John Crane Sr. (abt. 1664 - bef. 1723)

Born about 1664 in Elizabeth Township, Essex, New Jersey [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Williams) Crane — married about 1700 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died before 16 Feb 1723 before about age 59 in Elizabeth Township, Essex, New Jersey [uncertain]

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Biography

John Crane was born in 1668 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Esther and Stephen. He had five sons and five daughters with Esther Williams. He died on February 16, 1723, in his hometown at the age of 55.

He was an Elizabethtown Associate (freeholder) by 1699. In 1713 he was appointed an Overseer of Highways. In 1720 he was appointed to a committee of leading citizens to defend the land titles of Associates facing court challenges from the Lords Proprietors.^[1]

Name

John Crane ^[2][3][4]

Birth

1668 • Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey Colony ^[4]

NOTE: This date is not supported by a primary source Elmore-505 15:30, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Marriage

John married Esther Williams ^[3][4]

Children

John and Esther had children:

1. John Crane Jr 1700–1763
2. Esther Crane 1704–1773
3. Benjamin Crane 1705–1777
4. Samuel Crane 1712–____
5. Abigail Crane 1713–1777
6. Matthias Crane –1779
7. Sarah Crane ____-____
8. Rebecca Crane 1720 - 1806
9. Deborah Crane ____-____
10. Joseph Crane ____-____

Death

He died between 7 Feb. 1722/23 when he signed his will and 16 Feb. when it was probated.^[5] Note: The Abstract has probate as 1728/3 which is clearly a misprint.

16 Feb 1723 • Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey ^[4]

NOTE: The death date should be a double date. England did not switch to the Georgian Calendar until 1752. Before 1752 the new year did not begin until March 25. The death date should be 16 Feb 1723/24. However, the actual day could be from 16 to 26 depending on the number of days different between the Georgian and Julian calendars. In 1752 the switch was made on Sep 2, 1752 with the next day being Sep 14, 1752. See Wikipedia for further information. Written 28 Sep 2016 at 21:50 GMT Tony Caudill.

SEE ALSO WikiTree guidelines: "On WikiTree, we record the new style (larger) date in the data field and provide the double date in the narrative biography." Only the year is converted, day and month are left from the original, so not a true conversion to Gregorian. The Findagrave entry referenced here uses the single NS year, which is normal practice among historians. But he clearly did not die on the date of probate. J. Miller

Will, Abstract of

1722-3 Feb. 7 • Crane, John, of Elizabeth Town, Essex Co., carpenter, will of. Wife Esther. Children - John, Joseph, Mathias, Benjamin, Samuel, all except John under 21. Hannah, Abigail, Esther, Sarah, Rebekah, Deborah. Two mills on Rahaway River in Elizabeth Town, meadow on said river, derived from father Stephen Crane, 100 acres, bought of Benjamin Wade April 13, 1716, 4 a. of meadow in Elizabeth Town, bo't of Jeremiah Osborne, house and lot of 14 a. in Elizabeth Town. Personal estate. Executors - the wife, Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and brother Jeremiah Crane. Witnesses - Jeremiah Craine, Daniel Crane, Thomas Donington. Proved February 16, 1723. Lib. A, p. 238. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Hatfield, Edwin F., History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, including the Early History of Union County (New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1869; Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books, n.d.), pp. 306, 310, 312; Archive.org.
2. ↑ Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Sons of the American Revolution
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} FindAGrave.com
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Nelson, William, ed., Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, NJ Archives, 1st series, vol. 23; Calendar of New Jersey Wills, vol. 1, 1670-1730 (Paterson, NJ: State of New Jersey and New Jersey Historical Society, 1901), p. 116; Archive.org.

• Genealogy of the Crane Family Pg 460

John Crane'- [2], (Stephen 1 ), married Esther Williams, daughter of Samuel and Esther (Wheeler) Williams, and lived in Elizabethtown, N. J.

• Littell, John, Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (published 1851 by Stationers' Hall Press, Feltville, NJ); Archive.org.

JOHN CRANE, 1st, (son of Stephen,) had sons John 2d, Joseph, Matthias, Benjamin, Samuel; and daughters, Abigail, Esther, Sarah, Rebecca, and Deborah.

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

John Crane

Birth Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey

Death Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey

SAR Membership: 93069

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 5 Jan 1966

Father: Stephin Crane

Spouse: Esthen Williams

Children: Phebe Crane

• Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74190444

John Crane Sr

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Place: Essex County, New Jersey

Death Date: 16 Feb 1723

Death Place: Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Esther Crane

Father: Stephen Crane

Children: Abigail Dehart, Benjamin Crane Sr, John Crane Jr, Mathias Crane, Joseph Crane, Esther Dunham, Samuel Crane

• Ancestry.com. Genealogical and memorial history of the State of New Jersey [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:

• Genealogical and memorial history of the State of New Jersey : a book of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910. p. 20.

Acknowledgements

1. Crane-6 was created by Fay Poe at 05:21, 29 July 2009.
2. 25 Jul 2018 15:40: Susan (Crane) Robinson merged Crane-1362 into Crane-6