Gov. John CRANSTON

1626 - 1680  (54 years)

• Name	John CRANSTON  [2, 3, 4]
  	Gov. John Cranston, father of Gov. Samuel and the immigrant Cranston ancestor, was born either in Scotland or in London, England, circa 1625; son of rev. James Cranston, M.A., who was a chaplain to King Charles I. John Cranston came to America circa 1637, under the auspices of Capt. Jeremiah Clarke, and by 1643/44 had arrived in Newport where he remained for the rest of his life. He served the Colony in many diverse capacities. He was elected Governor of the Colony 8 November 1678, and remained in that office until his death 12 march 1679/80. Gov. Samuel Cranston was his eldest son. [1]
  Prefix	Gov.
  Birth	abt. 1626  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of Rev. James Cranstoun   [2]
  Death	12 Mar 1680  [2]
  Person ID	I80452	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2018

  
  

  Family	Mary CLARKE,   b. Abt 1641   d. 7 Apr 1711, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1658  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Gov. Samuel CRANSTON,   b. 16 Aug 1659, Newport, Rhode Island d. 26 Apr 1727, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island (Age 67 years)  [Birth]   2. Caleb CRANSTON  [Birth]
  Family ID	F32385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S3593] "Descendants of Roger Williams" Book II, Hart Line through Freeborn. [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S5008] David Faris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists", (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).