CROCKER Deacon William Crocker m Alice Josiah Crocker m Melatiah Hinckley Thomas Crocker m Hannah Green Rev. Joseph Crocker m Reliance Allen Anna Crocker m Rev. Simeon Williams Lucy Tufts Williams m Amyntas Shaw Isabella M. Shaw m Charles Clark Knowlton CROCKER Deacon William Crocker m Alice Deacon Job Crocker m Hannah Taylor Elizabeth Crocker m Rev. Benjamin Allen Reliance Allen m Rev. Joseph Crocker Anna Crocker m Rev. Simeon Williams Lucy Tufts Williams m Amyntas Shaw Isabella M. Shaw m Charles Clark Knowlton 1-WILIAM CROCKER known as Deacon Crocker joined the church in Scituate Massachusetts December 25, 1636; removed to Barnstable and was made Constable there in 1644, Selectman in 1668 and Deputy in the years of 1670, 1671 and 1674. He owned a large estate and for many years was the richest man in town. He married first in 1636, Alice whose maiden name is not known nor when she died but she was living in 1683 and was the mother of all his children. He married second Patience widow of Robert Parker and daughter of Elder Henry Cobb. He was many years Deacon of the Barnstable Church. His will is dated September 6, 1692 and was proven October 19th of that same year wherein he mentions his son Josiah and Josiah's son Thomas, and his own son Job. He also leaves a negro boy to Mr. Thomas Hinckley if the latter will pay fourteen pounds for him. 2-JOB CROCKER son of Deacon William and Alice Crocker was also known as Deacon Crocker and was bapt. in Barnstable, Massachusetts March 9, 1644 and married first in November 1668 Mary daughter of Reverend Thomas Walley; he married second July 19, 1680 Hannah Taylor daughter of Richard Taylor, who died May 14, 1743 aged 85 years. Deacon Job Crocker was ordained a deacon in 1684 and died March 20, 1718/19. 2-JOSIAH CROCKER son of Deacon William and Alice Crocker was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, September 19, 1647. He was a substantial farmer of that place and resided in the stone house which was built by his father. He did not appear much in public life the only record being found of active service was in 1682 when he is listed as a Surveyor of Highways. He married October 23, 1668 Melatiah Hinckley, daughter of Governor Thomas Hinckley and died February 2, 1698/9 aged 51 years. She died February 2, 1714/15. In her will she mentions her son Thomas and his wife Hannah. 3-ELIZABETH CROCKER daughter of Deacon Job and Hannah (Taylor) Crocker was born May 15, 1688 and married April 5, 1712 Reverend Benjamin Allen. She was living in 1754 at the time of his death in Maine. (See ALLEN) 3-THOMAS CROCKER son of Josiah and Melatiah (Hinckley) Crocker was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts May 28, 1671 and married March 25, 1696 Hannah Green of Boston. He died April-1728 in his 57th year and is buried in West Barnstable. He resided in the ancient stone house of his grandfather. His wife died January 23, 1728/9 in her 53rd year. 4-JOSEPH CROCKER son of Thomas and Hannah (Green) Crocker was born in Barnstable in 1715; graduated from Harvard College in 1734 and in 1739 was called to the pastorate of the South Precinct at Barnstable, now Eastham, Massachusetts and was ordained September 12th of that year. He lived about thirty rods south of the Congregational Meeting House in Orleans cn the north side of the road from the Main road and the old house was demolished in 1894. He married first, Reliance Allen of Falmouth, Maine, now Portland. Their marriage intentions is dated September 13, 1739. She died June 30, 1762 aged 44 years and is buried in Orleans; he married second in 1766, Mrs. Mary Hatch widow of James Hatch of Boston who died December 25, 1807 aged 80 years and is buried in Brewster. He died March 2, 1772 and is buried by his first wife and the inscription on his stone is as follows: "Here lies all that was mortal of the Reverend Joseph Crocker, the pious, faithful and respectable pastor of the church in this town who willing rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord, died March 2, 1772 in the 58th year of his age." By his first wife he had three children, Josiah who became pastor of the church in Taunton, Massachusetts; Lucy who married Reverend William Shaw and became the mother of Reverend Philander Shaw; Anna who married Reverend Simeon Williams of Weymouth. He was a Calvinist, a hard student and a well read theologian. 5-ANNA CROCKER daughter of Reverend Joseph and Reliance (Allen) Crocker was born in 1748 and died August 10, 1823; married September 1, 1770 Reverend Simeon Williams of Weymouth, Massachusetts. In the records. of the First Church of Orleans which used to be part of Eastham prior to 1797 she is listed among its members in 1774 "whose husbands are not of this church" and her name reads "Anna wife of Reverend Simeon Williams". She did not withdraw from this church until October 11, 1795 when she was recommended to the church at Weymouth where she had resided for many years. One of her wedding shoes is owned by her granddaughter Isabella M. Knowlton. It is of brockaded satin, hand made and a work of art. Mrs. Knowlton recalls her mother (Lucy T. Williams Shaw) telling that her mother Anna (Crocker) Williams and her aunt (her mother's sister Lucy, (Crocker) Shaw) went from Weymouth on horseback to visit their father Joseph Crocker in Barnstable, and it was the last time they ever saw him so probably was in the summer of 1771. He gave Lucy a silver porringer and Anna a silver pepper box. The latter is now owned by Mrs. Charles C. Knowlton his great-grandaughter. (See WILLIAMS) References: Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy, No. 13; Mayflower Magazine, Vol. 10, page 167; Vol. 15, page 16; History of Martha's Vineyard under Tisbury, page 67; History of Barnstable, Mass., Vol. 2, pages 392, 396, 397; Hinckley Family, page 2; Barnstable Families, pages 204, 209, 242; History of Cape Cod, Vol. 1, page 563; Vol. 2, page 288; Plymouth Colony Records, 1633-1689, page 222. New England Register, Vol. 9 p. 283. Isabella M. Shaw m Charles Clark Knowlton 1-JAMES BELL is first mentioned in America when he took the oath of allegiance in New Haven, Connecticut during 1644. He removed to Massachusetts but just when is not known, and married Esther daughter of John and Jane (Dighton) Lugg who was born in England 1642 and married for her second husband February 11, 1676/7 Richard Marshall. James Bell was living 16. 2. 1660 at Pulling Point within the bounds of Boston for on that day he was made overseer of the will of Wm. Burnell but he removed to Taunton shortly after. James Bell lost his life during the period of King Philips War and Dr. Fobes in his History of Raynham published in 1793 states that Deacon Nathaniel |