Timothy Cragg (1658 - 1724)

Born 2 Oct 1658 in Wyresdale, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Jackson) Cragg — married 7 Feb 1683 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1724 at age 65 in Wyresdale, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Timothy was a Friend (Quaker)

Baptism

Baptism: 2 Dec 1658 St Mary, Lancaster, Lancs.

Timothey Cragg - Son of Tho. Cragg

Born: 2 Dec 1658

Abode: Wirsdale^[1]

"The life of Timothy Cragg."

Written by Timothy Cragg

I was born at the chapel house in Wyersdale, and am the son of Thomas and Jennett Cragg, born on the 2nd day of the 10th month 1658. My parents were of the Protestant Religion and I was educated in the same by them. My grate grandfather John Cragg came out of some part of Cumberland and was one called a clerk being one that did the office of a Priest according as it was practiced at that day. My mother’s name was Townson of the Townsons of Moot Head who came from Greenbank. I can remember that when the grate plague was in London and I heard people tell sorrowful tales of it, being then somewhat short of 7 years old ---- I had a little book called Cream of Comfort. It had in it a prayer to be read in time of Pestilence, so ordered I suppose by the Church of England, for it is many years since I saw the book. I was at that time sore-concerned for the people of London so thought as I remember I read that Prayer over and over many times --- when I was about 22 years of age I was put on for a train band soldier --- the same year that I was married, King James 2nd was then on the throne and a man called the Duke of Monmouth came into the southern part of the nation, got a considerable army together and then was the Militia called to meet at Lancaster --- I began to frequent the meetings of the people called Quakers in the year 1688.

Marriage

England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription

First name(s) Timothy

Last name Cragg

Birth year -

Marriage year 1684

Spouse's first name(s) Agnes

Spouse's last name Jackson

Place Lancaster St Mary

County Lancashire

Country England

Marriage: 7 Feb 1684/5 St Mary, Lancaster, Lancs.

Timothy Cragge - Wiresdale

Agnes Jackson - Wiresdale

Register: Marriages 1599 - 1690, Page 221a, Entry 9^[2]

Death

England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841 Transcription First name(s) Timothy Last name Cragg Birth year - Death year 1724 Death date 14 Feb 1724 Burial year 1724 Burial date 16 Feb 1724 Burial place as transcribed Lancaster Burial county as transcribed Lancashire Meeting place Lancashire Monthly meeting - Quarterly meeting Lancashire County Lancashire Country England

Research Notes

Alt date of death: 29 Jul 1734. ^[3] From the uploaded image, the 1724 date of death seems to be the correct one.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.lan-opc.org.uk Register: Baptisms 1599 - 1691, Page 197a, Entry 7; Source: LDS Film 1526146
2. ↑ http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Source: LDS Film 1526146
3. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDCC-X4X : 24 December 2014), Timothy Cragg, 01 Aug 1734; citing , reference vol 2 6/1616A p 210; FHL microfilm 583,995.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1M3-NNR : 12 February 2018, Timothy Cragge, 02 Dec 1657); citing p 196 b, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,146.
• Marriage - "Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850," FindMyPast. Record set England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850. Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). Subcategory Marriages & divorces. Collections from United Kingdom. Society of Genealogists. Transcriptions © Society of Genealogists. Transcription on FindMyPast.

• Death - "England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841," FindMyPast. Archive reference RG6/1616A. Description LANCASHIRE: Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire. Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). Subcategory Deaths & burials. Collections from United Kingdom. Image on FindMyPast.

• Death - "Lancashire Wills proved at Richmond, 1457-1812," FindMyPast Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). First name(s) Timothy. Last name Cragg. Year 1724. Event date 1724. County Lancashire. Volume 13. Volume description Index to Wills proved in the western deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond 1681-1748. Image number 78. Record set Lancashire Wills proved at Richmond, 1457-1812. Subcategory Wills & probate. Collections from United Kingdom

• Books and Publications - "The life of Timothy Cragg." Written by himself ; transcribed from the original manuscript by his great-grandson, David Cragg, in the year of Our Lord, 1797. Authors: Cragg, Timothy, 1658- (Main Author). Cragg, Timothy, 1658- (Subject). Crag, Agness Jackson, fl. 1684 (Subject). Format: Books/Monographs/Book on Film. Language: English. Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. Physical: on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. FamilySearch Catalogue.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of paul clare family tree (1).ged on 10 May 2011.