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CROW/CROWE Family of Roane County, TN

 

From Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts, pg 153

The Crow family intermarried with several families in the Emory River area. The Roane public records are vague concerning the Crow families. Local historian Captain W. E. McElwee does not give the source of his information, but writes on the Emory River group thusly:

"Robert Crow, an ancestor of the Crow families on Emory River, was a private in Capt. Crockett's Company in the 6th VA Regiment, and he was at Valley Forge, White Plains, and Monmouth. His honorable discharge stated 'for brave and meritorious conduct in arresting three deserters.' Robert Crow, Thomas Crumbliss, and Samuel Walker settled in Roane in 1811."

The 1812 Enumeration List for Capt. Matlock & Capt. Walker's company shows Robert Crowe and James Crowe.

From Roane County Roots, Winter 1997, Bailey Publishing, pg 22 - Tidbits from Loose Papers: State of TN, Roane County, Circuit Court March Term 1834. Personally appeared Wm. Crow & Gilbert Christian in open court and made oath that Robert Crow late a pension of the revolutionary war of said county departed this life on the 2nd day of February 1834, and that Polly Crow is his widow & relict. Gilbert Christian, William Crow. Sworn to in open court March 10, 1834, E. G. Sevier, Clk.

ABLE CROW

Able Crow was born about 1765 and married Sarah ___. His name is hardly mentioned in Roane Records, but the location of Abel (or Abraham) Crow's homeplace is revealed in a State of TN grant issued to James Buckhannon in 1825 for use in maintaining an iron works. The bounds of Buckhannon's 100-acre grant on the waters of Big Emory River "touch Abraham Crow's line near a branch at the foot of Walden's Ridge, to Solomon Geron's line, to a corner of Willie Blount's tract, with the line of Willis Crow, and M. Wilson."

ABLE CROW'S CHILDREN

A Roane County Circuit Court suit dated March 18, 1833 states that Abel Crow was dead, and names his children, but not necessarily in order of birth. Abel and Sarah Crow's children were listed as follows:

*WILLIS CROW

Willis Crow, son of Abel Crow, was born 1789 in NC. He married (1819) Nancy Tedder (1787 NC), the daughter of Thomas Tedder. A survey (J, p.107) in 1843 shows that Willis Crow owned 245 acres on the north side of Emory River which adjoined the Blount 5000-acre tract, and Walden Ridge. Willis had died by April of 1863 because (Book B2, p237) gives dates to settle his estate and names his heirs as follows.

This information below was taken from Roane County TN Estate Books A,B,&C and Original Estate Papers 1802-1842, compiled and indexed by Robert L. Bailey 1997. The book is available from Bailey Publishing, ($25) and copies of the original records may be ordered from Bailey. I don’t know anything further about George Crow. PatMcD.

 

Roane County Records—ORPHANS --1802-1842 (from Loose Papers)

CROW, Orphans (1832): WILLIAM, ROBERT NEWTON, ANGELINE, NANCY ANN, SARAH JANE, RENERTHA, GEORGE W. CROW. Guardian: Sarah Crow

Original Estates (From Loose Papers) 1802-1842

CROW, GEORGE (1832) – 13 Documents: Sale of estate returned by SARAH CROW and JAMES CROW, administrators: Dower set apart to Sarah Crow, widow of George Crow; sale of slaves, MANDA, RUBIN, JOHN, SPENCER, JOSEPH, EMILY; Sarah Crow and James Crow were appointed administrators of the estate of George Crow, William Crow and George Arnold entered into bond with them.

Received of Sarah Crow Administrator of the Estate of George Crow decd. Fifty dollars and fifty cents in full on our part of the money arising from the sale of Negroes of said Estate also fifty dollars and fifty centes as attorney for William Crow Given under our hands this tenth day of December 1850. William Rector Benjamin Hewitt, Mary Hewitt.

Letter to Mrs. Sarah Crow, E. Tennessee Roane County:

Warren County Kentucky-December 10th 1850. Dear friends we avail our selves of the opportunity of Sending on a few lines which leaves us all well and we hope these fines will find your all well we have nothing Strange to write to you at his time ,,,,,,,,,,,,JAMES CROWS children are all well and wants to Be Remembered to you and all of the Connection we heard from WILLIAM CROW last fall and he and famley was well ………GEORGE and FRANKLIN and ANDERSON sends their Best Complimentes……..We would be glad that you would send us what money is coming to us by WILLIAM RECTOR ……….Benjamin Hewitt, Mary Hewitt

Whereas there is a distributive share of the proceeds of the sale of the Slaves belonging to the lawful heirs and distributees of GEORGE CROW Decd. In the hands of the Clerk of the Roane County Court, which is the distributive share of JAMES CROW who was a son of said GEORGE CROW Decd: …….James departed this life intestate in the County of Warren, State of KY, leaving a widow who has since also departed this life, and four children: GEORGE W., MARY ANN, SARAH E., AND JAMES ANN (?) who was a posthumous child and born shortly after the death of her father the sd. James…………..We, George W. Crow and Mary Ann Fowler formerly Mary Ann Crow, two of the children of the said James Crow decd., and William W. Rector the regular and legally appointed Guardian to the said Sarah E, and James Ann Crow of the county of Warren and State of KY……do appoint Alfred M. Fowler [of Warren KY] as agent and attorney. 23rd day of September 1856

Will Book B – 1828-1837

p. 190-191 GEORGE CROW – July 1832 –Inventory of the personal estate of George Crow decd. Returned by Sarah Crow & James Crow…..Among sundry items are 3 Negro slaves.

p. 196-197 GEORGE CROW – Oct 1832—Robert Clough, George Gallaher, Reuben Williams, Commissions set apart one years support for Mrs. SARAH CROW, widow of George Crow, decd. List of purchasers of the estate of George Crow, decd: Sarah Crow, William Crow, James Crow, Polly Crow, Berry Hutson, Alexr. Nail.