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Where did the English Crane family come from? What is the English Crane family crest and coat of arms? When did the Crane family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Crane family history?
The name Crane is most likely derived from Middle English word "cran," meaning "a crane." It may have originally been a nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs. It has also been suggested that the name Crane in England derives from the place name Crannes, in Maine, France.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Crane, Craine, Crain, Cran, Crann, Crayne and others.First found in various counties, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy. Early records of the name include Osbert Crane in the Pipe Rolls of Cornwall in 1177; Jordan Crane in the Curia Regis Rolls of Essex in 1219; William le Crane in the Feet of Fines of Essex in 1235; as well as Andreas, John, Oliver, and William de Crane listed in England in circa 1272, in the Rotuli Hundredorum.
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Some of the Crane family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 120 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Crane Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Crane, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Jasper Crane, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635
- Richard Crane, aged 32, arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Jasper Crane, a passenger on the "Hector," who settled in the New Haven Colony in 1637
- Christian Crane, who arrived in Cambridge, Mass in 1647
Crane Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Margt Crane, who landed in Virginia in 1704
- Josiah Crane, who landed in New York in 1752
- Ludwick Crane, who arrived in New York in 1761
- Matthew Crane, who landed in Savanna(h), Ga in 1797
- Waterman Crane, who landed in Mississippi in 1798
Crane Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Samson J Crane, who landed in America in 1811
- Solomon Crane, aged 22, landed in New York in 1812
- James Crane, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1822
- Moses Crane, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1828
- Martin Crane, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1828
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- Randolph Crane (1903-1987), American, actor who used the stage name Randolph Scott
- Harold Hart Crane (1899-1932), American poet
- Stephen Townley Crane (1871-1900), American novelist and short story writer, best remembered for "The Red Badge of Courage" (1895)
- Herman Frederick "Fred" Crane (1918-2008), American film and television actor and radio announcer. He is probably best known for his role as Brent Tarleton in the 1939 film, Gone with the Wind
- Major-General John Alden Crane (1885-1951), American Chief of American Section, Allied Control Commission in Bulgaria (1944-1946)
- Brigadier-General William Carey Crane (1891-1978), American Commanding General Artillery IV Corps (1944-1945)
- Walter Crane (1845-1915), English painter and illustrator
- Morley Benjamin Crane (1890-1983), English Pomologist
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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