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     Mary Badcock married first George Brown.² She may have married second Peter Crandall, son of John Crandall.³
     The records of the marriage between Peter Crandall and Mary Badcock, and/or between George Brown and Mary Badcock, apparently are uncertain at best. Quoting the Crandall genealogy,

     Hannah Badcock married Roger Larkin.²

     Elizabeth Badcock married Daniel Lewis, son of John Lewis.² She died in 1716.¹
     She and Daniel had one known son, Elisha.²

     James Lewis married Sarah Badcock, daughter of James Badcock and Jane Brown.¹
     He and his wife Sarah lived in Exeter, Rhode Island.¹

     Israel Lewis was married by Tobias Sanders, Justice, to Jane Badcock, daughter of James Badcock and Jane Brown, in 1696 in Richmond, Rhode Island.¹
     He and Jane had one known child, Jane.¹

     George Brown married Mary Badcock, daughter of James Badcock and Jane Brown.¹

     Roger Larkin married Hannah Badcock, daughter of James Badcock and Jane Brown.¹

     Daniel Lewis married Elizabeth Badcock, daughter of James Badcock and Jane Brown.¹
     He and Elizabeth had one known son, Elisha.¹

     Jane Crandall was born about 1653, probably in Westerly, Rhode Island.² She married Job Badcock, son of James Badcock and Sarah (?), in Westerly, Rhode Island.^1,3 She died about 1715 in Westerly, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹
     She bought 100 acres of land from Samuel Lewis, and her husband Job stated that he had given her the power to do so.¹
     She and her husband Job were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Westerly.¹

     John Crandall was born in 1612 in Monmouthshire, England.² He married first about 1648, based on the birth dates of their children. The name of this first wife is unknown, but the records show that she died 1 August 1670, and was buried in Westerly, Rhode Island, the next day.³ He married second Hannah Gaylord, daughter of William Gaylord and Ann Porter, about 1672 (based on the death date of his first wife, and the birth date of his first child from this marriage).² He died sometime before 29 November 1676 in Newport, Rhode Island, where he had moved due to King Philip's War.²
     His mother may have been Scotch.² He immigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1634.²
     According to the "Journal of American History," he was minister of the Congregational Church in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1635, but leaned toward the beliefs of the Baptist Church, and was dismissed as Congregational minister in the fall of that year.² He was apparently living in Providence, Rhode Island, by 1637.²
     On 21 July 1651, as representatives of the Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island, he, John Clarke, and Obediah Holmes arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts, at the request of William Witter of Lynn. Witter lived about two miles outside of town, and was too old to travel to the church, so services were held the next day, Sunday, at Witter's house. While Clarke was preaching, the three men were apprehended by two constables from Massachusetts. They were sent to prison in Boston the next morning. Holmes was fined and whipped. On 31 July, Rev. John Crandall was sentenced to pay a fine of £5 or be publicly whipped. He was released, under the condition that he appear at the next court session.²
     His name appears on a list of freemen dated 1655 in Newport.²
     He was one of nine men who signed a petition to the Court of Commissioners of Rhode Island, dated 27 August 1661, asking for approval and assistance in purchasing a tract of land that later became Westerly, Rhode Island, from the Indian chief Sosoa of the Narragansett part of the Misquamicutt tribe.² He was assigned half a share at Westerly on 9 September 1661.²
     In Newport, and later in Westerly, he served as Commissioner in 1658, 1659, 1662, and 1663, and as Deputy to the General Court in 1667, 1670, and 1671.² From 1662 to 1671 there were many disputes between the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island over their borders, and over the jurisdiction of various land grants in Rhode Island. Rev. Crandall was active in these disputes.
     In 1662 Connecticut claimed land in Rhode Island extending past Misquamicutt to the Narragensett Bay. On 17 October 1667 a letter from the authorities in Connecticut to those in Rhode Island complained that John Crandall had taken possession of about a square mile of land on the west side of the Pawcatuck River for his son.
     On 14 May 1669 he and Joseph Torrey were appointed as commissioners to confer with the Connecticut authorities about the land disputes. The sum of 35s was donated by various individuals to pay his expenses.
     On 18 November that same year, the Governor of Connecticut and his assistants sent him a letter, complaining that he and others had appropriated a large tract of land in Stonington township, and asking satisfaction. The following 11 March 1669/70, he and Tobias Saunders responded on behalf of the town of Westerly denying any wrongdoing, and countered by stating "but we are very sensible of great wrongs that we have sustained by them several years." The letter closed by saying "As for your advice to agree with those, our neighbors of Stonington and the other gentlemen we hope that your colony and ours, will in the first place lovingly agree, and then we question not but that there will be an agreement between us and our neighbors of Stonington, and the rest of the gentlemen."
     Slightly prior to 19 June 1670, as Conservator of the Peace for Westerly, he wrote to the Governor of Rhode Island to inform him that some Connecticut men had come to Rhode Island and taken away some of the inhabitants as prisoners. In 1671 he and some others were apprehended themselves, and imprisoned in Hartford, Connecticut. On 2 May 1671 the Rhode Island Assembly advised him not to yield to Connecticut's claims, assured him of their support, and stated that any financial losses he suffered while in prison would be repaid by the colony of Rhode Island. On 6 May, 20s were granted to him for his support against the charges.²
     On 3 October 1670 he deeded to his eldest son John "for love &c.," all of his personal estate.²
     On 23 January 1675 he was suffering from "the ague and fever."²

More Information / Background

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     His father deeded 110 acres of land to him on 31 October 1706.¹

     Jane Badcock married James Braman.¹

     James Braman married Jane Badcock, daughter of Job Badcock and Jane Crandall.¹

     Sarah Badcock married James Hall.¹

     James Hall married Sarah Badcock, daughter of Job Badcock and Jane Crandall.¹

     Mary Badcock was born in Westerly, Rhode Island.² She married William Tanner Sr.^1,2 She is buried in Historical Cemetery #129 in South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.³
     She and William had the following known children: Benjamin (b 24 December 1692), John (b abt 1694), Avis, Mary, and possibly Jane.^2,3

     William Tanner Sr. was born about 1660 in England.³ He married as his second wife Mary Badcock, daughter of Job Badcock and Jane Crandall.^1,4 He is buried in Historical Cemetery #129 in South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.⁵
     He and Mary had the following known children: Benjamin (b 24 December 1692), John (b abt 1694), Avis, Mary, and possibly Jane.^4,5

     Elizabeth Badcock married (?) Brand.¹

     (?) Brand married Elizabeth Badcock, daughter of Job Badcock and Jane Crandall.¹

     She was unmarried when her father's will was written on 26 March 1715.¹

     Mercy Badcock was born in Westerly, Rhode Island.² She married Daniel Stanton, son of Joseph Stanton and Charity Brown, in Westerly, Providence Co., Rhode Island.²
     She and Daniel had one known son, Daniel.²

     Daniel Stanton was born on 1 April 1694 in Westerly, Rhode Island.¹ He married first Mercy Badcock, daughter of Job Badcock and Jane Crandall, in Westerly, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married second Elizabeth Bacon, daughter of George Bacon and Charity (?).¹
     He and Mercy had one known son, Daniel.¹