Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Craddock was born in 1710, in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Lazarus Craddock, was 34 and his mother, Anne Berrisford, was 23. He married Elizabeth Applegard about 1734, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in August 1771, in his hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Abraham Cradock, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Abraham Craddock in entry for Elizabeth Craddock, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
- Abra Craddock in entry for Sarah Craddock, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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Name Meaning
Welsh and English: from the Welsh personal name Caradawc, Cradawc, Caradoc, Caradog meaning ‘amiable’, familiar in its Latin form Caractacus (but correctly Caratacus, for British Celtic Caratācos, from the stem carat- ‘dear, love’), a British prince who was taken as prisoner to Rome in about 51 AD for his leadership of a revolt against the Roman occupation.
Americanized form of German Gredig . Compare Graddick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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