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, Scotland or England; died 12 Mar 1679/80, Newport, RI; was buried , Island Cemetery, Newport, RI.

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

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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:
    1. 12. John Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1684; died 15 Oct 1746.
    2. 13. Thomas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point 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]


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

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

    Caleb — Judith Parrott. Judith was born Abt 1670, Newport, RI; died 4 May 1737, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]


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

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

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

    Benjamin — Sarah GODFREY. (daughter of John GODFREY and Sarah Unknown) [Group Sheet]

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

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

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

    Elizabeth — James Honeyman. [Group Sheet]

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


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

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


Generation: 3

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

    John — Penelope Unknown. [Group Sheet]


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

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

    Elizabeth — William Almy. [Group Sheet]


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

    Caleb — Priscilla Jones. Priscilla was born Between 1694 and 1700; died 21 Nov 1764, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]


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

    Sarah — William Robinson. [Group Sheet]


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

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

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


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Peleg Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (13.Thomas3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) 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:
    1. 22. Thomas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Dec 1750, Newport, RI; died Jan 1824.
    2. 23. Samuel Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1752, Newport, RI; died 19 Apr 1830, Sheridan, NY.
    3. 24. Patience Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1753, Newport, RI; died 1819, Foster, RI.
    4. 25. Hannah Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Nov 1754, Newport, RI; died 1820, Scituate, RI.
    5. 26. John Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Nov 1755, Newport, RI.
    6. 27. Peleg Cranston, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Apr 1757, Newport, RI.
    7. 28. Elizabeth Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1759, Newport, RI; died 3 Sep 1822, Darby Plains, Irwin, OH.
    8. 29. Rhoda Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1761, Newport, RI; died 1821.
    9. 30. James Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jun 1764, Newport, RI.
    10. 31. Nicholas Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Nov 1766, Newport, RI.

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

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

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

    Benjamin married Keziah Unknown Between 1771 and 1777. Keziah died Aft 1783. [Group Sheet]

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

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

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