Joseph
Crane
Born in Westfield, Essex (now Union), New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of John Crane
and Anna (Megie) Crane
Brother of
John Crane III, Sarah (Crane) Conklin, Hannah (Crane) Roberson, Isaac Crane, Esther (Crane) Woodruff and Jacob Crane III
Husband of
Ruth (Miller) Crane
— married
8 Jun 1761 in New Jersey British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
Issac Crane, Annar Miller (Crane) Coddington, Joseph Crane, Stephen Crane, Samuel Crane, Joanna Annar (Crane) Valentine, Elizabeth (Crane) Doty, Jonathan Crane, Abner Crane, Ruth Crane and Moses Crane
Died
at about age 37
in Passaic Valley, Essex (now Passaic), New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2017
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Biography
After Joseph married Ruth Miller (sister to his brother's wife), they removed from Westfield to the Passaic Valley, Essex County (now Passaic County), New Jersey. He settled on a farm of 154 acres which he purchased from Nathaniel Smith in May of 1764. His brother Isaac and his wife's sister had the adjoining farm.
Will
1776, May 3. Crane, Joseph, of Borough of Elizabeth, Essex Co.; will of. Sons Samuel, John, Stephen, Joseph, Abner, Jonathan and Isaac, all my real and personal estate, except what I give to daughters. Daughters, Anna, Ruth and Elizabeth, to each1/2 as much as I give to one son. Executors—father-in-law, John Miller, and brother, Isaac Crane. Witnesses—Jonathan Elmer, Jonathan Elmer, Jr., John Parsel. Proved July 9, 1778. Lib. 20, p. 12. NJ Wills page 119 [1]
After his death in 1778, his widow moved to Ohio with their sons.
Sources
"New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG2-JBFH : 3 October 2019), Joseph Crane and Ruth Miller, 8 Jun 1761; citing Marriage, New Jersey, British Colonial America, Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.
- "Genealogy of the Crane Family", Vol 2, Pg 476
- "Find A Grave"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
J (Trumbower) Driscoll 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Katherine (Lent) Burgardt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A504353 [compare], Ancestry member BURGARDT37
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~1.17%
Rhonda Hole :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch HJ8113506 [compare], yourDNAportal RHOaa30fab8
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~0.78%
Marcia Powell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909082 [compare], Ancestry member powellnuge
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Mona (Pierce) Berman :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A384180 [compare], Ancestry member Mona1948
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~0.78%
John Crane :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jcbenjamin2
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Dorothy Roush :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DRoush
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~0.78%
Donald Ebright :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Debbie Dotterer :
23andMe
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Mia Millard :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Craig Albrechtson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a946739 [compare], Ancestry member cralbrechtson
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~0.39%
Lisa (Blackburn) Roller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BH1322392 [compare], Ancestry member LisaRoller
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~0.39%
Janette (Blackburn) Doolittle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DQ4997608 [compare]
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~0.39%
Violet (Hole) Embry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CF7021477 [compare], Ancestry member Violet1014
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