John Crackston came to Plymouth Colony aboard the Mayflower with his son John Jr. The elder John signed the Mayflower Compact on 11 November 1620, but apparently his son was under twenty-one as he did not also sign it. In addition to John Jr., he also had a daughter Anna, whom married Thomas Smith on 12 December 1618 in Leiden. The Crackston surname is extremely rare, especially in England, and there is a marriage record at the parish of Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk of a John Crackston marrying a Catherine Bates on 9 May 1594. Could this be the Pilgrim John Crackston? The timing matches very well with having a daughter Anna marrying in 1618. William Bradford states that elder John died in the first winter, although the exact date of this is unknown. Any descendants of John Crackston would have to be through his daughter Anna. John Jr. died unmarried shortly after the 1627 division of cattle. William Bradford wrote that John Jr. "having lost himself in the woods, his feet became frozen, which put him into a fever, of which he died".
∼Born no later than about 1575, based on marriage of daughter. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth in 1620 on the MAYFLOWER. Died in Plymouth between 11 January 1620/1 and 10 April 1621.
Married by about 1600 _____ _____. She had probably died before 1620, and perhaps considerably earlier. They had 2 children: Anna Smith & John Jr.
∼Born no later than about 1575, based on marriage of daughter. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth in 1620 on the MAYFLOWER. Died in Plymouth between 11 January 1620/1 and 10 April 1621.
Married by about 1600 _____ _____. She had probably died before 1620, and perhaps considerably earlier. They had 2 children: Anna Smith & John Jr.
John Crackston came to Plymouth Colony aboard the Mayflower with his son John Jr. The elder John signed the Mayflower Compact on 11 November 1620, but apparently his son was under twenty-one as he did not also sign it. In addition to John Jr., he also had a daughter Anna, whom married Thomas Smith on 12 December 1618 in Leiden. The Crackston surname is extremely rare, especially in England, and there is a marriage record at the parish of Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk of a John Crackston marrying a Catherine Bates on 9 May 1594. Could this be the Pilgrim John Crackston? The timing matches very well with having a daughter Anna marrying in 1618. William Bradford states that elder John died in the first winter, although the exact date of this is unknown. Any descendants of John Crackston would have to be through his daughter Anna. John Jr. died unmarried shortly after the 1627 division of cattle. William Bradford wrote that John Jr. "having lost himself in the woods, his feet became frozen, which put him into a fever, of which he died".
∼Born no later than about 1575, based on marriage of daughter. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth in 1620 on the MAYFLOWER. Died in Plymouth between 11 January 1620/1 and 10 April 1621.
Married by about 1600 _____ _____. She had probably died before 1620, and perhaps considerably earlier. They had 2 children: Anna Smith & John Jr.
∼Born no later than about 1575, based on marriage of daughter. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth in 1620 on the MAYFLOWER. Died in Plymouth between 11 January 1620/1 and 10 April 1621.
Married by about 1600 _____ _____. She had probably died before 1620, and perhaps considerably earlier. They had 2 children: Anna Smith & John Jr.
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