper was assigned lot #49, located near the present Court House. May 26, 1673 he drew lot #10 of 100 acres. August 25, 1675 Jasper received 168 acres in 13 parcels including 20 acres at the head of Second River which I believe is Toney's Brook. Jasper made his will dated October 1, 1678, and died in 1681. He may have been buried in the "old Burial Ground" of Newark, which was taken over for business use in 1888, however on Dr. Condit's list of 1847 there was no record of his stone or marker. Nothing is known of his wife Alice's history. They had seven children. From "THE GENEALOGY OF THE CRANE FAMILY", by Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1900 JASPER CRANE OF NEW HAVEN, CONN., ALSO, NEWARK, NJ JASPER CRANE was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, June 4, 1639, and signed the first agreement at a general meeting of all the free planters held in Mr. Newman's barn. He took the oath of fidelity at the organization of the government, with Campfield, Pennington, Gov. Eaton and others. In 1644 he was "freed from watching and trayning in his own person because of his weakness, but to find one for his turn." Was a member (with Treat) of the General Court, and many years a magistrate. Was interested in a bog-ore furnace at East Haven in 1651. He removed to Branford in 1652. He was elected a magistrate in 1658, and held the office of deputy for some years previous to that date. In a note-book kept by Thomas Lechford, Esq., a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts Bay, from June 27, 1638, to July 29, 1641, we find the following: "Samuel Searle of Quinapeage Planter in behalfe of Jasper Crane of the same, Agent or Attorney for Mr. Roe Citizen of London Demiseth unto Henry Dawson and John Search of the Same one house and house lott and three acres of land lying in Boston wherein William Herricke now dwelleth from 29 Sept. next for five years four pounds ten shillings rent half yearly, to fence to the value four pounds ten shillings, to repaire 21-6-1640." This transaction, showing his connection with a gentleman of London, England, would lead one to think that he certainly was known there, and might have lived there. Whether or not the above record furnished the foundation for the tradition that he came from London to America, we do not know. But such a tradition has been cherished by some of his descendants. Extensive research among the record offices in London has thus far failed however of finding any trace of him there. It is also said that he came over from England with Winthrop in the ship Arabella. But the date of Jasper Crane's birth, or the place in which he was born, have not been fixed. Whether he came from parents occupying high or middle stations in life can as yet only be determined by the records revealed to us. He assuredly was one of the staunch and active men among the first settlers of the New Haven Colony as well as one of the fathers of the new settlement in New Jersey. He, with Capt. Robert Treat, seemed to have a large share of the weight of responsibility of that young colony upon their shoulders, and its success at heart. Mr. Crane did not go, it is said, with the first company to "Milford," as the first settlement at Newark, NJ, was called, but signed, with twenty-two others, the first contract in 1665. Jan. 20, 1667, he headed the list of signers and church members of the first Church at Newark, and became one of the most influential and active men of the new colony. Jasper Crane and Robert Treat were the first magistrates in Newark. It is said that Mr. Crane was dissatisfied at the New Haven Colony becoming united with the Connecticut Colony; he preferred to have the New Haven Colony remain separate. He was a surveyor and merchant, as well as a magistrate, and with Mr. Myles laid out the most of the New Haven town plot, located grants, established division lines, and settled disputed titles. It is said that he was steward of Rev. John Davenport's property in 1639. In March, 1641, he received a grant of 100 acres of land in the East Meadow. He was one of the New Haven Company concerned in the settlement on the Delaware River in 1642, who were so roughly handled by the Dutch. In 1643 his estate was voted at L480, with three persons in his family, -- self, wife and son John. In 1644-45 he received a grant of 16 acres of upland, situated in East Haven, upon which he built a house, in which his son Joseph was born. While residing at this place he was in trade as a merchant, but not being satisfied with the location he sold this place Sept. 7, 1652, and became one of the first planters of Branford, Conn., a new settlement then just being instituted by families from Wethersfield, Conn., under the leadership of Mr. Swayne, and a few from Southampton, L.I. Jasper Crane, Esq., and Mr. Wm. Swayne were the first deputies to the General Court of Electors from Branford in May, 1653, Mr. Crane being returned during the four succeeding years. In May, 1658, he was chosen one of four magistrates for the New Haven Colony and held the office by appointment until 1663; also one of the magistrates called together by the Governor, at Hartford, in 1665-67. In the union of the Colonies he was chosen one of the assistants, was also Trustee of County Court, New Haven, 1644. His house lot in New Haven was located on what is now Elm Street, at the corner of Orange Street, the same now occupied by the Church of St. Thomas. ________________- http://www2.txcyber.com/~smkoestl/cranejem.htm Sally's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandparents: "Puritan" emigrants Jasper Crane ca 1600-1681 & Alice [Leave?] ca 1610-aft 1678 of Spraxton, Somersetshire, England 1637 New Haven, Connecticut 1652 Branford, Connecticut 1666 Newark, New Jersey his parents | her parents Jasper Crane, son of Sir William Crane ca 1564, was born ca 1600 in Spaxton, Somersetshire, located 2 miles SE of Nether Stowey and one-half mile W of Bridgewater. Mr Jasper Crane of the parish of St Stephen's, Coleman St., London arrived on the "Hector" at Boston in New England June 26, 1637. An original Settler of the New Haven Colony, June 4, 1639 Jasper Crane signed the first agreement at a general meeting of all free planters held in Mr. Newman's barn. The London merchant was a surveyor as well as a member of the General Court and for many years a magistrate; with Mr Myles he laid out most of the New Haven town plot, located grants, established division lines, and settled disputed titles. It is said he was steward of Rev John Davenport's property in 1639. The site of his house lot in New Haven (sold in 1651) is Elm St, at Orange St,(the site in 1900 of the Church of St. Thomas.) In March 1641 he received a grant of 100 acres of land in the East Meadow (Stony River Farm--sold 1652). He was one of four contractors who built or bought "the great ship." He was a friend of Wm Tuttle, they led that New Haven Company (1640) that settled on the Delaware River, but in 1642 were roughly ejected by the Dutch. In 1643 his estate was voted at ,480 with three persons in his family---self, wife, and son John. In 1644 he was "freed from watching and trayning in his own person because of his weakness, but to find one for his turn." In 1644 he was trustee of County Court, New Haven. In 1644-5 he was granted 16 acres of upland in East Haven (sold Sept 7 1652) where he built a home in which his son Jasper was born. The merchant had an interest in a bog-ore furnace at East Haven in 1651. In 1652 he removed to Branford, CT; becoming a first planter in a new settlement being instituted by families from Wethersfield, CT under the leadership of Mr Swayne and a few from Southampton, LI. In May 1653 Jasper Crane Esq and Mr Wm Swayne were the first deputies to the General Court of Electors from Branford (Jasper Crane being returned for the next four years). In May 1658 he was chosen one of four Magistrates for the New Haven Colony. He held this office by reappointment until 1663. He was also one of the magistrates called together by the Governor at Hartford in 1665-67. In the union of the Colonies he was one of the assistants. In the spring of 1666 the people of Branford, dissatisfired with the union of the New Haven and Connecticut Colonies, particularly the granting of suffrage to non-church inhabitants, resolved to move at once to New Jersey. On Oct 30 1666 in Branford CT he and his sons John and Deliverance were among those signing a prelininary agreement outlining the proposed new settlement upon the Passiack River in the Province of New Jersey. He did not go with Mr. Pierson and the first company to "Milford." But on Jan 20, 1667 Jasper Crane headed the list of signers and church members of the first Church at Newark and became one of the most influential and active men of the new colony. He and his sons at a town meeting in Newark held Feb 6 1667 drew for Home Lots: Lot #49 fell to Mr Jasper Crane, Sr, #40 to Deliverance Crane & #62 to John Crane. Mr Jasper Crane was the first President of the town court and first on the list of duputies to the General Assembly for New Jersey for several years. Jasper Crane and Robert Treat were the first magistrates in Newark. One May 20 1668 he as one of a committee signed an agreement fixing the dividing line between Newark Town and Elizabeth Town. Jasper Crane Sr was one of the purchasers of the "Kingsland Farms" an immense estate near Newark now known as Belleville. On July 28 1669 he and Robert Treat were commissioned "to go to 'York' to advise with Col Lovelace concerning our standing. Whether we are designed to be a part of the Duke's Colony or not, and about the Neck, and liberty of purchasing lands up the river, that the Town would petition for." Re-elected magistrate January 1669, "and Deputy to the General Assembly if there should be any." He with Robert Treat were chosen to be moderators of town meetings for the year ensuing. Jan 2 1670 again chosen magistrate and deputy serving in latter capacity annually until 1674 and at a town meeting Feb 29 it was voted that the governor be requested to confirm Jasper Crane and Robert Treat magistrates or justices of the peace. The same honors were conferred in 1671 and in addition it was voted Jan 22 1671 that " every man should bring his half bushel to Henry Lyon & Joseph Waters and have it tied and sealed when made fit with Mr Crane's which for the present is the standard." Mr Crane was one of a committee to see to burning the woods for the year. May 13 1672 Mr Crane & Lieut. Swain were chosen representatives for the town to consult with other representatives of the county to order matters for the safety for the county. June 17 1672 Mr Crane was again chosen magistrate and also chosen "President of the Quarterly Court to be held in Newark to begin September next." He was also given "liberty to sell liquors in the town till the county order alter it." At a town meeting July 1 1673 Mr Crane was chosen to serve on a committee with Mr Bond, Mr Swain, Mr Kitchell, & Mr Lyon to consider with messenger from other towns about sending a petition to the Lords Proprietors in England for the removal of grievances; and July 5th the town agreed to pay for sending the messenger to England, as the above committee had agreed with Mr Delevall about money to cover that expense. Aug 4th the town chose Mr Crane, Mr Bond, Lieut Swain, & Sergeant John Ward deputies to treat with the generals about having a privileged county between the two rivers Passaie and Araritine. August 12th again chosen magistrate; Sept 6th on committee to try and secure the "Neck" to add to the possessions of Newark; and Sept 16th instructed by the town to "treat with the generals, and if they can to buy it." It would seem the committee were successful for October 25th Mr Crane, Mr Molyns, & Mr Hopkins were chosen to look after the con-firmation of the purchase of the Neck and sue for further easement in respect to pay. Nov 17th Capt Swain & Mr Crane were chosen to continue the trade for the Neck. The following year June 29 1674 the town voted to have Mr Crane & Mr Pierson Jr. carry the petition and present it to the Governor and Council at North Orange to "obtain confirmation of their bought and paid for lands." August 10 1674 he was again chosen magistrate. February 19 1678-9 it having been discovered that many of the settlers had taken up lands contrary to a town agreement, Mr Crane stated at town meeting that he would lay down all lands so taken if others would and March 10th following he was chosen with Robert Dalgiesh & Jasper Crane Jr to lay out Samuel Potter's lot again. The patents for land in Newark to Jasper Crane Aug 25 1675 covering one hundred and sixty-eight acres are as follows: "House lot 14 acres, 17 a. his first division on Great Neck, 11 a. in part for his second division on said Neck, 6 a. on said Neck, 4 a. at bottom of the Neck, 20 a. for his second division by Two Mile Brook, 26 a. his third division by head of Mile Brook, 20 a. for his third division at the head of the branch of Second River, 14 a. of meadow for his first division at Great Island, 12 a. of meadow for his second division by the Great Pond. 14 a. for proportion of bogs, 5 a. of meadow near the Great Island, 1 a. of meadow at Beef Point, 4 a. meadow near Wheeler's Point, yealding 1/2 penny lawful money of England, or in such pay as the country doth produce at merchant's price for every one of the said acres the first payment to begin the 25th of March which was in the year 1670." These lands were taken up and occupied some time prior to date of the patents. Another warrant seems to have been issued to Jasper Crane May 1 1675 for 103 acres of land in Newark. At a town meeting held Aug 24 1670 an agreement was made with Mr Robert Treat & Sergt Richard Harrison to build and maintain a sufficient corn-mill upon the brook called Mill Brook. They were given sole privilege of this brook, with all the town grists, and all stone within the town limits suitable for mill-stones, with all the timber that was prepared by Joseph Horton for the mill, and two-days work of every man and woman that holds an allotment in the town with all the lands formerly granted to Joseph Horton. They were to hold this land as their own so long as they held and maintained the mill and not to dispose of the mill without consent of the town. The town was also to give thirty pounds in good wheat, pork, beef, or one-fourth in good Indian corn, at such prices as would enable them to exchange it for or procure iron, millstones, or the workman's wages etc: Winter wheat 5 shillings per bushel; summer wheat 4 s 5 d; pork 3d per lb; beef 2d; Indian corn 2s 6d per bushel. As Mr Treat was to return to Connecticut, Jasper Crane assumed his portion of the contract. From the records of New Haven, Branford, and Newark Jasper Crane was Deputy to the General Assembly at least 14 sessions 1648-75; Assistant to the Joint Colonies 1658-67; Judge 1645-50 New Haven, 1654-57 Branford, and 1669-74 Newark; ad hoc committees 12 times 1642-50; and Fence Viewer in New Haven 1645. He died in Newark, NJ 19 Oct 1681. Jasper Crane wrote his will 1678 naming his wife Alice and his children John, Azariah, Jasper, & Hannah Huntington & granddaughter Hannah Huntington; John to have his "silver bole." Among those who settled four miles southward in Elizabeth Town was Stephen Crane, who there is good reason to believe was an elder son of Jasper, born in England ca 1630. Alice Leave? was born 1608 and was from Stamford, Fairfield, Ct (IGI). She died after 1678. Children of Jasper Crane and first Wife: 1. Phebe Crane ca 1626 England - 1690 (will) East Haven, CT married 1646 Milford CT Thomas Canfield 2. Stephen Crane ca 1630 England 1710 Elizabeth Town NJ Children of Jasper Crane and Alice Leave?: 3. John Crane ca 1635 England - 1694 Newark NJ age 59 married ca 1663 1st Elizabeth Foote of Wethersfield married 2nd Hannah 4. Hannah Crane ca 1639 New Haven CT married 1st Thomas Huntington died 1684 married 2nd John Ward Sr. 5. Delivered Crane 12 July 1642-1675 New Haven CT Newark NJ 6. Mercy (Mary) Crane ch 1 Mar 1645 E Haven CT -26 Oct 1671 Stamford CT married 22 Aug 1662 Jonathan Bell Stamford CT 7. Micah Crane ch 3 Nov 1647-1666 East Haven CT 8. Azariah Crane 1649 East Haven CT - 1730 83rd year Newark NJ married Mary Treat 1649-1704 age 55 9. Jasper Crane 2 Apr 1651 East Haven CT 6 Mar 1712 Newark, NJ married Joanne Swaine 1651-1720 10. Belle Crane ca 1653 Branford CT Excerpt from The New Haven Colony, New Haven by Isabel MacBeath Calder "Passengers on The Hector, 1637-1638" During Davenport's stay in the United Netherlands, he had received glowing accounts of New England from John Cotton. Unable to foresee the changes which the ensuing decade was to usher in in England, Davenport and Eaton organized a company to begin a plantation in the New World. The nucleus of the group was composed of the leaders and their families: John and Elizabeth Davenport, who left their infant son in the care of the noble lady to whom the Long Parliament later entrusted the children of Charles I; Theophilus Eaton, who carried with him all the books of the Massachusetts Bay Company,2 and the authorization of the grantees of the Earl of Warwick to negotiate with the settlers on the Connecticut River regarding title to their lands;3 Anne Eaton, daughter of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the daughter of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus, and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David, and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on September 5, 1631, had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton, and perhaps one of the subscribers to the company of feoffees for the purchase of impropriations and a member of the Massachusetts Bay Company. With this nucleus many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman Street, coalesced: Nathaniel Rowe, sent overhastily and without due consideration by his father, Owen Rowe, who intended to follow; William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper Crane, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, Willian Ives, George Smith, George Ward, and Lawrence Ward, all with family names found in the accounts of the churchwardens of the parish. Among others who desired to begin life anew in the wilderness across the seas, and who cast in their lots with the emigrants, were Ezekiel Cheever of the parish of St. Antholin, Edward Bannister, perhaps of the parish of St. Lawrence, Old Jewry, and Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp, and Samuel Whitehead, probably all from the neighborhood. The group chartered the Hector of London, an almost new vessel of about two hundred and fifty tons burden,8 which had already made one voyage to Massachusetts Bay.9 After they had engaged their whole estates in the venture, paid their passage money, and provisioned the vessel, the Hector was impressed for the service of the crown. Although the owners petitioned for its release, January 19, 1637, a delay of several months ensued. During this period of enforced waiting, Archbishop Laud learned of Davenport's presence at Braintree and Hackney,11 but there is no evidence that he made any effort to apprehend him. Early in May the Hector was freed.12 On June 26, 1637, John Winthrop recorded the arrival of the group from London at Boston in New England.13 1John Davenport, A Sermon Preach'd at The Election of the Governour, At Boston in New-England, May 19th 1669 (1670), p. 15, reprinted in Colonial Society of Massachusetts Publications, X, 6. Frances Rose-Troup, The Massachusetts Bay Company and Its Predecessors, p. 104. 3Egerton MSS., 2648, fol. 1. 4William Fergusson Irvine, ed., Marriage Licenses Granted within the Archdeaconry of Chester in the Diocese of Chester, I, 117. 5Harleian Society Publications, VIII, 65. Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, 4th series, VI, 344-345; State Papers, Domestic, Charles I, DXV, no. 146 i. 7Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, 5th series, I, 319-321. 8State Papers, Domestic, Charles I, XVII, no. 117. 9Winthrop's Journal, I, 181, 182; Massachusetts Colony Records, I, 176. 10C. 0. 1:9, no. 39; State Papers, Domestic, James I, CCXV, 138-139 Charles I, CCCXLIV, no. 52 i; CCCXLVIl, no. 10. 120n May 10, 1637, Francis Kirby wrote to John Winthrop, "I wrote you lately per the Hector." Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, 4th series, VII, 19. 13Winthrop's Journal, I, 223. Found in "Ship Passenger Lists" pg 71-72 From "Annals of Philadelphia" Watson pub 1857 , Vol I page 4 In 1640 the Puritans from New Haven, under the name of English People, desirous of planting churches "after a godly sort" and "to trade and traffic with the Indians" along the Delaware bay, made a purchase of soil for ,30 sterling, transported thither about fifty families and erected trading houses; from all of which they were ejected in 1642 by orders from Keift, the Dutch governor. Sources: E. B. Crane, Geneology of the Crane Family, Vol II, 1900. Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630 Vol 14--West County Planters to New England 1620-1643 page 16. The Whitney Library, New Haven Historical Society, New Haven, CT Research notes on Mr. Jasper Crane by a historian on file there. New Jersey Archives Yale University Libraries See also this Crane web site Grandchildren of Jasper Crane and Alice: Children of John Crane and Elizabeth Foote: 1. John Crane 1671-1738 married Mary ? 1673-1741 2. Jasper Crane 1679-1749 married Ann ? 3. Daniel Crane 1684-1747 married Phebe Ward? 4. Sarah Crane Children of Hannah Crane and Thomas Huntington: 1. Samuel Huntington 2. Hannah Huntington Children of Mercy (or Mary) Crane and Jonathan Bell: 1. Jonathan Bell 14 Feb 1663- 2. Hannah Bell 29 Aug 1665- 3. Rebecca Bell 6 Dec 1667- Children of Azariah Crane and Mary Treat: 1. Hannah Crane 1678- married John Plum 1657-1710 2. Nathaniel 1680-1760 married Elizabeth Gibson 1670-1760 3. Azariah Crane 1682-1756 age 74 married Rebecca Lampson 1691-1739 4. Robert Crane 1684-1755 married Phebe d. 1759 5. Jane Crane 1686-1741 married John Richards 1687-1748 6. Mary Crane 1693 married John Baldwin 7. John Crane 1695-1776 married Abigall ? 1700-1744 married 2nd Rebecca ? 8. Richard Crane 1697-died in infancy 9. Jasper Crane 1699-died in infancy Children of Jasper Crane and Joanne Swaine: 1. Joseph Crane 1676-1726 married Abigail Lyon 2. Jonathan Crane 1678-1744 married Sarah Treat 3. Sarah Crane 1683-1736 married 1707 Joseph Wheeler 1683-1727 4. Elihu Crane 1689-1732 married Mary Plum 1694-1762 5. Hannah Crane 1690- married Robt. Ogden, Esq 6. David Crane 1693-1750 married Mary ______ 1695-1769 ----------------------------- http://www.et.byu.edu/~jbh/ben'shist/pafg33.htm#740 8418. Jasper CRANE Sr. 1 was born 8 Jul 1599 in London, Middlesex, England and was christened in , , , England. He died 19 Oct 1680 in New Haven, New Haven, CT. He was sealed to his parents on 19 Dec 1957 in the Los Angeles California temple. Jasper was baptized 26 Nov 1889. He was endowed 3 Jan 1894. Jasper married Mrs. Jasper CRANE about 1634 in , , , England. They were sealed 19 Dec 1957 in the Los Angeles California temple. [Parents] 8419. Mrs. Jasper CRANE 1 was born 1608 in Stamford, Fairfield, , Connecticut and was christened in Stamford, Fairfield, , Connecticut. She died before 1666 in Stamford, Fairfield, , Connecticut and was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, , Connecticut. Mrs. was baptized 26 Nov 1889. She was endowed 6 Mar 1895. ____________________________ http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/elsie.htm in remembrance of ELSIE SAVELL NOTE FROM JTR: Elsie Savell, a very special Crane family historian, died in January 1998. Her great wit, wisdom and nurturing spirit will be deeply missed. She was one of my first "online friends" and it was a new type of relationship for me. Elsie had a big effect on me and I truly treasure the time that she "mentored" me! From: Elsie Crane Savell Date: March 3, 1996 Dear CRANE Researchers, I have received a message from Jay HARRISON on the Fidonet BBS that tells of his finding a baptism date for Jasper CRANE -- 1602 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. Jay searches the FOOTE family that intermarried and interacted with CRANES in England and America as did the WARDS, HUNTINGTONS, OGDENS and other names found in New England and New Jersey in the 1600s. Jay says that we could probably re-find his information on microfilms at LDS Family History Centers, and I plan to check on that as soon as I can. If this baptism or christening date is accurate for the American CRANE Progenitor Jasper CRANE, it means that he did live to be about 79 or 80 years of age. We do have records that speak of his living "to a great age," but we have not known if that could have meant that he died a "well-worn" 65-year old or something like that. Ha. Jay's information came from an AA CD-ROM #100, yielding a baptism of Jasper there on 11 July 1602, on of SIR William CRANE and Unknown Spouse. He has not verified it, but he thinks the m/f of the original baptisms are available at LDS. We will indeed, be careful about glomming on to this, but it seems so - right- to me the more I think about it. And Barkhamsted/Berkhamstead is nearby. Ellery Bicknell CRANE talks about that place in his introductory pages about the CRANES of the Medieval age. Oxford is a few hours carriage ride to the west, and Cambridge is the same to the north -- with Bury St. Edmonds, the KNOWN CRANE location just east of Cambridge. Very near Chilton, the CRANE home, is the home of the WINTHROPS. We have stories about CRANES driving swiftly over to rescue the Widow WINTHROP in the late 1500s when some kind of Peasant Riot was threatening. In Branford, part of the New Haven Colony (later Connecticut) Jasper CRANE and WINTHROP -- either the Governor or a son -- were in partnership in the building of the first ship in Connecticut. It was said to be "walt-sided" but set off anyway for England with someone's wife on board. Was it the wife of Theophilus EATON? Anyway, the ship was never heard from again, but it showed that Jasper CRANE was very much "into" early industry in Connecticut. I thought you would want to hear this news about the birthplace of Jasper Crane. We still must "reconcile" this info with other stories we have heard. Even if that particular CD-ROM had some inaccuracies, I can not think of any reason why anyone would make up a story of the christening, do you? More likely, we need to bring together the threads of WHICH CRANE families lived here and there in England in the late 1500s and early 1600s when the Puritan sentiments were spreading like wildfire and capturing the souls of devout Christians in the London area and East Anglia. This information makes Jasper CRANE a youthful 28 when he is in London as a merchant in maritime affairs and a vestryman at St. Stephens, Coleman Street (Anglican) Church, from which he fled to America with their young, charismatic minister John DAVENPORT, keeping him out of jail and out of the clutches of Archbishop LAUD who was galled by the "purifying" activities of these young churchmen and their holding of their tithes in escrow accounts. Through helpful people on the BBS, we have learned that St. Stephens was burned in the Great Fire of London and rebuilt to a plan by Sir Christopher Wren; then later bombed to smithereens by Hitler in World War II. From a raggedy old book found by Joanne RABUN in Oregon, I have seen a picture of the beautiful woodwork in the interior of the Wren-designed Church and the gate to the Churchyard outside, taken around 1900. I though you would like to rejoice with me at this new clue. I will holler and stomp a lot before I get the clues checked out. As usual, please let me know if you find anything relevant to our search. Copies of this quick letter are going to about eight friends and relatives in the CRANE search. Yours very truly, Elsie E-Mail from BEVERLY CRIFASI to ELSIE SAVELL (Fidonet Crane Family Wiz) Subj: Re: Crane History Speaking of books with a new slant - here's the information on that book we spoke about the other night. It consists of sermons by John Flavel "to Christian readers in the town of Dartmouth [England]" and was published some time subsequent to the only dated sermon I could spot, which is March 14, 1671. The title page is missing, but the cover and construction are clearly of that vintage. In addition, I compared it (side by side) with a 17th century history of English kings owned by my BALDWIN ancestors (but not, I'm sure, since the 1600's) and the similarities in style (format, size, fonts, etc.) The owner, a CRANE, knows for a fact that it was owned at least from the lifetime of a CRANE gr grandfather b 1844. The current owner does not know how long it had been in the family before that CRANE obtained it, but believes that it had been in the family from before 1844. This branch of CRANEs is known to have been very conscious of their family history and extremely active in preserving local history, so it is not inconceivable that this book could have been owned by CRANEs in the lifetime of Jasper or Azariah. What a nice fantasy! The owner agrees, but notes that Jasper had returned to England after the founding of Newark, so he "could" have owned it. Supposedly Flavel was a Puritan, and the fact that he intended the sermons for readers in a particular town may be helpful. I'll see what I can find out this week in NYC, Elizabeth and Newark. The hour was late, so we agreed to get together this weekend and carefully look at it for margin notes and such. I will also photograph the publication information- perhaps this too will yield a clue about Jasper. This book seems like a natural for microfilming, even if it yields nothing about Jasper. Coincidentally, I had spent the day yesterday with people from the Montclair Historical Society (they own the Israel Crane House) investigating grants. One member of our group recalls using a microfilm of "early NJ books that no longer exist" to study Puritan sermons and other works. That sounds like another possibility, although I doubt Puritan sermons were as anecdotal as the ones given today! Regards - Bev E-Mail from: BARBARA PETTY to: ELSIE SAVELL (Fidonet Crane Family Wiz) Subj: Crane - Iron Hi Elsie. I was just reading a book about the iron industry in colonial New England and something made me think of you. This book is called "Ironworks on the Saugus" by E.N. Hartley (1957). In Chapter 13 "Heirs of Hammersmith" (the Saugus works being named Hammersmith for one in England), it discusses the various other attempts to establish works in New England after the general failure of the ones at Saugus and Braintree. It seems that John Winthrop Jr. was very interested in the business and attempted a works between New Haven and Branford Conn. This too didn't exactly go over with flying colors and it was found that rich prospects were found in New Jersey and a works opened there at Tinton Falls, near the present town of Red Bank, Monmouth Co, but in its day within the limits of Shrewsbury, a town settled by Connecticut people about 1664 and the works seemed to be on the land of Col. Lewis Morris (perhaps the man for whom Morris co. N.J. was named??) Now to get to the point, I'll quote a couple of passages from this chapter for you: (this is discussing the New Haven venture by Winthrop) - pp. 282-5 Trouble would probably have arisen had there been one town making the appropriate grants, and one town "bloc" of presumably small shareholders. The fact that there were two of each more than doubled the potential. And Winthrop, one might almost say, characteristically, had rushed into construction under a thoroughly murky legal title. By December, 1655, the dam, built at least in part by the labor contributions of the townsfolk, was fourteen feet high, major expenditures were being made, and it was not established whether the plant site belonged to New Haven, to Branford, to the investors in the two towns, or to Winthrop! .....(some omitted here) The product of negotiations toward this end was a pair of documents signed in February, 1656. In the first, Stephen GOODYEAR, apparently on his own, and JASPER CRANE and John COOPER, presumably as agents of the investors of Branford and New Haven, respectively, agreed to finish the furnace at their own cost. Winthrop was to be allowed a quarter interest in return for his "discovery," his securing of privileges and immunities, and his promotional costs. .....(more ommitted here) If caution continued to reign among the ultra-Puritans of New Haven, the two newcomers (Wm. PAINE and Thomas CLARKE [Boston merchants]) were tending strongly in the opposite direction. From a letter which Paine and Clarke wrote Winthrop asking him, as true owner, to support the efforts which JASPER CRANE, at their suggestion, was making to get additional grants and clarification of old ones from Branford and New Haven, we can tell at least what they wanted. ....(more ommitted) Crane's persuasiveness seems to have worked at Branford; at least, that town made additional grants to the ironworks in the spring of 1658. It is doubtful if New Haven saw fit to extend, now, and to outsiders, more than it had been willing to offer Winthrop when it was bending every effort to persuade him to settle there. Those are (I think) the only mentions of the name Jasper Crane in these pages, however, since he seemed to be involved with the iron works in Conn. I wonder if it may be inferred that he also had something to do with the developing iron industry in New Jersey? Just thought I'd let you know about this. Seems I've seen you mention that you would like to know what brought him to New Jersey? Don't know if he might have been involved at all with the Tinton works but there is referenced an article "Tinton Manor: the Iron Works," by Dean Freiday, in N.J. Hist. Soc. Proc., LXX (1952), 250-61. There are also supposed to be some papers at Rutgers Univ. on Tinton. Also I'm positive that you're aware of the genealogy on the Crane family which is available from the circulating library of the New England Hist. and Gen. Soc. Vol. 2: Descendants of Benjamin Crane of Wethersfield, Connecticut, John Crane of Coventry, Connecticut. Also of Jasper Crane of New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey and Stephen Crane of Elizabethtown, New Jersey with Families of the Name in New Hampshire, Maryland and Virginia. Don't quote me on this, but it seems that somewhere recently I've read that Newark, NJ was a part of Litchfield Conn. at one time. This book seems to also indicate that apparently the Tinton works doesn't have very detailed information left to historians. Apparently the iron works people were not the best business men and the most fastidious record keepers. I'm also trying to learn more about my husband's ancestor John COBB and fam. of New Jersey. He was involved in the iron works industry in NJ also. He came from Taunton Mass (another not overly unsuccessful N.E. iron venture). My ancestors the JENCKES, of Hammersmith and Providence RI are the reason I bought this book to begin with. Usually when these ventures were started, certain immunities were granted such as no taxes or military service required. Guess that makes it even more difficult to trace ancestors involved with them? They were a litigious bunch though, so court records might prove revealing. Your many postings on the Crane name made me think immediately of you. Persistence may pay off after all. Hope this is a help. Barb ------------------------------------- Jasper Crane (Sergeant) MALE BIRTH: 2 Apr 1651, East Haven, Connecticut, America [Ref#108] DEATH: 6 Mar 1711/12, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, America [Ref#66] NOTE : Eight children listed. [Ref#66] NOTE : 2 Apr 1657, Could be birth date. [Ref#66] BURIAL: Newark Churchyard. First Presbyterian Churchyard. [Ref#239] NOTE : 16 Mar 1712/13, Could be died date. [Ref#239] NOTE : 18 Mar 1712/13, Could be died date. [Ref#21] Notes Father: Jasper Crane ....(ABT 18 Jul 1602 ~ 19 Oct 1680 ) near Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England Mother: Alice Leave? ....(1608 ~ AFT 26 Aug 1675 ) Family 1: Joanna Swaine ....(1651 ~ 16 Sep 1720 ) P¯ MARRIAGE: ? 1.Joseph Crane ....(1676 ~ BEF 15 Feb 1726/27) S¯ C¯ 2.Sarah Crane ....(1683 ~ ?) Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, America S¯ C¯ 3.Hannah Crane ....(1690-1691 ~ 30 Oct 1726) S¯ 4.Jonathan Crane ....(1678 ~ 25 Jun 1744) S¯ C¯ 5.Elihu Crane ....(1689 ~ 27 Apr 1732) S¯ C¯ 6.David Crane ....(1693 ~ 16 May 1750) S¯ This is the time this person was browsed. Go to the INDEX __ __|__ _Richard Crane _| | | __ | |__|__ _Jasper Crane _| | | __ | | __|__ | |________________| | | __ | |__|__ | |--Jasper Crane | | __ | __|__ | ________________| | | | __ | | |__|__ |_Alice Leave? _| | __ | __|__ |________________| | __ |__|__ INDEX / HELP / REFERENCES Notes Ref#168: pg. 116 1713 March 16. Crane, Jasper, of Newark, Essex Co.; will of. Wife ------. Sons--Joseph, Jonathan, Elehue and David; daugher, Sarah Wheeler. Land at Wheeler's Point and in Newark. Personal property. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses--Joseph Harison, George Harison, Josiah Wood. Proved May 20, 1713. Lib. 1, p. 405 Ref#239: Tombstones erected in Newark previous to 1800 - First Presbyterian Churchyard.. Crane, Mr. Jasper, died March 16, 1712, aged sixty-two years. Ref#240: "John Tompson & Priscilla Powell wer married by Mr. Jasper Crane at Branford May 22th 66" "Bartholomew Jacob and Mercy Barnes were married by Mr. Jasper Crane at Branford Decemb: 20th 66" The first Church of Newark was founded in 1667, and a building erected, about 1714 or 1716, a second meeting-house was built, and the third erected about 1787 to 1791. The people of Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair communed with the Newark Church until about 1716. In fact, for considerably more than a hundred years after the founding of Newark the crest of the first mountain was the western boundary of the town, and until the year 1806 the town of Newark was divided into three wards: Newark Ward, Orange Ward, and Bloomfield Ward. That year Orange became a separate town, and six years later Bloomfield Ward became the town of Bloomfield. This part of Newark took in the territory from the Passaic on the east to the crest of the first mountain on the west, and as this section was so thoroughly occupied by the descendants of Jasper Crane it was early called Cranetown. Jasper Crane, Sr. was one of the purchasers of the "Kingsland Farms," an immense estate near Newark, now known as Belleville. The exact date that Jasper senior took his leave of Branford has not been definitely fixed. In the spring of 1666, the people of Branford, becoming dissatisfied about the union of the New Haven and Connecticut Colonies, and particularly on account of granting the right of suffrage to the inhabitants not members of the church, resolved at once to remove to New Jersey, as agents, who had been sent thither, came back bringing favorable reports of the new country. In October, after adopting a code of laws for their government, Mr. Pierson with a portion of his congregation left Branford for their future home, Newark, NJ. Jasper senior although one of the original twenty-three who signed the first contract in 1665, still was active in public affairs in Branford, holding the office of assistant magistrate in 1666 and 1667. But in Jan. 30, 1667, he headed the list of signers to a new covenant and disposing of his property at Branford that year took up his permanent home at Newark and became very prominent in all transactions of the town, especially during the first fourteen years of its growth and development. He was the first president of the town court, and first on the list of deputies to the General Assembly of New Jersey for several years. At the drawing of Home Lots, Feb. 6, 1667, Lot 49 fell to the senior Jasper Crane, No. 40 to Deliverance Crane, and No. 62 to John Crane, they being his two eldest sons. At a town meeting of Newark, held January, 1668, Jasper Crane, with Robert Treat, were chosen magistrates for the year ensuing, and also deputies or burgesses for the General Assembly for the same year. This Robert Treat was the first recorder or town clerk for Newark, and was exceedingly prominent in all public matters while he remained in the settlement. But in 1671 he returned to Connecticut, where he was held in high esteem, and for several years was Governor of that Colony, proving a faithful and conscientious worker for the interest of the inhabitants under his charge. From January, 1668, until his death, Jasper Crane senior was given a prominent part to perform in the settlement of Newark. May 20, 1668, he as one of a committee signed an agreement fixing the dividing line between Newark Town and Elizabeth Town. July 28, 1669, he with Robert Treat was chosen by the town to take first opportunity "to go to 'York' to advise with Col. Lovelace concerning our standing. Whether we are designed to be a part of the Duke's Colony or not, and about the Neck, and liberty of purchasing lands up the river, that the Town would petition for." Re-elected magistrate January, 1669, "and Deputy to the General Assembly if there shall be any." He with Robert Treat were chosen to be moderators of town meetings for the year ensuing. Jan. 2, 1670, again chosen magistrate and deputy, serving in latter capacity annually until 1674, and at the town meeting Feb. 20, it was voted that the governor be requested to confirm Jasper Crane and Robert Treat magistrates or justices of the peace. The same honors were conferred in 1671, and in addition it was voted Jan. 22, 1671, that "every man should bring his half bushel to Henry Lyon & Joseph Waters and have it tried and sealed when made fit with Mr. Crane's, which for the present is the standard." Mr. Crane was also one of a committee to see to burning the woods for a year. May 13, 1672, Mr. Crane and Lieut. Swain were chosen representatives for the town to consult with other representatives of the country to order matters for the safety for the country. June 17, 1672, Mr. Crane was again chosen magistrate, and also chosen "President of the Quarterly Court to be held in Newark to begin September next." He was also given "liberty to sell liquors in the town till the country order alter it." At a town meeting July 1, 1673, Mr. Crane was chosen to serve on a committee, with Mr. Bond, Mr. Swain, Mr. Kitchell and Mr. Lyon, to consider with messengers from other towns about sending a petition to the Lords Proprietors in England for the removal of grievances; and July 5th the town agreed to pay for sending the messenger to England, as the above committee had agreed with Mr. Delevall about money to cover that expense. August 4th the town chose Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, Lieut. Swain and Sergeant John Ward deputies to treat with the generals about having a privileged county between the two rivers Passaic and Araritine. August 12 again chosen magistrate; September 6th, on committee to try and secure the "Neck" to add to the possessions of Newark; and September 16th instructed by the town to "treat with the generals, and, if they can, to buy it." It would seem the committee were successful, for October 25th Mr. Crane, Mr. Molyns and Mr. Hopkins were chosen to look after the confirmation of the purchase of the Neck and sue for further easement in respect to pay. November 17th Capt. Swain and Mr. Crane were chosen to continue the trade for the Neck. The following year (June 29, 1674) the town voted to have Mr. Crane and Mr. Pierson, Jr., carry the petition and present it to the Governor and Council at North Orange to "obtain confirmation of their bought and paid for lands." August 10, 1674, was again chosen magistrate. Mr. Crane was now becoming quite advanced in years, and the important and exacting services required of him by the town must have proved a heavy tax upon his strength, for he now dropped out of political office, while his sons, John, Azariah and Jasper, Jr. began to work in. Feb. 19, 1678-9, it having been discovered that many of the settlers had taken up lands contrary to a town agreement, Mr. Crane stated at a town meeting that he would lay down all lands so taken if others would, and March 10th following he was chosen, with Robert Dalglesh and Jasper Crane, Jr., to lay out Samuel Potter's lot again. This entry, so far as the public records of Newark shows, closes the public life of the senior Jasper Crane. If we may judge from the entries upon the Newark Town Records we should say that, next to Robert Treat, Jasper Crane was the most prominent figure in the early settlement of that town. After Treat returned to Connecticut, Jasper Crane's name came first in the filling by popular vote the highest and most responsible positions of public trust in the settlement. That he held the confidence of the people is clearly manifested by their returning him annually for so many years, and until the infirmities of age unfitted him for further public service. But the family name and traits of character were appreciated, for no sooner than the name of Jasper senior disappears from the proceedings of the town meetings than the names of John, Azariah and Jasper, Jr., are brought into recognition. The patents for land in Newark to Jasper Crane, Aug. 25, 1675, covering one hundred and sixty-eight acres, are as follows: "House lot 14 acres, 17 a. his first division on great Neck, 11 a. in part for his second division on said Neck, 6 a. on said Neck, 4 a. at bottom of the Neck, 20 a. for his second division by Two Mile Brook, 26 a. his third division by head of Mile Brook, 20 a. for his third division at the head of the branch of Second River, 14 a. of meadow for his first division at Great Island, 12 a. of meadow for his second division by the Great Pond, 14 a. for proportion of bogs, 5 a. of meadow near the Great Island, 1 a. of meadow at Beef Point, 4 a. of meadow near Wheeler's Point, yielding 1/2 penny lawful money of England, or in such pay as the country doth produce at merchants' price, for every one of the said acres, the first payment to begin the 25th of March, which was in the year 1670." These lands were taken up and occupied some time prior to date of the patents. Another warrant seems to have been issued to Jasper Crane, May 1, 1675, for 103 acres of land in Newark. At a town meeting held Aug. 24, 1670, an agreement was made with Mr. Robert Treat and Sergt. Richard Harrison to build and maintain a sufficient corn-mill upon the brook called Mill Brook. They were given sole privilege of this brook, with all the town grists, and all stone within the town limits suitable for millstones, with all the timber that was prepared by Joseph Horton for the mill, and two days' work of every man and woman that holds an allotment in the town, with all the lands formerly granted to Joseph Horton. They were to hold this land as their own so long as they held and maintained the mill, and not to dispose of the mill without consent of the town. The town was also to give thirty pounds in good wheat, pork, beef, or one-fourth in good Indian corn, at such prices as would enable them to exchange it for or procure iron, millstones, or the workman's wages, &c.: Winter wheat 5 shillings per bushel; summer wheat 4s. 5d.; pork 3d. per lb.; beef 2d.; Indian corn 2s. 6d. per bushel. As Mr. Treat was to return to Connecticut, Jasper Crane assumed his portion of the contract. From Jasper Crane we have a large number of descendants -- one branch of them located westward of Newark, and five or six miles distant, calling the lace Cranetown. Some of his descendants located four miles southward of Newark, at a place called Elizabeth Town. Among those who settled here was Stephen Crane, who there is good reason to believe was an elder son of Jasper, born in England about 1630. From these points members of the family pressed their way further westward, crossing the Passaic River, settling Morris County. They were all remarkable for frugality, honesty and piety, and were mostly Presbyterians. It has been said by one, not a member of the family, "no more respectable people, no better citizens, are found in our communities than those who bear Crane blood in them." Oct. 30, 1666, at a meeting in Branford, Conn., the preliminary agreement outlining the conduct of the proposed new settlement upon the "Passiack River in the Province of New Jersey" was signed by many Branford people, among them Jasper Crane senior and his sons John and Delivered.* These three names appear among the first proprietors of the town of Newark, and at the town meeting held Feb. 6, 1667, Mr. Jasper Crane, John and Deliverance* appear to have been present. Thenceforth for more than a century the name of Crane occupied a conspicuous place in the annals of the town, and scarcely a town meeting was held during a period of one hundred years that there was not a Crane chosen to fill some town office, and it was not unusual to elect to public positions several of the name at one meeting. But March 13, 1759, the family seemed to have reached the zenith of its popularity, for at that meeting by vote of the town eight different offices were filled by Cranes. As it appears, however, that John Crane was chosen collector and John Crane to serve on a committee to settle a line in the parsonage land, it may have required but seven Cranes to fill the eight positions; so that the election held this day exceeded but a trifle that held March 12, 1754, when six Cranes were elected to fill seven public positions. Their names were: John, for collector; Timothy and Ezekiel, surveyors of Highways; Elijah and William, overseers of the poor; John, clerk of strays; Noah, on committee to settle the line between the towns of Newark and Elizabethtown. Jasper Crane's will, dated 1678, named children John, Azariah, Jasper and Hannah Huntington, and granddaughter Hannah Huntington; John to have his "silver bole." Mr. Crane was probably born about 1605, and died 1681, his will having been proved that year, and names wife Alice. E-Mail from BEVERLY CRIFASI to ELSIE SAVELL (Fidonet Crane Family Wiz) Subj: Re: Crane History Speaking of books with a new slant - here's the information on that book we spoke about the other night. It consists of sermons by John Flavel "to Christian readers in the town of Dartmouth [England]" and was published some time subsequent to the only dated sermon I could spot, which is March 14, 1671. The title page is missing, but the cover and construction are clearly of that vintage. In addition, I compared it (side by side) with a 17th century history of English kings owned by my BALDWIN ancestors (but not, I'm sure, since the 1600's) and the similarities in style (format, size, fonts, etc.) The owner, a CRANE, knows for a fact that it was owned at least from the lifetime of a CRANE gr grandfather b 1844. The current owner does not know how long it had been in the family before that CRANE obtained it, but believes that it had been in the family from before 1844. This branch of CRANEs is known to have been very conscious of their family history and extremely active in preserving local history, so it is not inconceivable that this book could have been owned by CRANEs in the lifetime of Jasper or Azariah. What a nice fantasy! The owner agrees, but notes that Jasper had returned to England after the founding of Newark, so he "could" have owned it. Supposedly Flavel was a Puritan, and the fact that he intended the sermons for readers in a particular town may be helpful. I'll see what I can find out this week in NYC, Elizabeth and Newark. The hour was late, so we agreed to get together this weekend and carefully look at it for margin notes and such. I will also photograph the publication information- perhaps this too will yield a clue about Jasper. This book seems like a natural for microfilming, even if it yields nothing about Jasper. Coincidentally, I had spent the day yesterday with people from the Montclair Historical Society (they own the Israel Crane House) investigating grants. One member of our group recalls using a microfilm of "early NJ books that no longer exist" to study Puritan sermons and other works. That sounds like another possibility, although I doubt Puritan sermons were as anecdotal as the ones given today! Regards - Bev E-Mail from: BARBARA PETTY to: ELSIE SAVELL (Fidonet Crane Family Wiz) Subj: Crane - Iron Hi Elsie. I was just reading a book about the iron industry in colonial New England and something made me think of you. This book is called "Ironworks on the Saugus" by E.N. Hartley (1957). In Chapter 13 "Heirs of Hammersmith" (the Saugus works being named Hammersmith for one in England), it discusses the various other attempts to establish works in New England after the general failure of the ones at Saugus and Braintree. It seems that John Winthrop Jr. was very interested in the business and attempted a works between New Haven and Branford Conn. This too didn't exactly go over with flying colors and it was found that rich prospects were found in New Jersey and a works opened there at Tinton Falls, near the present town of Red Bank, Monmouth Co, but in its day within the limits of Shrewsbury, a town settled by Connecticut people about 1664 and the works seemed to be on the land of Col. Lewis Morris (perhaps the man for whom Morris co. N.J. was named??) Now to get to the point, I'll quote a couple of passages from this chapter for you: (this is discussing the New Haven venture by Winthrop) - pp. 282-5 Trouble would probably have arisen had there been one town making the appropriate grants, and one town "bloc" of presumably small shareholders. The fact that there were two of each more than doubled the potential. And Winthrop, one might almost say, characteristically, had rushed into construction under a thoroughly murky legal title. By December, 1655, the dam, built at least in part by the labor contributions of the townsfolk, was fourteen feet high, major expenditures were being made, and it was not established whether the plant site belonged to New Haven, to Branford, to the investors in the two towns, or to Winthrop! .....(some omitted here) The product of negotiations toward this end was a pair of documents signed in February, 1656. In the first, Stephen GOODYEAR, apparently on his own, and JASPER CRANE and John COOPER, presumably as agents of the investors of Branford and New Haven, respectively, agreed to finish the furnace at their own cost. Winthrop was to be allowed a quarter interest in return for his "discovery," his securing of privileges and immunities, and his promotional costs. .....(more ommitted here) If caution continued to reign among the ultra-Puritans of New Haven, the two newcomers (Wm. PAINE and Thomas CLARKE [Boston merchants]) were tending strongly in the opposite direction. From a letter which Paine and Clarke wrote Winthrop asking him, as true owner, to support the efforts which JASPER CRANE, at their suggestion, was making to get additional grants and clarification of old ones from Branford and New Haven, we can tell at least what they wanted. ....(more ommitted) Crane's persuasiveness seems to have worked at Branford; at least, that town made additional grants to the ironworks in the spring of 1658. It is doubtful if New Haven saw fit to extend, now, and to outsiders, more than it had been willing to offer Winthrop when it was bending every effort to persuade him to settle there. Those are (I think) the only mentions of the name Jasper Crane in these pages, however, since he seemed to be involved with the iron works in Conn. I wonder if it may be inferred that he also had something to do with the developing iron industry in New Jersey? Just thought I'd let you know about this. Seems I've seen you mention that you would like to know what brought him to New Jersey? Don't know if he might have been involved at all with the Tinton works but there is referenced an article "Tinton Manor: the Iron Works," by Dean Freiday, in N.J. Hist. Soc. Proc., LXX (1952), 250-61. There are also supposed to be some papers at Rutgers Univ. on Tinton. Also I'm positive that you're aware of the genealogy on the Crane family which is available from the circulating library of the New England Hist. and Gen. Soc. Vol. 2: Descendants of Benjamin Crane of Wethersfield, Connecticut, John Crane of Coventry, Connecticut. Also of Jasper Crane of New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey and Stephen Crane of Elizabethtown, New Jersey with Families of the Name in New Hampshire, Maryland and Virginia. Don't quote me on this, but it seems that somewhere recently I've read that Newark, NJ was a part of Litchfield Conn. at one time. This book seems to also indicate that apparently the Tinton works doesn't have very detailed information left to historians. Apparently the iron works people were not the best business men and the most fastidious record keepers. I'm also trying to learn more about my husband's ancestor John COBB and fam. of New Jersey. He was involved in the iron works industry in NJ also. He came from Taunton Mass (another not overly unsuccessful N.E. iron venture). My ancestors the JENCKES, of Hammersmith and Providence RI are the reason I bought this book to begin with. Usually when these ventures were started, certain immunities were granted such as no taxes or military service required. Guess that makes it even more difficult to trace ancestors involved with them? They were a litigious bunch though, so court records might prove revealing. Your many postings on the Crane name made me think immediately of you. Persistence may pay off after all. Hope this is a help. Barb From: Elsie Crane Savell 6605 Millwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817-6057 Phone 301-229-1806 March, 3 1996 Dear CRANE Researchers, I have received a message from Jay HARRISON on the Fidonet BBS that tells of his finding a baptism date for Jasper CRANE -- 1602 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. Jay searches the FOOTE family that intermarried and interacted with CRANES in England and America as did the WARDS, HUNTINGTONS, OGDENS and other names found in New England and New Jersey in the 1600s. Jay says that we could probably re-find his information on microfilms at LDS Family History Centers, and I plan to check on that as soon as I can. If this baptism or christening date is accurate for the American CRANE Progenitor Jasper CRANE, it means that he did live to be about 79 or 80 years of age. We do have records that speak of his living "to a great age", " but we have not known if that could have meant that he died a well-worn" 65-year old or something like that. Ha. Jay's information came from an AA CD-ROM #100, yielding a baptism of Jasper there on 11 July 1602, son of SIR William CRANE and Unknown Spouse. He has not verified it, but he thinks the m/f of the original baptisms are available at LDS. Jay cautions us that AA's CD 100 at best is poor-to-atrocious on accuracy; that at best, it yields clues. We will indeed, be careful about glomming on to this, but it seems so - right- to me the more I think about it. And Barkhamsted/Berkhamstead is nearby. Ellery Bicknell CRANE talks about that place in his introductory pages about the CRANES of the Medieval age. Oxford is a few hours carriage ride to the west, and Cambridge is the same to the north -- with Bury St. Edmonds, the KNOWN CRANE location just east of Cambridge. Very near Chilton, the CRANE home, is the home of the WINTHROPS. We have stories about CRANES driving swiftly over to rescue the Widow WINTHROP in the late 1500s when some kind of Peasant Riot was threatening.> In Branford, part of the New Haven Colony (later Connecticut) Jasper CRANE and WINTHROP -- either the Governor or a son -- were in partnership in the building of the first ship in Connecticut. It was said to be "walt-sided" but set off anyway for England with someone's wife on board. Was it the wife of Theophilus EATON? Anyway, the ship was never heard from again, but it showed that Jasper CRANE was very much "into" early industry in Connecticut. I thought you would want to hear this news about the birthplace of Jasper Crane. We still must "reconcile" this info with other stories we have heard. Even if that particular CD-ROM had some inaccuracies, I can not think of any reason why anyone would make up a story of the christening, do you? More likely, we need to bring together the threads of WHICH CRANE families lived here and there in England in the late 1500s and early 1600s when the Puritan sentiments were spreading like wildfire and capturing the souls of devout Christians in the London area and East Anglia. This information makes Jasper CRANE a youthful 28 when he is in London as a merchant in maritime affairs and a vestryman at St. Stephens, Coleman Street (Anglican) Church, from which he fled to America with their young, charismatic minister John DAVENPORT, keeping him out of jail and out of the clutches of Archbishop LAUD who was galled by the "purifying" activities of these young churchmen and their holding of their tithes in escrow accounts. Through helpful people on the BBS, we have learned that St. Stephens was burned in the Great Fire of London and rebuilt to a plan by Sir Christopher Wren; then later bombed to smithereens by Hitler in World War II. From a raggedy old book found by Joanne RABUN in Oregon, I have seen a picture of the beautiful woodwork in the interior of the Wren-designed Church and the gate to the Churchyard outside, taken around 1900. I though you would like to rejoice with me at this new clue. I will holler and stomp a lot before I get the clues checked out. As usual, please let me know if you find anything relevant to our search. Copies of this quick letter are going to about eight friends and relatives in the CRANE search. The Big GEDCOM / Revision 2.0 - created on Wed Jul 23 22:18:38 1997 / Copyright (c)1996-1997 Descendants of Edward Ball of New Jersey Interest Group. If you have a connection, correction or question, please email: The Big gEDcom@bigfoot.com / GED2HTML v2.5b (4/12/96) __________________________________________ William Crane _______---- http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/ash/departments/antiquities/brass/ brass rubbings Parish -Stratford-St. Mary William Crane & Wife 1558 Monumental Brass Suffolk 4/44 The Department of Antiquities Monumental Brasses: Important Notice The Museum's collection of brass rubbings is currently in storage and is inaccessible. Enquiries regarding details of rubbings or of related inscriptions cannot be answered, although photographs can be supplied at commercial rates (currently about œ16, VAT and postage). Information regarding brass rubbings, including many of those held in the Ashmolean, can be obtained from the following sources. The Museum has no access to genealogical information or to any details contained in these works, which will be widely found in reference libraries. Incised Monumental Memorials of the Middle Ages (1847) and The Monumental Brasses of England, a series of Engravings upon Wood, with brief descriptive notices (1849). Cambridge Camden Society, Illustrations of Monumental Brasses of Great Britain (1840-46). Herbert Haines, A Manual of Monumental Brasses, comprising an introduction to the Study of these Memorials, and a list of those remaining in the British Isles, 2 volumes (1861, reprinted 1970). John Page-Phillips, Macklin's Monumental Brasses (1969), a revised version of Macklin's original The Brasses of England (1907). Oxford University Brass Rubbing Society, Oxford Journal of Monumental Brasses, vol. I (1897-9); vol. II (1900), and Oxford Portfolio of Monumental Brasses (1898-1901). Mill Stephenson, A List of Monumental Brasses in the British Isles (1926) with an Appendix by M.S. Giuseppi and Ralph Griffin (1938). Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of Rubbings of Brasses and Incised Slabs, 2nd Edition (1929, reprinted 1969). Sally Badham and Malcolm Norris, Early Incised Slabs and Brasses (1999) ______________________ ______________ http://www.bartleby.com/216/1102.html The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes (1907-21). Volume VI. The Drama to 1642, Part Two. XI. The Children of the Chapel Royal and their Masters. 2. Early Masters: John Plummer, Henry Abyndon, William Newark, William Cornish and others. From 1465, the series of masters can be made out with tolerable completeness and certainty. On 2 July, 1465, there was a grant to the king's servitor Henry Abyndon of 40 marks yearly from Michaelmas last from the issues of the country of Wilts for the provision of clothing and other necessary apparel of the boys of the Chapel of the king's household and for their instruction and governance, so long as he shall have the said provision, instruction and governance; and this grant was renewed 14 February, 1471. It is not yet ascertained when Henry Abyndon (or Abingdon) ceased to be master; but, on 6 February, 1479, a grant was made to Gilbert Banaster of 40 marks yearly from the petty custom in the port of London and ports and places adjacent for the maintenance, instruction and governance of the boys of the Chapel of the household from Michaelmas last, on which day he undertook these, so long as he shall have the same. When Banaster's successor was appointed does not appear; but this successor was almost certainly not William Cornish, as is commonly supposed. Cornish, as we shall see, was the successor of William Newark. 2 Newark was granted a corrody from the priory of St. Mary, Thetford, at some date prior to 23 November, 1480; nevertheless, in the document of this date he is not called master of the children but "one of the gentlemen of the King's Chapel," and in the grant (6 April, 485) of a yearly rent of œ20 from the king's manor of Bletchingley, county Surrey, he is spoken of only as "the King's servant." It is, however, clear that he was the predecessor of Cornish as master of the children. On 23 May, 1509, he was appointed "gentleman of the Chapel in the royal household and master of the boys of the Chapel, during pleasure." As this was scarcely more than a month after the king's accession, and as he was already a gentleman of the chapel in 1480, the appointment, doubtless, was only a renewal of one made in the preceding reign. On 12 November, 1509, he is mentioned as lately deceased; but the appointment of his successor seems, for some reason, to have been delayed for several years, for among the "Fees and Annuities Paid by the King in 1516" occurs a record of œ26. 13s. 4d. to "W. Cornyshe, Master of the Children of the Chapel, Vice W. Newark, during pleasure," and it seems improbable that Newark would have been mentioned if any master had come between him and Cornish, or if Cornish had held the appointment since Newark's death. 3 Cornish is mentioned as late deceased on 7 November, 1524, and he seems to have been succeeded, though not immediately, by William Crane, who had long been one of the gentlemen of the chapel. Crane's appointment as master of the children is dated 12 May, 1526. His immediate successor was Richard Bower. The official appointment was made 31 October, 1545, but it was to date from 30 June, 1545, "since which time he has by the king's command exercised the office." Whether Crane was then dead or not, is not certain. In the "Augmentations," a William Crane, apparently the person here in question, is recorded as receiving his annuity on 8 May and 16 October, 1545, and there is a later record of payment of an annuity out of St. Edmondesburye to a William Crane in 1546. It seems, however, probable that there were two William Cranes, whose names appear in the records of these years, as there seems also to have been a Richard Bowyer (alias Styrley, or Strylly, or Strelley) who has sometimes been confused with Richard Bower, gentleman of the chapel and master of the children. According to the entry in The Old Cheque Book of the Chapel Royal, Bower died 26 July, 1563; but Stow gives 1561 as the year, and this seems supported by the fact that, on 4 December, 1561, a commission to take up children for the chapel was issued to Richard Edwards, who is expressly called master of the children. Edwards, perhaps the most famous of the masters, did not long enjoy his office, as he died 31 October, 1566. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/OXF/probate/1550-90.txt ?? No.\Name\Location\Occupation\Date Code\Date\Library No.\Appraisers\Other Names Of Original Documents. 126\Etheridge, Walter\Exlade, Parish Of Stoke Lyne\Husbandman\t\26/9/1589\20/1/21\Thomas Taylor,Henry Cruchefeelde[The Elder],William Nichols,William Crane\ http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/MSS/Buxton/deedsind.htm#C CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Dept of Manuscripts BUXTON PAPERS Index to Catalogue of Buxton Deeds (to 1517) This index covers the medieval charters and title deeds to 1517 found among the Buxton Papers. Listed are the names of the parties involved (alternative spellings/descriptions given in brackets) as well as the locations of the estates/properties. Place names are given in bold and cross-references in italic. Counties are indicated only for places outside Norfolk. The numbers refer to the pages of the 'Calendar of Buxton Deeds (to 1517)', which may be consulted in the Manuscripts Reading Room. The indexed deeds span a period during which English surnames were introduced gradually. It is frequently unclear whether or not geographical, professional or patronymic descriptions were used as surnames; wives did not necessarily adopt their husbands' names or descriptions. In such cases the persons in question have been listed by their Christian names. Alice wife of William Crane of New Buckenham: 105 http://www.pinn.net/~knightma/wwwf/dat9.htm#3 Possible connection Hobart or Hubbar, Dorthea Gender: Female Birth : 14 March 1592 in Norwich,Norfolk,England Death : 11 April 1624 in Sp,Chilton,Suffolk,England Burial : 13 April 1624 Parents: Father: Hobart or Hubbar, Henry [Sir Baronet]/ Mother: Bell, Dorothy Family: Marriage: 19 January 1607 in Stanne'sblackfrs,London,Middlesex,England Spouse: Crane, Sir Robert Gender: Male http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/tutors/ian.archer/Research%20Interests.html DR IAN W. ARCHER Forthcoming (in press) New Dictionary of National Biography: articles on William Crane, Sir William Craven, Sir Wolstan Dixie, Sir Thomas Gargrave, Sir Rowland Hill, Sir Thomas Kitson, William Lambe, John Mabb, Sir Horatio Palavicino, Sir William Rider, Sir Richard Saltonstall, Sir John Spencer, and Sir Ralph Warren. http://www.law.newcastle.edu.au/teaching/media/1.htm CRANE c. CROW Diocese of Norwich, consistory court, 1522. This examination was made in the Collegiate Church of St Mary in the Fields of the City of Norwich the 20th day of the month of March 1521, W. Reyne being present. John Vincent of Little Cressingham where he has resided for twenty-five years, 25years of age, of free condition, being produced as a witness, admitted, sworn and examined about his acquaintance with the parties, asserts that he has well known William Crane for twenty years and Christine Crow for sixteen years and he knows them at the present time. Interrogated upon the fourth article, he asserts that it is true. He gives as the reason that he was present together with Thomas Crane, Robert Crane and Thomas Sokle in a certain field called 'Carrefield' within the boundary of the parish of Cressingham aforesaid about the third hour past midday the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary or the eve of the feast of St Lawrence last, when and where the said Christine had words with the said Crane and among other things she called him 'false churl' and these were spoken with the intent to defame as it appeared to this deponent. And he asserts that the fame in the village of Cressingham aforesaid and other nearby villages is as he has deposed; and otherwise he has nothing to depose. He is not instructed, informed by entreaty, or corrupted by prayer or purse. Nor does he care about the victory as long as justice is had. And he deposes all these things of his own knowledge, sight and hearing. http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/lawyers.html X.C. Marriage X.C.1. Draycote v. Crane (1332-3): Ecclesiastical court case Helmholz, Marriage Litigation in Medieval England, pp. 201-203. (My translation) Note: This is a case in an ecclesiastical court; note the difference in procedure. In the name of God, Amen. Alice daughter of Richard de Draycote in Crophill Butler seeks that William Crane of Bingham be adjudged to her in marriage, because they contracted marriage in turn by words of mutual present consent express. And afterwards, six years having elapsed, they ratified that contract, on which there is public fame in the vill of Crophill abovesaid and in the neighboring places. The abovesaid intends and the said Alice seeks jointly and separately, saving always the benefit of law in all things.[3] John de Draycote was sworn, examined, and diligently interrogated[4] whether he had notice of Alice de Draycote in Crophill Butler and of William Crane of Bingham and from what time. He says that he knew the woman from her childhood; he knew the man from the time he was eight years old and more. Asked whether he knew of any marriage contract ever entered into between Alice and William, he says yes. Asked what he knows to depose on this, he says that he was present, saw, and heard when the said William accepted the said Alice by hand by saying thus: "Here I accept you, Alice, as my legitimate wife to have and to hold until the end of my life if holy church permit this, and I give you my faith of this." The woman answered immediately to the same William "William, here I accept you as my legitimate husband to have and to hold until the end of my life if holy church permit this, and I give you my faith of this." Asked concerning the place, time, day, hour of the day, and those present, he says that in the home of Henry de Kyketon at Crophill Butler on the feast of St. John the Evangelist near Christmas in the 8th year last near nightfall. Concerning the day indeed on which that feast occurred, he does not remember because of the lapse of time. Those present were the contracting parties, the deponent, Elizabeth Crane, Adlina daughter of Robert de Crophill, cowitnesses with Henry de Kyketon and Felicia his wife who have entered the way of all flesh. Asked the age of the contracting parties at the time they entered into the contract between them, he says that the man was at that time thirteen years and more; the woman was almost fourteen years. Asked how he knows this, he says that he learned it from the relation of Alice de Kyketon, mother of Alice, from whom it was inquired concerning the age of the woman. Concerning the age of the man, from the relation of his godmother who raised him from the baptismal font. Asked about the clothes of the contracting parties and in what part of the house they contracted and whether they were standing or sitting, he says that the man wore a tan-colored tunic and a green hat; the woman, a black tunic and a particolored hat. And they sat in the southern part of the house near the fire. Asked about his reason for having been there then, he says that he was there in the house of his mother as one of the family. Asked about the fame, he says that on the abovesaid matters there was public voice and fame in the vill of Crophill and the neighboring places. Hugh Wodecok of Bingham was sworn, examined, and interrogated whether he had notice of William Crane of Bingham and Alice de Draycote of Crophill and from what time. He says that he knew the man from the time he was eighteen; he has not known the woman, as he says. He was then questioned on the first article, which is such: "In the first place, William intends to prove that if there was ever any marriage contract between the same William and the said Alice -- which he does not confess -- the aforementioned William at the time of this kind of contract was less than twelve years old and was considered such." He says that he heard from a certain Elizabeth Crane that a certain marriage contract was entered into between the same William and the same Alice around Christmas nine years ago; this same witness, however, was not present at that contract. He also says that the aforementioned William at the time of this contract was eleven years old and no more. Asked how he knows this, he says that he knows this by his fellows in the vill of Bingham and by a certain one his own daughter who is of age and by the public fame of the place which holds this. He was then asked on the second article, which is such: "The said William likewise intends to prove that if any marriage contract was entered into between the same William and the same Alice at any time, as it seems to be proved judicially by the witnesses of the same Alice -- which, however, the same William does not confess -- that aforementioned William before and after the time of such contract was refusing and contradicting and unwilling, nor to this time has he consented to the same Alice as his legitimate wife, but he has always dissented. He says that he heard from the aforementioned William and from others who were present then that he was brought by fear to thus contract with the said Alice by a certain Elizabeth Crane, who wanted to cut off his ear if did not do it. He, however, did not see this, because he was not present. Also, he says that from the said time of the contract till now he has always heard the same William contradicting and refusing, and he saw him always fleeing the company of that woman in all places in which he saw them. And on the abovesaid matters there is public voice and fame. Simon Couper of Bingham was sworn etc. Asked concerning notice of William Crane of Bingham and Alice de Draycote, he says that he has known the man since he was twenty years old and more; he has not known the woman. Asked on the first article, he says that it contains the truth and he agrees with the first witness, excepting this that the abovesaid William at the time of such contract was eleven years old and more. And this he knows from the relation of others and from the fame of the place, which holds this. He says, however, that he had not attained the age of twelve at the time of such contract. To the second and third articles he agrees. William Machon' of Bingham was sworn etc. Asked concerning notice of William Crane and Alice de Draycote, he says that he knew the man from the time he was twenty years old; the woman, for half a year. Questioned, he agrees on the three articles. In the name of God, Amen. Having heard and understood the merits of the matrimonial case before us, the official of the lord archdeacon of Nottingham, the case moved between Alice daughter of Richard de Draycote of Crophill Butler actor appearing personally on the one side and William Crane of Bingham accused appearing by Adam de Sewale clerk his procurator on the other side, we decide as in the purport contained in the following words to the given libellus: In the name of God, Amen etc. The suit having been legitimately contested by negative words to the same, the oath offered by the parties having been said concerning the challenges and concerning the truth, the witnesses produced having been sworn, examined, and their testimony publicized, days having been given to talk with the witnesses, to talk over their testimony, and to put all things together consistent with the facts, and the order of law which is required in this case having been observed in all things, because we have found that the said Alice has sufficiently and legitimately proved her intention brought before us in judgment, we have adjudged judicially and definitively the aforementioned William as the legitimate husband to the same Alice. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/m/Bonnie-L-Hamilton/GENE3- 0011.html Major Nathaniel Crane, born 1680 in Cranetown/Montclair, NJ; died 1761 in Cranetown/Montclair, NJ. He was the son of 192. Deacon Azariah Crane and 193. Mary Treat. He married 97. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gibson Abt. 1715. 97. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gibson, born 1670; died 1760 in Newark, NJ. She was the daughter of 194. William Gibson. Notes for Major Nathaniel Crane: Major Nathaniel Crane, son of Azariah, settled near a spring at Cranetown, later West Bloomfield, then Montclair. The spring near which he lived is located near the railway depot in present day Montclair. ref Crane Family Genealogy p 307 Reminiscences of Montclair (NJ) was written in 1908 by Philip Doremus: " Historic records state that Nathaniel, oldest son of Azariah, was born in 1680 and settled near a spring at the foot of the Mountain. The old house, about which I played in childhood, was located on the Orange Road near to the present Myrtle Avenue, about two hundred feet west from the road. It was a two-story house with double pitched roof, large hall in the center with rooms each side. At the rear of the house stood a small building occupied in the early days by slaves and by their descendants as family servants through several generations. At the south end of the house stood the cut stonemilk house built over the spring mentioned above. On the shelves of this cool milk room, I remember seeing the large pans of milk and rolls of new-made butter. The clear stream flowing from this spring was one of the heads of the brook now running across Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue near Park Street. The last occupant in the family line of the old Crane homestead was Major Nathaniel Crane, who died childless. He was the fourth descendant from Nathaniel, son of Azariah. The house was remodeled several times by successive owners after it passed from the Crane family. In later years it was known as the Frost house, Mr. Frost having owned and occupied it for a number of years. It was taken down about 1900 to give place for new improvements, with but little knowledge that it probably was the first house building in Montclair. Nathaniel Crane, an early occupant of this house, was public spirited and interested in this westerly end of the large township, and particularly desirous for a more convenient place of public worship than the distant church at Newark, which was the only one in the entire township up to 1719, when the first church of Orange was organized and known as the Mountain Society. Nathaniel Crane was an earnest supporter of the new enterprise and a liberal contributor to the new church building. He died in 1760. His children were William, Noah, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Jane and Mehetabel. The preliminary to his will in possession may be of interest to the present generation. "In the Name of God, Amen. I, Nathaniel Crane, of Newark, in the County of Essex and province of New Jersey, Yeoman. Being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body do think fit to make and publish this my last Will. This Twenty day of Nov. in the Twenty-seventh year of the Reign of George the Second King of Great Britain, Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Three. In the following manner and form, that is to say my just debts and funeral charges being paid, I first give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth, my riding chair (a two-wheeled chaise with leather top trimmed with green morocco, as I remember it well preserved in my grandfather's wagon house). My best bed stead, bed with all the coverings and furnishings belonging to the same and as much of the rest of my household stuff as she shall see cause to keep for her use and comfort, as also the great yellow cow and the little red cow." Following is a further division of his personal property, giving to his son Nathaniel his best vest with silver buttons. "Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved son Noah my negro boy named Shem upon condition that he doth on the account pay unto my three daughters the sum of Thirty-five Pounds to be equally divided between them. "Then follows the division of his real estate among his sons. He bequeaths to his eldest son, William, a tract of land on both sides of Valley Road north of Clairmont Avenue, where he evidently lived at the time in the stone house known later as Washington's headquarters in the time of the Revolutionary War. The old historic house was recently demolished and the entire farm has been changed to residential plots. It has remained in the family till recent years. A portion is still held by one of his descendants, Mr. Alfred J. Crane, now living at Monroe, New York. This same will gives to his second son, Noah, the original home (the Frost House) together with the remainder of his land, both below and over the Mountain." Children of Nathaniel Crane and Elizabeth Gibson are: 48 i. Noah Crane, born 18 Apr 1719 in Cranetown/Montclair, NJ; died 8 Jun 1800 in Cranetown/Montclair, NJ; married Mary Baldwin Abt. 1745 in NJ. ii. William Crane, born 1716; died 178422 iii. Nathaniel Crane, born 1719. iv. Elizabeth Crane, born Abt. 1722; died Unknown. v. Jane Crane, born Abt. 1724; died Unknown. vi. Mehitabel Crane, born Abt. 1726; died 1760 http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/crane/cranegen.htm Genealogy of the Crane Family Prepared by Edwin F. Crane as a young man, probably during the 1850s NOTE FROM JTR: This information was provided to The Gene Pool by Gail Crane in March, 1998. She wrote: "I realize that some of the information contained is in conflict with other information on Jasper's origins. " As always, it's best to check out and verify everything you read! This is only one account of many concerning the English roots of Jasper Crane, one of the founders of Newark, New Jersey. [ LOTS MORE ABOUT JASPER CRANE ] General Josiah Crane was in the service of King James I, of England, was related to William Crane, who married Margaret, the daughter of and co-kin of Sir Andrew Butler, knighted 1582. Jasper Crane, one of the sons of Josiah, was born in London in the year 1610 and came among others to this country (supposed to have come from London with Winthrop in the Ship Arabella). And settled in New Haven, then the Colony of Massachusetts, in the year 1639. In the year 1644 with four others, Jasper removed to East Haven where he built a house and where his son Jasper 2nd was born April 2nd, l651. He sold out Sept. 7th 1651 and removed to Bradford, Connecticut. He was a member of General Court and Magistrate under Governor Eaton. Jasper had a daughter, Mary born in 1645, who married Jonathan Bell, of Stanford, born in 1641, the first white child born in Stanford, son of Francis Bell, one of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Mayflower. She had two daughters and one son and died in 1671. Hannah, the eldest daughter, married Thomas Huntington, freeman of Connecticut, in 1657, and a brother of Simon and Christopher, sons of Simon who died on the passage from England to Boston in 1633. The Widow of this Simon, Margaret Baret, A French Huguenot, was a member of Rev. John Elliot's Church. Jasper the 2nd, May 1666, with Twenty-three Families from Bradford, came to New Jersey and founded Newark. Jasper became a noted man, holding many prominent positions in old Essex County. He died March 16, 1712 in Newark. His wife Alice aged 69 yrs., died in the year 1720. Adjutant Nathan Crane, an officer in the State Militia of New Jersey, was a son of Azariah Crane 2nd. Nathan Crane married Mary, 1st wife and had the following children ---Hannah, born July 6,1758--Silas, born December 9, 1759---Mary, born November 15, 1761--Didamia, born March 27, 1764--Zipporiah, born June 22, 1766--Nathan W., born May 7, 1769--Abigail, born May 18, 1773. Sons and daughters by Mary, 2nd wife of Nathan Crane---Abigail, born May 15, 1775--Ruth, born October 15, 1776-- Sarah, born May 27, 1779, Ruth 2nd, born May 15, 1781--Gardener, born July 1, 1783--Theosia, born September 28, 1784--Moses, born June 16, 1785--Thomas, born May 23, 1787--Charity, born May 22, 1789--Susan, born ___. Nathan Crane Jr., by Mary the first wife of Nathan Sr. married in the Townley Family of New Jersey. Some time after the Revolutionary War, Nathan Crane Sr. emigrated to North Carolina and died there. (There is reason to believe he had a third family before he died.) Susan Crane by Mary the 2nd wife married a man by the name of Crowell and died in Philadelphia were she lived. Silas Crane my Grand-father son of Nathan Sr, born Dec. 9, 1759 married Zipporia Haywood Dec. 1777, daughter of John Haywood of Stafford Township, Monmouth Co. and Had the following children --- Ann, born April 25, 1786--Salmon, born October 12, 1787-- Hannah, born July 1, 1789--William, born June 10, 1791--Nathan Sr., born Jan. 10, 1793-- Sarah H., born Dec. 24, 1793--Nathan S., born Dec 26, 1795--Courtney, born Oct.21, 1797 -- John G., born Dec. 31, 1803--Silas A., born Sept. 26, 1807. Silas Crane, my Grandfather, was a member of the State Council (now called Senate) of New Jersey from the year 1812 - 1814. He was wounded in the War. He died Jan. 21, 1829 aged 69 years. He was also collector, under James Monroe, of The Port of Little Egg Harbor, in 1817. His wife Zipporiah died Oct. 1, 1849 and is buried in the Baptist Church Yard in Manahawkin, N.J. Silas Crane my father, son of Silas, married Catharine R. Brown, daughter of William Brown of Monmouth Co., born Feb. 4, 1809. Sons and daughters of Silas A. Crane--William A., born Dec. 10, 1835--Edwin F., born Oct. 2, 1837--Sarah S., born June 31, 1839--Catherine W., born June 19, 1841--Annette, born August 9, 1843--Theodore, born Aug. 23, 1845-- Charles G., born May 4, 1848. Silas Crane born Sept. 26, 1807. Died Oct. 19, 1853, aged 48 years. ADDENDUM Catherine R. Crane widow of Silas A. Crane born February 4, 1809. She died January 16, 1896, aged 87 years. Laid at rest in the old Baptist Church Yard in Mannahawkin, N.J. http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/cranjasp.htm Excerpts from "CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY BIOGRAPHY" (1923, American Historical Society) JASPER CRANE, FOUNDER OF AN IMPORTANT FAMILY Jasper Crane, the first of his name so far as we know to set foot in the new world, was born probably about 1605, somewhere near Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England, died in Newark, New Jersey, in 1681. His aunt was Margaret Crane who married Samuel Huntington, whose child, Jasper's cousin, Margaret Huntington, married, May 2, 1592, John, son of Edward and Margaret (Wilson) Ogden, and whose daughter, Elizabeth Huntington, Margaret's sister, married Richard Ogden, the brother of John Ogden, who married Margaret, and the father of John Ogden, the emigrant to Southhampton and Elizabethtown. Jasper Crane's own daughter, Hannah, married Thomas, son of Margaret and Simon Huntington, a brother of Samuel and Margaret (Crane) Huntington. June 4, 1639, Jasper Crane, who was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, was present at the meeting held at Mr. Newman's barn, and signed the first agreement of all the free planters. He took the oath of fidelity at the organization of the government, together with Campfield, Pennington, Governor Eaton, and others; and in 1644 he was "freed from watching and trayning in his own person because of his weakness, but to find some one for his turn." With Robert Treat he was a member of the general court, and for many years he was a magistrate. In 1651 he was interested in a bog ore furnace at East Haven; and in 1652 he removed to Branford, where he was elected a magistrate in 1658, having held the office of deputy for some years previous to that date. A tradition with regard to Jasper is that he came to Massachusetts Bay in the ship "Arabella," with Governor Winthrop, etc. etc. etc. (This biography is same wording as the Ellery B. Bicknell's Genealogy of the Crane Family below) From "DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES (1620-1700)" compiled by Frank R. Holmes, publ. by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974 The name dates back to the Hundred Rolls in the 13th century, when on the records William de Crane's name appears in 1272. The name is derived from town of Crannes, in Maine, a province in northern France; its root is from the Gaelic Cran, meaning water. CRANE, BENJAMIN, b. Eng., 1630, was at Medfireld, Mass., 1649; removed to Wethersfield, Conn., 1655; may have lived later in life at Taunton, Mass. CRANE, HENRY, tanner and currier, b. Eng., 1635, settled at Dorchester, Mass., 1658, and in Milton, Mass., 1667. CRANE, HENRY, ironmaker, brother of Benjamin, b. Eng. 1621; settled at Wethersfield, Conn., 1655; was at Guilford, Conn., 1664, one of the first planters of what is now Clinton, Conn. CRANE, JASPER, came to New Haven, Conn., 1639, removed to Branford, Conn., 1668. CRANE, JONATHAN, married at Norwich, Conn., 1680. From WELWYN PARISH RECORDS, ENGLAND LDS Film #6911552/6902723 -- Could this be our Jasper? 18 Jul 1602 - A Jasper Crane is christened in Welwyn Parish, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Crane. Apparent siblings were John (chr 25 Jan 1595), William (chr 4 Jun1598) - Some of the other families listed in these parish records (for the same time period) were Geo. Byrd, Bigge, Best, Wm. Beech, Henry Bull, Thomas Campfield, John Cansbie, Jasper Casse, John/Robt./Geo. Edmond Clerk/Clark, Crawley, Deardes, Field, Gynn, Hale, Harper, Edw. Martin, John Paine (Eliz. 1613, Mary 1614, John 1618), Jasper Wakefield (31 Oct 1602), Wm. Wakefield(1605), Ralph Wakefield (1608), Thomas Ward, Wren From "ENGLISH ESTATES OF AMERICAN COLONISTS" by Peter Coldham CRANE, Robert, of Great Coggeshall, Essex (daughter wife of Nathaniel Rogers of New England). Probate to Samuel Crane (Mar. 1659) CRANE, Robert of Hadleigh, Suffolk (aunt Rogers in New England). Probate to sister Mary, wife of Lawrence Stisted (May 1669) CRANE, Samuel, of Great Coggeshall, Essex. (Cousin John Rogers in New England) Probate to William Cox the elder and Isaac Hubbert (Aug. 1670) CRANE, Thomas, of Kelvedon, Essex. (Sister Margaret, wife of Nathaniel Rogers in New England). Probate to Robert CRANE and Henry Whiteing, guardians of children of Robert and Mary Crane during their minority (Mar. 1655) From "THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMPANY AND ITS PREDECESSORS" by Frances Rose-Troup, Grafton Press, 1930 ROBERT CRANE, of St. Giles, Cripplegate, grocer. Son of Robert Crane, of Great Coggeshall, Essex, grocer, and brother of Margaret Crane, wife of Ezekiel Rogers, therefore uncle of Mary Rogers, who married Rev. William Hubbard, the historian. Robert Crane married Mary, daughter of Samuel Aldersey. He was present 13 May 1629. His will was proved 21 September 1646 [P.C.C. 131 Twisse (Reg. 41, 177.)] H. 25-li; Hub. 50-li (H=Haven's entries in Massachusetts Records omitted in Shurtleff. 30 Mar 1629) (Hub.=Hubbard, History of New England, p. 123) SAMUEL ALDERSEY, of Allhallows, Lombard St., haberdasher. Son of John Aldersey of Aldersey, Cheshire, by Anne, sister of Sir Thomas Lowe, Alderman of London. He married first, Mary, dau. Philip Van Oyrle of Nornberg and Antwerp; second, Margaret, dau. Thomas Offspring and sister of Rev. Charles Offspring of St. Antholins, London, widow of William Kedward (she remarried Sir John Melton). Aldersey was a prominent Puritan who contributed to the Impropriations Fund in 1626 and was probably an active worker for St. Antholin's Feoffees as his brother-in-law, Charles Offspring, was rector of that Church. He was an early Adventurer and took active part in the Company's work. By the marriages of his sisters and of his children he was closely connected with a number of persons interested in the settlement of New England. His sister Elizabeth married 1st, William Pitchford and 2nd Sir Thomas Coventry, the Lord Keeper. Allice married Thomas Moulson and her son Sir Thomas was the husband of Anne Ratcliffe, the patron saint of Radcliffe College. Her daughter Rebecca married Nicholas Raynton, famous as a London Puritan. Another sister of Samuel married Francis Webbe; Mary married Sir Thomas Knatchbull and Dorothy, as her second husband married Sir Henry Capel. Still another sister seems to have married Henry Parkhurst as his son, Sir Robert, mentions his aunt Aldersey and nearly all the married Aldersey sisters in his will in 1636. As William Spurstowe married Sir Robert's sister he was in a way connected with Alderey, as were also the Byfields. Aldersey had one son, John and four daughters; Mary married Robert Crane of St. Giles, Cripplegate (see below), Anne married Robert Eyre of Salisbury, son of Robert Eyre one of the Feoffees for Impropriations; Elizabeth married Thomas Lee of Downhall; Margaret married Rev. Thomas Bletchingdon, Canon of Christ Church Canterbury. Aldersey's will was proved 13 July 1633 (P.C.C. 61 Russel), by Robert Crane and his son John Aldersey. By it he left L20 to Mr. Davenport, the minister; he had witnessed this minister's signing of the Articles in 1628. 30 Mar 1628/9 - Subscribers to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company William Backhouse 25, Owen Rowe 25, John Bowles 25, Robert Crane 25, Daniel Winche 25, Joseph Caron 25, Richard Tuffnayle 50, John Davenport 25, Samuel Aldersey 75, Richard Peerye 25, Nathaniel Wright 25, Richard Davis 25, Increase Nowell 25, Edmond White 25, John Humfrey 25, Hugh Peter 25, Joas Glover 25, John Pococke 25, George Foxcroft 25, Daniel Hodson 25, Mrs. A.C. 25, William Crowther 25, John Venn 50, Richard Young 50, Thomas Hutchins 25, Nathaniel Manesty 25, Theophilus Eaton 25, Christopher Coulson 25, Charles Whitchcote 50, Edward Foorde 25, Samuell Vassall 50, Simon Whitcombe 85, Edward Ironside 25 Page 142 JOHN GLOVER OR JOSSE GLOVER. In Felt's list John Glover occurs and in Haven's Joas occurs. Possibly both were subscribers. Josse was the eldest son of Roger Glover and John, a younger son of the same, was a "Petter" Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and married Jane, daughter of Francis Dorrington; there was also a John Glover, of London, merchant. For Josse see usual sources. John: F. 50-li; FF. 25-li; Joas: H. 25-li Page 162 THE FAMILIES GROUP. By marriage were related: Aldersey, Thomas Andrewes, Burnell, Crane, Crowther, Flyer, Foxcroft, Glover, J: Anson, Manisty, Oldfield, Spurstowe, Webbe, Winch, Whichcote, James Young. To these may be added others who were either emigrants or closely associated with the Company: Byfield, the Lord keeper Coventry, Eyre, Hubbard, Moulson, Offspring, Parkhurst, Ratcliffe, Rogers, Wyn. Perhaps there was a cousinship between Harwood, son of Elizabeth Greenham and Cradock, son of Dorothy Greenham. From "ENGLISH ORIGINS OF AMERICAN COLONISTS" by NYGBR 1991 20 May 1686, I Nathaniel Mickelthwaite the elder of London, Merchant, give unto my wife Joanna L1250; to my son Nathaniel L1250, including the lease of the messuage in Coleman Street wherein I now dwell, or if he die I give the said messuage to my son Jonathan, or in default to my friends Mr Thomas Cubben and Joseph Sibley and my brother in law Mr. Francis Crane in trust for my daughter Sarah Benson, wife of Joseph Benson. To my son Jonathan L1100 over and above what I have given with him in placing him apprentice to Mr Archer, my messuage in Pye Ally in Fanchurch Street to be reckoned part of the same. My sisters Anne Knight alias Whiteman of New England, Elizabeth Tue alias Coleman (elsewhere "Cole") of London, widow, and Hester Crane, wife of the said Francis Crane. My nephew William Tutty of Cheshunt, co. Hertford, baker. Nathaniel Benson my grandson, son of my daughter Sarah Benson.... from "ROCKAWAY RECORDS OF MORRIS CO., NJ" by Joseph Percy Crayon 1902 Gen. (maybe gentleman?) Josiah Crane, whose son Jasper emigrated with his family from London to America at an early date, and was one of the founders of Newark, NJ, in 1666, was related to William Crane, who married, Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Sir Andrew Butler, Knight. There were several branches of the Crane family, the Cheshire and Chilton branches, became most noted and numerous, who settled in the several counties of England, and who were originally Franks, freemen, and related to, and holding high positions under the long line of Pharamond Kings. The motto of the Cheshire branch was Qui pascet corvus non oblivis citus grus (He that feeds the crows will not forget the Crane.) The home lot that fell to Jasper Crane at Newark was directly north of the Essex county court house, and is now the site of St. Paul's Episcopal church. The meeting house was nearby and surrounded by a palisade, and in the cupola a guard of settlers kept watch for hostile Indians, while the worship was in progress. Excerpts from "THE NEW HAVEN COLONY" by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934 In the seventeenth century Coleman Street was "a faire and large street, on both sides builded with diuerse faire houses." John Davenport was the son of Henry and Winifred (Barneby) Davenport. He had been baptized by Richard Eaton, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry on Apr 9 1597. In 1622 he became a member of the Virginia Co. of London. In 1624 he was elected as Vicar of St. Stephens on Coleman St. in London, but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing. The group received a grant of territory from the Council for New England and as "the Gov. and Co. of the Mass. Bay in New England" on March 4 1629 received a charter from the crown. Mathew Cradock was appointed the first governor of the company. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Aldersey, Theophilus Eaton and George Foxcroft represented St. Stephens, Coleman St., in the first court of assistants, and John Davenport, Robert CRANE, Owen Rowe, William Spurstow, Edmund White, all living in Coleman St., and possibly Francis Bright of Swanne Alley represented the parish among the commonality. In Nov. of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown where the group organized their move to the New World. The group included: John and Elizabeth Davenport (left infant son in care of noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St. Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper CRANE, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, Geo. Smith, George Ward and Lawrence Ward. Others (probably from the neighborhood, but not members of St. Stephens): Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp and Samuel Whitehead. The group chartered the "Hector" of London. On June 26, 1637, John Winthrop recorded the arrival of the group from London at Boston. In Aug. of 1637, Eaton and several others traveled south to view the area around the Long Island Sound. They left members of their party there over the winter to retain possession. Many from the Bay Colony chose to leave for New Haven with Eaton and Davenport: Richard Hull, William Tuttle and William Wilkes of Boston; Anne Higginson and her family, Jarvis Boykin, John Chapman, John Charles, Timothy Ford, Thomas James, Benjamin Ling, John Mosse and Richard Perry of Charlestown; John Benham, Benjamin Fenn, Thomas Jeffrey, Thomas Kimberly, William Preston, Thomas Sandford, Thomas Trowbridge and Zachariah Whitman of Dorchester; John Astwood of Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire and Roxbury; Thomas Baker, John Burwell, Jasper Gunn, John Hall, John Peacock, William Potter, Edward Riggs, Thomas Uffot and Joanna and Jacob Sheaffe of Roxbury; Mark Pierce of Newtown; and Nathaniel Turner of Lynn. Another company headed by Peter Pruden was a notable addition to the group. Perhaps the son of Thomas Prudden of King's Walden, Hertfordshire and a kinsman of William Thomas of Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Prudden was the minister of the Providence Island Company. In 1637 with fifteen Hertfordshire families - among them Edmund Tapp of Bennington, Hertfordshire, James Prudden, William Fowler, Thomas and Hanah Buckingham, Thomas Welsh, Richard Platt, Henry Stonehill and William East - he left England for Massachusetts and went with Davenport's group to Connecticut in March of 1638. Staying behind in Massachusetts was Nathaniel Eaton, Nathaniel Rowe, Edward and Anne (Yale) Hopkins and John Cotton. Eaton became the "cruel" master of a new college in Newtown. Later he and Anne migrated to Hartford, CT. In 1641 a 3-year mortgage was given to George Fenwick of Saybrook, John Haynes, Samuel Wyllys and Edward Hopkins of Connecticut and Theophilus Eaton, Stephen Goodyear and Thomas Gregson of New Haven for much of Long Island. IRONWORKS IN NEW HAVEN & SOUTHOLD Long interested in the production of bog iron in New England, John Winthrop, Jr. (metallurgist & physician) visited the New Haven Colony on a prospecting tour in the spring of 1655. Discovering a convenient place for an ironworks and a furnace between New Haven and Branford, he succeeded in interesting John Davenport, Theophilus Eaton and Stephen Goodyear of New Haven and Jasper CRANE of Branford in the project. On February 13, 1656, John Winthrop, Jr., Stephen Goodyear, undertakers of New Haven with John Cooper as their agent, and undertakers of Branford with Jasper CRANE as their agent, organized an ironworks company. New Haven and Branford granted the undertakers permission to procure wood, water, ironstone, ore, shells for lime, and other neccessaries within their limits, five-eighths from New Haven and three-eighths from Branford. New Haven had long tried to induce John Winthrop, Jr. to settled there. In order to direct the ironworks from a nearby location, Winthrop bought the Malbon house and paid for it in "goats". By spring of 1657 the ironworks were in operation, but Winthrop left to become Governor of the Connecticut colony. Interest in the ironworks lagged. Winthrop leased his interest in the undertaking to Thomas Clarke and William Paine of Boston. After more than six years of endeavor, the founder of the New Haven Colony was able to inform Winthrop that they were finally ready to manufacture pots. The colony suffered more than it gained from the enterprise, however, for not only were the neighboring lands, highways and fences injured by the dam at the works, but a group of turbulent, disorderly, non-assimilable workers was introduced into the colony and remained there long after the jurisdiction of New Haven had come to an end. THE PHANTOM SHIP OF NEW HAVEN HARBOR More daring than the ironworks was the attempt to build transatlantic vessels on Long Island Sound. As early as 1644 Theophilus Eaton, Stephen Goodyear, Richard Malbon, Thomas Gregston and perhaps other merchants at New Haven entrusted the construction of an ocean-going vessel to John Wakeman, Joshua Atwater, Jasper CRANE and Richard Miles. Though ill built and very "walt-side," in due course the ship was completed. Entrusted with a cargo of wheat, peas, hides, beaver and peltry and manuscript writings of John Davenport at New Haven and Thomas Hooker at Hartford, about the middle of January, 1646, the vessel ploughed its way through three miles of ice in New Haven harbor and tackled the stormy Atlantic. On board were Thomas Gregson, Nathaniel Turner, George Lamberton, the wife of Stephen Goodyear, and Francis Austin. After many months, a mirage of the ship was said to have appeared over the harbor at New Haven, but the vessel itself neither reached its destination nor returned to its port of departure. Despite this initial setback, on October 7, 1646, a second vessel was about to be launched at New Haven; in the summer of 1648 a third vessel was under construction; and in the spring of 1661 Charles Glover laid a fifty-foot keel at Southold. From REMINISCENCES OF MONTCLAIR by Peter Doremus Jasper Crane, whose name heads the list of the first twenty-three Colonists from Branford, Conn., emigrated from England and is named as one of the New Haven Colony, June 4th, 1639. He is mentioned as one of the most influential and active men in the new Newark Colony. His name is the first of the list of signatures for the original church in Newark dated January 20th, 1667. This church building, in size thirty-six feet by thirty-six feet, was located on the west side of Broad Street, south of Market Street, on a six- acre lot set apart by the Colony for a church and burying ground. This church building of frame was superseded about 1708 by a much larger one of stone with steeple and bell. The present church edifice, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, locate nearly opposite the original buildings, was a bold undertaking for those early days, but was carried through with heroic energy at great personal sacrifice, a building of such proportions and architectural taste that it is at this day an ornament to the city of Newark. It was dedicated under the pastorate of Dr. MacWhorter, January 1st, 1791. Jasper Crane died in 1681. His will, dated 1678, mentioned his children John, Azariah, Jasper and Hannah Huntington. He bequeathed to his son John a silver bowl, which afterward was inherited by his brother Azariah, who gave it to the First Church of Newark and which is still in use in this old church as a baptismal font. Azariah Crane, son of Jasper, married Mary, daughter of Robert Treat, and is later mentioned as living at his home place at the Mountain (that is, now Montclair) in 1715. He was interested and active in town and church development; a deacon in the Newark church till his death. A deed conveying land to his son Azariah, Jr., dated "in the 26th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God," may be seen hanging in the public library of this town. He, with his brother Jasper were evidently the first white settlers at the foot of the Mountain. He died November 5th, 1730, in his eighty-third year. His children were Hannah, Mariah, Nathaniel, Azariah, Jr., Robert, Jane, Mary and John. Historic records state that Nathaniel, oldest son of Azariah, was born in 1680 and settled near a spring at the foot of the Mountain. The old house, about which I played in childhood, was located on the Orange Road near to the present Myrtle Avenue, about two hundred feet west from the road. It was a two- story house with double pitched roof, large hall in the center with rooms each side. At the rear of the house stood a small building occupied in the early days by slaves and by their descendants as family servants through several generations. At the south end of the house stood the cut stone milk house built over the spring mentioned above. On the shelves of this cool milk room, I remember seeing the large pans of milk and rolls of new-made butter. The clear stream flowing from this spring was one of the heads of the brook now running across Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue near Park Street. The last occupant in the family line of the old Crane homestead was Major Nathaniel Crane, who died childless. He was the fourth descendant from Nathaniel, son of Azariah. The house was remodeled several times by successive owners after it passed from the Crane family. In later years it was known as the Frost house, Mr. Frost having owned and occupied it for a number of years. It was taken down about 1900 to give place for new improvements, with but little knowledge that it probably was the first house building in Montclair. from NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills 1678 Oct 1. Craine, Jasper, of Newark, aged in years; will of. Sons -- John, Azeriah, Jasper; daughter Huntington; granddaughter Hanah Huntington; children of dec'd daughter Bell, son (?-in-law) Huntington. Real and personal estate (a silver "Bole" and cup). Executors -- son John and son Thomas Huntington. Witness -- John Ward senior and Michell Tompkins. N.J. Archives, XXI., p. 45, and Essex Wills. Excerpts from THE CRANE FAMILY OF MONTCLAIR by G. Vance Moser, Jr. The origins of Jasper Crane and his wife, Alice, are not certainly known. In fact, there are no clues at all for Alice except that she was the wife of Jasper, and therefore of the same geographical area. With respect to Jasper there is a tradition that he came from London or vicinity. Amos Crane's Trigonometry Book, now in the possession of the Montclair Historical Society, includes a handwritten page of the male descendants of Jasper and repeats the phrase that Jasper came from London in 1637-8. Ellery B. Crane, the Crane family genealogist of the late 19th century, added that Jasper may have been the brother of John Crane who was recorded in Boston by January 1637. As an aside there has also been speculation that Stephen Crane of Elizabeth was a son of Jasper, since both were in New Jersey and they used some common family names. There is no supporting evidence to any of the above, except to say that Jasper, as a man of affairs, had many normal business contacts in London. What we do know suggests that Jasper's origins may be found in Hampshire County, England. The Ogden Family in America by William Ogden Wheeler, published in 1906, brings to light the marriage of Samuel Huntington and Margaret Crane. Their daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, married John Ogden of Bradley Plain, Hampshire and Richard Ogden of Wiltshire. John Ogden was the progenitor of the Elizabeth, N.J. Ogdens and his cousin Richard the progenitor of the Fairfield, Connecticut and southern New Jersey Ogdens. Margaret Crane, wife of Samuel Huntington, was according to Wheeler, the Aunt of Jasper Crane and he quotes an unreferenced document as follows: "Margaret Crane's nephew Jasper Crane, emigrated to Newark, NJ and his daughter Hannah married Thomas Huntington, son of Simon, who emigrated to Massachusetts, but died on the passage from England to Boston in 16333." Wheeler does reference the Berry Visitation of Hants, 1634 and a New York genealogist, Gustave Anjou, as confirmation of the Ogden data from Hampshire. With respect to the quote, we know that Jasper did not emigrate directly to Newark and was certainly in Connecticut long enough for his relations to be aware of his standing in New Haven. It is true about the marriage of Hannah and Thomas Huntington the nephew of Samuel and Margaret Crane Huntington. It may also be significant that the records of Hampshire contain old Crane references; particularly to a 14th century Sheriff named Hugo de Crane. Unfortunately there were enough Cranes spread around England in Jasper's day to make this lead inconclusive. The first factual item we have concerning Jasper Crane is his signature on the compact founding the Colony of New Haven signed June 4, 1639 in the barn of a Mr. Newman. Even though New Haven was founded by Puritans from the congregation of Rev. Davenport of London this does not mean that Jasper was associated with them previously or had emigrated with them. However, Jasper is said to have been the steward of the Rev. John Davenport's property in 1639. We have considerable record of Jasper's public life which shows him to be a well respected leader of the community in which he lived. The record reads as follows: 1653 -- represented Branford at the General Court in New Haven 1658 -- elected a Magistrate of the New Haven Colony and served for 5 years. 1664-5 -- chosen Justice of the County Court at New Haven. Served as a Magistrate to the Connecticut Colony from New Haven. 1665-7 -- continued as assistant or Magistrate for the Connecticut Colony. 1668-9 -- Elected with Robert Treat as first Magistrates of Newark. 1668-70 -- represented Newark in the New Jersey General Assembly 1673 -- chosen a Magistrate under the short resumption of Dutch rule 1675 -- again chosen as a Deputy to the Assembly and a Magistrate in Newark Jasper Crane's personal and private life is as obscure as his public life is open. Likely he was a sober, industrious and devout Puritan, typical of his day. We can have some assurance of his strong religious beliefs as religious control of political affairs was a part of the Newark colonists desire to break away form the Connecticut Colony. Jasper was a surveyor and a merchant or trader. He and a Mr. Myles were responsible for the layout of New Haven. In March 1641 he was granted 100 acres of land in the East Meadow, and in 1643 his tax valuation was 480 pounds, a comfortable sum for those days. In 1644 we find he was excused from "watching and trayning" due to weakness, but he was required to furnish a substitute. 1644-5 he was granted 16 acres of upland in East Haven where he removed. In 1651 he was known to have an interest in a bog furnace in East Haven. Jasper sold the house and land in East Haven September 7, 1652 and moved to Branford where he joined with about 20 families from Southhampton, Long Island under the leadership of Rev. Pierson, and a group of families from Wethersfield led by Samuel Swaine. Both groups had come to the area to escape the more liberal religious policy of the Connecticut Colony. When New Haven was united with Connecticut in 1662 many leaders were dismayed that their pure government by the church would be corrupted. Through the leadership of Robert Treat and some Elizabethtown settlers, many who had come from Southampton, Long Island, a site was found for a new settlement. In the Spring of 1666, 41 families, led by Robert Treat took up the area now known as Newark. Included in this group was Azariah Crane, son of Jasper. Jasper Crane, Rev. Pierson, Samuel Swaine and 20 more families followed the next Spring. A total of 64 families in all. The settlement was first named New Milford, but soon changed to Newark in honor of Rev. Pierson's former home in England. In Newark, besides his public duties, Jasper was a merchant, and had obtained permission to make and sell spirits in 1673. At the drawing of home lots, February 6, 1667, Jasper was assigned lot #49, located near the present Court House. May 26, 1673 he drew lot #10 of 100 acres. August 25, 1675 Jasper received 168 acres in 13 parcels including 20 acres at the head of Second River which I believe is Toney's Brook. Jasper made his will dated October 1, 1678, and died in 1681. He may have been buried in the "old Burial Ground" of Newark, which was taken over for business use in 1888, however on Dr. Condit's list of 1847 there was no record of his stone or marker. Nothing is known of his wife Alice's history. They had seven children. From "THE GENEALOGY OF THE CRANE FAMILY" by Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1900 JASPER CRANE OF NEW HAVEN, CONN., ALSO, NEWARK, NJ JASPER CRANE was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, June 4, 1639, and signed the first agreement at a general meeting of all the free planters held in Mr. Newman's barn. He took the oath of fidelity at the organization of the government, with Campfield, Pennington, Gov. Eaton and others. In 1644 he was "freed from watching and trayning in his own person because of his weakness, but to find one for his turn." Was a member (with Treat) of the General Court, and many years a magistrate. Was interested in a bog-ore furnace at East Haven in 1651. He removed to Branford in 1652. He was elected a magistrate in 1658, and held the office of deputy for some years previous to that date. In a note-book kept by Thomas Lechford, Esq., a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts Bay, from June 27, 1638, to July 29, 1641, we find the following: "Samuel Searle of Quinapeage Planter in behalfe of Jasper Crane of the same, Agent or Attorney for Mr. Roe Citizen of London Demiseth unto Henry Dawson and John Search of the Same one house and house lott and three acres of land lying in Boston wherein William Herricke now dwelleth from 29 Sept. next for five years four pounds ten shillings rent half yearly, to fence to the value four pounds ten shillings, to repaire 21-6-1640." This transaction, showing his connection with a gentleman of London, England, would lead one to think that he certainly was known there, and might have lived there. Whether or not the above record furnished the foundation for the tradition that he came from London to America, we do not know. But such a tradition has been cherished by some of his descendants. Extensive research among the record offices in London has thus far failed however of finding any trace of him there. It is also said that he came over from England with Winthrop in the ship Arabella. But the date of Jasper Crane's birth, or the place in which he was born, have not been fixed. Whether he came from parents occupying high or middle stations in life can as yet only be determined by the records revealed to us. He assuredly was one of the staunch and active men among the first settlers of the New Haven Colony as well as one of the fathers of the new settlement in New Jersey. He, with Capt. Robert Treat, seemed to have a large share of the weight of responsibility of that young colony upon their shoulders, and its success at heart. Mr. Crane did not go, it is said, with the first company to "Milford," as the first settlement at Newark, NJ, was called, but signed, with twenty-two others, the first contract in 1665. Jan. 20, 1667, he headed the list of signers and church members of the first Church at Newark, and became one of the most influential and active men of the new colony. Jasper Crane and Robert Treat were the first magistrates in Newark. It is said that Mr. Crane was dissatisfied at the New Haven Colony becoming united with the Connecticut Colony; he preferred to have the New Haven Colony remain separate. He was a surveyor and merchant, as well as a magistrate, and with Mr. Myles laid out the most of the New Haven town plot, located grants, established division lines, and settled disputed titles. It is said that he was steward of Rev. John Davenport's property in 1639. In March, 1641, he received a grant of 100 acres of land in the East Meadow. He was one of the New Haven Company concerned in the settlement on the Delaware River in 1642, who were so roughly handled by the Dutch. In 1643 his estate was voted at L480, with three persons in his family, -- self, wife and son John. In 1644-45 he received a grant of 16 acres of upland, situated in East Haven, upon which he built a house, in which his son Joseph was born. While residing at this place he was in trade as a merchant, but not being satisfied with the location he sold this place Sept. 7, 1652, and became one of the first planters of Branford, Conn., a new settlement then just being instituted by families from Wethersfield, Conn., under the leadership of Mr. Swayne, and a few from Southampton, L.I. Jasper Crane, Esq., and Mr. Wm. Swayne were the first deputies to the General Court of Electors from Branford in May, 1653, Mr. Crane being returned during the four succeeding years. In May, 1658, he was chosen one of four magistrates for the New Haven Colony and held the office by appointment until 1663; also one of the magistrates called together by the Governor, at Hartford, in 1665- 67. In the union of the Colonies he was chosen one of the assistants, was also Trustee of County Court, New Haven, 1644. His house lot in New Haven was located on what is now Elm Street, at the corner of Orange Street, the same now occupied by the Church of St. Thomas. The first Church of Newark was founded in 1667, and a building erected, about 1714 or 1716, a second meeting-house was built, and the third erected about 1787 to 1791. The people of Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair communed with the Newark Church until about 1716. In fact, for considerably more than a hundred years after the founding of Newark the crest of the first mountain was the western boundary of the town, and until the year 1806 the town of Newark was divided into three wards: Newark Ward, Orange Ward, and Bloomfield Ward. That year Orange became a separate town, and six years later Bloomfield Ward became the town of Bloomfield. This part of Newark took in the territory from the Passaic on the east to the crest of the first mountain on the west, and as this section was so thoroughly occupied by the descendants of Jasper Crane it was early called Cranetown. Jasper Crane, Sr. was one of the purchasers of the "Kingsland Farms," an immense estate near Newark, now known as Belleville. The exact date that Jasper senior took his leave of Branford has not been definitely fixed. In the spring of 1666, the people of Branford, becoming dissatisfied about the union of the New Haven and Connecticut Colonies, and particularly on account of granting the right of suffrage to the inhabitants not members of the church, resolved at once to remove to New Jersey, as agents, who had been sent thither, came back bringing favorable reports of the new country. In October, after adopting a code of laws for their government, Mr. Pierson with a portion of his congregation left Branford for their future home, Newark, NJ. Jasper senior although one of the original twenty-three who signed the first contract in 1665, still was active in public affairs in Branford, holding the office of assistant magistrate in 1666 and 1667. But in Jan. 30, 1667, he headed the list of signers to a new covenant and disposing of his property at Branford that year took up his permanent home at Newark and became very prominent in all transactions of the town, especially during the first fourteen years of its growth and development. He was the first president of the town court, and first on the list of deputies to the General Assembly of New Jersey for several years. At the drawing of Home Lots, Feb. 6, 1667, Lot 49 fell to the senior Jasper Crane, No. 40 to Deliverance Crane, and No. 62 to John Crane, they being his two eldest sons. At a town meeting of Newark, held January, 1668, Jasper Crane, with Robert Treat, were chosen magistrates for the year ensuing, and also deputies or burgesses for the General Assembly for the same year. This Robert Treat was the first recorder or town clerk for Newark, and was exceedingly prominent in all public matters while he remained in the settlement. But in 1671 he returned to Connecticut, where he was held in high esteem, and for several years was Governor of that Colony, proving a faithful and conscientious worker for the interest of the inhabitants under his charge. From January, 1668, until his death, Jasper Crane senior was given a prominent part to perform in the settlement of Newark. May 20, 1668, he as one of a committee signed an agreement fixing the dividing line between Newark Town and Elizabeth Town. July 28, 1669, he with Robert Treat was chosen by the town to take first opportunity "to go to 'York' to advise with Col. Lovelace concerning our standing. Whether we are designed to be a part of the Duke's Colony or not, and about the Neck, and liberty of purchasing lands up the river, that the Town would petition for." Re-elected magistrate January, 1669, "and Deputy to the General Assembly if there shall be any." He with Robert Treat were chosen to be moderators of town meetings for the year ensuing. Jan. 2, 1670, again chosen magistrate and deputy, serving in latter capacity annually until 1674, and at the town meeting Feb.20, it was voted that the governor be requested to confirm Jasper Crane and Robert Treat magistrates or justices of the peace. The same honors were conferred in 1671, and in addition it was voted Jan. 22, 1671, that "every man should bring his half bushel to Henry Lyon & Joseph Waters and have it tried and sealed when made fit with Mr. Crane's, which for the present is the standard." Mr. Crane was also one of a committee to see to burning the woods for a year. May 13, 1672, Mr. Crane and Lieut. Swain were chosen representatives for the town to consult with other representatives of the country to order matters for the safety for the country. June 17, 1672, Mr. Crane was again chosen magistrate, and also chosen "President of the Quarterly Court to be held in Newark to begin September next." He was also given "liberty to sell liquors in the town till the country order alter it." At a town meeting July 1, 1673, Mr. Crane was chosen to serve on a committee, with Mr. Bond, Mr. Swain, Mr. Kitchell and Mr. Lyon, to consider with messengers from other towns about sending a petition to the Lords Proprietors in England for the removal of grievances; and July 5th the town agreed to pay for sending the messenger to England, as the above committee had agreed with Mr. Delevall about money to cover that expense. August 4th the town chose Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, Lieut. Swain and Sergeant John Ward deputies to treat with the generals about having a privileged county between the two rivers Passaic and Araritine. August 12 again chosen magistrate; September 6th, on committee to try and secure the "Neck" to add to the possessions of Newark; and September 16th instructed by the town to "treat with the generals, and, if they can, to buy it." It would seem the committee were successful, for October 25th Mr. Crane, Mr. Molyns and Mr. Hopkins were chosen to look after the confirmation of the purchase of the Neck and sue for further easement in respect to pay. November 17th Capt. Swain and Mr. Crane were chosen to continue the trade for the Neck. The following year (June 29, 1674) the town voted to have Mr. Crane and Mr. Pierson, Jr., carry the petition and present it to the Governor and Council at North Orange to "obtain confirmation of their bought and paid for lands." August 10, 1674, was again chosen magistrate. Mr. Crane was now becoming quite advanced in years, and the important and exacting services required of him by the town must have proved a heavy tax upon his strength, for he now dropped out of political office, while his sons, John, Azariah and Jasper, Jr. began to work in. Feb. 19, 1678-9, it having been discovered that many of the settlers had taken up lands contrary to a town agreement, Mr. Crane stated at a town meeting that he would lay down all lands so taken if others would, and March 10th following he was chosen, with Robert Dalglesh and Jasper Crane, Jr., to lay out Samuel Potter's lot again. This entry, so far as the public records of Newark shows, closes the public life of the senior Jasper Crane. If we may judge from the entries upon the Newark Town Records we should say that, next to Robert Treat, Jasper Crane was the most prominent figure in the early settlement of that town. After Treat returned to Connecticut, Jasper Crane's name came first in the filling by popular vote the highest and most responsible positions of public trust in the settlement. That he held the confidence of the people is clearly manifested by their returning him annually for so many years, and until the infirmities of age unfitted him for further public service. But the family name and traits of character were appreciated, for no sooner than the name of Jasper senior disappears from the proceedings of the town meetings than the names of John, Azariah and Jasper, Jr., are brought into recognition. The patents for land in Newark to Jasper Crane, Aug. 25, 1675, covering one hundred and sixty-eight acres, are as follows: "House lot 14 acres, 17 a. his first division on great Neck, 11 a. in part for his second division on said Neck, 6 a. on said Neck, 4 a. at bottom of the Neck, 20 a. for his second division by Two Mile Brook, 26 a. his third division by head of Mile Brook, 20 a. for his third division at the head of the branch of Second River, 14 a. of meadow for his first division at Great Island, 12 a. of meadow for his second division by the Great Pond, 14 a. for proportion of bogs, 5 a. of meadow near the Great Island, 1 a. of meadow at Beef Point, 4 a. of meadow near Wheeler's Point, yielding 1/2 penny lawful money of England, or in such pay as the country doth produce at merchants' price, for every one of the said acres, the first payment to begin the 25th of March, which was in the year 1670." These lands were taken up and occupied some time prior to date of the patents. Another warrant seems to have been issued to Jasper Crane, May 1, 1675, for 103 acres of land in Newark. At a town meeting held Aug. 24, 1670, an agreement was made with Mr. Robert Treat and Sergt. Richard Harrison to build and maintain a sufficient corn-mill upon the brook called Mill Brook. They were given sole privilege of this brook, with all the town grists, and all stone within the town limits suitable for millstones, with all the timber that was prepared by Joseph Horton for the mill, and two days' work of every man and woman that holds an allotment in the town, with all the lands formerly granted to Joseph Horton. They were to hold this land as their own so long as they held and maintained the mill, and not to dispose of the mill without consent of the town. The town was also to give thirty pounds in good wheat, pork, beef, or one-fourth in good Indian corn, at such prices as would enable them to exchange it for or procure iron, millstones, or the workman's wages, &c.: Winter wheat 5 shillings per bushel; summer wheat 4s. 5d.; pork 3d. per lb.; beef 2d.; Indian corn 2s. 6d. per bushel. As Mr. Treat was to return to Connecticut, Jasper Crane assumed his portion of the contract. From Jasper Crane we have a large number of descendants -- one branch of them located westward of Newark, and five or six miles distant, calling the lace Cranetown. Some of his descendants located four miles southward of Newark, at a place called Elizabeth Town. Among those who settled here was Stephen Crane, who there is good reason to believe was an elder son of Jasper, born in England about 1630. From these points members of the family pressed their way further westward, crossing the Passaic River, settling Morris County. They were all remarkable for frugality, honesty and piety, and were mostly Presbyterians. It has been said by one, not a member of the family, "no more respectable people, no better citizens, are found in our communities than those who bear Crane blood in them." Oct. 30, 1666, at a meeting in Branford, Conn., the preliminary agreement outlining the conduct of the proposed new settlement upon the "Passiack River in the Province of New Jersey" was signed by many Branford people, among them Jasper Crane senior and his sons John and Delivered.* These three names appear among the first proprietors of the town of Newark, and at the town meeting held Feb. 6, 1667, Mr. Jasper Crane, John and Deliverance* appear to have been present. Thenceforth for more than a century the name of Crane occupied a conspicuous place in the annals of the town, and scarcely a town meeting was held during a period of one hundred years that there was not a Crane chosen to fill some town office, and it was not unusual to elect to public positions several of the name at one meeting. But March 13, 1759, the family seemed to have reached the zenith of its popularity, for at that meeting by vote of the town eight different offices were filled by Cranes. As it appears, however, that John Crane was chosen collector and John Crane to serve on a committee to settle a line in the parsonage land, it may have required but seven Cranes to fill the eight positions; so that the election held this day exceeded but a trifle that held March 12, 1754, when six Cranes were elected to fill seven public positions. Their names were: John, for collector; Timothy and Ezekiel, surveyors of Highways; Elijah and William, overseers of the poor; John, clerk of strays; Noah, on committee to settle the line between the towns of Newark and Elizabethtown. Jasper Crane's will, dated 1678, named children John, Azariah, Jasper and Hannah Huntington, and granddaughter Hannah Huntington; John to have his "silver bole." Mr. Crane was probably born about 1605, and died 1681, his will having been proved that year, and names wife Alice. http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/cranjas2.htm JASPER CRANE Born 1590/1605 in England. Died 19 Oct 1680 in Newark, New Jersey. He married Alice (LEAVE?) in England. Born 1608. Died After 26 Aug 1675 (r)154. (Named as Alice LEAVE by (r)85) They had the following children: 2 i. John CRANE I 3 ii. Hannah CRANE 4 iii. Delivered CRANE 5 iv. Mary (Mercy) CRANE 6 v. Azariah CRANE I, Deacon 7 vi. Micah CRANE 8 vii. Jasper CRANE Jr. Jasper Crane's Life in a Nutshell Note from JTR: To help me track my SOURCES of genealogical information, I create a TIME LINE But if you check the number and the list of references at the bottom, you'll know where it came from. It's up to you to decide whether it's fact or fiction! Born to Gen. Josiah Crane (r)101 Abt 1605 - born in England (unknown parents) (r)154 (r)180 Jasper Crane is said to have been the nephew of Margaret Crane, wife of Samuel Huntington, and thought to have come from Bradley Plains (?), Hampshire, Engl. because of ties with the Ogden family there abt 1630 - Jasper may have first settled at Shawmit (now Boston, MA) (r)101 1630 - some think Jasper Crane came on the ship Arabella with Winthrop 1633 - Jasper (of the Parish of St. Stephens, Coleman St.) was with John Davenport when they fled from London toAmsterdam (r)103 Jun 1637 - Davenport's arrival in Boston on the "Hector of London" was recorded by John Winthrop (r)103 1637/38 - Amos Crane's trigonometry book says Jasper Crane came from London in 1637-8 (r)180 Mar 1638 - left Boston for Connecticut (r)103 4 Jun 1639 - at New Haven (r)101 (r)155 As surveyor, laid out much of New Haven plots, grants, etc. (r)181 1639 - Jasper Crane was said to be steward of John Davenport's properties (r)181 Jun 21, 1640 - Jasper in Boston, possibly surveyor/land agent for London Co. (r)101 Mar 1641 - granted 100 acres of land in the East Meadow (r)180 (r)181 1642 - one of New Haven Co. concerned with the settlement on the Delaware River (r)180 1643 - tax valuation was 480 pounds (r)180 and had 3 persons in his family (self, wife and son John) (r)181 Abt 1644 - Jasper Crane building an ocean-going vessel which departed for England in 1646 but never reached its destination - the New Haven Colony frequently glimpses the "phantom ship" in the harbor 1644 - excused from military service due to his "weakness" (r)180 1644/5 - granted 16 acres upland in East Haven and he moved there, son Joseph (?) born there (r)180 1651 - Jasper removed to Branford (7 miles east of East Haven) (r)101 Abt 1652 - founded the town of Branford, CT with Rev. Abraham Pierson and others (r)154 (r)181 7 Sep 1652 - sold his house and land in East Haven and joined about 20 families from Southhampton, LI under the leadership of Rev. Pierson and a group of families from Wethersfield led by Samuel Swaine (r)180 (r)181 May 1653 - represented Branford at the General Court in New Haven (r)180 (r)181 1656 - Ironworks joint venture of John Winthrop Jr., Jasper Crane and others (located between Branford & New Haven) 1658 - elected a magistrate of the New Haven Colony, served for 5 years (r)180 1662 - New Haven and Connecticut Colonies were united (r)180 1664/5 - Jasper Crane chosen Justice of the County Court at New Haven and served as a Magistrate to the Connecticut Colony from New Haven (r)180 1665/7 - continued as assistant or Magistrate for the Connecticut Colony (r)180 1665 - Jasper was member of committee of safety to protect colony against DeRuyter, the Dutch admiral (r)101 Spring 1666 - Robert Treat led 41 families from New Haven Colony to "New Milford" - Jasper's son, Azariah, was in this first group (now Newark, NJ) (r)101 20 Jan 1667 - signed Newark 1st Church document (r)155 6 Feb 1667 - drew home lot #49 (r)180 Spring 1667 - Jasper Crane, Rev. Pierson, Samuel Swaine and 20 more families arrive in "New Milford" (now Newark, NJ) (r)180 20 May 1668 - on committee to determine dividing line between Newark and Elizabeth Town (r)181 1668/69 - Jasper Crane and Robert Treat were first Magistrates of Newark (r)180 1668/70 - represented Newark in the New Jersey General Assembly (r)180 28 Jul 1669 - Jasper and Robert Treat were sent to "York" as Newark's representatives (r)181 13 May 1672 - Jasper and Lt. Swain were chosen as Newark's representatives to discuss matters of safety for the country (r)181 17 Jun 1672 - chosen Magistrate and President of the Quarterly Court (r)181 1673 - obtained permission to make and sell spirits (r)180 1673 - chosen a Magistrate under the short resumption of Dutch rule (r)180 1 Jul 1673 - on committee (Crane, Bond, Swain, Kitchell, Lyon) to send petition to Lord Proprietors in England (r)181 1673- on committee to secure the "Neck" to add to the possessions of Newark (r)180 26 May 1673 - drew lot #100 of 100 acres (r)180 25 Aug 1675 - 168 acres in 13 parcels including 20 acres at the head of Second River (Toney's Brook?) (r)180 1675 - chosen as a Deputy to the assembly and a Magistrate in Newark (r)180 1 Oct 1678 - wrote his will 25 Oct 1681 - died in (r)Newark (r)154 (r)155 Reference Note 62 The History of Newark, NJ by Joseph Atkinson, 1878 Reference Note 85 Paul Ross Burnett, 408-629-4203 11 Uxbridge Court, San Jose, CA 95139-1253 Reference Note 101 Rockaway Records of Morris Co., NJ by Joseph Percy Crayon 1902 Reference Note 103 The New Haven Colony, Yale Press 1934 MacBeath Calder Reference Note 151 The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. XXXIII, James T. White Co., NY 1947 Reference Note 152 History of Van Wert & Mercert Counties, Ohio, 1882 Reference Note 154 Jasper Crane Genealogy Co-Founder of Newark, NJ in 1666 Margaret Angevine Riggin, Bloomfield, New Jersey 20 Nov 1971 (Revised 4 Sep 1975) Copy presented to the Historical Society of West Caldwell on permanent loan from the West Caldwell Public Library Oct 1979 Reference Note 155 Reminiscences of Montclair by Philip Doremus Reference Note 180 The Crane Family of Montclair by G. Vance Moser, Jr. Reference Note 181 Genealogy of the Crane Family, Vol. II by Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1900 http://homes.acmecity.com/lostandfound/dog/20/crane/pafn01.htm Jasper Crane was one of the original settlers of the New Haven (CT) colony. He was a surveyor and a merchant, and with Mr. Myles he laid out most of the New Haven town plot, located grants, established division lines, and settled disputed titles. In 1652 he removed to Branford, CT where he was elected a magistrate in 1658, having held the office of deputy for some years previous to that date. In 1667 he disposed of his property in Branford and took up his permanent home at Newark, NJ and became very prominent in all the transactions of the town, especially during the first fourteen years of its growth and development. He was the first president of the town court, and for several years the first on the list of the deputies to the general assembly of New Jersey. It is said, and is most probably true, that the cause of Jasper Crane's coming to Newark was his dissatisfaction at the New Haven colony's becoming united with the Connecticut colony, but his governing incentive most likely was that which animated the majority of the settlers, namely, the desire to hold and practice their own religious opinions in peace and the wish to escape swearing allegiance to the English crown. He may possibly be a descendant of Hugo de Crane, fifth sheriff of Hampshire County, 1377 to 1399, in the reign of Richard II. A tradition with regard to Jasper is that he came to Massachusetts Bay in the ship "Arabella", with Governor Winthrop, etc. The origins of Jasper and his wife Alice are not certainly known. With respect to Jasper there is tradition that he came from London or vicinity. Amos Crane's trigonometry book, now in the possession of the Montclair Historical Society, includes a handwritten page of the descendants of Jasper and repeats the phrase that Jasper came from London in 1637-8. Ellery B. Crane, the Crane family genealogist of the late 19th century, added that Jasper may have been the brother of John Crane who was recorded in Boston by January 1637. (Excerpts from The Crane Family of Montclair by G. Vance Moser, Jr.) Jasper Crane, born in England, was one of the signers of the fundamental agreement of New Haven Colony in 1639, and served as Deputy from that place to the General Court of the colony, 1645. 1647-9, 1653-7; Magistrate of New Haven colony 1658-1665; Governor's Assistant 1665-67. In 1667 he took up permanent residence in Newark, NJ where he was first President of the Town Court, and for several years the first on the list of Deputies to the General Assembly in New Jersey. At a Town Meeting in Newark in Jan 1668 he was chosen Magistrate for the ensuing year and also Deputy, and reelected in 1669, serving until 1674. In 1672 he was elected President of the Quarterly Court, and died in 1681. (Bell Family) Son of William or Joseph/Josiah Crane b 1564 Eng. (World Family Tree) Also shown as 8 Jul 1599, London, Middlesex, England. (Family Search) Also shown as 1681. Also shown as New Haven, New Haven Co, CT. (Family Search)Alice LEAVE ? Also shown as Alice GAYLORD. Bef 1666, Stamford, Fairfield Co, CT. (Family Search) 4. Deliverance CRANE Also shown as "Delivered" Crane. He settled in Newark, NJ and on the map published in 1806 his house lot appears on High Street near the northerly end. He left no children. http://homes.acmecity.com/lostandfound/dog/20/crane/pafc01.htm#142C1?j umpTo=142C1 Jasper CRANE Sr references 1Pierson Family History - Edward Grier Pierson, Jr. 2Elizabeth Horton, Genealogist, 12 Grove Street, Middletown, New York (1951). 3N.J. Genealogy - Vol. I.4"Cyclopedia of New Jersey Biography" (1923, American Historical Society) from jrabun@ix.netcom.com 4/97. 5Joanne Todd Rabun - (jrabun@ix.netcom.com) - 9/97. 6Bell Family in America and others - Elaine "Ceily" Uram - 4229 Ladd Street, San Diego, CA 92109 (Ladybrynde@aol.com) - 11. 7Family Tree Maker CD182 - Family History: New Jersey Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s from Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. -. 8Sally Harris Wilbur - 4367 SE 16th St., Gresham, OR 97080-9178 (4/96) - information from Howell Family tree, "The Early H. 9Paul Burnett - 1960 Llagas Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (pburnett@garlic.com) - 1/99 - information also at: http://www.gar. 10Family Search - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - www.familysearch.org - 7/99. Alice LEAVE ? 1Sally Harris Wilbur - 4367 SE 16th St., Gresham, OR 97080-9178 (4/96) - information from Howell Family tree, "The Early H. 2Lawrence Hiler - PO Box 2253, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (cld@hevanet.com) - 10/96 - information from Edward Ball gedcom site . 3Family Tree Maker CD182 - Family History: New Jersey Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s from Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. -. 4Family Search - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - ww.familysearch.org - 7/99. http://longislandgenealogy.com/bristow/fam00428.htm Husband: Jasper Crane Born: 1590 at: Spaxton, Sussex, Eng. Married: ABT. 1633 at: Died: 19 OCT 1680 at: Newark, Nj Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Alice Leave Born: ABT. 1608 at: Eng. Died: AFT. 26 AUG 1675 at: Prob. Nj Father: Mother: Other Spouses: CHILDREN Name: Jasper Crane Born: 2 APR 1650 at: East Haven, Ct Married: at: Died: 16 MAR 1711/12 at: Newark, Nj Spouses: Johanna Swayne http://forerunner.com/forerunner/X0526_Bios-_John_Winthrop.html John Winthrop: First Governor of Massachusetts While en route to the New World on board the Arabella, John Winthrop wrote a sermon entitled "A Model of Christian Charity," in which he outlined the purposes of God for New England. Winthrop had a deep understanding of God's divine purposes for the colony. "We shall be a city set on a hill," he said of Boston - where the church was the center of life during those early years of the city's history. He described a harmonious Christian community whose laws and government would logically proceed from a godly and purposeful arrangement. John Winthrop also believed that this new form of government would help bring about a "Golden Age" and that one day all the nations of the world would copy this form of government: "We shall find that the God of Israel shall be among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies; when He shall make us a praise and glory that men shall say of succeeding plantations, 'the Lord make it like that of New England.'" But Winthrop also gave a warning: "The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if we deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause us to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword through the world." Winthrop set out clearly the revealed purposes of God and warned that the success or failure of their endeavors would depend on their dedication to the ideal of selfless community. History shows us that this ideal was never realized, however, Winthrop laid the foundation for generations yet to come. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/winthrop.htm John Winthrop's City upon a Hill, 1630 Now the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke and to provide for our posterity is to followe the Counsell of Micah, to doe Justly, to love mercy, to walke humbly with our God, for this end, wee must be knitt together in this worke as one man, wee must entertaine each other in brotherly Affeccion, wee must be willing to abridge our selves of our superfluities, for the supply of others necessities, wee must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meekenes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, wee must delight in eache other, make others Condicions our owne rejoyce together, mourne together, labour, and suffer together, allwayes having before our eyes our Commission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as his owne people and will commaund a blessing upon us in all our wayes, soe that wee shall see much more of his wisdome power goodnes and truthe then formerly wee have beene acquainted with, wee shall finde that the God of Israell is among us, when tenn of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when hee shall make us a prayse and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantacions: the lord make it like that of New England: for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a byword through the world, wee shall open the mouthes of enemies to speake evill of the wayes of god and all professours for Gods sake; wee shall shame the faces of many of gods worthy servants, and cause theire prayers to be turned into Cursses upon us till wee be consumed out of the good land whether wee are going: And to shutt upp this discourse with that exhortacion of Moses that faithfull servant of the Lord in his last farewell to Israell Deut. 30. Beloved there is now sett before us life, and good, deathe and evill in that wee are Commaunded this day to love the Lord our God, and to love one another to walke in his wayes and to keepe his Commaundements and his Ordinance, and his lawes, and the Articles of our Covenant with him that wee may live and be multiplyed, and that the Lord our God may blesse us in the land whether wee goe to possesse it: But if our heartes shall turne away soe that wee will not obey, but shall be seduced and worshipp other Gods our pleasures, and proffitts, and serve them, it is propounded unto us this day, wee shall surely perishe out of the good Land whether wee passe over this vast Sea to possesse it; Therefore lett us choose life, that wee, and our Seede, may live; by obeyeing his voyce, and cleaveing to him, for hee is our life, and our prosperity. http://bigelow.simplenet.com/rod/winthrop.htm THE WINTHROP FLEET by Loring L. Bigelow It is presumed that John1 Bigelow arrived in America with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. This cannot be proven as no complete roster of passengers exists; however, it seems likely that he was a passenger on one of the eleven ships from England that made up the Fleet. John1 would have been but a lad of 13 or 14 at the time and probably, although unproven, traveled along with his older sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth later became the second wife of Deacon Richard Butler of Hartford, CT. (See The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol. 1, p. 11). But what about this "fleet?" It consisted of 11 ships, but strangely enough, all did not sail at the same time from the same place and hence all did not travel together. At the New England landings, not all ships arrived at the same time nor at the same harbors -more about that later. The "flagship" of the Winthrop Fleet was the Arbella and she carried the most important people, including Winthrop, Squire of Groton Manor. He had thrown in his lot with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. Winthrop was a lawyer, unsatisfied with his life and future opportunities in England. After joining the group, he was elected leader for this expedition, and thus the fleet acquired its name. The Winthrop Woman, a book by Seton is well researched and deals with factual events in the life of this Winthrop family. John Winthrop was appointed to be in charge "for his integritie & sufficiencies" and along with more than 25 important passengers and about 70 "planters," or people with a good trade background, was aboard the Arbella, considered the "Admiral" ship. Winthrop had three of his sons with him plus 8 servants. The Captain of the Arbella was Peter Milburne. In addition to the Arbella, we find the following ships in the group as it formed in England: Ambrose, Jewel, Talbot, Charles, Mayflower (not the Mayflower, but another ship of the same name), William and Francis, Hopewell, Whale, Success, and Trial. These ships, for the most part, had been used earlier in the wine trade to Mediterranean Ports. Ships of this typed were specially constructed, were well-caulked and dry. They were known as "sweet ships," but certainly not built to carry passengers. The high forecastle deck (forward) housed the seamen before the mast, and the still higher poop deck (at the stern) housed the ship's officers. In the case of the Arbella, formerly the Eagle, there was a crew of 52 seamen and about 15 officers. The space between the two towering fore and aft structures was used for cargo and at other times to transport people in a most primitive fashion. No cruise ships, these! In the Winthrop Fleet, rough "cabins" were constructed for the women and children while usually hammocks for the men were strung up every place available. The passengers had no conception of traveling thus, by sea. There was little or no ventilation below deck, no really adequate means of lighting at night, no source of heat, and very primitive sanitary and cooking facilities. Little was known about the scourge at the time - scurvy. Potable water could not stay sweet and drinkable on long voyages. Hence beer was carried on all ships and a cooper was needed to keep the casks tight. Records show that on the Arbella, "40 tuns" of beer was carried. Charles Banks, the author of a book about the Winthrop Fleet, states that this equals 10,000 gallons of beer! Wow! Little did the people of that time know that the beer they carried, to allay thirst, also acted as a mild anti- scorbutic [helped to prevent scurvy]. The Talbot, with Thomas Beecher, Master was considered the "Vice Admiral" ship, the Ambrose, "Rear Admiral," and the Mayflower which was not the Mayflower, "Captain" of the Fleet. These four ships carried the bulk of the passengers, while the other seven ships carried a few passengers, but mainly livestock and freight of the expedition. Of interest is that the livestock consisted of 240 cows and 60 horses - "3 score and ten cattle" died in a storm a month after sailing. Also of interest was that the Arbella was 350 tons in size, and in addition to the 42 "tuns" of beer mentioned earlier, carried 14 "tuns" of water (about 3500 gallons), 2 hogshead of "syder" and I hogshead of vinegar. Most passengers travelled aboard four of the eleven ships in the Winthrop Fleet, the Arbella, the Talbot, the Ambrose, and the Mayflower (not to be confused with the Mayflower, but another ship of the same name). These four ships sailed first to the Isle of Wight. The other seven ships, which carried a few passengers but mainly livestock and freight, were in various southern English ports loading up. The four ships sailed from Wight on 08 April 1630 along with a few smaller vessels that were en route to Newfoundland. The seven other ships in the Winthrop Fleet sailed two or three weeks later. Who were the passengers aboard these eleven ships? No complete list exists, but Winthrop, in a letter to his wife written before sailing, states there were 700 passengers aboard all ships. There is no corroboration for either higher or lower figures. Each passenger travelled at his/her expense through various arrangements: those who paid directly; those who had a profession, art or trade, and were to receive remuneration either in cash or land; those who paid part of their passage and were to pay the balance after arrival at 3 shillings per day; indentured servants whose masters were to receive 50 acres of land for each servant transported. John Winthrop had 8 servants, so 400 acres of land! Of interest to Bigelows today, we find that there were 7 passengers from Norfolk and 154 from Suffolk areas - East Anglia. John1 was from the former area while the Warrens, who would later become his in-laws, were from the latter. There was a goodly number specifically from Nayland and Stoke-by-Nayland which is not too far from the Wrentham area where John1 was baptised. John Warren and his wife Margaret were from Nayland. They are listed although their children are not. If we surmise that John1 came across to New England in the Winthrop Fleet, we can perhaps guess that he had knowledge of some of the people. A John Firman and Giles Firman also were from Nayland, as were John Water and Richard Webb. Isaac Stearns, tailor, from Stoke-by- Nayland was in the Fleet and settled in Watertown - as did John'. The Stearns early became associated with the Bigelows - see Vol. I of The Bigelow Family Genealogy. In the Winthrop Fleet, there were several teenage and younger children. John1 would have been 13 or 14 at the time. John Devereaux, another from Stoke-by-Nayland, had two children with him, ages about 15 or 16. Of special interest, there was a young vivacious girl of 9 or 10 named Anne. Surname has not been determined, but of interest is that she claimed to be the first girl of the Fleet to step ashore in Shawmut, which later became Boston. Anne married, had a family and lived to be 104 or 105. The drinking water in the Charleston area was not very palatable and on at least one occasion, Anne got into a boat with other young people and rowed across to Shawmut for good fresh drinking water. Could John1 have been with this group of young people? Who knows. Would it not be interesting to have talked with this young vivacious lady and asked who was in the boat with her? Other ships were about during the time of the Winthrop Fleet - the Mary and John had 140 passengers, John1 not included. The Lyon was also about the same time, and had some 80 passengers, but not John1. The contributor of this article wishes there might be additional records of The Winthrop Fleet so we could put to rest the speculation that John' was a passenger. In closing, one must not confuse our John' with another John Baguley who early crossed into Virginia. It is true that a lot of these ships that very early crossed into Virginia also came up into the New England area -there was even a bit of trade between the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers and those of the Virginia areas. However, this could not be the same John Baguley that we call John' due to the age difference - it is much too broad. July 1996 FORGE: The Bigelow Society Quarterly Vol. 25, No. 3 Source. Charles Banks, The Winthrop Fleet, c1930. Related Forge articles. Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 29; Vol. 7, No. 3, p. 51; Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 11. Scanned document December 17th, 1996 by Don Bigelow Dbigel1@cris.com (c) Copyright 1996 Bigelow Society, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.millersv.edu/~winthrop/common.html Adam Winthrop, father of John, witnessed execution of Sir Walter Raleigh? http://www.millersv.edu/~winthrop/awl.html Adam Winthrop (1548-1623) was the father of John Winthrop (1588- 1649), the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the youngest son of Adam Winthrop (1498-1562), Master of the Clothworkers. Born in London in 1548, he probably spent some of his youth at Groton, in Suffolk, his father having purchased the former monastic manor in 1544 and taken up residence there in around 1552 . The elder Adam Winthrop died in 1562 and his widow, young Adam's mother, married William Mildmay. Young Adam inherited little land from his father. At the time he was enrolled in a private grammar school run by John Dawes in Ipswich. In 1567 he matriculated fellow commoner at Magdalene, Cambridge where he stayed for a few years, making friendships with John Still, John Knewstub, and Henry Sandes among others. http://www.millersv.edu/~winthrop/jp.html John Winthrop as a Justice of the Peace It has often been writen that John Winthrop (1588-1649) was a Justice of the Peace in England, that statement frequently being amplified by the "fact" that he presided over his first court at the age of eighteen. The latter claim actually is based on Winthrop presiding over a manorial court session, which he was empowered to do not by being a Justice of the Peace but by virtue of his status as lord of Groton manor. "JPs" were members of the Commission of the Peace, appointed by the crown and no documentation of Winthrops being on the Commission has previously been provided. Employed by the Winthrop Papers Project, Ms Sue Sadler was able to search the appropriate runs of documents in the Public Record Office and as a result has been able to establish Winthrop's tenure on the Commission for Suffolk. According to J. H. Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History, third edition (London, 1990), the system operated as follows: "At intervals a commission of the peace was drawn up for each county, listing the substantial knights and gentry of the area and taking care to include the sages et apris de la leye, charging them both to keep the peace and to enquire into, hear and determine' a long list of crimes, ranging from felonies to economic offences and sorcery. The first of these 'charges' imposed an individual police responsibility on each justice; justices could arrest suspects and commit them to gaol, and could require anyone to give surety for keeping the peace.... The second was in effect a general commission of oyer and terminer to any two or more of the justices (with a 'quorum' of lawyers*), and empowered the justices collectively to hold their sessions of the peace. Directed by statute to be held at four seasons (Michaelmas, Epiphany, Easter and the Translation of St Thomas), these were known as the general quarter sessions of the peace. The jurisdiction of quarter sessions was in theory virtually coterminous with the criminal side of the assizes, but in practice inferior." * Quorum meant "of whom"; inthye judicial part of the commission the list of justices was followed by a quorun clause. John Winthrop was appointed to the Commission of the Peace for Suffolk in 1615 and seems to have served continuously till omitted at some point in the mid- 1620s, probably the accession of Charles I. He was reinstated in June of 1626 and continued to be listed through 1631 -- despite his having left England for Massachusetts. The relevant documents follow. CROWN OFFICE DOCQUET BOOKS Libri Pacis C 193 13/1 [p 92r] [5-8 Nov 1621 to July 1622] q Martinus Stutevil q Robtus Crane mil q Georgus Le Hunt mil q Willus Springe mil C 193 12/2 [25 Sept 1626] [p 55v] [the following (indicated in parens) are bracketed with marginal notation "Kv"] (Sr John Heveningham Sr John Wentworth Sr George Waldgrave Sr Martin Statebile Sr Robert Crane Sr John Rowse Sr Robert Brooke Sr George Le hunt Sr William Spring Sr Wim Soame Sr Roger North Sr Nathaniel Barnardston Sr Thomas Glenham Sr henry Buckingham Sr Wm harvie) Gabriell Cuapmt doc of divinity Thomas Eden doc of Lawe one the Mr of the Chancery henry North Esquire E 163/18/12 [28 Oct 1626] [p 75v] q Johes Pooley Mil Johes hevninham Mil q Johes heveningham Mil q Johes Wentworth Mil q Georgius Waldgrave Mil q Robertus Crane Mil q Johes Roase Mil q Robertus Brooke mil q Georgius Brooke Mil q Georgius Le hunt Mil q Willus Springe Mil q Willus Soame Mil q Robertus North Mil http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/newhaven.htm The following list of polls and estates, by which the first division was regulated, will show the relative wealth of some of those who first had their farms in this town: Mr. Davenport: 3 polls, 1,000 pounds. William Tuttle: 7 polls, 450 pounds. Jasper Crayne: 3 polls, 480 pounds Thomas Gregson: 6 polls, 600 pounds Benjamin Linge: 2 polls, 320 pounds. William Andrews: 2 polls, 150 pounds. John Cooper: 3 polls, 30 pounds. John Potter: 4 polls, 25 pounds. Matthias Hitchcock: 3 polls, 50 pounds. Matthew Moulthrop: 1 poll, 10 pounds. Edward Patterson: 1 poll, 40 pounds. Richard Berkley: 4 polls, 20 pounds. http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/nhmap.htm SQUARE 8 (bottom center): Matthew Gilbert, Thomas Kimberly, Owen Rowe, Mr. Davenport's Walk, An Elder, Jasper Crane, John Davenport, John Chapman, John Benham, Thomas Nash, Richard Malbon http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/cemlist1.html#nh Charles Goodyear Inventor of Vulcanized Rubber Grove Street Cemetery New Haven http://statlab.stat.yale.edu/cgi-bin/NHtimeline.pl New Haven Timeline 1637 In August, Theophilus Eaton, a wealthy London merchant recently arrived from England to Boston, explores the New Haven area.After his favorable report, approximately 500 colonists, including the Reverent John Davenport, arrive in New Haven on April 24, 1638. Land was purchased from the American Indian tribes in November of that year. The settlement was initially called Quinnipiac, the Indian name which probably meant "long water" or "river place". In 1640 the place became New Haven by order of the General Court of Connecticut. http://www.altlaw.com/edball/html/referenc.htm#66,#108 Ref#108. "Genealogy of the Crane Family", Vol. 2, by Ellery B. Crane; 1900; pg. 317 Ref#66. Harman R. Clark / 75046.3151@compuserve.com / Lyon Memorial, S. E. Lyon (1907) pages 82-144 / Ogden Genealogy, page 43-58 http://www.altlaw.com/edball/html/d0108/i01216.htm Jasper Crane MALE BIRTH: ABT 18 Jul 1602, near Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England [Ref#66,#108] DEATH: 19 Oct 1680 [Ref#21] NOTE : 1681, Could be died date. [Ref#113] NOTE : Could be son of Sir William Crane. BAPTISM: 18 Jul 1602, Christened , Hertfordshire, England. NOTE : "One of the founders of Newark, New Jersey" NOTE : 11 Jul 1602, Could be baptism date at Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. http://www.altlaw.com/edball/html/d0061/i02211.htm#NOTESI02211 Notes Richard Crane. Welwyn Parish Records microfilm in Hertfordshire Records Office, County Hall, Hertford AG13 8DE England, United Kingdom Richard Crane had the following children: Jasper Crane Sr. was born in 1602 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Parish Records microfilm in Hertfordshire Records Office, County Hall, Hertford AG13 8DE England, United Kingdom. He was christened on 18 Jul 1602 in Welwyn, England. He died in 1680. John Crane was born in 1595 in Welwyn, England. He was christened on 25 Jan 1595 in Welwyn, England. Welwyn Parish Records microfilm in Hertfordshire Records Office, County Hall, Hertford AG13 8DE England, United Kingdom William Crane was born in 1598 in Welwyn, England. He was christened on 4 Jun 1598 in Welwyn, England. Welwyn Parish Records microfilm in Hertfordshire Records Office, County Hall, Hertford AG13 8DE England, United Kingdom http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/crane/index.html Mon Jun 15 13:28:31 1998 C. Webb E-mail address: CK1Seeker@aol.com Located in: Crane lineage: John Crane (1595)>Benjamin Crane(1630)/Mary Backus>Jonathan Crane/Deborah Griswold>Isaac Crane (1694)/Ruth Waldo>Ruth Crane (1718)/Ebenezer Webb Message: I believe my John Crane is Connecticut part of family...Jasper's brother. Looking for any family history on this branch. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8523/genealogy.html Sun Nov 15 17:38:37 1998 vicky bartlett E-mail address: bartlett2@webtv.net Located in: Ironwood, michigan Crane lineage: vicky bartlett, d/o karen phillips,d/o james wright,s/o maude grinnell,d/o leslie grinnell,s/o george grinnell,s/o major grinnell,s/o jane crane,d/o moses crane,s/o benjamin crane,s/o joseph crane,s/o jasper crane http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/HRT/Welwyn/index.html Welwyn Church Records The Parish Registers for the periods:- Baptisms - 1559-1978 Marriages - 1559-1741, 1754-1988 Burials - 1558-1934 Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1869 are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P119] Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1558-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office. The period 1558-1876 is covered by the IGI. Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1558-1934 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA. Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:15:11 -0500 From: "Norman Morris" To: "Mark Murphy" Hello glad to hear from you. I have a little info on Jonas Jr. and his son John R. who I found in Texas census. I am sending you 2 attachments. Send me your mailing address. I have the Crane's back to 1660 I think. Actually you are related to my wife Geraldine Mae Crane Morris. Jul 25 2000 Family Group Sheet Husband: Jonas Crane, Jr. #64 Born: May 02 1810 in: Hamilton Co., Ohio Baptized: in: Died: in: Texas Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Father: Jonas Edward Crane #55 Mother: Abigail Kitchell #58 Wife: Sydney Ann Salmon #127 Married: Jul 22 1837 in: Jackson Co., Indiana his age: 27 her age: 18 Ceremony: Y Divorced/Annulled/Separated: Year: Born: 1819 in: Indiana Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Father: Mother: M Child 1 Benjamin F. Crane #889 Born: 1840 in: Jackson Co., Indiana Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: M Child 2 J. Edwin M. Crane #890 Born: 1845 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Spouse: J.R. (Crane) #898 b. 1842 Married: in: Ceremony: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: Year: M Child 3 John R. Crane #891 Born: 1848 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Spouse: Mary A. (Crane) #899 b. 1849 Married: in: Ceremony: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: Year: F Child 4 Amanda L. Crane #892 Born: 1851 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: F Child 5 Celestia Crane #893 Born: 1854 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: F Child 6 Sydney A. Crane #894 Born: 1857 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Norman & Geraldine Crane Morris 419 Parkland Ave Seymour, In 47274 812-523-7509 Fax 812-524-0312 Jul 25 2000 Family Group Sheet Husband: John R. Crane #891 Born: 1848 in: Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Father: Jonas Crane, Jr. #64 Mother: Sydney Ann Salmon #127 Dallas Co., Texas Census 1860. In 1880 living at Tarrant Co. Tx. Wife: Mary A. (Crane) #899 Married: in: Ceremony: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: Year: Born: 1849 in: Missouri Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Father: Mother: M Child 1 James Crane #900 Born: 1872 in: Texas Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: F Child 2 Ella Crane #901 Born: 1874 in: Texas Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: F Child 3 Frances (Fannie) Crane #902 age: 124 Born: 1876 in: Texas Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: M Child 4 John Crane #903 age: 122 Born: 1878 in: Texas Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: M Child 5 Walter Crane #904 age: 120 Born: 1880 in: Texas Baptized: in: Died: in: Buried: in: Cemetery in: Ref: Occupation: Norman & Geraldine Crane Morris 419 Parkland Ave Seymour, In 47274 812-523-7509 Fax 812-524-0312 Norman Morris 419 Parkland Ave. Seymour, IN 47274 812-523-7509 Fax 812-524-0312 [Possible forging interest of Jasper, who helped Goodyear & Cooper] From: "Barry Treves" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:11 AM Subject: Re: CLEOBURY MORTIMER FORGES "There are two known furnace sites in Cleobury, both located (as was > typical) on streams in woodland: Cleobury Park Furnace (SO711764) and > Furnace Mill (SO720765), which both lie on the Baveney Brook where it passes through the Wyre Forest. Given two furnaces, there would almost certainly > have been two forges as well; one of these is obviously Rowley." A forge > "situated at Rowley" was let to Stephen Hadnall in 1571. > This information (there is more) is taken from "Cleobury Chronicles", volume 3, produced by The Cleobury Mortimer History Society in 1994. The > Chronicles1-5 can be purchased from: > The Cleobury Mortimer History Society > Baldwins Bookshop, > High Street, > Cleobury Mortimer, > Shropshire. DY14 8BY > Tel: 01299 270110 > email:hist@mbaldwin.free-online.co.uk > http://users.hsonline.net/nmorris/ gedcom files Abigail Kitchell http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/burying.htm The Old Newark Burying Ground CRANE, Daniel - wife Phebe, son Thomas (died 10 Nov 1736 in 23rd year) CRANE, (Dani)el - died 27 Mar 1785 in 77th year CRANE, Daniel Jr. - died 15 Jan 1748/9 aged 28 yrs 8 mos 7 days (on stone w/Joshua Crane) CRANE, Israel - wife Sarah (died 14 Aug 1785 in 68th year) CRANE, John - wife Abigail (died 25 Jun 1744 in 44th year) CRANE, John - wife Rebecca (died 28 Jun 1787 in 82nd year) CRANE, Jonathan - wife Rachel (died 3 Nov 1777 in 25th year) CRANE, Joshua - died 14 Jan 1748/9 aged 23 yrs 7 mos 2 days (on stone w/Daniel Crane Jr.) CRANE, Nehemiah - wife Lydia, son David (died 15 Jul 1773 in 23rd year) CRANE, Nehemiah - wife Lydia, son Joseph (died 23 Jan 1747 aged 13 mos and 22 days), 2nd son Joseph (died 3 Mar 174_ aged 3 mos 9 days) CRANE, Nehemiah - died 11 Aug 1751 in 32nd year CRANE, Obadiah - wife Phebe, daughter Joanna (died 18 Sep 1705 aged 11 mos), son Joel Conger (died 24 Aug 1714 aged 4 yrs) CRANE, Obediah - died 28 Sep 1784 in 43rd year, wife Phebe (died 12 Feb 1770 aged 27 yrs 27 days) CRANE, Obadiah - wife Jemima (died 30 Jun 1787 aged 33 yrs) CRANE, Phineas - died 13 Nov 1759 in 29th year CRANE, Samuel - wife Kezia (died 24 Sep 1779 in 56th year) http://www.altlaw.com/edball/ct2nj.htm The reasons our ancestors left New Haven and came to New Jersey by Bev Crifasi, 1996 "In 1665 New Haven and Connecticut were merged into one colony. The new constitution allowed baptism of children irrespective of parent's church membership This was displeasing to the strict members of New Haven; the Puritan practices permitting this ordinance only for children of 'the elect.' " HA TICHENOR p. 3. When I first learned that my ancestors had settled first in Connecticut and New York and then in New Jersey, I was very curious as to why they would impose such additional hardship. The baptism issue above is certainly an accurate stating of a specific argument, however, other sources suggest that it is only one example of their discontent, with discontent being too weak a word to describe the events they and their parents had lived through in the 17th century. Virtually every history of NJ, particularly those that emphasize the founding of Newark, seem to begin with a refresher course in English history. In his history of Newark, Atkinson describes the fact that some years before the founding of Newark, James I, King of England (1603- 1625) imposed his beliefs in the divine rights of kings in general (and himself in particular) upon the population of England. Probably the most relevant for us are his views on religion. He was antagonistic when dealing with Catholics, but when it came to "Separatists" (i.e., Congregationalists and Presbyterians - our Puritan ancestors) he practically waged war. He tried to insist on worship using his forms and rituals and he vowed that they would either conform or he would "harry them out of the land." In this respect he largely got his way, as our ancestors who fled to Holland would attest. James was barely tolerated by his peers. Lockward states that the King of France said of James, "He was the wisest fool in Christendom." (p. 6) James' son, Charles I (1600-1649) who succeeded him in 1625, was even more of a spendthrift and vehemently opposed to the Puritans as well. He was sympathetic to the Catholics, however, which did not endear him to the Puritan-dominated Parliament. He dissolved Parliament three times, because of his disagreements with them regarding his tremendous financial problems, ruling without one from 1629 to 1640. The continuing financial problems caused him to call a Long Parliament in 1640. Parliament tried to control him by limiting his powers, provoking a Civil War in 1642. Although this war was called the Puritan Revolution, it was really a constitutional conflict over the role of Parliament and the "divine rights" of kings. Charles I was defeated in battle and captured in 1647. While in captivity he was so obnoxious and duplicitous that he was tried and executed (beheaded) in 1649. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) refused the crown and was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. Although he tried to rule through Parliament, he was essentially a dictator, though benevolent in many respects. (Not to be forgotten, however, were his brutal overthrows of Scotland and Ireland.) Cromwell as Lord Protector tended to suppress problems rather than solve them and he was in continual conflict with Puritan politicians were not particularly cooperative with him. The government crumbled with his death, although his son Richard succeeded him as Lord Protector. A military coup overthrew Richard in 1659 and the monarchy was restored in 1660, when Charles II took the throne. Charles II was sympathetic to the Catholics, which made him distrusted by the Puritans, but his opposition to the Puritans was more political than religious. Several of our ancestors were either executed or fled as regicides (Axtelle, Harrison and, of course Whalley and Goffe, who were hidden by more of our ancestors in the Colony of New Haven.) The Colony of New Haven included New Haven proper, Branford, Guilford, Stamford and Milford, CT as well as Southampton, Long Island. Connecticut was a colony that was separate from the New Haven Colony. Many of our ancestors were living in Southampton expressly to avoid rule by the CT colony. They had established theocracies in which only members of their Puritan churches had the right to vote or reside in the towns. (Although we learned as children that the Pilgrims sought religious freedom by coming to America, they sought to deny it to others.) Extremely harsh laws regarding Quakers and other undesirables were enacted and enforced in the New Haven Colony, which was always more strict than the CT colony. The restoration of the Charles II to the English throne was a defeat to the republican hopes of the Puritans in England. In New Haven and CT, however, it preceded the unification of the two colonies under the royal charter. This was done without their knowledge and in direct opposition to their expressed wishes. While they formally acknowledge Charles II as King, the Colonists were very disturbed at this series of events. "Therefore it was that scarcely before the ink was dry, certifying the allegiance of the Colonists to the English King, the leading spirits of the New Haven Colony began to think of looking for some new abiding place, where they would not be ruled in their civil and religious functions contrary to their customs, desires and aspirations. No inconsiderable spur was given to such thoughts by the domineering and arbitrary attitude assumed by the reconciled royal charterists towards the outspoken New Haven unreconciled minority... Despite the strong feeling of antipathy, the outgrowth of commercial jealousy, which existed between the English and the Dutch at that period, it appears the first thoughts of the New Haven leaders were directed to the seeking of a more agreeable and liberal haven under the tri-color of Holland, within the borders of the country occupied by the Dutch." (Atkinson, p. 9) This is really not so surprising, since the English Pilgrims had earlier fled to Holland during the reign of Charles I. Robert Treat (yet another ancestor) negotiated with Peter Stuyvesant for several years, during which time the CT and New Haven factions grew more estranged. Then, in 1664, Charles II was kind enough to give James, Duke of York and Albany (his brother) the land in NY and NJ ruled by the Dutch. James then transferred what is now NJ to the Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. They, in turn, signed a constitution, called, "The Concessions and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of Nova Caesarea or New Jersey, to and with all of the adventurers and all such as shall settle and plant there." The ideals and rights espoused and granted in the Concessions was perfect for the dissenters in CT and New Haven. It provided "liberty of conscience" as long as it was not used "to licentiousness, to the civil injury, or outward disturbance of others." The Concessions also allowed settlers the right to choose an assembly of twelve representatives who would deal with taxes, laws, forts and militias, land apportionment, naturalization of immigrants and right of appeal of the Governor's or Council's action to the Lords Proprietor through assembly. Not bad for circa 1665! (BTW, some of the NJ Proprietors are also our ancestors.) Publishing the Concessions was specifically intended to attract settlers to NJ and it was successful. After considerable debate, the anti-royalists of Branford, Guilford, New Haven and Milford signed various declarations and started over again in NJ. Some of the inhabitants of Long Island, more than a little chagrined that after leaving the shores of CT for LI to escape the government of the Colony of CT, the Colony of New Haven had been merged with the Colony of CT and they were under that government again. The entire life span of our immigrant ancestors and their parents had been spent during this succession of conflicts and civil war. They had learned that they could leave their homes and successfully begin again. They esteemed the principles of theocracy, abhorring the notion of their government being influenced by citizens who did not share their religious beliefs. The example of the conflict over baptism is a good illustration of that. Delays in the successful completion of Treat's negotiations with the Dutch had lead to Milford eventually acknowledging the unification of the two colonies in 1665, but Branford never backed down. Sources: "The History of Newark, New Jersey, Being a Narrative of Its Rise and Progress, From the Settlement in May, 1666, by Emigrants from Connecticut, to the Present Time." Joseph Atkinson, Thomas Moran et al., Newark, NJ: William B. Guild, 1878 "A Puritan Heritage." Lynn G. Lockward, Caldwell, NJ:, 1955 Note: The book, "Early History of Branford" by the Branford Historical Society contains much about the Newark migration. David Sadler - santa@netstar.com See Also: The History of the City of Newark, New Jersey. The Legacy of the Early Founders of the New Haven Colony who came to Newark in 1666. The Records Concerning the Founding of Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Bev Crifasi - bcrifasi@hicom.net http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/mhurdle/d260.htm#P494 234. Azariah CRANE was born in 1682. 1235. Rebecca was born in 1690/91. She died on 15 Jun 1739. Children were: 617 i. Rebecca CRANE. 16. Zachariah BALDWIN III was born on 6 Sep 1709. He died on 17 Nov 1755 in Parsippany,,NJ. He was married to Rebecca CRANE prior 1733. 617. Rebecca CRANE was born on 6 Sep 1707. She died on 15 Jun 1791 in Parsippany,,NJ. Children were: 308 i. Levi BALDWIN. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3744/geneal.htm 6. Nathaniel PARMELEE. Born 10 May 1697 in Killingworth, CT. Died 29 Sept. 1759. Original church Member of the Congregational Church in Killingworth, CT formed in 1735. He first married Ann POST, 5 December 1721. Died 10 September 1723 in Killingworth, CT. He second married Bethiah KELSEY, daughter of John KELSEY & Phebe CRANE, 17 March 1725. Born 22 May 1701in Killingworth, CT. Died 25 July 1779 in Killingworth, CT. They had the following children: i. Sybil PARMELEE; Born 4 September 1725. She married John PIERSON, 19 June 1745 in Congregational Church Killingworth, CT. Born 13 May 1717 in Killingworth, CT. Died 25 August 1794. ii. Benoni PARMELEE; Born 13 June 1727. iii. Phebe PARMELEE; Born 9 February 1729. Died 1 March 1774. Unmarried 12 iv. Eliab PARMELEE v. Nathaniel PARMELEE; Born 10 April 1738 in Killingworth, CT. Died 11 October 1742 in Killingworth, CT. Twin Brother of Bethia vi. Bethia PARMELEE; Born 10 April 1738 in Killingworth, CT. Died 11 June 1738 in Killingworth, CT. Twin sister of Nathaniel vii. Dinah PARMELEE; Born 27 November 1734. viii. Mabel PARMELEE; Born 20 March 1736. She married Amos KELSEY, 20 October 1757 in Congregational Church Killingworth, CT. 13 ix. Elihu PARMELEE 14 x. Ozias PARMELEE xi. Nathaniel PARMELEE; Born 27 August 1744. Died November 1761. 5. John KELSEY. Born 20 October 1671 in Killingworth, CT. Died 19 September 1750 in Killingworth, CT. He married Phebe CRANE, daughter of Henry CRANE & Concurrence MEIGS, 27 June 1697 in Killingworth, CT. Born 4 December 1672 in Guilford, CT. Died 26 October 1728 in Hartford, CT. They had the following children: i. Bethiah KELSEY 1725 married Nathaniel Parmelee Jr http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/t/l/u/Bradley_Plain,HAM,ENG.ht ml Place: Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Joan Okeden* born ca. 1456 Ricardus Okeden born ca. 1478 Wilhelmus Okeden born ca. 1480 Johannes Okeden born ca. 1510 Wihelmus Okeden born 1514/8 Robertus Okeden (2) born ca. 1517 Abigail Goodsall born ca. 1518 Edward Okeden born 6 September 1540 Charles Okeden born 1543 Edward Okeden and Margaret Wilson married, 16 December 1563 Thomas Ogden born 4 May 1565 Richard Ogden born 15 May 1568 Jasper Crane born ca. 1605 John Ogden born 19 September 1609 John Ogden and Jane Bond married, 8 May 1637 Richard Ogden (2) and Marry Hall married, 21 August 1639 Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/j/l/y/Jasper_Crane_(2).html Person: Jasper Crane (2) Birthday: 2 April 1657 Birthplace: East Haven,CT,USA Mother: Alice Crane* Father: Jasper Crane Sex: male Married to Joanna Swaine Hannah Crane (2) born 1691 Died 6 March 1712 at Newark,Essex Co.,NJ,USA Cited in David George Kyle http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/x/3/y/Hannah_Crane_(2).html Person: Hannah Crane (2) Birthday: 1691 Mother: Joanna Swaine Father: Jasper Crane (2) Sex: female Married to Robert Ogden Elihu Ogden born Hannah Ogden (2) born 1687 at Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Robert Ogden (2) born 16 October 1716 at Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Phebe Ogden born 1718 Moses Ogden born 1723 David Ogden (4) born 26 October 1726 Died 30 October 1726 Cited in David George Kyle http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/0/9/2/Robert_Ogden.html Person: Robert Ogden Birthday: 1687 Birthplace: Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Mother: Rebekah Ward Father: Jonathan Ogden Sex: male Married to Hannah Crane (2) Elihu Ogden born Hannah Ogden (2) born 1687 at Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Robert Ogden (2) born 16 October 1716 at Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Phebe Ogden born 1718 Moses Ogden born 1723 David Ogden (4) born 26 October 1726 Died 20 November 1733 Cited in David George Kyle http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/s/q/a/Jonathan_Ogden.html Person: Jonathan Ogden Birthday: 11 January 1638 Mother: Jane Bond Father: John Ogden Sex: male Jonathan Ogden (2) born Rebecca Ogden born Samuel Ogden born Hannah Ogden born ca. 1655/97? Married to Rebekah Ward, ca. 1666/97? Robert Ogden born 1687 at Elizabethtown,Union Co.,NJ,USA Died 3 January 1731/2 Cited in David George Kyle Cited in George Louis Garrigues 518 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/a/u/u/John_Ogden.html Person: John Ogden Birthday: 19 September 1609 Birthplace: Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Mother: Elizabeth Huntington Father: Richard Ogden Sex: male John Ogden (5) born 3 March 1637 Married to Jane Bond, 8 May 1637 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Jonathan Ogden born 11 January 1638 David Ogden (3) born 11 January 1639 Joseph Ogden born 9 November 1642 Sarah Ogden born 1643 Benjamin Ogden born 1654 Died May 1682 at Elizabethtown,Lancaster Co.,PA,USA Cited in David George Kyle Cited in George Louis Garrigues 1036 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/s/4/o/Richard_Ogden.html Person: Richard Ogden Birthday: 15 May 1568 Birthplace: Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Mother: Margaret Wilson Father: Edward Okeden Sex: male Married to Elizabeth Huntington, 2 May 1592 Richard Ogden II born 3 May 1596 Richard Ogden III born 18 September 1597 Edward Ogden born 21 July 1598 Elizabeth Ogden I born 17 December 1603 Elizabeth Ogden II born 13 May 1607 John Ogden born 19 September 1609 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Richard Ogden (2) born 1 July 1610 David Ogden born 11 June 1611 Cited in David George Kyle Cited in Cyclopedia of New Jersy Biography Cited in The Ogden Family in America Cited in George Louis Garrigues 2072 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/9/u/7/Edward_Okeden.html Person: Edward Okeden Birthday: 6 September 1540 Birthplace: Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Mother: Abigail Goodsall Father: Wihelmus Okeden Sex: male Married to Margaret Wilson, 16 December 1563 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Thomas Ogden born 4 May 1565 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Margaret Ogden born 21 February 1566 Richard Ogden born 15 May 1568 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Edward Ogden (2) born 17 April 1570 John Ogden (3) born 19 September 1571 Cited in jerri Cited in David George Kyle Cited in Cyclopedia of New Jersy Biography Cited in The Ogden Family in America Cited in George Louis Garrigues 4144 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/w/4/v/Wihelmus_Okeden.html Person: Wihelmus Okeden Birthday: 1514/8 Birthplace: Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Mother: Mabel de_Hoogan Father: Ricardus Okeden Sex: male Married to Abigail Goodsall, 9 May 1539 Edward Okeden born 6 September 1540 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Abigail Okeden born 14 July 1541 Charles Okeden born 1543 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Died bef. 19 July 1569 Cited in jerri Cited in David George Kyle Cited in The Ogden Family in America Cited in George Louis Garrigues 8288 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/y/p/v/Elizabeth_Huntington.html Person: Elizabeth Huntington Birthday: ca. 1571/4 Mother: Margaret Crane Father: Samuel Huntington Sex: female Married to Richard Ogden, 2 May 1592 Richard Ogden II born 3 May 1596 Richard Ogden III born 18 September 1597 Edward Ogden born 21 July 1598 Elizabeth Ogden I born 17 December 1603 Elizabeth Ogden II born 13 May 1607 John Ogden born 19 September 1609 at Bradley Plain,HAM,ENG Richard Ogden (2) born 1 July 1610 David Ogden born 11 June 1611 Cited in David George Kyle Cited in Cyclopedia of New Jersy Biography Cited in The Ogden Family in America Cited in George Louis Garrigues 2073 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/h/v/8/Margaret_Crane.html Person: Margaret Crane Birthday: ca. 1531/56 Father: ----- Crane Sex: female Married to Samuel Huntington, ca. 1549/74 Margaret Huntington born ca. 1552/74 Elizabeth Huntington born ca. 1571/4 Cited in Cyclopedia of New Jersy Biography Cited in George Louis Garrigues 4147 Reference: 8243 http://www.deepeddy.com/~cwg/garrigues/e/b/0/Samuel_Huntington.html Person: Samuel Huntington Birthday: ca. 1531/56 Father: ----- Huntington Sex: male Married to Margaret Crane, ca. 1549/74 Margaret Huntington born ca. 1552/74 Elizabeth Huntington born ca. 1571/4 Cited in Cyclopedia of New Jersy Biography Cited in George Louis Garrigues 4146 http://genforum.genealogy.com/crane/messages/269.html Re: Margaret Crane 1545 England Posted by: Elizabeth Midgley Date: March 23, 1999 at 07:00:45 In Reply to: Re: Margaret Crane 1545 England by Mary Stone I am also searching for Margaret's parents. The only information I have is that she her parents were born about 1515 in England and that she was born in 1545 and married Samuel Huntington. Let's keep connected. Thanks! bethm@provo.k12.ut.us http://genforum.genealogy.com/crane/messages/206.html Margery Crane 1595-1656 England/MA Posted by: Ed Layman Date: February 08, 1999 at 10:08:31 of 1040 She married Richard Parke ca.1627 & died in Cambridge, Ma. Think her dad was Jasper Crane. Anyone know about these people? Thanks http://www.traceit.com/cgi-bin/getname (Crane-selling coat of arms, history, etc) The history of this ancient Suffolk family traces its ancestry as a family of Norman origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the ancient records in Suffolk. [History of Hertfordshire area] http://www.allhs.btinternet.co.uk/ The name of the village derives from 1045 when, it is recorded, a Saxon, Ethelwine the Black and his wife Wynfelda, gave 'Langelei' (denoting a long meadow or long lea) to the Abbot and the monks of the monastery of St Albans, who for several hundred years played an important part in the affairs of Abbots Langley. The Norman invasion of Britain in 1066 took place not long after the Saxon's gift to the Abbot had been confirmed by Edward the Confessor. In the wake of the subsequent occupation, the Norman, Paul de Caen, became Abbot. We learn from the Domesday Book that in 1066 he held authority over an area of land of 3 hides (one hide is equivalent to approximately 120 acres in modern terms), the value of all the land at Abbots Langley being assessed at œ10. The Parish Church of St Lawrence the Martyr was dedicated as early as 1154. The tower of the church dates from the twelfth century, as do the fine Norman arches that adorn the north and south arcades. Domesday records indicate that it is likely that a Saxon church preceded the Norman structure on this site. The international historical significance of Abbots Langley is as the birthplace of the only Englishman ever to become Pope in Rome. Nicholas Breakspear was born at Breakspear Farm, near Bedmond in approximately 1100. He became Pope Adrian IV (1154-1159). One of his Papal Acts was to permit Henry II to conquer Ireland and bring that country into the sphere of the Roman Church. He allegedly choked to death on a fly. In the 14th century, plague, famine and the Black Death stalked the village, taking heavy toll. Despite brief but bloody disturbance from the Peasants Revolt in 1381, the supreme power of the Abbot in Abbots Langley survived until the reign of the Tudors. In 1539, Henry VIII, having seized Abbots Langley as his own, sold the manor to one of his (1642-1649), Hertfordshire supported the Parliamentarians and St Albans, together with surrounding villages was brought to a state of near starvation. An independent state of mind was shown by Abbots Langley people, who did not like the strict Puritan regime forbidding cock-fighting and dancing round the maypole. Despite all this civil turbulence, it is interesting to note that the parish registers were kept up to date. In fact, the Parish Registers are of uncommon antiquity and completeness, beginning in the year 1538, as ordered by Henry VIII. The early registers are very beautifully written on parchment. The records are now housed in the County Archives at County Hall, Hertford. With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, there followed a long period of relative calm in England, when the social order remained unchallenged. The squires and gentry lived well and the common folk worked hard on the land, raising their crops undisturbed. With the cementing of the land-owning aristocracy in the Georgian period, working folk began to find employment as servants, maids and gardeners. Many of the domestic staff were actually recruited in London and brought to Abbots Langley by the estate owners. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries many fine houses and estates were being built in the local area. The land around Abbots Langley was then considered to be a very attractive rural location which was still quite close to London's high society. http://www.welwynlhs.freeserve.co.uk/the_village.htm This is the view of Welwyn High Street taken from Hobbs Hill (stmarys.jpg) The Church of St. Mary the Virgin dominates the view as it has done in various styles since at least 1200 AD. The Church House Apparently dating from about the 1450's, this building has been used for many things. It seems to have begun life as possibly a private dwelling before later being donated to the community as an alms house. It has also been a Police Station and has now been returned to church use as a meeting room with a rented flat above. At one time the Church was responsible for the local fire engine which was kept beside the building to the left of the picture. Under the eaves of the present building can still be seen the village fire hook that was used to remove the burning thatch from buildings. During the time the building was a police station the structure was in danger of falling down. The building was only saved because the side wall seen in this picture overlooks the church and the local Rector agreed to cover the expense in order to improve the look of the churchyard. St. Mary The Virgin There is thought to have been a church on the site of St. Mary's since the Romans arrived around 74AD, although there is no certain proof as to where the building stood, the extensive Roman Burial Ground extended across the raised area behind the church between the Codicote and Great North Roads and contained over 4000 graves. Another 4000 graves are known to have been in the church yard that currently surrounds the church. This graveyard was closed after fears were raised about possible contamination of the local well water supply in the late 1890's. Like all churches St. Mary's has changed over the years both in size and appearance as you may notice from the Buckler illustration below painted in 1832. http://www.hertsweb.net/main/forum/indexgen.html Henry Crane [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ hertsWEB Genealogy Discussion Forum ] Posted by Stephen Crane on September 21, 1998 at 01:15:55: I am researching Henry Crane, born 1621, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, listed in Charles Edward Banks "Topographical Dictrionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650", who left Somerton, Somersetshire together with a Jaspar Crane from Spaxton, Somersetshire on the Mary and John. I found the birth record on the internet and would like to research the original records to obtain a copy and gain information on Henry Crane's parents and siblings. Thank you for your attention. Stephen Crane http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/yarmout6.html APPENDIX 2: Register of the Hospital of St. Mary: A Calendar Rental The initial, principal section of the rental is dated at 23 April 1398; it was updated by later clerks. The properties itemized in the core list are essentially the same as those listed in the grant of January 1398, and the information given is the same, but is presented in the following sequence: tenant, type of property, abutting properties/features, rent; I will list here only the tenants in 1398, the corresponding item number (in red text) in the January document (from which readers may discover the rents and abutments), any significant differences or variations between the entry here and that in the January document, and a few examples of the later tenants (my notes on these are incomplete). As will be seen, the rental was not simply a recopying of the list in the charter, but represents some form of reorganization of the data. Note that the tenants of some properties had changed between January and April. [f.14v -- marked in a contemporary hand as f.1] 1.John Elys; (# 2); later: a) Sir John Fastolf, b) John Paston. 2.William de Runham; (# 4); abuts on land of John de Beketon near the priory tenement on Middlegate. 3.John de Beketon; (# 3); abuts on land of said John (S.); later: [illegible]. [f.15r] 4.John atte Gappe; (# 5); later: a) William atte Gappe, b) Robert Gegch, c) Edmund Couper. 5.Simon Auncell; (# 14); later: a) William atte Gappe, b) Robert Gegch, c) Edmund Couper. 6.Alexander atte Gappe (previously John de Beverle); (# 11). 7.Robert de Plumstede (previously Nicholas Frere and before him Thomas Tiler); (# 16). [f.15v] 8.Thomas atte Chirche, smith; (# 7). 9.Simon Thurkild; (# 6). 10.Roger Fuller; (# 18). [f.16r] 11.John Hughesson; (# 13); a fish-house called "Gavelleshous". 12.Alice de Drayton; (# 9). 13.Roger de Drayton; (# 8); once held by Laurence de Drayton; later: John Pynne. [f.16v] 14.Peter de Selby; (# 10). 15.Thomas Martyn; (# 12); later: a) Robert Pynne and once of John Cromer, b) Robert Tasburgh, c) John Alman, d) Robert Tasborowe. 16.John Hakon; (# 51). [f.17r] 17.Bartholomew Sprotholf; (# 17); later: Richard Grom spicer. 18.Nicholas de Blofeld; (# 19); abuts on land once of Thomas White clerk (E.). 19.Thomas Bateman; (# 32); a shop and a cottage. [f.17v] 20.Ralph de Gunton; (# 33); later: Alexander Brygate. 21.Margaret, widow of Robert de Cantele (who previously held); (# 20); lands of Robert and Margaret and of Thomas Bateman (S.); later: Roger Redhoyd. 22.William Oxneye; (# 48); Robert Howlyn was an associate with William in renting this garden; later: a) Christian [or Christina] Felysson, b) Thomas Elys. [f.18r] 23.William de Oxneye; (# 21); later: Hugh Fenne. 24.William Ive; (# 50); later: Robert Candeler. 25.Thomas Halle; (# 28). [f.18v] 26.Richard Ivy baxter; (# 22); abuts on land of Thomas de Hall and land once of William de Ludham (E.); later: a) Simon Baxter, b) John Ingram, c) Robert Barrett carpenter. 27.William Stalon and William Hedman smith (jointly); (# 24); later: a) Geoffrey Hemmyng, b) John Brere, c) Henry Leman, d) John Palmer, e) Edmund Woode alderman of Norwich [c.1536]. 28.Thomas Belle meysmaker (previously held by John Halman); (# 27); later: a) Thomas Belle, b) Stephen Katson, c) Henry Payn, d) Thomas King. [f.19r] 29.William de Brisele; (# 25); later: a) John Muslyng, b) John ---nt steynour, c) Henry Smyth, d) his wife. 30.Robert Cobald; (# 1); later: a) John Cobald, b) William Albon, c) John Pydgon, d) William Ilberd, e) Ralph Woode. 31.William de Worsted; (# 26); later: a) Robert Glover, b) William Felawe, c) his wife. [f.19v] 32.William Benale mason; (# 41); later: a) John Bulle shipman, b) John Gyspon, c) William Ilberd, d) Henry Watson. 33.William Ive; (# 49); later: Nicholas atte Mere. 34.Richard Dokeling de Runham and John Hanworth chaplain [possibly as executors of Robert Godfrey?]; (# 46); abuts on a common way called Gurneyskonge (S.); later: a) Nicholas -----, b) Robert Kent, c) Robert Samson. [f.20r] 35.Nicholas Kates and his wife Beatrice (jointly); (# 44); later: a) Nicholas [? atte M]ere, b) John Cook reeder, c) John Bonde chaplain, d) William Ilberd, e) John Pratt. 36.Robert Gare; (# 15); later: a) Simon Pecok meysmaker, b) Thomas Pecok and William Buk, c) William Aldryche, d) John Clerk, e) John Browerd mason. 37.Margaret widow of William Peper; (# 45). [f.20v] 38.Leticia Pette wortwoman; (# 29); later: a) Alice Tulys[our], b) William Seman, c) John Ilberd. 39.William Barsham wright; (# 30); later: Thomas Amyel tulys[our]. 40.John de Hales shipwright; (# 31); abuts on land of the said William and land once of Richard Tiler and land of John Belewe lister (S.), land of Hervey Cook de Southgate (W.); later: a) Thomas Amyel tuly[sour], b) William Cokefeld. [f.21r] 41.Sybil wife of Adam Heyron (who held previously); (# 23). 42.Robert Bauchon fisher (previously held by John White tailor); (# 42); abutting lands of John Halle now referred to as once of John Halle; later: John Coddelyng, b) Thomas Joly, c) his wife. 43.Henry Crane (previously held by Margaret de Kilham); (# 38); later: a) Thomas Ellyngham, b) John Ingram, c) John Godfrey. [f.21v] 44.Thomas Hunte; (# 47); later: a) John Goodknave, b) Alexander Manthorp miller, c) Walter Ingram, d) Geoffrey Atkins. 45.Geoffrey Twynne (previously held by Henry Crane chandler); (# 40); later: a) Thomas Ingham, b) John Pydgon, c) James Sterlyng. 46.Thomas de Barsham mason; (# 34); later: a) John Ingram, b) William Billing, c) Henry Ilberd. [f.22r] 47.William Waryn fletcher; (# 35); later: a) Nicholas Cabe barber, b) [blank] Sporle. 48.Oliver Spicer (previously held by Henry Crane chandler); (# 39); abuts on a common way (W.); later: John Schurloc, b) John Davy, c) Thomas Grene. 49.John Harper (previously held jointly by John Lawes and his wife Joan); (# 43); one plot of land with buildings; later: a) Walter Holyconte, b) Alice Heche. [f.22v] 50.Robert Clerk wright (previously held by John atte Chirche de Ormesby); (# 36); abuts on common way and land of Thomas Erfeld butcher (N.); later: John Torald. 51.John de Riston smith; (# 37); later: a) John Davy barker, b) Robert May. 52.John Herling, for a garden, between land once of Walter Roke (S.), land of John Dannard of Norwich (N.), land of the said Matthew [sic] (E.), the port (W.), for 4d rent; later: John Tolke; (not in the January document). [f.23r] [Undated entry, ca.1398 but reliant upon the charter of 1304] These are the rents in mortmain from the charter of William Gerberge supporting the service of a priest; viz.: From Thomas Martyn and John Hakon for a tenement with appurtenances, once of Michael Hardman, lying between a common way (N.) and land of Rose Thurkild (S.), abutting on Middlegate (E. and W.); 5s.; as appears in William's charter. [This must have been located in the central portion of town, where Middlegate is disjointed, producing two streets -- sometimes known as Great and Little (or "Blind") Middlegate streets -- which ran parallel to each other for a short stretch.] Thomas Bateman for a plot of land, once of John Smith, between the land of Geoffrey de Somerton smith (N.), a common way (S.), land of Thomas Bellard (W.), the Dene (E.); 5s., which formerly yielded 11s.6d; as appears [etc.] Robert Bauchon "fishbiere" for a tenement, once of Henry de Stoke, between the land once of Nicholas Rake (N.), a common way (S.), land of John Austyn (E.), land of Geoffrey Sylke (W.); 18d., which formerly yielded 3s.6d; as appears [etc.] William de Worsted for a plot of land, [once] of Henry Basset, between the land of William Stannard (S.), land of the said Henry (N.), land of Henry son of William called Clerk (W.), Middlegate (E.); 9d, which formerly yielded 12d.; as appears [etc.] [f.23v] Blank [f.24r] Copy of a charter of 1304, whose original took the form of an indented chirograph between the Gerberges and the community of Yarmouth. In the name of God, Amen. To all the sons of Holy Mother Church seeing or hearing this document, for its perpetual remembrance, William and John, sons of William Gerberge senior, a former burgess of Great Yarmouth recently deceased, and executors of his testament, give greetings. We wish to bring to your attention by this document that when our late father William was at the point of death, more than 26 years ago, he made a testament which by his last will he instructed to be firmly respected and fulfilled. In this testament the testator bequeathed the below-written rents, of an estimated value of 9 marks [œ6], to be levied annually for all future time from the tenements indicated here, for the support of two priests in the hospital of St. Mary to pray for his soul and the souls of his wife Isabelle, their children and all the faithful. To this end he assigned the following rents: 16d. for a tenement once of Hugh de Waxtenesham, between a common way (S.), land once of Richard Fastolf (N. and E.), the quay (W.). 5s. from a tenement once of Michael Hardman, between the land of Rose Thurkild (S.), a common way (N.), Middlegate (E.), the quay (W.). 16s. from Oliver de la Mawe and Nicholas Cook and their heirs for a strip of land with buildings, between the land of Richard de Lincoln (N.), a common way (S.), land of John Gerberge (W.), the Dene (E.). [The "rengiate" of land, here translated as "strip", would typically refer to a whole range of property, originating as a basic unit of burgage tenement (but later subdivided), flanked by the main north-south streets or lying between one of those streets and the Denes or the port, as with the next item; since that is not the case here, it may be that the term is applied to a subdivision of the original burgage division.] 4s. from Oliver de la Mawe and heirs for a strip of land with buildings, once of William de la Crane, between land of Godfrey Pilgrim (N.), a common way (S.), Middlegate (E.), the port (W.). [f.24v] 5s. from the heirs and assigns of John de Fishele for a plot of land with buildings, between the land once of John de Fishele (S.), a common way (N.), land of John Gerberge (W.), the Dene (E.). 11s.6d from John Smith and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between the land of Geoffrey de Somerton smith (N.), a common way (S.), land of Thomas Bellard (W.), the Dene (E.). 20s. from Margaret de Scrouteby and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between common ways (S. and N.), land of William de Antingham (W.), the Dene (E.). 38s.4d from Adam de Stratton and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between lands of Clement de Trunch and Robert le Corder (S.), a common way (N.), land of Thomas Aysheman (W.), the Dene (E.). 30s.6d from Henry de Stoke and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between the land once of Nicholas Rake (N.), a common way (S.), land of John Austyn (E.), land of Geoffrey Sylke (W.). 8s. from Ralph le Tanner and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between the land of Agnes Gobot (S.), a common way (N.), land of Henry Rose (W.), the king's highway (E.). 12d. from Henry Basset and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between the land of William Stannard (S.) [f.25r] land of the said Henry (N.), land of Henry son of William called Clerk (W.), Middlegate (E.). 16d. from Geoffrey de Knapeton and heirs for a strip of land with buildings, between the land once of William de Monesle junior (N.), the Dene (S. and E.), the king's highway (W.). 2s. from Elvered Potekyn and heirs for a plot of land with buildings, between lands of the said Elvered (N., E. and W.), a common way (S.). Whereas these rents may previously have been withdrawn by us and not paid to the hospital for the benefit of those souls, we wish that henceforth the last will of the testator not be obstructed and, with the assent of the whole community of Yarmouth and by the authority and order of the Archbishop of Canterbury (made during a visitation of the diocese of Norwich), to make amends for the withdrawal for ourselves, our heirs and executors, we (as executors [of the testator]) grant by this document that [the rents] be delivered and handed over to the bailiffs who are [in office] at the time of making this document and who shall be in the future. The bailiffs and community have the power to distrain for the rents and [f.25v] to replace priests unsuitable for conducting the services specified in the testament. Dated at Yarmouth, September 5, 1304. Endorsement of the above grant by the official of the archdeacon of Norwich, October 8, 1304. [f.26r] This indenture witnesses an agreement between Geoffrey de Somerton, Robert Howlyn, and John Seford, executors of the testament of William de Stalham of Yarmouth, on one part, and on the other part, William Ive, executor of the same and warden of the hospital of St. Mary, and its brethren. In return for the great benevolence shown to the hospital by William de Stalham while he was alive, and by his executors, Ive and the brethren agree to support 7 cottages once of John de Stalham and now called "Goddesmenhous", located between a common way (N.), land of Peter Baxter and land once of Thomas Cobald (S. and W.), land once of John de Stalham (E.). The purpose being to support 7 poor townsmen who shall celebrate day and night for the souls of John de Stalham and his brother William. The rents from the cottages are to be kept in a pyx chest. [f.26v] The executors give 100s. from the goods of the late William. Dated at Yarmouth, August 10, 1392. [f.27r] Later additions by diverse hands: 12d. from Edmund Hungate for a tenement, once of Thomas Kant and afterwards of John Medylton, between a common way (S.), land of William Bettys (N.), land of John Medylton (W.), the Dene (E.); (# 9 or 16 ?); 2s. from William Shawe for a tenement, once of Laurence Drayton and afterwards of Robert Pynne, recently of John Shawe, between common ways (N. and S.), the Dene (E.), land recently of Roger Drayton (W.); (# 8). 12d. from John Fox for a tenement, previously of Peter Selby, between a common way (N.), land once of Geoffrey Drayton now John Lamle (S.), land once of Simon Talliard (E.), the port (W.); (# 10). 2s.6d from Robert Tasburgh for a tenement recently of Thomas Martyn and afterwards of Robert Pynne, between a common way (N.), land of Robert Osteler (S.), land once of John James now of William Bishop (W.), Middlegate (E.); (# 12). [f.27v] 2s.6d from William Bishop for a tenement, previously of John Hakon and afterwards of John James, between a common way (N.), land once of Rose Thurkild now of William Bishop (S.), land of Robert Tasburgh (E.), the port (W.); (# 51). http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/yarmout5.html#p04 [ff.4r-6r] [Approvals and confirmations by the Bishop and Prior of Norwich of the agreement made concerning jurisdiction over the hospital and of the ordinances for its governance, 1386.] [f.6v] Licence granted by the king (in return for a payment of œ26.13s.4d by the bailiffs and community) for the hospital to hold land in mortmain. William Oxneye and Robert Howlyn are licensed to alienate in mortmain 1 messuage, 17 cottages, and 100s. rent in Yarmouth, which they held of the king in burgage; now to be held by bailiffs and community and their successors for the support of poor and infirm townspeople and for other works of devotion and piety specified by William and Robert. Dated: September 2, 1392. [The record of this in the Calendar of Patent Rolls gives the date as September 22.] [f.7r] Charter of the bailiffs and community granting to William de Oxneye and Robert Howlyn a messuage with buildings in Yarmouth, lying between common land (S. and N.), the town wall (E.), and the king's highway (W.). They also grant them 17 cottages located between the following: 1.Common ways (S. and N.), Middlegate (W.), land once of Thomas de Drayton (E.). 2.Common way (N.), land once of John de Ocle and John de Wykampton (S.), land once of Hamon de Berton (W.), land once of John Holdeye (E.). 3.Common way (S.), land of the chaplains of the Carnary (N.), the Dene (E.), land of the aforesaid chaplains and that once of Hugh Paunflot (W.). [A charnel-house was built in St. Nicholas' churchyard in 1308, funded by Sybil Flathe, to house the bones of those whose graves were dug up to make room for new burials.] 4.Common way (S.), land of Thomas Bateman (N. and E.), land once of Clement Bevre (W.). [Clement's surname is variously spelled in the Register as "Bere", "Bure" and "Bever"; my rendering is a compromise.] 5.Common ways (S. and N.), the Dene (E.), land of William de Oxneye (W.). 6.Common ways (S. and N.), land of Andrew Bowyer (E.), land once of Clement Bere (W.). 7.Common way (S.), land once of John de Reppes (N. and W.), land of John Brangill (E.). [f.7v] 8.Common ways (S. and N.), the Dene (E.), land of Thomas Westgate tailor (W.). 9.Common way (N.), land once of John de Halle (S.), the Dene (E.), land once of William de Ludham pelter (W.). 10.Common way (N.), entrance to the land of Peter Baxter (S.), the Dene (E.), land once of John de Stalham named "Goddesmenshous" (W.). 11.Common way (N.), land once of Edmund Bie (S. and W.), land of John de Byrlyngham (E.). 12.Common way (N.), land of Simon Catte and land once of Robert de Merton (S.), land of William Buskyn (W.), land once of John de Hunyngham (E.). 13.Land of John Wither, William Potter and William de Eccles (S.), common way (N.), the Dene (E.), land of Robert atte Cross (W.). 14.Common ways (N. and E.), land of John Dodge (S. and W.). 15.Common way (S.), land of Nicholas de Fordele (N.), Middlegate (W.), land of John de Halle (E.). 16.Common ways (S. and N.), land once of Edmund de Burgh (W.), Middlegate (W.). [f.8r] 17.Common way (N.), land of William de Worsted (S.), land of Robert Belle (W.), Middlegate (E.). Also granted is a rent of 6s. from the capital messuage once of Thomas Cobald, now held by his nephew Robert Cobald (which 6s. was recently given to the bailiffs and community by Walter atte Sond, to the use of the hospital, as appears in his testament). Witnesses: John Elys, Ralph Ramseye, John atte Gappe, Edmund Wyth, William Savage, Alexander atte Gappe, Thomas Redberd et al.; dated: October 1, 1397, in the time of William Oxneye, John Beketon, Thomas Marche and Thomas de Halle, bailiffs. [It is reasonable to interpret the "common ways" as the Yarmouth rows, at least in most cases. This could not be the case with those properties backing onto the Denes, unless the open area within (to the west of) the walls was also considered as part of the Denes -- a concept inherited from pre-wall times; this would explain why there are almost no references to the wall itself. Plans (post-medieval) of the town do not show any dwellings backing onto the Denes outside the walls -- the closest structure to the Denes (apart from the walls) being the hospital complex; the appearance of that complex suggests it could have been formed from a row of cottages. Do the large number of references to former holders of abutting properties suggest that this document may have been partially copied from one or more older deeds or other sources?] [f.8v] Charter of Oxneye and Howlyn, pursuant to the king's licence, granting to bailiffs and community a messuage, 17 cottages and 100s. in rents. [ff.9r-9v] [The messuage and cottages are granted in the terms above, with marginalia in a later hand, updating the ownership of abutting properties. The rents were due as follows:] 1.6s. from the capital messuage once of Thomas Cobald [as above, the first mentioned property in the 1397 deed]. [f.10r] 2.2s.6d from a tenement now held by John son of John Elys, between common ways (N. and S.), Middlegate (E.), land of the said John Elys (W.). 3.2s. from a tenement held by John de Beketon, between the land of Nicholas Kirkhawe (N.), land of William de Runham (S.), Middlegate (E.), land once of Bartholomew Noggan (W.). 4.2s. from a tenement held by William de Runham, between a common way (S.), land of John de Beketon (N. and W.), Middlegate (E.). 5.12d. from a tenement held by John son of William atte Gappe, between a common way (N.), land of Bartholomew Elys (S.), Middlegate (E.), land of Simon Auncell (W.). 6.2s.10d from a tenement held by Simon Thurkild, between a common way (N.), land of Thomas atte Chirche (S.), the Dene (E.), land of the said Simon (W.). 7.3d. from a tenement held by Thomas atte Chirche, between a common way (S.), land of Simon Thurkild (N. and W.), the Dene (E.). [f.10v] 8.2s. from a tenement of Roger de Drayton (once of Laurence de Drayton), between common ways (S. and N.), the Dene (E.), land of the said Roger (W.). 9.12d. from a tenement of Alice de Drayton, between a common way (S.), land of Roger Kithode and land of John de Ocle (N.), land of John de Wykampton (W.), the Dene (E.). 10.12d. from a tenement of Peter de Selby, between a common way (N.), land once of Geoffrey de Drayton (S.), land once of Simon Tailliard (E.), the port (W.). 11.12d. from a tenement of John de Beverle, between a common way (S.), land of John son of William Elys (N.), land of William Goddesfeld (W.), land of John Elys (E.). 12.2s.6d from a tenement of Thomas Martyn, between a common way (N.), land once of Simon de Hastyng (S.), Middlegate (E.), land of John Hacun (W.). 13.12d. from a fish-house called "Gavelfishhus" now held by John Hughesson, between a common way (S.), land of Henry Colman (N.), land of Thomas White (E.), land of the said John (W.). 14.12d. from a tenement of Simon Auncell, [f.11r] between a common way (N.), land of Bartholomew Elys (S.), land of John atte Gappe (E.), land once of Richard atte Gappe (W.). 15.12d. from a tenement of Robert Gare, between a common way (N.), land of Richard Midward (S.), land of the priory of Silton and land once of Peter Beneyt (E.), Middlegate (W.). 16.12d. from a tenement of Nicholas Frere, between a common way (S.), land of Margery Bange (N.), the Dene (E.), land of Thomas Stace (W.). 17.4s. from a tenement of Bartholomew Sprotholf, between common ways (S. and N.), the Dene (E.), land once of Hugh de Norwich (W.). 18.5s. from a tenement of Roger Fuller, between a common way (N.), land of the said Roger (S.), the Dene (E.), land once of Hugh Paunflot (W.). 19.12d. from a tenement of Beatrix de Blofeld, between common ways (N. and S.), land once of Robert Davy (W.), land once of Thomas White (E.). 20.12d. from a tenement of Robert de Cantele barber, between a common way (N.), land of the said Robert and Thomas Bateman (S.), land of John Lawes mariner (W.), land of Thomas Bateman (E.). 21.3s. from a tenement of Alice widow of John de Filby, [f.11v] between common ways (S. and N.), the Dene (E.), land once of Clement Bevre (W.). 22.6d. from a tenement of Richard Ivy, between common ways (S. and N.), land of John de Halle and land once of William de Ludham (E.), land once of the said William (W.). 23.5s. from a tenement of Adam Heyron spicer, between a common way (N.), land once of Geoffrey de Fordele (S.), the Dene (E.), land once of Hugh de Baggele (W.). 24.20d. from a tenement of William Stalon, between a common way (N.), land once of Geoffrey de Fordele (S.), Middlegate (E.), the port (W.). 25.12d. from a tenement of William de Brisele, between a common way (S.), land of Robert Belle (N.), land of Geoffrey Wymark (E.), the port (W.). 26.18d. from a tenement of William de Worsted, between land once of Benedict de Rokhawe (S.), a common way and land once of John de Ocle (N.), the port (W.), land once of John de Ocle and [f.12r] Middlegate (E.). 27.6s.8d from a tenement of John Halman, between a common way (N.), land of Thomas de Aylesham (S. and E.), the port (W.). 28.6s.8d from a tenement (60' long) of Thomas son of John de Halle, between a common way called Dameavelynsrowe (S.), land once of Adam de Claxton (N.), the Dene (E.), land of the said Thomas (W.). 29.7d. from a tenement of Leticia Pette wortwoman, between a common way (S.), land of William de Barsham (N. and W.), Middlegate (E.). [I suspect wortwoman was another term for alewife, i.e. a retailer of ale.] 30.10d. from a tenement of William de Barsham wright, between a tenement of John de Hales shipwright (N.), land of Leticia Pette and a common way (S.), land once of Richard Tiler (W.), Middlegate (E.). 31.12d. from a tenement of John Hales shipwright, between land of William de Barsham and a common way (N.), land of the said William and land once of Richard Tiler and land of John Belewe (S.), land of Hervey Cook (W.), Middlegate (S.). [f.12v] 32.5s. from a tenement of Thomas Bateman with shop annexed, between the capital messuage of the said Thomas (formerly of Ralph Marshale) (N. and W.), a common way (S.), the Dene (E.). 33.3s.4d from a tenement of Ralph de Gunton, between the land of Thomas Wright baxter (N. and E.), a common way and land of the said Thomas (S.), Middlegate (W.). 34.12d. from a tenement of Thomas de Barsham, between the land once of John Latoner (S.), land of William Waryn fletcher (N. and W.), the Dene (E.). 35.2s. from a tenement of William Waryn fletcher, between a common way (N.), land once of John Latoner and Thomas de Barsham (S.), land of the said John (W.), the Dene (E.). 36.6d. from a tenement (25' long at its north end) of John atte Chirche de Ormesby, between a common way (S.), a common way and land of Thomas Erfeld (N.), land of the said Thomas and land of John Yon (W.), land of Thomas Hunte and vacant land once of Thomas Baa (E.). 37.9d. from a tenement of John de Riston smith, between a common way (S.), land once of [f.13r] Richard Broun barker (N. and E.), Gropecuntlane (W.). 38.5s. from a tenement of Margaret de Kilham, between a common way (S.), land of John de Lessingham skinner (N.), the Dene (E.), land once of Bartholomew de Holderness (W.). 39.3s. from a tenement of Henry Crane chandler, between the land of Richard Belleman (N.), land of Oliver Spicer (S.), a road (W.), land of John de Buttele (E.). 40.6d. from a tenement of Henry Crane chandler, between a common way (N.), land of Geoffrey Twynne (S.), land of John de Lessingham (E.), land once of Richard Tryuman (W.). 41.12d. from a tenement of William Benale, between a common way (S.), land once of Robert Barker (N. and W.), Middlegate (E.). 42.18d. from a tenement of John White tailor, between a common way (S.), land of Robert Robell and John de Halle (N.), land of William de Hedynham smith (E.), land of John de Halle (W.). 43.6d. from a tenement of John Lawes butcher, between a common way (N.), land of John Harpour (S. and E.), [f.13v] land of John Harpour and land of John Clerk butcher (W.). 44.6d. from a tenement of Nicholas Kates and his wife Beatrice (widow of Peter Beneyt), between a common way (S.), land once of Edward Ambrose (N.), land of Henry de Barsham wright (E.), Middlegate (W.). 45.18d. from a tenement of William Peper, between a common way (N.), land of Thomas de Halle draper and land of Thomas Grigges wright (S.), Middlegate (W.), land of John de Ingham "fisshebier" (E.). 46.12d. from a tenement of Robert Godfrey, between the land of William atte Dam (N.), a common way called Gurnardkonge (S.), Middlegate (E.), land of Nicholas Kates (W.). 47.4d. from a tenement of Thomas Hunte, between a common way (N.), land of the said Thomas once of Stephen Davy (S.), land once of Geoffrey Wymark (W.), land of William Waryn fletcher (E.). 48.6d. from a garden of William de Oxneye, between common ways (S. and N.), land of Hugh atte Fenne and land of the said William (E.), Middlegate (W.). 49.7d. from a tenement of William Ive, [f.14r] between a common way (N.), land of Walter Davy and land once of Robert Skinner (S.), land of John Hanworth chaplain (E.), Middlegate (W.). 50.18d. from the capitual messuage of William Ive, between a common way (N.), land of William Oxneye (S.), land of William Ive (W.), the Dene (E.). 51.2s.6d from a tenement of John Hakon, between a common way (N.), land of the said John (once of Rose Thurkild) (S.), land of Thomas Martyn (E.), the port (W.). Witnesses: John Elys, Ralph Ramseye, Hugh atte Fenne, John atte Gappe, Roger de Drayton, Bartholomew Elys, Bartholomew de Drayton, Edmund Wyth, Alexander atte Gappe, Thomas Bateman et al.; dated: January 5, 1398, in the time of William Oxneye, John de Beketon, Thomas Marche and Thomas de Halle, bailiffs. http://members.aol.com/janau/crane.htm (brother of Jasper,Sr? brother of Henry? Came over on boat Mary&William? 1637?) Benjamin CRANE born: @1630 in England or Massachusetts; married: 23 Apr 1655 Mary BACKUS (Dau of William BACKUS b. @1633 d. 8 Jul 1717 in Wethersfield, CT) in Wethersfield, CT; died: 31 May 1691 in Wethersfield, CT; Possibly the son of John CRANE of Muddy Brook (now Brookline) MA Children: 1. Benjamin b. 1 Mar 1656 (Wethersfield CT) m. (1) Mary CHAPMAN (2) Martha BOARDMAN d. 20 Jun 1693 - drowned - 2. Jonathan b. 1 Dec 1658 (Wethersfield CT) m. 1678 Deborah GRISWOLD d. 12 Mar 1735 (Windham CT) - 3. Joseph b. 1 Apr 1661 (Wethersfield CT) - 4. John b. 30 Apr 1663 (Wethersfield CT) d. 21 Oct 1694 - 5. Elijah b. 1665 (Wethersfield CT) - 6. Abraham b. 1668 (Wethersfield CT) - 7. Jacob b. 1670 (Wethersfield CT) - 8. Israel b. 1 Nov 1671 (Wethersfield CT) - 9. Mary b. 1673 (Wethersfield CT) Benjamin's background is uncertain. He did have a brother, Henry, who assisted with the estate and may have been the son of John who is found in Boston by early 1637 and who owned 26 acres in Roxbury MA in 1642 and who served as Deputy to the General Court from Roxbury in 1649. That Benjamin had lived in Massachusetts prior to his emigration to Wethersfield by 1655 is evidenced by his testimony 15 May 1653 at Flushing where he indicated that he had lived at Dedham for 9 years with Mr. Joseph Clark and one year at Dorchester with Mr. Howard. He also claimed to have lived "up Hudson River" 10 miles with Mrs. Vandunkes, daughter of Mr. Daughty. In this testimony, Benjamin said that Mrs. Vandunkes "spoke Indian" and that she told him that "three Sagamores that lived up country had said that the Dutch governor had hired them to cut off all the english and kill all they could, for which they were to have a shipload of powder, kettles, etc." The first mention of Benjamin in Wethersfield is in the Hartford Particular Court records in March 1655 where he is listed as being sued by John Sadler. June 1656 finds him as defendant in another lawsuit brought by Richard Montague. He attained freeman status 12 May 1658 and on 24 Feb 1656 he was granted a 2 1/2 home acre lot in Wethersfield "bounded by the Common North West, a brook and the home log of John Graves Northeast, the Common Southeast, the highway Southwest". 14 Sep 1664 he purchased John Dickenson's West Field, about a mile south of Wethersfield on the Middletown road where he located his homeand the tanneries that were to become known as "Old Crane Tannery Place". His house was one of six fortified by the town in 1704. His trade as a tanner must have been valuable to the town of Wethersfield. In addition to the fortifications made at public expense,Benjamin received grants for 3 acres at Beaver in 1660, received an allocation in the 1670 allotment and was one of the May 1682 petitioners to the General Court for a new plantation at Wabaynassit (now Windham County CT). He reciprocated not only through his business but in public service as well, serving as a juror in 1664. Benjamin disbursed his tanneries to son John who followed him into the profession August 22, 1689 To all Christian persons to whom this present writing shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Benjamin Crane senior of Wethersfield co Hartgord in his magesties Territory and Dominion of New England in America, husbandman, for and in consideration of the love and affection that he hath and beareth to his beloved son John Crane of Wethersfield aforesaid, Tanner, and for and in consideration that the said John Crane shall pay unto the said Benjamin Crane the full and just sum of three pounds in good and merchantable corn or pork at the current price yearly every year during the natural life of said Benjamin Crane and for and in consideration that if the said Benjamin Crane shall see cause to build a well on his own land for the conviency of his new dwelling house at any time before his or his wife's decease that the said John Crane is to bear and pay half the charges and cost of the same and for divers other good causes and considerations herein the said Benjamin hereunto hat given, granted, bargained, assigned set over and confirmed and doth by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain assign, set over and confirm unto the said John Crane and unto his heirs and assigns forever all the estate right title, interest, use, property, possession, claim and demand whatever the said Benjamin Crane hath or to come might, ought or should have in or to one piece of land situated in the bounds of Wethersfield. Signed Feby 28, 1688 BENJAMIN B C CRANE, Senior (his mark) To all Christian people to whom this writing shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Benjamin Crane senior of Wethersfield husbandman, for and in consideration of the love &c for his son John Crane of Wethersfield Tanner, for and in consideration of the said John Crane shall pay to said Benjamin Crane three pounds in good and merchantable corn or pork at the current price yearly every year during the natural life of said Benjamin Crane and Mary the now wife of said Benjamin Crane I hereby give a part of the land where I live thirteen and one half rods in length from highway west to land of said Benjamin Crane, one and one half rod at east end and seven and one half rods wide at west end and joinds on land of Sgt John Kilnborne, with all workhouses, tan vats, water courses &c orchard trees &c. BENJAMIN B C CRANE, Senior (his mark) Following is the inventory of the Benjamin Crane estate which was ordered distributed 13 Mar 1693 to the widow (1/3); Benjamin, the oldest son (2 parts); each of the other children (one part). Distribution was to be made by any two of the threesome of Mr. James Treat, Lieut. Henry Crane and Mr. Nathaniel Foot: from the highway that cros the Wests lott upon or near the West swamp hill containing sixteen acors of theirabouts at three pounds acor An inventory of the Estate of Benjamin Crane sener who Deceased May ye 31 in the year 1691, now 93 œ s d In cash 8s and apparell ? - all att 08 08 - the best bed and bedsted with furniture 10 0 - One down bed and bedstead and furniture to it 05 10 - the bed and bedstead in the chamber and furniture 02 10 - to one fether bed and bedstad with the furniture 05 10 - " One couerlid and rugg and blankit 01 05 - " 6 pilows bears 12s and 6 napkins 14s and table cloaths 12s 01 18 - " aleauen sheets œ 5 and 2 bras cetels at œ 4 10 s 09 10 - " One warming pan 8s one frying pas 4s Stilyards 12s 01 04 - " One great Iron pot 18s one pot 10s a little pot 5s Iron Kettle 5s 01 18 - " tramiell and tongs 10s 2 tin pans 4s 2 tables 15s 01 09 - " puter œ 3 15s one hechel 5s earthen ware 3s 6d 04 03 06 " Wooden dishes and bouls and trenshers 00 08 - " 3 paels 6s and chars and cushens œ 1 04s 01 10 - " chest 9s and Wheals 8s bareals in seler œ 1 01 17 - " one barel pork, one barel beefe 05 15 - " to barels in the chamber and meal troughs meal siues 01 02 - " Arms and amunishion œ 4 one timber chain œ 1 5s 05 05 - " old Iron 8s branding Iron 1s one short chain 3s spaid 3s - 15 - " Axes 9s one piooion 12s one sadle 10s one sadle 3s 01 14 - " one pannes 10s smoothing Iron and lamp 5s and sickles 1 15 - " books œ 1 20 bushel wheat œ 4 20 bushel corn œ 2 10s 07 10 00 : cart and wheals with the Iron work yoak and cart rope 03 00 00 " 2 colers and 2 hors chans œ 1 10s plow Irons 03 15 - 2 Oxen œ 11 10s 2 three year old steers œ 6 one steer œ 2 19 10 - " 2 cows œ 8 and one cow œ 3 10s and one cow œ 3 10s and one heifer œ 2 13 10 - " One mare and cold œ 3 10s one hors œ 4 one gray hors œ 5 12 10 - " one brake 4s one bell 4s two hoghs and one fork 06s 00 14 - : to swive œ 2 15s and crop on the grounde œ 6 8 15 - " a hay knife and 1/3 of crossccott saw and pease hooks - 10 - " 3 sheep œ 1 10s 01 10 - this iuentory was taken by us febrewery 13 - 1692 HENRY CRANE JOHNATHAN DEMING NATHANIEL FOOTE The Widow Benjamin Johnathan Joseph Jo Abram Jacob Isreal Elijah Mary the hous and homestad that is with all the bouldings the tan hous excepted that belongs to John which he clame in his own wright which is recorded to hime with the land he stands posit of in his own wright the housing and barn with three acors of land at the frunt of whome lott with aportinances 100 - - 17 acors of plowing land in the whome lott 120 00 00 48 00 00 the remainder of the lott containing about ten acors 10 00 00 the paustar joyning to John Wadons his whome lott at ten pounds acor by estimation 4 acors 40 00 00 one parsel called the nek, near becile meadow 4 acors 30 00 00 one parsel of swamp containg 3 acors 27 - - one parsel of land lying at rocke hill containing twelve acors at 20 shillings per acor 12 - - one parsel of land on the west sid conitocut riuer on lay daout 01 - - the West lot containing fifty acors and the adission 20 - - apised by us Nathaniel Foot James Treat Sener Sources: Biographies of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut - 1903; Genealogy of the Crane Family, Crane, Ellery Biicknell - 1900; The Griswold Family, England - America by Griswold, Glenn E. - 1935; History of Norwich, Connecticut .. to the Year 1866 by Calkins, Frances Manwaring - 1866; Ancient Wethersfield by Stiles; The Backus Families of Early New England by Backus, Reno Warburton - 1966; Old Families of Norwich Connecticut 1660 - 1800 comp. by Perkins, Mary E. - 1900 Lieutant Jonathan CRANE born 1 Dec 1658; in Wethersfield CT; married: 19 Dec 1678 Deborah GRISWOLD (Daughter of Francis GRISWOLD and Mary (Possibly TRACY); b. 6 May 1661 in Norwich CT d. 1704 in Windham CT) in Norwich CT; died: 12 Mar 1735 in Windham CT;Son of Benjamin CRANE and Mary BACKUS Children: 1. Sarah b. 16 Nov 1680 (Norwich CT) - 2. Jonathon b. 2 Feb 1684 (Norwich CT) - 3. John b. 1687 m. (Windham CT) m. (1) Sarah SPENCER (2) Prudence BELDING - 4. Mary b. 20 Oct 1689 (Windham CT) m. Jacob SIMON - 5. Hannah b. 7 Mar 1692 (Windham CT) m. 1714 Caleb CONANT (Windham CT) d. 1726 (Windham CT) - 6. Isaac b. 6 Apr 1694 (Windham CT) - 7. Joseph b. 17 May 1696 (Windham CT) - 8. Elizabeth b. Feb 1698 (Windham CT) d. 1698 - 9. Deborah b. Feb 1698 (Windham CT) d. 1698 (Windham CT) - 10. Abigail b. 15 Feb 1700 (Windham CT) m. David KNIGHT Jonathan and his family settled in the new plantation at Windham of which his father was an original petitioner. He must have been a very popular citizen in the new community as he operated the first sawmill in the area, having purchased from John Calkins of Norwich the rights to 1000 acres in the southeast quarter of the town. Official records indicate that in October, 1696, he was overseer of the Robert Wade estate; October, 1703 he was made Lieutenant of the Trainband and served as deputy to the General Court from Windham 1701, 03, 05, 07 - 14, 17 - 18, 21 - 22. The Crane genealogy describes Jonathan as follows: At the first public meeting of the settlers of Windham, Conn., held May 18, 1691, Jonathan Crane was one of the four persons directed to run the town lines, which work had been accomplished by May 28, at which time another meeting was held, and he with Joshua Ripley and Jonathan Ginnings were chosen to make division of the meadows at four shillings per day for their services. During the summer he built and set in operation his grist-mill, which was on the site of what is now known as Brigham's Mills. Jonathan Crane, with ten others petitioned the General Court sitting at Hartford, Oct. 6, 1691, to grant them a Town charter, the town to be called Windham. The petition was granted May 1692. At the first public town meeting, held June 12, 1692, Mr. Crane was elected one of the Townsmen, and at the same meeting he with Thomas Huntington were directed to take measures for securing a minister. Their efforts were not crowned with success until September of that year, when they agreed with Mr. Samuel Whiting to come and carry on the ministry in that town. He preached his first sermon there January 1, 1693, and the people were so well pleased with him that they ratified the agreement and chose Samuel Roberts and Jonathan Crane "to discourse with him'. He was directed to go with two others 'to set to rights the lots at the Ponds,' also one of three persons appointed 'Collector' to levy and gather rate. He resided on the 'Hither Place' now Windham Centre. Was on committee to provide a convenient place for a burying ground; also to run the town lines with Joshua Ripley and three others. In May, 1695, he was chosen Ensign of a military company, and commissioned Ensign by the General Court in October of that year. January 4, 1695, Mr. Crane exchanged property with Sergt. Wm. Backus, giving his grist-mill and receiveing a new dwelling-house in Windham, situated on the house and home lot of Mr. Backus, four acres of meadow lying on the Nochog path by the brook to the little pine swamp, and one acre of meadow in the five-acre meadow. This house and lot was on what was called the Hither Place, and April 11, 1695, Mr. Crane sold it to Exercise Conant, who sold it about one year later to John Abbe of Wenham for œ 70 silver. In 1696 the town built a house for their minister, Mr. Whitney. The work, except building the chimneys, was accomplished by the townspeople; led in four separate companies or squads, Ensign Crane taking the lead of one of them. That Mr. Crane was one of Windham's most active and influential men there can be little doubt. January 30, 1700, he with Rev. Samuel Whiting purchased the front portion of William Backus's home lot, it being eight by twenty rods square, and gave it to the town for a 'meeting-house plat or common.' This lot was afterwards called 'Windham Green' and here the first meeting=house was erected. In 1698 he with Mr. Huntington purchased in behalf of the proprietors of Windham a tract of land containing about ten thousand acres lying between Windham and Norwich, and west of the 'nipmuck Path', called the 'Mamosyneage lands'> In the year 1700 this tract was made over to Rev. Samuel Whiting and Jonathan Crane. They took the whole care of laying it out into lots and selling them to settlers. Lieut. Daniel Mason publicly made claim to this land on Training-day in Windham, May 13, 1701, he having received a deed of it from one of the pretended Indian owner. But the following September the General Court ratified and confirmed the purchase of Crane and Whiting, and granted them a patent, thus preventing further controversy as to the rightful ownership of this tract of land. In the year 1700 Lieut. Crane received permission from the General Court at Hartford 'to keep a public victualing house for the entertainment of travelers and strangers, and the retailing of strong drink." Also appointed by the General Court to view Plainfield and see best place to erect a meeting-house; chosen on committee to see the miller and regulate the grinding of corn, it not being satisfactory. October, 1701, on committee to run the town line; October 20, 1702, on committee to see to completing the meeting-house, and April 19, 1703, on committee to arrange the seating of the same. This same year the town agreed to have but 'one ordinary, Lieut. Crane to keep it" and the General Court commissioned him Lieutenant. In 1704 he was on committee to run out the line 'from Appaynage to the southeast corner of the town &c' The Indian war broke out afresh in 1704, and Windham reorganized her military company for the protection of the inhabitants. John Fitch was chosen Captain, Jonathan Crane Lieutenant, and Joseph Cary Ensign. Although the people at this time became somewhat alarmed, no serious inconvenience was experienced. In 1705 Mr. Crane was one of a committee to have charge of all town lands; to call meetings to vote on any matters necessary, and to sign the acts to lay out highways, &C. In 1713 the town voted to enlarge the meeting-house, and apprpriated œ 40 to pay for doing the work. The matter was, however, reconsidered, and the subject finally disposed of by deciding to build a new house of worship to meet the demands of the rapidly increasing population. Deacons Cary Brigham and Lieut. Crane were chosen a committee to agree with the workmen, Mr. Crane to serve as treasurer. The work was speedily and successfully accomplished, the new building having been erected on the site of the old one. In the year 1715 he served on a committee to settle the question whether or not to allow the north parish (Canada) to form a separate religious society. After careful consideration of the matter, the prayer of the petition was granted. In 1726 Jonathan Crane, Joshua Ripley and John Fitch were chosen as representatives of the bretheren to act with the newly appointed deacons to constitute the 'seven pillars' or councillors of the church. These men were recommended to the pastor, to be called together by him for consultation whenever occasion demanded. Mr. Crane was on of the first set of jurymen empaneled in the County of Windham at the first Court of Common Pleas, holden June 26, 1726. It is reasonable to suppose that more than one occasion demanded the attention of this constituted arm of the Church, the 'seven pillars'. But we will quote but one, Nov. 13, 1728: 'Whereas the work and business of the pastor of a Church is very great, and particularly the enquiring into scandal and procuring evidence, and whereas, the Scripture informs us that God has set some in the Church to be helps in the government, voted, That it shall be the work of the Representatives of the Bretheren, and they are hereby desired, with all diligence, to attned upon it. That when there is a public and common report that any person belonging to the congregation hath committed any public scandalous evil, to enquire into such report and bring information and evidence to the pastor, provided that this be not understood to hinder the pastor from talking cognizance of any scandal that may otherwise clearly come to his knowledge, nor to hinder any private brother from bringing a complaint whenever there be occasion for it' According to the Wethersfield records, Jonathan "of Lebanon, Windham co" gave a parcel of land to his two grandsons, John and Abiah Crane (sons of John). Jonathan (and presumably Deborah, though no headstone exists for her) is buried in Lebanon, Connecticut. His headstone says: "Here lies Mr. Jonathan Crane husband of Mrs. Deborah Crane who lived a pious and Godly life and left ye earth for heaven March ye 12th Ano 1735, and in ye 77th year of his age." Sources: Biographies of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut - 1903; Genealogy of the Crane Family, Crane, Ellery Biicknell - 1900; The Griswold Family, England - America by Griswold, Glenn E. - 1935; History of Norwich, Connecticut .. to the Year 1866 by Calkins, Frances Manwaring - 1866; Old Families of Norwich Connecticut 1660 - 1800 comp. by Perkins, Mary E. - 1900; Conant Family in England and America by Conant, Frederick Odell, M.A. - 1887 Surname Tree Benjamin CRANE - Mary BACKUS | Jonathan CRANE - Deborah GRISWOLD | Caleb CONANT - Hannah CRANE | Malachi CONANT - Sarah FREEMAN | Ebenezer FENTON - Lydia CONANT | Nathaniel FENTON - Rachel FLETCHER | Cyrus COE - Elsie FENTON | William LYDELL - Emily COE | Frank LYDELL - Emma Elnora BROWN | Jasper LYDELL - Callie Electa GRAY | Ina Elnora LYDELL http://genealogy.adamsfam.net/d0002/g0000088.html#I1129 Concurrence MEIGS 1637/1643 - 9 Oct 1708 BIRTH: 1637/1643, Weymouth,Norfolk,Mass DEATH: 9 Oct 1708, Killingworth,Middlesex,Conn REFERENCE: HN74-7C Father: John MEIGS Mother: Tomasine FRY Family 1 : Henry CRANE MARRIAGE: 1663, New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut http://ashweb.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/ash/departments/antiquities/brass/counties/Ess ex.html Parish: Walthamstow Inscr. Henry Crane, vicar (Date/Signature: 1916 - F.G.) Date: 1436 Monumental Brass Essex 3/17 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dyer/crane.htm Henry Crane born in England about 1625 is first of record when in Sep.1654 the Dorchester records mention the highway beginning at Braintree (now Quincy) line through the woods to Roxbury line was to be southeast of Henry Crane's house, beginning near the house and was to lie in the old beaten roadway. (Dorchester Records p.70 & p.90). An Elizabeth Crane joined the church at Dorchester in 1641. She might have been his mother. By various deeds it appears that Henry Crane had leased at least 200 acres of the William Hutchinson grant or farm, and evidently was the tenant on the farm by 1654 when his house is mentioned as above. In 1666 when Edward Hutchinson conveyed to his son Elisha Hutchinson 200 acres "now in the occupation of Henry Crane" (S.D. 12-153) the bounds show it included what is now Forbes Hill in Quincy and land west or southwest of it, later called Crane's Plain. The next year 1667 Elisha Hutchinson conveyed 207 acres in Braintree and 16 acres of marsh on Neponset River to Henry Crane, and Crane mortgaged it to Hutchinson the same day, stating that his lease had 13 years yet to run. (S.D.5-219 & 5-24). Henry Crane sold or mortgaged parts of several times before his death. This last deed shows that the house and 3 acres of land lay in present Milton on the S.W. side of present Adams St. at Quincy line, bounded west by Stephen Kingsley (from whom he evidently obtained it) while all the leased land of 207 acres was in present Quincy (part of the William Hutchinson grant) and not in Milton (except 16 acres on Neponset River), several published statements not withstanding. Crane 1182 Henry Crane born in England about 1625 s.p.17-69, 17-73, 17-147 (recorded three times) Benjamin Crane of Taunton, carpenter, made administrator of his father Henry Crane of Milton, Elizabeth his relict widow having refused , Apr.21,1710. 17-193 Division by agreement of heirs Mar.24,1709/10 and recorded Jun.22,1710. To the widow Elizabeth & children of Henry Crane, viz: Benjamin of Taunton, eldest son, Stephen of Braintree, John of Taunton, Henry of Dorchester & Ebenezer of Milton, Anna Crane now living in Taunton, George Townsend & wife Elizabeth (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Crane) of Taunton, Samuel Hackett & wife Mary (whose maiden name was Mary Crane) of Taunton, & Mercy Crane now living in Milton. There are four tracts, 1st lyeth over against his dwelling house where he lived, on the N. side of the road, about 9 acres having an orchard upon it valued at o70. 2nd in the town of Braintree 36 acres, being a woodlot & bounding on the Southerly side of the land formerly Alexander Marsh's o72. 3rd is salt marsh in Milton joining the river being the uppermost piece of salt marsh on the Southerly side of the river 3 acres & a bit of upland to it o32. 4th a piece of upland 1/2 acre adjoining meadow of Ebenezer Crane & Edward Vose of Milton 40 shillings. All goods brought by the widow Elizabeth to return to her & to have 3 cows. Rest is divided in 10 parts, a double part belonging to Benjamin & the widow to have o10, and o4 to be paid annually by all the heirs. 1183R Most of Henry Crane's land lay in Braintree (now Quincy) but the house and a few acres were just over the line in Dorchester (Milton since 1662), on present Adams St. north of Beale St. He died Mar.21,1709/10 "aged about 85 years" according to Milton records and his gravestone in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy. He married 1st, Tabitha Kingsley, born -, in England, died Oct.23,1682 at Milton, dau. of Elder Stephen & ( - ) Kingsley of Braintree & Milton. He married 2nd, Apr.2,1683 at Milton, a wife, name not given, but probably the Elizabeth -, who survived him, as shown in the settlement of the estate. Goodwife Crane Sr. and her children were dismissed from Braintree church Jan.6,1681(2) and admitted at Milton church Feb.5,1681(2), and Henry Crane Sr. was admitted there Jul.1,1683. A genealogy of one branch of this family was published in the Register Vol.46. Crane 1184R Children of Henry & Tabitha born at Dorchester & Milton(after 1662) Benjamin near 1656, m. Elizabeth - who died Nov.11,1688 at Milton. Removed to Taunton. + Stephen near 1657. John Jan.30,1658(9), m. Dec.13,1686 at Taunton, Hannah Leonard. Resided in Taunton. Henry near 1660, m. Oct.18,1683 at Milton, Elizabeth Vose. Resided in Dorchester in 1710. Anna near 1662, admitted to Milton church Jul.3,1687. Resided at Taunton in 1710, single. Elizabeth Aug.14,1663 at Milton, m. 1st May 23,1682 at -, Eleazer Gilbert of Taunton. m. 2nd Apr.27,1705 at Taunton, George Townsend. + Ebenezer Aug.10,1665 at Milton. Mary Nov.27,1666 at Milton, m. Mar.28,1690 at Taunton, Samuel Hackett. Mercy Jan.1,1667/8 at Milton, residing at Milton in 1710, single. Samuel Jun.8,1669 at Milton, died Sep.14,1669 at Milton. ?William perhaps, eldest son, - died Sep.7,1677 at Milton. He was witness to a deed Dec.1,1674 of Francis Eliot to son in law Caleb Hobart of Braintree (S.D. 17-225). Crane 1184 S.P.21-242: Will of Henry2 Crane of Dorchester (Canton) Dec.3,1718 - Jan.12,1718(9): To wife Elizabeth, W. end of the house & 1/3 income of all estate. To son William 35a. W. on Ponkapoag Brook, etc. To dau. Keziah Shaw o10, dau. Joanna Lyon o10, son Silas executor and to have remainder of lands. Wit: John Puffer, John Davenport, John Etheridge. 21-447, Inventory, Jun.19,1719: Houses & lands etc. - S.P.36-131: Will of William3 Crane of Stoughton Jul.13,1742 - Aug.31,1742: Wife Abigail to have support & maintenance of out estate for life. To son Elisha all estate both real & personal in Stoughton & he to pay my son Henry o100 old tenor, son William o100 old tenor at age 21, son Zebulon o100 at 21, to dau. Keturah Howard o10 plus what already given, to dau. Abigail Andrews o10, dau. Esther Kiney 20 shillings & o10. Crane 1185R Stephen2 (Henry1) Crane, born about 1657 at Dorchester (now Milton) died Jul.22,1738 at Milton. http://www.familysearch.org/Share/share_join.asp?id=25002&first_letter=c &second_letter=r Title of List: Crane Description: Jasper Crane, c. 1605, married Alice Gaylord, and their families to current date. Date Created: 01 May 1999 Members: 22 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/neship.htm HECTOR From Ship Passenger Lists by Carl Boyer referencing a previous work by Isabel MacBeath Calder entitled Passengers on the Hector, 1637-38, The New Haven Colony pp. 29-31. A special thanks goes to Molly Kernan who transcribed this ship's list for The OLIVE TREE and included background information from her own research. THe following is the passenger list for the vessel Hector, which brought the passengers accompanying John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton to Connecticut in 1637. There is another ship called the Hector that brought the first Scottish Highlanders to Nova Scotia in the mid-1700's, but the Hector Heritage Foundation in Nova Scotia states that the ship that brought the Davenport/Eaton party is a different vessel. The Hector that brought the Davenport party to Massachusetts was a new vessel of 250 tons, which had already made a previous passage to Massachusetts Bay. The records indicate that the ship actually arrived in Massachusetts, but other references mention that the Hectoralso took the party to Connecticut in late 1637 or 1638. A passenger ship list for the trip from Massachusetts Bay to New Haven, Connecticut has not been located. Passengers on the Hectorsold their belongings in preparation for the sailing, but then the English government impressed the ship for the service of the crown. The owners petitioned for its release in January 1637, but the ship was not freed until May.According to the records of John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay, the ship arrived in Boston (from London England) on June 26, 1637. John & Elizabeth Davenport Theophilus Eaton Old Mrs. Eaton, his mother Anne Eaton, second wife of Theophilus Eaton and daughter of George Loyd Bishop of Chester and widow of Thomas Yale The children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage Edward Hopkins Richard Malbon Nathaniel Rowe William Andrews Henry Browning James Clark Jasper Crane Jeremy Dixon Nicholas Elsey Francis Hall Robert Hill William Ives George Smith George Ward Lawrence Ward Ezekiel Cheever Edward Bannister Old Jewry Richard Beach Richard Beckley John Brockett John Budd John Cooper Arthur Halbidge Mathew Hitchcock Andrew Hull Andrew Low Andrew Messenger Mathew Moulthrop Francis Newman Robert Newman Richard Osborn Edward Patteson John Reader William Thorp Samuel Whitehead. http://www.familysearch.org/Search/IGI/igi_individual_frame.asp?recid=113 14192&ldsnn=3 Margrata CRANE Sex: F Event(s): Christening: 23 Jul 1573 Withiel, Cornwall, England Parents: Father: Henrici CRANE Mother: Source Information: Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type P002361 1567-1812 0226229, 0908052 IT1 Film 1145627 Film http://www.familysearch.org/Search/IGI/igi_individual_frame.asp?recid=116 63264&ldsnn=3 Margarett CRANES Sex: F Event(s): Birth: 20 May 1659 Brixham, Devon, England Parents: Father: Christopher CRANES Mother: Source Information: Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type C050121 1653-1705 0916758 Film 0933230 Film C050121 1693-1786 0916759 Film NONE C050121 1787-1837 0916760 Film NONE Sheet: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=1206 6353 Margaret CRANE (AFN: GVW1-R5)Sex: F Event(s): Birth: 1545 Of Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England Parents: Father: Mr CRANE (AFN: 10F0-XWR) Mother: Mrs CRANE (AFN: 10F0-XX0) Marriage(s): Spouse: Samuel HUNTINGTON (AFN: GVW1-Q0) Marriage: Abt 1570 Bradley Plain, , Hampshire, England http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=7922 629 Margaret CRANE (AFN: 9RDW-M4) Sex: F Event(s): Birth: Abt. 1561 Parents:Marriage(s): Spouse: Ralph CLAVERING (AFN: 9RDW- 26) Marriage: Sett. Abt 1615 http://www.hants.gov.uk/cgi-bin/fx.phrase?DB=hampshiretreasures References to Cranes Road and Cranes Moor Hampshire Treasures Volume 2 ( Basingstoke and Deane) Page 277 - Sherborne St John Entry 07 Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways Description and Date: Footpath Remarks: Church Path. Cranes Road to the Square. An important amenity giving access to school, church and the Square and ultimately to a public open space. Protection: Grid Ref.: SU 622 555 Punchcard No.: 1822 24 Group A - Natural Features Description and Date: Stream Remarks: Wey Brook. From Cranes Farmhouse gardens to south point of Morgaston Wood. Chalk stream running through water meadows which includes Millhead pond and weirs. Rich in wildfowl. Brook centred on grid reference. Protection: Grid Ref.: SU 622 559 Punchcard No.: 1822 03 Cranes Moor, New Forest, Burley, Hampshire http://www.hmc.gov.uk/nra/simple.htm Crane family of Oakhampton Oakhampton, Worcestershire 17th-19th cent : title deeds and estate papers Worcestershire Record Office Reference : 705:550 NRA 12165 Marcy 1 record noted. Where reference is made to an NRA number, a catalogue is filed in the National Register of Archives and may be consulted in our public search room. Also reference to Crane Mead (place), Hertfordshire http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jorabun&id=I7762 from NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills: 1678 Oct 1. Craine, Jasper, of Newark, aged in years; will of. Sons -- John, Azeriah, Jasper; daughter Huntington; granddaughter Hanah Huntington; children of dec'd daughter Bell, son (?-in-law)Huntington. Real and personal estate (a silver "Bole" and cup). Executors -- son John and son Thomas Huntington. Witness -- John Ward senior and Michell Tompkins. N.J. Archives, XXI., p. 45, and Essex Wills. Rockaway Records of Morris Co., NJ Name: by Joseph Percy Crayon 1902 From Rockaway Records: Gen. (maybe gentleman?) Josiah Crane, whose son Jasper emigrated with his family from London to America at an early date, and was one of the founders of Newark, NJ, in 1666, was related to William Crane, who married, Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Sir Andrew Butler, Knight. There were several branches of the Crane family, the Cheshire and Chilton branches, became most noted and numerous, who settled in the several counties of England, and who were originally Franks, freemen, and related to, and holding high positions under the long line of Pharamond Kings. The motto of the Cheshire branch was Qui pascet corvus non oblivis citus grus (He that feeds the crows will not forget the Crane.) What we do know suggests that Jasper's origins may be found in Hampshire County, England. The Ogden Family in America by William Ogden Wheeler, published in 1906, brings to light the marriage of Samuel Huntington and Margaret Crane. Their daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, married John Ogden of Bradley Plain, Hampshire and Richard Ogden of Wiltshire. John Ogden was the progenitor of the Elizabeth, N.J. Ogdens and his cousin Richard the progenitor of the Fairfield, Connecticut and southern New Jersey Ogdens. Margaret Crane, wife of Samuel Huntington, was according to Wheeler, the Aunt of Jasper Crane and he quotes an unreferenced document as follows: "Margaret Crane's nephew Jasper Crane, emigrated to Newark, NJ and his daughter Hannah married Thomas Huntington, son of Simon, who emigrated to Massachusetts, but died on the passage from England to Boston in 16333." Wheeler does reference the Berry Visitation of Hants, 1634 and a New York genealogist, Gustave Anjou, as confirmation of the Ogden data from Hampshire. With respect to the quote, we know that Jasper did not emigrate directly to Newark and was certainly in Connecticut long enough for his relations to be aware of his standing in New Haven. It is true about the marriage of Hannah and Thomas Huntington the nephew of Samuel and Margaret Crane Huntington. It may also be significant that the records of Hampshire contain old Crane references; particularly to a 14th century Sheriff named Hugo de Crane. Unfortunately there were enough Cranes spread around England in Jasper's day to make this lead inconclusive. Jasper was a surveyor and a merchant or trader. He and a Mr. Myles were responsible for the layout of New Haven. In March 1641 he was granted 100 acres of land in the East Meadow, and in 1643 his tax valuation was 480 pounds, a comfortable sum for those days. In 1644 we find he was excused from "watching and trayning" due to weakness, but he was required to furnish a substitute. 1644-5 he was granted 16 acres of upland in East Haven where he removed. In 1651 he was known to have an interest in a bog furnace in East Haven. Jasper sold the house and land in East Haven September 7, 1652 and moved to Branford where he joined with about 20 families from Southhampton, Long Island under the leadership of Rev. Pierson, and a group of families from Wethersfield led by Samuel Swaine. Both groups had come to the area to escape the more liberal religious policy of the Connecticut Colony. When New Haven was united with Connecticut in 1662 many leaders were dismayed that their pure government by the church would be corrupted. Through the leadership of Robert Treat and some Elizabethtown settlers, many who had come from Southampton, Long Island, a site was found for a new settlement. In the Spring of 1666, 41 families, led by Robert Treat took up the area now known as Newark. Included in this group was Azariah Crane, son of Jasper. Jasper Crane, Rev. Pierson, Samuel Swaine and 20 more families followed the next Spring. A total of 64 families in all. The settlement was first named New Milford, but soon changed to Newark in honor of Rev. Pierson's former home in England. Note: In Newark, besides his public duties, Jasper was a merchant, and had obtained permission to make and sell spirits in 1673. At the drawing of home lots, February 6, 1667, Jasper was assigned lot #49, located near the present Court House. May 26, 1773 he drew lot #10 of 100 acres. August 25, 1675 Jasper received 168 acres in 13 parcels including 20 acres at the head of Second River which I believe is Toney's Brook. Note: Jasper made his will dated October 1, 1678, and died in 1781. He may have been buried in the "old Burial Ground" of Newark, which was taken over for business use in 1888, however on Dr. Condit's list of 1847 there was no record of his stone or marker. Nothing is known of his wife Alice's history. They had seven children. Excerpts from "THE NEW HAVEN COLONY" Note: by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934 Note: In the seventeenth century Coleman Street was "a faire and large street, on both sides builded with diuerse faire houses." John Davenport was the son of Henry and Winifred (Barneby) Davenport. He had been baptized by Richard Eaton, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry on Apr 9 1597. In 1622 he became a member of the Virginia Co. of London. In 1624 he was elected as Vicar of St. Stephens on Coleman St. in London, but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing. The group received a grant of territory from the Council for New England and as "the Gov. and Co. of the Mass. Bay in New England" on March 4 1629 received a charter from the crown. Note: Mathew Cradock was appointed the first governor of the company. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Aldersey, Theophilus Eaton and George Foxcroft represented St. Stephens, Coleman St., in the first court of assistants, and John Davenport, Robert CRANE, Owen Rowe, William Spurstow, Edmund White, all living in Coleman St., and possibly Francis Bright of Swanne Alley represented the parish among the commonality. Note: In Nov. of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown where the group organized their move to the New World. The group included: John and Elizabeth Davenport (left infant son in care of noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St. Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper CRANE, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, Geo. Smith, George Ward and Lawrence Ward. Note: Others (probably from the neighborhood, but not members of St. Stephens): Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp and Samuel Whitehead. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=actuarius&id=I17232 D: I17232 Name: Jasper Crane 1 Sex: M Title: Esq Birth: 1602 in Bradley, England 1 Death: 19 OCT 1680 in nerwa 1 Burial: 1730 Old Burying Gound, Newark, NJ 1 Father: Richard Crane b: 1570 in Cheshire, England Marriage 1 Alice Leave b: 1608 in Bath, Somerset, England Married: 1629 in London, England 1 Children 1. John Crane b: 1629 in England 2. Phebe Crane b: 1630 in Wethersfield, CT 3. Hannah Crane b: 1638 4. Deliverance Crane b: 12 JUL 1642 5. Mary Crane b: 1645 6. Micah Crane b: 1647 7. Azariah Crane b: 1649 in Newark, Essex, NJ 8. Jasper Crane b: 1651 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=downriver&id=I19383 THE CRANE FAMILY In Normandy is the town of Craon on the banks of the stream called Cranne. Here the family of Crane (Cranne, Cran, Crain, Craine, Crayne, etc.) originated, and like many other families, found its way into England with William the Conqueror. In England the name is found first in Suffolk Co. where William de Crane is listed as among sixty-eight tenants of Sir William de Moyne. The family became prominent and influential. Sir Ralph Crane was with Sir Frances Drake on the "Golden Hind" when he made the "first trip around the world" in 1577. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickdutton&id=I44567 Jasper CRANE Reference Number: 8T91-TC Sex: M Birth: 8 JUL 1599 in Spaxton Parish, Somersetshiree, England Christening: England Death: 19 OCT 1681 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ulsterboyd&id=I07093 Ronald E. Boyd ID: I07093 Name: Robert Crane Sex: M Birth: ABT 1432 in Stonham, Suffolk, England Death: 23 Oct 1500 in Stonham, Suffolk, England Father: Robert Crane b: ABT 1402 in Stoneham, Suffolk, England Mother: Agnes Green b: ABT 1406 in Stonham, , Suffolk, England Marriage 1 Anne Agard (Ogord) b: ABT 1442 in Brandenham, Norfolk, England Children 1. George Crane b: ABT 1452 in Chilton, Suffolk, England 2. Margary Crane b: ABT 1454 in Chilton, , Suff., England 3. Elizabeth Crane b: ABT 1456 in Chilton, Suffolk, England Marriage 2 Katherine Darcy Married: 1465 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldyk&id=I1215 Kathy Hoeldke ID: I1215 Name: William Crane Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1369 Death: AFT. 1400 Reference Number: 1294 Marriage 1 Margery Butler b: ABT. 1374 Married: ABT. 1394 Children 1. Robert Crane b: ABT. 1395 in Stoneham, Suff., England http://www.altlaw.com/edball/landdeeds.htm From: "Patents and Deeds, and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664- 1703", edited by William Nelson 1675 Aug 25. Do. To Jasper Craine {Crane} of Newark for land in and about there, viz: 1, a houselot of 14 acres, bounded W. by the Commons, S. by the highway, N. by Thomas Pierson, E. by Abraham Pierson junior; 2, seventeen acres of upland on the Great Neck, W. of Ephraim Peninton {Pennington}; 3, eleven acres on the same Neck, E. of Josiah Ward; 4, six acres on the neck, bounded E. by Stephen Freeman, S. by his own land, N. by Thomas Huntinton {Huntington}, W. by the highway; 5, four acres at the bottom of said neck; 6, twenty acres on Two Mile Brook, Abr. Pierson to the N., Thomas Ludington to the S., George Day to the W.; 7, twenty-six acres on the Mill Brook, adjoining Thomas Huntinton; 8, twenty acres at the head of a branch of Second River, adjoining Samuel Kitchell; 9, fourteen a. of meadow at the Great Island, bounded N. by John Craine {Crane}, E. by Capt Samuel Swaine, S. by Lieut. John Ward, W. by the Greak {Great} Island; 10, twelve a. of meadow by the Great Pond, N. of Jabez Rogers; 11, fourteen a. of bog beyond the Great Swamp, N. of Richard Harrison; 12, five a. of meadow the Great Island on the E. side of the highway; 13, one acres of meadow at Beefe Point, E. of Edward Ball; 14, four acres of meadow near Wheeler's Point, N. of Henry Lyon. Marg Note: "This land is made over to his two sonns Azarea {Azariah} and Jasper Craine {Crane}. (page 135 original) page 20. 1695-6 Jan 27. Do. To Azariah Craine {Crane} of Newark for the following tracts, vizt: 1, a lot at the mountain, S.W. John Gardner, N.W. the mountain, N.E. Edward Baall {Ball} and a road, S.E. unsurveyed; 2, a lot, called the Burnt Swamp; 3, a piece of meadow, E. the Bay, S. John Garner {Gardner?}, W. Samuel Waard {Ward}, N. Jasper Craine {Crane}; in all 100 acres. (page 486 original) page 242. 1693 Nov 3. Do. Do. With return of John Treat and Azariah Crane for Newark, John Harriman and Jonas Wood for Elizabeth Town, Walter Jacobs (Waling Jacobs (Van Winkel {Van Winkle}) and Elias Macceelson (Michielsen) for Barbados Neck and Acquicanunck; by Edw. Ball, Sherriff. (page 214 original) page 160. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Wills/Wills1C.html Commissary Court of London Will Abstracts Volume 26 (1629- 1634) Surnames C-F CRANE, Edward - Wapping Wall, Mdx, mariner (f518) chldr Jn & Susan; execs Wlm Allen ctz & shipwright & Thos Wilkenson of Limehouse cordwayner; wtns Jn Parker & Tobias Winter CRANE, Henry (f135) Mary Standford; Barbara Piggott; Rob Vincent; sons Jn & Henry C; son Rich exec; overs Chris Cole http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/SCANS9.htm Coleman St. maps WARD PLANS - 18th century colemanSt1.jpg LONDON WARD PLAN:Coleman St/Bassishaw. NOORTHOUCK:Cartouche. Vignettes.11x8 ins.NC. Old Jewry. Lothbury. London Wall. Basinghall Street. Moorfields. Etc.Bethlehem Hospital. Vignettes of 2 churches. colemanSt2.jpg LONDON WARD PLAN:Coleman St/Bassishaw. COLE.B:Cartouche.Vignettes.10.5x16 ins. Old Jewry. Lothbury. Coleman St. Nasinghall. London Wall. Etc. 2 vignettes of City Churches. 2 Coats of Arms. Compass Rose. Very decorative. colemanSt3.jpg LONDON WARD PLAN:Cheap Ward. NOORTHOUCK:Cartouche. Vignettes. 11x8 ins.NC. Cheapside. O=Polutry. Coleman St. Milk Street. Grocer's Hall. Queen and King St. Ironmongers Lane. Guildhall. Etc. 4 vignettes http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/coleman.htm St. Stephens Church, Coleman St., London Rev. John Davenport led many of our Puritan forefathers to America in the 1630s (colemancarve.gif) Gate carving from St. Stephens Church, entitled The Last Judgment Day. The church was destroyed in the Great London Fire of 1666 and was rebuilt by Christopher Wren. The new church was destroyed in World War II and was not rebuilt. EXCERPTS FROM "THE NEW HAVEN COLONY" by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934: In the seventeenth century Coleman Street was "a faire and large street, on both sides builded with diuerse faire houses." John Davenport was the son of Henry and Winifred (Barneby) Davenport. He had been baptized by Richard Eaton, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry on Apr 9 1597. In 1622 he became a member of the Virginia Co. of London. In 1624 he was elected as Vicar of St. Stephens on Coleman St. in London, but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing. The group received a grant of territory from the Council for New England and as "the Gov. and Co. of the Mass. Bay in New England" on March 4 1629 received a charter from the crown. Mathew Cradock was appointed the first governor of the company. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Aldersey, Theophilus Eaton and George Foxcroft represented St. Stephens, Coleman St., in the first court of assistants, and John Davenport, Robert CRANE, Owen Rowe, William Spurstow, Edmund White, all living in Coleman St., and possibly Francis Bright of Swanne Alley represented the parish among the commonality. In Nov. of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown where the group organized their move to the New World. The group included: John and Elizabeth Davenport (left infant son in care of noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St. Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper CRANE, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, Geo. Smith, George Ward and Lawrence Ward. Others (probably from the neighborhood, but not members of St. Stephens): Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp and Samuel Whitehead. The group chartered the "Hector" of London. On June 26, 1637, John Winthrop recorded the arrival of the group from London at Boston. In Aug. of 1637, Eaton and several others traveled south to view the area around the Long Island Sound. They left members of their party there over the winter to retain possession. Many from the Bay Colony chose to leave for New Haven with Eaton and Davenport: Richard Hull, William Tuttle and William Wilkes of Boston; Anne Higginson and her family, Jarvis Boykin, John Chapman, John Charles, Timothy Ford, Thomas James, Benjamin Ling, John Mosse and Richard Perry of Charlestown; John Benham, Benjamin Fenn, Thomas Jeffrey, Thomas Kimberly, William Preston, Thomas Sandford, Thomas Trowbridge and Zachariah Whitman of Dorchester; John Astwood of Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire and Roxbury; Thomas Baker, John Burwell, Jasper Gunn, John Hall, John Peacock, William Potter, Edward Riggs, Thomas Uffot and Joanna and Jacob Sheaffe of Roxbury; Mark Pierce of Newtown; and Nathaniel Turner of Lynn. Another company headed by Peter Pruden was a notable addition to the group. Perhaps the son of Thomas Prudden of King's Walden, Hertfordshire and a kinsman of William Thomas of Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Prudden was the minister of the Providence Island Company. In 1637 with fifteen Hertfordshire families - among them Edmund Tapp of Bennington, Hertfordshire, James Prudden, William Fowler, Thomas and Hanah Buckingham, Thomas Welsh, Richard Platt, Henry Stonehill and William East - he left England for Massachusetts and went with Davenport's group to Connecticut in March of 1638. Staying behind in Massachusetts was Nathaniel Eaton, Nathaniel Rowe, Edward and Anne (Yale) Hopkins and John Cotton. Eaton became the "cruel" master of a new college in Newtown. Later he and Anne migrated to Hartford, CT. In 1641 a 3-year mortgage was given to George Fenwick of Saybrook, John Haynes, Samuel Wyllys and Edward Hopkins of Connecticut and Theophilus Eaton, Stephen Goodyear and Thomas Gregson of New Haven for much of Long Island. LONDON PAST & PRESENT, VOL. 1 Henry B. Wheatley, 1891 Coleman Street, City, runs from Lothbury to Fore St., Cripplegate. On September 24, 1598, as Francis Bacon was returning to his chambers in Gray's Inn from conducting an examination in the Tower, he was arrested in the neighborhood of Lombard St. "Without warning either by letter or message," by one Sympson, a goldsmith, "a man noted much," writes Bacon, "for extremities and stoutness upon his purse." "He would have urged it to have had me in prison; which he had done, had not Sheriff More, to whom I sent, gently recommended me to an handsome house in Coleman St., where I am." The five members accused of treason by Charles I, concealed themselves in this street. "The Star, in Coleman Street," was a tavern where Oliver Cromwell and several of his party occasionally met. The street was in these times often referred to as a haunt of Puritans. In a conventicle in "Swan Alley," on the east side of this street, Venner, a wine-cooper and Millennarian, preached the opinions of his sect to "the soldiers of King Jesus." The result is matter of history: an insurrection followed -- "Venner's Insurrection" and Venner, their leader, was hanged and quartered in Coleman Street on January 19, 1661. LONDON'S OLD BUILDINGS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM by Jessie D. Wright, 1937 St. Stephen's, Coleman Street, rebuilt in 1676, has a plain interior with no aisles or columns, a practically flat ceiling, and stained-glass windows, including a large one at the east. At the western end is a gallery on which the organ stands. Panelling surrounds the walls, and there are a well-carved pulpit, reredos, altar-table, and rails. There is also an old font. The exterior is plain with a cornice and pediment crowning the eastern facade, and an inconspicuous tower with a small turret at the west. Over the entrance gateway is a curious carving of the Day of Judgment which probably belonged to the earlier church. LONDON CITY CHURCHES by A.E. Daniell, 1896 On the west side of Coleman Street, not far from its southern termination, stands the church of St. Stephen. According to Stow, it was "sometime a synagogue of the Jews," and after having been a parish church, became a chapel to St. Olave Jewry, and was made parochial again in the reign of Edward IV. Newcourt, however, after remarking that he could find no authority for Stow's statement about the Jewish synagogue, explains that the church anciently belonged to the canons of St. Paul's, and was in the year 1182 held of them by the prior and convent of Butley in Suffolk, to whom they had also granted St. Olave Jewry. It was in 1456, he tells us, and thus before the close of the reign of Henry VI, that St. Stephen's was made parochial, and a vicarage ordained and endowed there by Thomas Kemp, then Bishop of London, who arranged matters with the prior and convent of Butley, the parishioners, and the vicar of St. Olave's to whose church St. Stephen's had been a chapel. The patronage remained with the prior and convent till the dissolution of monasteries, but since the reign of Queen Elizabeth the vicarage has been in the gift of the parishioners. Anthony Munday, the dramatist, the arranger of the city pageants, and the continuator of Stow's survey, who died in his eightieth year on August 10th, 1633, was buried at St. Stephen's, but this monument perished in the destruction of the old church by the Great Fire in 1666. St. Stephen's, having been consumed by the Fire, was rebuilt by Christopher Wren. The gateway, leading into the churchyard from Coleman Street, is adorned with some curious carving in high relief, measuring about five feet by two and a half feet, representing the Day of Judgment. The Judge is enthroned above; Satan is falling; and the dead are rising from their coffins; while angel forms are hovering about, to marshal them to the tribunal of the Creator. The east frout, abutting on Coleman Street, is embellished with a cornice and pediment, and displays a large central window; the south wall, facing the churchyard, is pierced with five tall and south wall, facing the churchyard, is pierced with five tall and handsome windows. The steeple, which rises at the northwest, consists of a stone tower, lead-covered lantern, and small spire; the whole terminating in a gilded van in the form of a cock. The tower, which is 65 feet high, contained eight bells; the height of the lantern is about twenty feet. Internally St. Stephen's is a plain building without aisles. It is long and narrow, measuring 75 feet in length by 35 feet in breadth, and is extremely low, the altitude of the ceiling, which is flat in the central part, but coved at the sides, hardly exceeding 24 feet. The oak pulpit if finely carved, and the altar-piece of the same material, is enriched with Corinthian pilasters. The lower parts of the walls are paneled, and there are two inner door-cases on the north, and two on the south side, all handsomely wrought. Against the south wall is a large and ornate monument of white marble to Henry Vernon, an Oriental merchant, who died at Aleppo in 1694 in his thirty-first year. He was the son of Sir Thomas Vernon, a parishioner. http://www.altlaw.com/edball/html/d0071/i14289.htm Excerpts from "The New Haven Colony" by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934: John Davenport was the son of Henry and Winifred (Barneby) Davenport. He had been baptized by Richard Eaton, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry on Apr 9 1597. In 1622 he became a member of the Virginia Co. of London. In 1624 he was elected as Vicar of St. Stephens on Coleman St. in London, but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. About 1630 Theophilus Eaton (son of Richard Eaton) took over the house vacated by Sir Richard Saltonstall in Swanne Alley (off Coleman St.) He had served as Deputy Gov. of the Eastland Co. at Elbing. The group received a grant of territory from the Council for New England and as "the Gov. and Co. of the Mass. Bay in New England" on March 4 1629 received a charter from the crown. Mathew Cradock was appointed the first governor of the company. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Aldersey, Theophilus Eaton and George Foxcroft represented St. Stephens, Coleman St., in the first court of assistants, and John Davenport, Robert Crane, Owen Rowe, William Spurstow, Edmund White, all living in Coleman St., and possibly Francis Bright of Swanne Alley represented the parish among the commonality. In Nov. of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown where the group organized their move to the New World. The group included: John and Elizabeth Davenport (left infant son in care of noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sep. 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St., Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper Crane, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, Geo. Smith, George Ward and Lawrence Ward. http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/londonmain.htm No. Period St Stephen Coleman Coleman St C019662 C1538-1716 London P019661 C1538-1716 M019662 M1538-1716 M019661 M1717-1754 References: International Genealogical Index - family research sheets The London Encyclopedia Edited Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert Papermac 1983 Researching in Stoke Newington David Mander L&NM Research Guide 1993 Family History in Greenwich A Guide to Sources Leonard Reilly Greenwich Libraries 1991 Suburban London Before 1837 Map showing the Parish Boundaries West Surrey FHS 1996 Premier Map London AZ Geographer's A-Z Map Company Ltd http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/city-ch.html deposited at Guildhall Library (GL) ST STEPHEN COLEMAN STREET PR's in GL: baptisms 1538-1951, marriages 1538-1952, banns 1754-1847, burials 1538-1853 Destroyed 1666, rebuilt by Wren, damaged 1940, site sold. United to St Margaret Lothbury 1954 Partial index to baptisms and marriages 1538-1875 on IGI Sources: City of London Parish Registers ~ Guildhall Library Research Guide 4 ISBN 0-900422-30-0; Atlas & Index of Parish Registers ~ Phillimore & Co ISBN 0-85033- 950-2; Vanished Churches of the City of London - Gordon Huelin (1996) City of London Churches - John Betjeman http://www.lfpress.com/millennium/timelines/default.htm 1598 Edict of Nantes gives Huegenots religious freedom in France after years of persecution (revoked in 1685)