Gov. John CRANSTON

Male 1626 - 1680  (55 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gov. John CRANSTON was born between 1625 and 1626 in Scotland or England; died on 12 Mar 1679/80 in Newport, RI; was buried in Island Cemetery, Newport, RI.

    John married Mary CLARKE on 3 Jun 1658 in Newport, RI. Mary (daughter of Captain Jeremy CLARKE and Frances LATHAM) was born in 1641 in Newport, RI; died on 7 Apr 1711 in Newport, RI; was buried in Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gov. Samuel Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1659 in Newport, RI; died on 26 Apr 1727 in Newport, RI; was buried in Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.
    2. 3. James Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1660/61 in Newport, RI; died on 16 Sep 1662.
    3. 4. Caleb Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1662 in Newport, RI.
    4. 5. Jeremiah Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1663 in Newport, RI; died after 1678.
    5. 6. Mary Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1664/65 in Newport, RI; died on 24 Mar 1665/66.
    6. 7. Benjamin CRANSTON, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1668 in Newport, RI; died between 1708 and 1718.
    7. 8. William Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1670 in Newport, RI.
    8. 9. Elizabeth Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1671 in Newport, RI; died on 3 Jun 1736.
    9. 10. Peleg Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1673.
    10. 11. John Cranston, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1675 in Newport, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gov. Samuel Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 16 Aug 1659 in Newport, RI; died on 26 Apr 1727 in Newport, RI; was buried in Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.

    Samuel married Mary Hart in 1680. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hart and Freeborn Williams) was born about 1663 in Newport, RI; died on 17 Sep 1710 in Newport, RI; was buried in Golden Hill Cemetery, Golden Hill St., Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. John Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1684; died on 15 Oct 1746.
    2. 13. Thomas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1692 in Newport, RI; died before 1721.

    Samuel married Judith Parrott in 1711. Judith was born about 1670 in Newport, RI; died on 4 May 1737 in Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  James Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about Feb 1660/61 in Newport, RI; died on 16 Sep 1662.

  3. 4.  Caleb Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1662 in Newport, RI.

    Family/Spouse: Judith Parrott. Judith was born about 1670 in Newport, RI; died on 4 May 1737 in Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Jeremiah Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1663 in Newport, RI; died after 1678.

  5. 6.  Mary Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 27 Jan 1664/65 in Newport, RI; died on 24 Mar 1665/66.

  6. 7.  Benjamin CRANSTON, I Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1668 in Newport, RI; died between 1708 and 1718.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah GODFREY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Elizabeth Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1700/01 in Newport, RI.
    2. 15. Caleb Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1703 in Newport, RI.
    3. 16. Sarah Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1705 in Newport, RI.
    4. 17. Benjamin CRANSTON, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1706/07 in Newport, RI; died before 1774.

  7. 8.  William Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1670 in Newport, RI.

  8. 9.  Elizabeth Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1671 in Newport, RI; died on 3 Jun 1736.

    Family/Spouse: Rev. James Honeyman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Elizabeth married John Brown about 1695. John (son of James Brown and Elizabeth Carr) was born in 1671; died on 20 Oct 1731 in Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Peleg Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1673.

  10. 11.  John Cranston, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1675 in Newport, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  John Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Aug 1684; died on 15 Oct 1746.

    Family/Spouse: Penelope Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Thomas Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Aug 1692 in Newport, RI; died before 1721.

    Thomas married Patience GardinerSwansea, Bristol Co., MA. Patience (daughter of Samuel Gardiner and Elizabeth Carr) was born on 31 Oct 1687 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Peleg Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1717/18 in Swansea, MA; died on 29 Mar 1805 in Foster, RI.

  3. 14.  Elizabeth Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Mar 1700/01 in Newport, RI.

    Family/Spouse: William Almy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Caleb Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born in Apr 1703 in Newport, RI.

    Family/Spouse: Priscilla Jones. Priscilla was born between 1694 and 1700; died on 21 Nov 1764 in Newport, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  Sarah Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Apr 1705 in Newport, RI.

    Family/Spouse: William Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 17.  Benjamin CRANSTON, II Descendancy chart to this point (7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Feb 1706/07 in Newport, RI; died before 1774.

    Benjamin married Elizabeth ESTABROOK on 5 Mar 1728/29. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas ESTABROOK, Jr. and Elizabeth THURBER) was born in Nov 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Benjamin CRANSTON, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jan 1726/27 in Warren, RI; died after 1778.
    2. 20. Caleb Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1730/31 in Warren, RI.
    3. 21. Samuel Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1737 in Warren, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Peleg Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (13.Thomas3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Mar 1717/18 in Swansea, MA; died on 29 Mar 1805 in Foster, RI.

    Peleg married Sarah Carr on 7 Sep 1749 in Jamestown, RI. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Carr and Hannah Weeden) was born on 14 Jan 1721/22 in Jamestown, Newport Co., RI; died on 27 Nov 1791 in Foster, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Thomas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1750 in Newport, RI; died in Jan 1824.
    2. 23. Samuel Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1752 in Newport, RI; died on 19 Apr 1830 in Sheridan, NY.
    3. 24. Patience Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1753 in Newport, RI; died in 1819 in Foster, RI.
    4. 25. Hannah Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1754 in Newport, RI; died in 1820 in Scituate, RI.
    5. 26. John Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1755 in Newport, RI.
    6. 27. Peleg Cranston, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1757 in Newport, RI.
    7. 28. Elizabeth Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1759 in Newport, RI; died on 3 Sep 1822 in Darby Plains, Irwin, OH.
    8. 29. Rhoda Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1761 in Newport, RI; died in 1821.
    9. 30. James Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1764 in Newport, RI.
    10. 31. Nicholas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1766 in Newport, RI.

  2. 19.  Benjamin CRANSTON, III Descendancy chart to this point (17.Benjamin3, 7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Jan 1726/27 in Warren, RI; died after 1778.

    Benjamin married Sarah BOWEN on 19 Feb 1748/49 in Warren, RI. Sarah (daughter of Stephen BOWEN and Phebe SLADE) was born in Apr 1731 in Swansea, MA; died in Sep 1771 in Warren, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Caleb Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1749/50 in Warren, RI.
    2. 33. Benjamin Cranston, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1754 in Warren, RI.
    3. 34. Sarah Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1755 in Warren, RI.
    4. 35. Elizabeth Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1757 in Warren, RI.
    5. 36. Phebe Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1762 in Warren, RI.
    6. 37. William Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1764 in Warren, RI.
    7. 38. Stephen CRANSTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Warren, RI; died on 28 Sep 1792 in In narrows off Bristol, RI.
    8. 39. Peleg Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1770 in Warren, RI.
    9. 40. Ann Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1771 in Warren, RI; died on 15 Jul 1771 in Warren, RI.

    Benjamin married Keziah Unknown between 1771 and 1777. Keziah died after 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Harte Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1778 in Warren, RI.

  3. 20.  Caleb Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (17.Benjamin3, 7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Jan 1730/31 in Warren, RI.

  4. 21.  Samuel Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (17.Benjamin3, 7.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1737 in Warren, RI.