William Crosby (1698 - 1754)

Born 13 Feb 1698 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Ross) Crosby — married 1720 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

William Crosby (Joseph, Simon, Simon), b. at Billerca 13 Feb 1697-8, Feb.; m. Hannah Ross, dau. of Thomas and Sarah Ross; d. 1 Jan 1754.

1. Hannah, h. 1721-2, Jan. 6; m. Rev. Robert Cutler, of Epping, N. H., and d. before 1751.
2. William, b. 1723, Aug. 27; d.as an infant
3. Martha, b. 1724-5. Jan. 12; m.(1) 26 Dec 1745 Jacob Danforth, m.(2) 23 Jan 1754 Matthew Mead
4. Prudence, b. 1726, Nov. 28.
5. Jesseniah, b. 1728, Oct. 7.
6. Sarah, b. 1730, June 27; m. Swan.
7. Peletiah, b. 1731-2. March 10. and d. March 25.
8. Hezekiah, b. 1732-3, Jan. 31.
9. Seth, b. 1734. Aug. 8.
10. William, b. 1737, May 9, and d.
11. Rebecca, 1738. July 31; m. 1770, Nov. 6. Samuel Lampson.
12. William, b. 1739, Jan. 4; settled in Townsend.
13. Rhoda, b. 1740, Nov. 30.
14. Mary, b. 1742, April 26.

Sources

• History of Billerica, Massachusetts, with a Genealogical register by Hazen, Henry Allen, 1849-1900 https://archive.org/details/historyofbilleri00hazen/page/28/mode/2up

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-3LS : 5 November 2017), William Crosbey and Hannah Rose, 1720; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 901,881.

• "The family of Willis Vernon Farr, past and present : including descendants of his grandfather, Ivah Newton Farr and a number of female lines. Part II. Crosby"; Lisbon Falls, Me.: Jayne E. Bickford, 1977.