Henry Crumpton

Born [date unknown] in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Jan 1736 in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina

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Biography

Henry Crumpton wrote his will in Bertie, North Carolina on 11 Jan 1735/6 and died shortly after. His will was probated at the February session of Bertie Court, 1735/6.^[1][2][3]

...I Henry Crumpton of the precinct of bertie in the province of North Carolina...

I Give and bequeath to my Son Henry and my Son William and my Daughter Susanna and my Daughter Elizabeth and my Daughter Jane and my Daughter Anne to Each and Every one of them the sum of ffive Shillings and no more

I give to my well beloved ffriend Samuell peacock his heirs and assigns all my land as itt Leyeth on pattecasi Creek att a place Called the beaver Dam itt being Granted by pattent to mee bearing Date 1727

Witnesses: Abraham Burton, Mathew Sellers & Arthur Williams (Jurat)

Henry appears to have been the same man by that name who had the last two daughters named in this will baptized in St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia in in late 1690s and/or early 17-aughts.^[4] These girls would have been women and likely married by the time of his will, so it is likely that the reason he left them all just five shillings was because his children had all received their inheritance before Henry moved to Bertie without them.

Sources

1. ↑ Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 for Henry Crompton: Ancestry Sharing Link.
2. ↑ Abstract of North Carolina Wills by North Carolina. Secretary of State; Grimes, J. Bryan page 89
3. ↑ The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register by Hathaway page 195.
4. ↑ The vestry book and register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City counties, Virginia, 1684-1786, p. 346.

• Info from Descendants of Henry Crumpton by Rebecca Dale Jones Loudermilk.