Prudence Island
In 1674 Crowne was living in Prudence Island, near Newport, Rhode Island. In that year he was ordered by the General Court of Massachusetts to return to his wife, who had not accompanied him to North America, or face a £20 fine. Her date of death in not known. By 1679 Crowne was living in Boston, where he died on 24 December 1682. Below is a copy of his will.