Gov. Samuel Cranston
1659 - 1727 (67 years)1. Gov. Samuel Cranston was born 16 Aug 1659, Newport, RI; died 26 Apr 1727, Newport, RI; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. Samuel married Mary Hart 1680. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hart and Freeborn Williams) was born Abt 1663, Newport, RI; died 17 Sep 1710, Newport, RI; was buried , Golden Hill Cemetery, Golden Hill St., Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. John Cranston was born 4 Aug 1684; died 15 Oct 1746.
- 3. Thomas Cranston was born 2 Aug 1692, Newport, RI; died Bef 1721.
Samuel married Judith Parrott 1711. Judith was born Abt 1670, Newport, RI; died 4 May 1737, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 2
2. John Cranston (1.Samuel1) was born 4 Aug 1684; died 15 Oct 1746. John — Penelope Unknown. [Group Sheet]
3. Thomas Cranston (1.Samuel1) was born 2 Aug 1692, Newport, RI; died Bef 1721. Thomas married Patience Gardiner Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Patience (daughter of Samuel Gardiner and Elizabeth Carr) was born 31 Oct 1687, Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Peleg Cranston was born 16 Mar 1717/18, Swansea, MA; died 29 Mar 1805, Foster, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Peleg Cranston (3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 16 Mar 1717/18, Swansea, MA; died 29 Mar 1805, Foster, RI. Peleg married Sarah Carr 7 Sep 1749, Jamestown, RI. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Carr and Hannah Weeden) was born 14 Jan 1721/22, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI; died 27 Nov 1791, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Thomas Cranston was born 13 Dec 1750, Newport, RI; died Jan 1824.
- 6. Samuel Cranston was born 12 Apr 1752, Newport, RI; died 19 Apr 1830, Sheridan, NY.
- 7. Patience Cranston was born 29 Aug 1753, Newport, RI; died 1819, Foster, RI.
- 8. Hannah Cranston was born 1 Nov 1754, Newport, RI; died 1820, Scituate, RI.
- 9. John Cranston was born 3 Nov 1755, Newport, RI.
- 10. Peleg Cranston, Jr. was born 22 Apr 1757, Newport, RI.
- 11. Elizabeth Cranston was born 19 Apr 1759, Newport, RI; died 3 Sep 1822, Darby Plains, Irwin, OH.
- 12. Rhoda Cranston was born 20 May 1761, Newport, RI; died 1821.
- 13. James Cranston was born 1 Jun 1764, Newport, RI.
- 14. Nicholas Cranston was born 11 Nov 1766, Newport, RI.
Generation: 4
5. Thomas Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 13 Dec 1750, Newport, RI; died Jan 1824. 6. Samuel Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 12 Apr 1752, Newport, RI; died 19 Apr 1830, Sheridan, NY. Samuel married Zilpha King 23 Nov 1780, Scituate, RI. Zilpha (daughter of Samuel King and Freelove Phillips) was born 15 Jun 1761, Scituate, RI; died 15 Jun 1844, Hanover, NY. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Sarah Cranston was born 27 Aug 1781; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
- 16. John Cranston was born 11 Feb 1783.
- 17. Freelove Cranston was born 30 Jul 1784, Foster, RI; died 29 Mar 1862; was buried , Dexter Arnold Lot, Chopmist Hill Rd., Scituate, RI.
- 18. Esther Cranston was born 26 Sep 1785; died 25 May 1849.
- 19. Samuel Cranston, Jr. was born 30 Dec 1786, Foster, RI.
- 20. Peleg Cranston was born 8 May 1788; died Abt 1875, NY.
- 21. Zilpha Cranston was born 1789, Foster, RI; died 28 Sep 1813, Foster, RI; was buried , Dexter Arnold Lot, Chopmist Hill Rd., Scituate, RI.
- 22. Naomi Cranston was born 14 May 1791, RI; died Abt 1875, PA.
- 23. Barzillai Cranston was born 12 Mar 1793.
- 24. Hannah Cranston was born 21 Dec 1794.
- 25. Abraham Cranston was born 14 Apr 1796.
- 26. Serene Cranston was born 31 May 1798; died 16 Oct 1828, Scituate, RI.
- 27. Helen Cranston was born 17 May 1800; died 15 Sep 1823, Providence, RI.
- 28. William Cranston was born 9 Nov 1802.
- 29. Maria Cranston was born 26 Jul 1805; died 7 Apr 1806, Foster, RI.
7. Patience Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 29 Aug 1753, Newport, RI; died 1819, Foster, RI. Patience married Benjamin Dexter 6 Sep 1798, Foster, RI. Benjamin (son of John Dexter) was born Abt 1750. [Group Sheet]
8. Hannah Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 1 Nov 1754, Newport, RI; died 1820, Scituate, RI. Hannah married Jacob or Joab Young 5 Nov 1779, Scituate, RI. [Group Sheet]
9. John Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 3 Nov 1755, Newport, RI. John married Phebe Ann Edward 4 Apr 1790, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]
10. Peleg Cranston, Jr. (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 22 Apr 1757, Newport, RI. Peleg — Elizabeth Babcock. (daughter of Joseph Babcock and Anna Arnold) [Group Sheet]
11. Elizabeth Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 19 Apr 1759, Newport, RI; died 3 Sep 1822, Darby Plains, Irwin, OH. Elizabeth married Asa Bates 7 Aug 1785, Foster, RI. Asa (son of James Bates, Jr. and Phebe Rice) was born 10 Jun 1758, Coventry, RI; died Mar 1841, CT. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. Cranston Bates was born 1786, Coventry, RI.
- 31. Samuel P. Bates was born Abt 1801; died 11 Aug 1838; was buried , Samuel Bates Lot, Plain Meeting House Rd., West Greenwich, RI.
12. Rhoda Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 20 May 1761, Newport, RI; died 1821. 13. James Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 1 Jun 1764, Newport, RI. James married Ruth Austin 1 Mar 1787, Foster, RI. (daughter of Gideon Austin) [Group Sheet]
14. Nicholas Cranston (4.Peleg3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Samuel1) was born 11 Nov 1766, Newport, RI.