Crow, Lewis (b. ABT 1783, d. 31 JAN 1863)

Note: !MARRIAGE: Beverly Fleet, VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS, Washington Co,
Virginia, Vol. 34; 1782-1820; (34 vols in 3) p 21; Baltimore, MD, Genealogical
Publishing Co, 1988; FHL Bk 975.5 H29f.

Note: ACTION: Check out Bk 975.5 N2fb, this may be the 34 vol set.??

Note: RESEARCHER: Mary Bowen
She says he was md 21 Jan 1807; Marr Reg Bk 1 p 65, Washington Co, VA??
Balden notes & chart, estimated dob used I had abt 1778.
Revere had abt 1783 in Va, d: 1863 Warren Co, IL.
Lewis moved to Washington Co, IN in 1813. He was a vet of the War of 1812.
In 1840 he moved to Warren Co, IL & died there.
Warren County became Henderson County in 1841.

Note: Lewis Crow, son of James and Jane Crow, was born near Abingdon, Washington
Co., VA in 1783. This date was established from Census Records taken in
Warren Co., Illinois, in both 1850 and 1860, and from an application for
Bounty Lands filed in Warren Co. in 1850. He grew up in Washington County,
Virginia where his father was a prosperous plantation owner.
On 21 January 1807 Lewis was married to Elizabeth Scott, an event recorded
in the Marriage Register Book 1, page 65 of Washington Co, VA. Elizabeth was
the daughter of Samuel Scott, Jr. and Jane Hutton, a prominent family in that
county.
Lewis was age 31 with a family of four children when he was drafted into
the Virginia Militia during the "Ware of 1812". He began his service 22 July
1814 as a Sergeant in Captain Abram Fulkerson's Company of Riflemen, 7th
Regiment, and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Due to illness, Lewis
received an Honorable Discharge from his Company in Norfolk on 25 January 1815.
According to copies of Muster and Pay Rolls that we possess, Lewis received
muster out pay of $9.07 "for going home". The $9.07 was his per diem pay
calculated at 25 days travel at the rate of 20 miles a day. This was to cover
the expenses for traveling the 500 miles distance between Norfolk and Abingdon.
After the birth of their fifth child (Samuel) about 1815, Lewis and
Elizabeth (Scott) Crow left Washington County, Virginia and settled on new
lands in Washington County, Indiana. The last six of their children (all
daughters) were born in Washington County, Indiana where the family lived for
more than 25 years. Many of Lewis and Elizabeth's children were married in
Indiana but for some reason Illinois seemed to hold more promise and at age 60
Lewis moved to Warren County, Illinois which became his final home.
We have a certificate from the Illinois State Historical Society that
certifies Lewis Crow as a Warren County pioneer in 1843. When bounty lands
became available in 1850 for veterans of the War of 1812, Lewis received a
Warrent for 80 acres of land in Warren County. On 12 May 1857, Lewis made a
statement in Court that he had not previously applied for or possessed Bounty
Lands. Evidently he did not want the land or assigned the warrant to someone
else. Lewis had to file documents which were recorded in Warren County
relative to his eligibility for Bounty Lands, otherwise we would not have
known about his War of 1812 service.
Lewis and Elizabeth lived their last twenty years in Ellison Township,
Warren County. To find this location today, one would drive about 12 miles
south of Monmouth (the County seat) on U.S. 67, then about 5 miles west of
Roseville on State Highway 116. An easier way to locate this ancestral home
is to drive about 65 miles west of Peoria, Illinois, on State 116.
Lewis died 31 January 1863 and left no will. His estate was probated 19
August 1863 and personal assets were appraised at $241.61. No real property
is listed which suggests that he had conveyed it to his children. A note at
the bottom of the Appraisers document on file in Warren County states that the
widow of Lewis Crow died before the estate was settled. We do not know the
date in 1863 when she died.
It should be noted that both Lewis and Elizabeth died at the height of the
Civil War and hundreds of men from every county in Illinois, including Warren
County, were being buried monthly. It is easy to understand how it might be
difficult to find a tombstone for an elderly relative during this period in
our history.--Mary Bowen

Burial: Date: 25 FEB 1935
Place: Round Mountain C,Washington Co,AR

Note: Source of Information: Paul Volpp
Occupation: Farmer
1884- John C. Smith, 24, and Miss Ellen Chidester, 17, came from White Rver
County, east of Fayetteville, J.W. Dutton, a Goshen Minister, performed their
28 August marriage ceremony. (Backtrackers Vol 8 1978 #2)
1884- Ellen Chitister 17, John C. Smith 24, 28 Aug. 1884. (Washington County
Marriages in Arkansas 1845-1891, Book H Pg 174)

Burial: Date: JUN 1937
Place: Friendship Cemet,Springdale,Washington Co.,AR

Note: Della was Amos WIlson's second wife. He had been previously married and had a
14 year old daughter, Fern Wilson, living at home with Amos and Della (in
addition to their 6 month old son, Eugene) in the 1910 census of Washington Co.
, AR. Their marriage is recoded in the records of Washington Co., AR, book O,
p14

Burial: Date: FEB 1962
Place: Friendship Cemet,Springdale,Washington Co.,AR

Note: DEATH: Died unmarried.

Burial: Date: NOV 1971
Place: Mount Hope,Cemetery,Webb City,Jasper Co

Burial: Place: Hillcrest Cem,Marion,Illinois

Note: RESEARCHER: Mary Bowen
Buried Hillcrest Cemetery

Reference: 111C-TKJ

Note: MARRIAGE: At the time of his marriage to Mahabel (Mable), he was listed as of
Walingford, CT.

Note: BIOGRAPHY: In 1722 he moved his family to Waterbury, Hartford Co., CT and
lived in Judds Meadow.
Sept. 30, 1726- He and his brother WIlliam jointly sold land. Samuel listed
himself as "of Waterbury" and William as "of Wallingfor, New Haven, CT. Both
men signed their names as "CHIDESTER"
Jan., 31, 1731/33-Samuel bought land of John Hough, signing this deed also as
"CHIDESTER"
March 27, 1761- Mabel (Tuller) Chidester, "widow" died in Roxbury...
Therefore, Samuel died before 1761.

Note: BIOGRAPHY: Above statements taken from CHB pg. 20. (per Paul E. Volpe)

Note: !MARR: NOT PROVEN BY WILL OR OTHER MEANS

Note: RESEARCHER: Mary Bowen
Balden notes & chart (via Sill 10/1992) est dob used.
Revere had abt 1780 in VA d: bef 1820.
His father, James will, left George's portion to grandson, James, IF George
was dead.

Burial: Place: ,Rogers,Oklahoma

Note: RESEARCHER: Mary Bowen
She had three children by Mr. Enyart

Burial: Place: Ash Ridge Cem.,Brown Co.,Ohio

Burial: Place: Nivelty City Cem,Missouri

Burial: Place: Evergreen Cem.,Riverside,Riverside Co.,California

Burial: Place: Evergreen Cem.,Riverside,Riverside Co.,California

Burial: Place: Santa Ana,California (?)

Note: Wilbur Lyman Betz moved ot OK after marriage to Hattie Idella Arnold, where
Glenna was born. They then lived briefly in Minot, ND. When Glenna was about
a year old, they moved to Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, where Alberta was born.
Wilbur never renounced his US citizenship and was exempted by the US from
service in WWI at the request of the Canadian government because he was not
only a large scale wheat farmer but also headed a threshing crew which
harvested much of the wheat in the area. He then moved to California, living
in La Verne for about a month before moving to Fresno, CA, where Wilbur worked
in a machine shop and did cabinet work. Finally, they moved to La Verne, CA,
where Wilbur raised lemons and chickens and did tractor work for others. The
ranch was on the corner of Gladstone and Grand Ave. (Now Gladstone and Damian
Way). Wilbur and Hattie spent their last years in town in a house on 5th St.

Burial: Place: Evergreen Cemeta,La Verne,Los Angeles,CA

Note: J.F. Crowe Memoirs--John & William were among the early pioneers to KY. After
having passed through the privations of a new settlement & the perils of a
savage war, they each obtained a settlement of pre-emption (1400 acres of
land) in the immediate vicinity of Danville. John disposed of his land near
Danville, and became the proprietor of a large tract of wild land on the Green
River. He moved with his family to the Green river country, then a
wilderness, and while opening a farm was murdered by his own negro man. He
left a family of four sons and two daus; according to his nephew, John Finley
Crowe.
A Will recorded in KY Pioneer & Court Records; FHL Bk 976.9 P2m, Pages 50
& 251. This will lists five daughters and two sons. Will was witnesses by
Morias Hansbrough, Henry Orkes, William Crow. Probated 10 Aug 1801. But
written in 1797. (I don't believe that this is the will for John Crow, son of
Walter and Ann).

Note: Sarah Barker has his with a son William who d. 30 Jan 1821 (this is the death
date of his brother, William) and a son Abraham???

Note: !DEATH: Will proven 17 Aug 1819, Washington Co, VA, Will Bk 4 pg 303

Note: NOTE: Balden has him born abt 1744 in Cecil Co, MD or New Castle Co, DE and
Md abt 1777 to Jane, b: about 1756
10/16/98--Mitch Crow has him born 8 Nov 1844/45 in NC or DE & death 30 Jan
1821, Danville, KY??
RESEARCHER: Mary Bowen

Note: NOTE: She and her husband, Morias Harnsborough/Harnsberry/Hansboro? were
members of the Methodist Church in KY.
According to John F. Crow Memoirs, she had three sons and two daus, one of the
daughters married a "Yount" the other "Demaree/DeMarie". All were supposed to
have settled in Shelby County, KY.

Note: From Mitch Crow--born 1760, St. John's 100, New Castle, DE or Rockingham, VA??
(10/16/98)

Note: !BIRTH: St. Stephen's North Parish, Sassafras. Cecil Co, MD, 1695-1817; pg
65; FHL Film #0,441,446

Note: !DEATH: Lyman Chackley, Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia,
1745-1800; Balt. Genealogical Pub. Co, Inc, 1965; pg 503-4, FHL Bk 975.591 F2s
V. ; Will of Walter Crow
Will proved in Rockingham County, VA; Date of Dth is date of Will.