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Deborah Crane (Griswold)

Also Known As: "Debra"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Colonial America
Death: April 14, 1700 (38)
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Lt. Francis Griswold and wife of Francis Griswold
Wife of Lt. Johnathan Crane
Mother of Sarah Hibbard; Jonathan Crane; John Crane; Mary Simons; Hannah Conant and 6 others
Sister of Sarah Chapman; Joseph Griswold; Mary Jewett; Hannah Clarke; Lydia Holmes and 2 others

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About Deborah Crane

Deborah Griswold was born at Norwich Connecticut in May 1661; the daughter of Francis Griswold.

Deborah married Lieutenant Jonathan Crane at Norwich on December 19, 1678. Crane was born at Wethersfield, Connecticut on December 1, 1658 and died at Lebanon, Connecticut on March 12, 1735; making Deborah a widow.[1]

Children of Deborah and Jonathan:[2]

  1. Sarah b. Nov 16, 1680
  2. Jonathan b. Feb. 2, 1684
  3. John b. Oct. 1, 16887
  4. Mary b. Oct. 20, 1689, m Jacob Simons April 4, 1710
  5. Hannah b. Mar 7, 1692
  6. Isaac b. Apr 6, 1694
  7. Joseph b. May 17, 1696
  8. Elizabeth (twin) b. Feb 1698 and died 1698
  9. Deborah (twin) b. Feb 1698 and died 1698
  10. Abigail b. Feb 15, 1700; m. David Knight Dec 24, 1718, lived in Norwich.

Deborah (Griswold) Crane died about 1704.[2]

Research Notes

Jacobus in "The Granberry Family" (1945) gives no name for the mother of Deborah Griswold.[1]


  • Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900 (1902)
  • https://archive.org/details/fiftypuritanance00nash
  • https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/229/mode/1up
  • Pg.93
    • THE CRANE FAMILY
  • JOHN CRANE came from Suffolk County, England, to America, and by 1637 he was living at Muddy Brook (now Brookline, Mass.). In 1642 is recorded as having land at Roxbury, was "Deputy to the Great General Court" in 1649. He had two sons: Benjamin, born 1630, and Henry.
    • Second Generation.
  • Benjamin Crane, son of John, born 1630, went to Wethersfield by 1658, and in 1662 was one of the petitioners to set out a plantation in Wapaquasset County (now Woodstock, Conn.), Juror in 1664.(1)
  • Henry and Benjamin engaged in the tannery business in Wethersfield as early as 1665 or earlier.
  • Benjamin Crane married Mary Backus, daughter of William Backus, of Saybrook, April 23, 1655.(2)
  • Benjamin Crane's son, Jonathan, took charge of his father's business after his death and settled with the aid of his uncle, Henry Crane, the estate. He owned over five hundred and fifty acres of land and estate, valued at £640.(3) Mary Backus Crane died July 8, 1717.
  • CHILDREN.
    • BENJAMIN, b. March 1, 1656.
    • JONATHAN, b. Dec. 1658; rem. to Windham; d. 1697.
    • JOSE, b. April 1, 1661.
    • JOHN. b. April, 1663; d. 1694.
    • ISREAL, b. Nov. 1, 1671.(4)
    • Third Generation.
  • Lieut. Jonathan Crane, born in Wethersfield, December 1, 1658, received seventy-six acres in the land division in Wethersfield in 1670.(5) Was one of the first planters of Windham, Conn., in 1692. ....etc.
  • https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/231/mode/1up
  • Pg.94
  • He married Deborah Griswold, daughter of Francis Griswold, December 19, 1678, at Norwich, Connecticut. That Mr. Crane .... etc.
  • CHILDREN.
    • SARAH, b. Nov. 16, 1680.
    • JONATHAN, b. Feb. 2, 1684.
    • JOHN, b. Oct. 1, 1687.
    • MARY, b. Oct. 20, 1689.
    • JOSEPH, b. May 17, 1696.(9)
  • https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/233/mode/1up
  • Pg.95
    • Fourth Generation.
  • Joseph Crane, son of Jonathan and Deborah Griswold Crane, born at Windham, Conn., May 17, 1696, went to Southeast, Putnam Co., N. Y., about 1730. Settled on the north side of Joe's Hill, one and a half miles east of Sodom Corners, where .... etc.
  • Joseph Crane married Mary Couch, daughter of Capt. Samuel Couch; born December 15, 1695; died January 9, 1766. Joseph Crane died August 20, 1781.
  • _____________________________
  • GRISWOLD, Deborah
  • b. 6 MAY 1661 Norwich, New London, CT.
  • d. 14 APR 1700 Ipswich, Essex, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: GRISWOLD, Francis
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 19 DEC 1678 Norwich, New London, CT.
  • Spouse: CRANE, Jonathan
  • b. 1 DEC 1658 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT.
  • d. 12 MAR 1734/5 Lebanon, New London, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: CRANE, Benjamin
  • Mother: BACKUS, Mary
  • Children:
    • CRANE, Sarah
    • CRANE, Jonathan
    • CRANE, John
    • CRANE, Mary
    • CRANE, Hannah
    • CRANE, Isaac
    • CRANE, Joseph
    • CRANE, Elizabeth b. 18 FEB 1697/8 Windham Co., CT. d. FEB 1697/8
    • CRANE, Deborah b. 18 FEB 1697/8 Windham Co., CT. d. FEB 1697/8
    • CRANE, Abigail
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_97.htm#235
  • __________________

-Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900 (1902) https://archive.org/details/fiftypuritanance00nash https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/229/mode/1up Pg.93 THE CRANE FAMILY JOHN CRANE came from Suffolk County, England, to America, and by 1637 he was living at Muddy Brook (now Brookline, Mass.). In 1642 is recorded as having land at Roxbury, was "Deputy to the Great General Court" in 1649. He had two sons: Benjamin, born 1630, and Henry. Second Generation. Benjamin Crane, son of John, born 1630, went to Wethersfield by 1658, and in 1662 was one of the petitioners to set out a plantation in Wapaquasset County (now Woodstock, Conn.), Juror in 1664.(1) Henry and Benjamin engaged in the tannery business in Wethersfield as early as 1665 or earlier. Benjamin Crane married Mary Backus, daughter of William Backus, of Saybrook, April 23, 1655.(2) Benjamin Crane's son, Jonathan, took charge of his father's business after his death and settled with the aid of his uncle, Henry Crane, the estate. He owned over five hundred and fifty acres of land and estate, valued at £640.(3) Mary Backus Crane died July 8, 1717. CHILDREN. BENJAMIN, b. March 1, 1656. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 1658; rem. to Windham; d. 1697. JOSE, b. April 1, 1661. JOHN. b. April, 1663; d. 1694. ISREAL, b. Nov. 1, 1671.(4) Third Generation. Lieut. Jonathan Crane, born in Wethersfield, December 1, 1658, received seventy-six acres in the land division in Wethersfield in 1670.(5) Was one of the first planters of Windham, Conn., in 1692. ....etc. https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/231/mode/1up Pg.94 He married Deborah Griswold, daughter of Francis Griswold, December 19, 1678, at Norwich, Connecticut. That Mr. Crane .... etc. CHILDREN. SARAH, b. Nov. 16, 1680. JONATHAN, b. Feb. 2, 1684. JOHN, b. Oct. 1, 1687. MARY, b. Oct. 20, 1689. JOSEPH, b. May 17, 1696.(9) https://archive.org/stream/fiftypuritanance00nash#page/233/mode/1up Pg.95 Fourth Generation. Joseph Crane, son of Jonathan and Deborah Griswold Crane, born at Windham, Conn., May 17, 1696, went to Southeast, Putnam Co., N. Y., about 1730. Settled on the north side of Joe's Hill, one and a half miles east of Sodom Corners, where .... etc. Joseph Crane married Mary Couch, daughter of Capt. Samuel Couch; born December 15, 1695; died January 9, 1766. Joseph Crane died August 20, 1781. _____________________________ GRISWOLD, Deborah b. 6 MAY 1661 Norwich, New London, CT. d. 14 APR 1700 Ipswich, Essex, Mass. Parents: Father: GRISWOLD, Francis Family: Marriage: 19 DEC 1678 Norwich, New London, CT. Spouse: CRANE, Jonathan b. 1 DEC 1658 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. d. 12 MAR 1734/5 Lebanon, New London, CT. Parents: Father: CRANE, Benjamin Mother: BACKUS, Mary Children: CRANE, Sarah CRANE, Jonathan CRANE, John CRANE, Mary CRANE, Hannah CRANE, Isaac CRANE, Joseph CRANE, Elizabeth b. 18 FEB 1697/8 Windham Co., CT. d. FEB 1697/8 CRANE, Deborah b. 18 FEB 1697/8 Windham Co., CT. d. FEB 1697/8 CRANE, Abigail From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_97.htm#235


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Deborah Crane's Timeline

1661
May 6, 1661
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Colonial America
1680
November 16, 1680
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1684
February 4, 1684
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
1687
October 1, 1687
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
1689
October 20, 1689
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1690
1690
1692
March 7, 1692
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1694
April 6, 1694
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
1696
May 17, 1696
Windham, Windham County, CT, United States