Person:William Crow (19)

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William Crow
b.Abt 1726 Scotland
d.Aft 24 Apr 1795 Kentucky
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Crow (add)
  1. William CrowAbt 1726 - Aft 1795
  2. Thomas CrowEst 1728 - Aft 1789
  3. John CrowEst 1730 -
  4. James Crow, of Monroe Co., [W]VAEst 1735 - Abt 1821
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 28 Feb 1761
  1. Thomas Crow1762 -
  2. John CrowBef 1767 - Abt 1803
  3. Andrew Lewis CrowAbt 1768 - 1820
  4. Margaret "Peggy" CrowAbt 1770 - 1817
  5. Nancy CrowAbt 1774 - Bet 1820 & 1821
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Facts and Events
Name William Crow
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1726 Scotland
Marriage Bef 28 Feb 1761 to Margaret Lynn Lewis
Death? Aft 24 Apr 1795 Kentucky[last record in Virginia]

William Crow was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's: [unless otherwise listed]

  • Page 392.--15th October, 1765. John Smith to William and Thomas Crow, £50, two several tracts of 195 acres and 213 acres on Craig's Creek patented to James Patton, 3d November, 1750, and conveyed by Patton to Smith, 195 acres.
  • Vol. 1 - October 21, 1765. (89) William and Thomas Crow and three others added to tithables.
  • Page 246.--21st November, 1766. David Looney and Mary to William Crow, of Staunton, £290, 140 acres, part of 250 acres patented to Robert Looney, 1742, whereon David lately lived, and which he recovered from John Bowyer, on James River; corner Col. Smith's land.
  • 1780, William Crow - Grant 8th acres joining his own land in Cherry Tree Bottom. [Kegleys Virginia Frontier, page 417].
  • September 27, 1785, William Crow - Grant sixty acres on James River joining his own land. [Kegleys Virginia EPontier, page 443].
  • September 27, 1785, William Crow- Grant 270 acres on Long's Entry adjoining his own land. [Kegleys VirgiMa Frontier, page 443].
  • 1789, William Crow grant 270 acres adjoining on Back Creek. [Kegleys Virginia Frontier, page 415].

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 307.--24th November, 1767. William and Thomas Crow to John Ellis and Company, of Leeds in Yorkshire, £100.11.1, 213 acres on Craig's Creek conveyed by Col. Jno. Smith to said William and Thomas. Mortgage. Delivered: William Bowyer, February, 1772.
  • Page 292.--22d February, 1768. William Crow, of Staunton, ordinary keeper to James Crow, yeoman, £800, 140 acres on James River purchased by William from David Looney by deed recorded; corner Col. Smith's land.
  • Page 246.--19th November, 1768. William Crow and Margaret ( ) and Thomas to Ninian Minzies & Co., of Richmond, merchants, £322.1, two tracts on Craig's Creek, patented to James Patton, 1750, and conveyed to John Smith, and by John to William and Thomas Crow, 15th October, 1765, 195 acres; also 273 acres; also slaves, household goods and furniture, mentioned in a mortgage to David Stewart and Robert Breckinridge, 1760. Teste: Archer Mathews. Sampson Mathews. Robert McClenachan. Delivered: Ninian Minzies, 22d August, 1773.
  • August 14, 1790, William Crow and Margaret, his wife, and Thomas Crow and Andrew Lewis Crow, County of Botetourt, State of Virginia and William Wilson, County of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania., granted the said William Crow, by patent bearing 3rd of March, 1790. [Signed] William Crow, Thomas Crow, Andrew L. Crow. [Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Page 186]
  • 14 August 1792, George Shillum, John Cartmite, William Crow and Margaret, his wife, and Thomas Crow and Andrew Lewis Crow, to William Wilson 2471 acres in the County of Botetourt. [Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Page 401].
  • 1793, To all people to whom this present shall come: Greetings, I, William Crow, do send greetings, know ye, that I, this said William Crow of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, for and in consideration of the love and good will and affection, which I have and do bear toward my loving son John Crow of County said, have given and granted and by these present do freely give and grant unto the said John Crow, his heirs, executors, and administrators and all singular that tract of land whereupon the said John Crow now lives known by the name "Villages Bottom" on Craig's Creek containing 208 acres by survey and before the John Crow and William Crow. [Signed] William Crow. [Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Page 523].
  • September 9, 1794, between William Crow and Margaret, his wife, Andrew L. Crow, County of Botetourt, to William Wilson, sum of 5 shillings tract of land called Stable Hill now called Mount Joy, part of 120 granted to William Crow the 1st day of April, I78I, containing 88 acres. [Signed] William Crow, Andrew L. Crow. [Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Page 149].
  • September Court, 1794, September the 11th day, 1794, William Crow and Margaret, his wife, and John Crow and. Ann Crow, his wife, and Andrew L. Crow of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, one part, and John Miller, same County, Witness William, (the last of this destroyed). [Signed] William Crow, John Crow, Andrew L. Crow. [Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Page 170].
  • April 24, 1795, Botetourt County Deed between William Crow, and Margaret, his wife, and Andrew L. Crow, and William Wilson and Rebecca., his wife, County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, £42 for 294 acres of land patented of 194 grant to William Crow, April 1, 1781. [Signed] William Crow, Andrew L. Crow, William Wilson, Rebecca Wilson. [Botetourt County, Virginia, Deed Book 5, Page 302].
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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Page 231.--November, 1759. Wm. Long. of Staunton, to Samuel Wilson, of same place. Lease. 50 acres on Lewis Creek, part of tract leased by Beverley to Long for 99 years, now leased for 94 years, £2 yearly. Delivered: Wm. Crow, September, 1767.
  • Page 111.--17th February, 1762. David Stewart, Walter Cowdon and Saml. Cowdon's bond (with Chas. Lewis, Wm. Crow, Robt. Reed), as administrators of James Leister.
  • Page 156.--6th February, 1762.--James Litster's estate sold to, viz. James Ward, Geo. Wilson, Mathew Reed, Wm. Cabeen, Chas. Donnally, Ro. Armstrong, Edward Long, Pat. Cunningham, Andw. Greer, Thos. Fulton, Margt. Cameron, Jno. Stewart, Ro. Reed, Geo. Francisco, David Bell, Wm. Poage, Wm. Crow, Luke Bowyer, Abraham Thornton. Wm. Henderson, Jno. Buchanan, Thos. O'Neal, Alex. Gibson, Alex. Wright, Jno. Francis, James Simpson, Geo. Weaver, Philip Helveston, Jno. King, Geo. Anderson, Rev. Mr. Craige, Andw. Russell, Saml. Caldwell, Joseph Roberts, Jno. Gregory, Jno. Lucas, Mathew Clark, Jno. Anderson, Jr., James Robinson, Jacob Parsinger, Saml. Moore, Christopher Vinyard, Thos. Patterson, the Widow Bell, Ralph Gorrell, Jos. Russell, James Gilmore, Simon Robertson, James Hughes.
  • Page 187.-- 20th August, 1762. James Simpson's appraisement, by Jas. Wood, Wm. Crow, Saml. Cowden. Recorded.
  • Page 300.--16th November, 1763. John Bowyer's bond (with Wm. Preston, Jas. McDowell, Saml. McDowell, Wm. Crow) to collect officers' fees.
  • Page 568.--26th March, 1764. John Stewart and Sarah to Israel Christian, £150, part of lot No. 3 adjoining the lot whereon Wm. Crow now lives, also 1/2 woodland lot No. 8. Livery by a latch of the door of the house on the premises. Delivered: Thomas Madison, March Court, 1773.
  • Page 586.--15th May, 1764. John Park and Rebecka to William Kennedy, £100, 143 acres on Mary's Creek. Teste: William Crow, John Thompson, John Stewart.
  • Page 392.--26th March, 1765. Robt. Finley's estate appraisement (appraised 1764 by Michl. Bowyer, Wm. Crow, Thos. Bowyer), recorded.
  • Page 400.--27th March, 1765. Col. John McNeill's estate appraised, by Alex. McClenachan, Wm. Cunningham, John McClenachan, William Crow. 25th May, 1765, 1 negro woman appraised.
  • Page 366.--25th May, 1765. Col. Andrew Lewis and Mr. Robt. McClenachan to James Shaw, £20, lot 15 in Staunton being that half of the lot joining the lot in Staunton now in the possession of Samuel Moore, containing 1/4 acre. Teste: Wm. Crow. Alexander Gibson, Wm. Kinkead.
  • Vol. 1 - COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS. October, 1765 (C). Crow vs. Bell. - Elizabeth Hog deposes, 18th October, 1765, before Alex. McClenachan, of lawful age: Sayeth that at the time when the first Fair was held in Staunton, about three years ago, this deponent was standing in the door of Francis Tyler, in Staunton, in company with Miss Priscilla Christian, since deceased, when she was asked by Miss Priscilla if she would not go down in Mr. Crow's store and get a fairing, on which this deponent answered she would not go, and presently Thomas Crow, standing in the store door of his brother William, waived his hand for this deponent and the other to come over to the store, which they did, and as they were going into the store the said Thomas Crow walked out, being called by his sister-in-law, to the best of this deponent's rememberance, and as he passed by them Miss Priscilla asked him if he was not going to give them a fairing, to which he answered: Stay till I come back; on which they went into the store, and Miss Priscilla made the same demand of a fairing from the defendant, Bell, who was then within the counter, and made no reply for some time, but at last he took from the shelves two pieces, or bolts, of ribbon, and told her to take her choice, which she did, and then he cut off a yard and gave it to her, when the said Miss Priscilla asked him if he would not also give this deponent one, to which he answered, yes, and delivered another yard to this deponent; and soon after Miss Priscilla asked the said Bell if he would not give them a fairing for Thomas Crow, to which he answered, yes, and then gave the deponent and the other a yard each from another bolt of ribbon, and some time after, when this deponent went to pay off her account with the plaintiff, William Crow, on hearing the articles read over with which she stood charged, she found a yard of ribbon, to which she objected, as she knew she never had bought any in the store, and on observing it was charged at the same time with the yard of linen which she bought from the said Bell, she told the plaintiff, Crow, that the defendant, Joseph, was wrong in charging her with a yard of ribbon when he had made a present of a ribbon to her and Miss Priscilla Christian at the same time, and she supposed had not charged Miss Priscilla, on which the said Crow looked if the other ribbon was charged to the said Miss Priscilla, but found no account, and then he looked into the said Bell's account and told this deponent that he found no ribbon charged of that date to the said Bell, and further sayeth not. (Signed) Alex. McClenachan.
  • Page 30.--23d January, 1766. James Shaw to George Wilson and Wm. Crow, certain horses and cattle, £16. Teste: Archibald Mathews, James Huston. Delivered: David Bell, February, 1770.
  • Page 71.--13th June, 1766. Samuel Cowden, of Staunton, to David Stewart. Consideration, David's going Samuel's security on several occasions. Tract which Samuel and Andrew Greer bought of Patrick Martin, 321 acres. Mortgage. Teste: Wm. Crow, John Stewart.
  • Page 513.--24th January, 1767. James Hughes' estate appraised, by Robt. McClenachan, Wm. Crow, Robt. Reed, Walter Cunningham.
  • Page 475.--20th May, 1767. Daniel ( ) Oharra and Elizabeth to Alexander Miller, £24.10, 125 acres on south branch of the Cowpasture River. Teste: Wm. Crow, Henry Key, Jno. Mills. Delivered: Alex. Miller, September, 1769.
  • Page 112.--14th September, 1767. William Crow, storekeeper, £81.12.11, to James Richey & Co. of Glasgow, mortgage of two negro slaves.
  • Page 96.--17th November, 1767. Abraham Smith (and Sarra) to James Hanna, £5. (This is a deed of B. and S., but recites a lease prior which does not appear of record at this place.) 150 acres; corner Hugh Diver's land. Teste: William Crow, James Hill, Benj. Keys.
  • Page 295.--14th March, 1768. William Crow to Col. Andrew Lewis. mortgage, £55, 1 stoned horse, 1 bay horse, 1 sorrel mare, 1 black mare, 9 head cow kine.
  • Page 303.--20th March, 1768. James Crow to Alexander McCaul and Andrew Edmiston of Henrico County, £360.6, 140 acres, part of 250 acres patented to Robert Loney, 30th July, 1742, whereon said David Looney lately lived, on James River, and conveyed to William Crow 21st November, 1766 ( ), on _____, near _____, to James Crow. Mortgage.
  • Page 143.--12th April, 1768. William Watterson to James McCarty, of City of Williamsburg, £150, 600 acres bounded by the lands of John Anderson and James Allen, Jr., on Middle River, in County aforesaid, called Shanando, Mortgage. Teste: William Goodall, Lewis Tyler, John Warburton, Daniel Kidd, Malcom Allen, William Bowen, William Crow.
  • Page 161.--9th September, 1768. Robert Wilson's will, farmer--To son, David, 260 acres I live on; wife; son, William (unmarried, infant) (?); daughter, Lettice, unmarried; daughter, Ann, unmarried; son, Robert, infant (?); sons, Thomas. Samuel, James, have already had their shares. Executrix, wife Mary. Teste: Robert Mitchell, John Tate, Sr., John Tate,Jr. Proved, November 16th, 1768, by John Tate, John Tate, Jr. Mary Wilson qualified, with James Ewing, William Crow, Arthur Graham.
  • Vol. 1 - November 22, 1768. (48) Margaret Crow, wife of William Crow, releases dower.
  • Page 358.--25th November, 1768. Commission for privy examination of Mary, wife of William Crow, in deed of mortgage by William Crow and Mary, and Thomas Crow, to Minzies, 19th November, 1768. Executed, 8th December, 1768.
  • Page 178.--20th March, 1770. Andrew Johnston to Joseph Bennet, £38, on North Fork of South Branch of Potomac, near the Great Clover Lick, patented to said Andrew, 20th July, 1768. Teste: John Madison, Jr., William Crow, William Long.
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Records in Botetourt County, VA

  • The Militia Officers, June 1774. Colonel Preston moved from Botetourt to Fincastle County in the spring of 1774 and Colonel Breckenridge had deed, so William Fleming was commissioned Colonel in the County of Botetourt. The new captains were William Crow, John Stewart, William McClenachan, William McKeer, James Ward and James Henderson. [Kegleys Virginia Frontier, page 384].
  • Fee Books of Augusta County names William Crow 1775; Botetourt. [Kegleys Virginia Frontier, page 384].
  • Conflict with the Cherokees The Battle of Long Island Flats and Colonel William Christians Expedition against the Cherokees in 1776, were among the interesting episodes in our local Military Activities. For this Company troops began to assemble in Botetourt early in August. Supply's were brought from farmers along the road, corn, beef, butter and horses. William Crow was one who furnished horses. [Kegleys Virginia Frontier, page 63I].
  • September Court,, 1794, September the 11th day,, 1794, William Crow and Margaret, his wife, and John Crow and. Ann Crow, his wife, and Andrew L. Crow of the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia, one part, and John Miller, same County, Witness William, (the last of this destroyed). [Signed] William Crow, John Crow, Andrew L. Crow.
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Information on William Crow

http://www.lewisgenealogy.com/

William1 Crow birth date unknown.

He married Margaret Lynn Lewis. Margaret was born 1726 Donegal Co., Ireland. Margaret was the daughter of John Lewis and Margaret Lynn.

William Crow and Margaret Lynn Lewis had the following children:

+ 2 i. John2 Crow.
+ 3 ii. Thomas Crow Jr. was born February 20, 1762.
+ 4 iii. Andrew Lewis Crow was born ca. 1768.
5 iv. Margaret (Peggy) Crow was born Botetourt Co., VA ca. 1770. Margaret died 1817 Greene Co., KY, at 47 years of age. She married Josiah Wilson November 9, 1790. Josiah was the son of James Wilson. (See Josiah Wilson for the continuation of this line.)
6 v. Nancy (Mary) Crow was born Botetourt Co., VA ca. 1774. Nancy died BEF 1821. She married William Montgomery Mercer Co., KY, January 5, 1801. (See William Montgomery for the continuation of this line.)

From Rootsweb.com Archives:

From: <Dylwadsmom@@aol.com> Subject: [CROW-L] William Crow Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 02:33:44 EDT

Here is my Crow line. Any additional information would be greatly appreciated.

William Crow was born about 1726 in Scotland. He died on 4 Apr 1795. He was a Merchant and owned and operated Crow's Ferry on the James River, in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA.

He was married to Margaret Lynn Lewis Long (daughter of John Lewis and Margaret Lynn)(widow of William Long) in 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia. Margaret Lynn Lewis was born in 1726 in Donegal Co., Ireland. She died after 1796. William Crow and Margaret Lynn Lewis sold all of their holdings in Virginia and moved to Lincoln County, KY. in the late 1700's. They had the following children:

1.Thomas Crow. was born on 20 Feb 1762. He was married to Nancy Donnally (daughter of Charles Donally and Mary __________,) on 8 Apr 1789 in Rockbridge Co., VA. Thomas Crow and Nancy Donnally had the following children:

i. Andrew Donnally Crow.
ii.Thomas Jr. Crow.
iii.Charles Donnally Lewis Crow.
iv.William Jr. Crow was born on 16 Nov 1791.
v.Margaret Crow.
vi.Mary Donnally Crow.
vii.James Carson Crow.
viii.John Crow was born on 20 Jun 1806.

2. Andrew Lewis Crow was born in 1768.

3. Margaret (Peggy) Crow was born in 1770 in Botetourt Co.,VA. She died in 1817 in Green Co. KY. She was married to Josiah Wilson on 9 Nov 1790.

4. Nancy Crow (my line) was born about 1774 in Botetourt Co.,VA. She died in 1820/21 near Cairo, Illinois. She was married to William III Montgomery (son of William II Montgomery) on 5 Jan 1801 in Mercer County, Kentucky. William III Montgomery died before 20 May 1817 in Washington County,MO. He was born in Virginia. Nancy Crow and William III Montgomery had the following children:

i.Andrew Montgomery.
ii.William IV Montgomery.
iii.James Montgomery.
iv.Margaret Montgomery.
v.Dowe Montgomery was born in 1812.
vi.Charles Crow Montgomery.

5. John Crow was born in 1777.

Kat Steele Steward

References
  1.   Crow, Jewel Lofland. History of William Crow of Virginia and his Descendants in America and related families.

    William Crow, my Great-grandfather, married Margaret Lewis, a daughter of John Lewis
    and Margaret Lynn. He lived in Botetourt County, near Fincastle, Virginia. He estab¬
    lished and owned Crow's Ferry. He paid the passage of seventeen Irishman from Ireland
    to America. They were to reimburse him by working on his farm. He agreed to release
    them all from all obligations to him if they would join the Continental Army. All
    but one accepted his offer and went into the services • Our ancestors were French
    Huguenots, Scotch and Irish. There were born to William Crow and his wife the follow¬
    ing children. Thomas Crow, (my grandfather) and Andrew Lewis Crow. Andrew married
    Margaret Montgomery, a niece or daughter of General Montgomery who was killed at Quebec.

    http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/History_of_William_Crow_of_Virginia_and_his_descendants_in_America_and_related_families.pdf

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