Person:William Cranfield (2)
William (Glover) Cranfield, Senior
b. Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
d.Abt 1536 Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William (Glover) Cranfield, Senior - Abt 1536
Spouse and Children
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m. 1512
  1. Elizabeth Cranfield
  2. William Cranfield
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Facts and Events
Name William (Glover) Cranfield, Senior
Alt Name William Glover Cranfield
Gender Male
Birth? Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England"of Barford"
Alt Birth[1] 1483 Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Alt Birth? Abt 1483 Bedfordshire, England
Alt Birth? Abt 1483 Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage 1512 Bedfordshire, Englandto Katherine Cranfield
Alt Marriage Abt 1513 to Katherine Cranfield
Death? Abt 1536 Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England"of Barford"
Alt Death? Aft 1586 Bedfordshire, England

Source of information: Historical Southern Family volume 20 by James Boddie FHL# 975 D2b The Carters of Virginia and Their English Ancestry by Noel Currer-Briggs FHL# 929.273 C245f

F- unknown M- unknown S- Katherine Cranfield

William was originally William Glover of Kempston Parish, Bedfordshire,


England. At his marriage he "adopted for life" the surname Cranfield because his wife, Katherine Cranfield, was a rich heiress. Their children were all called by the surname Cranfield. William's will was dated in 1536.

References
  1. ↑ Karen Myers, Myersfamily (Ancestry.Com).
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