John Crews IV (1724 - 1792)

Born 1724 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Redmond) Crews — married 1744 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1792 at about age 68 in Charlotte Co, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Name: John Crews. Source: John Crews - Family Tree DNA - Kit # 27308. Note: https:/www.familytreedna.com/groups/cruwys-dna/aboutresults.

John Crews IV was also a Tobacco farmer like his father and grandfather before himbut he also made a short career in the Virginia Navy and was eventually promoted to Lieutenant and even Ship Master of several Sloops. In the spring of 1781, John Crews, 2nd in Command of the ship Scorpion, headed to Martinique for needed French military supplies. Their trip was intercepted as described in The History of Virginias Navy of the Revolution.

Captain Wright Westcott, bound for Martinique Island made out early one morning, as the mists broke away before the sun, a sail bearing towards him with clearly hostile intent. As the distance between them diminished, the stranger revealed herself as a powerful frigate, subsequently learned to be the Cerberus under command of Sir Jacob Wheat. To engage with any prospect of victory was for the Scorpion out of the question. No valor could avail against so formidable an adversary. Crowding on all her canvas, the Scorpion bore away with all the speed of which she was capable. The pursuit continued in earnest, with early chances favoring the Virginians escape. But, with the rising of the wind as the day advanced, the larger vessel gained an advantage. Yet the Scorpion held her way for hours and it was not until the same sun that had betrayed her presence in the early morning was dipping beneath the horizon that the American was overhauled and captured. Officers and crerw were carried to Bermuda and there held in prison ships until the declaration of peace. (Among the prisoners returned to Virginia on January 7, 1783 on the boat, Dolphin were Lieutenant John Crews, Peter Fiveash and Laban Goffigan, all of the Scorpion)

Lieutenant John Crews returned to his home and most likely a very sick man. Prison ships were nothing less than watery concentration camps, responsible for thousands of deaths and most prisoners had little hope of ever leaving. John lived another 10 years, having witnessed the infancy of the greatest nation on the earth.

Crews/Cruse Group 1 Kit no. 27308 1. John Crews (d. 1792 Charlotte County, Virginia) 2. David Crews (b. c.1747 Goochland County?, Virginia - d. before 1823 Halifax County, Virginia) m. Dorothy or Dolacy "Dolly" Hunt 3. Isaac Seat Crews (1789-1879 Halifax County, VA) m. 1816 Sarah (Sallie) Wyburn Crews (maiden name is Crews) 4. Melchizedek Crews (1816 Halifax County, VA - d. 1877 Stoddard County, Missouri) m. Permelia G. Cardwell 5. Isaac Henry Crews (b. 1845 Halifax County, VA - d. 1923 Stoddard County, MO) m. (1) Susan A. Bacon 6. Walter Russell Crews (1874-1927 Stoddard County, MO) m. Victoria Lydia Gray 7. Parents of kit donor 8. Kit Donor Crews. Source: John Crews - FamilySearch.org. Note: https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/619032:2:3DGR-H2C. ^[1] Source: John Crews - MyHeritage.com. Note: https:/www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-296505301-1-17872john-crews-in-myheritage-family-trees.

Born Charlotte, Virginia, United States. 1724 Charles City, Charles, Virginia. Source: John Crews - FamilySearch.org. Note: https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/619032:2:3DGR-H2C. Source: John Crews - MyHeritage.com. Note: https:/www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-296505301-1-17872john-crews-in-myheritage-family-trees.

Died 1 Jun 1792. Charlotte Co, Virginia, USA. Source: John Crews - Family Tree DNA - Kit # 27308. Note: https:/www.familytreedna.com/groups/cruwys-dna/aboutresults.

Crews/Cruse Group 1 Kit no. 27308 1. John Crews (d. 1792 Charlotte County, Virginia) 2. David Crews (b. c.1747 Goochland County?, Virginia - d. before 1823 Halifax County, Virginia) m. Dorothy or Dolacy "Dolly" Hunt 3. Isaac Seat Crews (1789-1879 Halifax County, VA) m. 1816 Sarah (Sallie) Wyburn Crews (maiden name is Crews) 4. Melchizedek Crews (1816 Halifax County, VA - d. 1877 Stoddard County, Missouri) m. Permelia G. Cardwell 5. Isaac Henry Crews (b. 1845 Halifax County, VA - d. 1923 Stoddard County, MO) m. (1) Susan A. Bacon 6. Walter Russell Crews (1874-1927 Stoddard County, MO) m. Victoria Lydia Gray 7. Parents of kit donor 8. Kit Donor Crews. Source: John Crews - FamilySearch.org. Note: https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/619032:2:3DGR-H2C. Source: John Crews - MyHeritage.com. Note: https:/www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-296505301-1-17872john-crews-in-myheritage-family-trees.

Residence 1782 04 00, Halifax County, VA. ^[1]

Military 1775-1785 Virginia ^[2] File File: Media Format: jpg. Military

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S-1575258664 Ancestry Record 3578 #33017814
2. ↑ Source: #S3934007 Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War 1775-1785 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/23199943?terms=John%20Crews&xid=1945 File File: Media Format: jpg Military

• Source: S-1575258664 Virginia Census, 1607-1890 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 3578

• Source: S-1577201144 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 51219436

• Source: S3934007 Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War Publication: The National Archives

• Source: S189247 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7836