16. Crowninshield Replicas: Crowninshield Family

[@timaloha]

Always interesting to see informative information about my ancestors. Thanks for posting this! Timothy B. Crowninshield

[@SweetSirenia]

Unfortunately, the Ferguson book is, by its own admission, a fanciful and untrustworthy tale. He married into the family and was enchanted by some tall tales he'd heard, and he then exaggerated them further to weave a semi-truthful story. "Cleopatra's Barge" is therefore a fun read, but not a valid source. The original Johannes Richter von Kronenschildt wasn't from Ireland or England; he was German, and his birth and baptismal records are found there in the Leipzig Lutheran records. He was enrolled in the University of Leipzig for medical studies but did not complete them before coming to the U.S., but he still called himself "Dr. John Crowninshield." As far as his wife, Elizabeth Allen, remarrying and moving to England...I would love to hear more about that! Can you share your sources? That is new info to me and would be fascinating to learn more about as a descendant. Thanks for your help and for the video!