Abraham Crespin (c.1741-1786)

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Abraham Crespin

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1741ref:676
First Known Service16.11.1729ref:676
FatherWilliam Crespinref:676
WifeMartha Legassickeref:676
Last Known Service13.10.1781ref:676
Date of Death1786ref:676
Will Probated10.11.1786, PROB 11/1147/175

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
15.2.175515.11.1756
Elizabeth (70) 1737-1766
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
16.11.175624.1.1757
Elizabeth (64) 1737-1766
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
25.1.17579.9.1758
Monarch (74) 1747-1760
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
28.2.1758 Battle of Cartagena 
19.9.17581.2.1759
Royal Sovereign (104) 1729-1768
British 104 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Supernumerary ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
2.2.175920.2.1759
Royal Anne (100) 1715-1767
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1756 Renamed "Royal Anne"
, Supernumerary ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
21.2.175913.7.1759
Raisonnable (64) 1758-1762
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
14.7.175922.11.1759
Panther (60) 1758-1813
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
23.11.175915.4.1760
Terrible (74) 1747-1763
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
20.4.176028.4.1760
Thunderer (74) 1760-1780
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Supernumerary ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
29.4.17604.3.1761
Newark (80) 1747-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/343		ADM 107/5
4.3.1761 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/343RNLPC
20.1.1762 LieutenantCSORN
20.1.176221.3.1763
Ocean (90) 1761-1791
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/381		ADM 6/19
11.5.176326.2.1768
Fame (74) 1759-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1801 Renamed "Guildford"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/496		ADM 6/19
3.10.177018.1.1771
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/297		ADM 6/20
7.11.177010.4.1773
Halifax (6) 1768-1775
British 6 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
18.1.177122.6.1775
Sandwich (90) 1759-1810
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/20/338		ADM 6/20
22.6.17759.8.1775
Kent (74) 1762-1784
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/99		ADM 6/21
9.8.177526.2.1776
Foudroyant (80) 1758-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/111		ADM 6/21
28.2.177611.10.1776
Martin (14) 1761-1784
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/21/162		ADM 6/21
16.3.1776 Married Martha (1 son, 1 daughter)ref:676
11.10.17767.4.1778
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/221		ADM 6/21
7.4.177813.5.1778
Europe (64) 1765-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1778 Renamed "Europe"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/387		ref:676
13.5.1778 CommanderCSORN
13.5.177814.5.1778
Diligence (10) 1756-1780
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1779 Renamed "Comet"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/404		ADM 6/21
19.5.177817.1.1780
Vesuvius (8) 1776-1812
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/409		BWAS-1714
17.1.1780 CaptainCSORN
17.1.178013.10.1781
Suffolk (74) 1765-1803
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/170
Issued by
Hyde ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
, East Indies
Confirmed 14.9.1780		BWAS-1714
17.4.1780 Battle of Martinique 
15.5.1780 Action of March 15 1780 
19.5.1780 Action of March 19 1780 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by marc crespin on Tuesday 3rd of August 2021 08:31

Hi Graham, I have recently discovered Capt Crespin is my 5th great-grandfather,do you have any further history predating
Capt Crespin ?

Posted by Graham Dellit on Wednesday 6th of March 2019 11:47

Correction: "Abraham had a son by the name of William." William was Abraham's brother, not his son.

Posted by Graham Dellit on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 14:16

Captain Crespin was my Fourth Great-grandfather. his father was Reverend Daniel Crespin.

Posted by Graham Dellit on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 14:12

Captain Crespin is my Fourth Great-grandfather. Born 26 July 1740 in St. Albans, St. Michael, Hertford, England and died there in 1786. I have it on record that his father was the REV DANIEL CRESPIN 1699-1763. Hi mother was Joanna Jacoba Heyman 1707-5 April 1763. Abraham had a son by the name of William.

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