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Reverend THOMAS (2) Crosby was baptized at Holme on February 26, 1634-5,
named after his grandfather. He was brought to New England by his parents.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1653. Although never ordained, he was 
hired in 1655 to preach in the church at Eastham, MA and continued as 
minister succeeding Reverend John Mayo there until 1670 at a salary of
50 pounds per annum. Reverend Crosby was also engaged in trade and in
1664 was among those who kept for sale "liquor, powder and shot".

In about 1662 he married Sarah (_____) . 
         Their children born in Eastham, MA were:

         1. Thomas born April 7, 1663, died May 21, 1731.
         2. Simon born July 5, 1665, died 1718
         3. Sarah born March 24, 1666-7, married Silas Sears
         4. Joseph born January 27,1668-9, died May 30, 1725.
      5-6. JOHN (3) born December 4, 1670 and died May 25, 1717 
              and twin who died  February  11, 1670/1
         7. William born March 1672-3
         8. Ebenezer born March 28, 1675
     9-11. Anne, Mercy and Increase born April 14, 1678
             (Anne married William (2) Luce, (Henry 1) on July 5,1704)
        12. Eleazer born March 31, 1680

Later he became a merchant at Harwich, MA and was one of the
founders of the church in that town.  On a business trip to Boston
he was found dead in bed there on the 13th or 27th of June 1702,
age 67 years.   He is buried in the Old Granary Cemetery in Boston,
MA.  After his death, his widow Sarah married John (2) Miller
of Yarmouth on April 8, 1703, son of Reverend John and Lydia Miller.

Note: Thomas' great grandson was Enoch Crosby, born 1749, alias 
Harvey Birch, hero in James Fenimore Cooper's book The Spy.

Note: Thomas' son, Thomas, was a deacon in the First Parish Church
in Harwich on March 25, 1717.
He married Hannah _________ who died January 8, 1728/9.

Note: Massachusetts,  The American Guide Series, Houghton Mifflin
1937, states on page 503 that the Prince Hurd House, now privately
owned, located on Samoset Road, Eastham was built about 1750 
and was formerly known as Tom Crosby's Tavern. Twenty-three men
from the British frigate Spencer were taken prisoner there during the
War of 1812.  This is not the Thomas Crosby referred to in this section
since he died in 1702 although it may have been one of his
grandchildren not in our direct line.
 
JOHN (3) born December 4, 1670 at Eastham, MA and died 
May 25, 1717. His twin  died  February 11, 1670/1.  married about
1703 Hannah (3) Bangs daughter of Jonathan (2). 

His children:

     THOMAS (4) born April 19, 1704

     Jonathan born November 2, 1705

     John born August 14, 1707

     David born April 13, 1709

     Joshuah born August 4, 1712

     Abila (or Avila) born December 3, 1714

THOMAS (4) born April 19, 1704.  Married Mary (4) Crosby
     daughter of Simon (3). 

His children:

Tabitha born August 10, 1726

JAMES (5)  born March 15, 1728/9

Eunice born November 11, 1733; died October 10, 1757

Elisha born December 12, 1736

Solomon born January 10, 1740

Lemuel born December 1741

JAMES (5) was born March 15, 1728/9 married Sarah Hopkins (6)
daughter of Thomas (5) on
October 12, 1752.  Married second time October 27, 1787 
Mary Freeman daughter of Benjamin. 
She died 1789. Married third time March 2, 1790 Deborah Rogers
 who was born 1735 and died 1815. 

His children were:

     Thomas born July 20, 1753
     Mark born July 21, 1755
     John born April 10, 1757
     Eunice born May 21, 1759
     Elkanah born May 10, 1761
     Thankful May 25, 1763
     Sarah born March 3, 1765
     JAMES (6) born April 19, 1767
     Joshua born April 15, 1769
     Elizabeth born March 15, 1773
     Hebijah born April 15, 1700
     Elijah born June 10, 1771
     Abiel born March 15, 1773
     Betty born July 20, 1776

JAMES (6) born April 19, 1767, died 1829. In February 1792 
married Sally Foster who was born in 1769  and died in 1818.


     Joshua born December 15, 1792 died abroad January 13, 1819
     Nancy born July 23, 1794
     James born August 23, 1796 died January 3, 1829 
     (at sea August 1834?).
     Sarah born September 7, 1798
     Elijah born December 4, 1800
     FREEMAN (7) born December 4, 1802
               Olive born October 27, 1804
     Tully born July 22, 1809
     Adaline born November 18, 1813 died January 5, 1843

Sally Crosby, wife of JAMES (6 ) died May 11, 1818

Children by his second wife Betsy
     
     Joshua born October 11, 1822

Marriage intentions of Tully Crosby and Mehitable L. Foster were 
entered and made public on February 18, 1832.

FREEMAN (7) born December 4, 1802; died October 10, 1861. 
Married first Rebecca on April 13, 1827.
She was born August 18,1803 and  died March 26, 1842.

Their children:

     Mary born March 15, 1825, died July 1842
     Freeman, Jr. born June 9, 1831, died October 1863
     Charles born June 13, 1833, died June 5, 1864
     Rebecca born November 16, 1835, married ? Collins
     JAMES E. (8) born February 11, 1838, died January 11, 1894
     Henry Harris born October 20, 1840, died July 4, 1858

Married a second time to Jane T. Snow on August 26, 1845.
She was born in 1810 and died at Melrose MA on January 10, 1890
and is buried in Brewster.  No children of record.

Captain Freeman Crosby is buried in the Cemetery on Lower Road 
in Brewster, MA.