Family register

John Crackstone

1575–1621confirmed
  • Mayflower passenger

John Crackstone (1575 – 1621) was a member of the Crackstone family. He married Catherine (Bates) Crackstone. His children were Anna Crackstone and John Crackstone. He died in 1621, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.

Early life and marriage

John Crackstone was born about 1575 and is believed to have come to Holland from Colchester, Essex.[1] He married Catherine Bates on 9 May 1594 at Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk, six miles north of Colchester.[2]

Marriage and family

Anna married in Leiden in 1618.[3][4]

Mayflower voyage and death

John Crackstone sailed on the Mayflower with his son John and signed the Mayflower Compact.[1][3][4] He died among the first of the colonists to die in the winter of 1620/21 at Plymouth.[1]

Life and records

Also Crackston/Craxston/Crakstone

Family

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org
  2. mayflowerhistory.com
  3. en.wikipedia.org
  4. en.wikipedia.org