Three or four days ago, I received a direct e-mail from a gentleman with a catchy nickname, regarding the Conkright, of which he is a member. He indicted to me that the spelling of his name was the 33rd and last known spelling of the line descending from -- I don't remember the name. MY COMPUTER CRASHED AND I LOST EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON IT, INCLUDING THE EMAIL FROM MR. CONKRIGHT. If you see this message, Mr. Conkwright, and still have your message to me on your computer, would you please repost it to me. I am very interested in corresponding with you, and will do so just as soon as I am, hopefully, successful in contacting you though the list. If anyone is in touch with Mr. Conkwright, please forward this message to him. Thank you all so very much. G. E. Hamilton [email protected] 8/3/97

Looking for help on the following: James Cronkright family in Vt. from around 1790 until 1830. In Ft. Edward, N.Y. before 1790. James married to Mary. James buried (d. 21 Jun 1823) at Doty Cem. South Wallingford, Vt. Mary buried (d. 24 Jul 1810) Doty Cem. Wallingford. Sons Abraham Conkright born 1767, William Conkright born 1787 and James Cronkright Jr. born 1791 in Rutland Co., Vt. William is my GG Grandfather and moved to Chautauqua Co. N.Y. in 1830 until 1833 then moved down into Ohio. William buried in Williamsville, Ohio 1851. Do you know anything about this family. Would like to have anything and also a complete list of the children. My G Grandfather was Charles Elisha Conkright was last found in 1868 INDY, IN. Still trying to find out what happen to him. Thanks for any help you may offer. As you can see our name has changed a coupled of times. I use the PAF program and will be glad to help anyone that I can. Have over 5600 name records on all lines. Happy Hunting!

I am looking for Mary Cronk, married 16 Apr 1845 to John Rediker, according to the records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Walden, Orange County, NY. I have no other information on Mary Cronk except the baptisms of her 7 children between 1846 and 1864. Since there has been a discussion on Cronks in NY am hoping someone has a Mary who would be about the right age -- born in the 1820's? Elizabeth (Sutherland) Richardson [email protected]

In April, 1993 I received a letter from Karen Dau in Rochester, NY in response to my letter answering a query about Ashbel CARTER. Karen is a genealogist who frequently write for the Western NY Genealogical Society. She gave me extensive information on the CRONKS. She

I am looking for a William CRONK b. abt. Mar 1847 in N.Y. Died after 1906 in Lansing, Ingham Co. Michican. Parents unknown but census says they were born in N.Y. He married Martha E. ZELLERS where or when ?? She b. abt Sep 1843 in NY. Died 14 Jun 1906 in Farwell, Clare Co. MI. dau. of Abraham or Henry ZELLERS. Her death record said her father was Abraham born in Germany. Census says he was born in N.Y. A cousin has a picture of him with the name Henry on the back in what is said to be Martha's hand writing. Children: (1) Fred b. abt 1861 (per census) in NY.; (2) Cora L. b. 1870 in NY, m. Hiram D. TEMPLE; (3) Caroline b. 1872 in MI, m. Leonard DUDLEY in MI; (4)*Jane b. 9 Apr 1874 in MI, m. Andrew DUDLEY in MI; (5) Chrisia b.1878 in MI, m. Charles MITCHEL; (6) Elizabeth b. 1881 in MI, m. Elmer VERGESON in MI; (7) Mae b. 1884 in MI, m. Whorton MARSHALL in MI.; & (8) Nina Belle b. 1886 in MI, m. Robert E. WELCH in MI. I have not been able to link these CRONKS to the ones in the MACKENZIE files. If anyone has any info on William CRONK or Martha ZELLERS, I would appreciate any help you can offer. Thanks. Pam Sollami [email protected]

In a message dated 97-07-25 08:56:13 EDT, G. Hamilton wrote: << CRONK, Clarissa; b. 1810; m. Norman IVES. < In 1830's they were living in Northwest corner of MA, near the VT and NY < state lines. The IVES genealogy gives here maiden name as CRONK - gives < nothing else. < She would be a contemporary of my GGGF, Jeramiah Cronk; b.1782; d.1868; < (Ontario County, NY) who had a brother (name unknown), and a sister < (Nellie), about whom I know little or nothing. Jeramiah's father was < Stephen CRONK (or Cronkhite). Jeramiah's GF was James, his GGF, Jacob, his < GGGF, Hiram. Clarissa could be the daughter of one of Stephen's brothers, < if Stephen had any brothers.>> And Nancy Carter Meikle wrote: << I have a Nellie CRONK who married Ashbel CARTER. She is from your same < line. >> Could this be your people?? I'm not sure because some of the names are different. The info below has Stephen's father as Jacob not James and Jacob's father as Theunis not Hiram. It also has Penelope married to a Rev. Ashbal CARTER. Could Nellie be a nick name for Penelope? I did not find a Clarissa, but only one of Stephen's brother's (John) is covered in this info. 138. Jacob (Theunis, Hendrick, Theunis, Herck) b. Philipsburgh (bp. Apr. 27 1737) married in Hopewell Dec. 4 1755 Ann FERGUSON, removed to Hoosick where he died before Oct. 17 1796 when letters of administration were granted to his widow. Children: - *187. Stephen b. 1756 mar. 1781 Caty FREEMAN 188. Phebe b. 1758 mar. 1776 Aurey CRANCKHEIT ( ) d. 1815 189. Alcha(sp) b. 1760 mar. Jonathan CASE d. 1848 190. Anna b. 1764 - 191. John mar. Miriam HIATT 192. Elijah mar. Betsy SICKELS 193. Jacob b. 1778 mar. Bathsheba SURDAM d. 1849 194. Merriam b. 1784 mar. Sheldon CANTER (The only children of Jacob's covered in this info are Stephen and John) -*187. Stephen (Jacob, Theunis, Hendrick, Theunis, Herck) b. Hopewell 1756, married 1781 Caty FREEMAN, resided in Hoosick. Children: *284. Jeremiah b. 1782 mar. Philena LEWIS (family not in this info) 285. Polly b. 1784 mar. Jacob A. CRONK (235) mar. _______ ADAMS 286. Phebe b. 1786 mar. Jesse IRONS 287. Hannah b. 1788 mar. Nathan MILLER 288. Stephen b. 1790 mar. Sarah WILDEY d. 1867 289. Marion b. 1794 mar. Leander SCUDDER 290. Hiram b. 1796 *291. Penelope b. 1798 mar. Rev. Ashbal CARTER 292. John b. 1800 d.y. - 191. John (Jacob, Theunis, Hendrick, Theunis, Herck) b. probably about 1766, married Miriam HIATT, resided in Hoosick, died before Feb. 3 1821. Children: 293. Gilbert 294. James 295. Hiram 296. John 297. Adelia b. 1807 298. Diadema b. 1809 This info was sent to me by a lady named Janet Hamilton from WA state, any relation to G. Hamilton? And also on the Dutch-Colonies Mailing List, a list of all the surnames that can be found in the MACKENZIE files and their page numbers (at least 800 pages) was posted along with address below to obtain copies. I only have the CRONK (KRANKHEIT) copies (pages 159-168). To get copies write to: Westchester County Clerk Records & Archives Center 2199 Saw Mill River Road Elmsford, NY 10523 TEL 914-592-1925 FAX 914-592-5160 HRS: Tue/Wed 9AM - 4PM Xerox $ .50 per page. Hope this will help. If these are your people, I would be glad to send you the rest of the ancestry back to Herck. Pam Sollami [email protected]

Thanks, I have a lot of information and may be able to connect if we get the right link. Steve

I have a Nellie CRONK who married Ashbel CARTER. She is from your same line. I'll give you more details when I have a bit more time. Eager to share information with you. Nancy Carter Meikle email: [email protected]

Am diligently looking for any connection to Clarissa Cronk, from anywhere or anybody. CRONK, Clarissa; b. 1810; m. Norman IVES. In 1830's they were living in Northwest corner of MA, near the VT and NY state lines. The IVES genealogy gives here maiden name as CRONK - gives nothing else. She would be a contemporary of my GGGF, Jeramiah Cronk; b.1782; d.1868; (Ontario County, NY) who had a brother (name unknown), and a sister (Nellie), about whom I know little or nothing. Jeramiah's father was Stephen CRONK (or Cronkhite). Jeramiah's GF was James, his GGF, Jacob, his GGGF, Hiram. Clarissa could be the daughter of one of Stephen's brothers, if Stephen had any brothers. HELP! anybody? Willing to share - G. Hamilton

Hi! Can't help you on your Jeremiah CRONK at the moment, but did any of your NY CRONK ancestors have a sister or daughter named Clarissa CRONK?? She is my ggg-grandmother. She was born about 1810 in NY or Vermont (census records give one or the other). I know nothing about her family or parents (she's a classic dead-end). I'll sort through my CRONK stuff again for any hints on your Jeremiah in NY. I try to keep every shred that I hear about a CRONK in NY or Vermont just in case I can ever patch my Clarissa in somewhere!!! Nancy Bainter [email protected]

Mo Angie Cronk, GF Milton Cronk, GGF Chester Cronk, GGGF Daniel Cronk, GGGGF Jeramiah Cronk. NY - Victor - Candeadea - Fillmore. Trying to find out Jeramiah's father and/or brothers or sisters.

Magdalena Kronk m. John Adam Lawrence 27 Aug 1807 - Where? Had son Joseph Kronk Lawrence b. 22 Feb 1826 Dearborn Co, Indiana.

Hope there's more of you out there than just Mic and me! Crank/Crunk Gleanings from the Gonzales Newspaper Website. The following appeared in the EAST-TEXAS-L mailing list. I looked up Crank/Crunk on the webpages and thought some of you might be interested... ========= FROM THE EMAIL: 1)Where I found the Gonzales newspaper lists (and other Gonzales files) on the GenWeb pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/tocgonza.htm 2)The mailing address for ?the Historical Society: Gonzales County Archives & Records Center PO Box 80 Gonzales, TX 78629 Jean Constable, Director Gonzales County Archives & Records Center 3)email address for the above: [email protected] ====================================== From the WEBSITE: GONZALES INQUIRER, Kathleen Springs Transcriptions Note that Real Estate Transfers, Court Proceedings, Jury Lists, and some other lists normally kept in the courthouse were not included in the original indexing, however they are on the microfilm. ============== Please be aware that while the microfilm is in the Gonzales Public Library, the Librarians do not have sufficient personnel to do lookups. If you want more information than is contained herein, a researcher may be employed or you may visit the Gonzales Library in person and read the films. They do have a reader/printer for microfilm. (Aurale Huff, 1997) ============== Crank, W.F., letter at postoffice, Vol. 28 #51 Gonz.Inq. 11 Jun 1881 Crank, William, died, horse fell on him, Wrightsboro, Vol. 35 No. 6 Gonz.Inq. 7 Aug 1886 Crank, Daniel, received in M.E. Church, Floyds Chapel, Vol. 39 No. 6 Gonz.Inq. 30 Jul 1891 Claire English

Way to go CLAIRE!! Let's get these Crunks figured out! Very nice to meet you Mic. There sure are a lot of J.W. Crunks running around (like that hasn't been said before) I haven't been writing much because I've had so much Crunk material to study lately, not to mention the fact that school is out for summer and I have 3 kids bugging me all the time!! I know, I know, I **try** to enjoy it. Here's my line: Descendants of Wright Crunk Generation No. 1 1. Wright Crunk was born Abt 1815 in Kentucky. He married Susan Boyce 09 May 1845 in Logan County, Kentucky. Children of Wright Crunk and Susan Boyce are: + 2 i. Lucy C. Crunk, born Abt 1854 in Missouri. + 3 ii. Frances Elizabeth "Lillie", born Abt 1856 in Missouri. 4 iii. Laura Crunk, born Abt 1860 in Missouri. 5 iv. Willie Crunk, born Abt 1862 in Missouri. + 6 v. Mattie Lee Crunk, born October 1864 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri; died 07 July 1947 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. I have just a **few** questions about my "Wright" Crunk! Hah Hah [1] He's in the 1840 Logan Co, KY census married to **someone** and has two boys under 5. Then in 1845 he marries (assumed 2nd marriage) Susan Boyce, and heads out to parts unknown because I can't find him or Susan in 1850. Then in 1860, he and Susan are living in Clinton, Missouri where most of their children are born. No sign of the two boys who were in the 1840 census. Where was he in 1850? [2] In 1870, Caldwell County, TX, Susan is living with above listed children (no sign of Wright) next door to Joseph **Wilmoth** Crunk and his wife SUSAN Gatlin, and their children. Living near are a George W. Crunk from TN with wife Fanny & children. What happened to Wright? Is Joseph Wilmoth Crunk really Joseph Wright Crunk? Could he be so heartless as to divorce my Susan and then marry another younger Susan and live right next door to his ex....I don't think so ,but.... I think something is going on here but I'm not sure what. Joseph **Wilmoth** Crunk's mother just happens to be Jemima Ann WRIGHT !! HELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPP My plan of attack: still waiting on that marriage license hoping for some light at the end of the tunnel! Until next time..... Anne

Anyone else on this list? Thanks Mic, for sharing your CRUNKs! A couple of us cousins have been looking for you! Claire English

There is one CRUNK obituary listed in our local paper obit cardfile at the library. No maiden name for Mary Lou is mentioned, she would have been born 1893. It is interesting to note that she died at 6:45 a.m. and less than 3hrs 45 min later, she is on the train. Hope this helps someone. Anyone got any ideas on who W. H. Crunk might be? ======================== The Daily Herald, Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi Coast, Saturday, 15 May 1926, page 6 col 2: MRS. M. L. CRUNK DIES Mrs. Mary Lou Crunk, aged 33 years, died at the King's Daughters Hospital Friday at 6:45 a.m. She was the wife of W. H. Crunk. The family home is at Franklin, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Crunk have been in Gulfport only about five weeks, Mr. Crunk being connected with street improvement in Gulfport. The remains were shipped to Franklin yesterday at 10:30 a.m. over the L. and N. R. R. for interment. Claire English

THANK YOU, Claire English for breaking the silence on this discussioin group. I had forgotten I signed on! I, too, have a John W Crunk. Mine was born in Virginia ca 1787. He lived in North Carolina in 1810 when he moved his slaves into Henry Co, Va to marry Elizabeth Letcher Scales that year. Children of John W Crunk and Elizabeth Letcher Scales: Susan Washington b. 1811 mar Williamson Co, TN 1828 to Thomas H Old Nicholas Scales b. 1812 mar Williamson Co, TN 1833 to Lavina S Pratt mar 2nd Emaline Rice Nicholas S Crunk moved to Texas in 1833. Was at Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a post master in Milam Co, TX. Richard b. 1814 mar 1835 in Williamson Co, TN Nancy L Hardeman Joseph Henry b. 1816 mar 1st 10 Nov 1836 in Williamson Co, TN to Susan E. Pratt. He married 2nd 13 May 1847 in Williamson Co, TN to Ascenatta M Corzine Elizabeth Letcher Scales Crunk died between 1816 and 1821 John W Crunk married 2nd 28 June 1821 in Williamson County, TN to Jerusha Corzine, daughter of Abel and (?) Corzine. Children of John W and Jerusha Corzine Crunk: Isabella Shelby b. 1822 Williamson Co, Tn married 1848 in Harrison Co, TX to Sampson McCown (THESE ARE MY ANCESTORS). About 1855 they moved to Hunt Co, TX. Herschell b. Williamson Co mar 1 Martha A Smith 1852 in Harrison Co, TX. He mar 2nd Mary Jane Floyd William b. Williamson Co, TN mar 1855 in Harrison Co, TX Emily P Smith Novaline b. Williamson Co, TN mar 1852 Harrison Co, TX to William R Poague Elizabeth R married Harrison Co, TX 1850 to Henry Merriwether Hood Jr I am a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas on John W and Jerusha Corzine Crunk and Sampson and Isabella Shelby Crunk McCown, plus Sampson's mother, Margaret Telford McCown. All were in Texas in the early 1840's.

Hi Cousins, I've been a subscriber to the Cronk/Crank/Crunk list and have seen *no* activity yet, so I figure I'll try to start a little. Would some of you please post your CRUNK lines or CRUNK family info -- even if you don't have questions. I've got a few sideline Crunks/Cranks that I've been communicating via email and would like to meet more people researching CRUNK and CRANK surname. Or if you'd rather not post, please send me email (privately OK) so we can compare notes. I am descendant of Zaselda/Zerelda CRUNK b. 1827 AL m. William DAVIS 12 Oct 1843, Rusk Co. TX d. ca 1852. I have reason to believe she was the daughter of John W. CRUNK bca. 1800 VA m. Louisa MAYES or possibly Paschal CRUNK b. 1799 VA. Both of these men settled in Cherokee Co. TX. Claire English

In showshoes the troops marched off to fight the enemy. David Cronk and his brother John Cronk had both signed up to fight. Their father was probably John, brother of the below James father of Hiram. John David and Hiram marched not together but towards each other and fought on opposite sides. John Cronk was wounded in battle and died of his wounds. Searching Cronks in New Brunswick, Stacy Weeks [email protected] > THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE WAR OF 1812 IS HIRAM CRONK, OF DUNN BROOK, N.Y. > > Mr. Cronk is the last of a family of nine children. He was born in > Frankfort, Herkimer county, N.Y. April 29, 1800. His father, James > Cronk, and two brother came to this country from Holland early in the > 19th century. One of the brother amassed a fortune in America and > returned to Holland. > > When still a child Mr. Cronk's father removed his family from > Herkimer county to Oneida County. After living at Wrights' > Settlement for several years the Cronks removed to ----- > --------Western where ---------resided ever since. > > > In his 15th year Cronk, in company with his father and two brothers > enlisted in the United State Army. His country was then at war > with England and the Cronks were stationed at Sackets harbor with a > force held at that point to repel an invasion from Canada... in the > first engagement young Cronk acted with such gallantry that he was > publicly commended by his commander. > > At the close of the war the Cronks returned to their home and Hiram > became an itinerant shoemaker. > Mr. Cronk comes of a long-lived family. His sister, Mrs. Betsey > Fuller, lived to be 98 years old, his brother Casper 97; another > brother 75, and two brothers Eber of Omro, Wis. and Rev. Jarvis Cronk > of Houseville, N.Y. lived to be 98 and 94 respectively.

Anyone out there researching the many CRONKS who ended up in New Brunswick in the early 1800's? They have a poem about the CRONK family of New York, --- about three brothers who left Holland for NY, and how Casper did not like it and went back to Holland, where he made a fortune distilling rum or gin (can't tell, two different references). He invited the others back but they had made NY their home. Ay any rate, there were a huge clan of CRONKS, first at Mispec, New Brunswick, later at Grand Manan, NB, originally from NY. Would like to correspond with anyone researching same. ******************************************************************** Pam Wood Waugh, 730 Dunhill Drive, Orlando, FL 32825 (407)275-8514 ******************************************************************** Email: [email protected](home) or [email protected](work) Eastern Townships of Quebec genealogy page: http://www.magicnet.net/~moodies/et2.html My Family Lines: http://www.magicnet.net/~moodies "I think that I shall never see, a finished genealogy"