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William (Glover) Cranfield (abt. 1483 - abt. 1536)

William Cranfield formerly Glover
Born about in Gt Barford, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
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Died about at about age 53 in Gt Barford, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
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Biography

William Cranfield, Senior - "adopted" name "Cranfield" after his marriage to Katharine Cranfield.

He is reported as both William Glover and William "Cranfeild" in the Visitation.[1]

Origin

William was reported to have been born William Glover, but after his marriage to heiress, Katharine Cranfield, he adopted her name, "Cranfield or Cranfeild," as his own.[2] He was of of "Great Barford Parish, Bedfordshire, England."[2]

Marriage and Children

William married c. 1522 (13 Henry VIII) to Katharine Cranfield "Kathern Cranfeild."[1]

Children:[1]

  1. William Cranfield died without issue
  2. Elizabeth Cranfield; mar in 1546 to William Carter of Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, "Willi'm Carter of Kimpson, in Com. Bedford"

Death and Legacy

William died c. 1536 (27 Henry VIII) at Barford Parish, Bedfordshire, England.[1] His death place is sometimes reported as Kempston Parish, Bedfordshire, England (without citation).[2] His grandson, William Carter, was buried at Kempston Parish.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blaydes, Frederic Augustus, [ The Visitations of Bedfordshire, annis domini 1566, 1582, and 1634, ... https://archive.org/details/visitationsofbed1921harv/page/n111/mode/1up]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Abernathy, "Ancestors from around the world - 2006: Information about William (Glover) Cranfield." April 10, 2006, accessed June 14, 2015

See also:

  • Ancestry.com, England, Extracted Parish and Court Records.
  • Boddie, James, Historical Southern Family Volume 20,
  • Currer-Briggs, Noel, The Carters of Virginia and Their English Ancestry.
  • Guido, Michael Anne, Re: le Carter accessed August 25, 2015
  • Zella, Armstrong, Notable Southern Families. (Page 61) information on later generations, Chattanooga: Lookout Pub. Co., 1922, Archive.org.




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[Living Daly]
Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue Will of William Cranfield formerly Glover. 15 Dec 1535.
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Billups-130 Cynthia (Billups) B
Wondering whether his last name at birth should be Glover? The Visitation seems to support the contention that he adopted his wife's last name when they married, but I am no expert at reading the Visitation. Anyone know about this? Thanks!
posted by Cynthia (Billups) B

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