Benjamin CrispeAge: 72 years1611–1683
- Name
- Benjamin Crispe
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Crispe
| Birth | 1611 |
| Marriage | Mary Bridget — View this family 1630 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage | Joanna Longley — View this family 1631 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Crispe 1633 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Crispe 1633 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lydia Crispe 1633 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Crispe January 8, 1637 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Crispe May 20, 1638 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Jonathan Crispe January 29, 1639 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Crispe 1639 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Crispe 1639 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Crispe 1639 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lydia Crispe 1639 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Jonathan Crispe 1640 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Eleazer Crispe January 14, 1641 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | Eleazer Crispe 1642 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mehitabel Crispe January 21, 1645 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mehitabel Crispe 1646 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Deliverance Crispe 1650 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Lawrence — Elizabeth Crispe — View this family September 29, 1657 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Longley — Deliverance Crispe — View this family May 15, 1673 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Bridget March 13, 1675 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Crispe May 28, 1681 (Age 70 years) |
| Event 1 | yes Note: See Note Page
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| Death | November 5, 1683 (Age 72 years) |
| Family with Mary Bridget |
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Benjamin Crispe Birth: 1611 — Frisby, Lincolnshire, England Death: November 5, 1683 — Groton, MA |
| wife |
Mary Bridget Birth: 1615 — Waterford, MA Death: March 13, 1675 — Groton, MA |
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Marriage: 1630 — |
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7 years daughter |
Elizabeth Crispe Birth: January 8, 1637 26 22 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: May 28, 1681 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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16 months daughter |
Mary Crispe Birth: May 20, 1638 27 23 Death: 1639 |
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8 months son |
Jonathan Crispe Birth: January 29, 1639 28 24 Death: 1640 |
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2 years son |
Eleazer Crispe Birth: January 14, 1641 30 26 Death: 1642 |
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4 years daughter |
Mehitabel Crispe Birth: January 21, 1645 34 30 Death: 1646 |
| Family with Joanna Longley |
| himself |
Benjamin Crispe Birth: 1611 — Frisby, Lincolnshire, England Death: November 5, 1683 — Groton, MA |
| wife |
Joanna Longley Birth: 1618 — England Death: April 8, 1698 — Charlestown, MA |
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Marriage: 1631 — |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Crispe Birth: 1633 22 15 Death: 1639 |
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1 year daughter |
Sarah Crispe Birth: 1633 22 15 Death: 1639 |
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1 year daughter |
Lydia Crispe Birth: 1633 22 15 Death: 1639 |
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18 years daughter |
Deliverance Crispe Birth: 1650 39 32 — Watertown, MA Death: July 27, 1694 — Groton, MA |
- Generation 1
Benjamin Crispe was born in 1611 in Frisby, Lincolnshire, England and died on November 5, 1683 in Groton, MA at the age of 72. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Bridget in 1630. She was born in 1615 in Waterford, MA and died on March 13, 1675 in Groton, MA at the age of 60. The second time he married Joanna Longley in 1631. She was born in 1618 in England and died on April 8, 1698 in Charlestown, MA at the age of 80.
Children of Benjamin Crispe and Mary Bridget:
- Elizabeth Crispe (1637–1681)
- Mary Crispe (1638–1639)
- Jonathan Crispe (1639–1640)
- Eleazer Crispe (1641–1642)
- Mehitabel Crispe (1645–1646)
Children of Benjamin Crispe and Joanna Longley:
- Mary Crispe (1633–1639)
- Sarah Crispe (1633–1639)
- Lydia Crispe (1633–1639)
- Deliverance Crispe (1650–1694)
- Generation 2back to top
Elizabeth Crispe, daughter of Benjamin Crispe and Mary Bridget, was born on January 8, 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on May 28, 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 44. She married George Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, on September 29, 1657 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1638 and died on March 21, 1709 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Elizabeth Crispe and George Lawrence:
- Judith Lawrence (1660–)
- Hannah Lawrence (1661–1740)
- John Lawrence (1664–1674)
- Benjamin Lawrence (1666–1738)
- Daniel Lawrence (1666–1743)
- George Lawrence (1668–1735)
- Mary Lawrence (1671–)
- Sarah Lawrence (1671–1714)
- Grace Lawrence (1680–1758)
- Martha Lawrence (1680–)
- Joseph Lawrence (1681–)
- Mercy Lawrence (1681–1753)
Deliverance Crispe, daughter of Benjamin Crispe and Joanna Longley, was born in 1650 in Watertown, MA and died on July 27, 1694 in Groton, MA at the age of 44. She married William Longley, son of William Longley and Joanna Goff, on May 15, 1673 in Groton, MA. He was born in 1640 in Lynn, MA and died on July 27, 1694 in Groton, MA at the age of 54.
Children of Deliverance Crispe and William Longley:
- John Longley (1683–1750)
- Betty Longley (1676–1794)
- Generation 3back to top
Judith Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on May 12, 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married John Stearns, son of Charles Stearns and Rebecca Gibson, in 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born in 1657 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1732 at the age of 75.
Hannah Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on March 24, 1661 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1740 at the age of 78. She married Obadiah Sawtell, son of Richard Sawtelle and Elizabeth Waite, about 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born in 1649 in Groton Or Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 20, 1740 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 91.
Benjamin Lawrence, son of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on May 2, 1666 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on November 26, 1738 at the age of 72. He married 4 times. The first time he married Mary Clough on July 4, 1689 in Boston MA. She was born in 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1695 at the age of 22. The second time he married AnnAnna Philips… on February 3, 1696 in (Watertown?) MA. She died on January 11, 1716 in Prob Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. The third time he married Anna Cooledge, daughter of Nathaniel Coolidge and Mary Bright, on November 18, 1716 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1683 in Watertown, Middlesex, Mass. and died on December 14, 1718 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The fourth time he married Elizabeth Bennett on July 9, 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1663 and died on November 26, 1738 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Benjamin Lawrence and AnnAnna Philips…:
- John Lawrence (1696–1735)
- Abigail Lawrence (1698–1733)
- William Lawrence (1700–)
- Elizabeth Lawrence (1700–)
- Elizabeth Lawrence (1702–)
- Benjamin Lawrence (1704–1733)
- Mary Lawrence (1707–)
Daniel Lawrence, son of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on May 2, 1666 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on October 20, 1743 at the age of 77. He married 3 times. The first time he married Sarah Counts, daughter of Edward Counts and Sarah Adams, on June 19, 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on June 26, 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Hannah Mason in November 1695 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born between 1665 and 1670 and died on August 27, 1721 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The third time he married Maud Russell, daughter of James Russell and Mabel Haynes, on August 23, 1722 in MA. She was born in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died between 1747 and 1748.
Children of Daniel Lawrence and Hannah Mason:
- Daniel Lawrence (1696–)
- Samuel Lawrence (1698–1741)
- Hannah Lawrence (1700–1758)
- Sarah Lawrence (1702–)
- Lydia Lawrence (1704–1741)
- Sarah Lawrence (1706–1743)
George Lawrence, son of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on June 4, 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 5, 1735 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 66. He married Mary ----- between 1696 and 1697 in Prob Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on January 21, 1740 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of George Lawrence and Mary -----:
- Mary Lawrence (1698–)
- George Lawrence (1698–1773)
- Elizabeth Lawrence (1700–)
- John Lawrence (1704–1770)
- David Lawrence (1706–)
- Sarah Lawrence (1709–)
- William Lawrence (1711–1774)
- Anna Lawrence (1714–)
Mary Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on December 4, 1671 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She married 2 times. The first time she married John Earle on April 5, 1689 in Prob Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born in Boston MA. The second time she married Michael Flagg on December 27, 1704 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Sarah Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on December 4, 1671 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1714 at the age of 42. She married Thomas Rider between 1693 and 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Grace Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on June 3, 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on August 9, 1758 at the age of 78. She married John Edes, son of John Edes and Mary Tufts, on April 13, 1698 in MA (Prob Charlestown). He was born in 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA and died on January 16, 1721 at the age of 41.
Children of Grace Lawrence and John Edes:
- Samuel Edes
- Thomas Edes
- John Edes (1698–)
- Edward Edes (1700–)
- Elizabeth Edes (1701–)
- Peter Edes (1705–)
Martha Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born on June 3, 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married John Dix, son of John Dix and Elizabeth Barnard, on November 29, 1697 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on March 6, 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Martha Lawrence and John Dix:
- James Dix (1716–1801)
Mercy Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe, was born about 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on November 26, 1753. She married William Baker, son of Francis Baker and Isabel Twining, before 1692 in MA. He was born on October 19, 1655 in Yarmouth, MA and died in 1727 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA at the age of 71.
Children of Mercy Lawrence and William Baker:
- Judah Baker (1701–1782)
John Longley, son of William Longley and Deliverance Crispe, was born in 1683 in Groton, MA and died on May 25, 1750 in Groton, MA at the age of 67. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Prescott, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger, in 1705 in Groton, MA. She was born in 1628 in Groton, MA and died in 1716 at the age of 88. The second time he married Deborah Wilder, daughter of John Wilder and Hannah Atherton, in 1718 in Groton, MA. She was born in 1685 and died on November 7, 1763 in Groton, MA at the age of 78.
Children of John Longley:
- John Longley (1710–1790)
Children of John Longley and Sarah Prescott:
- Lydia Longley (1703–1718)
- Sarah Longley (1706–1731)
- William Longley (1710–1790)
- John Longley (1710–1790)
- Jonas Longley (1710–1790)
Children of John Longley and Deborah Wilder:
- Jonathan Longley (1726–1768)
- Zachariah Longley (1729–1815)
| Event 1 | See Note Page |
| Shared note | "Crispe is a good example of an uncommon name found in widely separated parts of England. Of the fourteen persons of the name whose wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury between 1584 and 1629, one lived in Wiltshire, two in London, three in Cloucestershire, one in Northamptonshire, one in Oxfordshire, one in Warwickshire, on in Worcestershire, on in Norfolk, two in Norfolk, two in Surrolk and one in Leicestershire. There was also a visitation family of Crispe in Kent. The name was almost as widely scattered in America. . . There is strong evidence that he bore some relationship to the John Crispe of 1631" [details of this theory to be entered] "This 1631-Crispe-Gibbons-Watertown association may abe pure coincidence, but it certainly merits further investigation, the object being to prove that Mr. John Crispe brought young Benjamin with him in the Plough and settled him with Major Gibbons before returning to England. ['The Plough Patent,' V.C. Sanborn, The Genealogist, XIX: 270 - 284; Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, 2: 65; Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, 1853, I:92.] "Benjamin Crispe gave his age as bout forty-five in 1656, about fifty-two in 1662 and about seventy-seven in 1683. This produces a bracket of 1606-1611 for his birth. In the 1656 instance he deposed that he was a 'servant to Major Gibbons 25 years agone,' or in 1631. Major Gibbons was that Edward Gibbons who began his New England career with Thomas Morton at Merrymount, regarded by the Pilgrims as the fount of all evil, and who, having been converted at the ordination of Mr. Higginson at Salem in 1629, rose very high in the Puritan government of Massachusetts Bay." "Benjamin Crispe is recorded once, in 1636, as living in Misticke alias Meadforde [Medford] and it was possibly there that he married his wife Bridget, her surname not known, but it was also in 1636 that he became a proprietor of Watertown. He was a mason by trade. He took the Freeman's Oath in May, 1646. In 1646 he was disputing with John Wincoll over the title to a piece ofmeadow land in Watertown, he case being referred to arbitrators. He and his wife seem to have cared for the widow Brabrook and there are credits given him therefor in the town accounts in 1657 and 1658. Crispe's Watertown lands were listed in two town inventories, the second taken in 1644. At that time he owned a homestead of 7 acres, 20 acres of upland (a 'Great Divident' granted him in 1636), 9 acres of upland beyond the further plain, 1 acre of meadow at Beaverbrook (3 acres there had been granted him in 1636/7, 4 acres of remote meadow (4 acres in the Remote or Westpine meadows were granted him in 1637), and 3 acres of plowland in the Hither plain. A farm of 64 acres ranted him in 1642 and listed in the first inventory does not appear in the second." "It was possibly about 1660 that Crispe and his family moved to Groton. There is no account of his lands there, but they were perhaps those help by his son Jonathan. Presumably he witnessed the Indian attack on the town on March 13, 1675/6, as two of his sons were among the defenders. Bridget Crispe died about this time and, after the death of William Longley, a prominent citizen of Groton, in 1680, Crispe married his widow, Joanna Longley. They returned to Watertown before May 24, 1681, when the selectment chose Crispe in the place of Goodman Bloise to take care of the meetinghouse at an annual salary of pounds 4: 10:0, and to be the keeper of the pound. He was then, by his own estimate, in his seventies. His death is not recorded. " "Benjamin Crispe was born probably in England ca. 1606-11 (based upon his age in deposititions in hildreth Anc. p. 56; he probably died between 5 Nov. 1683 and 21 Dec. 1683 (Warner Anc. p. 157)." Was said to be of Watertown, Mass. "Servant of Maj. Gibbons, 1630 or '31, and probably came over with him, 1629; proprietor of Wat., 1636-7; admitted freeman, May 6, 1646" "Sept. 21, 1666 Benjamin Crispe, or Wat., a mason, and wife Bridget, sold to Thomas Boyden, of Groton, a dwelling-house, &c., with 7 acres, and several other parcels of land, amounting to 92 acres. He probably moved to Groton about that time. The Will of Joanna Crispe, of Groton (?wid. of Jonathan), mentions her daughters Mary Lemon, Sarah Rand, and Lydia Nutting, gr. dr. Sarah Nutting, gr. chil. Lydia, Elizabeth and William Longley, gr. dr. Anna Lawrence, gr. drs. Mary and Elizabeth Shaddock, and three gr. chil. in captivity." "Jan. 29, 1631-2, the court appointed 5 commissioners on the Inventory and distribution of 'Mr. Crispe.' As most of the Commissioners were Watertown men, he probably belonged there. Benjamin Crispe, returned from Groton to Watertown, as early as 1681. The selectmen of Wat., on May 24, 1681, chose Benjamin Crospe, in room of Goodman Bloise, to take care of the meeting-house, salary pounds 4 10 s., also to be pound-keeper. He m. for his 2d wife Joanna, wid. of William Longley, Sen., of Groton. In her Will, she is said to be 'of Groton', but she d. in Charlestown [gravestone], Ap. 18, 1698, aged 79. [William Longley, Sen., of Groton, d. Nov. 29, 1680.. His Will, dated Nov. 23, 1680, proved Apr. 1681, mentions sons John and William, and 4 daughters, viz., 1. Mary Lemond (by husband Samuel, had Samuel, b. Ap. 29, 1667). 2. Hannah Tarball (m. about 1666, Thomas Tarball, Jr. [2] 4 chil.) 3. Lydia Nutting (wife of James N., of Groton. 6 chil.) 4. Sarah Rand (b. in Lynn, Oct. 15, 1660; m. (1st), June 17, 1679, Thomas Rand, Jr., (? of Charlestown). She m. (2d), before 1710, ___ Watt.) His wid. Joanna, in her will, mentions two granddaughters, Mary and Elizabeth Shaddock. Their parentage not ascertained. Is this name Shattuck, or Chadwick?] " "Benjamin Crispe of Watertown, mason, b. ca 1611; servant of Major-General Edward Gibbons ca 1630 & probably came over with him in 1629; a proprietor of Watertown 1636/7, freeman of the Bay Colony 4 May 1646. Lived in Groton ca 1666-1681, then returned to Watertown; m before 1637." "Benjamin Crispe, 1630, or before; fr. 1646; moved to Groton, and returned to Watertown; was a grantee of 7 lots. His homestall, of 7 A. was bounded W. by Common St., N. by T. Smith, S. by E. Dix, E. by W. Godfrey and H. Bright, Sen." "The 7 A. lot of Benjamin Crispe was his residence, until he moved to Groton, soon after which he sold it to Thomas Boyden, about which time he (B.) returned to Watertown. The 4 1/2 A. lot, at the S.E. corner of Belmont and School Streets, was granted to John Lawrence, who sold it about 1642, to Wm. Page." "Davis states that Benjamin Crispe moved to Groton 'possibly about 1660' (Hildreth Anc. p. 57); the move, however, must have occurred after 25 Sept. 1666 when Benjamin Crispe of Watertown, mason, sold to Thomas Boyden of 'Grotton,' yeoman, several pieces of propert (Middlesex Co. LR 3:173). Since this sale apparently included Benjamin's home, it was probably made in anticipation of the move." |