Thomas Croasdale

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be May 20, 1644 at Settle, Yorkshire, England. This is understandable as Settle was the parent meeting for Bolland. Bolland was a few miles to the southwest of Settle.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be November 2, 1684 at Neshaminy (now Bensalem?), Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Date and place of burial have also been (erroneously?) reported to be February 2, 1682 at Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.{curator note: but these locales are very short distances from each other}

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From Davis' History of Bucks County: "Two years and three months after William Penn and his immediate followers had landed upon the banks of the Delaware, John Chapman, of the small town of Stannah (2), in Yorkshire, England, with his wife Jane, and children Mara, Ann, and John, took up his residence in the woods of Wrightstown, the first white settler north of Newtown. Being a staunch Friend and having suffered numerous persecutions for opinion sake, including loss of property, he resolved to find a new home in the wilds of Pennsylvania. Of the early settlers of Wrightstown, the names of John Chapman, William Smith and Thomas Croasdale are mentioned in Besse's Collections, as having been frequently fined and imprisoned for non-conformity to the established religion, and for attendance on Friends' meeting. Leaving home June 21, 1684, he sailed from Aberdeen, Scotland, and reached Wrightstown sometime toward the close of December. Before leaving England Mr. Chapman bought a claim for 500 acres of one Daniel Toaes, which he located in the southern part of the township, extending from the park square to the Newtown line, and upon which the village of Wrightstown and the Friends' meeting- house stand." ~• note more common nomeclature: Besses Sufferings

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Waddington is in the Ribble Valley, West Riding of Yorkshire

The Ships of Penn's Fleet : search on Croasdale<

1895 - Potts, Thomas Maxwell: "Our Family Ancestors" , Canonsburg, PA: T. M. Potts, 1895, 479 pgs. - marriage recorded by the Lancaster, England...they resided at New Hay, Yorkshire...received a grant of 1000 acres in PA...sailed on the ship "Welcome", Robert Greenaway, master, William Penn was also on board...arrived 27 Oct 1682 at New Castle, on the Delaware River.

From Family Search.com:

Thomas Croasdale, The Immigrant, was one of the earliest settlers in Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

• He and his wife and six children came on the ship, Welcome, which arrived August 27, 1682. • He brought a certificate from Settle Monthly Meeting, Yorkshire, England, dated April 7, 1682. A deed of April 21, and 22, 1682, conveyed 1,000 acres, 500 of which was in Bucks county, to Thomas Crossdale of New Hay in Yorkshire, yeoman. (PA Archives, Land Records, Series 2, Vol., 19, p. 225.) He is mentioned as Thomas Crosdall of New Key, County of York. (same volume, p. 517.) He married Agnes Hawthornwaite, in England. He died 1684. Agnes Croasdale died in 1685.

~• curator note: take a look at google maps ; zoom in around Slaidburn: There is an eponymous Croasdale Brook... It is quite doubtful that these Croadales where from the Waddington over in Lincolnshire..

The wills of both Thomas and Agnes Croasdale showed that they owned 500 acres of land in Bucks county.

Children

Thomas and Agnes Croasdale's six children, as shown by their wills and that of their son, William, are as follows:

1. John Croasdale
2. William Croasdale, Bristol, died 1715. He was Chief Ranger of Bucks County in 1687. Was ranger again in 1714.
3. Mary, born 1672, died 1716, married September 20, 1690, William Smith, died 1743.
4. Alice, married David Potts. This couple has numerous descendants including US President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, aka Eleanor Roosevelt.
5. Bridget, married Cowgill
6. Morrah, married Wildman.

Abstracts of Wills

Bucks County Will No. 102. Thomas Croasdale, Neshaminah. Administrators--1 mo. 10-1684, Agnes Croasdale and John Croasdale. Inv. 10 mo. 8-1684, James Dillworth, 500 acres of land.

Will No. 114. Agnes Crosdale, widow.

Admin. 1686, William Crossdale and John Crossdale, sons of said intestate; Nicholas Wain and Robert Heaton of Neshaminah. 500 acres.

Will No. 165, William Croasdale, Bristol.

g.s. William Hill, plantation except east and next to mill pond

d. Agnes Hill

s. Richard Hill

If Agnes should die without male issue, property to be divided among the following:

sis. Mary Smith's eight children.

bro. John Croasdale's (dec'd) 2 daughters

sis. Alice Potts' ten children

sis. Bridget Cowgill's (dec'd) four children

Quakers of Bristol Meeting pounds 4

bro. John Croasdale's son

bro-in-law John Cutler's daughters

Elizabeth Smith 6 shillings

bro. John Smith, balance of his account to go to my sister, Mary Smith.

Wearing apparel to go to my son, Richard Hill, brother, William Smith, and brother, David Potts.

Sis. Morrah Wildman's account with me to go to her daughter, Ruth Croasdale.

Executor, Agnes Hill.

Made 1 mo., 30, 1725, pro. Feb 10, 1715.

Witnesses--Joseph Bond, James Moon and William W.H. Davis; "Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown" by Josiah B. Smith; Pennsylvania Archives, Land Records, Series II, Volume 19; Abstracts by Miss Dorothy Poore.

links

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jonkh/Charles%20holcombe.htm (search for "Thomas CROASDALE")
• https://sites.google.com/site/webstergriggsfamilies/webster/potts (concentrating on Alice Croasdale and David Potts

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MH:S500038 Moore Web Site Michael Moore <p>MyHeritage family tree</p><p>Family site: Moore Web Site</p>Family tree: 149966291-1 Thomas Croasdale 8 JAN 2019 Added by confirming a Smart Match

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Category: Lamb, sailed July 1682Category: Settle Monthly Meeting, YorkshireCategory: Lancaster Monthly Meeting, Lancaster, LancashireCategory: The Settle Certificate
Category:William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers Project Needs Biography Development Category:Fleet of William Penn

Biography

The marriage of Thomas Croasdale and Agnes Hathernthwaite of Wyersidd on 3 mo. 1, 1664, (ie. 1 May 1664) was recorded by the Lancaster (England) Monthly Meeting of Friends.<ref name="Potts">Potts, Thomas Maxwell.
Our Family Ancestors. Canonsburg, Pa.: T.M. Potts, 1895</ref> The couple lived at New Hay, Yorkshire, England, and were part of the Settle Monthly Meeting.<ref name="Potts" />Thomas and Agnes, along with with their children, arrived with the group of Quaker families named in the Space:The Settle Certificate|Settle Certificate aboard Space:Lamb, sailing of 1682|Lamb in 1682. 21/22 April 1682 Thomas Croasdale, of New Hay, yeoman, received a 1000acre land grant in Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, Thomas, Agness and six children and other families from the Settle Meeting were given certificates to leave,<ref name="Potts" /> which they did July 1682, on the "Lamb" part of William Penn's fleet that settled Pennsylvania. <ref>[http://www.haygenealogy.com/hay/quaker/Quaker-ships.html haygenealogy list of Penn's Fleet</ref> They settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on 500 acres, on NeshaminyCreek. They were part of the Middletown Friends Meeting.<ref name="Potts" /> Thomas died 9th mo. 2, 1684. Agnes was administrator of his estate valued at £47. 09. 00. Agnes died 8 mo. 20, 1686. Sons William and John executed the estate valued at £106. 5. 0.<ref name="Potts" />

Children ===of Thomas and Agnes born in England<ref name="MMM">An account of the Births of Friends children borne in England given in by their children.Middletown Meeting. Photo of original document, attached to an Ancestry Tree.</ref>#William Croasdill born 7th day 12 month 166?3.<ref name="MMM" />. 12 m. 7, 1664;<ref name="Settle">Potts, Thomas Maxwell. [https://archive.org/stream/ourfamilyancesto00pott#page/28/mode/2up Our Family Ancestors. Canonsburg, Pa.: T.M. Potts, 1895. Citing: Birth dates from theSettle Meeting Minutes</ref> d. 1715; m. (1) 2m 10, 1690, Elizabeth Hayhurst. Their daughter Agnes m. Richard Hill. William m. (2) Saray Wilford 2m 5 1698.<ref name="Potts" />#John Croasdill born about 14th day 5th month 1666.<ref name="MMM" /> born 5m. 11. 1666<ref name="Settle" />. Died 10 m. 6, 1706; m. Marah Chapman, 2m 28 1697. Their children: Ruth, Joh, Agnes, Thomas. Marah married 2nd John Wildman and had Mercy and Elizabeth Wildman.<ref name="Potts" />#Elizabeth Croasdill 15th day 11th month 166?<ref name="MMM" /> or 5m 11, 1667.<ref name="Settle" /> She died 6m 4, 1683<ref name="Potts" />#Mary Croasdill 31st day 8th month 16??<ref name="MMM" /> or 8m 30, 1669, <ref name="Settle" /> She married William Smith 9m 20, 1690, and had eight children. (Margaret married Enoch Pearson<ref name="Potts" />#Bridget Croasdill 8th day of ______ ? 1670?<ref name="MMM" /> or 6m 30, 1671.<ref name="Settle" /> She died 2m 26, 1701; m. John Cowgill 8m19, 1693 and had 4 children.<ref name="Potts" />#Alice Croasdill<ref>Alice must have been on the next page of the Middletown Meeting Record</ref>b. 8m 3, 1673;<ref name="Settle" /> marriedDavid Potts 1m 22, 1694.<ref name="Potts" />

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See also:* Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009. via Ancestry.com* U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates PublishingAncestry.com * Haines, Blanche Moore,. Ancestry of Sharpless Moore and Rachel (Roberts) Moore: with their direct ancestors to and including thirty-six first or immigrant ancestors... * Potts, Thomas Maxwell,. Our family ancestors. Canonsburg, Pa.: T.M. Potts, 1895.

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