Talk:John Crandall

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This article replaces a previously deleted article about a college student of the same name.

He was a deputy to the general assembly in 1687, says the article, but the year appears to be in error. Given the context, 1667 seems more appropriate than 1687 (considering the article says he died in 1676), but I know nothing about the history of this person. Revise at your leisure. 63.114.84.9 18:23, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

The dueling sources on John Crandall's genealogy (John Cortland Crandall, author versus several unnamed members of the Crandall Family Association) should both be noted with the research discoveries behind each. The fact that the former names his mother as Elizabeth Drake, while the later lists it as Eleanor of an unknown maiden name, is not a definitive proof that the former is wrong and the later is correct just because a record cannot be located in the United Kingdom.

The parish record listing a James and Eleanor Crandall as his parents indicates the John Cortland Crandall genealogy is probably in error and the Crandall Family Association research is probably correct. However, since the Crandall Family research source is documented (although it goes no further), it is probably more correct than the John Cortland Crandall source, which relies on similar, but not identical names, in the same geographical area and goes back further.

Accordingly, it should not be right to state one source is definitely correct and the other is definitely wrong, but simply to state the facts as available and let the reader draw their own conclusion until such time, if any, that better research is discovered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beliaprhun (talk • contribs) 03:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)