John Crane

Birth 1695, Newark, NJ
Father Azariah Crane
Mother Mary Treat
Marriage Rebecca, 1717
Abigail
Death September 5, 1776, Newark, NJ
Children
Benjamin
Eliakim
Jonas
Samuel
Abigail
Elias
Matthias
John
Benjamin
Rebecca Strong
Elilu
Obadiah
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John Crane3 (Azariah2, Jasper1) m. 1st, Abigail about 1717. She was b. 1700 she d. June 25,1744. m. 2d, Rebecca. He d. Sept. 5, 1776, aged 81.

He lived on the east side of Broad Street, on a part of the home lot inherited by his mother from her father Robert Treat; was a very active and influential man in the town. He was chosen in 1740 recorder for strays as well as assessor of taxes. These duties he performed many years; also serving on many important town committees, such as looking after the parsonage, collecting for the parsonage and burying-ground, etc.; a freeholder 1757. Obadiah and Jonas were children by second wife.

Children :
  1. Jonas, b. 1718.
  2. Samuel, b. 1728.
  3. Abigail, b. 1735; d. Oct. 29, 1786, aged 11 years.
  4. John.
  5. Eliakim.
  6. Elias
  7. Matthias; graduated at Yale, 1747; chosen pound-keeper, March 11, 1766; d. about 1777.
  8. Benjamin, b. 1740.
  9. Obadiah, b. 1741; d. Sept. 28, 1784, aged 48; lived in the stone house, Broad Strect; probably served in Capt. Squiers’ Co., 2d Regt., Essex Co., in Revolution.
  10. Jonas, b. 1747.