Walter Benjamin Crow (1717 - 1789)

Born 23 Aug 1717 in Sassasfras, Cecil, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Wright (Miller) Crow — married 1740 in North Sassasfras, Cecil, Maryland,

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1789 at age 72 in Danville, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Walter Crow was born August 23, 1717, in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, Maryland; he passed away on September 28, 1789, in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Walter was the son of John Crow and Martha Newman. About 1747, he was married to Ann Miller. She was the daughter of John Miller and Sarah Hadley. Ann was born 26 Apr 1720, in Christchurch, Middlesex Co., VA. She died 4 May 1811, Mercer, Mercer County, Kentucky. Walter Crow passed September 28, 1789 in Mercer, Kentucky, was buried at the Old Union Cemetery", Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Name Walter Crow

Sex Male

Birth Date 23 Aug 1717

Birthplace Delaware, British Colonial America

Birthplace (Original) Delaware, United States

Father's Name John Crow

Mother's Name Martha Crow^[8][9]

Books on Crow Family

"Genealogy on the Crow family goes back to 1660 when descendants were traced to Maryland. The Caldwells go back to about 1558 in Ayrshire, Scotland, and the Brumfield descendants go back to about 1657 in England.

Walter Crow appears to be the first of that family to move from Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, Md. He died August 1789 in Mercer County (now Boyle). He and his wife, Ann Miller, were parents to sons, John and Charles. Walter and his wife are buried at Old Union Cemetery, west of Perryville.

From Danville, the Crows spread across the United States."^[10][11]

Marriage Notes for Walter Crow and Anne Miller:

"Walter and Ann Crow lived in New Castle County, Delaware. Not much is known about how or when they got there but we do know that the family moved to Virginia either in late 1763 or early 1764. New Castle County is directly across the state line from Sassafras Parish, Maryland, where Walter was born.

It's generally accepted that six children were born in New Castle County, although we haven't found any supporting documentation for these births.

1. Mary, born circa 1742.

2. James, born circa 1744

3. John, born circa 1751

4. William, born 8 Nov. 1755

5. Benjamin, born circa 1757.

6. Jacob, born 3 April 1759."^{[12] [13]}

Notes on Walter Crow:

Walter operated a tavern in New Castle County till about 1764.It was called The Sign of the Tun (we have also heard it called The Sign of the Three Sons), then it became Buck's Tavern or Carson's Tavern.We know the location of the tavern thanks to General George Washington, who noted in his diary that he dined there in 1777 (long after Walter left), and also to the map... which shows Buck Tavern's location.The State of Delaware marked the spot with a historical marker.But if General Washington hadn't dined there the state wouldn't have bothered putting up a marker.Both the tavern and the sign have disappeared, the tavern being torn down in 1962 or 1963.The state has a project underway to replace the missing markers a few at a time but this one is not high on the list.

Walter Crow was engaged in the whiskey business in Danville.(A) letter was written (to Walter) in 1819... from a business associate in New Orleans, whose signature appears to be G. Musson, and could possibly be Germain Musson, grandfather of Edgar Degas, the painter.

Walter Crow is said to have died and been buried in Danville, and although no headstone exists today, the site is believed to be on a high spot between William's and John's stations.There was a cemetery between the two stations, but all the stones were removed.Ann was buried in 1811 in Union Cemetery, but there is no evidence of the spot now.William has a headstone in Union Cemetery, although he and his wife are buried on his original homestead just outside Danville.

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Burial: on a hill between John & William's houses, Danville, Mercer Co., KY^[15]

Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about Walter Crow

Name: Walter Crow

Date: 22 Mar 1765

Location: Augusta Coounty, VA

Property: 200 acres on South Fork Linville's Creek; corner Samuel Harrison's land.

Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

Remarks: 25. Delivered to Walter Crow, Oct 1766.

Description: Grantee

Book: 11-853^[16][17][18]

"In 1774 John and William Crow were members of a 32-man expedition led by James Harrod. The route was a water route from Fort Pitt (Pittsburg) down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers and up the Kentucky River to a place now called Oregon Landing northeast of the present site of Harrodsburg. The first fort is gone, but a replica of the fort was built not far from its original location and is open to the public"^[19]

"The Battle of Point Pleasant, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers in West Virginia, took place on Oct. 10, 1774. This battle has been recognized as the first battle of the Revolutionary War and the American victory opened Kentucky for settlement via the Ohio River. John and William Crow were in Capt. James Harrod's company that arrived at the battle site after it was all over. Some sources say their company was in charge of the horses and baggage"^[20]

"My paternal grandfather (Walter Crow), having emigrated from England, settled in St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. For a number of years, he kept a public house of some notoriety at the Sign of the Three Sons, but some twelve or fifteen years before the commencement of the Revolutionary War, he emigrated to Virginia and settled near the spot on which Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, was afterward built. He had several brothers, some of whom settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, while one migrated still farther South to the Carolinas. They all belonged to the Church of England. My paternal grandmother, Mary Stuart, was from Scotland and a Presbyterian"^[21]

This person was created through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged on 10 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81013733/walter-crow
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L628-428
3. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/5027273/person/-1508654491/facts
4. ↑ "Crow Family of Eastern Shore of Maryland." ~ Mrs. Norris Harris.
5. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/33033923/person/18816638429/facts
6. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/33033923/person/18816638429/facts
7. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000/ 5/8/02.
8. ↑ "Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYV-82L9 : 9 October 2019), Walter Crow, 23 Aug 1717; citing Birth, Delaware, British Colonial America, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
9. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9CG-364B?cc=2787818&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLYV-82L9
10. ↑ "Books give background on pioneer families"; BRENDA S. EDWARDS, November 13, 2006
11. ↑ http://articles.centralkynews.com/2006-11-13/history/24881345_1_pioneer-families-descendants-cub-creek
12. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000 5/20/02
13. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/235178/person/6947728398/storyx/352cf42c-b9fa-45ab-b083-6fa18f93f619?src=search
14. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000 5/20/02
15. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000/ 5/8/02
16. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.
17. ↑ Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905.
18. ↑ The will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties were taken from microfilmed copies of the original Will Books. Some of these records may be found at the Family History Library as well as other libraries and archives. The originals may be found at the appropriate county courthouses.
19. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000 5/20/02
20. ↑ Crow family Web site freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crow2000 5/20/02
21. ↑ Excerpt from John Finley Crowe Memoirs

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