John Crofut (abt. 1732 - bef. 1787)

Born about 1732 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England

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Died before 1787 before about age 55 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Crofut, 2nd son of Josiah Crofut and Sarah Benedict, was named in his father's 1764 probate distributions.^[1] He deceased by 1787, when the distribution of his mother's estate names him deceased his share going to his heirs: John Crofut, Eli Crofut, Rockwell Crofut, Mary and Hannah Crofut,^[1]

There was an Eli Crofut, s/o John Crofut, of about 14 years (b. c. 1773) who was appointed a guardian, John Crofut, on 17 Dec 1787.^[2]

He may be the John Crofutt of Newtown whose estate was declared forfeit by the County Court. It was inventoried on 16 Jan 1779. Use of 1/3 of the estate was set off to Mary and the rest of the family on 4 May 1779.^[3][4]

A Wid. Molly Crofut was listed near (her son?) John and other Crofuts in 1790 Federal Census of Newtown.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Estate of Josiah Crofut, Danbury, Danbury Probate District 1764 #1412 Conn. Wills and Probate records 1609-1999. Images at Ancestry (pay site) Original at Connecticut State Library.
2. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut Accessed at Ancestry ($)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Jessup, Harlan R., Crofut Families of Fairfield County through Six Generations , Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Aug 2015) Vol. 58, No. 1, Page 13.
4. ↑ Danbury Probate Court Record 3:422; 4:125

• Probate records, 1744-1916. Connecticut. Probate Court (Danbury District) Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782 Vol 1 p. 283-288. This also includes the inventory. Josiah
• Probate records, 1744-1916. >Probate records v. 4-5 1775-1790 > Vol 5 p. 393+ Film # 007627320 Sarah wid. of Josiah