Elder John CRANDALL

Notes:

Name:
John Crandall, died 29 Nov 1676 in Newport.

He married first (?). She died 1 Aug. 1670. he married second Hannah (?), died in 1678. She was perhaps the daughter of Hezekiah Gaylord, whose estate shows that she married a Gaylord.. Hannah Gaylord was born 30 Jan. 1647, daughter of William and Ann (Porter) Gaylord

John Crandall lived for a time in Salem, Mass., where he was the minister of the Salem Congregational Church. He adopted the opinions of the Baptists and therefore was dismissed by the Congregationalists in 1635. He moved to Providence as early as 1637. In 1669 he was a freeman of Westerly in that part of town which is now Hopkinton, and was an elder of the First Baptist Church of Westerly. He served as deputy to the General Court in 1667/70.

Family/Spouse: Sarah ?. Sarah was buried on 2 Aug 1670 in Westerly, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah CRANDALL
2. Jane CRANDALL died in 1715.
3. Lt. Samuel CRANDALL was born in 1663; died on 19 May 1736 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.

John married Hannah GAYLORD after 2 Aug 1670. Hannah (daughter of William GAYLORD, Jr. and Anna PORTER) was born on 30 Jan 1646 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 3 Aug 1678. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]