Ancestors of David M. Crews



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Cornelius English Sr. and Elizabeth English


Husband Cornelius English Sr. 

         Born: Abt 1770 - Georgia 3
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         Died: 15 Jan 1855 - Gadsden County, Florida
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Wife Elizabeth English 

         Born: 22 Oct 1795
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         Died: 12 Feb 1856 - Gadsden County, Florida
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1 M Joshua English 

         Born: 5 Mar 1817
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2  M  Thomas English





         Born: 12 Sep 1819
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3  F  Nancy English





         Born: 16 Aug 1821
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4  F  Jane English





         Born: 6 Nov 1823
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5  M  Joseph H. English





         Born: 3 Oct 1826
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6  M  Josiah English





         Born: 6 Mar 1829
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7  M  Samuel English





         Born: 6 Feb 1831
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         Died: 23 Aug 1877
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General Notes: Husband - Cornelius English Sr.



ENGLISH, CORNELIUS, Sr.
1770-1855 
LOWNDES

Cornelius English was born about 1770, in this state as thought. His parents, Cornelius and Jane English, moved to Montgomery County about the time of its creation in 1796. The subject was married twice; the first time, in 1805, in Tattnall County, to his cousin, Nancy English, daughter of his uncle, Joseph English. They had four children and after her death he married her sister, Elizabeth English, born Oct. 22, 1795, by whom ten children were born. The fourteen children in their order were:

1. Corneliusb. Nov. 27, 1805, m. Ist. Mrs. Nancy Barrentine, Aug. 21, 1827; 2nd. Abegail Albritton, dau. of Rev. Matthew.
2. James     b. Jan.11, 1808, m. Barbara Groover, dau. of John (Vol. 1).
3. Marian     b. Mar. 13, 1813, m. James B. Albritton.
4. Louisa     b. Feb. 26, 1815, m. William Lastinger, Oct. 27, 1831
5. Joshua     b. Mar. 5, 1817, m. Margaret McDougal, dau. of John.
6. Thomasb. Sept. 12. 1819, never m. Died Apr. 16, 1861.
7. Nancy     b. Aug. 16, 1821. never m. Died Nov. 14, 1875.
8. Jane     b. Nov. 6, 1823, m. Williiam Johnson in Fla.
9. Joseph H.b. Oct.3. 1826, m. Margaret Sapp, May 12, 1860, Taylor County, Fla.
10. Josiahb. Mar. 6, 1829, died single, Jan. 1862.
11. Samuelb. Feb. 6, 1831, died single, Aug. 23, 1877.
12. Lacy      b. Apr. 8, 1833, died single.
13. William T.b. Nov.11, 1835, m. Sarah A. Manning, Feb. 6, 1861, in Taylor Co., Fla.
14. Elizabethb. Aug. 7. 1837, m. Richard Buck, Dec. 15, 1866.

Mr. English continued to live in Tattnall County until 1827 when he removed to Lowndes County. He became a Justice of Peace in the 659th district the next year and served 1829-1832. He moved to Gadsden County, Fla., about 1845, and located near Quincy, where he owned a plantation and farmed until his death Jan. 15, 1855. His wife, Elizabeth, died a year later, Feb. 12, 1856. They were buried in Gadsden County.

Census Refs: 1820, Tattnall; 1830, 1840, Lowndes.



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Cornelius English Sr. and Nancy English











Husband Cornelius English Sr.





         Born: Abt 1770 - Georgia 3
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         Died: 15 Jan 1855 - Gadsden County, Florida
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     Marriage: 1805 - Tattnall Co., GA 3








Wife Nancy English 3





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1  M  Cornelius English Jr





         Born: 27 Nov 1805 - Tattnall Co., GA 3
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         Died: 30 Nov 1881 - Hillsborough County, Fla 3
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       Spouse: Abigail Albritton
         Marr: 1829 3






2  M  James English





         Born: 11 Jan 1808
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3  F  Marian English





         Born: 13 Mar 1813
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       Spouse: James B. Albritton






4  F  Louisa English





         Born: 26 Feb 1815
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General Notes: Husband - Cornelius English Sr.



ENGLISH, CORNELIUS, Sr.
1770-1855 
LOWNDES

Cornelius English was born about 1770, in this state as thought. His parents, Cornelius and Jane English, moved to Montgomery County about the time of its creation in 1796. The subject was married twice; the first time, in 1805, in Tattnall County, to his cousin, Nancy English, daughter of his uncle, Joseph English. They had four children and after her death he married her sister, Elizabeth English, born Oct. 22, 1795, by whom ten children were born. The fourteen children in their order were:

1. Corneliusb. Nov. 27, 1805, m. Ist. Mrs. Nancy Barrentine, Aug. 21, 1827; 2nd. Abegail Albritton, dau. of Rev. Matthew.
2. James     b. Jan.11, 1808, m. Barbara Groover, dau. of John (Vol. 1).
3. Marian     b. Mar. 13, 1813, m. James B. Albritton.
4. Louisa     b. Feb. 26, 1815, m. William Lastinger, Oct. 27, 1831
5. Joshua     b. Mar. 5, 1817, m. Margaret McDougal, dau. of John.
6. Thomasb. Sept. 12. 1819, never m. Died Apr. 16, 1861.
7. Nancy     b. Aug. 16, 1821. never m. Died Nov. 14, 1875.
8. Jane     b. Nov. 6, 1823, m. Williiam Johnson in Fla.
9. Joseph H.b. Oct.3. 1826, m. Margaret Sapp, May 12, 1860, Taylor County, Fla.
10. Josiahb. Mar. 6, 1829, died single, Jan. 1862.
11. Samuelb. Feb. 6, 1831, died single, Aug. 23, 1877.
12. Lacy      b. Apr. 8, 1833, died single.
13. William T.b. Nov.11, 1835, m. Sarah A. Manning, Feb. 6, 1861, in Taylor Co., Fla.
14. Elizabethb. Aug. 7. 1837, m. Richard Buck, Dec. 15, 1866.

Mr. English continued to live in Tattnall County until 1827 when he removed to Lowndes County. He became a Justice of Peace in the 659th district the next year and served 1829-1832. He moved to Gadsden County, Fla., about 1845, and located near Quincy, where he owned a plantation and farmed until his death Jan. 15, 1855. His wife, Elizabeth, died a year later, Feb. 12, 1856. They were buried in Gadsden County.

Census Refs: 1820, Tattnall; 1830, 1840, Lowndes.



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Benjamin F. Evans and Margaret Lane











Husband Benjamin F. Evans





         Born: 15 Jul 1865 - Kelly, Bladen County, NC 39
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     Marriage: 29 Jan 1885 - Manor, Ware County, Georgia 39








Wife Margaret Lane





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1  F  Sarah J. Evans





         Born: 31 Jan 1889 - Ware County, GA 39
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         Died: 12 Jan 1919 39
       Buried:  - Ramah Cemetery Clinch County, GA



       Spouse: Elias L. Crews









General Notes: Husband - Benjamin F. Evans



EVANS, BENJAMIN F.1865-1947 CLINCH

Benjamin Franklin Evans was born July 15, 1865 in Kelly, Bladen County, North Carolina, son of Benjamin James Evans and Sarah Denson
Evans, both of Kelly, North Carolina. Mr. Evans left North Carolina at the age of seventeen, and followed the turpentine trade to Georgia. He met Margaret Lane, daughter of Thomas Lane (Vol.1) and Hannah Thomas Lane of Ware County, Georgia. They were married on January 29, 1885 in Manor, Ware County, Georgia. After their marriage, they lived in the area of Argyle until their deaths. To them the following children were born:

1. Winningb. 6/26/1886.  d. 11/9/1917.
2. Sarahb. 1/31/1889, m. Elias L. Crews.  d. 11/12/1919.
3. Tommyb. 12/20/1891.   d. 1/12/1895.
4. Laurab. 6/l/1892, m. Ben Pridgen,
d. 7/10/1928. b. 3/16/1886; d. 2/15/1920.
5. Benjamin F., Jr.b. 8/22/1896, m. Claudie Tyson,
d. 2/27/1970. b. 9/20/1899; d. 2/27/1982.
6. Walterb. ca1898, m. Mattie Henderson.   d. 3/29/1931.
7. Mattieb.11/8/1899, m. A. J. Hardison. d. 11/16/1967,
8. Fannieb. 10/23/1900, m. V. B. Hartness,
d. 10/13/1892. b. 1892; d. 8/17/1979.
9. Johnnyb. 5/4/1902, m. Jessie Rumley. d. 1/9/1944.
10. Ivey Lanierb. 2/21/1904, m. Alma Williams,
d. 12/13/1982.b. 11/24/1906; d. 12/20/1982.
11. Beulahb. 5/21/1905, m. Murry Spurlock.  d. 12/21/1927.
12. P. Richardb. 9/5/1906, m. Catherine Mullis.

Mr. Evans owned and operated a General Store in the area of Wayhomer. He worked the turpentine trade, and was a farmer during his lifetime. His friends called him "Big Frank", because, in his prime, he stood 6'4" and weighed 250 pounds. His wife was very small in stature. Mr. Evans died in Clinch County on November 18, 1947, and his wife died on May 7, 1952. Both are buried at Antioch Church Cemetery in the Argyle area of Clinch County.
Contributed by. Nancy Evans Parr of Martinez, Georgia, great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Evans.




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John Milton and Mary Farr











Husband John Milton





         Born: Abt 1720 - England
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       Father: Jonathan Milton
       Mother: Purify








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Wife Mary Farr





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1  M  Captain John Milton 237





         Born: 1756 - Halifax County, North Carolina
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         Died: 19 Oct 1817 - Burke County, Georgia 237
       Buried:  - Padan-aram Plantation, Burke County, Georgia, USA



       Spouse: Hannah Elizabeth Spencer
         Marr: 1780 - Richmond Co., GA









General Notes: Husband - John Milton



He married Mary Farr and they had two children: Nathaniel Milton and John Milton. John Milton was one of the very first members of the Milton family to immigrate to America.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Farr



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Jeremiah Faust











Husband Jeremiah Faust





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1  F  Rachel Ann Faust





         Born: 9 May 1812 - South Carolina
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         Died: 23 May 1887 - South Carolina
       Buried:  - Crews Cemetery, Hampton, South Carolina



       Spouse: Samuel F. Crews










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General Charles Floyd and Mary Fendin











Husband General Charles Floyd 3





         Born: 4 Mar 1747 - Northampton County, Virginia 28
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         Died: 9 Sep 1820 - Bellvue Plantation, Camden County, Georgia 28
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     Marriage: 1768 28








Wife Mary Fendin 3





         Born: 15 Apr 1747 28
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1  M  Major General John Floyd





         Born: 3 Oct 1769 - Beaufort County, South Carolina 3
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         Died: 1834 28
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       Spouse: Isabella Marie Hazzard
         Marr: 12 Dec 1793 - Beaufort. SC 3









General Notes: Husband - General Charles Floyd



FLOYD, CHARLES.
1747-1820 
CAMDEN

Charles Floyd was born in Northampton County, Va., March 4, 1747, the youngest of the four children of Samuel Floyd and his wife Susan Dixon. His parents died when he was a child and he was placed aboard a ship in Norfolk harbor to serve as a cabin boy. For fourteen years he followed the sea, finally settling in Charleston, S.C., before the Revolution. In 1768 he married Mary Fendin of Green's Island, near Charleston; she was born there April 15, 1747, and died Sept. 18, 1804. To Charles and Mary Floyd was born only one son, Gen. John Floyd (Vol.III), born Oct. 3, 1769, married Isabelle Marie Hazzard of Hilton Head, S.C.

He early in the Revolution allied himself with the "Liberty Boys" whose motto was "Liberty or Death". Several times his home was burned during the war, by the Tories. Finally he was captured by the British and sent to Savannah where he was kept in prison until the end of the war. He then returned to South Carolina and resumed the growing of Indigo. In 1795, he moved to McIntosh County, Georgia, where he acquired lands and settled near Darien. He named his plantation "The Thicket".

Five years later he was granted lands in Camden County and moved there, He named his plantation home there "Bellevue".  It was located on Crooked River.  He prospered and became a large slave-owner and land-owner. He died at his home, "Bellevue", Sept. 9, 1820, and was buried in the Floyd Family Cemetery near his residence.




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Benjamin Bruce Powell and Nancy Fentress











Husband Benjamin Bruce Powell





         Born: 29 Dec 1924 - Norfolk, VA
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Wife Nancy Fentress





         Born: 21 Nov 1928 - Norfolk, VA
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1  F  Lisa Powell





         Born: 24 Jul 1957 - Philadelphia, PA
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       Spouse: Michael Stewart Crews










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Alfred M. Smithy and Lucinda Ferguson











Husband Alfred M. Smithy





         Born: 1820 - North Carolina
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Wife Lucinda Ferguson





         Born: Apr 1827
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1  F  W. N. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1846
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2  M  William Smithy





         Born: Abt 1848
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3  M  John Smithy





         Born: 10 Aug 1849 - North Carolina
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         Died: 12 Sep 1916 - Marion County. South Carolina
       Buried:  - Smithy Cemetery



       Spouse: Martha A.






4  F  Mary C. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1852 - North Carolina
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5  F  Flora Ann Smithy 185,186





         Born: 18 Jun 1856 - Robeson County, North Carolina
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         Died: 8 Aug 1935 - Branford, Suwannee, Florida, United States
       Buried:  - Oak Grove Memorial Cemetery, Branford, Suwannee County, Florida, USA



       Spouse: W. S. Smithy






6  F  Christinna E. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1858 - North Carolina
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7  F  Lucinda J. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1860 - North Carolina
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8  M  Alfred J. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1862 - North Carolina
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9  M  Joseph F. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1864 - North Carolina
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10  F  Liney B. Smithy





         Born: Abt 1868 - North Carolina
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General Notes: Husband - Alfred M. Smithy



NameAlfred Smithee
SexMale
Age25
Birth Year (Estimated)1825
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1850
Event PlaceRobeson, North Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original)Robeson county, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Household Identifier316
House Number316
Line Number24
Schedule Type1850 Population
Affiliate Film Number642
Affiliate Publication NumberM432
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Other People on This Record

Mary Furgason F 55 North Carolina
Lucinda Smithee F 20 North Carolina
William Smithee M 2 North Carolina
John Smithee M 1 North Carolina
Willis Baxley M 66 North Carolina
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BN-TPP : 24 December 2020), Alfred Smithee in household of Mary Furgason, Robeson, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

NameAlfred Smithy
SexMale
Age40
Birth Year (Estimated)1820
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1860
Event PlaceNorth Division, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original)North, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Page31
Lucinda Smithy F 30 North Carolina
John Smithy M 12 North Carolina
Mary C Smithy F 9 North Carolina
Flora Smithy F 4 North Carolina
Christian Smithy F 4 North Carolina

NameFlorah A Smithey
SexFemale
Age14
Birth Year (Estimated)1856
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1870
Event PlaceWahee Township, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Page Number2
Other People on This Record

Albert M Smithey M 45 North Carolina

NameAlbert M Smithey
SexMale
Age45
Birth Year (Estimated)1825
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
RaceWhite
Relationship CodeHead
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1870
Event PlaceWahee Township, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Page Number2
Lusinder Smithey F 40 North Carolina
John Smithey M 21 North Carolina
Mary C Smithey F 18 North Carolina
Christinna E Smithey F 12 North Carolina
Lusinda J Smithey F 10 North Carolina
Alfred J Smithey M 8 North Carolina
Joseph F Smithey M 6 North Carolina
Liney B Smithey F 2 North Carolina

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RG-75W : 29 May 2021), Florah A Smithey in entry for Albert M Smithey, 1870.


General Notes: Wife - Lucinda Ferguson



NameLucinda E Smithy
SexFemale
Age73
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Number of Living Children1
Relationship to Head of HouseholdGrandmother
Mother of how many children1
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1900
Event PlaceMarion Township (excl. Marion town), Marion, South Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original)ED 78 Marion Township (excl. Marion town), Marion, South Carolina, United States
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number20
Birth DateApr 1827
BirthplaceSouth Carolina
Father's BirthplaceSouth Carolina
Mother's BirthplaceSouth Carolina



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Mary Ferguson











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Wife Mary Ferguson





         Born: Abt 1795
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1  F  Lucinda Ferguson





         Born: Apr 1827
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       Spouse: Alfred M. Smithy










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Joe Byrd Fields and Geraldine Melton











Husband Joe Byrd Fields





         Born: 6 Jun 1929 - Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
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         Died: 25 Jan 2001 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida
       Buried:  - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL




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Wife Geraldine Melton





         Born: 21 May 1930
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         Died: 6 Apr 2017
       Buried:  - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL







       Father: John Henry Melton 11
       Mother: Georgia Marjorie Christie 552











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General Notes: Husband - Joe Byrd Fields



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General Notes: Wife - Geraldine Melton



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