THIRD GENERATION

15. THOMAS CRESSWELL was born in 1736.⁽²⁾ He was christened on 30 Jan 1736/37 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. He was a Lieutenant Worcester Militia from 22 Jun 1770 to 27 Jul 1770. He was a Captain Worcester Militia from 27 Jul 1770 to 23 Apr 1793. letter of resignation came from Exeter He died on 4 Dec 1799 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. He was buried on 10 Dec 1799 in Priory, Great Malvern, WOR, ENG. OCC: Yeoman

OCC: Captain in 3rd & 4th Batt Worcestershire Regiment of Militia Lt 22 Jun 1770 Capt 27 Jul 1770 resigned 23 Apr 1793 (from Exeter)

He married to Sarah HURDMAN (daughter of Joseph HURDMAN and Ann LAWRENCE) on 5 Jan 1758 in Bransford, LEIGH, WOR, ENG. As Mother Ann nee Lawrence dies aged about 69 in 1765 it is unlikely that the second Thomas, Joseph, Elizabeth and Ann are of this family Sarah HURDMAN was born in 1728.⁽²⁾ She was christened on 2 Nov 1738 in Bransford, LEIGH, WOR, ENG. She died in 1762. ⁽¹⁾ She was buried on 10 Sep 1762 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. THOMAS CRESSWELL and Sarah HURDMAN had the following children:

27 i. Sarah CRESSWELL was born in 1758.⁽²⁾ She was christened on 11 Dec 1758 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. She died in 1760. ⁽¹⁾ She was buried on 16 Jul 1760 in , Newland, WOR, ENG.
+28 ii. THOMAS CRESSWELL.

He married to Mary BERROW in Jul 1763 in Newland, WOR, ENG. licence Mary BERROW was born before 1733. She died about 1767.⁽⁴⁾ She had an estate probated on 12 Oct 1767 in Worcester, WOR, ENG. admon granted to Thomas Cresswell

Thomas Cresswell, Sussanah Roding of St Peter's Worcester, and John Dow of St Pater's bound in £100 She was christened. THOMAS CRESSWELL and Mary BERROW had the following children:

29 i. JAMES CRESSWELL was born about 1763. He signed a will on 25 Mar 1816 in Newland, WOR, ENG.⁽³⁾ gent of Newland

mentions:
Sarah Morton dau of Dorothy Morton late of Link Mill, Leigh, now living with me whom I have educated and brought up
brother Thomas

property in Newland, Leigh, Powick

codicil 28 Apr 1816 He died in May 1816. He had an estate probated on 4 Sep 1817 in Worcester, WOR, ENG.⁽³⁾ He was christened. He was buried in Priory, Great Malvern, WOR, ENG.
30 ii. William CRESSWELL was born in 1767. He died on 14 Apr 1794 in Goalpara, Assam, India. He on 25 Aug 1796 in Worcester, WOR, ENG. ⁽⁵⁾ He was christened. He was buried. OCC: Lt 27th Batt Sepoys Bengal Army

DTH: died of wounds received in action 12 Apr 1794

WLL: 12 Apr 1794