8. Jesse Crume, born 16 January 1760,80 probably in Frederick County, Virginia; died on or shortly before 16 September 182481 in Nelson County, Kentucky; and is said to have been buried near Fairfield, Nelson County. He was married, first, to Elizabeth Collins and, second, on 12 May 1795 in Shelby County, Kentucky,82 to Jane Syphers (Scifres/Cyphers). Jane was born in about 1774 in Pennsylvania83 as a daughter of Joseph and Barbary Cyphers.84 The 1789 Nelson County militia included Capt. Jesse Crume’s company formed just east of Bardstown. It was made up of thirty-five people, including Jesse’s brothers Ralph, Moses and Daniel, his brother-in-law Eliezer Burkett (Birkhead) and his negroes James and Jeremiah, and even two women, Moses Herald’s negroes Dianna and Nell.85 Jesse’s will was recorded by his brothers John and Squire and his brother-in-law Abraham Birkhead who wrote that they were present at Jesse’s home on the day of his death, heard him state his will and his wish that it be formally written down. But Jesse died before that could be done, so they recorded the will. Among its provisions were that his wife Jane should get the part of his plantation on the north side of the road, including the dwelling house and buildings. Abraham Birkhead and John Crume were to divide the part of his plantation on the south side of the road, including both wooded and cleared land. The will continues,
:And whereas he observed that all his children who had left him had received a horse valued at not less than sixty dollars in good money, a saddle, bed and furniture, a cow and calf, a sow and pigs, a yew [sic] and lamb, and six dollars in the store. it was his will that all of those of his children now remaining single as they respectively become of age or marry should each have the above enumerated articles and stock.
He also willed that his grandson, William H. Crume, son of John Crume, deceased, should receive a horse and saddle when he arrived at the age of maturity.86
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