Nathaniel Crow (abt. 1642 - 1695)

Born about 1642 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Deborah (Leffingwell) Warner — married about 1684 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died Jun 1695 at about age 53 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Nathaniel, son of John Crow, was born say 1642 at Hartford, Conn., or possibly later based on birth of his first child.^[1] He died on 30 Jul 1695 at East Hartford, Hartford County, CT.^[1][2]

He married Deborah LEFFINGWELL, daughter of Lt Thomas LEFFINGWELL and Mary (surname unknown; not WHITE), circa 1684; children (surname CROW):^[3]

1. Elizabeth - b. 1685, d. before 6 Feb 1709/10; m. Daniel DICKINSON
2. John - bp. 24 Jul 1687, d. before 6 Sep 1714; m1. Mehitable/Mabel KILBOURN; m2. Hannah —
3. child - b. 20 Apr 1690, d. before 7 Sep 1695
4. daughter - b. 13 Mar 1691/92, d. before 7 Sep 1695
5. Deborah - b. 20 May 1694, d. after 30 Oct 1754; m. Samuel LOTHROP

He received a deed of gift dated 11 Feb 1683, Hartford, from his father John Crow for all John's land in the meadow on the east side of the Connecticut River.^[4]

Nathaniel's inventory valued at £507-02-10 was taken 7 September, 1695 and widow Deborah (Leffingwell) Crow was appointed administratrix. Legatees: The relict Mrs. Deborah Crow, Elizabeth age 10 years, John Crow 8 years, Deborah 2 years & 3 months. Adms. to the widow, with Mr. William Pitkin & Deac. Olmsted to be overseers.^[5][2]

The widow Deborah (Leffingwell) Crow married second, Andrew Warner, in 1696 in Norwich, Connecticut.^[2]

Research Notes

Most of the birth dates of John Crow's children are estimates, and Nathaniel is usually listed fourth. However, based on known birth dates, ages at death, and marriage dates, their birth order is probably: Esther (d. 1700, age 72), John (d. 1667), Samuel (m. 1671), Elizabeth (b. 1644), Mary (m. 1666), Sarah (b. 1 Mar 1646/7), Hannah/Anna (b. 13 Jul 1649), Ruth (m1. 1671), Mehitable (d. 1730, age 78), Nathaniel (m. c1684), and Daniel (d. 1693, age 37).

If Nathaniel was born as early as 1634, he would have been over 50 when his first child was born in 1685. More likely his birth was between 1642 and 1656 which means his mother was John Crow's second wife Elizabeth Goodwin.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} James Hammond Trumbull, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, (Boston, E.L. Osgood: 1886), digital images, International Archive, Vol I, p 235.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Lucien C. Warner and Mrs. Josephine Genung Nichols, The descendants of Andrew Warner, (New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1919), p 73-5; giving image of will & deed of his father-in-law, etc.
3. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985), p 195; giving 1st ch b. 1685.
4. ↑ Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volume 14, Hartford: 1912, Google Books, p 480-1.
5. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, (Hartford CT: R.S. Peck & Co., 1904), Volume 1, Hartford District 1635-1700, p. 435.

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