CRANSTON, SAMUEL--Born April 12, 1752, at Newport, Rhode Island. Died April 19, 1830, at Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N. Y. Grave in Sheridan Cemetery. He enlisted while living at Scituate, Rhode Island, in Sept., 1776, and served as a private and sergeant at various times, two years in all, under Capt. James Williams, Stephen Sheldon, William Howard, Simeon Harrindan, Samuel Wilbur and Jonathan Knight and Cols. Cooke and Barton. Was in Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island. He married Zilpha King, Nov. 23, 1780, at Scituate, R. I. In 1840, she was 80 years of age and living with her son, William, in the town of Hanover. She died June 15, 1844. They had children, Sarah, John, Freelove, Esther, Samuel, Peleg, Zilpha, Naoma, Barzillia, Hannah, Abraham, Serena, Helen Lindsay, and William.
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Miss Irene Guild Cranston.
DAR ID Number: 8867
Born in Rhode Island.
Descendant of Sergt. Samuel Cranston, of Rhode Island.
Daughter of Henry Clay Cranston and Eliza Merriman, his wife.
Granddaughter of Barzillai Cranston and Irene Guild, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Cranston and Zilpha King, his wife.
Samuel Cranston, 1781, enlisted for three years in Col. Jeremiah Olney's regiment and served until peace was declared.

p.64] Mrs. Juliette A. Cranston Thompson.
DAR ID Number: 62192
Born in Lockport, Pa.
Wife of Josiah Thompson.
Descendant of Samuel Cranston.
Daughter of George C. Cranston and Almira Maltby, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Cranston and Hannah Clemmons, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Samuel Cranston and Zilphia King, his wife.
Samuel Cranston (1752-1830)

Miss Mary H. Cranston.
DAR ID Number: 73493
Born in Sheridan, N. Y.
Descendant of Sergt. Samuel Cranston.
Daughter of George Whitefield Cranston (b. 1842) and Mary Haskin (b. 1847), his wife, m. 1870.
Granddaughter of John Clemmons Cranston (1814-76) and Melissa Newell (1814-64), his wife, m. 1839.
Gr-granddaughter of John Cranston (1782-1848) and Hannah Clemmons (1784-1855), his wife, m. 1803.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Samuel Cranston and Zilpha King, his wife

Mrs. Melissa Cranston Tadt.
DAR ID Number: 73494
Born in Sheridan, N. Y.
Wife of Herman L. Tadt.
Descendant of Sergt. Samuel Cranston.
Daughter of George Whitefield Cranston (b. 1842) and Mary Haskin (b. 1847), his wife, m. 1870