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m. 4 Aug 1678
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m. 20 May 1705
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John Creasy was baptised 10 Dec 1680 in East Grinstead, Sussex. He was the eldest child of John Creasy and Dorothy Greenwood. His father's burial record and headstone note that John Sr. was a "chirurgeon"/surgeon. This doesn't necessarily indicate he was educated or well-off - in the late middle ages many surgeons had no formal learning and were illiterate. They learned their skills as an apprentice to an experienced surgeon who taught them to suture wounds, set bones, extract teeth, and practise bloodletting. At this stage it's not known whether any of John Jr.'s paternal extended family lived in the same town because his father's parentage is so far unknown. The fact that John Jr. had a son and brother both named Ninian indicates they may have been related to the family of Ninian and Ursula Creasie. John's maternal uncle Silvanus Greenwood III and his family lived in East Grinstead so John had several cousins living nearby who were around the same age as him. His maternal grandfather Silvanus Greenwood Jr. died before John was born but his maternal grandmother Dorothy lived in East Grinstead until she died when John was around nine years old. John had five younger siblings:
It's not known what became of John's siblings. It's possible that Ninian died in West Hoathly (6 miles from East Grinstead) in 1755 however there were a number of people with the same name living within 20 miles of East Grinstead at the same time - see Early Creasy families in Sussex, England for a list of records. John's mother Dorothy died and was buried shortly after his youngest sibling Thomas was born. Given the timing, it's quite possible she died from complications of childbirth. She was only about 40 when she died - this seems young now but was not far below the average life expectancy for women at the time. John's father was left with young children to raise, so it's unsurprising that just a few years later he remarried. On 23 Jul 1693 his father married 46 year-old Judith Langridge, an unmarried daughter of William and Mary Langridge of East Grinstead. When John Jr. was about 25 years old he married 34 year-old Sarah Stevenson on 20 May 1705 in East Grinstead. Sarah was the daughter of George and Margaret Stephenson. John and Sarah had two known children baptised in East Grinstead:
John most likely died between 1709 and 1742 although this is not 100% certain and a possible burial record exists from 1746. His wife Sarah's burial record names her as "Widow Creasy", however her headstone states she was the "wife of John Creasy" rather than the "widow of John Creasy". (NB Burial records for people with the name John Creasy buried in East Grinstead on 1 Nov 1721 & 18 Jul 1741 were both for infants). Sarah was about 38 when George was born so the lack of more children doesn't necessarily indicate that John died shortly after George was born. Depending on when John died, he may have experienced the deaths of his stepmother in 1711 and his father in 1712. He might have lived to see his son Ninion marry around 1730 and have children baptised in 1731 and 1735. He may have witnessed his son George marry Mary Card in 1738. George and Mary eventually had 8 children although John may not have lived to meet any of them. [edit] Geographical and Historical ContextEast Grinstead has been an important market town since the early middle ages. St. Swithun's Church was rebuilt after it was struck by lightning in 1772. Near the entrance to the church, stones mark the supposed ashes of three martyrs who were burned on 18 July 1556 during the reign of Mary I because they refused to renounce the Protestant faith. John was likely born during the reign of Charles II. He lived through the reign of James II and the "Glorious Revolution" that put William III & Mary II on the throne. He died during the reign of Queen Anne, George I or George II. [edit] DNA GenealogyIf you are a descendant of John Creasey and would like to compare autosomal DNA results please contact Jocelyn_K_B (at) yahoo.com for kit numbers Image Gallery
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