Deacon William Crocker

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Deacon William Crocker

b.ABT 1612
d.Bef. 20 Sep 1692 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

H. Deacon William Crocker ABT 1612 - Bef 1692 W. Alice ABT 1615 - 1683 m. 1636 John Crocker 1637 - 1711

Elizabeth Crocker 1639 - 1658

Samuel Crocker 1642 - 1681

Job Crocker 1644/45 - 1719

Josiah Crocker 1647 - 1698/99

Eleazer Crocker 1650 - bef 1723 Joseph Crocker 1654 - 1721 Spouse and Children (edit) H. Deacon William Crocker ABT 1612 - Bef 1692 W. Patience Cobb Bef 1641/42 - 1727 m. Aft. 1 Jun 1685

Name Deacon William Crocker Gender Male Birth? ABT 1612 Marriage 1636 Barnstable, Mass. to Alice Marriage Aft. 1 Jun 1685 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass to Patience Cobb Death[5] Bef. 20 Sep 1692 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Source:Mayflower Descendant, p. 18:58, William Crocker's Will

Will of "Deacon William Crocker of Barnestable", dated 6 Sep 1692, proved 19 Oct 1692, mentions "Patience my Loving wife", "my eldest Son John Crocker", "my Son Job Crocker" [sole executor], "my sons Josiah and Eliazer Crocker", "my son Joseph Crocker", "my Grand Sons viz to Nathaniel ye son of John Crocker Samuel ye son of Job Crocker and Thomas ye Son of Josiah Crocker". Inventory taken 20 Sept 1692.

▼References

 Douhan, Zelinda Makepeace. The Ancestry of Russell Makepeace of Marion, Massachusetts, 1904 - 1986. (Newbury Street Press, 2005) 128-47.

 The American Genealogist (TAG). (Donald Lines Jacobus, et.al.) 16:207-20.

 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) 9:280, 112:194-95.

 Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography 3:150-52, 18:58-59, 24:73. ↑ Inventory dated 20 Sept 1692 so death before that.

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William Crocker (abt. 1614 - 1692)

Deacon William Crocker

Born about 11 Feb 1614 in Modbury, Devon, England

Son of Hugo Crocker and Thomasine (Mitchell) Crocker

Brother of John Crocker, Hugh Crocker, Joane Crocker and Samuel Crocker

Husband of Alice (Unknown) Crocker — married 1 May 1637 (to 4 May 1684) [location unknown]

Husband of Patience (Cobb) Crocker — married 1686 [location unknown]

Father of John Crocker, Elizabeth Crocker, Samuel Crocker, Job Crocker, Josiah Crocker, Eleazer Crocker and Joseph Crocker

Died 22 Oct 1692 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

William Crocker migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

Deacon William Crocker, b. 11 Feb 1615/6 Modbury, Devon, England; d. Sep 1692, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1639). He met Alice Foster (AKA: Hoyt) before emigrating to the Colonies, and they were married in Roxbury, England. [1]
Cross of St George

William Crocker was born in England.
In Barnstable he became Deacon of the Church, and its Deputy to the General Court 1670, 1671, 1674. In 1643 he moved to West Barnstable, where he died in 1692. Alice Foster Hoyt, was born before 1636, and died in 1684. [1]
William and Alice's children are [1]:
) John, b. 1 May 1637
) Elizabeth b. 22 Sep 1639
) Samuel b. 3 July 1642
) Job b. 19 Sep 1644
) Josiah b. 19 Sep 1647
) Eleazer b. 21 July 1650
) Joseph (Sgt) b. 1654
Deacon William Crocker, a native of Lyneham, Devonshire, emigrated to New England in 1634 or 1635. Lived first Roxbury or Scituate. Removed to Barnstable in 1639, year in which the town was settled. (p. 414)[2]

He was a deacon in the church, and was an influential citizen and the owner of a large landed estate. (p. 1122) [3]

He first settled in the easterly part of Barnstable, but in 1643, removed to the westerly part where in 1655, he owned one hundred and twenty six acres of upland and twenty two acres of meadow. (p. 1122) [3] He was often employed in the business of the town and in settling estates. He acquired a large landed estate and for many years was the richest man in the town. (p. 876) [4]

Accomplishments & Occupations

1636: Built a frame house in Scituate, the fourty forth in that town.
1636: Dec. 25: Deacon William Crocker united with Rev. Mr. Lothrop's church in Scituate.
1639: October: Removed to Barnstable in October 1639, and was among the first settlers.
1644: Constable.
1654: 1655: 1657: 1661: 1667:1675: Grand Juror.
1668: Salesman.
1670: 1671: 1674: Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth. (p. 876) [4]
1643: The three deacons of the church Dimmock, Cobb, and Crocker each complied with the order of the Colony Court and built fortification houses, aided by their neighbors, in case of a sudden assault by the Indians. The buildings were to be a common place for refuge (Barnstable Families, p. 211) [5].
Deacon Crocker married his first wife Alice Foster [1] in 1636 at Scituate. She was the mother of all his children and died soon after 1683. (p. 1122) [3] He married second, Patience (Cobb) Parker, widow of Robert Parker and daughter of Elder Henry Cobb (p. 876) [4] (p. 1122) [3] (p. 192).[6].

His sons assisted their father on the farm, and at seventeen were able to do the work of a man. The girls were also brought up to more than earn their own living and assisted their mother spinning and weaving the flax and wool, and making their own and their brother's garments; and in hay time and at harvest, assisted their brothers (Barnstable Families, p. 208). [5]

Deacon William died in September, 1692, aged about eighty (p. 414). [2] (p. 876)[4]

Last Will & Testament

Deacon William Crocker's Last Will and Testament was dated 6 Sept 1692, and mentions:

To Patience my loving wife.
Sons: John, Job, Josiah, Eliazer, Joseph
Grandsons: Nathaniel, son of John; Samuel, son of Job; Thomas, son of Josiah (Barnstable Families, p. 205-8).[5]
Children:

John, born in Scituate, May 1, 1637. (p. 1122) [3] (p. 99) [7]; married Mary Bodfish in 1659. ( Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] He married second Mary Bursley in 1663 (Barnstable Families, p. 211).[5]
Elizabeth, September 22, 1639. (p. 1122) [3]; died May 1658. (Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]
Samuel, born in Barnstable, June 3, 1642 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; died Dec., 1681 from injuries in an assault by Indian James in November or that year. (p. 209; p. 213)[5]
Job, born March 9, 1644. (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]; died March, 1718-19. Like his father, a deacon, married first Mary Walley in Nov. 1668; married second, Hannah Taylor/Tailor July 19, 1680. (p. 214; p. 215) [5]
Josiah, born September 19, 1647 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]; died Feb. 2, 1689-9; married Melatiah Hinckley, daughter of Gov. Thomas Hinckley Oct. 23, 1668. (p. 216) [5]
Eleazer, born July 21, 1650; (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; married first Ruth Chipman on April 7, 1682; married second on Jan. 25, 1716-17, Mercy Phinney. (p. 217) [5]
Joseph, born 1654 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; married Temperance Bursley in Dec., 1677. (p. 218-19) [5]
William is said to have come with his brother John in 1634, either with Rev. Mr. Lathrop or near the same time. They stopped in Roxbury before settling in Scituate[9].
Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brackett, Lewis, H., Colonial and Pre-Colonial Era Crocker Genealogy web blog; Tripod.com. Accessed 30 January 2015.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical sketches of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Graves & Steinbarger Publishers, 15 Court Square, 1901. Public Domain.
↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Hurd, Hamilton D.;History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 2, Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Company, Essex Co., 1888. Public Domain.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts: Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, Vol II, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Company, 1912
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Otis, Amos & Swift, C.F.; Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, Barnstable, Mass., F. B. & F. P. Goss Publishers and Printers, Barnstable, 1888
↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 1985
↑ Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Vol. I Births, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1909
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Vital Records of Barnstable Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, as published in multiple volumes of the Mayflower Descendant
↑ Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families
See also:

Otis, Amos & Swift, Charles Francis. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers, Barnstable, Mass., 1888). Page 200 - 248 Genealogy of Crocker Family of Barnstable, Mass. Descendants of William and John Crocker
Frost, Josephine C., Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams (Not Published, 1920) Page 32
The First Settlers of Barnstable, MS., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 66

Note: merged profile Crocker-732 had year of birth 1608; Crocker-728 & Crocker-60 had 1612; need to verify with other sources.
Note from lewishb - his website: www lewishb.TV -- I was able to find William Crockers parents and siblings in England by hiring a researcher... Sadly, almost all the old records were Destroyed in 1940 the Blits that leveled Coventry in Devon... The family lived in Devon before William the Conqueror in 1066... I'm now writing a historical novells / biography of William Crocker... should be done by April Any more info would help thanks, Lewis Brackett

https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&p=william&n=crocker

M William Crocker

Born 11 February 1615 - England

Deceased before 22 October 1692 - Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA

Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Married in 1636, Barnstable Co., MA, to

Alice Hoyt, born about 1615 - England, deceased 4 May 1684 - Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA aged about 69 years old

(Parents : M Simon Hoyt 1590-1657 & F Deborah Stowers 1593-1634) with

M John Crocker 1637-1711 Married in November 1659, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Mary Bodfish 1635..1641-1662 with

F Elizabeth Crocker 1660- Married in 1678, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Richard Childs † with :

M Samuel Child, Deacon 1678-1756

M Timothy Childs 1686-1776

M Jonathan Crocker 1662-1746 Married 20 May 1686, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Hannah Howland 1661- with :

F Lydia Crocker 1686-1780

F Hannah Crocker 1688-1751

M Isaac Crocker 1692-1769

M James Crocker 1699-1785

M John Crocker 1664- With Mary Bacon 1677-1711 with :

M John Crocker 1709-1790

M Job Crocker 1645-1718 Married in November 1668, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Mary Walley with

M Samuel Crocker 1671-1759 Married 10 December 1696, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Sarah Parker 1678-1718 with :

M Samuel Crocker 1697-1769

F Mary Crocker 1700-1770/

M Ebenezer Crocker 1710-

F Rachel Crocker 1717-1742

Job Crocker 1645-1718  Married 19 July 1680, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Hannah Taylor 1658-1743 with

F Mary Crocker 1681-1759 With John James Howland 1674- with :

M Job Howland 1726-1794

M John Crocker, Deacon 1683-1773 With Hannah Hinckley 1684-1720 with :

F Abigail Crocker 1705-1795

M Josiah Crocker 1647-1699 Married 22 October 1668, Massachusetts, to Meletiah Hinckley 1648-1714 with

M Thomas Crocker 1671-1728 Married 25 March 1696 to Hannah Green ca 1675- with :

M Seth Crocker 1708-1770

F Mary Crocker 1677-1756 Married 5 November 1705, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to William Crocker 1679-1741 with :

F Mary Crocker 1714-1785

M Benjamin Crocker 1720-1785

M Josiah Crocker †1721 Married 10 April 1718, Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, to Desire Thatcher 1688- with :

M Josiah Crocker, Rev. 1719-1774

M Eleazer Crocker 1650-1723 Married 7 April 1682, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Ruth Chipman 1663-1698 with

F Bethiah Crocker 1683- Married 13 March 1709, Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA, to John Whiton 1681- with :

M Azariah Whiton 1711-1753/

M Eleazer Crocker 1693- With Judith Sanders ca 1697- with :

M John Crocker ca 1726-1815

F Ruth Crocker 1693- Married about 1718 to Samuel Fuller 1681-1758

M Abel Crocker 1695-1781 Married to Mary Isham 1697-1782 with :

F Rebeckah Crocker 1719-1798

F Rebecca Crocker 1697- Married 22 October 1718, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Jeduthun Robbins 1694-1740 with :

M Eleazer Robbins

Eleazer Crocker 1650-1723  Married to Mercy Phinney 1679-1731 with

F Mercy Crocker 1715-1809 Married 22 October 1737, Falmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, to Ebenezer Hatch 1709-1769 with :

M Jonathan Hatch 1742-1796

M Moses Hatch 1750-1855

M Joseph Crocker 1654- Married in December 1677, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Temperance Bursley 1657-1741/ with

M William Crocker 1679-1741 Married 5 November 1705, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Mary Crocker 1677-1756 with :

F Mary Crocker 1714-1785

M Benjamin Crocker 1720-1785

F Martha Crocker ca 1685- Married 30 June 1709 to Benjamin Phinney 1682- with :

M Zaccheus Phinney 1721-1754

F Joanna Crocker 1687-1766 Married (9 FEB 1708/09), Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, to Joseph Fuller 1683-1745 with :

F Rebecca Fuller 1709-1732

F Bethiah Fuller 1712-1737

F Temperance Fuller 1717-

M Timothy Fuller 1719-1794

M Matthias Fuller 1723-

F Bathsheba Fuller 1726-1749

M Lemuel Fuller

Notes

Linked to: Timothy Michael Dowling, Spouse of 9th Great Grand Aunt

Sources

Birth, death: Dowling Family Tree - Tim Dowling - rootsweb, 2001-2015 - - electronic - I141345

Summary

Deacon William Crocker, born say 1615 in England; died Sep 1692, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639.

William Crocker, 11 February 1614 – 6 September 1692

• Birth: 11 February 1614, Devon, England, United Kingdom
• Death: 6 September 1692, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
• Father: Hugh Crocker, 1598-1662 [unproven, see warning above]
• Marriage: 1636, Alice -1684, Children (7):

1. John Crocker, 1637-1711
2. Elizabeth Crocker, 1639-1658
3. Samuel Crocker, 1642-1681
4. Job Crocker, 1644-1719
5. Josiah Crocker, 1647-1698
6. Eleazer Crocker, 1650-1723
7. Joseph Crocker, 1654-1742

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Alternate summary

Deacon William Crocker

• Born about 11 Feb 1614 in Modbury, Devon, England
• Son of Hugo Crocker and Thomasine (Mitchell) Crocker
• Brother of John Crocker, Hugh Crocker, Joane Crocker and Samuel Crocker
• Husband of Alice (Unknown) Crocker — married 1 May 1637 (to 4 May 1684) [location unknown]
• Husband of Patience (Cobb) Crocker — married 1686 [location unknown]
• Father of John Crocker, Elizabeth Crocker, Samuel Crocker, Job Crocker, Josiah Crocker, Eleazer Crocker and Joseph Crocker
• Died 22 Oct 1692 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

William Crocker migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). William is said to have come with his brother John in 1634, either with Rev. Mr. Lathrop or near the same time. They stopped in Roxbury before settling in Scituate[9].

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crocker-7

Biography

Deacon William Crocker, b. 11 Feb 1615/6 Modbury, Devon, England; d. Sep 1692, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1639). He met Alice Foster (AKA: Hoyt) before emigrating to the Colonies, and they were married in Roxbury, England. [1]

In Barnstable he became Deacon of the Church, and its Deputy to the General Court 1670, 1671, 1674. In 1643 he moved to West Barnstable, where he died in 1692. Alice Foster Hoyt, was born before 1636, and died in 1684.

William and Alice's children are:

1. John, b. 1 May 1637
2. Elizabeth b. 22 Sep 1639
3. Samuel b. 3 July 1642
4. Job b. 19 Sep 1644
5. Josiah b. 19 Sep 1647
6. Eleazer b. 21 July 1650
7. Joseph (Sgt) b. 165

Deacon William Crocker, a native of Lyneham, Devonshire, emigrated to New England in 1634 or 1635. Lived first Roxbury or Scituate. Removed to Barnstable in 1639, year in which the town was settled. (p. 414) He was a deacon in the church, and was an influential citizen and the owner of a large landed estate. (p. 1122)

He first settled in the easterly part of Barnstable, but in 1643, removed to the westerly part where in 1655, he owned one hundred and twenty six acres of upland and twenty two acres of meadow. (p. 1122) [3] He was often employed in the business of the town and in settling estates. He acquired a large landed estate and for many years was the richest man in the town. (p. 876)

Accomplishments & Occupations

• 1636: Built a frame house in Scituate, the fourty forth in that town.
• 1636: Dec. 25: Deacon William Crocker united with Rev. Mr. Lothrop's church in Scituate.
• 1639: October: Removed to Barnstable in October 1639, and was among the first settlers.
• 1644: Constable.
• 1654: 1655: 1657: 1661: 1667:1675: Grand Juror.
• 1668: Salesman.
• 1670: 1671: 1674: Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth. (p. 876) [4]
• 1643: The three deacons of the church Dimmock, Cobb, and Crocker each complied with the order of the Colony Court and built fortification houses, aided by their neighbors, in case of a sudden assault by the Indians. The buildings were to be a common place for refuge (Barnstable Families, p. 211) [5]. Deacon Crocker married his first wife Alice Foster [1] in 1636 at Scituate. She was the mother of all his children and died soon after 1683. (p. 1122) [3] He married second, Patience (Cobb) Parker, widow of Robert Parker and daughter of Elder Henry Cobb (p. 876) [4] (p. 1122) [3] (p. 192).[6].

His sons assisted their father on the farm, and at seventeen were able to do the work of a man. The girls were also brought up to more than earn their own living and assisted their mother spinning and weaving the flax and wool, and making their own and their brother's garments; and in hay time and at harvest, assisted their brothers (Barnstable Families, p. 208). [5]

Deacon William died in September, 1692, aged about eighty (p. 414). [2] (p. 876)[4]

Last Will & Testament

Deacon William Crocker's Last Will and Testament was dated 6 Sept 1692, and mentions:

To Patience my loving wife.
Sons: John, Job, Josiah, Eliazer, Joseph Grandsons: Nathaniel, son of John; Samuel, son of Job; Thomas, son of Josiah (Barnstable Families, p. 205-8).[5] Children:

1. John, born in Scituate, May 1, 1637. (p. 1122) [3] (p. 99) [7]; married Mary Bodfish in 1659. ( Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] He married second Mary Bursley in 1663 (Barnstable Families, p. 211).[5]
2. Elizabeth, September 22, 1639. (p. 1122) [3]; died May 1658. (Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]
3. Samuel, born in Barnstable, June 3, 1642 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; died Dec., 1681 from injuries in an assault by Indian James in November or that year. (p. 209; p. 213)[5]
4. Job, born March 9, 1644. (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]; died March, 1718-19. Like his father, a deacon, married first Mary Walley in Nov. 1668; married second, Hannah Taylor/Tailor July 19, 1680. (p. 214; p. 215) [5]
5. Josiah, born September 19, 1647 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8]; died Feb. 2, 1689-9; married Melatiah Hinckley, daughter of Gov. Thomas Hinckley Oct. 23, 1668. (p. 216) [5]
6. Eleazer, born July 21, 1650; (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; married first Ruth Chipman on April 7, 1682; married second on Jan. 25, 1716-17, Mercy Phinney. (p. 217) [5]
7. Joseph, born 1654 (p. 1122) [3](Vol. 3; p. 150)[8] ; married Temperance Bursley in Dec., 1677. (p. 218-19) [5]

Sources

• Brackett, Lewis, H., Colonial and Pre-Colonial Era Crocker Genealogy web blog; Tripod.com. Accessed 30 January 2015.
• Biographical sketches of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Graves & Steinbarger Publishers, 15 Court Square, 1901. Public Domain.
• Hurd, Hamilton D.;History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 2, Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Company, Essex Co., 1888. Public Domain.
• Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts: Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, Vol II, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Company, 1912
• Otis, Amos & Swift, C.F.; Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, Barnstable, Mass., F. B. & F. P. Goss Publishers and Printers, Barnstable, 1888
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 1985
• Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Vol. I Births, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1909
• Vital Records of Barnstable Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, as published in multiple volumes of the Mayflower Descendant
• Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families

See also

• Otis, Amos & Swift, Charles Francis. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers, Barnstable, Mass., 1888). Page 200 - 248 Genealogy of Crocker Family of Barnstable, Mass. Descendants of William and John Crocker
• Frost, Josephine C., Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams (Not Published, 1920) Page 32
• The First Settlers of Barnstable, MS., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 66

FindAGrave

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5761872/william-crocker

Family

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crocker-7

Deacon Crocker married his first wife Alice, in 1636 at Scituate. She was the mother of all his children and died soon after 1683.

He married second, Patience (Cobb) Parker, widow of Robert Parker and daughter of Elder Henry Cobb.

Children:

1. John, born in Scituate, May 1, 1637. (p. 1122) [5] (p. 99) [10]; married Mary Bodfish in 1659. ( Vol. 3; p. 150)[11] He married second Mary Bursley in 1663 (p. 211).[7]
2. Elizabeth, September 22, 1639. (p. 1122) [5]; died May 1658. (Vol. 3; p. 150)[11]
3. Samuel, born in Barnstable, June 3, 1642 (p. 1122) [5](Vol. 3; p. 150)[11] ; died Dec., 1681 from injuries in an assault by Indian James in November or that year. (p. 209; p. 213)[7]
4. Job, born March 9, 1644. (p. 1122) [5](Vol. 3; p. 150)[11]; died March, 1718-19. Like his father, a deacon, married first Mary Walley in Nov. 1668; married second, Hannah Taylor/Tailor July 19, 1680. (p. 214; p. 215) [7]
5. Josiah, born September 19, 1647 (p. 1122) [5](Vol. 3; p. 150)[11]; died Feb. 2, 1689-9; married Melatiah Hinckley, daughter of Gov. Thomas Hinckley Oct. 23, 1668. (p. 216) [7]
6. Eleazer, born July 21, 1650; (p. 1122) [5](Vol. 3; p. 150)[11] ; married first Ruth Chipman on April 7, 1682; married second on Jan. 25, 1716-17, Mercy Phinney. (p. 217) [7]
7. Joseph, born 1654 (p. 1122) [5](Vol. 3; p. 150)[11] ; married Temperance Bursley in Dec., 1677. (p. 218-19) [7]

Biography

From “Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families,” Volume 1, by By Amos Otis, F. B. & F. P. Goss, Barnstable, 1888

Deacon William Crocker, a native of Lyneham, Devonshire, emigrated to New England in 1634 or 1635. Lived first Roxbury or Scituate. Removed to Barnstable in 1639, year in which the town was settled. (p. 414)[4] He was a deacon in the church, and was an influential citizen and the owner of a large landed estate. (p. 1122) [5] He first settled in the easterly part of Barnstable, but in 1643, removed to the westerly part where in 1655, he owned one hundred and twenty six acres of upland and twenty two acres of meadow. (p. 1122) [5] He was often employed in the business of the town and in settling estates. He acquired a large landed estate and for many years was the richest man in the town.

Estate

Deacon William Crocker's Last Will and Testament was dated 6 Sept 1692, and mentions:

• To Patience my loving wife.
• Sons: John, Job, Josiah, Eliazer, Joseph
• Grandsons: Nathaniel, son of John; Samuel, son of Job; Thomas, son of Josiah (p. 205-8).

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The last will and testament of Deacon William Crocker of Barnstable, in New England.

The 6th day of September Anno Dom. 1692 I, William Crocker of Barnstable, being sick and weak in body but through ye mercy of God of disposing mind and memory, and knowing ye uncertainty of this life on earth, and being desirous to settle things in order, do make this my last will and testament in manner and for me following, viz:

• first and principally, I give and committ my soul to God in Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer throw whose pretious death and merrits I hope to find ye free pardon and remition of all my sinnes, and everlasting salvation, and my body to ye earth from whence it was taken, to be burried in such decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named, shall seem meet and convenient, and as touching my wordly estate which god hath in mercy lent unto me, my will is to bestow ye same as hereafter is expressed, and I do hereby revoke and make void all wills by me formerly made and declared and appoint this be by my last will and testament.
• Imprimus my will is that all those debts and duties which I owe in right or conscience to any person or persons whatsoever, shall be will and truly contented and paid when convenient by my Executor.
• Itt. I give and bequeath unto Patience my loving wift besides ye liberty to dispose of all ye estate which she brought with her or had at ye time of our intermarriage, and besides ye forty pounds I then promised to give her. incase she should survive me, I give unto her my gest bedd and bedstead with all ye furniture thereto belonging.
• Itt. I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Crocker, my now dwelling house and lands both upland and fresh meadows adjoyning and belonging thereunto now and of late under my occupation and improvement to have and to hold to him his heirs and assignes forever he or they paying to ye s'd Patience my wife twenty pounds of ye fores'd forty pounds she is to receive, and I do also hereby confirm to him my son John his heirs and assignes forever all those parcels of land I heretofore gave unto him and are well known to have been in his quiet possession for sundry years; I further also give and bequeath to him my son John my two oxen which he hath had in his posession some years.
• Itt. I give and bequeath unto my son Job Crocker besides ye land I heretofore gave him and know to be in his possession, twenty acres of that fifty acres at ye ponds which I purchased of John Coggin to have and to hold to him my son Job his heirs and assignes forever and that he chuse it on which side of s'd land he please.
• Itt. I will and bequeath to my sons Josiah and Eliazer Crocker besides those lands I heretofore gave to each of them and are in their particular knowne possession, all my upland at the marsh together with all ye marsh adjoining thereunto, (except such particular parcel or parcels thereof as I have heretofore given and is possest of late by any other or is in these presents hereafter mentioned) to be equally divided between them ye s's Josiah and Eliazer to have and to hold to them their heirs and assignes forever: Each of them ye s'd Josiah and Eliazer paying seven pounds and ten shillings apiece to ye s'd Patience in paying of ye forty pounds above mentioned. And I further will and bequeath to my sons Josiah and Eliazer to each one cow.
• Itt. I will and bequeath unto my son Joseph Crocker (besides ye two parcels of upland and one parcel of marsh which I heretofore gave him and is know to be in his possession ye house and land which he hired of me and now lives on) that is to say, so much of my s'd land as he hath now fenced in; together with that parcel of marsh which he hath from year to year of late hired of me; to have and to hold to him ye s'd Joseph his heir and assignes forever: he or they paying five pounds to ye s'd Patience to make up ye full of s'd forty pounds I promised to her as above s'd.
• Itt. I vie and bequeath all ye rest of my lands att ye ponds to my grandsons, viz: to Nathaniel, ye son of John Crocker, Samuel, ye son of Job Crocker, and Thomas, ye son of Josiah Crocker to be equally divided between them and to their and each of their heirs and assignes forever.
• Itt. my will is and I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty and will beloved son Job Crocker to be my sole executor to see this my last will and testament to be performed, with whom I leave all ye residue of my estate in whatsoever it be, to be equally distributed amongst all my children unless I shall signifie my minde to have such part or parts thereof to be disposed to any in particular.
• In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal.
• On my further consideration I signifie my mind before ye ensealing hereof and it is my will that Mr. Russell shall have my tow steers which are att Isaac Howlands and that Mr Thomas Hinckly shall have my nagro boy if he please he paying fourteen pounds to my Executor for him.

WILLIAM CROCKER ___[SEAL.]

Signed Sealed and declared In presence of SAMUEL CHIPMAN MERCY CHIPMAN

Samuel Chipman and Mercy Chipman whose hands are sett as witnesses to this will made oath in Court October ye 19: 1692, that they did see the above said William Crocker now deceased sign seal and declare this above written to be his last will and testament.

JOSEPH LOTHROP: cl. Examined and duly compared with ye original will and entered October ye 22, 1692. Attest: JOSEPH LOTHROP. Recorder.

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