Matthew Crenshaw (1772 - abt. 1800)

Born 1772 in Lunenburg, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Fears — married 10 Aug 1792 in Lunenburg County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1800 at about age 28 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Matthew Crenshaw was born about 1772 in Lunenburg, Virginia to parents Thomas Asbury Crenshaw [and [Unknown-289258|Christian Unknown]].

"Crenshaw, Matthew of Lunenburg County, and Polly Fears, 10 August 1792. sur. James Griffin. p. 13." ^[1]

The following are abstracts of marriage bonds covering the foundation of Lunenburg County until 1850. The bonds do not give the names of parents, dates of marriage, or ages of parties. Name of Husband Name of Wife Name of Surety Date Matthew Crenshaw Polly Fears James Griffin 1792 (Note that James Griffin is married to Matthew's sister Christian!)

Matthew died about 10 September 1800 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. In his father's will his name is spelled Matthews.

From his will: 9-5-1800, 9-11-1800; WB 5/25-6, Lunenburg Co,. VA wife: Mary C. sons: Jared, William, Nathaniel, Jarold (all C.) daughters: none listed Executors: Jesse Crenshaw (brother), Henry Haley Witnesses: Anthony Griffin, James Jennings, Christian C,.Thomas C., Robert deGraffenreid (Note that Anthony Griffin is married to Matthew's sister Susannah!) Links to these children are NOT confirmed.

Children: Gerald (or Jarold) (1793-??), Nathaniel (1797-??), William F. (1798-1850), and Jared (1800-??)

• WikiTree profile Crenshaw-109 created through the import of AMYFAMILYTREE_2012-05-17.ged on May 18, 2012 by Amy Bazar. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Amy and others.

• Source: S17 Author: Compiler: Bill Draper Title: The Families of Jonathan Martin, Location: Ancestry, Url: www.ancestry.com Publication: Name: May 29, 2006;

Sources

1. ↑ Matheny, Emma R. Marriages of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1853. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979. Ancestry.com [database online] Provo, UT. 2006.

• 1) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3MWY-KYT : accessed 2017-10-29), entry for Matthew /Crenshaw/.

• 2) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:945X-QHJ : accessed 2017-11-01), entry for Matthew Crenshaw, submitted by rjeawcrenshaw1204715.
• Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800

• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783