Children:
i. Sarah, b. 1652 m. Nov 11, 1675, John Woodward
ii. John, b. March 16, 1654; m. Jan 7, 1689, Joanna Thayer
iii. Mary, b. July 16, 1655; m. John Gould of Taunton
iv.Robert, b. Aug. 30, 1657; m. Hannah, dau of Gilbert Brooks, Rehoboth.
v. Joseph, b. April 25, 1659; m. November, 1685 Sarah Alden
vi. Nathaniel, b. Aug 7, 1660; unm.; killed by Indians in Wrentham, 1675.
vii:  Eleazer, b. March 16, 1663; d. 1667
vii. Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1665; m. Nathaniel Hayward of Bridgewater.
ix. Samuel, b. July 25, 1667; m. 1st Elizabeth Bell; 2nd widow Mary
Gulliver; 3rd Anna Case; 4th, Mary widow of Joseph Jones.
x. Mercy, b. March 20, 1669-70; m. Jan 26, 1687, John Thrasher
xi.  Thomas, b. Oct 6, 1671; enlisted in Capt. Gallop's company, Sir William
Phipps's expedition to Canada and was killed.
xii.  Susanna, b. Feb. 14, 1672-73; d. unm.

Robert Crossman fitted out with guns and drum the soldiers in Capt. Samuel
Gallop's Co. for the Canada expedition under Sir William Phipps in 1690.

Robert Crossman's account of what he did for ye Souldiers yt went to Canada,
1690 (Taunton City Hall Paper) Note this included sums not included here.

Mending Jos Joneses, Gun
to saml holows, gun
to Donoll fishers, gun
to Jona Brigs, gun for Samuel holoway
to Constable Thrasher, 2 hats
to Richard Brig's gun, for John hoskins
to Tho. Gilberts gun for Thomas Richmond
to a hatchet and mending Donall Phillips gun
to Miles Jordan a hatchet and mending gun
to Will Ripley a hatchet
to mending Don Phillips gun again
to Richard Marshalls gun
to Will hacks gun
To Isaac Deans gun for John Bagley
Ripley had for 15(?) before it was mended

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NEHGR 63:130:  Bristol Probate:
[151] Thomas Leonard, Esqr., Philip King, Henry Hodges and James Leonard all
of Taunton, being commissioned by John Sallin Judge of Probate to make an
equal division of the estate left by Robert Crossman late of Taunton
deceased, between his sons and daughters, divided the same June 29, 1696 as
follows:  To John Crossman the eldest son, half a south purchase which he
had in his possession before his father's decease, six acres of land near
Taunton Training place between the lands of Thomas Harvey Senr. and Richard
Stephens which was his father's Purchase lot, two acres on the west side of
the three mile river, four acres on the northeastward side of the Great Pine
Swamp, L12.13.09 in money and 37 shillings 9 pence out of the moveables.  To
Robert Crossman the second son, half a South Purchase which he had in his
possession before his father's decease, six acres of land on the great
plain, six acres over the great rive, four acres on the northeastward side
of the great pine swamp.  L4.0.01 in money and 37 shillings 8 pence in
moveables.  To Sarah Woodward the eldest daughter and to Mary Gould the
second daughter, the meadow called Bobbetts meadow towards Rehoboth and
twelve acres of land joining to it, five acres of low land on the south of
Prospect Hill Pond, eight acres on the northeastward side of the great Pine
Swamp, these lands to be equally divided between them.  also said Sarah
Woodward shall have L6.15.09 in money and 47 shillings in moveables.  To
Elizabeth Hayward the third daughter, so much of the Rumford Division so
called as shall amount to L5.10, also L6.17.09 in money and 20 shillings in
moveables. [152] To the children of Joseph Crossman dec'd, the third son, so
much of the Rumford Division as amount to 40 shillings, also eighteen acres
of land on the northeastward side of the great pine swamp, l6.17.09 in money
and 20 shillings out of the moveables.  To Samuel Crossman the youngest son
and to Marcey Thresher the youngest daughter, the purchase right in the old
township of Taunton and fifteen acres yet due to said right by the late
fifty acre division, and eight acres on the northeastward side of the great
Pine Swamp, all to be equally divided between them.  Samuel also is to have
L7.12.01 in money and 40 shillings 8 pence in moveables, and Mercey is to
have L7.19.06 in money and 40 shillings 3 pence in moveables.  Said
Elizabeth Hayward is also to have four acres of land on the northeastward
side of the Pine Swamp as the rest of the children have.
Signed by the four above named commissioners and John Hathway, and witnessed
by Isaace Hathway and Mary (X) Hathway.  Allowed by John Sallin Esqr, Judge
of Probate, July 15, 1696.  John Cary Registr: Entered same day by John Cary
Registr.

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(NEHGR 13:25, +  Marriages in Taunton)
Samuel Crosman and Elizabeth Bell mar. Dec. 19, 1689
Sameul Crosman and Mary Sawyer mar. Dec. 22, 1696.
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(NEHGR 17:234) Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton, Mass
Samuell Crosman's children by his wife Elizabeth:  Elizabeth, borne 31 Oct.,
1691.  Thomas borne 13 Aug., 1694.

The register of the names of the children of Samuell Crossman by his wife
Mary:  Joseph and Samuell, borne 22 Aug., 1697. Robert, borne 29 April 1699.
Barnabas, borne 12 March, 1701.  Gabriel, borne 6 Nov. 1702.  Sarah borne 15
May, 1704.  Phinehas, borne 31 July, 1707.  Theophilus, born 18 March, 1709.
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(NEHGR 16:338)  Genealogy of the Kingsbury Family (Parents of Sarah, Robert
Crossman's wife)

Joseph1 Kingsbury settled at Dedham as early as 1637.  His wife Millecent,
"who appeared to ye church a tender-heared soul full of feares and
temptations, but truly breathing after Christ," was adm. to the Dedham
church, April 24, 1639.  He was adm to the church, April 9, 1641; and a
freeman of the colony, June 2, 1641. he d. in 1676 previous to June 1, his
wife Millecent surviving him.


Full Context of New York Pensioners of 1835
Elijah Crossman:

County: Essex Co.
Name: Elijah Crossman
Rank: Sergeant
Annual Allowance: 96 00
Sums Received: 1526 36
Description of service: Massachusetts line
When placed on the pension roll: October 21, 1818
Commencement of pension: April 11, 1818
Age: 79
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: -

Rhode Island Pensioners of 1835
page 794
County: Providence Co.
Name: Samuel Crossman, jr.
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance: 64 00
Sums Received: 529 75
Description of service: Child's 9th regiment infantry
When placed on the pension roll: May 24, 1824
Commencement of pension: May 10, 1824
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Acts military
establishment. Transferred from Massachusetts from September 4, 1832.

HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR
1790 MASSACHUSETTS
[p.5] HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS 1790
SUTTON TOWN
page 239
Name of head of family: Crossman, Samuel
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1
Free white females, including heads of families: 3

NEHGR 16:326, 338, The sons and daughters of Robert Crossman are listed as John, 1654, m. 1689 Joanna Thayer, dau of Nathaniel; Mary, 1655, Robert ,1657 m. 1679 Hannah Brooks; Joseph, 1659, Nathanill, 1660, killed by the Indians at Wrentham, 1675/6; Eleazer, 1663 (d. 1667), Elizabeth 1665, Samuel, 1667, Mercy 1669, Thomas 1671, Susana 1672.