Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

222 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
Sarah, Aug. 16, 1740 ; 4, Moody, Feb. 14, 1742 ; and 5,
Edmund, Aug. 17, 1645, also Nathaniel not named in the
record.
69. III. Mary, bom July, 1707. In a deed dated 37th Aug.,
styles herself spinster, names her uncle Nathaniel, deceased,
and her two brothers, Moses and John.
70. IV. John, born Sept. 1709, called John Blue or Blue
Stocking John. In the latter part of his life he was the
elder of the four John Crocker's and called first. His
house, bequeathed to him by his great aunt, Experience,
stood on the easterly side of the road, a little distance north
of the West Barnstable church, and was afterwards owned and
occupied by Mr. Lemuel Nye. He married Lydia Barker of
R. I. (Neither his marriage nor the publication thereof is
on the Barnstable town records.) His children born in
Barnstable were : 1, Elizabeth, Feb. 28, 1738 ; 2, Stephen,
Dec. 3, 1740; 3, Joseph, Feb. 6, 1842 ; 4, AUyn, Feb. 18,
1745 ; 5, Bathseba, Jan. 23, 1747, David Kelley ; 6, Lydia,
May 12, 1749; 7, David ; 8, Hannah, March 13, 1753,
Tobey; 9, John, May 12, 1755, called "Young Blue." He
was a sea captain, and active and intelligent man. He
bought the ancient Hinckley house in which he resided.
His son John Barker Crocker is well known. Abigail, lOth
child of Blue John Crocker, was born Feb. 1758, Nath'l
Jenkins.
71. V. Elizabeth, born March 1710-11.
(13) Capt. Joseph Crocker, son of John, born 1st March,
1667-8, married Ann, daughter of Lieut. John Howland, 18th
Sept. 1691. Capt. Crocker was an influential man, and was
much employed in public business. About the year 1700 he
bought the house of Robert Claghorn, which stood at the east end
of Lumbard's pond, and the lands adjoining which he afterwards
sold to the Lothrops His residence was at Cotuit, and his farm
is now owned by Josiah Sampson and others. His residence was
a large old fashioned
not long since.
two story double house. It was standing
Children horn in Barnstable.
1-2. I. Deborah, last of Dec. 1691.
73. II. Prudence, born 26th July, 1692, married Oct. 2, 1712
John Gorham, Esq., of Barnstable. She was the mother
of 14 children, 13 of whom lived to mature age. She died
in 1778 aged 86.
74. III. Benjamin, born 5th April, 1696, married 17th Sept.
1719, Priscilla, daughter of Dea. Joseph Hall of Yarmouth.
He resided at Cotuit, and died 1757, aged 61. His children
were 1, Deborah, born June 22, 1721, died early ; 2, Desire,
born Aug. 9, 1727, married Oct. 3, 1747, Coi-nelius Sampson
of Rochester; and 3, Martha, born Juae fi, 1732.