Individual Details

Robert Crossman

(3 Aug 1657 - Apr 1738)

He was a Massachusetts legislator: Taunton HR 1700, 02M, 06, 07, 12, 18, 20M, 20 July, 23; selectman 1710, 13, 14; M Hannah Brooks (c1660- a1700) in 1679, 9 ch; tavern keeper, lawyer, mill owner. Sat on only a few committees during his tenure, but issues of taxes and embezzlement required his attention.

Events

Birth3 Aug 1657Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marriage21 Jul 1679Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts - Hannah Brooks
Will20 Aug 1736Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
DeathApr 1738Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Occupationlawyer and a tavern owner

Families

SpouseHannah Brooks (1659 - 1736)
ChildNathaniel Crossman (1679 - 1758)
ChildHannah Crossman (1681 - 1735)
ChildElizabeth Crossman (1683 - )
ChildSon Crossman (1683 - 1683)
ChildRobert Crossman (1686 - 1687)
ChildSeth Crossman (1688 - 1730)
ChildMehitabel Crossman (1694 - 1695)
ChildSon Crossman (1697 - 1697)
ChildBethiah Crossman (1700 - 1704)
FatherRobert Crossman (1622 - 1692)
MotherSarah Kingsbury (1635 - 1686)
SiblingJohn Crossman (1654 - )
SiblingMary Crossman (1655 - )
SiblingJoseph Crossman (1659 - )
SiblingNathaniel Crossman (1660 - )
SiblingEleazer Crossman (1663 - 1667)
SiblingElizabeth Crossman (1665 - )
SiblingSamuel Crossman (1667 - )
SiblingMercy Crossman (1669 - )
SiblingThomas Crossman (1671 - )
SiblingSusanna Crossman (1672 - )

Notes

Will

The will has bequests for the following persons: son Nathaniel, grandsons Stephen and Nathaniel Crossman, grandson Seth Crossman, the rest of son Seth Cossman's children named Jeremiah, Robert, Sarah, Susannah, and Hannah, daughter-in-law Susannah Crossman, daughter Hannah Packard, two grandsons who are sons of Hannah (can't read names), daughter Elizabeth (can't read last name), grandson Robert who is Elizabeth's son, grandson Richard, and granddaughter Elizabeth.