The following historical account of the family of David Crippen was found in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library. It was filed under family information (submitted before 1958) on Roswell Crippen of Mass. & NY. b. 1755, lived 1810 Sullivan Co., NY. It is a photostatic copy of the original handwritten document. It was submitted to the DAR office by Anita (Seeley) Payne with her application for membership to the organization. Payne noted that the original David Crippen Genealogy "is in the possession of the great-grandson of David Crippen, the Rev. M. Ford Crippen, Dundee, NY."

I have seen several transcribed copies of this document, and each has variations from the original. The following is as exact a transcription as is possible. Because of the age of the original document and the poor copy some words were difficult to read.

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David Crippen was born in Massachewsetts Town of Alford County of Berkshier on the fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty five being the Son of Roswell Crippen which was the Son of John Crippen which was the Son of Jabez Crippen this being according to the information that I received from my father Jabez Crippen Grandfather came from old England to America and Settled in the State of Massachewsetts.

he had four sons Jabez Thomas John and Joseph Jabez and Thomas I know nothing about except Thomas had a son Thomas my grandfather John Crippen had four Sons John Ezra Thomas and Roswell

John my fathers oldest brother had three wife and had children by them all his oldest Sons name was Ichabod the names of the others I do not know Ezra my fathers Second brother had four sons Ransom Ashly Bradley and Numan Thomas my fathers third brother had two wives the first ones name when a girl was Susannah Hill he had two or three children by her and She proved to be a bad woman and they parted he afterwards maried a woman by the name of Walderot [?Malderot] She was a widow her husband fell in battle in the Revalutionary war my uncle Thomas had a number of children by his Second wife but I do not know their names Roswell Crippen my Father had Six Sons my Mothers name when a girl was Sarah Griffis daughter of Daniel Griffis my Fathers Sons names was Asa David the third died in its infancy then Daniel John and Charles he had eight daughters their names was Rhoda Abigal Polly Sally Betsy Christina and Lucy Lucy died when about nine munths old and my mother had another daughter and cald hur name Lucy my siser Abigal was drowned in the Delaware river when five or Six years old Joseph Crippen my Fathers uncle had Six Sons their names was Joseph Alpheus Thaddeus Hosea Asa and Nathan Rowly Joseph maried my Mothers Sister my uncle Ezra maried Joseph Crippens daughter Fathers uncle

my Brother Asa maried a woman by the name of Adah Stewart and had two Sons and two daughters and he was killed by the fall of a tree when chopping his widow maried a man by the name of Charles Rose and had three Sons their names was John Elom and Asa my brother Asas Sons names was William and Roswell his daughters names was Bulah and Sarah I David Crippen maried a woman by the name of Elizabeth Worden daughter of Isaacc Worden and by hur had eight Sons and Seven daughters the names of my Sons was Asa Isacc W George p Seth Roswell David John and Charles the names of my daughters was Adah Susan Orinda Permella Orrilla Knella and Annis Asa my oldest Son maried a woman by the name of Betsy Backer daughter of John Backer Isaac my Second Son maried a woman by the name of Eliza Hitt daughter of Isaac Hitt George p maried a woman by the name of Louisa [Lovisa?] Watson daughter of John Watson Seth maried a woman by the name of Maryan Danolds daughter of Amos Danolds Roswell maried a woman by the name of Julia Harding daughter of Joseph Harding Daniel maried a woman by the name of Anna Hodges daughter of Nehemiah Hodges

my daughter Adah maried a man by the name of David S Watkins Susan maried a man by the name of Casper Garnett Orrinda maried a man by the name of Hiram Hodges my oldest Sister maried a man by the name of John Rose hur Sons names was Hiram Lawrence Hiram William John and Bradly Polly maried a man by the name of Joseph Wright hur Sons name was Joseph Sally maried a man by the name of Henry Upham hur Sons names I do not know Betsy maried a man by the name of Moses B Canfield hur Sons names was Hiram Daniel and Oliver Christina maried a man by the name of Jabez Purkins hur sons names was Asa and Moses Lucy maried a man by the name of John W. Davis hur childrens names I do not know

Susan my Seccond daughter died on the Eleventh day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two being in the twenty Seventh year of hur age Seth died on the twenty eight day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two being in the twenty ninth year of his age Elizabeth my wife died on the nineteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two being in the fifty fifth year of hur age we lived together thirty Seven years one month and nine days I have before Stated that Elizabeth was the daughter of Isaac Worden hur Mothers name was Margaret Gray when a girl daughter of John Gray She had five Sisters and two Brothers hur Brothers names was William and Benjamin William maried a woman by the name of Zilla Bennet daughter of Joseph Bennet Benjamin maried a woman by the name of Hester Brown Daughter of Thadeus Brown hur Sisters names was Sally Polly Betsy Zilpha and Fanny Sally maried a man by the name of John Thomas Polly maried a man by the name of Jacob Welder Betsy maried a man by the name of William Skinner Zilpha maried a man by the name of David A. Baldwin Fanny maried a man by the name of William Seely Isaac Worden my Fatherinlaw was the Son of Abial Worden his brothers names was paul Asa parden and John my brother Daniel maried a woman by the name of Moriah Cochran daughter of Robert Cochran my brother John maried a woman by the name of Caroline Foster my brother Charles maried a woman by the name of Julian Hitt daughter of Isaac Hitt my wifes brothers was Isaac and John Isaac maried a woman by the name of permelia Knap daughter of James Knap John maried a woman by the name of Ellen Rothwell daughter of Thomas Rothwell my wifes Sisters was Annes Ellen and Margaret hur Sister Annes maried a man by the name of Jesse Smith hur Sister Ellen maried a man by the name of permeus Worden and he died and She maried a man by the name of William D Allen hur Sister Margaret maried a man by the name of George Hittabidle I David Crippen after living a widower about two years and three months maried a woman in the Sixtyeth year of my age hur name when a girl was Sophronia Rose She maried a man by the name of John Watson he died and She maried a man by the name of Thomas Rexford and he died She was daughter of Russel Rose and hur brothers names was Daniel and Enos

Rutland Tiogo Rose ville June the 15 - 1848

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In the publication "New York Genealogical and Biographical Records", vol. 88 pp 161, July 1957 issue we also find a copy of the David Crippen Genealogy contributed by Mrs. Hugh M. Stevens, of Traverse, Mich., with the following additional data:

"Roswell Crippen, father of the writer of this family record, was a soldier in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. In the Census of 1790 he is listed as head of a family in Middletown, Ulster (now Orange) County, N.Y.; later he moved first to Sullivan County and then to Delaware County, both in New York State. In 1814, his son David Crippen, then married and in his thirtieth year, moved to Roseville Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1858.

"The manuscript is presently owned by the Rev. Manning Ford Crippen of McGraw, N.Y., and its contents should prove of interest to genealogists as well as to Crippen descendants. During the past several years the contributor has fathered much additional material on Crippen lines. Very little on this family has appeared in print except for an extended account of the descendants of Silas Crippen (1759-1831) of Worcester, Otsego County, N.Y., published in the record v. 55, pp. 251-62, 378-84 & v. 56, pp. 3-8. …"

Mrs. Stevens also added:

"in the original, the words "Father's Uncle" are written under "My uncle Ezra." [see end of paragraph 3-Ed.] According to this record, however, Ezra would be the uncle of David, the writer, and not of his father. The interpolation probably refers to the Joseph Crippen whose daughter "Uncle Ezra" married, for although this record names no female children for Joseph, it is known from other sources that he had at least two daughters. One of them Tabetha Crippen born Dec. 21, 1749, married Ezra Crippen, son of John."