An American Family History

Cross Family

Also spelled: Crosse

William Crosse was born at St. Clement Danes, London, England on April 24, 1616. He was the son of William Crosse (1579-1679) and Alice Simpson Cross (1582-1680).

William married Hester Gassaway in 1667. Hester was born about 1619 and was the daughter of Thomas Gassaway (1600-1658) and Joanna Wood (1600-1628).

William and Hester's children included:
John Crosse (1668) and
Thomas Crosse
Elizabeth Cross

Maryland was established with religious freedom for Catholics. The colonial economy was based on tobacco cultivated by Africans who had been enslaved.

John Crosse was born about 1668 in Talbot County, Maryland. His parents were William Crosse and Hester Gassaway

He married Rachel Proctor.

George Cross (1685, married Elizabeth Wickers),
Eleanor Cross (1686, married John Lusby),
Joseph Cross (1687, married Elizabeth Merryman),
William Cross (1688, married Ann ),
John Cross (1689, married Mary Roberts and Mrs. Dinah Tracey Lane Wheeler),
Robert Cross (1689, married Ann Beard and Hannah Gosnell,
Henry Cross (married Mary Barrett)

His wecond wife was Elinor Selby

Priscilla Cross (1701, married Fowler),
Richard Cross (1710, married Hannah),
Thomas Cross (1711, married Sarah Matthews),
Joshua Cross (married)

He died in 1719 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

American colonists continued to use British monetary units, namely the pound, shilling and pence for which £1 (or li) equalled 20s and 1s equalled 12d. In 1792 the dollar was established as the basic unit of currency.

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