Lived in Elizabethtown, NJ.
In 1713, he was chosen as one of the overseers of highways; Aug. 2, 1720, was apointed one of seven committeemen to perfom some duty for the town. He died in Feb. 1723, leaving a will dated feb. 7, 1722, and proved Feb. 16, 1723 (see Trenton, Liber A, page 238), in which he mentioned his brother Jeremiah and ten children. Three of his sones were minors at the time of his death. His saw and grist mill located on the Rahway River he gave to his sons John and Joseph, which property was retained in the family for many years.
Dec. 1714, John Crane purchased 100 acres of land on the east side of the Rahway River. He also owned land on the southwest side of the river, where the village of Cranford is now located. |