Family History

 
SEVENTH GENERATION

122. Philip CRACKNELL.

Recorded addresses :-
Fressingfield, Suffolk (1st Marriage 1777)
Dennington, Suffolk (2nd Marriage 1794)

It appears that Philip married twice. There is a burial of what appears to be Philip's 1st wife Ann in Fressingfield on the 11 Dec 1784. On both the marriages Fressingfield in 1777 & Dennington in 1794 he signed his name and the signatures appear to be the same, also he was shown as a widower on the 2nd marriage hence confirming they are most likely the one and the same.

There is burial for a Philip in Fressingfield which may well be him :-
- 22 Jan 1830 age 75 i.e. born ca. 1755.
There are also a couple of burials for an Elizabeth in Fressingfield which match the time frame to be his wife.

He was married to Elizabeth LING on 4 Feb 1794 in Dennington, Suffolk.

It is thought that Philip's parents may be Thomas & Susanna. There appears to be one Cracknell family in Fressingfield in the late 1700's. There is the burial of Susanna, "wife of Thomas", and then Thomas himself both in 1782. There are also 5 Cracknell marriages from 1777 to 1784, and as expected there were no furthe baptisms for this couple. No others, so it appears to be one family. If so it would appear Thomas & Susan(na) may have moved here from another parish after their children were born but before they attained marriagable age. There is a possible marriage in adjoining Withersdale between a Thomas Cracknell & Susan Stone in 1746.

Crackenell records in Fressingfield

Baptisms
27.4.1777	Philip	s.	Philip & Anne
2.5.1784	James	s.	Philip & Anne
24.12.1787	Thomas	s.	Robert & Elizabeth
22.7.1789	James	s.	Robert & Elizabeth
11.2.1791	Francis		Robert & Elizabeth
30.4.1793	Mary	d.	Robert & Elizabeth
30.4.1795	Hannah	d.	Robert & Elizabeth
6.8.1797	William	s.	Robert & Elizabeth
Marriages
14.1.1777	Philip	&	Ann SPAUL
12.10.1779	Ann	&	Elden SMITH
15.10.1782	Mary	&	William LING
1782?	Thomas		to be re-checked
1.11.1784	Elizabeth	&	George BATLEY
abt 1786	Robert	&	Elizabeth BALLS
Burials
25.1.1746	Mary
4.12.1772	William
22.11.1773	Ann
14.4.1782	Susanna		wife of Thomas
27.12.1782	Thomas
3.7.1799	James
18.1.1799	William
24.11.1803	Amy		born ca. 1803
14.11.1804	Hannah
12.6.1807	William
2.8.1811	Mary
22.2.1819	Robert		aged 77	The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 125 pg280
5.11.1824	Elizabeth		born ca. 1764
22.1.1830	Phillip		born ca. 1755
14.9.1831	James		born ca. 1789
22.1.1831	Robert		born ca. 1766
12.9.1839	Elizabeth		born ca. 1757
29.3.1847	Francis		born ca. 1791
29.11.1852	Rhoda		born ca. 1787

123. Elizabeth LING.

Recorded addresses :-
Dennington (Marriage 1794)
Fressingfield ?? (possible burial - see notes below) ??

There are a couple of burials of Elizabeths in Fressingfield,  :-
- 5 Nov 1824 age 60, giving a birth ca. 1764.
- 12 Sep 1839 age 82 - however this death was reported in the death notices in the The Ipswich Journal 21 September 1839 as the widow of Robert Cracknell, gent, late of Fressingfield.
There are also a burial for a Philip in Fressingfield which matches the time frame to be her husband.

Nothing is known yet of Elizabeth's origins and ancestry. Unfortunately Ling is a common surname in the area and there are many Elizabeths among them.

Children were:

61 i. Sarah (Sally) CRACKNELL was born on 16 May 1794 in Dennington, Suffolk. She was christened on 29 May 1794 in Dennington, Suffolk. She was buried on the 15 Mar 1867 in Euston, Sfk.