A CROCKER GENEALOGY

Deacon William and Alice Crocker traveled from England to Boston possibly onboard the ship Griffin and arrived in 1634 They lived first in Scituate Massachusetts Then following their pastor Rev John Lothrop they settled in Barnstable Massachusetts in 1639 Five of their seven children married and had children beginning an American family that endures to this day At the time of his death in 1692 William Crocker could count at least fortyeight living descendants This book features his male and female descendants to the fourteenth generation The book includes a general index an index of both males and females who were born Crockers and an index for crossreference purposes of women who married Crockers Generational information is easy to find and follow with a logical numbering system that enables tracing generations both backward and forward Short histories in some instances of families connected to Crockers by marriage are provided to aid in tracing relationships to other lines Information includes birth marriage and death dates name of ship they arrived on if provided children and cause of death A selected bibliography provides sources for more indepth research in connecting families Allied families include Bourne Crosby Bursley Cobb Davis Fish Fuller Goodspeed Hallett Hamblin Hinckley Howland Jenkins Jones Lovell Nyes Parker Phinney Sampson Scudder Smith Thacher and Winslow The author is a direct descendant of Deacon William Crocker In addition to this latest work Ms Leonard has also written a book on Osterville magazine articles and a weekly newspaper column