SOPHIA TOPPAN-CROCKER was born on 6 February 1792 in Easton, Dorchester County, Maryland, to Abner Tappan & Elizabeth Stanford-Tappan.

The 1912 book, Certain Comeoverers by Henry Howland Crapo, states Henry was in possession of portraits of both of Sophia's parents, Elizabeth Stanford-Tappan & Abner Tappan. I am hoping to track down a photo of each of the portraits.

Sophia's Uncle, Hon Richard Stanford, (1767 - 1816), served in the US Congress as a Representative for North Carolina for 10 consecutive terms (20 years).

Sophia married Oliver Crocker on 29 November 1810 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, and they had TWELVE children of record:

1. Charlotte N Crocker-Nelson (1811 - ?),
2. Elizabeth Crocker (1812 - 1869),
3. George Oliver Crocker (1814 - 1887),
4. William Stanford Crocker (1815 - 1839),
5. Caroline Crocker (1816 - 1829),
6. Sophia Tappan Crocker-Stevens (1818 - 1866),
7. Ann Maria Crocker-Lawrence (1821 - 1865),
8. Abner Tappan Crocker (1823 - 1825),
9. Abner Tappan Crocker (1827 - 1861),
10. John Franklin Emerson-Crocker (1829 - ?),
11. Caroline Crocker (1831 - 1833), and
12. Mary Hale Crocker-Stickney (1834 - 1916).

Sophia passed away on 17 July 1840 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and she was laid to rest there at the Rural Cemetery.

REFERENCES:

1. Crapo, Henry Howland, 1912, Certain Comeoverers: Part VIII Ancestors of Elizabeth Stanford, V 2, p 795-818.

Sophia Tappan was born in Easton, Dorchester County, Maryland to Abner Tappan and Elizabeth Stanford.

Sophia Tappan Married Oliver Crocker of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

2. Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910:
Groom: Oliver Crocker.
Bride: Sophia Tappan.
Married: 29 November 1810.
Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.