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Abraham Crittenden (1626 - 1694)

Abraham Crittenden [uncertain] aka Cruttenden
Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 13 May 1661 in New Haven, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 68 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Abraham Crittenden immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

It is stated in the John Stone Family Genealogy...that the first ship, the St. John, commanded by Captain Russell, sailed from England on May 20, 1639, and arrived at New Haven between July 10th and 15th, 1639. The list of persons (in alphabetical order) who are believed to have come in this ship and to have settled, with few exceptions, in Guilford is as follows:

John Bishop, Francis Bushnell, Francis Chatfield, William Chitteden, Thomas Cook, Abraham Cruttenden, Henry Dowd, William Dudley, Richard Gutridge, John Hoadley, William Hall, John Hughes, John Jordan, Thomas Jones, Henry Kingsnorth, Robert Kitchell, William Leete, John Mepham, William Plane, John Parmelin, Thomas Nash, Thomas Norton, John Stone, William Stone, Rev. Henry Whitfield.

Signed Guilford Compact as Abraham Cruttenden. Some family signed other documents Crittenden

Abraham Cruttenden 1626 - 1694 and Susanna Gregson est 1636 - 1712 were married on 13 May 1661.

Children

  1. Abraham Cruttenden 1661/62 - 1725
  2. Sarah Cruttenden 1665 - 1692
  3. Lieutenant Thomas Cruttenden 1667/8 - 1754
  4. John Cruttenden 1671 - 1751
  5. Lieutenant Joseph Cruttenden 1674 - 1753

The inventory of Abraham Crittenden Senr of Guilford was recorded in the Nov Court session of 1694. A distribution agreement dated 11 November 1694 was presented and signed by the heirs.[1]

Sources

  1. “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9J3-L  : 14 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 353. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 2, page 156-157.

Birth, Marriage & Death

  • U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Birth, Marriage & Death

  • Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  • Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Birth, Marriage & Death
    • Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997 Name: Abraham Crittenden Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 May 1661 Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Event Place (Original): New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Susanna Grigson Spouse's Gender: Female




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This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

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posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNGW-12L : accessed 28 April 2015), Abraham Cruttenden, 24 Dec 1626; citing Hawkhurst, Kent, England, reference 69; FHL microfilm 1,751,870.
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Sandy, hi. I found the source you quoted in the bio above (Atwater: https://archive.org/details/historycolonyne00smitgoog/page/n654/mode/2up) and it seems to refer to this Abraham's father, the immigrant Abraham, instead.
posted by Matt Rebmann

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