Silas Crispin Sr. (abt. 1655 - 1711)

Born about 1655 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hester (Holme) Crispin — married 1683 in Holmesburg, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Stockton) Ridgway — married 1697 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 31 May 1711 at about age 56 in Dublin, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Silas followed in his father's footsteps when he was appointed by William Penn to the position of first assistant deputy governor of Pennsylvania.

Silas sailed to the Americas on board the ship "John and Sarah" that sailed on October 1681.^[1]

Silas was a "First Purchaser" of the first five hundred thousand acres of land that Penn offered up for sale in America.^{[citation needed]}

Silas Crispin took up 500 acres of land on the Pennepack, while Thomas Holmes, his father-in-law, located on a much larger tract on both sides of the same creek. ^[2]

Silas played an intriguing role in the colony's initial dealings with the Native American people. Penn was determined to treat the Native American people fairly and Silas Crispin embraced this policy.

Marriages and Children

Four years after his arrival in America, Silas married Hester Holme, daughter of Thomas Holme, the surveyor general of William Penn.^[2]

Silas and Hester had the following children:

1. Mary Crispin married Thomas Lortis ^[2]
2. Rebecca (Crispin) Finney^{[citation needed]}
3. Eleanor Crispin b 11 September 1687 Byberry; m 25 November 1708 John Hart, son of John Hart and Sussannah^[2]
4. Esther (Crispin) Rush^{[citation needed]}
5. Male Crispin^[2]
6. Male Crispin^[2]

On 16 November 1695, Silas was residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Silas was married second to Mary Stockton, the widow of Thomas Shinn in 1697 in New Jersey.^[4]

Silas and Mary had the following children:

1. Joseph Crispin b 7 October 1698; m Elizabeth Barratt; removed to Delaware^[4]
2. Benjamin Crispin b 1 September 1699; at Springfied MM, married Margaret Owen, daughter of Joshua and Martha Owen, of Springfield twp. ^[4]
3. Abigail Crispin b 20 January 1701; m John Wright, of Springfield twp.^[4]
4. Silas Crispin b 19 March 1703; m 9 November 1724 Mary Wetherill, daughter of Thomas Weetherill and Ann Fearon of Burlington, NJ^[4]
5. Mary Crispin b 5 November 1727; m Thomas Earl of Burlington Co., son of William Earl^[4]
6. John Crispin b 11 December 1707 ^[4]

He died a prominent and influential citizen, one of the original settlers of the colony.

Research Note

Silas had 11 children in all. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "https://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html." Broken Link - William Penn Fleet ancestors approved for membership: The Welcome Society of Pennsylvania. Accessed 16 September 2018 Sj Baty.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Eleanor "had two own brothers adn four sisters, besides several half brothers and sisters by the father's side." Davis, William Watts Hart. History of the Hart family, of Warminster, Bucks county, Pennsylvania : to which is added the genealogy of the family, from its first settlement in America, 1714. Doylestown, PA, page 30
3. ↑ General Records, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 Ancestry Record 2451 #6796645
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} John Woolf Jorden, ed. Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs page 362 1911 New York, NY : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

• Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered their Pasts by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

See Also:

• Crispin, Rev. William Frost. A Biographical and Historical Sketch of Captain William Crispin of the British Navy …, The Commercial Printing Co, Akron Ohio (1901)archives.org [Possible incorrect information in this book. Needs back-up research.]

• Census - Boyd's Inhabitants of London. 1683 Census. FindMyPast. First name(s): Silas. Last name: Crispin. Year: 1683. Person subject S. Record set: Boyd's Inhabitants of London & Family Units 1200-1946. Category: Census, Land & Substitutes. Subcategory: Surveys. Collections from United Kingdom. [1]

• Census - Boyd's Inhabitants of London. 1697 Census. FindMyPast. First name(s): Silas Last name: Crispin. Year 1697. Person subject S. Record set: Boyd's Inhabitants of London & Family Units 1200-1946. Category: Census, Land & Substitutes. Subcategory: Surveys. Collections from: United Kingdom. [2].

Acknowledgments

• Karen Lindberg, GEDCOM Scholcoff ged.ged, Jan 2, 2014.
• Lolo X, GEDCOM import Privatized March 2013 Wagner - Follmer Families_2013-03-01.ged, Mar 1, 2013.

On page 612, Liber B. New Jersey Deeds, in office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, we ascertain that on Dec. 28th, 1697, Mary Shinn, widow of Thomas Shinn, had consented to marry Silas Crispin of Pennsylvania, and before doing so arranged for the property which had descended to her from her husband to be held in trust and managed for the use and benefit of her sons, Thomas and Samuel Shinn. The trustees, as recited in the deed, were Richard Stockton, Jr., brother of said Mary, and John Shinn, Jr., brother-in-law of said Mary, and the property consisted of all the lands and a negro boy, "Jabby," [could also be Toby or Tabby] given her by her late husband by will dated November 4, 1694. Mary Stockton