Richmond Ancestry Of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

A newspaper article describing the end of Dr. Crippen's fugitive status (below):

Fort Wayne Journal - 3 August 1910 (Fold3)

A brief description from Wikipedia:

Hawley Harvey Crippen...was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen, and was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy.

See a Crippen Ahnentafel here.  It includes Mary Richmond who married John Crippen.  Mary was #83 in the Joshua Bailey Richmond's Richmond Family book.

83.  Mary Richmond 4, (John 3, John 2, John 1) was born in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Mary and John were the parents of Ezra Crippen (1745-1813) who married Tabitha Crippen.

Ezra had a son, Bradley Crippen (1783-1855), who married Esther* Hard, daughter of Philo and Concurrence (Hawley) Hard.  They moved to Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.  Son, Philo Crippen (1809-1890), also lived in Coldwater.

Census 1860

Coldwater Village, Branch, Michigan

Gender: Female

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Elliott Crippen  M 45 New York

Jenny Crippen  F 22 Illinois

Mary Crippen F 0 Michigan

Mary Tur Brudd F 25 France

*Esther Crippen F 73 Canada E

Census 1860

Coldwater Village, Branch, Michigan

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Harvey D Robinson M 30 Vermont

Mary E Robinson F 27 New York

Philo B Robinson M 2 Michigan

Philo H Crippen M 52 New York

Sophia Crippen F 47 New York

Harriet J Wells F 17 New York

Myron Augustus Crippen (1835-1923) was the son of Philo and the father of the infamous Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862-1910).

See the full text of "The trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen, ed. with notes and an introduction."

Census 1860

Coldwater, Branch, Michigan

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Myron Crippen M 25 New York

Ordessa Crippen F 24 Pennsylvania

Ella Crippen F 3 Michigan

Jennie Lewis F 15 New York

Name: Hawley H Crippen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Michigan [Coldwater, Branch]
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Myron A Crippen M 35 New York
Ardessee Crippen F 35 Pennsylvania
Hawley H Crippen M 8 Michigan
Amanda Pulver F 27 Ohio


[Myron] Augustus Crippen raised Dr. Crippen's son, Hawley Otto Crippen.  They were living in California in 1900.

Name: Hawley A Crippen
Birth Date: 1862
Birthplace: Michigan
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Charlotte J Bell
Spouse's Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Birthplace: Ireland
Spouse's Age: 29
Event Date: 13 Dec 1887
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Myron A Crippen
Mother's Name: Artusee Shinner
Spouse's Father's Name: Arthur Bell
Spouse's Mother's Name: Susan Madden

Name: Hawley H Crippen

Birth Date: 1862

Birthplace: Us

Age: 30

Spouse's Name: Corinne K Turner

Spouse's Birth Date: 1873

Spouse's Birthplace: Us

Spouse's Age: 19

Event Date: 01 Sep 1892

Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Abigail Richmond #317

Abigail was the daughter of Cyrus Richmond and his 2nd wife, Phoebe Mott.

#317. Abigail Richmond, 5 (Cyrus 4, John 3, Edward 2, John 1) was born in Stonington, Connecticut, July 16, 1743.  She married Daniel Cunningham, who was born in Derry, Ireland [ca 1731], and died December, 1819.  They removed to Canada in 1795, and lived in Hallowell, Prince Edward County.  He was one of the survivors of the massacre at Fort Henry.  [Daniel m. 1st Sarah Winslow; children Patience and Charles]

From the Ontario Historical Society:

Source

Their children per a message board:

William
William's children:  Stephen, Stephen Spencer, Etta

Mary m. George Baker
Sarah m. Benjamin Leavens
Martha m. Amos Bull

From Pioneer Life On The Bay Of Quinte:

THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY.

Many years ago a small boy, perhaps about twelve years old, was standing on the quay side of the River Liffy, in Dublin, watching the dock hands and sailors load cargo on the lighters which were 'to convey it out to the vessels lying in mid-channel. One of the sailors picked up the boy and took him on the lighter, which put off for the ship's side. The little fellow, whose name was Daniel Cunningham, thought the trip a delight, and was in great glee when the man suggested his going on board.

When discovered by some of the crew, Daniel was not unnaturally regarded by the captain as a stowaway; and stowaways were of frequent occurence and had to be dealt with after a summary fashion. The captain compromised matters in a way that was quite the custom in those days. He decided that to pay the passage money he would sell the boy as. an apprentice, when the ship reached New York. A Friend stood by and saw the boy while the sale progressed. He conceived a liking for his handsome features and well bred bearing, and felt great pity for his distressed condition. He bid, and fortunately for Daniel, bid the highest price.

Daniel, at first, was placed among the other servants, but his superior nature and breeding could not but be recognized by the good Friend and his wife. They decided to take him from the kitchen and rear him with their own family, which consisted of an only daughter. When Daniel was received at the board of his master and friend, he began the romance of his life. Having received a good education, and being endowed with a clever brain and a bright mind, he won, not the affections alone, but the confidence of his master, and thrived prosperously in business, being made a partner in the firm. If his progress in the well won esteem of his master was great, his hold on the affections of his master's daughter proved strong enough for her to become his wife; but she did not live for many years after her marriage, but died in giving birth to her only child, Charles.

After the death of his young wife, Daniel Cunningham is again lost sight of, until it is found recorded in the history of the Richmond Family that he married Abigail Richmond.

Daniel Cunningham, owing to the rules of the Friends' Society, went to Connecticut to marry his second wife. Some few years later, the Revolutionary War broke out, and Daniel was pressed to take up arms. But no matter what threat, what deprivation he suffered, he would not carry the " instruments of war." His aggressors might tie and lash' the arms to his body, but he would not voluntarily carry them; and under no consideration could he be made to use them. Seeing that these endeavours were utterly hopeless, it was thought that by placing him on board a man-o'-war he could be compelled to participate actively in some form of warfare. But he does not seem, even then, to have violated his principles, for after sailing for some time along the American coast he was imprisoned in the gaol at Richmond, Virginia, where he died after a couple years' confinement. By Abigail Richmond, his second wife, he had : William, who married Fanny White ; their descendants appear in the table annexed; Sarah, who married Benjamin Leavens; Mary, who married Joseph Barker and Martha, who married Amos Bull. 

William Othniel Taylor And The Little Big Horn

From American Ancestry:

TAYLOR, WILLIAM OTHNIEL, of Shelburne Falls, Mass, b. at Canandaigua NY Feb 18, 1855, soldier in 7th US cavalry Gen Custer's regt was in the detachment under Major Reno at the battle of Little Big Horn June 25 26 1876 son of Othniel W of Canandaigua NY b May 25 1820 d at Canandaigua Apr 29 1862 music teacher m Sep 6 1843 Fidelia Phillips dau of Zephaniah and Fanny Moore Richmond a desc of John Richmond who was at Taunton Mass 1637...

Mr. Taylor's memoirs of the battle.

The Richmond Family Died In Michigan's September 5, 1881, Fire

 The ancestry of Sylvester Richmond (8) goes as follows: (Sylvester 7, Ichabod 6, Sylvester 5, Cyrus 4, John 3, Edward 2, John 1).  Our mutual ancestors are Edward 2, and John 1.

Sylvester Richmond (8), son of Sylvester (7) and Dorcas (Strevel) Richmond, was born in 1838, in Canada, and married on November 29, 1866:

Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910

Groom's Name:     Sylvester Richmond

Groom's Birth Date:     1838

Bride's Name:     Elura Augusta Short

Bride's Birth Date:     1846

Marriage Date:     29 Nov 1866

Marriage Place:     Northumberland,Ontario

Groom's Father's Name:     Sylvester

Groom's Mother's Name:     Dorcas

Bride's Father's Name:     John C

Bride's Mother's Name:     Lynda

Sylvester Richmond (8) and family died in the historic 1881 fire in Sanilac County, Michigan.

Death records from the Sanilac Co., MI, GenWeb site:

RICHMOND, Sylvester	pg. 110, #211	Male/White/Married, 43y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada, Carpenter Parents: Unknown
RICHMOND, Elura	pg. 110, #212	Female/White/Married, 37y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada, Housewife Parents: Mr. and Mrs. SHORT, res. Canada
RICHMOND, Edward	pg. 110, #213	Male/White/Single, 12y-9m, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Adeline	pg. 110, #214	Female/White/Single, 10y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, John	pg. 110, #215	Male/White/Single, 8y, Delaware, Burned, born in Canada Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Oliver	pg. 110, #216	Male/White/Single, 6y, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Maud	pg. 110, #217	Female/White/Single, 4y-4m, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.
RICHMOND, Jane	pg. 110, #218	Female/White/Single, 1y-6m, Delaware, Burned, born in Michigan Parents: Sylvester and Elura RICHMOND, res. Delaware, Mich.

Picture of Senator Charles Sumner

Source of Picture

A more comprehensive blog entry about Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner can be found here.  His great-grandmother was Hannah Richmond, daughter of Perez Richmond, and granddaughter of Silvester Richmond.  Silvester's father was Edward Richmond (who was also my ancestor); Edward's father was John Richmond, the original immigrant to North America. 

Silvester Richmond married Mayflower descendant Elizabeth Rogers in 1693.  Descendants of Silvester & Elizabeth (Rogers) Richmond are related to Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and John Alden.

(Col.) Ezra Richmond French-Indian War

#359. (COL.) EZRA RICHMOND (5) (Sylvester 4, Silvester 3, Edward 2, John 1) was born in Little Compton, R. I., January 26, 1721. He married, first, February 18, 1751, Mary Baylies, daughter of Thomas and Esther (Sargent) Baylies of Warwick County, England, who was born in 1723, and died September 10, 1795. He married, secondly, in 1796 [or 1798], Hannah Bosworth [born ca 1737] of Rehoboth, who died in Rehoboth in 1806. He died September 15, 1800.

He was a Colonel, and served in the French and Indian Wars with his father. He was in the British Army, and attained the rank of Captain, being the oldest Captain in the British line. He sold out his priority for a large sum. He was Representative from Dighton in the General Court in 1752, '53, and '54, and in 1765, '66, '67 and Town Treasurer in 1767. He was very wealthy for the times, having a great deal of ready money. He is said to have given the Baylies family an aristocratic influence in the town. He was strong-minded, resolute and influential, and some of his descendants mention the big wig he wore, and his aristocratic bearing. He received a commission from King George II in person in England, on account of his father's and his own services at Louisburg. He always wore a cocked hat and silver buckles.

His wife was a charming English lady, sister of Nicholas Baylies*.

The following reference to Col. Ezra Richmond (5) is from the 'History of Bristol County': 'He was a justice of the peace, and filled several responsible civil offices, and was a man of considerable influence. He lived in a house built by Jared Talbut, opposite the old meeting-house.'

CHILD:
#1094. Thomas Baylies (6), born Nov. 18, 1751; married 1st, Elizabeth Fales; 2d, Elizabeth Byles.

*DAR Lineage of a Nicholas Baylies descendant:

MRS. MARION BAYLIES HOOPER. 50103
Bom in Baltimore, Md. Wife of Robert P. Hooper.
Descendant of Brig. Gen. George Godfrey and of Nicholas Baylies.
Daughter of William Thomas Baylies (b. 1847) and Josephine Tilden
Grant (b. 1851), his wife, m. 1871.
Granddaughter of Nicholas Baylies (1791-1859) and Susan Stone (1802-
81), his wife, m. 1820.
Gr-granddaughter of Thomas Sergeant Baylies (1748-1831) and Bethia
Godfrey (1749-96), his wife, m. 1769.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of George Godfrey and Bethia Hodges, his wife ;
Nicholas Baylies and Elizabeth Parks (1716-91), his wife.
George Godfrey (1721-93) was appointed brigadier general of
Bristol County militia, 1776. He was chairman of the Com-
mittee of Safety and a member of the General Court. He
was born in Taunton, Mass., where he died.

Also Nos. 1718, 3827, 9560, 13963, 15695, 16706, 26419.

Nicholas Baylies (1717-1807) was a member of the Committee
of Safety of Taunton, 1776-78. He was bom in England;
died in Taunton, Mass.

Also No. 32111.

See Reminiscences of the Baylies and Richmond families by Mary Richmond Baylies Allen (excerpted below):


Also see my blog post at "Relatively Fiction" about the Baylies and Richmond families book here.

Silvester Richmond (3) and ancestor of Col. Ezra Richmond, married Elizabeth Rogers, a descendant of John Alden & Priscilla Mullins (Mayflower).

Beaten Down In the Senate - The Honorable Charles Pinckney Sumner of Massachusetts

A famous event occurred on May 22, 1856, when Preston Brooks, a member of Congress from South Carolina, went to the floor of the United States Senate and beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Pinckney Sumner senseless with a cane. It was in the aftermath of Senator Sumner's "The crime against Kansas," speech when Rep. Brooks took offense at the reference to his uncle, Senator Andrew Butler, and avenged the perceived insult.

The Brooks/Sumner incident was recently compared to Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina shouting to President Obama, "You lie." Another recent reference to Senator Sumner reminded this reader that Sumner held the seat also held by the late Senator Edward Kennedy (see list of Massachusetts Senators here).

Why is Senator Sumner on the Richmond blog? Because his great-grandmother was Hannah Richmond, daughter of Perez Richmond, and granddaughter of Silvester Richmond. One of my "Richmond" blog entries profiled another descendant of Perez Richmond. Silvester Richmond, Perez's father, married Elizabeth Rogers who was a Mayflower descendant. Silvester Richmond's father, Edward, and grandfather, John (the original Richmond immigrant to the United States) were also my ancestors.

Hannah Richmond (page 85 in the JBR book) married David Jacobs in 1759. Their son, also named David Jacobs, married Hannah Hersey, who was also a Mayflower descendant. Relief Jacobs, daughter of David & Hannah (Hersey) Jacobs married Charles Pinckney Sumner (Sr.) who was christened Job Sumner (his name was changed to Charles Pinckney Sumner) as was his father, Job Sumner. The Honorable Charles Pinckney Sumner was the son of Charles & Relief (Jacobs) Sumner. The genealogy of the Sumner side of the family can be found here. A biography of the young Charles Sumner can be found here.

Charles Pinckney Sumner (b. January 6, 1811), at the age of 55, married Alice Mason Hooper (1838-1913) in 1866, widow of William Sturgis Hooper and daughter of Jonathan Mason, as his first wife. It was a short, unhappy marriage that ended in divorce in May of 1873, shortly before Sumner's death on March 11, 1874. Alice had a daughter, Isabelle Wyman Hooper (b. 1859) by her first husband, William Hooper (Isabelle married Edward Balfour and lived in Scotland).

As seen by contemporary references to the Honorable Charles Pinckney Sumner, his legacy lives on in 2009.