My earliest proven Crews is yet another John Crews who d. 1799 Wake Co., NC. He is not on the 1790 Wake Census and there is evidence they came from Sussex Co., Va. where his son Benjamin was in 1794. John's ES lists his wife Naomi as administratrix and in a later document, the administrator or administratrix is listed as Minor Crews. It is unclear whether these two are the same and whether the second document says administrator or administratrix--all those curlicues in the handwriting, you know. As these are the only Crewses in Wake records at the time, the following children appear to belong to John and Naomi: 1. Benjamin, d. 1826 Dickson Co., Tn., married Lucretia _____ 2. Seaborn, d. after 1860, Dickson Co., Tn., married (1)____, (2) Mary 3. Mary (Polly), married James Sims, moved to Dickson Co. with an older woman in her household who was probably her mother. Mary was HOH in 1820 Dickson census 4. Temperance, m. William Nutt, no further info on her We think there was an older son as well and possibly others. My line is Benjamin and Lucretia. Their children: 1. Pleasant, ca 1793-after 1860, d. Dickson Co., Tn., m. Mary 2. Male, possibly Robert 3. Female Unknown, ca 1791-1800, no death date nor other info 4. Female unknown, same 5. Henson H., 5 July 1801-10 Dec 1872, d. Perry Co., Al., m. James Tubb, s/o George 6. John, m. (1) Lydia J. and (2) Letitia Gilbert 7. Peter Moody, ca 1804-after 1870, d. Perry Co., Al., m. ____, (2) Nancy and (3)Elizabeth Jane Coley 8. Calvin J., 19 Aug 1807-7 Sep 1867, d. Perry Co., Al., m (1) Emily Holifield and (2) Nancy Crocker 9. Martha, 13 May 1811-1845/6, d. Perry Co., m. Jesse Holifield, Sr., fa of Emily 10. Minor, b. ca 1813, d. Ms., m. George Washington Moore 11. Mary D., 1809-17 July 1852, d. Pope Co., Ar., m. James D. Veasey An older woman appears in the household of Calvin in Perry Co. 1840 who is probably Lucretia. It is proven that she could not be his wife's mother. This person's age is over 45. Peter Moody Crews and his first wife who was reportedly Mary Tubb, is my line. He married (2)Nancy ___ in Tn. and (3)Elizabeth Jane Coley. He had 17, possibly 19 children, most by Nancy, probably 3 by his first wife, 2 by Elizabeth who may also have had twins who didn't survive. 1. James Madison, 24 Dec 1828-12 Mar 1885, d. Perry Co., m. Sarah Hines 2. David Bryant, ca 1831, d. Covington Co., Ms. ca 1910, m. (1)Margaret Mondy, m. (2) Elizabeth 3. Calvin J., ca 1833-aft 1850 4. William P., ca 1838-21 Jan 1901, m. Anna A. Heard 5. Lucinda, 22 Apr 1839-30 Apr 1911, m. Jacob Golden 6. Lucretia, ca 1842, m. Andrew W. Stephens 7. John W., b. ca 1843, m. Georgiana Holifield 8. Robert Henry, ca 1843 (twin)-25 Nov 1863, d. Missionary Ridge, Tn., Civil War 9. Minor Moody, 24 Jan 1844-4 Dec 1909, m. Sarah Frances Jane Stephens, sib of Andrew 10. Francis Lowery, 20 Jan 1847-16 Dec 1911, m. (1)Jestine (Rinehart) Tucker , m. (2) Samantha Dennis 11. Franklin L., 20 Jan 1847-after 1860, twin 12. Jesse Edwin, 29 July 1849-4 Sep 1883, d. Smith Co., Tx., m. Harriet Henderson 13. Richard Pinkney, b.Jan 1850-d. Perry Co., Al., m. Alice Carter 14. George Cornelius, ca 1853, m. Feriba Catherine Caudle 15. Mary Jane, 20 Jan 1855-10 Aug 1902, m. John Thomas Moore (last of Nancy's children) 16. Greenberry, b. Apr 1861, m. Judie C. Bamberg 17. Martha Elizabeth, b. ca 1865, m. J. H. Ashworth Possible twins born before Greenberry to 3d wife. My line is James Madison who had two children who died young and two who lived to adulthood, one of the latter lived to old age. DJ