Samuel Crandall (1686 - 1758)

Born 30 Oct 1686 in Little Compton, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Wilbor) Crandall — married 3 May 1706 in Little Compton, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, Colony of England

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1758 at age 71 in Tiverton, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British America

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Biography

Samuel Crandall was born October 30, 1686, the son of Samuel Crandall and Sarah Celley, ^[1] presumably the same person as Sarah Colby, probably in Little Compton, Bristol County, Plymouth Colony (in present-day Rhode Island).

He married his wife Mary Wilbor on May 3, 1706 in Little Compton.

Together, they had the following children:

1. Thomas Crandall 1707 -
2. Eber Crandall 1708 - Bef 1745
3. William Crandall 1711 -
4. John Crandall 1713 -
5. Peter Crandall 1715 - Bef 1745
6. Wilbor Crandall 1717 -
7. Sarah Crandall 1718 -
8. Joseph Crandall 1721 - 1791
9. Mary Crandall 1723 - 1783
10. Lois Crandall 1725 -
11. Benjamin Crandall 1727 -
12. Lemuel Crandall 1729 -
13. Philip Crandall 1731 -
14. Nathaniel Crandall 1733 - 1821

His will was proved on October 20, 1745 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ James N. Arnold, ed., Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636 - 1850, First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, index (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891), "Little Compton, Births and Deaths," vol. 4, Newport County, Part 6, Little Compton, p. 109; AmericanAncestors.org, digital copy, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014 (https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/rhode-island-vital-records-1636-1850/image?volumeId=14343&pageName=6-109 : accessed 11 April 2024). Source note: "In 1891, James N. Arnold began publishing a series of vital records books for the towns of Rhode Island. The series would go on to include church records and newspaper records, ultimately filling twenty-one volumes with information. This re-indexing of our original 2002 database includes records from Volumes 1-12. All 21 volumes are available for viewing at the NEHGS Research Library, call number F78.A75."

See Also

• Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. First series. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS; A Family Register for the People by James N. Arnold, Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register. "Is My Name Written in the Book of Life?" Volume 4. LITTLE COMPTON. Part VI. Page 67. Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly. Published by Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1893, Providence, R. I. WILBOR, Mary, and Samuel Crandall, May 3, 1706.

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• Little Compton Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891), 109. CRANDALL, Samuel, of Samuel and Sarah, [born] Oct. 30, 1686.

• Rounds, H. L. Peter Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745, Genealogical Publishing Co. 1987-. Volume 11:6.
  • Will of Samuel Crandaull of Tiverton, yeoman, dated 20 Oct 1745, proved 2 Dec 1745.
    • Wife Mary.
    • Sons: Thomas, William ("now at Sea"), John, Joseph, Samuell or Lemuell, Benjamin, Philip, Nathaniel, Eber deceased and Peter deceased.
    • Daughters: Sarah Taber, Mary Taber and Loes Crandaull.
    • Grandchildren: Eber Crandaull, Elisabeth Crandaull and Mary Crandaull children of my son Eber deceased.
    • Grandsons: Wilbor Crandaull and Peter Crandaull sons of my son Peter deceased.
    • Grandchildren: Sarah Crandaul, Patience Crandaull and Innesent Crandaull children of my son William.
  • Exors: wife Mary and friend William Hall of Little Compton.
  • Witnesses: John Sawyer, Jonathan Manchester and Restcome Sanford [11:67/8/9/70].

• Inventory of Estate of Samuel Crandaull of Tiverton, yeoman, dated 21 Nov 1745, presented by Mary Crandaull & William Hall, Execs. Mentions land given in his will to: son Thomas, son William, son John, son Joseph & 4 youngest sons Benjamin, Lemuell or Samuell, Phillip and Nathaniel. Personal estate 2710-9-2; real estate 906-0-0. Appraisors: John Giffard, Ebenezer Taber & Restcome Sanford [11:75/6/7].

• Crandall, John Cortland. Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants. New Woodstock, NY, 1949. Print.