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| The North Carolina Cranfords Since 1745 |
| Cranfords may have come from a variety of places in England. Some came from the county of Bedford, England from a parish of Cranfield and another from Cranes Ford in Middlesex. Here, you can have the Middlesex variation. The Cranford surname is an English location name meaning "one who comes from Cranford (Crane's Ford) in Middlesex, England". The earliest record of the name appears during the Reign of Henry II. John de Cranniford and Ralph de Craneford were living in Northhampton, England. As for the United States, the earliest record found was a James Cranford in Calvert County, Maryland. In 1699, he is listed on the Index of Maryland Colonial Wills. This may be the same James Cranford who was transported to Maryland in 1678 as an indentured servant. He rented land (called Poppey Grey) from 1682 until 1733. He also bought land (called Potts Folly) in 1688 which he owned until his death. We are uncertain if any Cranford preceded James into Calvert County. Our family had its American roots in the North Carolina Counties of Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Iredell, Stanly, Rowan and Cabarrus, and in Calvert County, Maryland. |
CRANFORD RESEARCHERS 7th REGIMENT, NC TROOPS
A gift of gifts this lineage old, More precious far than gifts of gold; A precious gift these links that bind, The lives before with the lives behind. Author: Ira Eastman |
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