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About Peter Crapo, Sr.
Pierre Crepeaux, Peter Crapo Peter Crapo, or Pierre Crepeaux was born in France, likely near Bordeaux, possibly as early as 1668. According to family histories, Peter was one of 5 survivors of a shipwreck off Buzzard's Bay, MA, around 1680 - 82. Pierre Crapo b 1657, his father, also had a son Francois, who is recorded as the commanding Captain of the Bonaventure, in the record recording his marriage in Port Royale, Canada, on 9 Sep 1705, to Marie Mius, daughter of Abraham Mius and Marguerite de Saint-Etienne de la Tour, both of France. Francis is said to have placed Peter as a bond servant to Francis Coombs (d 1862), a tavern owner in North Rochester, MA, in return for the price of his passage to France. Francis never returned for Peter, and the North American Crapo family was started. Peter worked his way out of bondservice and married Penelope White, grandaughter of Mayflower passenger Resolved White.According to Henry H Crapo, in his book "Certain Comeoverers, "In 1755 he entered into an agreement with 2 neighbors to put a ditch through their properties 'to let alewives get from Mattapoisett River to Sniptuit Pond'. This ditch still remains, and the alewives still cast their spawn in the shallow waters near Peter Crapo's islands." At his death he owned several hundred acres, and his will was signed in 1756 less than 3 months before his death.
Legend says Peter or Pierre Crapo was born in Bordeaux, France. While living
with an uncle there, he ran away and hid as a stowaway on board a French
Warship of which his brother was Captain. This vessel was wrecked off the
shore of Cape Cod (at Buzzard Bay) and four men (Francis or Nicholas Crapo,
Louis DeMaranville, Louis Voteau, (Old) Peter Juckett (Jaquette) and the boy
Peter (about 10 or 12 years of age) were saved in a boat and landed at
Plymouth. (The DeMaranville and Voteau families also perpetuated this
legend including a rhyme of the names of the four who remained in
Massachussetts: Louis DeMaranville and Louis Voteau; Old Peter Juckett and
Francis Crapeau.) Capt. Crapo bound his brother Peter out to
Francis Coombs. After becoming of age he bought part of a considerable amount
of land in Rochester, Mass. owned by his father-in-law, Samuel White. That
part has been in possession of descendants from 1734 to now. Lived near the
shore of Sniptuit Pond in Rochester. Married there Penelope White.
was the captain of a war ship from France that was wrecked off the shore of Cape Cod that was saved by a boat said to have landed in Plymouth Mass
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Legend has it that Piere was living with an Uncle in Bordeaux, France and ran away and hid on board a french war ship of which his brother was the captian.
The Crapeau family were from Bordeaux, France. The early Crapo's of America were fishermen, lumbermen and farmers.
Pierer or Peter was a boy of 10 or 12 years of age. Nicholas Peter's brother took him around the vessel and showed him a good time until his brother's ship was to set sail. Peter wanted to go but Nicholas said no.
When the time arrived to sail Peter has stowed away on his brother's ship w food and water for two days.When his brother took out his orders they found out they were going to America. It was too late to turn back so Peter made the voyage to the french colony in his brother's orders.
The ship some weeks later arrived in Boston, Massachusetts (harbor) and anchored.One big storm blew off the Atlantic and tore the ship from it's anchors and drove the wooden ship on the rocks of Cape Cod and wrecked it completely. All aboard were cast into the water.. When morning came the wreckage of the ship was lying along the shore of New Bedford, Massachusetts. On shore were 6 persons The Captain, his brother Peter and four sailors. The captain had lashed Peter to a floating mast and hung on to ropes until the mast floated to shore.
Nicholas Peter's older brother then found a home for Peter with a farmer signing papers for him until he was 21 years old. Nicholas said he would write but was never heard from by Peter.
After Peter had become of age he acquired considerable land in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He lived near Sniptuit Pond in Rochester, Massachusetts.
He married Penelope White who was a descendant of The May Flower.
Peter Crapo came to the U. S. as a cabin boy from Bordeaux,France, he made his way to Mass. there he married Penelope White the 31 May 1704 in Rochester (Plymouth) Mass
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Peter Crapo, Sr.'s Timeline
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June 1, 1677
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Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, France
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| 1705 |
October 14, 1705
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Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1707 |
November 5, 1707
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Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1709 |
November 20, 1709
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Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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February 22, 1712
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Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1713 |
September 13, 1713
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Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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1715
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Rochester, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1717 |
March 22, 1717
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Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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March 22, 1717
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