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Griffin Craft 1600–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1600

Birth Location: Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 October 1689

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Croft

Mother: Marye Graves

Spouse(s): ** Crafts

Children(s): John Crafts

The story of Griffin Craft began in 1600 in Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England. Griffin Craft married Alice Taylor Ruggles Crafts, Robison, and had children including John Crafts. Griffin Craft passed away in 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Griffin Craft began in 1600 in Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England.
  • Griffin Craft married Alice Taylor Ruggles Crafts, Robison, and had children including John Crafts.
  • Griffin Craft passed away in 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Griffin Craft's Ancestors

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Griffin Craft
1600–1689
Birth Place: Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Croft
1575–1630
Crofte Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Marye Graves
1575–1652
Usselby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Croft
1544–1601
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Anne Freeman
1547–1575
Evenlode, Glouceter/Attleborogh, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Croft
–1597
Ursula Reede
1520–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Griffin Craft's Descendants

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Griffin Craft (21 May 1600–4 October 1689) m. ** (Alice Taylor Ruggles) Crafts (1601–25 March 1673)
  1. 1. John Crafts 1630–1685 m. Rebecca Wheelock 1632–1667
    1. 1. Thomas Crafts 1656–1693 m. Abigail Dickinson 1663–1714
      1. 1. John Crafts 1684–1730 m. Martha Graves 1689–1780
        1. 1. Thomas Crafts 1717–1802 m. Sarah Crafts 1717–1802

Griffin Craft's Timeline

5 Records

1600
21 May 1600
Birth of Griffin Craft in Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England
Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England
1631
1631
Age 31
Griffin Craft resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1689
Abt 1689
Age 89
Griffin Craft resided here in Suffolk County, New England, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, New England, Massachusetts
1689
4 October 1689
Age 89
Death of Griffin Craft in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1689
18 May 1689
Age 89
Griffin Craft - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1600
    Event Place: Croft Castle, Hereford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3665.030; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8910.902; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Crafts Family : A genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 79
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 489
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 122

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1631; Page Number: 339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1689
    Event Place: Suffolk County, New England, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Page Number: 489

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Crafts family : a genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass. 1
    [2] Coxe and connected families

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1689
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Crafts Family : A genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 May 1689
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

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