Christopher Crafts (abt. 1600 - 1652)

Born about 1600 in Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Aug 1652 at about age 52 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

Christopher was a Friend (Quaker)

Christopher Crafts or Craftes of Nottinghamshire, England, father of Martha Crafts who married John Smith, son of John, born July 20, 1623 in Norfolk county, England.^[1]

Married Mary Whinyates 1591–Deceased

• Marriage

3 Jan 1611^[2]

• Children (mother "Ann"):

1. Martha Craftes, 1634^[3]
2. Anne Crofts 18 January 1637^[4]

Notes

Year of birth is an estimate based only on the (estimated) year of birth of his daughter. It places him in the right era and no more

Sources

1. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol· II,, page 40
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV7X-2J2 : 13 March 2020), Christopher Crafts, 1611.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQPL-6PB : 10 April 2021), Christopher Craftes in entry for Martha Craftes, 1634.
4. ↑ Anglican Baptism "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68SQ-YWJK : Sun Mar 10 03:41:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Anne Crofts and Christopher Crofts, 18 January 1637.

• Volume : Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol· II, Ancestry.com. U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994. Hinshaw, William Wade. Marshall, Thomas Worth, comp. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Supplement to Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: n.p. 1948.
• England (Parish Worksop, Worksop , England (Parish), Registers of Worksop, County Nottingham, 1558-1771
  Billing; 1894; page: (68 of 471)
  Internet Archive (accessed 24 March 2024)
• England (Parish Worksop, Worksop , England (Parish), Registers of Worksop, County Nottingham, 1558-1771
  Billing; 1894; page: (163 of 471)
  Internet Archive (accessed 24 March 2024)
• "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
  New Jersey > Union > Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings > Births and Deaths, 1686-1798 > image 5 of 68
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