This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robyn_Kendall Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie: No, that name doesn't mean anything to me. The only one of my line that lives out west is one of my first cousins. Cronk was my mom's maiden name, and she and my father were the only part of the family that moved west. Regards, Robyn Kendall Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robyn_Kendall Surnames: Cronk Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie: Excuse the late response. I don't have a Christopher Cronk in my Cronks, however my research gets quite scant before 1800 (about the time our Cronk came up from New York (to Port Rowan, west of Buffalo in southern Ontario). I haven't done any amount of research on the Desoronto Cronks, other than for the Cronk I met out here to connect his line and see if I could find a connection to mine (there was none). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Replying to a BOARD post on the list will not likely reach the original board poster. As noted on the original post, if you wish to reply you need to click on the link indicated and reply on the board. An e-mail copy will then go to the board poster, and also come through the gateway to this list just as the original board post did. David E. Cann cronk-admin@rootsweb.com Admin of the Cronk surname mailing list and message board on RootsWeb List Information: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/cronk.html -----Original Message----- From: cronk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cronk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Court Conkwright Sent: Sunday, 5 August 2007 10:07 PM To: Cronk List Subject: [Cronk] Dutch Name To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> Subject: Re: [Cronk] Interesting English Connection for Cronks Cc: <snip> >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: Robyn_Kendall >Surnames: Cronk >Classification: biography > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/523/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >While I was in England recently (researching my father's tree), on a >lark I looked up my mother's maiden name (Cronk). I found a very >interesting book. Here is a little bit from it. Most interesting is >the talk of it NOT being a name from Holland, and the surname's origins >in the British Isles. > >An Uncommon Name: A Genealogical Account of the Cronk Family of West >Kent By Anthony Cronk, 1953 > >Page 5 >The name Cronk is a most distinctive monosyllable, but its etymology is >not immediately apparent. Numerous theories about its origin have been >advanced, not all of which bear careful scrutiny, as we shall show. > >It has often been suggested that it is of Continental origin on account >of a slight similarity to such names as the Dutch Kranker, the Flemish >Craninck, the German Krancke and Kron, and the French Cron and Croneau. >The Dutch dictionary has a work kronkel, an adjective meaning >"winding". Nevertheless the leading genealogical society of Holland* >reports that the name Cronk (however spelt) does not appear anywhere in >their very comprehensive records. > >If the name Cronk originated in the British Islaes, it is possible that >it was derived from a place-name, as it does not at first sight appear >to refer either to a baptismal name or to any occupation or office. In >the Isle of Man Cronk occurs as an element in many of the Celtic >place-names, e.g. > >Cronk-ny-Irrey Llaa (hill of the dawn) >Cronk Sumark (promrose hill) >Cronk-y-dooiney (hill of the man) >Cronk-y-crogher (hill of the gallows) > >The Director of the Manx Museum points out that it is the same as the >Scottish and Irish Knock, meaning "hill", but he quotes good authority >that there is no indication that it ever gave rise to a personal name, >and further, that there seems to be no case of a Manx personal name >derived from a place-name. > >. > >Now in the parish of Limpsfield just across the Surrey border we >discover a locality called Cronklands. Clearly a possessor's name, it >occurs as Cronksland in a Deed of 1714. Here we find Thomas Cronge as >long ago as 1430, and this surname had become Cronke by 1543. So >perhaps after all Cronge is not such a far cry from Crangeld and our >now-rare migrant crane. On the other hand, the Oxford English >Discitonary gives "cronge" as an old and rare word meaning a hilt or >handle. This could conceivably have given rise to a personal name of >the occupative category denoting a maker of sword-hilts. Anyway we >believe this to be a very important link in the chain, as it is the >earliest relevant record we have been able to find, and the only one in >the medieval period when surnames were being adopted to distinguish one >family from another. Limpsfield is only nine miles from Sevenoaks, and >there seems to be little doubt that we have here found the source of >all the Cronks of West Kent. <snip>

To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> Subject: Re: [Cronk] Interesting English Connection for Cronks Cc: The name Cronk came from Herck Siboutsen who came to New Amsterdam in 1642................there is a reason he changed the name and I have seen 33 spelling of that name and friend I work with claims to have seen 44 spelling. The name came from the Dutch. You are right it never came from Holland. My spelling it the last time it was changed. My grandfather was born in 1856 and his spelling at birth was Conkright. There is also a reason this happened. I have worked on this line since 1980..................Cronk was one of the spelling that came from the line of Heack.............Walter Cronkhite is also from that line. Anything that came close to our spelling most likely came from Herck. It was even spelled with a K. This is one very hard line to research. A very good research by the name of Granville Mackenzie did a wonderful of putting this line together up to the 1800's. Thanks to his work I was able to connect to Herck. Do you have the line that Mackenzie did? I have called it the Mackenzie Papers and it has been called that since I frist called it that. Go to the Net and type in his name and learn about him. I have not found one person that will disagree with his work. Happy Hunting! Court Conkwright St. Louis, Mo. At 08:40 PM 8/5/2007, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: Robyn_Kendall >Surnames: Cronk >Classification: biography > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/523/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >While I was in England recently (researching my father's tree), on a >lark I looked up my mother's maiden name (Cronk). I found a very >interesting book. Here is a little bit from it. Most interesting >is the talk of it NOT being a name from Holland, and the surname's >origins in the British Isles. > >An Uncommon Name: A Genealogical Account of the Cronk Family of West Kent >By Anthony Cronk, 1953 > >Page 5 >The name Cronk is a most distinctive monosyllable, but its etymology >is not immediately apparent. Numerous theories about its origin have >been advanced, not all of which bear careful scrutiny, as we shall show. > >It has often been suggested that it is of Continental origin on >account of a slight similarity to such names as the Dutch Kranker, >the Flemish Craninck, the German Krancke and Kron, and the French >Cron and Croneau. The Dutch dictionary has a work kronkel, an >adjective meaning "winding". Nevertheless the leading genealogical >society of Holland* reports that the name Cronk (however spelt) does >not appear anywhere in their very comprehensive records. > >If the name Cronk originated in the British Islaes, it is possible >that it was derived from a place-name, as it does not at first sight >appear to refer either to a baptismal name or to any occupation or >office. In the Isle of Man Cronk occurs as an element in many of the >Celtic place-names, e.g. > >Cronk-ny-Irrey Llaa (hill of the dawn) >Cronk Sumark (promrose hill) >Cronk-y-dooiney (hill of the man) >Cronk-y-crogher (hill of the gallows) > >The Director of the Manx Museum points out that it is the same as >the Scottish and Irish Knock, meaning "hill", but he quotes good >authority that there is no indication that it ever gave rise to a >personal name, and further, that there seems to be no case of a Manx >personal name derived from a place-name. > >. > >Now in the parish of Limpsfield just across the Surrey border we >discover a locality called Cronklands. Clearly a possessor's name, >it occurs as Cronksland in a Deed of 1714. Here we find Thomas >Cronge as long ago as 1430, and this surname had become Cronke by >1543. So perhaps after all Cronge is not such a far cry from >Crangeld and our now-rare migrant crane. On the other hand, the >Oxford English Discitonary gives "cronge" as an old and rare word >meaning a hilt or handle. This could conceivably have given rise to >a personal name of the occupative category denoting a maker of >sword-hilts. Anyway we believe this to be a very important link in >the chain, as it is the earliest relevant record we have been able >to find, and the only one in the medieval period when surnames were >being adopted to distinguish one family from another. Limpsfield is >only nine miles from Sevenoaks, and there seems to be little doubt >that we have here found the source of all the Cronks of West Kent.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wacronk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/61.158.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie William Alexander Cronk was born about 1826 in Tennessee. We think in White County. There is a William A Cronk from IOWA buried in a Civil War cemetary in Tennessee, but he is definitely a different Cronk. Both died in 1863. We are unaware of any canadian connection but we can't rule anything out yet. Do you have any info? Jim Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jabaty1 Surnames: Cronk Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/61.158.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just curious, when and what area was William A. Cronk born? Canada?? Julie Batzloff Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wacronk Surnames: cronk Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/61.158/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Brenda We're pretty sure his name is "Thomas Filmore Cronk" and that he had a half-brother Arthur Hall who was very close to Joseph Fred (Tinker's brother). Joseph Fred's oldest boy is "Uncle Archie" who will be 100 in October and remembers Arthur Hall well. We've talked with Mr Kenneth Pullum, who lived next door to Tinker when Mr. Pullum was a teenager. He showed us Tinker's property on the lake. We know Arthur Hall worked as a railroad agent and we think it might be the same arthur hall who had a photography studio in Silver Point. William Alexander died Oct 8, 1863, being bushwacked by "guerillas" enroute to being mustered into the Union Army in Nashville. Malissa filed for a pension but was denied since William never made it to the mustering point. If you have more info, we would love to chat with you. Jim and Joyce Joseph William A Cronk is Joyce's ggg J23@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gbtique Surnames: Cronk, Gee, Chrisler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/522/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for Christina Cronk married to Joshua Gee. She died around 1835-1840 in or near Steuben County NY. Possibly born in the late 1700's or early 1800's Thanks for any help. Bev Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drbrownlee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/521/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Charles Cronk is pictured in the 1942-I yearbook of flight cadets at Goodfellow Field in San Angelo, TX. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jabaty1 Surnames: Cronk, Batzloff, Manley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I wonder if you came across a Norris Donald Cronk? He died in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I wonder if there is any other living Cronks in this area? Julie Batzloff Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jabaty1 Surnames: Cronk, Benn, Howes, Steele, Whan (in Parham area) Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am interest in the Cronk family name. My Cronk were from Mountain Grove, Parham area and Kingston. I suppose further back in runs into the Holland or the NY Cronk. I visited the area last summer and love to go back someday. I seen a Christopher Cronk in the Mountain Grove cemetery, but not sure how he was related to the other Cronk, but somewhere I did see Desoronto mention. Cheers, Julie Batzloff Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robyn_Kendall Surnames: Cronk Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, I would appreciate any assistance. I have run into another Cronk here in Vancouver, and his family is from Desoronto. Is that where your side ended up? Regards, Robyn. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smithdrg Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.4.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: you could try the New Brunswick Archives. They have a searchable index of land petitions and land grants. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smithdrg Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/222.5.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, I just saw your post. My John must have been born around 1750. There was a family of Cronks in Ernestown (near KIngston) in the 1780s: Abraham & wife, widowed mother, sons John, William, also a Hercules, who came first and may have been a brother of Abraham. There seems to have been two John Cronks in the area at this time. Mine couldn't have been the son of Abraham, but may have been the brother(?). I'll check the 1790 US census for Teunis for you. He should be on it as head of household. It's free at my library. Cronks were very thick on the ground in Dutchess County NY. Some of the relationships are well documented, but there are significant gaps. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AngieSutton77 Surnames: Cronk, Hewson, Kelly, Finch,Neuert, Brooks Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/246.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some information on this family. you can email me at angie77@295.ca Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: har03133 Surnames: CRONK, JOHNSTON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/520/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Researching the Willard J. Cronk b. 1886 South Dakota line and his son Harry L. Cronk b. 1906 m. Helen Marion Johnston. Found the following census information. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Age in 1910: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Willard J Father's Birth Place: South Dakota Mother's name: Ida B Mother's Birth Place: South Dakota Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 born abt 1909 Robert W Cronk 4/12 (4 months old) b. 1909 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Willard J Cronk Age in 1910: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: Minnesota Spouse's name: Ida B Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 Robert W Cronk 4/12 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Ida B Cronk Age in 1910: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: England Mother's Birth Place: Iowa Spouse's name: Willard J Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 Robert W Cronk 4/12 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota; Roll: T624 1920 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Home in 1920: Sioux Falls Ward 4, Minnehaha, South Dakota Age: 14 years Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Millard J Father's Birth Place: South Dakota Mother's name: Ida B Mother's Birth Place: South Dakota Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Millard J Cronk 34 Ida B Cronk 33 Harry L Cronk 14 Raymond M Cronk 11 Robert W Cronk 10 Miles N Cronk 8 2/12 born abt 1911 Dorie A Cronk 5 8/12 born abt 1914 Ida Belle Cronk 3 10/12 born abt 1916 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Sioux Falls Ward 4, Minnehaha 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Home in 1930: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Helen M Harry L Cronk 24 Helen M Cronk 24 born abt 1906 Betty Lee Cronk 6 born about 1924 Jean M Cronk 5 1/12 born about 1925 James W Cronk 5 1/12 born about 1025 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: har03133 Surnames: JOHNSTON, CRONK Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/4.43.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am Rupert Johnston's granddaughter from Washington State. His brother was Hallie Johnston, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hope to hear from you again, daughter of Virginia Johnston Penney. Additional information on the CRONK line, married to Helen Johnston, daughter of Hallie Johnston. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Age in 1910: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Willard J Father's Birth Place: South Dakota Mother's name: Ida B Mother's Birth Place: South Dakota Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 born abt 1909 Robert W Cronk 4/12 (4 months old) b. 1909 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Willard J Cronk Age in 1910: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: Minnesota Spouse's name: Ida B Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 Robert W Cronk 4/12 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Ida B Cronk Age in 1910: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: England Mother's Birth Place: Iowa Spouse's name: Willard J Home in 1910: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Willard J Cronk 24 Ida B Cronk 23 Harry L Cronk 4 Raymond M Cronk 1 Robert W Cronk 4/12 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Brookings Ward 2, Brookings, South Dakota; Roll: T624 1920 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Home in 1920: Sioux Falls Ward 4, Minnehaha, South Dakota Age: 14 years Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Millard J Father's Birth Place: South Dakota Mother's name: Ida B Mother's Birth Place: South Dakota Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Millard J Cronk 34 Ida B Cronk 33 Harry L Cronk 14 Raymond M Cronk 11 Robert W Cronk 10 Miles N Cronk 8 2/12 born abt 1911 Dorie A Cronk 5 8/12 born abt 1914 Ida Belle Cronk 3 10/12 born abt 1916 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Sioux Falls Ward 4, Minnehaha 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Harry L Cronk Home in 1930: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Helen M Harry L Cronk 24 Helen M Cronk 24 born abt 1906 Betty Lee Cronk 6 born about 1924 Jean M Cronk 5 1/12 born about 1925 James W Cronk 5 1/12 born about 1025 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This Friday June 8, my wife and I will leave to attend our son's wedding. We will return home about a week later. Since we do have a normally quiet list I am not going to have someone watch my lists while I am gone, but if the opportunity presents itself I will try look in on them myself if circumstances allow it. In any event, I will read and respond to all mail in order of receipt when I return. If there are any problems I will do my best to resolve them quickly when I get back, but if you have need to contact me please use the list admin addy below and also keep in mind I may not be able to reply for a week or so beginning June 8. I will still be here "minding the store" until that time. Thank you for your cooperation. David E. Cann cronk-admin@rootsweb.com Admin of the Cronk surname mailing list and message board on RootsWeb List Information: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/cronk.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: burchangel Surnames: Cronk, Cronkhite, Gibbs, Rood, Loveland, Comstock Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/519/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for leads on OTIS Cronk Cronkhite born 1828 in New York. He married Caroline Gibbs and they had a son John and 2 other children. His parents were Amon Cronk and Lydia Comstock. He died in 1856 New York from an accident. Caroline remarried, James Rood and then Stephen Loveland. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: burchangel Surnames: Cronk, Cronkhite, Comstock Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cronk/518/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for leads on Amon Cronk or Cronkhite born around 1800. He lived in New York and was married to Lydia Comstock. They had a son Otis. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.