Sarah Button

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Sarah Crandall Button

• Birth: 1654 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• Death: 1696
• The daughter of Elder John & Mary (Opp) Crandall,
• she married (1) Josiah Witter about 1676 and
• (2) my ancestor, PETER BUTTON, on October 30, 1682 in Westerly, RI.
  • She was his first wife.
  • The children of Sarah & Peter Button were
    • Peter Button: b. Jan. 1, 1687/8 in New London, Conn.;
    • Mary (Button) Lewis: b. Oct. 5, 1689 in Stonington, New London, CT;
    • Mathias Button: b. Jan. 16, 1692, d. July 4, 1759, m. Mary Brown; and
    • Elilphall Button: b. Dec. 6, 1694 in Stonington.
    • There may have been more children.
• Sarah (Crandall) Witter Button either died in Stonington, CT or in Westerly, RI.
• Peter & family moved to Westerly from Stonington about the time of her death.   Family links: 
•  Parents:
  • John Crandall (1617 - 1676)
  •  Mary Opp Crandall (1625 - 1670) 
• Spouses:
  • Josiah Witter (1638 - 1685)*
  • Peter Button (1660 - 1726)* 
•  Children: Half-sibling **
  • John Witter (1677 - 1757)*
  • Sarah Witter Tefft (1679 - ____)* 
• Siblings: **Half-sibling
  • John Crandall (1649 - 1704)*
  • Sarah Crandall Button (1654 - 1696)
  • Joseph Crandall (1660 - 1737)*
  • Samuel Crandall (1662 - 1736)*
  • Jeremiah Crandall (1673 - 1718)**
  • Eber Crandall (1676 - 1727)**
• Burial: Unknown

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Name[1] Sarah Crandall

• Gender Female
• Birth[1] ABT 1654 Rhode Island, United States
• Marriage 1676 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
  • to Josiah Witter
• Death? 1696 Rhode Island, United States
• Parents and Siblings
  • F.  Elder John Crandall 1617/18 - Bef 1676
  • M.  Mary abt 1625 - 1670
    • m. Mar 1648/49
      • 1. John Crandall 1649 - 1704
      • 2. James Crandall ABT 1651 -
      • 3. Jane Crandall 1653 - bef 1715
      • 4. Sarah Crandall ABT 1654 - 1696
      • 5. Peter CrandallAbt 1655 - 1734
      • 6. Rev. Joseph Crandall 1661 - 1737
      • 7. Samuel Crandall 1663 - 1736
• Spouse and Children
  • H.  Josiah Witter 1638 - 1690
  • W.  Sarah Crandall ABT 1654 - 1696
    • m. 1676
      • 1. John Witter 1677 -
      • 2. Sarah Witter 1679 -
      • 3. Hannah Witter 1680/81 - 1754
      • 4. Abigail Witter 1684 - ▼References
• 1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crandall, John C. Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants. (New Woodstock, New York: 1949).

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https://books.google.com/books?id=tvILAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA687&lpg=PA687&d... History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From ...  By Richard Anson Wheeler

Witter Family. (page 686-7)

• Josiah Witter (No. 2) m. for his first wife, Elizabeth (No. 3),
  • daughter of Thomas and Mary Wheeler, in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 25, 1662, and
• soon after came to Stonington, Conn., to reside.
  • He purchased large tracts of land and built him a dwelling house thereon, situated a short distance from the residence of Thomas Wheeler, his father-in-law, where he lived the remainder of his life, and where all of his children were born. The house was situated in what is now North Stonington, a short distance north of the present residence of Col. James T Brown, which occupies the homestead site of Thomas Wheeler, born in 1602. The house was more recently occupied by James Irish, and before that owned by Jeremy Wheeler.
• Mrs. Elizabeth (Wheeler) Witter died Aug. 5, 1672, and
• Mr Josiah Witter married 2d, Sarah Crandall,
  • daughter of Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island, date not known.
• He died before 1690, and
• his widow married her second husband Peter Button, and
  • had four children, viz.:
    • Peter, Mary, Matthias and Eliphal Button.
• Josiah Witter’s two sons, Ebenezer and John, after their father’s death, relinquished all their right, title and interest in and to their late father’s estate, by giving to the administrator thereof a receipt in full discharge in the year 1689.
• The son John Witter, also by his receipt, relinquished all right, title and claim against his mother, Mrs. Sarah Crandall Button, and her husband, Peter Button. After the death of his father, Mr Ebenezer Witter moved to the town of Preston, Conn., where he became a prominent and useful citizen.
• Children of Josiah Witter & Mary Wheeler Witter: [aka Elizabeth, 1st wife]
  • 1. Elizabeth, b. March 15 1663
  • 2. Mary, b. Feb 20, 1665
  • 3. Ebenezer, b. March 25, 1668
    • Married Dorothy Morgan, daughter of Joseph (No.5), Morgan family, and Dorothy (Park) Morgan, May 5th, 1693; she was b. Feb 29, 1675. She was then of New London, which was later Groton, Conn. Ebenezer Witter d. Jan 31, 1712, and his widow m. Daniel Brewster (No.8), of that family, Dec 19, 1727, and she d. March 9. 1759.
      • Children of Ebenezer & Dorothy Morgan Witter:
        • Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1694, m. Benjamin Brewster Oct 16, 1714.
        • Mary, b. March 2, 1696, m. Jeremiah Tracey Oct 13, 1713.
        • Joseph (twin), b. June 12, 1698, m. Elizabeth Gore.
        • Josiah (twin), b. June 12, 1698, d. Sept 20, 1698
        • Ebenezer, b. Nov 30, 1700, m. Elizabeth Brown March 26, 1726.
        • Dorothy, b. Dec. 11, 1702
        • Hannah, b. Nov 26, 1705, m. Ephraim Smith (No. 15), Smith Family.
        • William, b. May 24, 1707
        • Abigail, b. and d. Jan 31, 1712.
• Children of Josiah Witter and 2nd Wife Sarah Crandall:
  • 4. John, b. March 11, 1677, m. Sarah Tefft, and 2nd Mary ________
    • Married 1st, Sarah Tefft, daughter of Samuel Tefft of South Kingston, R.I. She d. some time before March 16, 1725, and m. 2nd Mary __________, who probably died very soon after Dec. 22, 1743. He was admitted a freeman in Westerly Jan 29, 1702, and became a prominent man and a large landholder, some of which remains in the possession of his descendants now. It is not surely known just how many children he had.
    • Children of John & ??:
      • * Sarah. b.________
        • John, Jr., b. _______ , m. Sept. 7, 1740, Annie Davis
        • Joseph, b. April 4, 1716, m. Dec. 9, 1736, Sarah Steward.
        • Martha, b. _______ , m. Oct 18, 1747, Stephen Lewis.
  • 5. Sarah, b. Feb 9 1679.
  • 6. Hannah, b. Mar 17, 1681, m. Thomas Parke on Nov 5, 1703

************************* https://books.google.com/books?id=mOgK8dM9qqUC&pg=PA832&lpg=PA832&d... ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' ''' By''' Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley

• Witter, Josiah/Josias (1638-1690) & 2/wf Sarah [Crandall] (1650+-),
  • m/2 Peter Button b 1689?; aft 4 Aug 1672, b. 1677; New London, CT

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http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crandall-129

Sarah Crandall

• Born about 1654 in Of, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
• Daughter of John Crandall and Mary (UNKNOWN) Crandall
• Sister of John Crandall, James Crandall, Jane (Crandall) Babcock, Peter Crandall, Joseph Crandall Sr, Samuel Crandall, Jeremiah Crandall, Eber Crandall, Ebenezer Crandall and Samuel Crandall
• Wife of Josiah Witter — married 1676 in Salem, , Mass.
• Wife of Peter Button — married October 30, 1682 in Westerly, Washington, RI
• Mother of John Witter, John Witter, Sarah Witter, Abigail (Witter) Freeman, Matthias Button, Elphal Button and Joseph Button
• Died about 1695 in Rhode Island Or, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

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Lists Near Relatives of Sarah Crandall (1654 - 1696)

• Includes: Relationship, Person, Born, Birth Place, Died, Death Place, Age
• Includes Crandall brothers & sisters, both Witter & Button family members

Events in Sarah Crandall (1654 - 1696)'s life {Question some of these, based on dates and names/pscoggin}

• Date --- Age --- Event --- Place --- Src
• Married Peter Button Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• 17 Mar 1601 Birth of daughter Hannah Witter Stonington, New, Connecticut, United States (Question who mother was as she was born before Sarah Crandall was!!!/ps)
• 19 Nov 1648 Birth of daughter Hannah Witter Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Question who mother was as she was born before Sarah Crandall was!!!/ps)
• 1654 Sarah Crandall was born Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
• 15 Mar 1662 8 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Witter Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States [Doubt that she had a child at age 8; Believe this is the Elizabeth born to Josiah's first marriage/ps]
• 20 Aug 1670 16 Death of mother Mary Opp (aged 37) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Mother’s name is UNKNOWN/PS)
• 1676 22 Married Josiah Witter (aged 38) Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• 29 Nov 1676 22 Death of father John Crandall (aged 64) Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
• 11 Mar 1678 24 Birth of daughter John Witter Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 17 Mar 1681 27 Birth of daughter Hannah Witter Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 30 Oct 1682 28 Married Peter Button (aged 22) Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• 14 Aug 1684 30 Birth of daughter Abigail Witter Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 14 Sep 1684 30 Death of step daughter Abigail Witter (aged 4) Preston, New London, Connecticut, England
• 14 Sep 1684 30 Death of daughter Abigail Witter Preston, New London, Connecticut, England
• 1687 33 Birth of son Matthew Button Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
• 01 Jan 1688 34 Birth of son Peter Button Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 06 Oct 1689 35 Birth of daughter Mary Button Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
• 06 Oct 1689 35 Birth of daughter Mary Witter Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States [Josiah died before 1690 so can't be Witter/ps]
• 1690 36 Death of husband Josiah Witter (aged 52) Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States (Src: 1578632781) (Question date as she was married to Peter Button in 1685/6 and their first child was born 1 Jan 1688/ps.)
• 16 Jun 1692 38 Death of daughter Mary Button (aged 2) Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
• 16 Dec 1694 40 Birth of son Eliphal Button Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 16 Dec 1694 40 Birth of daughter Eliphall Button Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 16 Dec 1694 40 Birth of daughter Eliphel Button Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
• 16 Dec 1694 40 Birth of daughter Ephiphal Button Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
  • (Question if 4 children as all names about the same, just spelt a little differently??? Unknown if possibly twins tho/ps)
• 1696 42 Birth of son Jedediah Button Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• 1696 42 Sarah Crandall died Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Source References:

• 1578633386. Title: Ancestry Family Trees, Publ: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Locn: Ancestry.com
  • - Reference = Ancestry Family Tree
  • - Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=51123632&pid...

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The daughter of Elder John & (his first wife) Crandall, she married (1) Josiah Witter about 1676 and (2) my ancestor, PETER BUTTON, on October 30, 1682 in Westerly, RI. She was his first wife. The children of Sarah & Peter Button were Peter b. Jan. 1, 1687/8 in New London, Conn.; Mary (Button) Lewis b. Oct. 5, 1689 in Stonington, New London, CT; Mathias Button b. Jan. 16, 1692, d. July 4, 1759, m. Mary Brown; and Elilphall Button b. Dec. 6, 1694 in Stonington. There may have been more children. Sarah (Crandall) Witter Button either died in Stonington, CT or in Westerly, RI. Peter & family moved to Westerly from Stonington about the time of her death.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 19 2018, 3:07:47 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Gen. of CT Families: Sarah Crandal, of Stonington, CT. 160 Families: Sarah Crandall, daughter of John Crandall. She and Josiah had three children: John, Sarah and Hannah. Also married Peter Button about 1687 in Stonington, New London Co., CT. Peter was born July 17, 1660 in Haverhill, Essex Co., MA. He died 1727 in Stonington, New London Co, CT. They had the following children: They had the following children: Matthias or Matthew Button was born 16 Jan 1692 and died after 1732. History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: Book Page: pages 686 and 687. Dale and Ruth Robinson show marriage Salem MA