The Crews Family

Crews Family Connection

In an earlier post I wrote about Thomas West and Mildred Currin. Mildred's parents were Wyatt Currin and Jemima Crews. I have already written about the Currin connection, an interesting line. 

Today I will cover what I have discovered about the Crews family. 

Jemima Crews was born approximately in 1791 in Granville County, North Carolina to Gideon Crews and Jemima Wicker. She married Wyatt Currin on 16 Oct 1810 in Granville County. During their marriage they had four children; Ancil, Susannah, Nancy, and Mildred. 

• Ancil Currin was born in 1813. He married Lethe Ann Hester on 25 Jun 1836. It appears they had nine children. Ancil died in 1865.
• Susannah was born in 1815. She married Alfred West on 19 Dec 1837. She died three years later.
• Nancy was born on 9 Mar 1817. She married James Peter West on 19 Dec 1836. They had nine children. The family moved to Kentucky. She died 10 May 1896.
• Mildred was born in 1820. She married Thomas West on 18 Dec 1838. They had seven children. She died in 1880.

Nancy and Mildred married brothers, sons of Peter West. I have not researched into who Alfred West. He was not a son of Peter West. 

After Jemima died, Wyatt married Elizabeth Hester and had more children. Since Jemima is my 4 times great grandmother I will not write about Elizabeth Hester and her children.

Gideon was born about 1736 in Hanover, Virginia. He was a member of the Society of Friends or Quakers. On 4 July 1761 he and his brothers, James and Caleb, were dismissed from the society for "declining the principles of Friends and misconduct". He was a member of the Methodist church in North Carolina.

Gideon joined the 6th Virginia Battalion of Continental Forces commanded by Lt. Col. James Hendrick. He enlisted in Buckingham County, Virginia which is located on the upper reaches of the James River. He Received 9 pounds, 10 shillings, 3 pence on 13 Mar 1784 for his service. 

I read online that Gideon's musket was on display in the museum of the Guilford Battleground and that it had been stolen. I emailed the museum about this and never received an answer. 

Sometime during the war Gideon moved to Granville County, North Carolina.

 In 1778 he took the oath of allegiance in Granville.

During the Feb 1787 session of Granville Courts an indenture of 100 acres from Nathan Bass  for fifty pounds of Virginia money was recorded. The land was on Harrolds Creek to Reuben Talleys line.  (Book 0 pg 594)

He appears on the tax record for the Ragland District in Granville County in 1788 for 121 Acres.  

During the Feb 1793 session of Granville Court another indenture for 60 acres from Reuben Talley on the waters of Fishing Creek was recorded. (Book P pp. 115 - 116) 

In 1795 he purchased another tract from Thomas Wicker, probably his father-in-law. 

In 1806 he again purchased land, 130 acres from Daniel & Co. This land is where he is buried.

The cemetery is at the corner of Homer Siding Road and Winding Oaks Road approximately 100 yards from the corner pond, 3 miles NE of Oxford. 

Gideon died 16 Oct 1815. Jemima died Jun 1825.

Next post will continue the story of Gideon Crews ....

Thanks for stopping by!

Pattie