William Cropley (abt. 1740 - 1817)

Born about 1740 in Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died 1817 at about age 77 in Wilmont, Nova Scotia

Biography

William Cropley was born in Norfolk County England and migrated to Wilmot, Nova Scotia. He also lived at Hanley Mountain. His son John was also born in England. John was the only heir listed in his will, which was executed November 11, 1817. The witness to his will were John Slocomb and William Lavinea. William was a lay reader in the Church of England. He was the first teacher in Hanley Mountain. He came to Nova Scotia in 1783.

Per source, Sarony's supplement to Calnecks History of Anapolis, William Corpley was in Philidelphia in 1776. Per source "Musternoll", William arrived from Bermuda in 1784.

William is listed in the 1792, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, Poll Tax Roll ^[1]

William's wife died in England.

The information is based on notes by Beck Nally.

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Census, Assesment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1827, 1792, Halifax Real Estate Valuation, 1775. Commissioner of Public Records collection. Series: City of Halifax, 1749–1869. RG 1, vol. 411. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. $Ancestry

• Calnecks History of Annapolis, History of the county of Annapolis : including old Port Royal and Acadia : with memoirs of its representatives in the provincia Biographical and geneological sketches of the families of the early English settlers and grantees of the county of Annapolis, p. 496, Calnek, W. A., Toronto, W. Briggs, 1897. $Ancestry

• Sarony's supplement to Calnecks History of Anapolis

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Bill Nally and Beck Nally for research in Nova Scotia.

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