SECOND GENERATION

4. JAMES CRESSWELL was born in Feb 1697/98 in Middleton on the Hill, HEF, ENG. ⁽²⁾ He was baptised on 21 Feb 1697 in Middleton on the Hill, HEF, ENG. He signed a will on 6 Dec 1757 in Newland, WOR, ENG. Yeoman of Newland
mentions:
daus Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth
sons James, Thomas
Mother
wife Elizabeth

property
at Newland

Witnesses Joseph Hurdman, John Dandridge He died on 28 Apr 1758 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. He was buried on 30 Apr 1758 in Priory, Great Malvern, WOR, ENG. He had an estate probated on 17 Mar 1759 in Worcester, WOR, ENG. SIG: signed Marriage bond as 'James Craesswell'

ADD: said to have inherited 'Maun Estate' HEF by mothers settlement

OCC: yeoman

REL: is he same as father of "Croswell illigitimate son of James Croswell and Elizabeth Brown of Hamnesh" bap 18 Dec 1724 Kimbolton

He married to Elizabeth DOWNES on 22 Apr 1728 in St Helen's, Worcester, WOR, ENG. signed Marriage Bond as James Craesswell Elizabeth DOWNES was born in 1701. She died on 8 Jan 1784 in , Newland, WOR, ENG. She was buried on 11 Jan 1784. She was a servant to Miss Cother, Newland. OCC: Servant to Miss Cother, Newland JAMES CRESSWELL and Elizabeth DOWNES had the following children:

11 i. Ann CRESSWELL was born in 1728.⁽²⁾ She was christened on 10 Dec 1728. She died in 1744. ⁽¹⁾ She was buried on 5 May 1744. DTH: died young
+12 ii. JAMES CRESSWELL.
+13 iii. Elizabeth CRESSWELL.
14 iv. John CRESSWELL was born in 1734.⁽²⁾ He was christened on 2 Mar 1734. He died in 1737. ⁽¹⁾ He was buried on 15 Oct 1737. DTH: an accident
+15 v. THOMAS CRESSWELL.
+16 vi. Mary CRESSWELL.
+17 vii. Sarah CRESSWELL.