Crowninshield family

Johann Casper Richter was origianlly from the south of Denmark and during the Thirty Years War came down Germany and settled in a town called Kronenscheldt. His son, who was also Johann Casper Richter took to viliges name as his last name. Johann saild for the New World in 1680 landed in Salem. He changed is name to Johann Casper Richter von Kronenscheldt to John Casper Crowninshield.