Henry Crane, Esq.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14753218526

From Memorials of the Cranes of Chilton page 62

Henry Crane, only son of Robert, born about 1545, married Anne, daughter and heiress of Thomas Goodwin, by whom he had one daughter, RubenIa or Rubath, born about 1576, who became wife of Captain Harvey. He was divorced from his wife in 1579, and married secondly Katherine, daughter and coheiress of John Jernegan of Somerleyton. She bore him a son, Robert,12 and perhaps also a daughter, Frances,12 who became wife of John Appleton of Chilton. Henry Crane died before his father, 1 August, 1586. His divorced wife afterwards married John Stumpe of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and thirdly John Warneford, and dying 12 April, 1631, was buried at Malmesbury.

From Harleian 901 (quoted from page 27 in Cranes of Chilton)

.... Henry Crane sonne and heire to Robert by Jermyn marr Anne daughter and heire of Goodwyn of Esqr Rubine sole daughter and heire lyvinge After in the life of the said Anne the said Hcnrye marr as ys said Katherine daughter to John Jernegan of Somrletowne in Suff Esqr and had issue Robert broughtc up w01 Sr Robt Jermyn knightc After the deathe of Henry the said Anne marr wth Stumpe & Katharine marr Wymond Carewe of Massingham in North Esqr.

(quoted from page 43 in Cranes of Chilton)

... Henry Crane, in his will written and proved in 1586, calls himself sonne and heire apparaunt unto Robert Crane of Chilton; mentions his wife Catherine, third daughter of John Jerningham, Usquyer; :mil appoints his father and Thomas Applleton of Little Waldingfield his executors.
... Robert Crane left an exceedingly long will, written in 1590, and proved in 1592. He calls himself eightytwo years old or thereabouts, and laments the deaths of Brigett his wife, and Henry, his only sonne and heire apparaunt. He mentions Robert Crane, an infaunt sonne of Catherine, third daughter of John Jernegan, Esquire; ...and appoints Sir Robert Jermyn guardian of the infant Robert ...

(quoted from page 66 in Cranes of Chiton)

SIR ROBERT CRANE was bom about 1587, being probably a posthumous child of Henry Crane, son and heir apparent of Robert of Chilton. Something of stain seems to have rested upon his birth. His father, Henry Crane, married Anne Goodwin, by whom he had a daughter Ruben or Rubath, born about 1576, though in one document she is called the child of his wife's adultery. lie obtained a divorce in 1579; two long papers relating to the case may be seen among the Tanner MSS. in the Bodleian Library. He afterwards married, or, as some of the pedigrees read, "is said" to have married Katherine, third daughter and coheiress of John Jernegan of Somerleyton. She was certainly mother of Robert Crane, and possibly of a daughter Frances, wife of John Appleton. No attempt seems to have been made, during the lifetime of Sir Robert Crane, to deprive him of any part of his inheritance on the ground of illegitimate birth; the powerful influence of the Jermyns and Jernegans was of course ready in his behalf. ...

notes

• Chancery Final Decree Rolls 26 Feb 1585
  • Settlement on marriage of Anne, daughter of Thomas Goodwyn of London to Henry Crane and the ratification of an award concerning the same. Manor and advowson of Creeting St. Olave, manors of Mynetts and Thedwards in Creeting and Coddenham, Suff. Manors of Plymtree and Payhembury, Devon and manors and lands elsewhere in Suff and Devon (named). Agreement relating to purchase of Anne Goodwyn's wardship. Directives and memoranda on award written in margin. click to view image

From "family of Stumpe" page 82 in Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica, Volume 7:

The following epitaph on a mural monument in Malmesbury abbey has suggested the compilation of the present article:

The Blessed Memorialls of Ms. Annee Warneford who was davghter & Heire of Thomas Godwyn, Esq. first maried to Hen. Crane, of Suffolk, Esq. by whom shee had issue onely a davghter maried to Sr John Hervey, Knight; ...

---

• Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica, Volume 7.  Page 83.  "Pedigree of Stumpe of Malmsbury." 
• The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising ..., Volume 1, Pages 1-452  edited by John Lambrick Vivian.  Page 417.  "Godwyn of Clistwill."
• Links2Dent Genealogy
  • Thomas Westcote. A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX, with a pedigree of most of its gentry (page 51)
  • Collection Topographica et Genealogica,  Vol. 7, Page 83
  • Memorials of the Cranes of Chilton, page 22.  Also pages 50-53, 62, 87