Benjamin Crews

" there is nothing to indicate that Hardy Crews and Phoebe Goochee/Doochee had any male offspring."

Crews Family History (Excerpt from "William "Flat River" Clayton and Benjamin Crews") Title William "Flat River" Clayton and Benjamin Crews: Families of Person Co., NE to Lawrence Co., TN Authors Mary Nell Hollis Franks, Shirley Ann Hollis Publisher Family Tree Press, 2002

Benjamin Crews was born about 1775 in Caswell Co., N.C.. He married Mary Clayton, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Coleman Clayton, *(Mary was the sister of William "Flat River" Clayton) 2/2/1796 in Person Co., N.C.. They had Sarah 12/1796, Arthur Simeon "Arter" 1799, William 4/1800, Benjamin, Jr. 1802, Elizabeth 1803, Johnathan 1804, Rebecca 1806, and Thomas abt. 1808. Mary Clayton Crews died 1810 in Person Co., N.C. and is buried in the Roxboro area.

After Mary's death, Benjamin Crews married on 10/8/1811 Guilford Co., N.C. to Mary Rose. Benjamin and Mary Rose Crews had Hardy 1811, Obediah 1813, Mary Ann 1814, Thomas 1815, Sidney 1817, Martha "Patsy" 1818, and Zacharias 1820. Mary Rose died in Lawrence Co., TN..

The "Crews and Clayton Clan" came to Lawrence Co., TN. before 1830, as they are listed in the 1830 census records. Many of the family members soon married here in Lawrence Co., and lived in the 7th district, in the now Mt. Lebanon area, near Spring, Knob and Brushy Creeks. Benjamin Crews, Sr. died 1841 Lawrence Co., TN. and is thought to have been buried in the Crews Cemetery #1.

6.BENJAMIN4 CREWS (HARDEMAN "HARDY"3, EDWARD2, ARTHUR1CREWS/CRUES) was born Abt. 1770 in Caswell/Person Co., N.C., and died 1841 in Lawrence Co., TN..He married (1) MARY CLAYTON Feb 02, 1796 in Person Co., N.C., daughter of THOMAS CLAYTON and SARAH COLEMAN.She was born Abt. 1776 in Chesterfield Co., VA., and died 1810 in Person Co., N.C..He married (2) MARY ROSE Oct 08, 1811 in Guilford Co., N.C..She was born 1775 in Person Co., N.C., and died Unknown in Lawrence Co., TN.. Notes for BENJAMIN CREWS: Delinquent Poll Tax List for 1842 List of Delinquent Poll Tax in 1842 for Lawrence County, Tennessee, presented by John Fondren, Sheriff, for the January term of Court in 1843. Crews, Benjamin (gone) 1 68 cents (He had died!) (Information source; http://home.lorettotel.net/~lcarchives/1842tax.htm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lawrence County 1868 Tax List The following list of tax payers in Lawrence County was transcribed from the original book housed at the Lawrence County Archives. Each person who owned property or paid poll tax is listed. The number following the name is the district where the individual owned property. The actual book shows acreage, value of land, number of polls, and amount of tax paid. In transcribing the document we found that some names were misspelled, but have retained their original spelling. Any names we were not sure of have question marks by them. Copies of the original document can be obtained from the Lawrence County Archives, 218 N. Military Ave., Suite B-1, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 or via email at lcarchives@lorettotel.net. 11 Crews, Augustin - 6 Crews, Benjamin (*this would have been Jr.*)- 6 Crews, D. B. - 6 Crews, Jonas - 6 Crews, Louisa - 6 Crews, Martha - 7 Crews, R. T. - 6 Crews, W. J. - 6 Crews, William (Information source; http://home.lorettotel.net/~lcarchives/1868tax.htm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reference PERSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE RECORDS 1792-1868, by Katharine Kerr Kendall, 1983, p. 22 CREWS, Benjamin & Mary Clayton, 2 February 1796; bondsman (William Clayton). There are deeds for Hardy CREWS and Stephen CREWS, but none listed for Benjamin. Reference PERSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA COMPILATIONS... BY KATHARINE Kerr Kendall, Index by Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, Clearfield, 1997 p. 69 - Person County Record books, Book 4, page 54, Taxables for 1805 Capt. Morrows Company: (no. of acres-no. of white polls-no. of black polls) CLAYTON, William, 0-1-1 CREWS, Benjamin, 0-1 CREWS, Stephen, 100-1 p. 70 - Book 4 (contd), page 57, Capt. Paines Company, CLAYTON, William, 0-1 p. 95 - Book 6, Taxable property 1814: Capt. Hargis' Co. - CLAYTON, William p. 114 - Person Co. Tax List for 1823, Page 40, CLAYTON, William, 150 Person Co. My Grandmother's sister, Linnie Stephens, married Arthur Clayton, in Bushy Fork, Person County, North Carolina.However, I know little more. (Information source; Ronald Weiss, descendant of ALLEN and WHITFIELD in Person Co., North Carolina) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The death date is estimated due to a Widow allowance being reported in Commissioner Court during the August Term of 1841, Lawrence County Tenn. Benjamin Crews: Date born: Abt. 1770 Benjamin Crews and Mary Clayton: Marriage: 02 February 1796, Person Cty. NC. Benjamin Crews and Mary Rose: Marriage: 08 October 1811, Guildford County, N.C. More About BENJAMIN CREWS: Burial: 1841, Lawrence Co., TN. Crews Cemetery #1 (poss.) More About MARY CLAYTON: Burial: 1810, Roxboro (Area) Person Co., N.C. More About BENJAMIN CREWS and MARY CLAYTON: Marriage 1: Feb 02, 1796, Person Co., N.C. Marriage 2: Feb 02, 1796, Person Co., N.C. More About MARY ROSE: Burial: Unknown, Lawrence Co., TN. More About BENJAMIN CREWS and MARY ROSE: Marriage: Oct 08, 1811, Guilford Co., N.C.

Children of BENJAMIN CREWS and MARY CLAYTON are: 11. i. ARTHUR SIMEON "ARTER"5 CREWS, b. Abt. 1799, Person Co., N.C.; d. 1862, Lawrence Co., TN.. 12. ii. WILLIAM CREWS, b. Apr 1800, Person Co., N.C.; d. Apr 01, 1871, Lawrence Co., TN.. 13. iii. BENJAMIN CREWS, JR., b. 1802, Person Co., N.C.; d. Unknown, Lawrence Co., TN..

	iv.	 	ELIZABETH CREWS, b. Abt. 1803, Person Co., N.C.; d. Unknown; m. EWELL SMITH, Nov 06, 1826, Caswell Co., N.C.; d. Unknown.

	Notes for ELIZABETH CREWS: Ewell Smith Bride:Elizabeth Cruise Bond Date:06 Nov 1826 Bond #:000018215 Level Info:North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868  ImageNum:001891 County:Caswell Record #:01 283 Bondsman:Edward G. Stuart  Witness:J. H. Graves And marriage:  Elizabeth Crews - Ewell Smith,6 November 1826,Caswell Co.,NC 

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p. 98 - Ewell SMITH to Elizabeth CRUISE, 6 Nov 1826; Edward G. STUART
(information Source; CASWELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE RECORDS 1778-1868, by Katharine Kerr Kendall, 1981, 1990

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	More About EWELL SMITH and ELIZABETH CREWS:

Marriage: Nov 06, 1826, Caswell Co., N.C.
14. v. JONATHAN CREWS, b. Abt. 1804, Person Co., N.C.; d. Feb 1886, Alton, Oregon Co., MO.. 15. vi. REBECCA CREWS, b. Abt. 1806, Person Co., N.C.; d. Aft. 1830, Person Co., N.C.. 16. vii. THOMAS CREWS, b. Abt. 1808, Person Co., N.C.; d. Mar 07, 1885, Lawrence Co., TN..

Children of BENJAMIN CREWS and MARY ROSE are: 17. viii. HARDY5 CREWS, b. 1811, Person Co., N.C.; d. Aft. 1870, Lawrence Co., TN.. 18. ix. OBEDIAH CREWS, b. 1813, Person Co., N.C.; d. Unknown, Jefferson Co., TN.. 19. x. MARY ANN CREWS, b. 1814, Person Co., N.C.; d. Bet. 1880 - 1890, Lawrence Co., TN.. 20. xi. SIDNEY CREWS, b. 1817, Person Co., N.C.; d. Abt. 1890, Lawrence Co., TN..

	xii.	 	MARTHA "PATSY" CREWS, b. 1818, Person Co., N.C.; d. Unknown; m. (1) T.F. WEDELIJAH, Dec 22, 1830, Person Co., N.C.; b. Abt. 1815, Person Co., N.C.; d. Abt. 1833, Person Co., N.C.; m. (2) ELIJAH T. FORD, Dec 12, 1834, Caswell Co., N.C.; b. Abt. 1818; d. Unknown.

	Notes for MARTHA "PATSY" CREWS: T.F. Wedelijah and Martha Crews:  Marriage: 22 December 1830, Persons County, North Carolina  Elijah Ford and Martha Crews:  Marriage: 12 December 1834, Caswell County, North Carolina  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

More About T.F. WEDELIJAH: Burial: Abt. 1833, Person Co., N.C.
More About T.F. WEDELIJAH and MARTHA CREWS: Marriage: Dec 22, 1830, Person Co., N.C.
Notes for ELIJAH T. FORD: Elijah and Martha also went to Greene Co., MO. (Information source; "The Heritage of Person County (N.C.) 1981 - Arlene Cook (Mrs. Wayne E. Cook) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pg. 33Elijah T. FORD to Martha CREWS, 22 Dec 1834; bondsman or witness Obadiah CRUISE (Information source; CASWELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE RECORDS 1778-1868, by Katharine Kerr Kendall, 1981, 1990) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
More About ELIJAH FORD and MARTHA CREWS: Marriage: Dec 12, 1834, Caswell Co., N.C. 21. xiii. ZACHARIAS CREWS, b. 1820, Person Co., N.C.; d. Aft. 1860.