Crossman (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of January 31, 2022:

• Profile created for Crossman family

Still to do as of January 21, 2022

• Discover whether any patrilineal (all male-line) Joseph Crossman descendants are still living. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For more information see: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, edited by Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Part 1 (first four generations of descendants) 1999 and Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, edited by Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Part 3 (Fifth Generation for John, Joseph & Jonathan) 2004

First Generation

Joseph Crossman, son of Robert Crossman and Sarah Kingsbury, was born Taunton 29 Apr 1659 and died there before 29 Jun 1696. He married Taunton 24 Nov 1685 Sarah Alden and they had four children (Taunton): Sarah (1686), Lydia (c1688), Joseph (c1690) and Mary (1691).

Second Generation

Joseph Crossman (II) was born Taunton abt 1690 and died Easton 14 Mar 1776. He married twice, first Easton 8 Mar 1716 Deborah Pratt and second Bridgewater 20 Aug 1752 Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn (no children). By his first wife Joseph had seven children (Easton): Eleazer (1717), Joseph (1718), William (1718 no further record), Daniel (1720 no further record), James (1721), Sarah (1721) and Deborah (1728/9).

Third Generation

Eleazer Crossman was born Easton 24 Feb 1717, died unknown. He married abt 1746 Lydia Barnes and they had at least two children: Daniel (1752) and Deboray (1758)

Joseph Crossman (III) was born Easton 5 Sep 1718 and died there 9 Feb 1775. He married twice, first Bridgewater 18 Feb 1747 Mary Cary and second Bridgewater 26 Feb 1756 Margaret Turner. By his first wife he had five children (Easton): Daniel (1748-1748), Mary (1750), infant son (c1752-1754), Abigail (1753) and William (1754 no further record). By his second wife Joseph had three more children (Easton): Daniel (1757 no further record), Sarah (1760) and Joanna.

James Crossman was born Easton 12 Jul 1721. He married twice, first Dorchester 18 Jun 1745 Sarah Ryford and second Lancaster 23 Mar 1722 Mary Priest. By his first wife he had three children: James (1746 m Rebecca Proctor), Sarah (1748) and Asa (1765 m Patience Oliver). By his second wife James had three more children: Elijah (1769 no further record), Jonathan (1769-1769) and Eunice (1772).

DNA results TBD

Family Tree DNA currently does not have a Crossman surname DNA Project, but they do have a Cross*, *cross surname project which has a total of three individuals with the Crossm?n surname. All three have only tested 12 STR markers and two have been predicted to fall under R-M269 (with the third not receiving and predicted haplogroup). It is currently unknown whether any of these individuals are patrilineal descendants of Robert Crossman (father of Joseph).

Further needed testing

We need to discover whether any patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of Robert Crossman (and preferably through his son Joseph) are still living and WGS/NGS test to identify the haplogroup placement.

References & External Links

• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, edited by Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Part 1 (first four generations of descendants) 1999
• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, edited by Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Part 3 (Fifth Generation for John, Joseph & Jonathan) 2004