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Crank
07.Crank, Samuel
Crank Cemetery
From OLD cemetery canvass list
Crank, Henry, died 09 Feb
1845, aged 50 yrs, 9 mos 17 d
Crank, Rebecca, wife of H.. Crank,
died 22 Nov 1844, aged 60 yrs. 2 mos.
Other graves marked with field stones.
These burials were on
what is now Federal Forest land and were reported as being moved
to Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery .
Their tombstones are in Dry Fork Cemetery.
Dry Fork Cemetery
CRANK
Samuel H. d. Jan. 26, 1875 aged 46 years, 9 mo, 16 days " He
followed virtue as his guide, as a Christian lived as a Christian
died" son of William Crank and Mary Hudson.( b. ca. 1828)
Rebecca wife of Henry, d. Nov 22, 1844 aged 60 yrs 2mo, 17 days b. ca 1784
Henry d. Feb 9, 1845 aged 50 yrs 9 mo 17 days
Mentioned in the Minutes
"On September 24, 1847, at a meeting being held at the school house in the neighborhood of William Cranks a number of Brethren to be constituted into a church.
Brother George Maupin, Brother Charles Branham, Brother Robert Brandon, chosen as a committee to instruct and form a place to build a meeting house on the East side of the Parish (Paris) road near the widow Crank's property line.
1833-Henry Crank patented
land in Callaway County
1841 Nathaniel Crank patented land in Callaway County
| Callaway County Male Marriages | Callaway County Female marriages | |||||||||
| Crank,
Dabney H - Stanley, Mary Ann - Mar 18 1841 ( brother of Henry Crank) |
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From online sources ..
SAMUEL H
CRANK b: ABT 1828 in , Callaway Co., MO HARRIET A
CRANK married Henry Hudson ( see Hudson Family) were children of:
HENRY CRANK and Rebecca Kent
Henry was born 24 Apr 1794 in , LOUISA, VIRGINIA Death: 9 Feb 1845 in , Callaway Co., MO
Father: WILLIAM CRANK b: 18 Sep 1772 in
, , VIRGINIA
Mother TABITHA POINDEXTER b: 1775 in , LOUISA, VIRGINIA
Married 12 Jan 1823, to REBECCA
KENT who was born: 5 Sep 1794 in , PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
William Crank was the son of:
THOMAS CRANK (MATTHEW
CRANK JR4, MATTHEW
CRANK SR3, THOMAS
CRANKE I2, JOHN
CRANCH OR CRANK1)
was born ABT 1735 in , CAROLINE, VIRGINIA, and died ABT 1782 in ,
GOOCHLAND, VIRGINIA.
He married ELIZABETH RICHARDSON 25 Apr 1765 in , GOOCHLAND,
VIRGINIA. She was born ABT 1745 in , GOOCHLAND, VIRGINIA.
THOMAS CRANK -- son of :
MATTHEW CRANK JR (MATTHEW
CRANK SR3, THOMAS
CRANKE I2, JOHN
CRANCH OR CRANK1)
was born ABT 1708/1709 in , MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA, and died ABT
1802 in , CAROLINE, VIRGINIA.
He married MARY BASKET 26 Oct 1732 in CHRISTCHURCH, MIDDLESEX,
VIRGINIA, daughter of HENRY BASKET. She was born ABT 1715 in , ,
VIRGINIA
son of -- MATTHEW CRANK JR
MATTHEW CRANK SR (THOMAS
CRANKE I2, JOHN
KRANK OR CRANK1) was
born ABT 1680 in , MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA, and died 3 Dec 1718 in ,
MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA.
He married ELIZABETH CHEWNING (Chowning) ABT 1701 in , MIDDLESEX,
VIRGINIA. She was born ABT 1680 in , MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA, and
died ABT 1720
MATTHEW CRANK SR -- son of --
THOMAS CRANKE (JOHN CRANK1)
was born ABT 1650 in , LANCASTER, VIRGINIA, and died 8 Oct 1721
in , MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA.
He married ANN ABT 1675. She was born ABT 1660 in VIRGINIA, and
died 24 Apr 1727 in , MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA.
THOMAS CRANKE -- son of: John Crank, born in England and unknown wife-
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Lancashire Family Names their Meanings & Origins
The first recorded use of the Crank name was by a Godric Cranc in the 1121-48. The name is Middle English and thought to mean Lusty or Vigorous.
The most ancient surname of Crank makes an impressive claim to being one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon surnames on record. The history of this name is closely woven into the intricate tapestry of the ancient chronicles of England. The Pipe Rolls, the Hearth Rolls, parish registers, baptismals, tax records and other ancient documents have found the first records of the Crank surname located in the area of Lancashire, England where the Cranks had been seated since ancient times