Mary Florence Elrod Crowe and her children

Mary Florence Elrod Crowe and her children
1944, l to r, back: Ernest Boggs, Rebecca Crowe Owen, Alva Owen, George Crowe, Gary Crowe, Youree Crowe, front: Lois Crowe Smith, Marie Crowe Wiedenhoft, Hazel Crowe, Gertrude (George Crowe's wife), Lucy Anna Crowe Wall, Mary Wall Logsdon, Doris Crowe, seated Mary Florence Elrod Crowe

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

3rd American Crow/Crowe Generation

JOHN CROW  (John1, Thomas2)
b. about 1654, VA d. about August, 1718, South Parnham Parrish, Essex County, VA)
m. Elizabeth.  She was born about 1638 and died about June 1720, in Essex County, VA.


Their Children:
Judeth
Mary
Eleanor
Thomas
John
William
Anthony

Documentation in Chronological Order:

1704 Essex county,VA, quit rent rolls, pg. 547:  John Crow - 440 acres 

Essex county records 1703-1706, pg. 119 – “P. of A. July 1703.  Benj Baynton of Bristol, England to Wm. Ayres of Essex to collect a/os. Signed Benj. Baynton.  Wit:  John Crow,Thomas Stratton, Proved by oath of Stretton 11 Nov1703 and recorded.

Essex county records 1703-1706, No. 12, pg. 66.  Bond 11 Dec 1704. L100. Sterling, MaryMillborne as admnx of estate John Millborne dec’d.  Signed, Mary Millborne x, John Hawkins.  wit.:  Sam Coates, John Crow

Mar 1712/1713 p. 105 Virginia Colonial Abstracts ….mentions John Crow in a land transaction.

1715 Essex county, quit rent rolls, John Crow – 886 acres.

May 17, 1716 - John Crow signed a bond for Robert Coleman, deceased. 

June 14, 1716 - John served on a jury of the Essex Court. 

December 18, 1716 - John signed the inventory of Homer Rodin, deceased.
John Crow signed a bond of 100 Sterling for Mary Milbourne as the administrator of John Milbourne, deceased (no date). (3)

WILL OF JOHN CROW dated January 20, 1717 and named all of his living children.
“ I, John Crowe of Essex County, being sick and weak in body, . . . To my loving dau Judeth Dickason 1 shilling; To my loving dau Mary Coleman, 1 negro man, named Dick, now in her possession; To my loving dau Eleanor Hogart 1 shilling; To my loving son, Thomas Crowe 1 shilling; To my loving son, John Crowe, all my land lying on the south side of Dragon Swamp and joining on the land of Henry Baker. To my loving sons, William Crowe and Anthony Crowe, all the rest of my land whereon I now live to be equally divided. My son Anthony to possess the plantation whereon I now live. All the rest equally divided amongst my loving wife, Elizabeth, my son John, my sons William and Anthony, my daughter Sarah and my daughter Anne. My loving wife sole executrix. John Crowe. Witnessess: Henry Perkins, John Dickerson, Judeth Dickerson.”

From the will it appears that John’s daughters, Sarah and Anne, were not yet married. Dragon Swamp (present-day Dragon Run) is about 50 miles east of Richmond, Virginia. Dragon Swamp extended some 20 miles in a relatively straight line; and winding through the swamp was an impassable creek, Dragon Run.

("From the will it appears that John’s daughters, Sarah and Anne, were not yet married. Dragon Swamp (present-day Dragon Run) is about 50 miles east of Richmond, Virginia. Dragon Swamp extended some 20 miles in a relatively straight line; and winding through the swamp was an impassable creek, Dragon Run," Hoggatt&Crow Families.)


WILL OF ELIZABETH CROWE Dated 1719; Probated 21 June, 1720

To my two sons, JOHN and WILLIAM L3 Sterling. All
the rest to be equally divided among my three youngest
children, Sarah Crowe, Anne Crowe and Anthony Crowe.
All my children which are now under my tuition and
care to be well clothed and a negro be bought by my
executor for the benefit of my three youngest children.
My three youngest children, each of them, to have two
years schooling. My three daughters, Judeth, Mary
and Elinor and my son, Thomas, each of them 1 shilling.
/s/ Elizabeth Crowe

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