CRANSTON in RI by Paul Evans Tue Jul 07 1992 ------------------------------- Elizabeth CRANSTON m. (1) Thomas ARNOLD of Newport; (2) Capt. Anthony RHODES; she was the dau. of Capt. Samuel CRANSTON gdau. of Governor Samuel CRANSTON and ggdau. of Governor John CRANSTON. Source: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, vol. I, pp. 131. Elizabeth b. 7 Jan 1714/15, Newport, RI. Md. 2 Mar 1732 to Thomas ARNOLD. Her father Samuel b. Newport, 11 may 1687, d. there 6 Apr 1721, md. at Newport, abt 1706 to Elizabeth CORNELL, b.at Newport abt 1682, d. there 19 Feb 1749/50, dau of Thomas and Susannah (LAWTON) CORNELL. Governor Samuel CRANSTON, son of Governor John CRANSTON, b. at Newport, 16 Aug 1659, died there 26 Apr 1727. He md. (1) at Newport in 1680, Mary HART, b. at Newport in 1663. She d. there 17 Sep 1710, dau of Thomas and Freeborn (WILLIAMS) HART and gdau. of Roger WILLIAMS. Samuel md. (2) in 1711, Judith (PARROT) CRANSTON b. at Newport abt 1670, d. there 4 May 1737, dau of Simon and Elizabeth PARROT and widow of his brother, Caleb CRANSTON. Gov. John CRANSTON was b. abt 1625 in Scotland or London, England and d. at Newport, RI, while serving as Governor, 12 Mar 1679/80. He md. at Newport, 3 Jun 1658, Mary CLARKE, b. at Newport abt 1641, d. there 7 Apr 1711, dau of Jeremiah and Frances (LATHAM) CLARKE of Newport. She md. (2) Capt. John STANTON, widower, b. Aug 1645, d. 3 Oct 1713, son of Robert and Avis STANTON of Newport. Source: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol I, pp 278, 280, 291. The CLARKE-DUNGAN line leads back to European Royalty. Paul Evans Rt 2, Box 152 Hale Center, TX 79041-9712 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � This file is from The Source of Magic, Ridgefield CT � � 203-431-4687, source for genealogy, radio, & Windows � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�