Hi Ed and Rick, I have Bicknell's Crane Genealogy where Edwards female children are listed as : Eunice, Affie, Pheoby, Abigail, and Benonie. In his 1761 will, Edward mentions (females only listed here) Daughter Affia Persons, Rhoda Person. Granddaughter Abigail Squire (of Jonathan Squire). When Rick initially proposed this Abigail as his missing wife, I looked at Edward's family and his will and thought the dau. Abigail probably married a Squire, which let her out of the running. I really don't have enough information at hand to decide either way. I do have some questions though, and I'm hoping someone (Ed, I really mean you!) can help straighten me out. Can anyone tell me what happened to the daughters? Who's Rhoda? Who married Jonathan Squire? Which Abraham Pierson did Affia marry, and which Pierson did Rhoda marry (I don't see them in the index of the Pierson Millennium)? Finally, would you tell me a little more about the "Crane Chronicles"? What is this and what does it cover? Thanks - Kathleen Pantano >From: "Edward Burnet" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [NJMORRIS] Morristown in 1752 >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:57:12 -0500 > >Rick: > >Your message, below, speculates that Abigail Crane, b. May 1752, dau. of >Edmond Crane, may have married Jedidiah Frost. > >Of the twelve children by Edmond Crane and Abigail Kitchel, there are three >daughters about whom nothing more than a birth date is known...or so it >seems. These three, the only children not mentioned in their father's >will, >are Eunice Crane, Abigail Crane, and Benonie Crane (female). > >In the "Crane Chronicles" by Jo Ann Crane-Cortison, the following appears >on >p. 79: > > ABIGAIL CRANE-b. 28 May 1752. There are no other records of > Abigail Crane, and she is not named in her father's will of 1761. > This most likely suggests that Abigail Crane died in infancy or > early childhood. > >"Genealogy of the Crane Family" by Ellery Bicknell Crane shows this Abigail >Crane being born 28 May 1752 (as no. 139) but provides no further reference >to her. > >Incidentally, my interests are with Abigail's sister, Affia Crane, who >married Abraham Pierson and lived in Morristown. > >Ed Burnet > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NJMORRIS] Morristown in 1752 > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > This is a slightly bizarre question: Does anyone have any idea what the > > population of Morristown and its immediate vicinity might have > > been in 1752? > > My 5G GM Abigail Unknown was apparently born there in May1752. She was > > married to Jedidiah Frost and was the mother of my 4G GF Ezekial > > Frost. I > > was taking a 'shot in the dark' on the WorldConnect database and > > did a search > > for any Abigails born in NJ in 1752. I found an Abigail Crane who was > > apparently born within two days of the date I have for 'my' Abigail, > > apparently also in Morristown. I can't imagine that there were too many > > children named Abigail born in Morristown at that time within two days >of > > each other although I suppose it is possible. Abigail Crane was > > the daughter > > of Edmund Crane and Abigail Kitchell and I've not be able to find > > much more > > about her (including whether she lived to adulthood or if she was > > married and > > if so to whom). Anybody know anything more about her? > > > > Regards, > > > > Rick Novak > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com