Hannah (Cravens) Evans (abt. 1762 - 1841)

Born about 1762 in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 1 Nov 1841 at about age 79 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States

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• Listed in the first Church Session book in 1786 of the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church.^[1]
  • "Hannah Evans".^[2]
  • "Jonathan and Hannah Cravens Evans Family".^[3]
  • "Among the thirty-seven members of Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church (late Sinking Spring) from its removal and building of second house in 1800 to its declension in 1807 and 1808 were Jonathan Evans born 1750-70, Augusta County, Virginia, died March 27, 1813 Greene County, Tennessee. In june 1779 in Augusta County, Virginia, he married Hannah Cravens born 1762 in Rockingham County, Virginia, Cook Creek, died November 11, 1841 on Sinking Creek, Greene County, Tennessee. Hannah Cravens Evan's parents were John Cravens born 1722 Sussex..."^[4]

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA

EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800

CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I."

JUDGMENTS.

page 217

Cravens vs. Lanahan--O. S. 291; N. S. 103--Bill by William, Joseph, James Cravens, Peggy (Cravens), wife of Joseph Snap, children of John Cravens, who died 25th July, 1778, intestate, leaving widow Margaret and seven children, viz: Mary, Hannah, Robert, William, Joseph, James and Peggy. Administration was granted to widow and Robert Cravens, brother of John. Margaret married Dennis Lanahan. Robert Cravens, Jr., came of age about fall of 1785. He was 14 years old at death of his father, and died 10th December, 1793, intestate, unmarried and without issue. Dennis made his will, giving a legacy to his brother Timothy. Dennis and Margaret were married 20th March, 1782. William Cravens was born 20th April, 1764; Joseph, 20th May, 1769; James, 12th April, 1773; Margaret, 26th August, 1775. Dennis says his nephew came in from Ireland, which caused him to alter his will. Robert Cravens, Sr., was seldom at home during the Revolution. William Cravens was Dennis's apprentice as mason. James was put to brickmaking in Staunton, but was afterwards taken to Kentucky by a relation and never returned. Administration on estate of Robert Cravens granted in Rockingham, 27th April, 1784, to Hester Cravens, the widow, and Benj. Smith, 13th September, 1816. John Ewing, aged 76 or 77 years, deposes, Wm. Herron was school teacher in 1784, 85, 86. 13th September, 1816, Phebe Ewing, aged 68, deposes. 13th September, 1816, Mary Pence, daughter of John and Phebe Ewing, aged 42 years. Her uncle, Davison. 13th September, 1816, George Argabright, aged 60, deposes. 13th September, 1816, John Hemphill, aged 57 years, was raised about 2 miles from Cravens. Robert Cravens went on McIntoshes' campaign. John is cousin of plaintiff. Hannah Cravens was married June, 1779. Mary was married same year. Mathew Boyers was a school teacher. 13th September, 1816, Col. George Huston, aged 59 years, deposes. 13th September, 1816, Samuel McWilliams, aged 50 years, deposes, he taught school in Harrisonburg in 1787. Price was 40 sh. a year. James Cravens was his pupil. Lanahan built the Clerk's office in Pendleton about 1792. 13th September, 1816, Michael Kinser, aged 51, deposes, in 1784, when 19 years old, lived with Lanahan to learn mason's trade. 13th September, 1816, Christian Dedimer, aged 60, deposes, has lived within 2 miles of Craven's plantation for 36 or 37 years. 13th September, 1816, William Blain, aged, 54, deposes. 13th September, 1816, Joseph Birely, aged 51, deposes, his father moved to his present residence in 1784, about 1 mile from Cravens's residence. Peggy Cravens was married 1794 or 1795. 13th September, 1816, John Birely, aged 46 or 47, deposes, brother of Joseph. 13th September, 1816, Michael Dick, aged 58 years, was raised in this country. 13th September, 1816, Samuel Chandler, aged 45, deposeth, "before the arrival of Lanahan's friends (relations) from Ireland." 13th September, 1816, Elliott Rutherford, aged 46, about 28 or 29 years ago he went to school with William Cravens to one ---- Jamison, a teacher in Harrisonburg. Wm. came to school in company with Jeremiah Cravens, Wm. Cravens, son of Robert Cravens, and Dicky Dictum. 13th September, 1816, Henry I. Gambill, aged 39 years, deposes, he came to Harrisonburg in 1793. 13th September, 1816, David Laird, aged 73 years, deposes, he came to this country about 1755 or 1756. He boarded Mr. Hopkin's daughter about 1785-6-7 for nothing because she was a relation. 20th September, 1816, Bethuel Herring, aged 62 or 63 years. (It seems to have been the custom for persons near the school to board children attending school.) 20th September, 1816, Margaret Graham, aged 45 years, deposes, she was married October, 1790, and came to Harrisonburg immediately after. Her husband kept a store. Lanahan's trouble was that he frequented the billiard table too much. 20th September, 1816, Alexander Herring, aged 50 years, he went to school to Michael Mullen, who taught at a place called Fisher's Spring. Joseph and James Cravens went at same time. Joseph Bywaters aged 33 years, deposes, Dennis Lanahan had a nephew, Thomas Lanahan. 21st September, 1816, Thomas Scott, aged 70 years, deposes, Lanahan built Scot's house in 1787. 21st September, 1816, Dr. Peachy Harrison, aged 38 years, deposes, he went to the school at Fisher's Spring with Joseph and James Cravens to Mathew Bowyers. He started to school at age 4. The two Cravens boys went alternately so as to make one scholar between them. 21st September, 1816, James Kile, aged 56, deposes. 18th September, 1816, John Brock, aged 63, deposes.^[5]

Will of Hannah Evans

WILL: Greene county, Tennessee Will, 1783-1890 ,Compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner

HANNAH EVANS 1 November 1841

To Children: John, Evin, Robert, Johnathan, William, James C., Hannah wife of Charles Love*, One dollar each. To daughter, Peggy Ann Evans, all my real and personal estate. Executors: Evin Evans, William Evans. Will dated 27 April 1821. Witnesses: Thomas Magill, Nathaniel Magill, James Magill.

Signed Hannah Evans ^[6]

Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church

Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church.^[7]

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Sources

• Compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, "Greene County, Tennessee, Wills, 1783-1890," Southern Historical Press, Incorporated, 1981 - Reference - 153 pages. Cited by: Terry Mason's Family History Site. http://tmason1.com/pafn868.htm
• "Settlers by the Long Grey Trail: Some Pioneers to Old Augusta County ... By John Houston Harrison" entries of note. Pages 186, 344, 345

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5WZ-WGJ : accessed 2013-07-24), entry for Jonathan /Evans/.
2. ↑ Katharine Susong Harmon, "Timber Ridge Church: a two hundred year heritage of Presbyterian faith, 1786-1986," The Church, 1986 - Church records and registers - 209 pages. 78
3. ↑ Katharine Susong Harmon, "Timber Ridge Church: a two hundred year heritage of Presbyterian faith, 1786-1986," The Church, 1986 - Church records and registers - 209 pages. Page 160
4. ↑ Katharine Susong Harmon, "Timber Ridge Church: a two hundred year heritage of Presbyterian faith, 1786-1986," The Church, 1986 - Church records and registers - 209 pages. Page 160
5. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5WZ-WP8 : accessed 2013-07-24), entry for Hannah /Cravens/.
6. ↑ Greene County, Tennessee, Wills, 1783-1890 mrl
7. ↑ Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church