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Shearman Craw (1745 - aft. 1810)

Shearman "Sherman" Craw
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 19 Sep 1772 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of — married 29 Sep 1782 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died after after age 64 in Rensselaer, New York, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Born: Shearman Craw was born on January 8, 1745 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts to Richard Craw and his wife Joannah.[1][2]

Marriages:

(1) On September 19, 1772, Shearman Craw, of Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts married Hannah Pettey of Tiverton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Rhode Island) in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3]
(2) On September 7, 1782, Shearman Craw married Lusannah Wilkey (nee Mosher), both of Dartmouth, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.[3]

Land Transactions:

By instrument dated February 15, 1774, Shearman Craw of Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts (Cooper), and Hannah Craw, his wife, conveyed a 30 and 3/4 ac tract in Dartmouth to Staton Potter, Yeoman, of the same town.[4]
By instrument dated January 1, 1776, Shearman Craw of Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts (Cooper) conveyed lands in Dartmouth to Judah Allen, Yeoman, of the same town. The Deed was acknowledged by Shearman Craw before a Justice of the Peace in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont on March 10, 1800. It was recorded in Bristol County, Massachusetts, records on April 13, 1820.[5]


Research Notes

1790 U.S. Census:[6]

Name: Sherman Craw
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females: 4

1800 U.S. Census: [7]

Name: Sherman Craw
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1

1800, March 10: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont[5]

1810 U.S. Census: [8]

Name: Sherman Craw
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Nassau, Rensselaer, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Sources

  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-4BZL : 20 May 2022), Shearman Craw, 8 Jan 1745; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009325.


  1. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Shearman Craw, Dartmouth Ancestry Record 2495 #5969905
  2. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, Dartmouth Ancestry Record 61401 #210900
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for LNAB Craw, Dartmouth Ancestry Record 2495 #16068287
  4. ↑ Massachusetts, Bristol Deed Book 65, p. 30 Available here
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts, Bristol Deed Book 107, p. 521 Available here
  6. ↑ U.S. Census, 1790, Dartmourth, Bristol, Mass. Ancestry Record 5058 #46405
  7. ↑ Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut Ancestry Record 7590 #26650
  8. ↑ U.S. Census, 1810, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York Available here




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