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My husband is a direct descendant of Benjamin B. Doughty and Lady Elizabeth Cramer (daughter of Lord John Cramer who was lost at sea while trying to obtain supplies for the colonists in 1815), which ties tack to the original Doughty, Blackman, Jeffers, and Cranmer settlers of N.J., and Boice/Buys lines of New Amsterdam. According to family history, the Boice, Doughty, and Cranmer families had ties to Holland at one time or another, whether for religious or business purposes. I, too, have been trying to find the link between our William Cranmer, Jr. and Edmund Cranmer of England.
This week, I purchased and downloaded what appears to be an original copy of the August 1650 Will of William Cranmer,Sr. from the uk National Archives' Public Record office, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline, address: The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU.
At the time of this William Cranmer,Sr. will, he resided in Rotterdam, Holland, as "Deputy to the famous fellowship of Merchant Adventurers of England." If this is our William Cranmer's father, then we may have a clue as to how he came to the New Haven settlement at Southold, L.I. Historically, the "Adventurers" formed contractual agreements with the "Planters" who colonized America.(The Mayflower, by Vernon Heaton, Webb & Bower, Ltd.,Exeter, Devon, England.1980.) William Cranmer took the oath of allegiance to the King of England in 1665 at Elizabethtown, N.J.. His father being Deputy to the famous fellowship of Merchant Adventurers of England makes sense, does it not?
The two sons mentioned in the 1650 will are George and William,Jr. although not much mention is made of William. It appears that son George was still in England in 1650, since he would inherit properties in England. There are two daughters, married to Roger Lashley? and John McNabb?, and a daughter Anne. If I am reading correctly, the sons-in-law were special to William, Sr. Properties mentioned: "the entrance of the Cittee of London," Christchurch lands, Woodlands, the Cock and Bull at Whitehouse near Canterbury, and what appears to be a manor at Abington(?). There is also a codicile that mentions the grandchildren.
I am having difficulty deciphering much of the old English. If anyone would like to give it a shot, I would be happy to email you a copy in pdf format. Could it be the real last will and testament of William Cranmer, Sr., father of William Cranmer, founder of the Cranmers/Cramers of New Jersey -- or is merely just a cock and bull story? I do have a copy of "The Descendants of William Cranmer of Elizabethtown, N.J. -- and our family is in it. You can email me at hconrath@roadrunner.com, if you'd like.
Helen Conrath
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