Abraham Crabtree (1789 - 1858)

Born 1789 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Johanna Potts — married 13 Dec 1810 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1858 at about age 69 in McLean County, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Birth estimated as after death of fathers first wife.

Abraham Crabtree was one of four brothers settling in Ohio County, Kentucky in the early 1800s.

Sources

1. ↑ Abraham Crabtree was the second brother to settle in the early years of southwest section of Daviess County, KY. He was a farmer owning a farm valued at $1000. The brothers were the first settlers in the area kown as Ohio County, KY. Later the area became Vanover Precinct of Daviess County, KY. The four brothers--Moses, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Crabtree were born in Virginia and the family is of German descent. Moses was the oldest of the family, and was a young married man, the others being in their teens. They all came at the same time, but the exact date of their settlement is not certainly know. The Crabtree brothers settled in the western part of the precinct. This part of the of the county was thinly settled for a long time. Moses became the father of sixteen children. Thirteen children and other relatives were named in his last will dated 16 Apr 1855.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DX-JV8D : 22 July 2021), Abraham Crab* and Johanna Potts, 13 Dec 1810; citing Marriage, Ohio, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,913,000.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-1GY : 20 February 2021), Abraham Crabtree, Daviess, Kentucky, United States; citing 208, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65M-5PJ : 19 December 2020), Abraham Crabtree, Daviess, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68SZ-D63Y : 28 December 2021), Abraham Crabtree, 1850.