Francis Cragin

Family

Sources

1. Henry Ames Blood, History of Temple, N.H. (1860), store history: "Artemas Wheeler opened a store at the old meeting-house stand in the Spring of 1794. In 1797, he and his father, Col. Abijah Wheeler, built the large house now owned by Adam R. Searle ... Wheeler failed and fled to Lansingburgh, N.Y." Same book, Cragin register: "VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799." Col. Abijah Wheeler town officer 1793-1801; m. Hepzibeth (Spaulding?) b. Concord 1763, on May 31, 1784.

   Henry Ames Blood, "The History of Temple, N.H." (Boston, 1860), Family Records (Cragin), p. 214: "4. Francis, (seventh ch. of the 3d John Cragin,) re. from Acton to Temple with his father and brothers, John and Benjamin, m., (1) Elizabeth Law. Ch.: I. Paul ... II. Timothy. He m., (2) Sybil Piper. (See Piper Gen.) 5. III. Francis ... IV. Silas, b. April 16, 1775 ... V. Stephen ... VI. Sybil, b. Dec. 12, 1778, d. young. VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799. VIII. Joseph, b. Aug. 4, 1783 ..." Matches locked esther-cragin-wheeler: maiden Cragin, of Temple NH, wife of Artemas Wheeler (Partridge Genealogy 1904: Mary Howard Wheeler b. 1804 "dau. of Artemas and Esther (Cragin) Wheeler, of Temple, N. H."). Esther is listed after the second marriage, so her mother is Sybil Piper.

2. Henry Ames Blood, History of Temple, N.H. (1860), store history: "Artemas Wheeler opened a store at the old meeting-house stand in the Spring of 1794. In 1797, he and his father, Col. Abijah Wheeler, built the large house now owned by Adam R. Searle ... Wheeler failed and fled to Lansingburgh, N.Y." Same book, Cragin register: "VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799." Col. Abijah Wheeler town officer 1793-1801; m. Hepzibeth (Spaulding?) b. Concord 1763, on May 31, 1784.

   Henry Ames Blood, "The History of Temple, N.H." (1860), Family Records (Cragin), pp. 213-214: "3. John, (first child of 2d John,) was born Mar. 24, 1701; m. Judith Barker, of Concord, and settled in that part of the town now called Acton, from whence he re. to Temple, N. H.; ch: (4th Gen.) I. Dea. John ... II. Judith, b. Dec. 27, 1730 ... III. Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1732. IV. Joseph, b. June 28, 1735. V. Dorothy, b. Jan. 3, 1738 ... VI. Benjamin ... VII. Francis ... VIII. Anna, b. Mar. 2, 1742 ... IX. Timothy, b. Sept. 28, 1745." and "4. Francis, (seventh ch. of the 3d John Cragin,) re. from Acton to Temple with his father and brothers, John and Benjamin, m., (1) Elizabeth Law ... m., (2) Sybil Piper." Explicit child-of; sibling dates agree with Acton VR.

3. Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (NEHGS, 1923), Births, CRAGIN: "Francis, [twin] s. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3." Same block: "Anna, [twin] d. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3"; "Benjamin, s. John and Judeth, July 8, 1740, in A."; "Dorothy, d. John and Judeth, Jan. 3, 1738, in A."; "John, s. John and Judeth, Jan. 8, 1729, in Concord now Acton"; "Joseph ... June 28, 1735"; "Mary ... Jan. 21, 1733"; "Timothy, s. John and Judeth, Sept. 28, 1745, in A." Marriages: "Law, Elisebeth [int. Elisabeth] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Sept. 9, 1766"; "[Piper,] Sibella [int. Sibil] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Mar. 30, 1773." Matches locked francis-cragin-bsb (Acton; m. (1) Elizabeth Law, (2) Sybil Piper; brothers John and Benjamin).

   Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (NEHGS, 1923), Births, CRAGIN: "Francis, [twin] s. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3." Same block: "Anna, [twin] d. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3"; "Benjamin, s. John and Judeth, July 8, 1740, in A."; "Dorothy, d. John and Judeth, Jan. 3, 1738, in A."; "John, s. John and Judeth, Jan. 8, 1729, in Concord now Acton"; "Joseph ... June 28, 1735"; "Mary ... Jan. 21, 1733"; "Timothy, s. John and Judeth, Sept. 28, 1745, in A." Marriages: "Law, Elisebeth [int. Elisabeth] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Sept. 9, 1766"; "[Piper,] Sibella [int. Sibil] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Mar. 30, 1773." Matches locked francis-cragin-bsb (Acton; m. (1) Elizabeth Law, (2) Sybil Piper; brothers John and Benjamin).

4. Henry Ames Blood, History of Temple, N.H. (1860), store history: "Artemas Wheeler opened a store at the old meeting-house stand in the Spring of 1794. In 1797, he and his father, Col. Abijah Wheeler, built the large house now owned by Adam R. Searle ... Wheeler failed and fled to Lansingburgh, N.Y." Same book, Cragin register: "VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799." Col. Abijah Wheeler town officer 1793-1801; m. Hepzibeth (Spaulding?) b. Concord 1763, on May 31, 1784.

   Henry Ames Blood, "The History of Temple, N.H." (Boston, 1860), Family Records (Cragin), p. 214: "4. Francis, (seventh ch. of the 3d John Cragin,) re. from Acton to Temple with his father and brothers, John and Benjamin, m., (1) Elizabeth Law. Ch.: I. Paul ... II. Timothy. He m., (2) Sybil Piper. (See Piper Gen.) 5. III. Francis ... IV. Silas, b. April 16, 1775 ... V. Stephen ... VI. Sybil, b. Dec. 12, 1778, d. young. VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799. VIII. Joseph, b. Aug. 4, 1783 ..." Matches locked esther-cragin-wheeler: maiden Cragin, of Temple NH, wife of Artemas Wheeler (Partridge Genealogy 1904: Mary Howard Wheeler b. 1804 "dau. of Artemas and Esther (Cragin) Wheeler, of Temple, N. H."). Esther is listed after the second marriage, so her mother is Sybil Piper.

5. Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (NEHGS, 1923), Births, CRAGIN: "Francis, [twin] s. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3." Same block: "Anna, [twin] d. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3"; "Benjamin, s. John and Judeth, July 8, 1740, in A."; "Dorothy, d. John and Judeth, Jan. 3, 1738, in A."; "John, s. John and Judeth, Jan. 8, 1729, in Concord now Acton"; "Joseph ... June 28, 1735"; "Mary ... Jan. 21, 1733"; "Timothy, s. John and Judeth, Sept. 28, 1745, in A." Marriages: "Law, Elisebeth [int. Elisabeth] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Sept. 9, 1766"; "[Piper,] Sibella [int. Sibil] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Mar. 30, 1773." Matches locked francis-cragin-bsb (Acton; m. (1) Elizabeth Law, (2) Sybil Piper; brothers John and Benjamin).

   Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (NEHGS, 1923), Births, CRAGIN: "Francis, [twin] s. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3." Same block: "Anna, [twin] d. John and Judeth, Mar. 2, 1742-3"; "Benjamin, s. John and Judeth, July 8, 1740, in A."; "Dorothy, d. John and Judeth, Jan. 3, 1738, in A."; "John, s. John and Judeth, Jan. 8, 1729, in Concord now Acton"; "Joseph ... June 28, 1735"; "Mary ... Jan. 21, 1733"; "Timothy, s. John and Judeth, Sept. 28, 1745, in A." Marriages: "Law, Elisebeth [int. Elisabeth] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Sept. 9, 1766"; "[Piper,] Sibella [int. Sibil] and Francis Cragin, both of A., Mar. 30, 1773." Matches locked francis-cragin-bsb (Acton; m. (1) Elizabeth Law, (2) Sybil Piper; brothers John and Benjamin).

6. Henry Ames Blood, History of Temple, N.H. (1860), store history: "Artemas Wheeler opened a store at the old meeting-house stand in the Spring of 1794. In 1797, he and his father, Col. Abijah Wheeler, built the large house now owned by Adam R. Searle ... Wheeler failed and fled to Lansingburgh, N.Y." Same book, Cragin register: "VII. Esther, b. Apr. 10, 1781, m., Artemas Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1799." Col. Abijah Wheeler town officer 1793-1801; m. Hepzibeth (Spaulding?) b. Concord 1763, on May 31, 1784.

   Henry Ames Blood, "The History of Temple, N.H." (1860), Family Records (Cragin), pp. 213-214: "3. John, (first child of 2d John,) was born Mar. 24, 1701; m. Judith Barker, of Concord, and settled in that part of the town now called Acton, from whence he re. to Temple, N. H.; ch: (4th Gen.) I. Dea. John ... II. Judith, b. Dec. 27, 1730 ... III. Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1732. IV. Joseph, b. June 28, 1735. V. Dorothy, b. Jan. 3, 1738 ... VI. Benjamin ... VII. Francis ... VIII. Anna, b. Mar. 2, 1742 ... IX. Timothy, b. Sept. 28, 1745." and "4. Francis, (seventh ch. of the 3d John Cragin,) re. from Acton to Temple with his father and brothers, John and Benjamin, m., (1) Elizabeth Law ... m., (2) Sybil Piper." Explicit child-of; sibling dates agree with Acton VR.