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Son of Rufus Crane and Charity (Campbell) Crane.

Crane, William, merchant, b. in Newark, N.J., 6 May, 1790; d. in Baltimore, Md., 28 Sept., 1866. In Richmond, Va., where he resided from 1811 till 1834, he was distinguished for his zeal in promoting the religious welfare of the colored people. He was the founder of the Richmond African Baptist missionary society which sent out Lott Cary to Liberia, and he taught the first school for blacks in Richmond, and was one of the originators of Richmond college, giving to it $1,000. His benefactions to other religious objects were large. (Appletons' cyclopaedia of American biography, Vol. II, New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1887)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34125576/william-crane

Plot Area X Lot 17

William married Lydia Dorset on 12 Jul 1812 in Perth Amboy, NJ. Lydia (daughter of Samuel Dorset and Elizabeth Stillwell) was born on 19 Jul 1786 in Perth Amboy, NJ; died on 26 Sep 1830 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA; was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Carey Crane was born on 17 Mar 1816 in Richmond, VA; died on 27 Feb 1885 in Independence, TX; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX.