John Crawford (1693 - 1719)

Born 15 Aug 1693 in Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Amey (Whipple) Gibbs — married 20 Dec 1715 (to 18 Mar 1718) in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1719 at age 25 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

John Crawford was born at Providence, Rhode Island, in August of 1693, a son of Scots emigrant Gideon Crawford and Freelove (Fenner) Crawford -- a granddaughter of one of Rhode Island's earliest settlers, Richard Waterman. John married Amey Whipple in mid-December of 1715; the marriage however lasted just a little over two years, as John died in March of 1718. His widow was remarried in 1723 to Robert Gibbs.

Sources

• Birth, marriage, and death: Genealogy of the Fenner Family, by Root, James Pierce, 1829-1887, Newport, 1887, pp. 31-32; https://archive.org/details/genealogyoffenne00root/page/32/mode/2up

• Marriage 20 Dec. 1715, to Amey Whipple (NEHGS): Providence County Vol. 2, Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB532/i/14342/1-51/260616259 (subscription)

• Birth, family, death, and burial (with image of gravestone): Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2020), memorial page for Capt John Crawford, Sr (15 Aug 1693–18 Mar 1719), Find a Grave Memorial no. 18633274, citing North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400); https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18633274/john-crawford