William Crain (1752 - 1834)

Born 1752 in Granville County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1834 at about age 82 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Before the town was "Hornsby Tennessee" it was called "Crainville", Tennessee, named after this William Crain and his brother, Joel. The two Revolutionary veterans moved to the area and founded a port and supply depot near Webb's Mill. The area would eventually have a two churches, a subscription school, a stagecoach stop and an inn between Bolivar and Purdy. This town would be called Crainville. Crainville would become a railroad town in the early 1900s and a new train depot was built by the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad on a farm owned by Kimborough Hornsby.

It is believed his wife is Mary and at least 2 of his children are:

• Abijah, b. 5 May 1785 in Georgia
• Ann "Nancy", m. James Sparks.

Sources

• Source: S-595853234 Repository: #R-1094331324 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/84854363/family
• Repository: R-1094331324 Name: Ancestry.com
• Five Links, by Harold Crain, 1996. Historical marker at Hatchie Cemetery, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
• "United States Census, 1830"
• Find A Grave #55497526
• Source: S-595853234 Repository: #R-1094331324 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/84854363/family
• Repository: R-1094331324 Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

Crain-680 was created by Chandra Seeds through the import of seeds Family Tree.ged on Nov 28, 2015. '