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236 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKNSTABLE FAMILIES. To his daughter, Widow Sarah Lawrence £30 iu silver, his desk, one half of his furniture, and one quarter of his pew in the East Meeting House. He made Samuel, Cornelius, and'Lydia, his residuary legatees, giving them his grist mill, the easterly part of his dwellinghouse, wood-lots and meadows and all his other real and personal estate not otherwise specifically devised. His will was witnessed by Edward Bacon and his wife Rachael, and Mercy Crocker. The sons and daughters of Cornelius Crocker were all persons of more than ordinary intellectual vigor. Josiah received a public education, and all of the family were well educated for the times. They were close observers of passing events, and were all distinguished for their conversational powers, and their ready command of language. The children of Cornelius Crocker, born in Barnstable, were : 1, Elijah, born April 12, 1729; 2, Elisha, born Sept. 14, 17.30. Both died in early life, and are not named in the will of their father. 3, Samuel, born July 29, 1732 ; 4, Joseph, born April 12, 1734; 5, Lydia, April 14, 1739; 6, Cornelius, born Aug. 21, 1740; 7, Josiah, born Dec. 20, 1744, and 8, Sarah, whose name is not on the town records, born in the year 1749. Capt. Samuel Crocker, son of Cornelius, a man of note during the Revolutionary struggle, man-ied April 8, 1753, by David Gorham, Esq., Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Samuel Lumbert. She died of consumption June 13, 1757, aged 27. He married, for his second wife, her sister Anna, May 29, 1760. His children were: 1, Abigail, July 1, 1753; 2, Elijah, Oct. 27, 1755; 3, Elizabeth, Feb. 24, 1767; 4, Anna, April 7,1766; 5, Elisha, Aug. 30, 1767 ; 6, Ezekiel, Jan. 20, 1770 ; and 7, Susanna, July 7, 1773. Elijah, I think, died early in life. Elizabeth lived to be aged, and died unmarried. Anna married Isaac Bacon, Jr., July 1, 1793, died early leaving a large family. Elisha was a sea captain, had a family, and resided in the ancient gambrel roofed house on Rendevous Lane. He died May 15, 1817. Ezekiel, the last survivor of the family, married Temperance Phinney Dec. 28, 1794 ; kept a public house where Judge Day now resides. Susannah, married .July 14, 1796, John Bursley, father of the present David Bursley, Esq., and was the mother of a numerous family. Joseph Crocker, son of Cornelius, married Jan. 12, 1758, Elizabeth Davis. He had Joseph Nov. 15, 1760, who died young, and Mary born Dec. 28, 1763. He died early. His widow died Feb. 7, 1811, aged 75, and her daughter Mary or Polly married Isaac Lothrop Oct. 1796. Lydia, daughter of Cornelius, married April 3, 1760, Capt. Samuel Sturgis, 3d. He was a captain of ^ Company at Cape Breton, and died Aug. 9, 1762, aged 25. She died April 9, 1825,

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 237 aged 86, having lived a widow 62 years and 8 months. She was born in the house which has been named, near the Agricultural Hall ; but resided nearly all her life in the house where she died, and widely known as "Aunt Lydia's tavern." She had an only child, Sally, who married Daniel Crocker. He died. April 22, 1811, aged 49. She died Oct. 3, 1837, aged 77, leaving many descendents. A grandson, Barnabas Davis, Esq., of Boston, now owns the ancient tavern. Cornelius Crocker, Jr., married Abiah Hinckley. He had two sons ; Naler, born in 1773, many years one of the selectmen and town clerk of Barnstable. He died March 28, 1829, he had a son Henry, now living, and a dauighter Abiah, first wife of Enoch T. Cobb. Cornelius also had a son Asa, born in 1776. He taught a school in Barnstable several years and died unmarried April 17, 1822, aged 46. Cornelius Crocker, Jr., died early, and his widow Abiah survived him many years, dying June 7, 1823, aged 77. For many years she kept a tavern in the dwelling house now owned by Dr. Allen, and in the more ancient house that stood on the same spot. She was a strong-minded, intelligent woman, and of good business capacity. One anecdote respecting her illustrates her character for firmness. After the death of her husband Col. Freeman called at her house on a court week, and asked to have lodgings. Her reply was, "my house is full, sir." "But," said the Col. "my friends put up here, and I would like to be with them." Her reply was, "my house is full, sir." Col. F., a little excited, said, "madam, you are licensed to keep a public house, and are bound to accommodate travellers and persons attending the Courts." "Yes," said she, "but, if my house was not full, (pointing to the marks on the summer beam) there would be no room for Col. Freeman." To this he responded, "It is time to forget those old matters and bury the hatchet." "Yes," said Mrs. Crocker, "but the aggressor should dig the grave. Joseph Crocker, son of Cornelius, graduated at Harvard College in 1765. He did not take the degree of Master of Arts. He resided in the two story single house east of his sister Lydia's tavern, and afterwards owned by Freeman Hinckley. He taught a school some little time in Barnstable ; but on account of his feeble health and tory proclivities, was not much, if any, in public life. He married Oct. 6, 1765, immediately after leaving college, Deborah, daughter of Hon. Daniel Davis, and had five children, Robert, Uriel, Josiah, Deborah, and Mehitable. He died of consumption May 4, 1780, in the 36th year of his age, and is buried in the new grave yard on Cobb's Hill. His widow married Benjamin Gorham, Jr., and had by him Abigail, who married Aug. 4, 1803, Capt. Henry Bacon. Uriel Crocker settled in Boston, and has a son of the same name now living. Deborah

236 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKNSTABLE FAMILIES.<br />

To his daughter, Widow Sarah Lawrence £30 iu silver, his desk,<br />

one half <strong>of</strong> his furniture, and one quarter <strong>of</strong> his pew in the East<br />

Meeting House.<br />

He made Samuel, Cornelius, and'Lydia, his residuary legatees,<br />

giving them his grist mill, the easterly part <strong>of</strong> his dwellinghouse,<br />

wood-lots and meadows and all his other real and personal<br />

estate not otherwise specifically devised. His will was witnessed<br />

by Edward Bacon and his wife Rachael, and Mercy Crocker.<br />

The sons and daughters <strong>of</strong> Cornelius Crocker were all persons<br />

<strong>of</strong> more than ordinary intellectual vigor. Josiah received a<br />

public education, and all <strong>of</strong> the family were well educated for the<br />

times. They were close observers <strong>of</strong> passing events, and were<br />

all distinguished for their conversational powers, and their ready<br />

command <strong>of</strong> language. The children <strong>of</strong> Cornelius Crocker, born<br />

in <strong>Barnstable</strong>, were : 1, Elijah, born April 12, 1729; 2, Elisha,<br />

born Sept. 14, 17.30. Both died in early life, and are not named<br />

in the will <strong>of</strong> their father. 3, Samuel, born July 29, 1732 ; 4,<br />

Joseph, born April 12, 1734; 5, Lydia, April 14, 1739; 6,<br />

Cornelius, born Aug. 21, 1740; 7, Josiah, born Dec. 20, 1744,<br />

and 8, Sarah, whose name is not on the town records, born in the<br />

year 1749.<br />

Capt. Samuel Crocker, son <strong>of</strong> Cornelius, a man <strong>of</strong> note during<br />

the Revolutionary struggle, man-ied April 8, 1753, by David<br />

Gorham, Esq., Elizabeth, daughter <strong>of</strong> Capt. Samuel Lumbert.<br />

She died <strong>of</strong> consumption June 13, 1757, aged 27. He married,<br />

for his second wife, her sister Anna, May 29, 1760. His children<br />

were: 1, Abigail, July 1, 1753; 2, Elijah, Oct. 27, 1755; 3,<br />

Elizabeth, Feb. 24, 1767; 4, Anna, April 7,1766; 5, Elisha,<br />

Aug. 30, 1767 ; 6, Ezekiel, Jan. 20, 1770 ; and 7, Susanna, July<br />

7, 1773. Elijah, I think, died early in life. Elizabeth lived to<br />

be aged, and died unmarried. Anna married Isaac Bacon, Jr.,<br />

July 1, 1793, died early leaving a large family. Elisha was a sea<br />

captain, had a family, and resided in the ancient gambrel ro<strong>of</strong>ed<br />

house on Rendevous Lane. He died May 15, 1817. Ezekiel, the<br />

last survivor <strong>of</strong> the family, married Temperance Phinney Dec. 28,<br />

1794 ; kept a public house where Judge Day now resides.<br />

Susannah, married .July 14, 1796, John Bursley, father <strong>of</strong> the<br />

present David Bursley, Esq., and was the mother <strong>of</strong> a numerous<br />

family.<br />

Joseph Crocker, son <strong>of</strong> Cornelius, married Jan. 12, 1758,<br />

Elizabeth Davis. He had Joseph Nov. 15, 1760, who died young,<br />

and Mary born Dec. 28, 1763. He died early. His widow died<br />

Feb. 7, 1811, aged 75, and her daughter Mary or Polly married<br />

Isaac Lothrop Oct. 1796.<br />

Lydia, daughter <strong>of</strong> Cornelius, married April 3, 1760, Capt.<br />

Samuel Sturgis, 3d. He was a captain <strong>of</strong> ^ Company at Cape<br />

Breton, and died Aug. 9, 1762, aged 25. She died April 9, 1825,

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