Notebook:John Watts Crunk

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Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement Much of the data presented here has been obtained from extracts prepared by Keith T. Crunk. Keiths work is available on-line in various lineages presented on Ancestry, but was also made available for this work as a PDF file by Nancy Clifton.

Documentary Sources

• SWVP Register 1769-1778
• Pension Record for John Watts Crunk
• Death Records for John Watts Crunk

Land Records

Washington County Surveyor Records:

Page 328 - John Watts Crunk - 60 ac - on both sides of Clinch River - treasury warrant dated December 20, 1781 #1963 - corner Benjamin Pendleton's ending corner - by the Kentucky road - on the north bank of Clinch River - February 13, 1786

From: Michael Dye

Russell County Law Order Book #4 Page 384 01 Sep 1812 An indenture bargain and sale from Thomas Blackmore, William Blackmore, George Blackmore, John Norris,John W. Crunk, Elmore Douglass, Isaac Baker and Andrew Davis to William Rhea was produced in court, and being duly certified to have been proved in the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Robertson in the State of Tennessee is with such certificate ordered to be recorded.

Page 414 07 Oct 1812 In Chancery: John Alley, William Rhea and David Cocks plaintiffs against Andrew Davis, John Carter, Norris Carter the heirs of Silas Enyart dec'd, John W. Crunk, Samuel Haddix, Henry Hamblin, Samuel Auxer, Stephen Catrill, William Blackemore, Thomas Blackemore, George Blackemore, John Norris & Elmore Douglas the heirs of John Blackemore junr. defendants.

Page 438 02 Feb 1813 In Chancery: William Rhea, John Alley and David Cock Plt. Against Andrew Davis & Nancy his wife, John Norris and Hannah his wife, John W. Crunk and Nelly his wife, George Paine & Sarah his wife, Elmore Douglas & Elizabeth his wife, Stephen Cantrill and Molly his wife, heirs of John Blackemore dec'd, John Carter, Norris Carter the heirs of Silas Enyart dec'd - the heirs of Samuel Porter dec'd. Samuel Haddox, Henry Hamblin, Samuel Auxer, William Blackemore, Thomas Blackemore, and George Blackemore def's. Def's not inhabitants of Commonwealth of Virginia.

RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOK 4 (1806 - 1814) Page 531 - July 28, 1812 between Stephen Cantrill, Sr., George Blackemore, William Blackemore, Thomas Blackemore, John M. Crunk, John Norris, Elmore Douglass, isaac Baker & Andrew Davis, of District of West Tennessee, heirs of John Blackemore, late of Davidson Co., TN and William Rhea...on both sides of Stoney creek, on the north side of Clinch river...518 ac granted to John Blackemore in his lifetime by patent dated August 26, 1807...118 ac...

Person:John Crank (6)

Page 283 - John Crank - 250 ac - Preemption Warrant assigned to him by Robert McCullock - on both sides of the north fork of Holston River - corner to Robert McCullock's land - near the mouth of Moffets Creek on the bank of the river - foot of the Little Mountain - north bank of the river - warrant dated June 27, 1782 - #12561 - June 4, 1785

Page 320 - Samuel Young - 2500 ac - treasury warrant October 7, 1783 #19802 - on both sides of Tumble's Creek and some other branches of the north fork of Holston River - corner to John Cristian's land - corner to John McColloucks - corner to Robert McCollock - corner to John Crank - corner to John Moffitt - corner to John Kincaid - corner to John Christian's - August 16, 1786

Page 320 - Samuel Young - 2000 ac - treasury warrant dated October 7, 1783 #19802 - on several branches of the north fork of Holston River and between the rich valley and the north fork - corner to Andrew Davison - corner to John Moffit - corner to John Crank - corner to Isaac Newland - corner to Robert Brown (Bowms) - corer to JOHN Summers - corner to Davison - August 17, 1786

Page 321 - Cornelius Barnes - 5000 ac - treasury warrant dated September 22, 1783 #19540 - on the waters of the north fork of Holston River and on the north side of the same - corner to Benjamin Burk - crossing Wolf Creek - corner to John Crank - corner to John McCullock - August 15, 1786

Page 323 - John Crank - 396 ac - Commissioners Certificate - on the waters of Copper Creek, a south branch of Clinch River being the place he formerly lived on - beginning on the north side of Mockison Ridge - in a gap of the ridge - November 14, 1785...John Crank - 400 ac - on the north side of Mockeyson ridge, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1774 - August 19, 1781

Page 389 - John Barr & John Donnell - 500 ac - treasury warrant #2028 - on the waters of Cain Creek, a branch of Powells River in the Poor Valley above Cranks Gap - beginning on the north side of the Poor Valley knobbs corner to David Carson's land - on the south side of the Stone Mountain - at the foot of the Poor Valley knobbs and along the same - January 5, 1786

Page 437 - Bertholomew Gerat, assignee of John Crank - 50 ac - treasury warrant #14165 dated September 10, 1782 - on the north side of the north fork of Holstein River - corner to Crumps land - April 9, 1793

Page 437 - John Crank - 50 ac - treasury warrant #14165 dated September 10, 1782 - on the waters of the north fork of Holstein River - on the east side of Brisons path - by a path - April 9, 1793

Additional Source

MySource:Chalkley, 1912-1913, vol1:217