John
Cropley
Born in England
Son of William Cropley
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Marshall) Cropley
— married
1 Nov 1792 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Cropley,
Mary (Cropley) Downie,
Henry Alline Cropley,
Catharine (Cropley) Miller,
John Cropley,
Rachel (Cropley) Gates,
Edward Cropley,
David Cropley and
James Cropley
Died
at about age 92
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2009
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Biography
He was a son of William Cropley who was born in Norfolk County England and migrated to Wilmot, Nova Scotia. William also lived at Hanley Mountain. John was also born in England. John was the only heir listed in his will. William's wife died in England.
"John Cropley, born 1771, married in 1794 Mary, daughter of Anthony Marshal."[1]
John is listed in the 1792, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, Poll Tax Roll [2]
Sources
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Hollis Bartlett for starting this profile. Thanks to Beck Nally for research in Nova Scotia.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Becky (Nally) Syphers :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Paula Degree :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Susan (Bartlett) Hamill :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Hamill) Andreas :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Stephanie (Hamill) Goff :
23andMe
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~0.78%
James Hamill :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Dawn (Greenman) Walker :
23andMe, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare], yourDNAportal DAW86669ca4, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare], yourDNAportal DAW2822edcc, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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~0.78%
Hollis Bartlett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hbartlett72814
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Becky (Nally) Syphers
Becky (Nally) Syphers
Becky (Nally) Syphers
Becky (Nally) Syphers
Calneks' History can be downloaded or viewed online - try Google books or archive.org. try p. 545.
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by Becky (Nally) Syphers
Becky (Nally) Syphers
Please use the standard minimal headers: Biography, Sources, Footnotes, Acknowledgements. This person is over 200 years old.
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by Becky (Nally) Syphers
Becky (Nally) Syphers
Please add sources - " * Source: W. a. Calnek and A. W. Savary, M. A. History of the County of Annapolis, Toronto: William Briggs, 1897
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by Becky (Nally) Syphers
John is 19 degrees from Harry Ferguson, 17 degrees from Arthur Guinness, 21 degrees from Seamus Heaney, 24 degrees from Jack Kyle, 22 degrees from Stephen Boyd, 27 degrees from Robert Moore, 22 degrees from Ruby Lamar, 16 degrees from Fanny Parnell, 17 degrees from William Pirrie, 15 degrees from Jonathan Swift, 20 degrees from John Synge and 17 degrees from Celia Marsh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.