Person Sheet


Name Joseph CRANE, 8G Uncle
Birth 1 Apr 1661
Death 28 Nov 1707
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES
Father *Benjamin CRANE (1630-1691)
Mother *Mary BACKUS (1632-1717)
Spouses:
1 Sarah WIFE OF JOS CRANE WHO D1707
Notes for Joseph CRANE
728Page 179-180.
Crane, Joseph, Wethersfield. Invt. œ223-00-06. Taken 22 December,
1707, by William Goodrich and Charles Deming.
Court Record, Page 100 - 5 January, 1707-8: Adms. granted to
Sarah Crane, the widow.
œ=currency in pounds
Page 137 - 5 December, 1709: This Court direct Sarah Crane,
widow, Adms., to sell so much of the lands of the sd. estate for the
payment of his debts, unto the best bidders that shall appear to buy the
same, as shall produce the sum of œ40 in money.
Page 27 (Vol. VIII) 5 February, 1710-11: Adms. granted further
time to finish her Adms.
Page 122 - 17 March, 1712-13: Whereas, Abraham Kilbourn of
Wethersfield, who was appointed guardian to Benjamin Crane, a minor
of 19 years, son of Joseph Crane, late of Wethersfield, decd., is now
late deceased, the sd. Benjamin Crane makes choice of John Wright
of Wethersfield to be his guardian. Recog., œ100.
Page 191 - 16 April, 1714: Benjamin Crane, son of Joseph Crane,
made choice of Abraham Morrison of Wethersfield to be his guardian.
Recog., œ100.
Page 202 - 7 June, 1714: Sarah Leonard, Adms. on the estate of
Joseph Crane, exhibited an account of her Adms. : œ s d
Inventory of the estate, 233-00-06
Moveable part, 68-17-06
Paid in debts and charges, 101-11-03

Which account the Court allows, and ordered to be kept on file. Order
to dist. to widow and children. And appoint Benjamin Churchill, David
Goodrich and Lt. Jonathan Belding, distributors.
Page 203-8 June, 1714: Whereas, the Adms. on the estate of Joseph
Crane is married and removed out of this Government, this Court doth
now grant letters of Adms. unto Joseph Kilbourn of Wethersfield, who
gave bonds, and the former Adms. is granted a Quietus Est. This Court
appoint Joseph Kilbourn of Wethersfield to be guardian to Isaac Crane,
age 6 years, and Esther Crane, age 12 years, children of Joseph Crane,
decd. Recog., œ60.
Page 233-18 January, 1714-15: This Court grant letters of Adms.
on the estate of Joseph Crane (that remains yet unadministered) unto
Abraham Morriss(onF) of Wethersfield, who gave bonds and took
the letters.
Page 23 (Vol. IX) 2 October, 1716: It is ordered that the Clerk
cite Abraham Morrison, Adms. on the estate of Joseph Crane, that he
appear before this Court on Monday next at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Page 48 - 29 December, 1717: Upon motion made to this Court
for a dist. of the estate, this Court appoint Edward Bulkeley, Capt.
Ephraim Goodrich and Jonathan Smith distributors to distribute the
estate: To Sarah Crane, alias Leonard, relict of the decd., 1-3 part of
the real estate for the term of her natural life, and 1-3 part of the personal
forever. And the remainder of the estate to be dist: To sd. Benjamin
Crane a double part, and to Sarah Poole, Hannah Purple, Esther Crane
and Isaac Crane, younger children, to each a single portion.
Page 60 - 1st April, 1718: Dist. was exhibited in Court, accepted
and ordered to be kept on file.
Dist. File: 3 January, 1719: Dist. of the estate of Joseph Crane, late
of Wethersfield, decd. : To the widow, relict ; to Benjamin Crane, eldest
son ; to Isaac Crane, youngest son ; to Sarah Poole, eldest daughter ; to
Hannah Purple ; to Esther Crane, youngest daughter. By Edward
Bulkeley, Ephraim Goodrich and Jonathan Smith.
The dist. of the estate of Joseph Crane : The houseing and homested
not having been set out by meets and bounds, this Court order that the
same be done by the former dist., Edward Bulkeley, Ephraim Goodrich
and Jonathan Smith, unto the heirs of the decd., according to their proportion
set in the aforesd. dist.
Page 26 (Vol. XI) 4 August, 1730: Dist. exhibited by Hezekiah
Graham.
Page 28 - 6 October, 1736: On the 7th of September, 1730, Hezekiah
Graham of Wethersfield was summoned to appear to return the order
of dist. which he had for setting out the widow's dower on Joseph Crane's
estate, and show cause why the whole of Esther Butler's part of the
lott at Tappin's Hill was set out to the widow, and why this dist. should
not be set aside and a new one ordered. And Joseph and James Righley,
persons interested in the estate of Joseph Crane, appeared and moved the
dist. be set aside. Capt. Bulkeley and Capt. Goodrich decline having anything
thing more to do in the affair. This Court appoint Deacon Jonathan Curtice,
Lt. Samuel Wolcott and Ensign Jacob Williams to set out to the
widow, Sarah Andrews, formerly widow of Joseph Crane, to take as
just and equal portion as they can upon the right of each of the heirs.
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