Notes for Walter Crow, II
Walter Crow, son of John Crow and Martha Newman who married 8 October 1713, as registered by Thomas Powell, Clerk of North Sassafras Parish, Cecil Co, Maryland. Walter's birth is recorded in North Sassafras Parish: Walter Crow, son of John and Martha, born 23 August 1717.
Walter Crow and Ann Miller married between 1742-1747 (exact place and date unknown) and lived in New Castle County, Delaware. They moved to Virginia in late 1763 or early 1764. New Castle county is directly across the state line from Sassafras Parish, Maryland where Walter was born.
Walter and Ann Crow moved to Augusta County, Virginia - near the place where Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia was later built.
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. Vol. 3. Lyman Chalkley, pub. 1912.
Additional Members of the Executive Committee:
Deed Book 11, p412
1764 April 9
page 647 - 9th April 1764, Samuel Harrison to Daniel Smith, pounds 100, 100 acres on South Branch of Linville's Creek, patented to Samuel, 5th September, 1749. Teste: Walter Crow, Peter () Kinder, Felix Shelman (Sheltman), Joseph Rutherford. Delivered: Daniel Smith, November, 1765.
Deed Book 11, p415
1764 June 21
p 706: 21st June, 1764, George and William Skillem to Walter Clros. pounds ----, 343 acres patented to William Skillem, deceased, 30th August 1743, and devised by William that his sons, George and William, should dispose of same on head of draft of Linville's Crek on Daniel Harrison's road. Teste: James Hughes, James Huston, Robt. Russell. Delivered: Walter Crow, October 1766. Acknowledged by George.
Deed Book 11, p422
1765 March 22
page 853: 22d March, 1765. Same to Walter Crow, pounds 25, 200 acres on South Fork Linville's Creek; corner Samuel Harrison's land. Delivered: Walter Crow, October, 1766.
Deed Book 13, p445:
1766 August 9
page 67: 9th August, 1766. Relinqoushiment by Abigail, wife of Alex. Herron, of dower in tract sold by Alexander to Walter Crow. 22d March, 1765.
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. Augusta County Court Records, Vol. 1, Lyman Chalkley, pub. 1912.
Order Book No. XXIV, p362:
1767 November 28
Walter Crow vs. John Stewart (Middle River). Writ, 28th November, 1767. Charles Crow is about to remove to South Carolina, 21st October, 1766. Daniel Smith had a brother John Smith, deceased, 21st October, 1766.
Rockingham Co, Virginia
1782 August 28
At court in Rockingham County, on 28 August 1782, Benjamin Crow, swore that he had a rifle gun, powder horn, shot pouch and knife taken from him when a continental soldier in the year 1777 and put into the magazine for which he received a certificate while he lived with Walter Crow. Walter came into court and made oath that he had lost the said certificates and never received any value for the same.
1782 September Term
Walter Crow made oath that upon 'this journey to Richmond, he was robbed of one bond of 10 Pounds Specie, Date November 6, 1773 to be paid the 6th May 1774, the bond upon Adam Walker and John North, securities, and one Bond of 15 pounds specie, upon Phillip Bleaten and Leddy Dickson, security, June 1776, to be paid in 1 October 1776, and one note of hand upon Joseph Pue of L 1.18.6 Specie.
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. Augusta County Court Records, Vol. 1, Lyman Chalkley, pub. 1912.
Order Book No. XXIV, p503
A copy of the will of Walter Crow. Fee, 70 cents, paid in the office by W. Roalston. H.J. Gambrill.
1789 August 6 - dated
1789 September 28 - proved in court
I, Walter Crow of Rockingham County. To wife, Ann. To eight children, viz: Mary Harnsberry, James, John, William, Benjamin, Jacob Crow, Nancy Gregg, Rachel Harnett.
Executors, wife Ann, and William Crow, third son of testator.
"A certain obligation which John Crow obtained from William Crow at Lewis (Levines) Ferry, on James River, which John assigned to his father, Walter Crow, amounting to pounds 20 principle, interest from August, 1784, if John shall pay some to Anne, etc.," otherwise, the amount is to be deducted from John's share.
Signed, sealed, etc., Aug. 6, 1789
Test: William Dunlap, Hannah (mark) Roadecap and lie for, etc.
(Signed) William Ewen, C.R.C.
Proved in clerk, 28th September, 1789, Rockingham County.
Proved by Hannah Roadecap and lie for, etc.
(Signed) William Ewen, C.R.C.
Proved in Rockingham, 26th October, 1789, by Elizabeth Roadecap.
Administration granted widow, Anne; other executor failed to appear.
By the Court. (Signed) William Ewen, C.R.C. A copy.
Test: H.J. Gambill, D.C.R.C.
Chronicles of the Scotch-irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800. Vol. 2. Lyman Chalkey. Pub. 1912.
Circuit Court Records, Section "I".
Judgments, p46:
McWilliams vs. Hollingshead - Certificate that patent issued to Wm. Skillern for 343 acres on draft of Linville's Creek, 30th August, 1743. Patent by Dinwiddie to Alexr. Herring, 10th September, 1755, 200 acres on So. Br. Linville's Creek, corner Saml. Harrison. Patent by Jefferson, 1st March, 1781, to WALTER CROW 216 acres by survey dated 15th April, 1780, in Rockingham on a draft of Linville's Creek, where he now lives, corner Leonard Herring, Jerry Raggins line. Ditto, February, 1781, to Leonard Herrin, 88 acres on drafts of So. Br. of Linville's Creek. Ditto Benj. Harrison, 3d April, 1784, to Jno. Currey, 350 acres by survey, 1771, in Augusta on Linville's Creek; 240 acres thereof was patented to Saml. Harrison, 16th August, 1756, and conveyed by him to Wm. Mintor, 19th October, 1762, and by Mintor to Jno. Currey by deed recorded in Amherst, WALTER CROW's land. Original deed, 27th May, 1799, Abraham Peery and Joseph Hall, of Rockingham, to Gordon McWilliams' grantors, undivided share in 137 1/2 acres in Rockingham, patented to grantors and grantee, jointly, 21st May, 1799.
Recorded Rockingham, July Court, 1802.
Will of WALTER CROW, dated 6th August, 1789, recorded in Rockingham, 4th September, 1789, and 26th October, 1789.
Deposition Jeremiah Harrison at Woodford Courthouse, 14th July, 1801; was a processioner 27 or 28 years in Augusta; taken before Jno. Obannon, Henry Watkins, E. Wooldridge. Patent by Gooch, 30th August, 1743, to Wm. Skillern, 343 acres on Linvill's Creek on both sides the Irish Road, Daniel Harrison's path.
Letter from James Crow, Washington County, Va., 3d August, 1802, acknowledges request to get the deposition of Jeremiah Ragin; he knew Ragin 35 years ago; Ragin and James' father lived near neighbors.
Deposition of Nicholas Curry, Fayette County, Ky., 19th November, 1800; says his father settled in Augusta in the fall of 1767.
Augusta Parish Vestry Book.
Administrators' Bonds, p456:
Page 444. -1767-1768: Processioned by Robt. Cravens and Jeremiah Harrison: for Daniel Smith, for Lennard Herren, for Samuel Sample, for Thomas Harrison, for John Harrison, for Wm. Snaddone, for John McClure, for Saml. Briggs, for John McGill, for John Fowler, for Saml. Hemphill, for Jeremiah Harrison, for William Gregg, for Pat. Guin, for Jno. Cravens, for Robt. Cravens, for Daniel Love, for Daniel Harrison, for John Brown, for David Ralston, for John Hinton, for Vaulintine Saveyer, for Francis Hughes, for Alex. Harrison, for James Fowler, for Edward Shanklin, for Jennett McDonald, for Alex. Miller, for Jno. Hardman, for Henry Ewen (Erven), for William Ervin, for Andw. Ervin, for WALTER CROW, for Michael Waren, for John Curry.
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