William Crump (abt. 1629 - bef. 1695)

Born about 1629 in Lancaster County, Virginia Colony

Husband of Frances (Mountney) Crump — married about 24 Jul 1644 in Lancaster County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 11 Sep 1695 before about age 66 in Talbot County, Maryland

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Biography

William Crump was a Virginia colonist.

FTDNA - This line of Crump is NOT Y-DNA related to the Crump line of New Kent County, Virginia. See FTDNA Crump Y-DNA project.

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He was born about 1629. He is referred to as William Crump OF Lancaster County, Virginia to uncertain parents. His exact origins are not known and it is not known if he is the original immigrant of this Crump Family Line.

William Crump married Frances Mountney (1630-1715), daughter of Hannah (Boyle) and Alexander Mountney. Hannah Boyle and her family were Jamestown Colonists.

William's records cast him in a very unfavorable light, being replete with child abuse, law breaking and convictions. ^[1]

Upon the 1659 death of his mother-in-law, Hannah (Boyle) Hill Spelman Mountney, William Crump was appointed executor of her estate, and was also given guardianship over William and Elizabeth (Hill) Pinley's orphans. The orphan's deceased mother, Elizabeth (Hill) Pinley, was the half-sister of William Crump's wife, Frances (Mountney) Crump.

William Crump was officially reported abusive to the orphans even "in the face of this court".

On 14 May 1662, he was sued by Walter Hyrd for defamation which he "acknowledge ... with sorrow".

On 09 July 1662, he was charged with breaking into the house of Richard George and taking bags of Indian corn.

On 18 Mar 1662/63 he was charged with threatening Ralph Horton, so that "hee goeth in danger of his life". ^[2] He was evidently violent toward others as well.

In February 1665 he and his family moved from Virginia to Talbot County, Maryland.

His step-daughter, Mary Spelman, was the daughter of Thomas Spelman and Hannah (Boyle) Hill Spelman and the half-sister of William Crump's wife, Frances Mountney. Mary Spelman married Nicholas Porquér (also found as Porque, Parque, Parke). Originally, the only hard evidence of the marriage was that Nicholas Porquér was eventually named a guardian for William and Elizabeth (Hill) Pinley’s three orphans, after the death of Hannah (Boyle) Mountney, and their abuse by "Will Crompe" (aka=William Crump). The children were not indentured to Crump or Porquér because both men were uncles of the orphans.

According to the laws of England and Virginia, orphans were to be given to family members to raise. If no family member was available or willing, an approved member of the community would be given indentured contracts or apprenticeships which would specify responsibilities and time limits. These guardianships were assigned to Hannah (Boyle) Mountney, William Crump, and Nicholas Porquér with no stipulations of indenture because of the family relationship.

On 20 Mar 1671, after he had moved to Maryland, William Crump claimed 7 headrights for importing his family. These headrights included himself, his wife, Frances, sons William and John, daughter Elizabeth and the orphans, Thomas and Dorothy Pinley. He had continued his abuse of Dorothy Pinley as late as 1670 when she was about 23 years old. This resulted in her giving power of attorney to Michael Miller on 14 July 1670 in Talbot County, Maryland, to arrest and prosecute William Crump.

On 20 Nov 1671 William purchased 200 acres of land called "Costin's Choice" in Talbot County, Maryland. ^[3]

On 13 Sep 1679 William purchased 150 acres of land called "Levington" in Talbot County, Maryland. ^[4]

On 16 Oct 1683 William and Frances sold 200 acres of land called "Plain Dealing", on the south side Chester River and west side of Broadrib's Branch, to James Barber ^[5]

On 18 Mar 1672/3 he was appointed constable of Chester Hundred.

In 1689 he continued as Captain of a foot Company in the Talbot County Militia. ^[6]

William Crump died about 1695 in Talbot County, Maryland. ^[7]

On 11 Sep 1695 John Loyd gave a receipt to Frances Crump, widow and executrix of the last Will of William Crump. No copy of the Will survives.

Children

1. William Crump, Jr., d: (unmarried)
2. John Crump, d: unmarried
3. Elizabeth Crump
4. Hannah Crump, d: 1756
5. Robert Crump (see below)
6. Mary Crump, m: 11 Sep 1695 John Merriday or Meredith

Research Notes

It was previously thought that William J. Crump of New Kent County was a younger son of Sgt. Thomas Crump (1600-1652) and that he married a daughter of Hannah (Boyle) Hill Spelman Mountney. Subsequent research has established that the William Crump, of Lancaster County, Virginia, who married Mrs. Mountney's daughter, Frances (Mountney) Crump, was not the same person and that William J. Crump of New Kent County, who deposed 24 June 1659 he was aged 27 ^[8] had a wife, Anne, who on 24 May 1660 gave a power of attorney to acknowledge the deed whereby her husband had on 08 Nov 1657 assigned to Charles Woodington, his right to 500 acres of a patent for 1000 acres in James City County, Virginia, near the Rickohock path, Kiscohonsicke Swamp and Weckenoskeekicke Swamp, issued 26 Jan 1656/7 to him and Mr. Humphrey Vaulx ^[9]

On 12 June 1648 a patent issued to Lewis Burwell named William Crump (of New Kent County, Virginia) among the headrights ^[10]

On 06 May 1659 Elizabeth (Burwell) Vaulx, wife of Robert Vaulx, referred to William Crump (of new Kent County, Virgnia) as her attorney and kinsman. These records with the association with the related Burwell-Vaulx-Woodington families, suggest that William Crump of New Kent County was himself an immigrant to Virginia rather than native born. Descendants of William Crump (of New Kent County, Virginia) are traced in ...

- Elizabeth Hawes Ryland, "A Tentative History of the Crump Family of New Kent County, Virgnina" (typewritten; Richmond 1949);

- Malcolm Hart Harris, "Old New Kent County" (West Point 1977) I, p167-70;

- William Curry Harllee, "Kinfolks II (New Orleans, 1934) p1188-1209;

- Marius Randolph Barham & Nellie McLane Barham, "A Crump on Every Stump" (n.p. 1986).

Sources

1. ↑ PenleyPearls.com (fantastic resource on Hannah Boyle and her husbands) note: permission obtained for use of research done by Karen Penley
2. ↑ Lancaster County, Vorgomoa Order Book 1655-1656 p180, 317
3. ↑ Talbot County, Maryland Deed Book#1 p183
4. ↑ Talbot County, Maryland Deed Book#3 p313
5. ↑ Talbot County, Maryland Deed Book#4 p260
6. ↑ Talbot County, Maryland Court Proceedings BB#2 p563
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116290769 for William Crump, b: 1629 Lancaster County, Virginia, USA; d: 11 Sep 1695 Talbot County, Maryland, USA; buried: Crump Family Cemetery on his land named "Levington" in Talbot County, Maryland
8. ↑ York County Wills, Deeds, Orders etc., 1657-62 p62
9. ↑ York County Wills, Deeds, Orders etc., 1657-62 p81r with year of his assignment written "ffifty one"; Patent Book#4 p52 [77] was NOT (my emphasis) son of Sgt. Thomas Crump
10. ↑ Patent Book#2 p181

See also:

• "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman v1 edition#4 in 2004 p359, 360, 784-785 footnote#9

• FamilySearch