Eleanor (Downs) Crittenden (abt. 1722 - 1767)

Born about 1722 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania Colony

Wife of William C. Crittenden — married 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1767 at about age 45 in Anson County, North Carolina Colony

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Biography

Eleanor Downs, daughter of Henry Downs and Jane Douglas, was born about 1727 and died in 1767.

Marriage: Abt 1743 • Augusta County, Virginia Colony - WILLIAM C CRITTENDEN

1744 • Orange County, Virginia Colony - A deed dated in 1744 carries Henry Downs' own seal. It was for 200 acres on the Shenandoah River, Lot #56, to his son-in-law, William Crittenden, and was signed "Henry Downs, Gentleman."^[1]

29 Nov 1750 • Orange County, Virginia Colony - William Crittenden of Orange, to John Frogg, Gent of Prince William, 200 acres on Shenandoe, bought of Henry Downs by deed recorded in Orange, part of Jacob Stover's grant, 5000 acres.^[2]

22 Jul 1752 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - HENRY DOWNS of Anson Co., Gent., to WILLIAM CRITTENDEN, of same, Joyner, for £10 Va. money...land on N side Greate Pee Dee...100 Acres. Wit: JOHN LEETH, WM HARRISON.^[3]

16 Jan 1753 • Orange County, Virginia Colony - John Frogg, of Prince William, to John Madison, 200 acres on Shanando, adjoining Wm. Frazer, and purchased by Frogg from Wm. Crittenden. Teste: John Jones, Henry Murray.^[4]

15 Sept 1753 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - A "William Crittend." witnesses a deed wherein JOHN STONE conveys part of a 300 acre tract on N side Great Pee Dee, lower south of mouth of Huwarry River, to Jacob Richard for £12 Va. money. Other witnesses: Edmond Lilly, David Dumas.^[5]

25 May 1757, Crown Patent Book 2: 152, North Carolina State Archives file no. 431, Wm Crententon granted 75 acres in Anson County on the NoE side of Pee Dee river Beginning at a Black Walnut tree on the No side of little river, adjoining David Miles, a mulberry tree on the bank of Dysons Creek, and the lower line of Robert Mills now in possession of said William.^[6]

The following deed abstracts are by Brent H. Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Some abstracts were copied with the publication's page numbers instead of deed books' page numbers.

Oct 1757 • Anson County, North Carolina, WILLIAM CRITENDEN, of Anson Co., joiner, to JAMES HUTCHINS JUNR. for £5 conveys 30 acres, part of 75 acres on the NE side of Pee Dee [River], on the N side Little River, granted to sd. CRITTENDEN 25 May 1757. Signed: WILLIAM CRITTENDEN (SEAL), Witnesses: H. DOWNS, ANTHO. HUTCHINS.^[7]

02 Apr 1758 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - An "ELEANOR CRITTENDEN" and "WM CRITTENDEN" are witnesses, along with a JOHN COCKERILL, to a deed where WM. STONE sells 100 acres on both sides Little River of Pee Dee to SAMUEL PARSON for £20.^[8]

25 Apr 1758 • Anson County - A "WILLIAM CRITTENDEN" along with PHILLIP SELTON and JOHN COCKERILL are witnesses to a deed where WILLIAM STONE sells 100 acres to RICHARD DOWNS for £30 Prov. money.^[9]

01 Jan 1761 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - BENJAMIN SMITH soldd 100 acres on SW side Great Pee Dee [6-1, Anson NC] to WILLIAM CRITTENDEN for £20 proc. money, bordering Youngs, Robert Park's, Thomas George's, and William Yearly's land. Wit: Robert Lee, William Yearly, Zachariah Phillips.^[10]

05 Sept 1761 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - WILLIAM CRITTENDEN, along with WM PHILLIPS, and JOEL PHILLIPS, witnessed a deed from ZACHARY PHILLIPS to JOSEPH OATS, for £5...25 A on S side of Pee Dee below mouth of Browns Creek.^[11]

04 Jan 1762 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - Wm. Crittenden, carpenter, sells Benjamin Smith, planter, for £25 proc. money 100 acres on west side of Pee Dee River in Young's Island adj. Thomas Parks, Robert George, Witnesses: Margret Irley, Peter Preslar, Shadrach Hogan ^[12]

17 Jun 1762 • Anson County, North Carolina Colony - AARON SMITH of Anson, to WILLIAM CRITTENDEN of same, for £51, 300 A S side Pee Dee, adj. ROBERT PARKES, Walker's Island, granted 26 Nov 1746 to JOHN GILES. Wit: W. TERRY, ANDREW PRESLAR, FRANCIS SMITH.^[13]

1763 • No Township Listed, Anson County, NC - NC Census^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Orange Co, VA, Deed Bk 0, pp. 229-230.
2. ↑ Lyman Chalkley, Orange Co, VA, Vol. III, p. 291.
3. ↑ Anson County, N.C., deed book B: 235-236; Brent H. Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766, Abstracts of Wills & Estates, 1749-1795 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980), p. 24.
4. ↑ Lyman Chalkley, Vol. III, p. 312.
5. ↑ Anson County, N.C., deed book B: 349-350; Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766.
6. ↑ Margaret M. Hofmann, Colony of North Carolina 1735-1764: Abstracts of Land Patents (Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Company, 1982), abstract no. 938. A duplicate record of the same grant is recorded in Crown Patent Book 16: 84, North Carolina State Archives file no. 2201.
7. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Book, Volume 1: 316; Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766, p. 17.,
8. ↑ Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 5: 235; Brent H. Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766 and Abstracts of Will & Estates, 1749-1795 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980), p. 88.
9. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Books, Volume C-1, p. 53
10. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Books, Volume 6, p. 59
11. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Books, Volume 6, p. 68
12. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Book 6: 176.
13. ↑ Anson Co., NC, Deed Book 6: 392-393.
14. ↑ Ron V. Jackson, comp., Accelerated Indexing Systems, North Carolina Census, 1790-1890.

• Brent H. Holcomb, Anson County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766, Abstracts of Wills & Estates, 1749-1795 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980).