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| "First appears in Salem, MA in 1634/35. Removes to Providence with Roger Williams about 1636. First real documentation of him is in Newport in 1651. One of the six purchasers of Misquamicutt (Westerly), RI in 1661. Builds his homestead on Pound Road circa 1665. Was first Baptist Elder in the U.S., later converting to the Seventh Day Baptist faith, holding meetings at his home in Westerly, RI. Removed to Newport because of the dangers of the King Philip Wars in 1676, and, while there, he died. "Buried in the family burial ground on the Homestead (Historical Cemetery #27). Monument erected by CRANDALL FAMILY ASSOCIATION 27 MAY 1991. "ABSOLUTELY NO DOCUMEMTATION for the tradition that he is the son of a Sir John CRANDALL & Elizabeth DRAKE of Monmouthshire, Wales. "The township of "Westerleigh" is certainly very circumstantial evidence, since he was one of the founders of "Westerly", Rhode Island." [220] "RI Roots published an article in the Dec 2008 [sic -- should be 2006] issue about Elder John's ancestry and origins and he is almost certainly the son of James and Eleanor (---) Crandall of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England. "Elder John does not appear in New England until 1643 when he was a juryman at Newport. There is no reliable documentation that Elder John was associated with Roger Williams, and it is the Crandall Family Assn's position that the two men were not associated. "A man in Salem named John Cundall has often been confused with Elder John Crandall but they are not the same man." [765] | ||||||||||
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