Elizabeth Crossman

• Birth; 20 Feb 1684/85 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Death: 16 Feb 1733/34 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
• Parents: Robert Crossman and Hannah Brooks
• Wife of Francis Luscombe — married 14 Jun 1705.

Biography

Elizabeth Crossman, daughter of Robert Crossman and Hannah Brooks, married Francis Luscombe (or Liscombe) on 14 June 1705 at Taunton. He was born 2 February 1685 and died 21 March 1760 at Taunton.

Children of Francis Luscombe and Elizabeth Crossman born at Taunton:

1. Mary Luscombe, b. aft 1705, m. 1729-30 Nathaniel Willmarth and d. before her grandfather, Robert Crossman, wrote his Will in 1736
2. Robert Luscombe, b. June 1709. Married 4 times.
3. Richard Luscombe, b. Jun 1720, married Martha Lincoln.
4. Elizabeth Luscomb, b. 11 July 1726, m. George Codding.

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Disambiguation

Some researchers have confused Elizabeth with a different Elizabeth Crossman, who married John White in 1709. That Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Crossman, as evidence by his will dated 15 April 1748, which names his daughter "Elizabeth White".

Records

From Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1928-1978). Volume 3, p. 139-40, Deaths. LUSCOMBE (LISCOMB, LISCOME, LUSCOMB):

• "Elizabeth, w. Francis, Feb. 16, 1733-4, a - 49- [Elisabeth, g.r.i.]"
• "Francis, Mar. 21, 1760, in 76th y. [On stone beside that of Elisabeth, g.r.i.]"

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Tombstone Inscription

In memory of
Elizabeth ye wife of
Mr. Francis Luscombe
who departed this life
Feb. ye 16 1733
aged 49 years.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Crossman) Luscombe (1684-)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crossman-38 : accessed 08 April 2025).
   1. Bristol Co., Mass. probate records, vol. 14 p.408
   2. Latting, J. J. & Howard, W. N., The Crossman Family, NYGBR (NYGBS, 1891) Vol. 22, Page 79. Wrong husband?
2. WikiTree contributors, "Francis Luscombe (1685-1760)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Luscombe-216 : accessed 08 April 2025). cites
   1. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Taunton, vol. 3, page 140. < Archive.Org >
3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228606839/francis-luscombe: accessed 20 October 2023), memorial page for Francis Luscombe (1684–21 Mar 1760), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228606839, citing Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Joan (Barber) Pringle (contributor 50351811).
4. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Crossman_%286%29 cites
   1. Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929, c1978) Vol. 1, p. 109. CROSSMAN, Elizabeth [T.P.R. Elisabeth Crosman], d. Robert Jr., [born] Feb. 20, 1683 [sic, dup. and T.P.R. 1684] [Note: "sic" because another record in the VRs shows a still-born son d. 21 Oct 1683, making both 1682/83 and 1683/84 impossible. Thus, the alternate records saying 1684 suggest 1684/85 is the right answer.]
   2. Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929, c1978) Vol. 3, p. 139. LUSCOMBE, Elizabeth, w. Francis, [died] Feb. 16, 1733-4, a. 49. [Elisabeth, GR1] [Note: birth about 1684. GR1=Plain Burying Ground, between Broadway and Washington Street, Taunton]
   3. NYGBR, Vol. 22, p. 79, says Elizabeth m. 28 Dec 1709 John White Jr. But the will of her father identifies his son-in-law as Francis Luscombe and names four Luscombe children including Mary Luscombe who m. 1729-30 Nathaniel Willmarth and d. before the will was written in 1736. So the marriage to Francis probably occurred by 1720 at the latest (no record of the marriage or births of children found). Could Elizabeth have married (1) John White Jr. and then m. (2) Francis Luscombe? Or could the Elizabeth Crossman who m. (1709) John White Jr. be the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Crossman b. 1691? Hint: Samuel Crossman of Raynham in his will dated 1748 [Bristol Probate 7135] names daughter Elizabeth White, as well as other children born to Samuel Crossman of Taunton.