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Elizabeth Catherine (Crawley) Fitzgerald (abt. 1748 - abt. 1833)

Elizabeth Catherine "The Queen" Fitzgerald formerly Crawley aka Ward
Born about in Nottoway, Virginiamap [uncertain]
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Wife of — married about 1766 in Virginia, USAmap
Wife of — married 31 Jan 1769 in Amelia County, Virginiamap
Wife of — married 25 Dec 1797 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 85 in Nottoway, Virginia, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

  • FROM OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY By W. R. Turner:

LEINSTER on the Court House road a few miles from The Grove to the right was one of the first Fitzgerald settlements in Nottoway.

The house was built by Captain William Fitzgerald, II, who patented the land in 1742. He was the son of William Fitzgerald I, who came over from Ireland and settled in Prince George County. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, William Fitzgerald II, who married Sarah Epes, a sister of Major John Epes, was living at Leinster. He at once organinzed a company, was elected captain and served throughout the war. He was wounded at the battle of Guilford Court House, and was breveted major for gallantry in

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action during that battle. Soon after the Revolutionary War, his first wife died, and he married a widow, Catherine Cralle Jones, who before her marriage was first the widow Ward, and then the widow Jones. She it was who was known as Catherine Cralle, "The Queen", having been quite a belle in her young days, marrying all three of her former suitors in turn: first, Colonel Benjamin Ward of West Creek; second, Daniel Jones of Mount Airy; and third, Colonel William Fitzgerald of Leinster. Her last marriage took place at Leinster, where her son, Benjamin Ward, Jr., and Captain William Fitzgerald's daughter, Sarah, were also married at the same time.

In later years, Mrs. Fitzgerald said that she regretted that she had gone to Leinster to be married, instead of having Captain Fitzgerald come to her home for the ceremony.

Dr. John Fitzgerald, a son of Captin William Fitzgerald, later lived at Leinster. Dr. Fitzgerald married Louisa Jones. He was a prominent physician in the county, and highly educated, having received his degree from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Freeman Fitzgerald, who married Elizabeth Williams Irby, later lived here. And still later it was the home of William Fitzgerald III, who married Sallie Anne Hardaway.



Elizabeth Crawley (daughter of William Crawley) married John Jones, Jr. on 1/31/1769 in Amelia County, Virginia: http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/MVA1765.html

Not sure why but there is some confusion on her first name (some have it as the same name as her sister, Catherine (so I note Catherine as a possible middle name on Elizatbeth's profile).

There also appears to be some confusion as to when (AND if) Elizabeth married Benjamin Ward.

From Findagrave.com:

Burial reference:
Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 11-15

Father: William CRALLEY b: ABT 1735
Mother: Elizabeth ANDERSON b: 14 APR 1729 in VA

Marriage 1 Benjamin WARD b: ABT 1760
Married:
Children

Catherine "Kate" WARD b: 17 MAY 1776 in Henrico Co., VA
Benjamin WARD b: 2 APR 1778
William Cralley WARD b: BEF 1784 in :Amelia Co., VA
Elizabeth WARD

Marriage 2 Daniel JONES b: ABT 1747 in Amelia Co., VA
Event: Marriage Bond 4 SEP 1784 in Amelia Co., VA
Married: AFT 4 SEP 1784 in Amelia Co., VA
Children

Theodorick JONES b: 1785 in Amelia (now Nottoway) Co., VA
Louisa JONES b: 1787
Frances "Fannie" JONES b: 2 FEB 1789
Patrick JONES b: ABT 1791

Marriage 3 William FITZGERALD b: 11 JUN 1751
Married: 25 DEC 1797
Note: In fact this wedding was a double one at the time and place of the m. o f Catherine daugher Sarah Fitzgerald and Benjamin Ward, Jr.. The bride s exchanged households after the weddings.

Sources


1765 Death of Father-in-law
Henry Ward of Chesterfield County, a descendant of Seth Ward of Henrico County
Married Prudence Jones, daughter of Col. Richard Jones.
Henry Ward died in 1765 he divided his Charlotte County lands between their two sons, Benjamin & Henry,jr.
Young Henry Ward moved away.
Son Benjamin remained in Amelia County where c1776 he married Catherine Crawley, daughter of neighbor William Crawley.
"Some Wards of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, and Their Connections"
Contributed by Jean Agnew, on p408 of
Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Thompson-Yates
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1833 Death
Catherine "The Queen" Cralle Fitzgerald
Birth: 1760
Death: Dec., 1833, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Burial reference: Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 11-15
- Father: William CRALLEY b: ABT 1735
- Mother: Elizabeth ANDERSON b: 14 APR 1729 in VA
Burial: Fitzgerald Private Cemetery, Leinster
Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
findagrave
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Crawley-1213 and Crawley-735 do not represent the same person because: I rejected the merge after reading the profile about her possible maiden names.
posted by Sarah Sharpless
Crawley-1213 and Crawley-735 appear to represent the same person because: Same husbands.
posted by Sarah Sharpless
Cralle-52 and Crawley-735 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate; my apologies - I was led astray by Findagrave in the spelling of her maiden name.

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