Esther (Williams) Crane (abt. 1680 - bef. 1748)

Born about 1680 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Crane Sr. — married about 1700 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died before Sep 1748 before about age 68 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey

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Biography

Parents - Samuel Williams b abt 1652 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct and Esther Wheeler

Esther Williams-Crane made a will 17 March 1742, proved 17 Sep 1748 in which she named Jacob DeHart as one of the executors.

Sources

From GENEALOGY OF THE CRANE FAMILY. VOLUME II. DESCENDANTS OF BENJAMIN CRANE, OF WETHERSFIELD, CONN., AND JOHN CRANE, OF COVENTRY, CONN. AND STEPHEN CRANE, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, N. J. By ELLERY BICKNELL CRANE.

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

Family Data Collection - Births Ancestry.com : U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 262 Ancestry.com : Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : Quoted text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/82007387/family CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:38LD-FJB : accessed 3 March 2018), entry for Esther /Williams/, cites sources; "Latta, Kilburn, Crane, Routier" file (2:2:2:MMDB-JVC), submitted 24 January 2017 by GeorgeLattaSr [identity withheld for privacy].

• http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/squier/fam00066.htm
• Dunham, Isaac Watson, Dunham Genealogy: English and American Branches of the Dunham Family (published 1907 by Bulletin Print, Norwich, CT)

Page 50: Issue: 82. I.— David, b. 1704; m. Esther Crane; d. at Westfield, Nov. 23, 1773. Will was made Jan. 1, 1772, Esther's will March 2, 1773. CRANE. Stephen Crane, m. Esther Norris, dau. of Henry Norris. Had: John Crane, who m. Esther Williams, dau. of Samuel Williams. Samuel Williams' will was made May 4,1706; John Crane's, Feb. 7, 1722; his wife's Esther, March 17, 1742. Among his children, John Crane had:

Esther, who m. David Dunham, b. 1704; her will was made in 1773. Deborah, m. John High.

83. II. — Andrew, b. 1706.

84. III. — John, b. 1708; his family removed to Pennsylvania; d. 1810.

85. IV. — Elizabeth, b. May 10, 1710.

86. V. — Joanna, b. Sept. 25, 1712.

87. VI. — Jerusha, b. March 3, 1714.

88. VII. — Ephraim, b. Nov. 17, 1724; m. Abigail Morgan, Perth Amboy, N. J., Feb. 18, 1750; removed to Rye, Westchester Co., N. Y., Oct. 17, 1755.

90. VIII. — Nathaniel, b. 1726; removed to Westchester County; m. Elizabeth Wilson, of Perth Amboy, in 1754. He then settled in Pittstown, Rensellaer Co., N.Y., where he d. in 1814. Will of David Donham, of Elizabethtown, Essex County, N. J. Dated April 30, 1771. Proved Sept. 1, 1772. Legatees: Wife, Esther; sons, Joseph, John, David. Executrix: Wife, Esther. Witnesses: John Blanchard, Richard Stites, John D. Hart. Will of John Crane, of Elizabeth Town, Essex County, N. J. Dated Feb. 7, 1722. Proved Feb. 16, 1722-3. Legatees: Eldest son, John Crane; second son, Joseph Crane; third son, Matthias Crane; youngest son, Samuel Crane; wife, Esther; six daughters: Hannah, Abigail, Esther, Sarah, Rebeccah and Deborah Crane. Executors: Wife Esther, friend Jonathan Dickinson and brother Jeremiah Crane. Witnesses: Jeremiah Crane, Daniel Crane, Thomas Donington.