Hopestill Crittenden (1741 - abt. 1775)

Born 11 Sep 1741 in New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Heaton) Crittenden — married 6 May 1762 (to 1775) in New Haven, CT

Descendants

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Biography

Hopestill Crittenden was born 11 Sep 1741 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Hopestill Crittenden and Mary Bacon ^[1]

He was baptized Sep 13 1741 at New Haven Congregational Curch, New Haven, Connecticut ^[1]

Hopestill married Abigail Heaton on 6 May 1762 in New Haven, Connecticut. Abigail was the daughter of James Heaton and Hannah Peck. She 2nd married Jonah Todd. ^[1]

Hopestill and Abigail had the following children: ^[1]

1. Sally / Sarah, b Apr 16 1762, bpt 1772, m 1st Jeremiah Tuttle, m 2nd 1793 Gideon Johnson
2. Mary, b abt 1765, bpt 1772
3. Jeremiah, b abt 1767, bpt 1772, resided Butternuts, New York 1805, m Mary Brooks, dau of Benjamin and Thankful (Hickok) Brooks
4. Abigail Heaton, b abt 1770, bpt 1772, d Mar 8 1849, age 79, m Ezra Sperry ^[2]
5. Hannah, bpt 1772
6. Hopestill, bpt 1772

He died 1775.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Families of New Haven: Vol. II, pg 464, Fam. 2 Crittenden
2. ↑ Families of New Haven: Vol. VII, pg 1693, Fam. 28 Ezra & Abigail Heaton (Crittenden) Sperry

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine)
• W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, Record Print; Seymour, CT, 1908, p. 86.