UNSUBSCRIBE. CREWS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > CREWS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 121 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [CREWS-L] Reuben Jordan Crews Line [David Harris <david77@freewwweb.co] > #2 [CREWS-L] CREWS/CRUES [AntiquePam@aol.com] > #3 [CREWS-L] Stanley and Handley Crew [David Harris <david77@freewwweb.co] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CREWS-D, send a message to > > CREWS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CREWS-L] Reuben Jordan Crews Line-GA and TX > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 01:10:01 -0400 > From: David Harris <david77@freewwweb.com> > To: CREWS-L@rootsweb.com > > Brenda, > Thank you for those kind words and thank you for all your hard work > from which I know we've all benefited. All I have on Martin and Ginny > Crews' descendancy is the information that Charles Ottosen has posted > regarding his line. You may remember the discussion we had last year > about whether Martin was the father of Reuben. While we still don't have > solid proof, we do have some supportive evidence in the Jordan and Crews > wills of Wilkes and Oglethorpe Counties in GA. Here is what Charles > posted about his line. > > - ------------------------------------------ > > "[Note: this first generation is entirely heresay - no documented proof > on > any of them except for Reuben] > > Martin Crews - do not know his dates, locations or wife. Family legend > says "... of Revolutionary fame" whatever that may mean. Had the > following children: Reuben Jordan Crews, James Ware Crews, Martin > Mortimer Crews, James Fleming Crews, Elizabeth Crews. Family legend > says > Martin was wealthy but never married. > > My descent goes through Reuben J. Crews. His dates are ca 1804 to ca > 1854; m. 1828 in Harris Co., GA to Elizabeth Philips. Reuben was an > attorney and owned land in Harris Co. Their children are (all born in > GA): > Charles Constantine (C.C.) Crews (b. ca 1830), Leonidas Crews (1831 - > 1903), Algernon Crews (d. age 2), James Mortimer Crews (b. ca 1836), > George M. Crews (b. ca 1838), Fleming Jordan Crews (b. ca 1841), Jackson > Philip Crews (b. ca 1844), Sarah (Sally) E. Crews (ca 1846 - 1860). > Charles, James and Fleming were all officers in the Confederate Army and > Leonidas (a doctor) was a surgeon also in the Confederate Army, Jackson > was a Baptist preacher. > > My line descends through Leonidas who m. 1861 in GA to Sarah Helen > Coachman (from South Carolina). They had 14 children (first 7 born in > GA > the last 7 born in TX): Clarence (1862-1941), Eulalie (1866-1892), > Floyd > (1867-1958), Donella (1868-1922), Elma (1870-1874), Percival > (1871-1955), > Stella (1873-?), Wilkinson (1875-1945), Helen (1877-1913), Simmie > (1879-?), Leonidas (1881-1888), John (1883-19430, Hugh (1886-1949), > Lizzie > (1888-?). Leonidas moved the family to Texas in 1875 and settled in > Hamilton Co. > > My line of descent is through Floyd who married a Rowe McKinnie in > 1893. > They had two children in Texas before moving to Washington D.C. in 1899 > where they had four more children. > > Any leads for the earliest generation and where they came from prior to > Ga would be greatly appreciated. I am also very interested in > contacting > other descendants of the Crews brothers who were officers in the > Confederate Army. I do have more information - especially on the later > generations which I am willing to share if anyone has a connection to > these people. > > Thanks for listening. > > Charlie Ottosen > aa212@GPFN1.GPFN.SK.CA" > > - ------------------------------------- > > In another post he adds some more: > > - ------------------------------------- > > Since Pat has indicated we are now over 100 subscribers I shall repost > my > line in the hopes that someone new will recognize a name. > > Martin Crews (no dates) possibly m. to a Ginny Gordon or Jane Jordan > - had the following children: Reuben Jordan Crews, James Ware Crews, > Martin Mortimer Crews, James Fleming Crews, Elizabeth Crews [note: no > one > except for Reuben in the above family has been proven] > > Reuben Jordan Crews (ca 1804 - ca 1854) m. 1828 to Elizabeth Philips > - had the following children: Charles Constantine Crews, Leonidas > Crews, Algernon Crews, James Mortimer Crews, George M. Crews, Fleming > Jordan Crews, Jackson Philip Crews and Sally Crews. > > Leonidas Crews (1831-1903) m. 1861 to Sarah Helen Coachman > - had the following children: Clarence C. Crews, Eulalie Crews, Floyd > C. Crews, Donella Crews, Elma Crews, Percival C. Crews, Stella Crews, > Wilkinson C. Crews, Helen Crews, Simmie Crews, Leonidas C. Crews, John > C. > Crews, Hugh C. Crews and Lizzie Crews. > > Floyd C. Crews (1867-1958) m. 1893 to Rowe McKinnie > - had the following children: Clarence McKinnie Crews, Cora H. Crews, > Floyd H. Crews, Maurice A. Crews, Sybil R. Crews and Mildren Crews. > > I have dates and spouses for most of the above children if anyone needs > to verify and doublecheck the names. I am particularly interested in > finding descendants of the children of Reuben J. Crews as four of his > sons (including my Leonidas) served in the Confederate Army during the > Civil War. > > Charlie Ottosen > aa212@GPFN1.GPFN.SK.CA > > - ---------------------------- > > To get this information I went to the archive search page and typed > Crews-L and hit RETURN. Then a search phrase such as Reuben Crews for > 1998. > Search page: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > David > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CREWS-L] CREWS/CRUES > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 01:28:53 EDT > From: AntiquePam@aol.com > To: CREWS-L@rootsweb.com > > Would anyone else happen to be in search of a family connection to a > CREWS/CRUES who was a trapper on the Wabash River circa 1815-25. > Daughter Nancy b. 1815 in Indiana was orphaned when both parents died circa > 1825. > > ...Pam... > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CREWS-L] Stanley and Handley Crews in Wilkes County, GA > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 03:52:07 -0400 > From: David Harris <david77@freewwweb.com> > To: CREWS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi All, > When I was searching old newspapers some of them from the 1700's were > difficult to read because they would write an "s" as an "f"( the bottom > of the "f" would curve the opposite of the top). Sometimes a word > containing two "s" like "states" would be written "ftates". I was > looking at the archives regarding Stanley Crews of Wilkes County and > came across a post by Bill Crews of Stone Mountain, GA where he gave us > some records of both Stanley and Handley Crews from some books he has on > Wilkes County. I believe these are the same man. The transcriber may > have taken the "ft" on the front of the original as an "H" when it was > actually the old way of writing ftandley or Standley. > > On 20 Feb., 1998 Bill Crews wrote, > > Crews rooters - > I have 2 sets of books: > (1) Wilkes County, GA, Deed Books A-VV, 1784-1806 by M. M. Farmer > (2) Wilkes County, GA, Tax Records, 1785-1805, F. P. Hudson > > "6 Nov. 1800, Heirs of Handley Crews, decd, to James Crews, their bro., > for > love & affection by the dying request of our beloved sister Nancy Crews, > who died after Handley Crews, decd., her father, all her distributive > shar > of the real estate of her said father, 570 on Clarks Creek, Adj. Gen. J. > Clark & Benjamin Smith, Esq., 57 acres. John Hansan, william Johnson, > Issac wellborn, Johnson Welborn, Daniel Trammel, George Johnson, Danl. > Johnson, & Thomas Welborn divided the real estate of handley Crews, > decd. > to heirs of Nancy Crews, decd., 1/10 part of 570 acres. (signed) Martin > Crews, Susannah Crews, Agnes (x) Crews, simon Hughs, John crews, C. S. > Marton. Wit: Johnson wellborn, J.P., B. Smith, George Johnson, J.P Rec. > 12 > Dec 1804." > > -------------------- > > This information contradicted what Pat Ray already had in her database > and she replied. > --------------------- > On 7 March, 1998 Pat Ray wrote: > > Bill, > On Feb 23rd you gave us some families from Wilkes Co, GA and I've been > trying to find them in the db. I have found the family of Stanley CREWS > (wife Agatha) and we have them a little different from what you worked > out. See how this looks: > > Stanley CREWS & Agatha ___? > 1. Martin CREWS m. Jane Ware "Ginny" JORDAN > 2. Patsy CREWS m. Simon HUGHES > 3. Polly CREWS > 4. Susannah CREWS > 5. James CREWS > 6. John CREWS > 7. Nancy CREWS > > Stanley has no parents in the db and is linked to no other family. I've > been unable to find Handley or James, etc. I think maybe I'll take you > up on that offer of hard copies of the material for Wilkes Co. I'd like > to see it too. > > Pat > > -------------------- > > On 16 Feb., 1998 I wrote, > > Minutes of the Supreme Ct. 1792-1793 Wilkes Co, GA > > Pg.72-Apr.11, 1793. James and Nancy Crew choose Martin Crew guardian, > George Barber and Francis Callaway, Security. > > Pg.73-Agatha Crews appointed guardian of David, Frances, and Elizabeth > Crews, orphans of Stanley Crews. ( I believe these were her own children > and Stanley her deceased husband. The orphans of Stanley later > participated in the GA lotteries) > > Crews, Stanley dec'd. Warrant of the appraisement Feb.7, 1793. Petition > of heirs Nov. 1800 for div of 570 acres on Clark's creek. viz; Martin > Crews, Agnes Crews, wid., for herself and as gdn of Betsy and Francis > Crews, minors; Simon Hughes in right of his wife Patsy; Benajah Smith in > right of Clayton Talbot who intermarried with Polly Crews; Susannah, > James and John Crews and the heirs of Nancy Crews. > > ----------------------- > The Handley citation was about one of his heirs (Nancy his daughter) > dying and leaving her brother James her 1/10 share of the land. > > In the Stanley citation the family is petitioning the court to divide > the land > > The 570 acres of land on Clark's Creek is common to both actions. > > Both actions took place in Nov.,1800 and the heirs are the same. > > Both mention the heirs of Nancy Crews. > - ---------------------------------------- > > These are the ten children of Stanley (died 1793) and Agnes Crews (died > bef.1804) if you combine these records: > > 1. Martin Crews m. Jane "Ginny" Ware Jordan (parents of Reuben J. Crews) > 2. Patsy Crews m. Simon Hughes > 3. Polly Crews m. Clayton Talbot > 4. Susannah Crews > 5. James Crews m. Benedictine > 6. John Crews m. Elizabeth (Moved to Camden Co. abt. 1786) see below > 7. Nancy Crews-Died prior to Nov., 1800, believed to be childless > 8. David Crews > 9. Francis?("Fanny" Crews m. Charles S. Marton) > 10.Elizabeth ( may be Betsy in the minutes) > > Bill, I didn't notice before but you gave us a clue to a man that has > been a mystery for a long time. > > Bill wrote: > > P. 783: > "14 Nov. 1804, John Crews of Camden Co., Ga. to James Crews of Wilkes > Co., Ga, for $200, 57 acres on clark Creek in wilkes Co., adj. Bramlett. > (signed) John Crews. Wit: C. S. Marton, Simon hughs, George Johnson, > J.P. Rec. 13 Dec 1804." > > It appears that John had returned to Wilkes in 1804, probably at the > time of his mother's death. He signed at least three documents in two > days. > John Crews of Camden Co., GA is now attached to this family. He was on > a tax list about 1786 in Camden and I have a land survey of his 450 > acres on the Satilla River dated 1797. His wife was Elizabeth. They sold > that 450 acres in 1797 and purchased 287 1/2 acres on the Great Satilla > River on 8-19-1801 and sold it on 1-24-1808. There are two mentions of > him in the court records in 1807. That's about all I have on him at this > time. > We know that the Stanley family intermarried with the Crewses in NC > and some Crews men bore that name so that might be where we find > Stanley's roots. But, on the 1850 census of Colleton Co., SC the > Stanleys are listed beside the Crews family. When I was in Colleton I > visited a church where the Crewses still attend and it had a graveyard > with a lot of Stanleys. The oldest one was spelled Standley. > David