This Crandall family lived in the coastal community called Little Compton in eastern Rhode Island between the Sakonnet River and the Massachusetts state border. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, when this family lived there, Little Compton was a modest, sparsely settled agricultural community with a population of just over 600. The fields and farms that spread across rolling hills gradually were being cleared for crops and livestock and divided by stone walls, typical of the farm lands in the British Isles.
The head of this household, Samuel Crandall, was born in Westerly, Kings County, RI. His wife, however, was born in Little Compton. They had seven children with the following names and birthdates:
1686 Samuel
1689 Mary
1692 Jane
1695 John
1697 Peter, our ancestor
1701 Joseph
1707 Thomas
SAMUEL CRANDALL
BORN: 1663 in Westerly, Kings, RI
MARRIED: ABT. 1685 in Little Compton, Newport, RI
DIED: 19 May 1736 in Tiverton, Bristol, MA
SARAH COLBY
BORN: 1665 in Little Compton, Newport, RI
DIED: 3 Aug 1758 in Tiverton, Bristol, MA
BURIED: Samuel and Sarah are both buried at the Old Commons Burial Ground in Newport, Rhode Island. See the photo of that cemetery above.
SOURCES: "Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants,," by John Cortland Crandall, :Pages 8 & 14, (Published by the author: Woodstock, NY, 194ea9; Reprinted by Higginson Book Co.,: Salem, MA ) FHL # 929.273 C85 Additions, corrections and supplementary material is found in the periodical entitled ""The Crandall corner." (The newsletter of the Crandall Family Association, Inc. / Crandall Family Association); Ancestry Family Tree at FamilySearch.org; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, \"FamilySearch,\" database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org ; "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-3SFT : accessed 30 January 2019), Sam.L Crandall and Mary Celly, 1685; citing , , Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 57; "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-PJY : 10 February 2018), Samuel Crandall in entry for John Crandall, 11 Jan 1695; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270; "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-YQR : 10 February 2018), Samuel Crandall in entry for Peter Crandall, 25 Oct 1697; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270; Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F872-MPF : 10 February 2018), Samuel Crandall in entry for Samuel Crandall, 30 Oct 1686; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270; "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-TR8 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Crandall in entry for Thomas Crandall, 27 Jun 1707; citing LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270; "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-B8T7 : 13 December 2015), Samuel Crandall, 1736; Burial, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America, Old Commons Burial Ground; citing record ID 54851273, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com; Samuel Lt. Crandall and wife Sarah Crandall. Location of Cemetery: LC012 Old Commons Burial Ground Yes Good Condition Town 5 Commons Commons 1.6 acres Plate 020 Lot 0003.
