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William Crosby

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
Death: July 23, 1755 (83)
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Thomas Crosby and Sarah Miller
Husband of Mercy Crosby
Father of Thankful Clark; Tully Crosby; Mehitable Clark; Lt. William Crosby, Jr.; Nathan Crosby and 4 others
Brother of Deacon Thomas Crosby, III; Simon Crosby; Sarah Sears (Crosby); Joseph Crosby; Thomas Crosby and 6 others

Managed by: Caitlin Daniell Clark
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About William Crosby

Individual Report for Crosby, William Name: Crosby, William 1, 2, 3 Gender: M Born: Mar 1673 Place: Eastham, Plymouth Colony 2, 3 Christened: Place: Died: Between Feb and Jul 1755 Place: Harwich, Massachusetts

Will: 12 Feb 1753 Place: Harwich, Massachusetts 1 Father: Crosby, Rev. Thomas (1635-1702) 4, 3 Mother: Fitch, Sarah (1631-1704) 3

Spouse: Hinckley, Mercy (11 Jan 1692 - 2 Sep 1735) 1 Married: 26 Apr 1711 Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts 5

Children: 1 Crosby, Thankful (1714-1802) 2 Crosby, Tully (1716-1760) 3 3 Crosby, Mehitable (1718-1720) 4 Crosby, William (1720-1788) 5 Crosby, Mehitable (1720- ) 6 6 Crosby, Nathan (1722- ) 7 Crosby, Seth (1725- ) 8 Crosby, Huldah (1726- ) 9 Crosby, Mercy (1728-1772) General Will

  • letters of ref dated 3 Jul 1755 Genealogy

Notes for SARAH FITCH (OR SNOW ?):

Had 12 children before her second marriage to John Miller of Yarmoth.

Children of THOMAS CROSBY and SARAH FITCH (OR SNOW ?) are:

12. i. SIMON12 CROSBY, b. 05 Jul 1665, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. 19 Jan 1717/18, Harwich, Barnstable, MA.

                 ii.    SARAH CROSBY, b. 24 Mar 1666/67, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown; m. SILAS SEARS; d. Unknown.

13. iii. JOSEPH CROSBY, b. 27 Jan 1668/69, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. 30 May 1725.

14. iv. JOHN CROSBY, b. 04 Dec 1670, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. 25 May 1714, HARWICH, BARNSTABLE, MA..

                  v.    SON (DIED INF.) CROSBY, b. 04 Dec 1670, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. 11 Feb 1670/71, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA..

vi. WILLIAM CROSBY, b. Mar 1672/73, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown; m. MERCY HENCKLEY, 26 Apr 1711; d. Unknown.
15. vii. EBENEZER CROSBY, b. 28 Mar 1675, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown.

16. viii. ANNE CROSBY, b. 14 Apr 1678, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown.

                ix.    MERCY CROSBY, b. 14 Apr 1678, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown.

x. INCREASE CROSBY, b. 14 Apr 1678, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown.
xi. ELEAZER CROSBY, b. 30 Mar 1680, EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MA.; d. Unknown; m. PATIENCE FREEMAN, 24 Oct 1706; d. Unknown.
17. xii. THOMAS CROSBY, b. 07 Apr 1663, Brewster Mass. (8); d. 21 May 1731.


possible father of Phoebe Clark (Crosby)

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William Crosby's Timeline

1672
March 1672
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1713
February 7, 1713
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1715
January 11, 1715
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1717
February 8, 1717
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1720
January 13, 1720
Brewster, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1722
March 20, 1722
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1724
January 15, 1724
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1726
April 20, 1726
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1728
August 25, 1728
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts