Some Wiregrass Ancestors and More

Freeman Crews

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Abt 1868 - Wayne County, Georgia Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: James Crews Mother: Mary

George M. Crews

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Abt 1838 - Georgia Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Reuben Jordan Crews Mother: Elizabeth T. Phillips

George W. Crews

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Feb 1882 Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: John Cone Crews Mother: Martha Johns

Georgia C. Crews

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1860 Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Joseph C. Crews Mother: Mary Catherine Lefells

Gerrnan Clarence Crews

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1892 Christening: Death: 2 Nov 1943 - ( at age 51) Burial:

Parents

Father: Henry Graham Crews Mother: Emily Hodges

Gideon Crews

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1730 - Hanover County, Virginia Christening: Death: 16 Oct 1815 - Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina ( at age 85) Burial: in Crews Family Cemetery, Lewis, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Parents

Father: Joseph Crew ²⁰⁴ Mother: Massey Johnson ²⁰⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Jemima Wicker Marriage: Abt 1769 - Hanover Co., Virginia Status: Children: 1. Mildred Crews 2. Joseph Crews 3. Abigail Crews 4. Gideon Crews Jr 5. Elizabeth Crews 6. James A. Crews 7. Littleberry Crews

Notes
General:

Chapter 3: Gideon Crew(s) (1745-1815)
…Most sources list our Gideon's birth year as 1730.
…I am certain that Gideon's childhood included regular teachings of the Quaker faith and very strong family values. But his father, Joseph Crew, died in early 1759, leaving Gideon and some of the other children quite young. I am also certain that the children could not help being influenced by… all the military training going on around them (related to the lead up to the American Revolutionary War).
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During this period of time, many Quakers were being disowned from the Society of Friends for many different reasons, including marriage to non-Quakers and bearing arms. With the war at its peak, it must have been very difficult for young Quaker men to stay away from the military. Gideon, together with some of his brothers and cousins also began to have problems with the Society. Gideon's cousin, David, mentioned below, was a soldier in both the French and Indian War and later in the American Revolution.
April 5, 1760: "Report being also made from Black Creek Preparitive Meeting that David Crew, son of David, and James Crew, Caleb Crew, and Gideon Crew, the sons of Joseph Crew, deceased, having been guilty of sundry disorders and seem in a great measure to have declined the attendance of meetings of the Principles of Friends… papers of denial will goe forth against them."³⁸
May 3, 1760: "The Friends appointed to treat with David Crew, James Crew, Caleb Crew, and Gideon Crew, report that they had complied therewith in respect to the three last mentioned and that they appeared desirous to be continued in membership and promised more Circumspection in their conduct. The oversears of the meetings they belong to are therefore desired to have them under their particular care and notice. And the same Friends are continued 'till they have an opertunity of speaking to David."⁴⁰
June 7, 1760: "Robert Elyson reports that he has had an opertunity of speaking with David Crew, Junior, who gave some reason to expect an amendment of his conduct in future, but notwithstanding his fair promises, it appears that he hath since enlisted himself a second time as a soldier."⁴¹ There is a section about David in Appendix A.
"It is reported From Black Creek preparative meeting, that James, Caleb and Gideon Crew, sons of Joseph Crew have conducted themselves in a very disorderly manner in Several respects much to the dishonor of Truth of Friends, The Oversears are therefore desired to acquaint them that unless they appear at our next monthly meeting or otherwise Clear themselves from the Evil reports prevailing against them, that they will be liable to be disowned without further notice."⁴²
Many of the children of Joseph and Massey Crew had already been disowned by the Quakers. The following wording is very harsh, but is fairly standard wording for all those being disowned at the time. But we may never know, with certainty, the exact reason that the brothers James, Caleb, and Gideon Crew(s) were disowned.
June 6, 1761: "One of the Friends appointed to acquaint James, Caleb and Gideon Crew with the former order of this meeting reports that the same was duly complied with but without the desired effect; they continuing their Evil practices and taking no steps to give satisfaction; a paper of denial is therefore ordered to be prepared and brought to our next meeting."⁴³
July 4, 1761: "A paper of denial was read and signed in this meeting against James, Caleb and Gideon Crew agreeable to order of last. Joseph Ellyson is appointed to read the same in the Swamp Meeting, and send them a copy and make return to the next meeting."⁴⁴
August 1, 1761: "Joseph Ellyson returned the paper of denial against James, Caleb and Gideon Crew and reported that he had read the same in the Swamp Meeting and sent them a copy agreeable to order and is as follows: Whereas James, Caleb and Gideon Crew, sons of Joseph Crew of Hanover County were educated in the profession of us the people called Quakers and did some time frequent our Religious Meetings, but for want of faithful adherents to the dictates of that Divine principle which was sufficient to have preserved them from every Pollutions as well as in due Observance of the known Rules of our Society have conducted themselves in such a loose and unchristian like manner in several respects contrary to the good order and repeated admonitions of Friends, that we do hereby disown the said James, Caleb and Gideon Crew to be of our Society until they come to witness that godly sorrow which worketh true repentance which that the Lord may mercifully grant is our sinceare desire."⁴⁵ James, Caleb and Gideon are not found in any Quaker minutes after this meeting.
…the Virginia Grand Assembly passed a law on March 23, 1662, which has been called "land processioning." It stated "that within twelve months after this act, all inhabitants of every neck and tract of land adjoining shall goe in procession and see the marked trees of every mans land in those precincts to be renewed, and the same course to be taken once every fower years."⁴⁶Gideon and his brothers were most likely still in Hanover County in 1767 because the land procession for September 30 of that year included "Joseph Crew's Heirs."⁴⁷
Around this time, I believe close to 1769, Gideon married Jemima Whicker. Her ancestors had lived in the village of Colyton, County of Devon, England since at least the time of King Henry VIII. Jemima's grandfather, Thomas Whicker, had immigrated from Colyton to the American colonies as an indentured servant. "Thomas left England the last of Sep 1685 or early October and arrived in Virginia 1 Dec 1685 on Capt. Walter Lyle's ship, John Lyle, Master."⁴⁸
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In Hanover County, Virginia, many planters, including the W(h)ickers and the Crew(s), were moving south to better and less expensive lands in Granville County, North Carolina. Gideon, together with his brothers and related families, made the journey by 1771, when Gideon's name appeared on the tax list for Granville County.
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Our surname had already begun to fluctuate between Crew and Crews, but from this point forward, it was and is consistently Crews. An interesting side note on this change is found in the David Crew(s) family Bible. This David, also a first cousin of Gideon, was a different David from the soldier described earlier. This David married Sarah Gooch and moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, where they continued to be active Quakers. His parents were William and Hannah Crew and his grandparents were John and Sarah Crew from Chapter 1. At any rate, early entries in David's family Bible were spelled Crew. Names added in later years were spelled Crews.
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In preparation for the pending hostilities (related to the ongoing American Revolutionary War), citizens of North Carolina were asked to take the following oath in the spring of 1778: "I will bear faithful and true Allegiance to the State of North Carolina and will truly endeavor to support, maintain, and defend the independent Government thereof against George the third, King of Great Britain and his successors, and the attempts of any other Person, Prince, power, state or Potentate, who by secret arts, treasons, Conspiracies or by open force shall attempt to subvert the same, and will in every respect conduct myself as a peaceful orderly subject and that I will disclose and make known to the Governor, some member of the Council of State, some Justice of the Superior Courts or of the Peace, all treasons, Conspiracies and attempts committed or intended against the State which shall come to my knowledge."⁴⁹
In the Oxford district of Granville County, the oath was administered on May 30, 1778. Among those signing the document were brothers Gideon Crews (X his mark), James Crews (X his mark), and Thomas Crews. [Editor's note: "X his mark" seems to imply that both James and Gideon were illiterate, in marked contrast to their grandfather who was lettered well enough to serve as the clerk for the Henrico monthly meeting from 1711 through 1714.]
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The (Revolutionary War) Battle of Guilford Courthouse involved several Crews and Whicker families in different aspects… On March 15 (1781), Cornwallis attached. The David Crews family (mentioned just above) were close enough to hear the guns and see the smoke from this battle…
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Gideon's brother-in-law, John Whicker, "was in Guilford County about 1781 and during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was taken prisoner by the Tories and taken to the British camp. They also killed his cattle."⁵¹ I do not know the specific involvement of Gideon, James, Thomas, and Caleb. Caleb's musket was on display at the military museum at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park for a number of years until a descendant claimed it. It is a very good guess that Gideon, James, and Thomas were also present.
The final series of battles concluded in 1781 with the engagement at Yorktown and the surrender of the British southern army to General Washington. On June 10, 1783, Gideon Crews was granted 9 pounds, 10 shillings, 3 pence for Revolutionary War service.⁵²
"Gideon Crews, from the family history and reports believed to be true about him was a wide-awake, hustling farmer. When he first came to this county he bought 101 acres of land on Harold's Creek, now in Salem Township, and near the place where the Pleasant brothers now live. He later bought a tract of land adjoining this farm from the State in 1779. Another 100 acres he bought from Nathan Bass adjoining the others in 1778.^Ed7 He bought an additional tract of 62 acres from Reuban Talley in 1794^Ed8 and still another tract from Thomas Whicker, supposed to be his brother-in-law in 1795.
"In 1806 he bought 130 acres of land from Daniel & Company, which had been the homeplace of his father-in-law, Thomas Whicker, Sr. He later moved to this place and remained there during his life and he and his wife are buried there."⁵³
"Gideon did not buy land for purposes of speculation, but only as he needed it for himself and his large family."⁵⁴ "The best impression we can obtain from the deeds is that the Gid Crews, Sr., lands and the John Earl lands adjoined, around and just east, north and northwest of where Salem Church now is, three miles east and northeast of Oxford."⁵⁵
"Salem Church is the center of a community which even in so enlightened a county as Granville is distinguished for the industry, sobriety, thrift, and all-around high character and good citizenship of the men and women who dwell therein."⁵⁶
"The eminence of the Salem community as a God-fearing, law-abiding section dates back to a time when three families, - friends, neighbors, and 'in-laws' - lived there, and exerted a large influence upon the surrounding countryside. These families and their descendants have from early days down to the present been among the leading citizens of the community, and for the last hundred years or more have constituted the bulk of the membership of Salem Church.
Foremost among these families were the Crewses, and contemporary with them were the Earls and the Harrises."⁵⁷
"Gideon Crews seems to have been the first man of his name to settle in what is now known as the Salem neighborhood. He was born about 1630, sixteen years before Granville County was established. His birthplace is not known (Editor's Note: It's now fairly well established that Gideon Crews was born in Hanover County, Virginia, as noted in Chapter 2, page 14), but it is known that there were Crewses in Virginia as long ago as 1676 (Editor's note: Randall Crewe arrived in Jamestown on the ship "Charles in 1621, as noted in Chapter 1), for James Crews was executed for taking part in Bacon's Rebellion of that year against unjust treatment of the colonists. The trouble with James was that he was ahead of his times. If he had waited a hundred years he might have been made president and his memory now might be revered along with that of George Washington and other Revolutionary patriots as a founder of our government. A rebellion is an unsuccessful revolution, a revolution is a successful rebellion."⁵⁸
Gideon's son, James "gave the plot on which Salem Church is built, and additional land adjoining the original plot was given by James's grandson, Norfleet G. Crews. James's descendants have in large numbers been official workers in the church - as stewards, trustees, Sunday school superintendents and teachers, organists, choir leaders, and in other capacities."⁵⁹
In February 1786, Gideon and his brother James, together with Richard Searcy, Soloman Walker and others served in an inquisition into the lunacy of Mary Robinson and found her insane. Gideon was named a juror for the November 1796 Court for Granville County. He left a will dated October 16, 1815 which was probated in the November 1815 Court, Granville County:
"In the name of God amen. I Gideon Crews of Granville County and State of North Carolina being very sick but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks being given unto God, calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and the first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give and devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Item - I lend to my well beloved wife Jemima Crews during her natural life the tract of land whereon I now live with the mansion house and kitchen and all the out houses with all the appurtenances in any wise thereto belonging.
Item - I likewise lend to my well beloved wife Jemima Crews during her natural life my two negroes Betty and Burrell my felix sorrel horse and sorrel mare and colt and her choice of seven head of my stock of cattle with three sow pigs and twelve head of sheep and all the fowls on the plantation.
Item - I likewise lend to her during her life such of my plantation Tools and Utensils as she thinks proper to take with two featherbeds and one half of her choice of my household and kitchen furniture with my Cast and yoke of steers.
Item - Is that my executors hereafter named shall sell at Public sale and twelve months credit all my negroes with all the property found on the plantation not heretofore divided to my loving wife Jemima Crews and the money arising from such sale after all my just debts are paid off be Equally divided amongst my eight children. To Wit, Milly Hester, Elizabeth Currin, Joseph Crews, Gideon Crews, Abby Daniel, James Crews, Littlebury Crews and Jemima Currin to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item - my will and desire is that my Executors after the decease of my loving wife Jemima Crews should sell all my property devised to her during her natural life at public sale and the money arising by such sale to be equally divided amongst my eight children before named to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I nominate and appoint my two sons Gideon Crews and James Crews my sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other Testament will Legacies bequests Executors by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 16^th October one thousand eight hundred & fifteen.
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Gideon X Crews (seal)
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"The said Gideon was a Methodist in religion and served his day and generation well. He died October 1815, and his wife Jemima in June 1825. They are both buried at the grave yard on the Pleasant farm now, now occupied by Mr. Charlie Pleasant and his brothers about three miles northeast of Oxford."62 Per the "Hays Collection" at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Granville County, the body of Gideon Crews, Sr. is interred in the Minor Burying Ground, Granville County. It is possible that this is just another name for the graveyard on the pleasant farm. (Editor's note: See "Cemetery Notes" at the end of this transcription for specific information.)
The eight children of Gideon and Jemima Crews were: Mildred Crews, born about 1770, married John Hester. They moved to Stokes County, North Carolina (and) had nine children.
i. Mildred Crews, born about 1770, married John Hester. They moved to Stokes County, North Carolina (and) had nine children. Joseph Crews, married Elizabeth Currin.
ii. Joseph Crews, married Elizabeth Currin. Abigail Crews, born about 1775, married William Daniel, and resided in the northern section of Granville County.
iii. Abigail Crews, born about 1775, married William Daniel, and resided in the northern section of Granville County. Gideon Crews, Jr., born September 2, 1779, married first Temperance Lemay, having five children; second Parthenia Heggie Higgs, widow of Daniel Glover, and remained in Granville County.
iv. Gideon Crews, Jr., born September 2, 1779, married first Temperance Lemay, having five children; second Parthenia Heggie Higgs, widow of Daniel Glover, and remained in Granville County.
v. Elizabeth Crews, born in 1780, married Lemuel Currin and remained in Granville County. Lemuel and Elizabeth had seven children.
vi. James (A.) Crews, born July 2, 1785, married Sarah Jones Earl. They had ten children and remained in Granville County until his death in 1875 at the age of 90. James and "Sally" donated the land on which Salem Methodist Church was built and they are both buried there. (Editor's note: James A. Crews is a direct, ancestor of this transcriber/editor.)
vii. Littleberry Crews married first Elizabeth Earl. She was a sister of Sarah Jones Earl and they had six children. After Elizabeth died he married Nancy Cheatham, had another six children, and later migrated to Tennessee. Littleberry Crews is the subject of Chapter 4. (Editor's note: Chapter 4 and subsequent chapters, dealing with Littleberry/Littlebury Crews and his descendants has been omitted from this transcription, as he is not a direct ancestor of this transcriber/editor.)Jemima Crews, born about 1791, married Wyatt Currin, and remained in Granville County until she died at an early age, before 1824. Wyatt and Jemima had four children.
viii. Jemima Crews, born about 1791, married Wyatt Currin, and remained in Granville County until she died at an early age, before 1824. Wyatt and Jemima had four children.
Cemetery Notes
The graves of Gideon Crews Sr., his wife and family, are located at the following GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.36729, Longitude: -78.55753. The plot is at the corner of Homer Siding Rd. and Winding Oaks Rd. approximately 100 yds from the corner above the pond. It is not well maintained. The graves were originally marked only with uncut stone. Today a stone marker has been placed at the head of the path into the wooded area to designate the significance of the place.

Gideon, along with his brother James, enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in Buckingham Co. VA which is located in the upper reaches of the James River. Since rivers were the main method of transportation in those days, we believe that James (and brothers Gideon and Walter and possibly a sister) were descended from the Crew(s) who settled at the mouth of the James River. It is possible that James' father was Walter Crew.

During the Revolution, he served in the 6th Virgina Battalion of Continental Forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Hendrick. He was a private. He signed Oath of Allegiance to State of NC against George III 30 May 1778; was paid for army service as a soldier. His musket had been kept in the museum at Guilford Battleground Courthouse site for years until it was mysteriously stolen.

Gideon Crews married Jemina Wicker in 1755 in Virginia. Around 1770 they moved to Granville Co., NC. Jemima Whicker or Wicker may have been Gideon's 2nd wife. Nothing is known of his 1st wife. His 8 known children were by Jemima.

He made his will in Granville Co. NC 16 Oct. 1815 and it was proved in the November Court of 1815.

Will of Gideon Crews:
"In the name of God amen, I Gidion Crews of Granville Co & State fo NC being very sick but of perfect mind & memory, thanks being given unto God, calling into mind the mortal of my body & knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make & ordain this my last will & testament that is to say principally & the first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God & as touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life.

I give & devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form.

Item I lend to my well beloved wife Jemina Crews during her natural life the tract of land whereon I now live with the mansion house & kitchen & all the out houses with all the appertnainces in any wise thereto belonging.

Item I likewise lend to my well beloved wife Jamina Crews during her natural life my two negroes Betty & Burrell my felix sorrel horse & sorrel mare & colt & her choice of seven head of my stock of cattle with three sows & pigs & twelve head of sheep & all the fowls on the plantation.

Item I likewise lend to her during her life such of my plantation tools & Utensils as she thinks proper to take with her two fetherbeds & one half of her choice of my household & kitchen furniture with my Cart of & yoke of steers.

Item is that my executors hereafter named shall sell at Public sale & twelve months credit all my negroes with all the property found on the plantation not hereto fore divided by my loving wife Jemina Crews & the money arising from such sale after all my just debts are paid off be equally divided amongst my eight children (To Wit) Milly Hester, Elizabeth Currin, Joseph Crews, Gideon Crews, Abby Daniel, James Crews, Littlebury Crews, & Jamina Crews to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item my will & desire is that my executors after the decease of my loving wife Jemina Crews should sell all my property devised to her during her natural life at public sale & the money arising by such sale to be equally divided amongst my eight children before named to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item I nominate & appoint my two sons Gideon & James Crews my sole executors of this my last will & testament...in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 16th Oct one thousand eight hundred fifteen."

Witness: John Lamay, Richard D Lamay

Signed: Gideon X Crews

Probated Nov Court 1815; Household goods of Gideon Crews divided so that widow might take her 1/2 of furniture, etc Inventory of estate of Gideon Crews, Dec 6 1815.

There was a sale of estate of Gideon Crews, Sr Deceased, Dec 20 1826, after the death of Jemima. Sale was on credit till Dec 1827; mentions as buyers; Gideon, James, Wyatt Currin, Littleberry Crews.

The following article written by the Hon Archibald A Hicks, Pres of the Granville Historical Society, & Miss Jeanette Biggs, County Historian, indicates Gideon bought land in Granville as early as 1778.

"Gideon Crews, from the family history & reports believed to be true about him, was a wide awake, hustling farmer. When he first came to this county he bought 101 acres of land on Harold's Creek, now in Salem Township, & near the place where the Pleasant brothers now live. He later bought a tract of land adjoining this farm from the State in 1779. Another 100 acres he bought from Nathan Bass adjoining the others in 1778. He bought an additional tract of 62 acres from Reuben Talley in 1794, & still another tract from Thomas Wicker, supposed to be his brother in law, in 1795.

"In 1806 he bought 130 acres of land from Daniel & Co, which had been the homeplace of his father in law, Thomas Wicker, Sr. He later moved to this place & remained there during his life, & he & his wife are buried there.

"It is described as follows: "The said Daniel & Brothers in consideration of the sum of $450.00 to them in hand paid, have bargained & sold, granted & conveyed unto the said Gideon Crews a certain tract of land called & known by the name of Wicker's Tract, conveyed to us by Payton Wood in a deed bearing date of Sept 6, 1806, being in county aforesaid & lying on the waters of Fishing Creek." This deed is found in Bk T, Pg 90.

"Gideon did not buy land for purposes of speculation, but only as he needed it for himself & his large family.

"The said Gideon was a Methodist in religion, lived & served his day & generation well. He died in Oct 1815, his wife in Jun 1825. They are both buried at the grave yard on the Pleasant farm, now occupied by Mr Charles Pleasant & his brothers about three miles NE of Oxford."

"The best impression we can obtain from the deeds is that the Gideon Crews lands & the John Earl lands adjoined, around & just east, north & northwest of where Salem Church now is, three miles east & northeast of Oxford; and that James Crews bought them & more, comprising more than a thousand acres, & lived there until his death in 1875."

Gideon Crews Sr. and his family are buried in an unmarked, un-fenced family cemetery on the property of their last residence. The graves are in a small patch of young (in 2002) woods, overgrown with brush, & the only evidence that someone was buried there is the fairly regular intervals between medium sized rough hewn, un-engraved stones placed at the head & foot of the graves. There are no other makers of any kind."

Family links:
Spouse:
Jemina Wicker Crews (1739 - 1825)*

Children:
Gideon Crews (1779 - 1859)*
James Crews (1785 - 1875)*

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5 Generations of Descendants of Gideon Crews

Generation No. 1

1. GIDEON1 CREWS was born 1730 in Hanover, VA, and died October 16, 1815 in Pleasant Farm, Oxford, Granville, NC. He married JEMIMA WICKER Abt. 1770 in Hanover, Hanover Co., VA. She was born 1739 in New Kent Col, Hanover, VA, and died January 1826 in Pleasant Farm, Oxford, Granville, NC.

Notes for GIDEON CREWS:
MARRIAGE - "The Wicker/Whicker Family" c. 1770
moved to Granville Co. NC
D: Oct 1815 Pleasant Farm, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina

DAR Lineage Book, April 1932, Vol. 66, P. 249
Served in the 6th Virgina Battalion of Continental Forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Hendrick.

He was a private. Patriot, signed Oath of Allegiance, and solder, North Carolina.

References for Military Record: Vol. War 4, p 140 Vol. (6VR)W.D. p 124, 8, 135, 2

Information from the DAR application of Mrs. Berverly Timberlake, DAR #557394

Jemima Whicker was Gideon's 2nd wife. Nothing is known of his 1st wife. His 8 known children were by Jemima. Gideon signed Oath of Allegiance to State of NC 30 May 1778; was pd. for army service as a

soldier. His musket has been kept in the museum at Guilford Battleground. (Source: DAR notes).

He made his will in Granville Co. NC 16 Oct. 1815. Was proved in Nov. Court 1815. He willed to wife
Jemima. The inventory for both was presented 6 Dec. 1815 by his sons, Gideon and James as Executors. Researcher Randy Crews says that although the inventory was presented does not necessarily mean Jemima was dead as records show she made her will 12 Dec. 1825 & it
was proved Feb. Court 1826. Randy believes Jemima was Gideon's only wife. (See notes for wife, Jemima Whicker.)

Photo-copy of Gideon's will in possession of Hazel Knight. Gideon Crews was buried at Minor Cemetery, Granville Co, NC. (Information provided by Hazel Deane Wicker Knight)

Gideon, along with his brother James, enlisted in the Revolutionary Army on 9 March 1716 in Buckingham Co. VA which is located in the upper reaches of the James River. Since rivers were the main method of transportation in those days, we believe that James (and brothers Gideon and Walter and sister, ?) descended from the Crew(s) who settled at the mouth of the James River. It is possible that James' father was Walter Crew. But, we will never know because the Buckingham Co. courthouse was one of some 190 courthouses deliberately burned by the union army in a conscious attempt to destroy the cultural and civic life of the Southern States.

Yes! Union soldiers, under the command of General George Stoneman, burned the courthouse in Buckingham Co. a few months before the end of the War of Union Aggression. He also burned several other courthouses in Virginia, including the one at Bristol, Virginia. Similar atrocities were committed in some 190 counties throughout the south as part of a deliberate plan by the Union Army, under General Ulysses S. Grant, to destroy the economic, social and legal fabric of the Confederate States of America. These criminal acts were approved by Abraham Lincoln and his Secretary of War, William Stanton.

After the war, Lincoln and Stanton ordered the hanging of about 10,000 Confederate soldiers and sympathizers. Most of these murders were carried out in the Washington Navy Yard, where I worked before my retirement. The museum there, has pictures of some of this slaughter, including one gallows that could hang ten people at a time! The hanging of men, women and children went on, day and night for over two years. (Elmer A. "Bud" Houser)

James and Gideon moved to Knox Co. Tennessee in 1796, where the name was
corrupted to "Cruze." (Source: Elmer A. "Bud Houser -bud-nan@juno.com)

Notes for JEMIMA WICKER:
Pat Ray had sent me a xerox copy of "McCoy-Crews Families and Descendants ca 1650-1976", "compiled at Amarillo, Potter Co TX by Margaret Crews Norman" and it states that "Jemima (Gemina or Jamina) Wicker" was one of 8 ch of Mary Hester and Thomas Wicker. : PJPF23A@Prodigy.com (MRS Joanne R Black)
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Death Date: Will probated GRANVILLE CO Feb. Court Book 21/106 or 10/98
Other : DAR Lineage Book, April 1932, Vol. 66, P. 249
DAR Lineage records. Jemima died after her husb. Both Gideon & Jemima's inventories were presented 6 Dec. 1815 according to "The Bell Book", pg. 403.

Other sources including Dr. Wicker's book, 1st edition, pg. 46 says Jemima died Granville Co., 1826. Jemima's will was written 12 Dec. 1825, proved Feb. Court 1826, Granville Co., NC. Inventories presented does not necessarily mean one is deceased at that time. Jemima buried as is Gideon, on the homeplace of land purchased in 1806. See "Historical Data of Granville County" as it appeared in the

Oxford Public Ledger, Oxford, Oxford, NC newspaper dated 25 June 1929. It states this land was the homeplace of his father-in-law, Thomas Wicker, Sr. however, his father-in-law was Benjamin Whicker as established by Dr. Wicker in his book, as well as other sources. The land was purchased by Gideon from Daniel & Co. who had purchased it from Peyton Wood. Thomas Wicker had sold it to Daniel & Co.. Dec. 1795 Thomas Wicker (son) sold 20 acres to Gideon Crews. (See Dr. Wicker's book, pg. 43, 1st edition for more details of land transfers.) The Bell Book,pg. 404, says Jemima was the dt. of Thomas & Mary (Hester) Whicker but DAR lineage record says dt. of Benjamin Whicker & 2nd wife as does Dr. Wicker's book agrees with the DAR lineage record. Jemima Wicker is buried at Granville Co, NC.
(Information provided by Hazel Deane Wicker Knight) __________________________________________________________________

Children of GIDEON CREWS and JEMIMA WICKER are:
i. MILDRED2 CREWS, b. 1772, Granville CO. North Carolina; d. 1841, Stokes Co. North Carolina; m. JOHN HESTER, December 23, 1793, Granville, North Carolina; b. 1766, Virginia or North Carolina; d. November 1813, Stokes County, North Carolina.

Notes for MILDRED CREWS:
Granville County is East of Stokes County. There are two counties in between.
Mildred "Milly" CREWS- Dr. Wicker's final Newsletter issue says Mildred should read Mary. This needs documentation as to which is correct. All other info. regarding Milly or Mary is in agreement & correct. The Newsletter also states the 1st born child was named Nancy, b. 1795, Granville Co., NC., md. 30 Jan. 1813, Stokes Co., William Wicker.

UPDATE: Dec. 1996: Gideon's will names his 8 children and refers to his dau., Milly Hester.
(Information provided by Hazel Deane Wicker Knight)

Notes for JOHN HESTER:
John was from Winston N.C. which is very close to where the land records of William Wortman are to be found. In fact John sold land to William.

Marriage Notes for MILDRED CREWS and JOHN HESTER:
Granville is very close to Winston North Carolina

ii. ABIGAIL CREWS, b. 1775, Granville Co, NC; d. Aft. November 30, 1850, Granville Co, NC; m. WILLIAM DANIEL, September 21, 1807, Granville Co. NC.
2. iii. GIDEON CREWS, JR., b. September 02, 1779, Granville Co, NC; d. May 06, 1859, Granville, North Carolina.
3. iv. ELIZABETH CREWS, b. 1780, Granville Co, NC; d. Aft. November 30, 1850.
v. JOSEPH CREWS, b. 1782, Granville Co, NC; d. Bef. 1810; m. ELIZABETH CURRIN; b. Abt. 1785.
4. vi. JAMES CREWS, b. July 02, 1785, Granville Co, NC; d. September 28, 1875, Granville, North Carolina.
5. vii. LITTLEBERRY CREWS, b. Abt. 1787, Granville, NC; d. October 01, 1855, Maury, Madison Co., TN.
viii. JEMIMA CREWS, b. 1787, Granville Co, NC; d. March 09, 1824, Granville Co, NC; m. WYATT CURRIN, October 16, 1810.
ix. MARY CREWS, b. 1793.

Generation No. 2

2. GIDEON2 CREWS, JR. (GIDEON1) was born September 02, 1779 in Granville Co, NC, and died May 06, 1859 in Granville, North Carolina. He married TEMPERANCE LEMAY December 19, 1805. She was born July 21, 1786, and died May 16, 1852.

Children of GIDEON CREWS and TEMPERANCE LEMAY are:
i. HENRY3 CREWS.
ii. PATSY BREEDLOVE CREWS.
iii. HARRIET SEARS CREWS.
iv. LUCY ANN CREWS, m. SOLOMON C. COTTRELL, August 25, 1841, Granville Co. NC.
6. v. ( BENJAMIN) FRANKLIN (PENN) CREWS, b. Aft. 1805.

3. ELIZABETH2 CREWS (GIDEON1) was born 1780 in Granville Co, NC, and died Aft. November 30, 1850. She married LEMUEL CURRIN March 04, 1802 in Granville Co. NC, son of HUGH CURRIN and MARY HESTER. He was born Bef. 1786 in Granville Co, NC, and died May 04, 1844 in Granville Co, NC.

Children of ELIZABETH CREWS and LEMUEL CURRIN are:
i. ELIJAH T.3 CURRIN, b. December 28, 1802; d. October 30, 1865, Granville Co, NC.
ii. JAMES A. CURRIN, b. Abt. 1805, Granville Co, NC; d. Abt. 1865, Limestone Co., AL; m. MARGARET SMITH, December 27, 1827.

4. JAMES2 CREWS (GIDEON1) was born July 02, 1785 in Granville Co, NC, and died September 28, 1875 in Granville, North Carolina. He married SARAH JANE EARL February 02, 1808 in Granville, NC, daughter of JOHN EARLE and ZEBIAH WATTS. She was born May 04, 1791, and died March 1863.

Notes for JAMES CREWS:
(Source: Thomas Randolph Crews,
" Regarding James Crews (2 Jul 1785 - 28 Sep 1875), son of Gideon and Jemima, I have him recorded without a middle name. All of the Granville County, NC wills, deeds, etc. that I have seen show him just as James Crews. Also, I have personally seen his headstone at the Salem Methodist Church and it reads "James Crews."),

James Crews lived to be some four score years and ten and was a famous man in his community and church. He was one of the founders of Salem church, donated the land on which it stands, and was the leading member of its congregation for many years. He was the son of Gideon Crews, who signed the oath of allegiance to North Carolina in 1778.

In 1806 James Crews married Sarah Earl, daughter of John Earl, whose father came from England and was followed by his sweetheart, Mollie Watts (who was a near relative, perhaps a sister, of Isaac Watts, the hymn writer). The blushing maiden was met on the boat by her old swain and a parson, and when she set foot on the soil of the New World she was a married woman. The name Earl seems to have died out in this county as a surname, but is preserved as a Christian name by some of the descendants of the English-American couple.

PUBLIC LEDGER, Oxford North Carolina, Saturday, March 13, 1915
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One source says James born in Buckingham Co., VA. All other sources say Granville, Co., NC. All issue info. from Dr. Wicker's June 1996 letter to Hazel Knight. Info. source also from The Oxford Public Ledger record, 31 Oct. 1944 which states James Crews gave the plot on which Salem Church was built & add'l. land adjoining the original plot was given by James' grandson, Norfleet G. Crews.

Notes for SARAH JANE EARL:
One of John Earl Jr.'s daughters Sarah Jones Earl, who married James Crews, was the mother of James A. ("Tar River Jimmy"), Mary E. (married William O. Wright and moved to Tennessee), Rebecca A. (married James Cheatham), Martha W. (married Joseph Penn Hunt), Elijah Thomas (married Mary Parham), Edward N. (married Martha, sister of the above Mary Parham), Isabella Jane (married Benjamin W. Hicks), Susan (married George W. Hunt, brother of the above mentioned Joseph P. Hunt), Melissa F. (married Rev. William Stephen Hester).

Children of JAMES CREWS and SARAH EARL are:
i. ALLEN SPENCER3 CREWS, b. February 16, 1811; d. Abt. 1812.
7. ii. JAMES A. CREWS, b. May 15, 1813; d. August 10, 1892.
iii. MARY E. CREWS, b. December 02, 1815; m. WILLIAM O. WRIGHT, April 01, 1835, Granville, NC.

Notes for MARY E. CREWS:
Had children. (Sketches)

8. iv. REBECCA A. CREWS, b. April 1817; d. November 13, 1899.
9. v. MARTHA M. CREWS, b. June 22, 1820; d. April 02, 1882.
10. vi. EDWARD N. CREWS, b. September 19, 1824; d. 1899.
11. vii. ELIJAH THOMAS CREWS, b. September 10, 1822; d. April 27, 1881.
12. viii. ISABELLA JANE CREWS, b. August 24, 1829; d. September 04, 1913.
13. ix. SUSAN CREWS, b. January 07, 1832; d. April 19, 1917.
14. x. MELISSA FRANCES CREWS, b. January 03, 1835; d. December 07, 1899, Huntsboro, near Salem Church.

5. LITTLEBERRY2 CREWS (GIDEON1) was born Abt. 1787 in Granville, NC, and died October 01, 1855 in Maury, Madison Co., TN. He married (1) ELIZABETH EARL September 21, 1807 in Granville, North Carolina, daughter of JOHN EARLE and ZEBIAH WATTS. She was born Bef. 1791 in Granville Co, NC, and died 1821 in Granville Co, NC. He married (2) NANCY CHEATHAM December 18, 1824 in Granville, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1798 in GRANVILLE, NC.

Notes for LITTLEBERRY CREWS:
(Source: Thomas Randolph Crews,
I have done significant research on him using microfilm of the original records, wills, deeds, marriage bonds, etc. I found him referred to as Littleberry, Littlebury, Little Berry, Barry, and even L. B. but I never found an original document with the first name of William.), born 1787 in Granville Co, NC (Source: Randolph Earl Richardson 580 Inverlane Dr. Sagamore Hills, OH 44067 (216) 467-1328 (1996) Yates Publishing Hazel Wicker Knight);

I don't know anything about the Mayfield and Elizabeth Earl marriage but William Littleberry Crews m. Nancy Cheatham, dau. of James Cheatham & Catherine Johnson, on 18 Dec. 1824 in Granville Co., NC. so Elizabeth Earl was dead by then. Littleberry Crews was the son of Gideon Crews and Jemina Wicker. He and Nancy moved to Maury Co., Tenn. and he was dead before 1859.
Their children were: James Crews, b. abt 1827 in NC.; Thomas Anderson Crews, b. 9 Oct. 1829 NC.; Isham J. Crews b. 22 July 1835 Tenn.; Gideon Crews b. abt 1836 Tenn.; and Andrew Crews b. abt 1840 Tenn.

(Above received by e-mail from Cheatham@worldnet.att.net (Alice Cheatham) and signed Betty.)

Children of LITTLEBERRY CREWS and ELIZABETH EARL are:
15. i. WILLIAM A.3 CREWS, b. June 05, 1808, Granville Co, NC; d. Aft. 1879, Maury Co. TN(?).
ii. JOHN S. CREWS, b. Abt. 1815, Granville Co, NC; d. Aft. 1870; m. SARAH E. HIGHT, February 06, 1837, Granville Co. NC.
iii. JAMES FLETCHER CREWS, b. 1818, Granville Co, NC; d. 1854, Madison Co., Tennessee; m. MARY ANN M. NICKELS, December 07, 1842, Maury Co. TN; b. 1825, NC.
iv. MARY SOPHRONIA CREWS, b. Bef. 1821, Granville Co, NC; d. Aft. April 02, 1857; m. (1) JOHN PLUMMER; m. (2) JOHN COVEY FULLER; m. (3) WILLIAM COVEY.
v. EMILY CREWS, b. Bef. 1821, Granville Co, NC; d. Bef. 1855; m. ROBERT GILL, November 21, 1830.
vi. WESLEY E. CREWS, b. 1821, Granville Co, NC; d. June 21, 1894, Columbia, Maury Co., TN; m. NANCY W. COLLIER, January 23, 1840, Maury Co. TN; b. February 06, 1822, Granville Co, NC; d. November 23, 1895, Maury Co. TN.

Children of LITTLEBERRY CREWS and NANCY CHEATHAM are:
vii. THOMAS ANDERSON3 CREWS, b. GRANVILLE, NC; d. Georgetown, TX; m. (1) JULIA ANN OR MARTHA BRUFORD WATSON, March 15, 1855; b. August 29, 1836; d. January 12, 1866; m. (2) MARY MARTHA MCCOY BOND, August 09, 1866, Humbolt, TN; b. Abt. 1839, TROY, OBION, TN; d. June 03, 1919, Colorado Springs, CO.
viii. ISHOM J. CREWS, b. Maury, TN; d. April 09, 1857, Maury, TN.
ix. ELIZABETH (AUNT BETSY) CREWS, b. Abt. 1826, Granvlille NC; d. Maury, TN; m. DAVID C. GILLESPIE, May 12, 1842.
x. JAMES (OR JOSEPH A) CREWS, b. Abt. 1827, Granville, NC; m. ELIZABETH BRYANT.
xi. JOSEPH A. (OR JAMES) CREWS, b. Abt. 1828, Granville, NC.
xii. GIDEON PILLOW CREWS, b. Abt. 1836, Maury, TN; d. Humbolt, TN; m. LILLIE KING.
xiii. ANDREW W. CREWS, b. Abt. 1840, Maury, TN; d. Abt. 1888, Bell Station, TN.

Generation No. 3

6. (BENJAMIN) FRANKLIN (PENN)3 CREWS (GIDEON2, GIDEON1) was born Aft. 1805. He married (1) (FANNY) ELLIS Abt. 1825. He married (2) HANNAH BRITT HUNT Aft. 1832. She was born December 23, 1812.

Children of (BENJAMIN CREWS and (FANNY) ELLIS are:
i. JAMES B.4 CREWS.
ii. (ELIZABETH) CREWS, m. THOMAS NORWOOD.
iii. WILLIAM CREWS.
iv. ALEX CREWS, b. Aft. 1825.

Children of (BENJAMIN CREWS and HANNAH HUNT are:
v. ROBERT4 CREWS.

Notes for ROBERT CREWS:
No issue

vi. (CHARLES) WESLEY CREWS.

Notes for (CHARLES) WESLEY CREWS:
No issue.

vii. EUGENE T. CREWS.

7. JAMES A.3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born May 15, 1813, and died August 10, 1892. He married MARTHA HUNT June 10, 1835 in Granville, NC, daughter of DAVID HUNT and SOPHIA SATTERWHITE. She was born Abt. 1815 in Granville, North Carolina.

Children of JAMES CREWS and MARTHA HUNT are:
16. i. LORENA4 CREWS.
17. ii. LOUISA CREWS, d. Aft. 1926.
iii. LEROY CREWS.

Notes for LEROY CREWS:
Family unknown to TT Hicks. Married and lived in Halifax.

18. iv. SARAH A. CREWS, b. May 25, 1835, Granville, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1914.
v. DAVID G. CREWS, b. May 13, 1839, Granville, North Carolina; m. LOUISA J. FLEMING, June 10, 1866, Granville, NC.

Notes for DAVID G. CREWS:
Reared a large family, lived to be old. (Sketches)

vi. REBECCA E. CREWS, b. May 29, 1841, Granville, North Carolina; d. August 28, 1929, Salem, NC.

Notes for REBECCA E. CREWS:
Never married. [Sketches]

vii. ROBERT T. CREWS, b. June 07, 1844, Granville, North Carolina; m. (ANNIE T.) STARK.

Notes for ROBERT T. CREWS:
no children

viii. EDWARD H. CREWS, b. June 26, 1846, Granville, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1926, Rocky Mount, NC; m. LAURA HORNER.

Notes for EDWARD H. CREWS:
No children survived him.

19. ix. CAROLINE F. CREWS, b. August 10, 1848, Granville, North Carolina; d. February 09, 1931.
x. FLORA CREWS, b. April 08, 1856, Granville, NC; d. Bef. 1926; m. (G. D.) BEST.

Notes for FLORA CREWS:
children unknown to TT HIcks

xi. ALBERT A. CREWS, b. February 10, 1858, Granville, NC; m.Miss STARK.

8. REBECCA A.3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born April 1817, and died November 13, 1899. She married JAMES CHEATHAM June 18, 1834 in Granville Co. NC, son of JAMES CHEATHAM. He was born 1864 in Granville Co., NC, and died 1865.

Children of REBECCA CREWS and JAMES CHEATHAM are:
20. i. WILLIAM A.4 CHEATHAM.
21. ii. SARAH CHEATHAM, d. August 1875.
22. iii. JAMES THEODORE CHEATHAM, b. Granville Co., NC.
23. iv. DAVID THOMAS CHEATHAM, d. 1915.

9. MARTHA M.3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born June 22, 1820, and died April 02, 1882. She married JOSEPH PENN HUNT October 28, 1839 in Granville, NC, son of JOHN HUNT and SARAH LONGMIRE. He was born July 14, 1814, and died June 08, 1880.

Notes for MARTHA M. CREWS:
Middle initial has been reported as M. by "New Wicker/Whicker Family" and by Sketches, but is reported as W. in other places.

Notes for JOSEPH PENN HUNT:
Posted by: Carl Hester Date: May 30, 1999 at 20:05:21
In Reply to: Re: Look-up offer by Mary Hunt Butler of 1141

Hello Mary, According to the "New Wicker/ Whicker Family": Joseph Penn Hunt, son of John Penn and Sarah Longmire Hunt was born July 14, 1814, married 28 Oct. 1839, Granville Co., NC to Martha M. Crews, daughter of James and Sarah Earl Crews, Martha b. June 1820. Joseph P. Hunt died in 1881 and his family lived in Granville Co.,NC. Children were: Sally F., mar. 26 Apr.1861, Granville Co. to James B. Crews ; James Hunt, died durning the War; Susan Caroline Hunt, b. 7 Aprl. 1846, mar. 24 Dec. 1868, Granville Co. to John H. Breedlove; Celestia "Lessie" Hunt, mar. Issac Breedlove; John L. Hunt , mar. "1" Cora Ramey of Kittrell , NC., no issue and "2" to Rosa Raney, three children , John Leigh, Cora and Rosa Beverly; Ira T. Hunt, mar. Rosa Raney Hunt, widow of his brother John L. Hunt, one son, Thomas.; Ella Hunt, mar. Dr. Julius Fuller of Person Co., NC and lastly David Nicholson Hunt, mar. Adelaid Hester, dau. of William H. and Melissa Crews Hester..............Hope this helps, Regards, Carl Hester

Assisted in building the state capitol in Raleigh.

Children of MARTHA CREWS and JOSEPH HUNT are:
24. i. SALLY F(RANCES)4 HUNT.
ii. JAMES HUNT, b. July 22, 1843; d. July 02, 1862, Salem, NC.
25. iii. SUSAN CAROLINE HUNT, b. April 07, 1846.
26. iv. CELESTIA HUNT.
27. v. JOHN L. HUNT.
28. vi. IRA T. HUNT.
29. vii. ELLA HUNT.
30. viii. DAVID N(ICHOLSON) HUNT.

10. EDWARD N.3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born September 19, 1824, and died 1899. He married MARTHA (GREEN) PARHAM December 11, 1847 in Granville Co. NC, daughter of ASA PARHAM and DELIA REAVIS. She was born Abt. 1827, and died 1899.

Child of EDWARD CREWS and MARTHA PARHAM is:
31. i. NORFLEET G.4 CREWS, d. 1919; Adopted child.

11. ELIJAH THOMAS3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born September 10, 1822, and died April 27, 1881. He married MARY (JORDON) PARHAM April 10, 1847 in Granville, North Carolina, daughter of ASA PARHAM and DELIA REAVIS. She was born July 09, 1832, and died April 12, 1916.

Marriage Notes for ELIJAH CREWS and MARY PARHAM:
Elijah married Mary when she was less than 15 years of age.

Children of ELIJAH CREWS and MARY PARHAM are:
32. i. HADEN W(ILLIAM)4 CREWS, b. January 02, 1848; d. March 10, 1924.
ii. HERBERT E. CREWS, b. Abt. 1860; m. (1) FNU WESTER; m. (2) LAURA FULLERTON; m. (3) PATTIE HOWELL; b. Abt. 1861.

Notes for Miss WESTER:
No issue

Notes for LAURA FULLERTON:
Several children

iii. DELIA A. CREWS.
iv. RUFUS T. CREWS, d. 1889.

Notes for RUFUS T. CREWS:
Died unmarried

v. MARY CREWS.

Notes for MARY CREWS:
Died in youth, unmarried.

33. vi. SAMUEL F. CREWS.

12. ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 24, 1829, and died September 04, 1913. She married BENJAMIN WILLIS HICKS October 19, 1854 in White Oak Villa, Granville Co., NC, son of ABNER HICKS and ELIZABETH HARRIS. He was born October 15, 1828 in Red Garden 4 miles from Oxford, Granville Co., NC, and died December 30, 1899 in White Oak Villa, Granville Co., N.C. (Oxford).

Notes for BENJAMIN WILLIS HICKS:
Released from prison after Oath of Allegience

Sketches::
"My father, in his narration, related...When he first mentioned the subject to her (Miss Crews), an opportunity for which he found it very difficult to arrange, she declared "it can never. Our folks are opposed to it." In a few minutes he was on his horse and gone. Before very long he was married to Miss Susan Hester who, in about 15 months, was a victim of pneumonia. Some two or three years after, my father hinted the subject of marriage again to my mother but rather slightly, for he did not intend to be kicked so hard again, and she said "perhaps". They were married October 1854, and reared seven children and lived together happily 43 years. Long before her death my mother joined the Methodist Protestant Church at Rehoboth. I have always thought that church separation incident created a coolness between the Crewses on one side and the Harrises and the Hickses on the other, that almost prevented me from living in this world. But now 100 years after, I wonder if I am the only one who ever heard the circumstances of the division in that church and whether I ought to mention it."

Children of ISABELLA CREWS and BENJAMIN HICKS are:
34. i. ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, b. August 06, 1855, White Oak Villa, Granville Co., NC; d. November 15, 1936, Henderson NC..
35. ii. THURSTON TITUS HICKS, b. October 14, 1857; d. July 28, 1927.
36. iii. HEWITT BERNARD HICKS, b. July 28, 1860; d. November 06, 1940, 11:40 pm at home.
37. iv. ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON HICKS, b. September 09, 1862; d. May 24, 1941.
38. v. LILY LEE HICKS, b. March 18, 1866, Granville Co, NC; d. May 02, 1908.
vi. MAGNOLIA ELLEN HICKS, b. August 03, 1868; d. September 24, 1912; m. JAMES T(HOMAS) COZART, December 08, 1909; b. January 26, 1856.
vii. ASHTON ABNER HICKS, b. April 25, 1871; d. July 03, 1901, St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, VA.

Notes for ASHTON ABNER HICKS:
Bought the ancestral home. "He was not married. It was thought and said of him in the press and by those who knew him that no better man had ever lived in the community." Sketches

13. SUSAN3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born January 07, 1832, and died April 19, 1917. She married GEORGE W(ASHINGTON) HUNT October 25, 1849 in Oxford, Granville Co., NC, son of JOHN HUNT and SARAH LONGMIRE. He was born December 10, 1816, and died June 27, 1876.

Children of SUSAN CREWS and GEORGE HUNT are:
39. i. EMMA4 HUNT.
ii. WALTER L. HUNT, d. Bef. 1926, Asheville, NC; m. JANE HALIBURTON; b. of Durham, NC.; d. Bef. 1926, Asheville, NC.

Notes for WALTER L. HUNT:
Several children all died before 1926

iii. LELIA HUNT, d. Bef. 1926; m. JUNIUS W. YOUNG; d. Bef. 1926.

Notes for LELIA HUNT:
no children

40. iv. JUNIUS PENN HUNT, b. February 02, 1858; d. November 23, 1927, Salem, NC.
v. SARAH HUNT.

Notes for SARAH HUNT:
Unmarried. Lived for some time in Cuba.

41. vi. FLORENCE HUNT, d. Bef. 1926.
42. vii. CARRIE HUNT.
43. viii. SUSAN HUNT, d. Bef. 1926.
ix. EDWARD A. HUNT, m. (1) ELIZABETH MOYER; d. Bef. 1926; m. (2) LENNIE WARD; b. Greensville.

Notes for EDWARD A. HUNT:
Probably the Cousin Ed who used to put Aunt Mabel in a tizzy..

Notes for ELIZABETH MOYER:
Had two sons

14. MELISSA FRANCES3 CREWS (JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born January 03, 1835, and died December 07, 1899 in Huntsboro, near Salem Church. She married REV. WILLIAM S(TEPHEN) HESTER March 19, 1856 in NC.

Notes for REV. WILLIAM S(TEPHEN) HESTER:
Also reported by Carl Hester as William H. Hester.

Children of MELISSA CREWS and WILLIAM HESTER are:
i. NORA4 HESTER, d. Bef. 1926; m. RUFUS J. AIKEN; d. Bef. 1926.

Notes for NORA HESTER:
had many children who were still living in 1926

44. ii. ADELAIDE HESTER.
iii. LULA HESTER, m. REV. J. M. RHODES.

Notes for LULA HESTER:
No children

iv. BENJAMIN OTIS HESTER, d. TX.
v. REV MARVIN HESTER.
vi. JANE W. HESTER.

15. WILLIAM A.3 CREWS (LITTLEBERRY2, GIDEON1) was born June 05, 1808 in Granville Co, NC, and died Aft. 1879 in Maury Co. TN(?). He married (1) MARY A. PARRISH January 26, 1828 in Granville, NC, daughter of SHADRACK PARISH and ELIZABETH SMITH. She was born 1809 in Granville Co, NC, and died Bet. 1850 - 1858 in Maury Co. TN(?). He married (2) MARTHA DONELSON October 25, 1858 in Maury Co. TN.

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM CREWS and MARY PARRISH:
witness David Laws

Children of WILLIAM CREWS and MARY PARRISH are:
i. ELIZABETH L.4 CREWS, b. November 30, 1828, NC; d. Aft. 1857; m. (1) ??? HAYWOOD, TN; m. (2) WILLIAM ISAAC HOLT, December 29, 1857, Maury Co. TN.
ii. MARY J. CREWS, b. Abt. 1830, Granville Co, NC.
iii. ALEXANDER E. CREWS, b. September 1831, NC; d. Aft. June 26, 1900; m. ELIZABETH MANTELO.
iv. PHILLIP L. CREWS, b. Abt. 1834, NC; d. September 19, 1863, Battle of Chickamauga GA.
v. JAMES H. CREWS, b. Abt. 1835, TN; d. February 15, 1862, Battle of Ft. Donelson, TN.

Notes for JAMES H. CREWS:
Lived at Culleoka; killed in the Saturday fight at Fort Donelson in Feb. 1862. He had a premonition of his death and said, "Boys, I'm going to be killed today."
(source: "Confederate Soldiers and Patriots of Maury Co, TN" by Jill K. Garrett. ed.)
- Civil War-Co. 'E', 3rd TN infantry

vi. NANCY C. CREWS, b. Abt. 1839, TN; d. 1905, Maury Co. TN; m. STEPHEN S. CROSS, July 19, 1860, Maury Co. TN.
vii. JULIA ANN CREWS, b. Abt. 1845, Maury Co. TN; d. August 09, 1860, Maury Co. TN; m. ALBERT CHILDREY, December 29, 1858, Maury Co. TN; d. Bet. 1861 - 1864.

Notes for ALBERT CHILDREY:
While Albert was visiting at home during the war, the Yankees at Glendale heard of him. Childrey managed to escape to McCuttheon's Island in the Duck River, but was shot by Yankees on the bluff at the McCaleb place. (Bill Thrasher)

45. viii. WILLIAM POLK CREWS, b. July 22, 1835, Maury Co. TN; d. Abt. 1872, Maury Co. TN.
46. ix. ANNIE ELIZA CREWS, b. January 1846, Maury Co. TN; d. 1900, Maury Co. TN.
x. LEWIS CASS CREWS, b. Abt. 1848, Maury Co. TN;
xi. MILDRED A. CREWS, b. Abt. 1848, Maury Co. TN; d. WFT Est. 1849-1942; m. ARTHUR A. PARRISH, December 01, 1869, Maury Co. TN.
xii. LUCIUS B. H. CREWS, b. Abt. 1849, Maury Co. TN

Generation No. 4

16. LORENA4 CREWS (JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married (1) ?? ROGERS. She married (2) R. G. BOBBITT. He died Bef. 1926.

Child of LORENA CREWS and ?? ROGERS is:
i. IRA5 ROGERS.

Child of LORENA CREWS and R. BOBBITT is:
ii. GLEN5 BOBBITT.

17. LOUISA4 CREWS (JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died Aft. 1926. She married WILLIAM D. MITCHELL. He died Abt. 1920.

Children of LOUISA CREWS and WILLIAM MITCHELL are:
i. ED. D.5 MITCHELL.
ii. W. G. MITCHELL.
iii. BUNN MITCHELL.
iv. MARVIN MITCHELL.
47. v. ?? MITCHELL, d. California.

18. SARAH A.4 CREWS (JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born May 25, 1835 in Granville, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1914. She married (1) WILLIAM LYON. She married (2) REV. THOMAS J. HORNER, son of WILLIAM HORNER. He died Abt. 1913.

Children of SARAH CREWS and WILLIAM LYON are:
i. KATE5 LYON, b. Abt. 1857, <, Granville, Nc>; d. Bef. 1888; m. JAMES T(HOMAS) COZART, Bef. 1888; b. January 26, 1856.
48. ii. IRA CLEMENTS LYON, b. October 03, 1858, NC; d. May 31, 1933, Stem, Person, Nc.
iii. CHILD LYON, b. Aft. 1859.

19. CAROLINE F.4 CREWS (JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 10, 1848 in Granville, North Carolina, and died February 09, 1931. She married JOHN SMITH.

Children of CAROLINE CREWS and JOHN SMITH are:
i. LONNIE5 SMITH, d. Aft. 1926, Oxford, NC.

Notes for LONNIE SMITH:
Has a family.

ii. LENNIE SMITH.

Notes for LENNIE SMITH:
Has a family

iii. MAUDE SMITH, m. ?? JACKSON.

Notes for MAUDE SMITH:
Has a family.

20. WILLIAM A.4 CHEATHAM (REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married ASENATH F. PARHAM, daughter of LEWIS PARHAM. She was born 1859.

Children of WILLIAM CHEATHAM and ASENATH PARHAM are:
49. i. ELIZABETH5 CHEATHAM, d. Bef. 1926.
ii. ERNEST LEE CHEATHAM.

Notes for ERNEST LEE CHEATHAM:
No issue.

iii. REV ADOPHUS WHITFIELD CHEATHAM.
iv. REV. THAD A. CHEATHAM.
v. BENJAMIN H. CHEATHAM, b. Abt. 1858; d. Abt. 1880.

Notes for BENJAMIN H. CHEATHAM:
unmarried.
.

21. SARAH4 CHEATHAM (REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died August 1875. She married ALBERT C. PARHAM February 21, 1856 in Granville, North Carolina, son of LEWIS PARHAM. He died Aft. 1854.

Children of SARAH CHEATHAM and ALBERT PARHAM are:
i. ALONZO W.5 PARHAM.
ii. EDWIN T. PARHAM.
iii. CORNELIUS H. PARHAM.
50. iv. PERCY C. PARHAM, d. November 1906.
v. MARY TAZWELL PARHAM, d. young; m. Mr. WATSON.

Notes for MARY TAZWELL PARHAM:
Died young leaving children.

vi. JAMES PARHAM, m. FNU HOOD.

Notes for JAMES PARHAM:
Several children.

vii. FRANK EARLE PARHAM.

Notes for FRANK EARLE PARHAM:
Married twice and lives in NY..

22. JAMES THEODORE4 CHEATHAM (REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born in Granville Co., NC. He married ELIZABETH HAMLIN, daughter of ?? HAMLIN.

Notes for JAMES THEODORE CHEATHAM:
Served with his brothers William and DT in the War of the Confederacy. He was captured with his 2 nearest neighbors I. C. Bobbitt and Fred Hamme, near the end of the war and was kept a long time in Elmira, NY., military prison. [Sketches]

Notes for ELIZABETH HAMLIN:
Her sister married Augustine Landis, a merchant of Oxford. [Sketches]

Children of JAMES CHEATHAM and ELIZABETH HAMLIN are:
51. i. VIGINIUS T.5 CHEATHAM.
52. ii. CLIFTON B(OSWELL) CHEATHAM, d. 1952, Gainsville County, NC.
53. iii. SARAH C(ATHERINE) CHEATHAM.
54. iv. CHARLES HAMLIN CHEATHAM.
55. v. REBECCA CHEATHAM.
vi. MARY LOUISE CHEATHAM, m. ROBERT A. SHIRLEY.

Notes for MARY LOUISE CHEATHAM:
No children [Sketches]

vii. OLIVIA BURTON CHEATHAM, m. J. H. B. TOMLINSON.

Notes for J. H. B. TOMLINSON:
No children.[ Sketches]

56. viii. JAMES THEODORE CHEATHAM, JR..
57. ix. BESSIE GIBBONS CHEATHAM.
58. x. TAZZIE CHEATHAM.

23. DAVID THOMAS4 CHEATHAM (REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died 1915. He married ANNIE (ELIZA) REAVIS December 19, 1866, daughter of THOMAS D. REAVIS. She was born August 10, 1847, and died April 1920 in Oxford, NC.

Notes for DAVID THOMAS CHEATHAM:
Went through the civil war with TT Hicks's father. Owned the Cheatham mill until it was thought gold was found near it. Then he sold it and the farm for a good price and bought the Memucan H. Hester farm near Oxford and lifed there until his death. [Sketches]

Children of DAVID CHEATHAM and ANNIE REAVIS are:
59. i. CLAUDIUS CECIL5 CHEATHAM, b. March 02, 1868; d. July 1921.
60. ii. FRED(RICK) A. CHEATHAM, b. October 06, 1869.
61. iii. THOMAS FLAVIUS CHEATHAM, b. January 11, 1871.
iv. ROBERT HUBERT CHEATHAM, b. June 06, 1872; d. Bef. 1926.

Notes for ROBERT HUBERT CHEATHAM:
Never married. [Sketches]

v. LUCY CATHERINE CHEATHAM, b. December 04, 1873; d. October 12, 1885.
62. vi. EVA REBECCA CHEATHAM, b. July 01, 1875.
63. vii. ANNIE BELLE CHEATHAM, b. April 23, 1877.
64. viii. ZEB YOUNG CHEATHAM, b. June 01, 1879.
ix. MARY JESSIE CHEATHAM, b. January 22, 1881.
65. x. PEARL ELIZABETH CHEATHAM, b. August 31, 1881.
66. xi. MATTIE ROBERTA CHEATHAM, b. December 13, 1882.
xii. JOSEPH GIBBS CHEATHAM, b. November 04, 1884; d. April 07, 1885.

Notes for JOSEPH GIBBS CHEATHAM:
Unmarried.[Sketches]

xiii. JAMES AMIS CHEATHAM, b. September 11, 1886; m. ROSA LEE PARRISH; b. Richmond VA.

Notes for JAMES AMIS CHEATHAM:
No children.[Sketches].

24. SALLY F(RANCES)4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married JAMES B. CREWS April 26, 1861 in Granville, NC.

Children of SALLY HUNT and JAMES CREWS are:
i. CORA ELLIS5 CREWS.
ii. DAUGHTER CREWS, m. W. N. HICKS.
iii. C. F. CREWS.
iv. FRED CREWS.

25. SUSAN CAROLINE4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born April 07, 1846. She married JOHN H. BREEDLOVE December 24, 1868 in Granville Co, son of MANSON BREEDLOVE and MARTHA CREWS. He was born October 02, 1840 in Granville Co, NC, and died May 31, 1910.

Children of SUSAN HUNT and JOHN BREEDLOVE are:
i. ETHEL5 BREEDLOVE.

Notes for ETHEL BREEDLOVE:
unmarried [Sketches]

67. ii. LAURIE G BREEDLOVE, b. Abt. 1859.
68. iii. JOSEPH PENN BREEDLOVE, b. Abt. 1871, Granville, NC.

26. CELESTIA4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married ISAAC H. BREEDLOVE Abt. 1869 in Granville, North Carolina.

Children of CELESTIA HUNT and ISAAC BREEDLOVE are:
i. OSCAR5 BREEDLOVE, m. SADIE HARRIS.
69. ii. CALVIN BREEDLOVE.
70. iii. CLARENCE BREEDLOVE.
iv. ADA BREEDLOVE.

Notes for ADA BREEDLOVE:
Unmarried. [Sketches]

v. MAY BREEDLOVE, m. SAMUEL HOLMAN, Bef. 1940.
71. vi. ALENE BREEDLOVE.
72. vii. EULA BREEDLOVE, b. Abt. 1880; d. November 05, 1940, Salem.

27. JOHN L.4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married (1) CORA RANEY in Kittrel NC, daughter of ?? RANEY. He married (2) ROSA RANEY, daughter of ?? RANEY.

Notes for ROSA RANEY:
Carl Hester says that 3 children of John L. Hunt were Rosa Raney's children and not her sister Cora Raney's.

Children of JOHN HUNT and CORA RANEY are:
i. JOHN LEIGH5 HUNT.
ii. CORA HUNT.
iii. ROSA BEVERLY HUNT, m. GEORGE FRAZIER.

28. IRA T.4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married ROSA RANEY, daughter of ?? RANEY.

Notes for ROSA RANEY:
Carl Hester says that 3 children of John L. Hunt were Rosa Raney's children and not her sister Cora Raney's.

Child of IRA HUNT and ROSA RANEY is:
i. THOMAS5 HUNT.

29. ELLA4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married DR. (JULIUS) FULLER.

Notes for DR. (JULIUS) FULLER:
Person County

Children of ELLA HUNT and (JULIUS) FULLER are:
i. ELBERT EARL5 FULLER.
ii. CORA LEE FULLER.
iii. CARRIE FULLER.
iv. WILLIE FULLER.
v. W. FULLER.

30. DAVID N(ICHOLSON)4 HUNT (MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married ADELAIDE HESTER December 1883 in Granville, NC, daughter of WILLIAM HESTER and MELISSA CREWS.

Children of DAVID HUNT and ADELAIDE HESTER are:
i. JOSEPH PENN5 HUNT, 2.
ii. WILLIAM GIBBS HUNT.
iii. RAYMOND HUNT.
iv. OTIS KILGO HUNT.
v. EARL F. HUNT.
vi. LULA HUNT.

31. NORFLEET G.4 CREWS (EDWARD N.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died 1919. He married (1) VICTORIA BURROUGHS, daughter of J. E. BURROUGHS. He married (2) CHARLOTTE MARROW, daughter of DREWRY MARROW.

Notes for NORFLEET G. CREWS:
He (Haden W. Crews) and his brother, Norfleet Crews made more clear money farming than any farmers I know (TT's book)

Children of NORFLEET CREWS and CHARLOTTE MARROW are:
i. ELOISE (H.)5 CREWS, b. October 06, 1894; d. June 17, 1989; m. T. L. FISHEL; d. Bef. 1926.

Notes for ELOISE (H.) CREWS:
George Harris's executors sold 149 acres to James Crews. "James Crews retained this land until his death in 1875, when it was acquired in the settlement of his estate by his son, Edward N. Crews. Edward devised it in 1899 to his wife for life and she soon after devised it to their adopted son, Norfleet G. Crews. In the division of the lands of Norfleet Crews in the year 1919, it fell to his daughter Eloise Fishel, who still owns it."[Sketches]

ii. EDWARD N. CREWS, 2.
iii. N(ORFLEET) G(REEN) CREWS, JR., b. July 15, 1901; d. January 23, 1966.
iv. SAMUEL B(OOTHE) CREWS, b. July 25, 1903; d. April 23, 1986.
v. MARY DELIA CREWS, b. March 20, 1897; d. July 22, 1966.
vi. MARTHA EUGENIA CREWS.
vii. DANIEL M. CREWS, b. August 29, 1899; d. November 18, 1980; m. KATHRYN MCLEAN; b. August 23, 1899; d. August 15, 1972.
viii. LOTTIE M. CREWS.
ix. R(UFUS) T(HOMAS) CREWS, b. September 19, 1907; d. April 09, 1961.

32. HADEN W(ILLIAM)4 CREWS (ELIJAH THOMAS3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born January 02, 1848, and died March 10, 1924. He married MARY ELIZABETH HICKS 1870, daughter of JOHN HICKS and SALLY MALLORY. She was born November 15, 1847, and died March 19, 1925.

Notes for HADEN W(ILLIAM) CREWS:
Accumulated a fortune (with his wife) of about $75,000.00 by hard work and good management on the farm.

Haden W. Crews lived with John B. Hicks and wife in 1871. "When planting the garden in the spring, Uncle John insisted that the rows be laid off with a strong stretched from end to end, while Hayden insisted that he could lay them off straight enough with the plow without a strong. Finally Uncle John with hands uplifted, brought them down with a jerk, saying: " I tell you Sally Ann is bound to have her way." Haden said that told him enough and he proceeded to lay them off with a string." (From Uncle Thurston's book)

Child of HADEN CREWS and MARY HICKS is:
i. DR. N(UMA) H.5 CREWS, b. Abt. 1872; d. May 12, 1960, Greenville, TN.

33. SAMUEL F.4 CREWS (ELIJAH THOMAS3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married ELIZABETH BURROUGHS.

Children of SAMUEL CREWS and ELIZABETH BURROUGHS are:
i. FLETCHER5 CREWS.
ii. ELIZABETH CREWS, m. JULIAN GLOVER.
iii. HAROLD CREWS.
iv. DOROTHY CREWS.
v. GERALDINE MARGUERITE CREWS.

34. ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS (ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 06, 1855 in White Oak Villa, Granville Co., N.C., and died November 15, 1936 in Henderson N.C.. She married SAMUEL ROGERS HARRIS December 17, 1879 in Henderson N.C. residence of B. W. Hicks., son of BENJAMIN HARRIS and ANNIE ROGERS. He was born January 22, 1853 in Franklin, NC, and died March 29, 1942 in Henderson N.C..

Notes for SAMUEL ROGERS HARRIS:
Samuel Rogers Harris was from Franklin County. He settled in what would be Vance County. He was named for Samuel Rogers who was a minor poet at the time of Lord Byron. Samuel Rogers never married. He was an uncle and not a direct line.

"Was one of the trustees of the First Methodist Church, Henderson, NC on May 30, 1898, when the building lot for the new church was deeded to the trustees. When the First National Bank of Henderson began business on Feb. 15, 1905, Mr. Harris was president. In 1912, he was a member of the Contemporary (literary) Club. He was a brother of George Badger Harris .. who married Anna B. Watkins." (Eugene Hicks book)

Children of ROSALIE HICKS and SAMUEL HARRIS are:
i. MABEL B(LANCHE)5 HARRIS, b. February 21, 1881, NC; d. December 21, 1948, Westminster, MD.

Notes for MABEL B(LANCHE) HARRIS:
Never married. Collected dolls. Taught piano, organ, and voice.

73. ii. MYRTLE GRACE HARRIS, b. August 30, 1882, Henderson, NC; d. September 19, 1954, Philadelphia, PA.
74. iii. OLIVE PEARLE HARRIS, b. May 05, 1884; d. May 23, 1969, Charlotte NC, 28205.
iv. ETHEL (LEWIS) HARRIS, b. June 03, 1886, Henderson N.C.; d. June 1985, near Henderson, Vance Co, NC 27536; m. GEORGE RANSOME KIRBY, August 10, 1918; b. Bet. 1880 - 1890; d. Aft. 1918.

Notes for ETHEL (LEWIS) HARRIS:
Singer-Contralto. Retired to Henderson NC to an apartment, and died at 99 while living in a nursing home near Henderson.

Marriage Notes for ETHEL HARRIS and GEORGE KIRBY:
Marriage very short because of Mr. Kirby's reported substance abuse. He had children from a previous marriage. Ethel Harris never had any children.

75. v. ROSELLE HARRIS, b. May 25, 1889, NC; d. March 29, 1976, Henderson, NC 27536.
vi. SAMUEL ROGERS HARRIS, JR., b. March 14, 1892, Henderson, NC; d. June 16, 1989, Henderson, NC 27536; m. (1) ANNE (RUTH) GARY, December 29, 1917; b. September 04, 1891, VA; d. January 22, 1967, NC; m. (2) GARNETTE MYERS, December 29, 1968; b. October 16, 1902; d. October 05, 1992, Henderson, NC, 27536..

Notes for SAMUEL ROGERS HARRIS, JR.:
Uncle Sam was in the Navy in Norfolk in WWI according to RYF. He always gave us (his great nieces) money when he came to visit because he was our 'Uncle Sam'. (actually he was our great uncle). He was a small man and smoked cigars.

Never had children in spite of what the Eugene Hicks books says.

Notes for ANNE (RUTH) GARY:
Talked to me about her VA accent.

76. vii. VIRGIE (LYNN) HARRIS, b. July 27, 1894, Henderson NC; d. August 1984, Pikesville MD 21208.
77. viii. JULIAN EARLE HARRIS, b. September 03, 1896, NC; d. October 20, 1988, Madison, Wisconsin.
ix. WILLARD WATTS HARRIS, b. June 25, 1899; d. June 15, 1950; m. (1) EDITH BAIN, June 30, 1928; b. Bet. 1890 - 1911; d. Bet. 1932 - 1985; m. (2) VIRGINIA LONGMIRE, Aft. 1930; b. May 22, 1916; d. January 06, 1968.

Notes for WILLARD WATTS HARRIS:
Grave in Elmwood cemetary "NC PVT STU Army Tng(?) Corps. WW I"

Notes for EDITH BAIN:
Niece of Aunt Minnie (Minnie Parham Hicks).

35. THURSTON TITUS4 HICKS (ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 14, 1857, and died July 28, 1927. He married MARY ELIZA HORNER December 17, 1879, daughter of THOMAS HORNER and ISABELLA NORWOOD. She was born October 28, 1858.

Notes for THURSTON TITUS HICKS:
Wrote a book "Sketches of William Hicks, Abner Hicks, ..." etc.

Children of THURSTON HICKS and MARY HORNER are:
i. DAUGHER5 HICKS, b. September 05, 1885; d. Abt. 1886, in infancy.
78. ii. ISABELLE HICKS, b. October 13, 1890, 144 Burwell Ave., Henderson, Vance Co., NC; d. January 27, 1974, 716 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC - Last res ZIP: 28144.
79. iii. EDISON THURSTON HICKS, b. October 03, 1897; d. November 09, 1962, Residence code last address: North Carolina.
80. iv. BENJAMIN HORNER HICKS, b. April 26, 1903, Henderson, NC 27536; d. April 20, 1990, Last residence ZIP: 27613 Raleigh, NC.

36. HEWITT BERNARD4 HICKS (ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born July 28, 1860, and died November 06, 1940 in 11:40 pm at home. He married MINNIE BLANCHE PARHAM November 29, 1893, daughter of JASPER PARHAM and LUCINDA MCCADDEN. She was born August 17, 1872, and died November 28, 1965.

Children of HEWITT HICKS and MINNIE PARHAM are:
i. JANIE5 HICKS, b. August 20, 1895; d. January 06, 1913.
81. ii. JASPER BENJAMIN HICKS, b. August 14, 1897, Vance Co. NC; d. August 1984, Vance Co. NC.

37. ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON4 HICKS (ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born September 09, 1862, and died May 24, 1941. He married HETTIE WILLEY MINOR August 08, 1894, daughter of R(ICHARD) MINOR and ELIZABETH COOK.

Notes for ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON HICKS:
The fine home of Archibald A. Hicks is opposite the Masonic Orphanage grounds in Oxford. (Sketches)

Children of ARCHIBALD HICKS and HETTIE MINOR are:
i. ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON5 HICKS, JR, b. April 28, 1896; d. April 28, 1896.
ii. ALLEINE BRENT HICKS, b. April 24, 1898; d. December 07, 1959.

Notes for ALLEINE BRENT HICKS:
Not married

82. iii. ELIZABETH ALLEN HICKS, b. January 23, 1902; d. April 26, 1969.
83. iv. WILLIAM MINOR HICKS, b. October 14, 1903; d. August 31, 1969, Oxford, NC Last residence ZIP: 27565.
84. v. JULIA BRENT HICKS, b. November 20, 1908, Granville Co, NC; d. January 09, 1958.

38. LILY LEE4 HICKS (ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born March 18, 1866 in Granville Co, NC, and died May 02, 1908. She married JAMES T(HOMAS) COZART February 08, 1888 in Granville Co. NC, son of ALLEN COZART and SARAH ROGERS. He was born January 26, 1856.

Children of LILY HICKS and JAMES COZART are:
85. i. JAMES T(HURSTON)5 COZART, JR., b. February 23, 1899, Granville, NC; d. August 11, 1967, Oxford, North Carolina Last residence ZIP: 27565.
ii. HELEN ELIZABETH COZART, b. December 15, 1900, Granville, NC; d. August 10, 1971; m. MELVILLE HERSCHEL DAVIS, April 02, 1932; b. August 08, 1904.

Notes for HELEN ELIZABETH COZART:
No issue

39. EMMA4 HUNT (SUSAN3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married JOSEPH B. PARHAM October 04, 1868 in Oxford, Granville, NC, son of ASA PARHAM and DELIA REAVIS. He was born Abt. 1847.

Children of EMMA HUNT and JOSEPH PARHAM are:
i. HATTIE5 PARHAM, b. Abt. 1869, Granville, North Carolina; m. (1) J. K. PLUMMER; m. (2) THOMAS V. ROWLAND.
ii. THAD B. PARHAM, d. Bef. 1926.

Notes for THAD B. PARHAM:
Died leaving several children

iii. MAMIE PARHAM.

Notes for MAMIE PARHAM:
Never married.

iv. CARY PARHAM.

Notes for CARY PARHAM:
has several children

v. MATTIE PARHAM, m. ?? HOBGOOD.

Notes for MATTIE PARHAM:
Had several children

vi. BLANCHE PARHAM, m. JUNIUS M. ROWLAND.
vii. GEORGE W. PARHAM.
viii. ELVIN (LEROY) PARHAM, b. September 13, 1883, Granville Co NC; d. June 1952, Granville Co NC; m. ETHEL CLEMENT.

40. JUNIUS PENN4 HUNT (SUSAN3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born February 02, 1858, and died November 23, 1927 in Salem, NC. He married JULIA RUSSEL(L) Abt. 1881 in Granville, North Carolina. She was born June 21, 1862 in VA, and died December 21, 1919 in Salem, NC.

Children of JUNIUS HUNT and JULIA RUSSEL(L) are:
i. FLORENCE5 HUNT, b. November 08, 1889; d. January 14, 1918, Salem, NC.
ii. LILIAN HUNT, b. September 17, 1891; d. July 29, 1931.

Notes for LILIAN HUNT:
Lived in Adirondacks as of 1926

iii. HELEN HUNT, m. THEODORE PARHAM.
iv. DOROTHY HUNT, m. E. S. MERRITT.

Notes for DOROTHY HUNT:
Dorothy and husband are in Phillipine Islands (in 1926)

v. GEORGE PENN HUNT.
vi. ELIZABETH HUNT.

41. FLORENCE4 HUNT (SUSAN3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died Bef. 1926. She married EDWIN G. BARNES. He died Bef. 1926.

Child of FLORENCE HUNT and EDWIN BARNES is:
i. LOTTIE5 BARNES, d. Aft. 1926; m. REV. R. J. PARKER; d. Aft. 1926.

Notes for LOTTIE BARNES:
She has been a foreign missionary and has lived on the Mexican border. Now live in Memphis. Have several children.

42. CARRIE4 HUNT (SUSAN3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married CHARLES F(RANKLIN) CREWS.

Notes for CHARLES F(RANKLIN) CREWS:
4 daughters

Child of CARRIE HUNT and CHARLES CREWS is:
i. ROY5 CREWS, b. February 26, 1891; d. November 01, 1963; m. RUBY ADCOCK.

43. SUSAN4 HUNT (SUSAN3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died Bef. 1926. She married JOSEPH H. GOOCH.

Child of SUSAN HUNT and JOSEPH GOOCH is:
i. JANIE5 GOOCH, b. Abt. 1905.

44. ADELAIDE4 HESTER (MELISSA FRANCES3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married DAVID N(ICHOLSON) HUNT December 1883 in Granville, NC, son of JOSEPH HUNT and MARTHA CREWS.

Children are listed above under (30) David N(icholson) Hunt.

45. WILLIAM POLK4 CREWS (WILLIAM A.3, LITTLEBERRY2, GIDEON1) was born July 22, 1835 in Maury Co. TN, and died Abt. 1872 in Maury Co. TN. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH JANE ASHTON March 11, 1866 in Maury Co. TN. She was born April 17, 1840 in TN, and died January 13, 1922.

Notes for WILLIAM POLK CREWS:
Served in Civil War - Co. 'G', 9th TN Cavalry

Children of WILLIAM CREWS and MARGARET ASHTON are:
86. i. JUDITH ANN FRANCES5 CREWS, b. December 10, 1866, MAURY, TN; d. January 08, 1905, DYER, TN.
87. ii. JOSEPHINE ALBINA CREWS, b. Abt. 1868, MAURY, TN; d. Abt. 1957.
iii. WILLIAM OSCAR CREWS, b. April 25, 1871, MAURY, TN; d. September 11, 1927, MAURY, TN.

46. ANNIE ELIZA4 CREWS (WILLIAM A.3, LITTLEBERRY2, GIDEON1) was born January 1846 in Maury Co. TN, and died 1900 in Maury Co. TN. She married WILLIAM NICHOLAS DEMASTUS WFT Est. 1874-1908 in TN. He was born June 22, 1836 in Lawrence Co. AL, and died 1900 in Maury Co. TN.

Child of ANNIE CREWS and WILLIAM DEMASTUS is:
i. WILLIAM ALEXANDER5 DEMASTUS.

Generation No. 5

47. ??5 MITCHELL (LOUISA4 CREWS, JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died in California.

Notes for ?? MITCHELL:
Had children

48. IRA CLEMENTS5 LYON (SARAH A.4 CREWS, JAMES A.3, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 03, 1858 in NC, and died May 31, 1933 in Stem, Person, Nc. He married FLORA ANNA COZART February 12, 1879 in , Granville, Nc, daughter of ALLEN COZART and SARAH ROGERS. She was born January 16, 1861 in Granville, Nc, and died January 25, 1931 in Granville, Nc.

Children of IRA LYON and FLORA COZART are:
i. MAYNIE ISABEL6 LYON, b. January 31, 1880, <, Granville, Nc>.
ii. FLORENCE COZART LYON, b. April 29, 1882, Stem, Person, Nc; m. SAMUEL THOMAS MANGUM; b. Abt. 1878, <Stem, Person, Nc>.

49. ELIZABETH5 CHEATHAM (WILLIAM A.4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died Bef. 1926. She married J. H. GOODRICH. He was born in Henderson, NC.

Children of ELIZABETH CHEATHAM and J. GOODRICH are:
i. BEN6 GOODRICH.
ii. LILY GOODRICH.

50. PERCY C.5 PARHAM (SARAH4 CHEATHAM, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died November 1906. He married SARAH C(ATHERINE) CHEATHAM, daughter of JAMES CHEATHAM and ELIZABETH HAMLIN.

Children of PERCY PARHAM and SARAH CHEATHAM are:
i. JAMES THEODORE6 PARHAM.
ii. CARROLL PARHAM, d. bef 1926.
iii. PAUL CULLUM PARHAM, d. Bef. 1926.
iv. EARL PARHAM.
v. DOROTHY PARHAM.

51. VIGINIUS T.5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married ELIZABETH LEACH.

Notes for VIGINIUS T. CHEATHAM:
Had 12 children

Children of VIGINIUS CHEATHAM and ELIZABETH LEACH are:
i. LEONARD6 CHEATHAM.
ii. GRACE CHEATHAM.
iii. VIRGINIUS CHEATHAM.
iv. BESSIE CHEATHAM.
v. ALBERT CHEATHAM.
vi. LUCILE CHEATHAM.
vii. EDNA CHEATHAM.
viii. JOHN CHEATHAM.
ix. BURTON CHEATHAM.

52. CLIFTON B(OSWELL)5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) died 1952 in Gainsville County, NC. He married LALA RAINEY KITTRELL, daughter of GEORGE KITTRELL and LUCY CRUDUP. She was born in Kittrell, NC.

Children of CLIFTON CHEATHAM and LALA KITTRELL are:
i. CHARLES HAMLIN6 CHEATHAM.
ii. SALLIE CHARLES CHEATHAM, b. November 29, 1897; d. July 02, 1981.
iii. ELIZABETH BOSWELL CHEATHAM, b. October 29, 1899; d. April 28, 1988, Miami, Florida Last residence ZIP: 33176.
iv. LUCY CRUDUP CHEATHAM, b. November 05, 1901; m. DR. CHARLES PATTERSON ELDRIDGE; b. Raleigh, North Carolina.
v. CLIFTON BOSWELL CHEATHAM, JR., b. April 16, 1903; d. September 15, 1974; m. ANNE RINGSDORF SMITH.
vi. JAMES "SIMMIE" HAMLIN CHEATHAM, b. March 26, 1905; d. November 1976, Raleigh, North Carolina; m. ANNE WILSON WHITE, June 04, 1932, Raleigh, North Carolina; b. October 27, 1908, Portsmouth, Pa.; d. July 31, 1984, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Notes for JAMES "SIMMIE" HAMLIN CHEATHAM:
Loved Gardening

Notes for ANNE WILSON WHITE:
Very Social and involved in church

vii. GEORGE KITTRELL CHEATHAM, b. December 08, 1907; d. January 1981; m. MARY BEATTIE; b. Guelph, Ontario.
viii. WILLIAM CHURCHILL CHEATHAM, b. August 08, 1909; d. 1952.
ix. MARY BODDIE CHEATHAM, b. September 11, 1911; m. HARVEY NAPIER; b. March 04, 1905, Buffalo, NY; d. May 03, 1983.

53. SARAH C(ATHERINE)5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married PERCY C. PARHAM, son of ALBERT PARHAM and SARAH CHEATHAM. He died November 1906.

Children are listed above under (50) Percy C. Parham.

54. CHARLES HAMLIN5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married (1) LUCY ROBERTS. He married (2) HETTIE OSBORNE.

Children of CHARLES CHEATHAM and LUCY ROBERTS are:
i. BETTIE MAIE6 CHEATHAM.
ii. CHARLES HAMLIN CHEATHAM, JR..
iii. GRAHAM CHEATHAM.

Notes for GRAHAM CHEATHAM:
twin to Gordon [Sketches]

iv. GORDON CHEATHAM.

Notes for GORDON CHEATHAM:
twin to Graham [Sketches].

55. REBECCA5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married SAM W. FEREBEE. He was born in New Bern, NC.

Children of REBECCA CHEATHAM and SAM FEREBEE are:
i. ELIZABETH6 FEREBEE.
ii. JAMES THEODORE FEREBEE.
iii. WILLOUGHBY FEREBEE.
iv. EMMITT FEREBEE.
v. BILLY EDWARD FEREBEE.
vi. ALICE FEREBEE.
vii. REBECCA FEREBEE.
viii. SAM W. FEREBEEJR..
ix. FRANCES FEREBEE.
x. HAMLIN FEREBEE.

56. JAMES THEODORE5 CHEATHAM, JR. (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married MARY ALICE JOHNS. She was born in Wilson, NC.

Children of JAMES CHEATHAM and MARY JOHNS are:
i. MARY JOHNS6 CHEATHAM, d. Bef. 1926.
ii. JAMES THEODORE CHEATHAM, 3, b. Greenville, NC; m. LOUISE ??.
iii. MARY ECCLES CHEATHAM, m. CLYDE HARRIS; b. Wilson, NC.
iv. MARTHA ELIZABETH CHEATHAM, m. DR. WILLIAM HUNTER; b. Wilson, NC.

57. BESSIE GIBBONS5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married JOHN R. ALLEN.

Child of BESSIE CHEATHAM and JOHN ALLEN is:
i. JOHN R.6 ALLEN, JR..

58. TAZZIE5 CHEATHAM (JAMES THEODORE4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married LUTHER S. BAKER.

Notes for LUTHER S. BAKER:
Had another child that died

Children of TAZZIE CHEATHAM and LUTHER BAKER are:
i. SHIRLEY6 BAKER.
ii. SAMUEL BAKER.
iii. JAMES CHEATHAM BAKER.

59. CLAUDIUS CECIL5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born March 02, 1868, and died July 1921. He married CORA W. WINSTON. She was born in Youngsville NC.

Children of CLAUDIUS CHEATHAM and CORA WINSTON are:
i. CLAUDIUS CECIL6 CHEATHAM, JR..
ii. WINSTON THOMAS CHEATHAM.
iii. CLARENCE BURTON CHEATHAM.
iv. ROBERT E. CHEATHAM.
v. SUSAN CAROLINE CHEATHAM.
vi. LURLINE CHEATHAM, d. Bef. 1926.

60. FRED(RICK) A.5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 06, 1869. He married MAUDE FREEMAN.

Notes for MAUDE FREEMAN:
two children died in infancy.

Children of FRED(RICK) CHEATHAM and MAUDE FREEMAN are:
i. JASSAMINE6 CHEATHAM.
ii. ELIZABETH CHEATHAM.
iii. MAUDE CHEATHAM.

61. THOMAS FLAVIUS5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born January 11, 1871. He married BESSIE STALEY.

Children of THOMAS CHEATHAM and BESSIE STALEY are:
i. WILLIAM STALEY6 CHEATHAM.
ii. THOMAS HARVEY CHEATHAM, d. Bef. 1926.
iii. FLORENCE CHEATHAM, d. Bef. 1926.

62. EVA REBECCA5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born July 01, 1875. She married WILLIAM B(RITTINGHAM) SMOOT 1886 in Jonesville, Yadkin, North Carolina, son of JAMES SMOOT and VIRGINIA BRITTINGHAM. He was born November 04, 1865 in Jonesville, Yadkin, North Carolina, and died June 23, 1911 in New York City, NY.

Children of EVA CHEATHAM and WILLIAM SMOOT are:
i. EVA CHEATHAM6 SMOOT.
ii. WILLIAM B(RITTINGHAM) SMOOT, JR, b. February 10, 1887, Jonesville, Yadkin, North Carolina.

63. ANNIE BELLE5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born April 23, 1877. She married THOMAS B. CRAWFORD.

Children of ANNIE CHEATHAM and THOMAS CRAWFORD are:
i. THOMAS B.6 CRAWFORD, JR..
ii. ANNIE CAROLINE CRAWFORD.
iii. JAMES WALKER CRAWFORD, b. May 08, 1907; m. JULIA BRENT HICKS, February 15, 1936; b. November 20, 1908, Granville Co, NC; d. January 09, 1958.

64. ZEB YOUNG5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born June 01, 1879. He married ANNIE MEEDER. She died Bef. 1926.

Child of ZEB CHEATHAM and ANNIE MEEDER is:
i. DAVID THOMAS6 CHEATHAM, 2.

65. PEARL ELIZABETH5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 31, 1881. She married SIDNEY R. ABERNATHY.

Children of PEARL CHEATHAM and SIDNEY ABERNATHY are:
i. BIRDIE ELOISE6 ABERNATHY.
ii. LUCY CATHERINE ABERNATHY.

66. MATTIE ROBERTA5 CHEATHAM (DAVID THOMAS4, REBECCA A.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born December 13, 1882. She married LUTHER S. FARABOW.

Children of MATTIE CHEATHAM and LUTHER FARABOW are:
i. LUCY CATHERINE6 FARABOW.
ii. PEARL ELIZABETH FARABOW.

67. LAURIE G5 BREEDLOVE (SUSAN CAROLINE4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born Abt. 1859. He married REBECCA RICE.

Notes for Laurie Breedlove
Some data has him as F.

Children of LAURIE BREEDLOVE and REBECCA RICE are:
i. MILDRED6 BREEDLOVE.
ii. EVELYN BREEDLOVE.

68. JOSEPH PENN5 BREEDLOVE (SUSAN CAROLINE4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born Abt. 1871 in Granville, NC. He married (1) BESSIE BASSETT. He married (2) LUCILE AIKEN.

Children of JOSEPH BREEDLOVE and LUCILE AIKEN are:
i. JOSEPH6 BREEDLOVE.
ii. CAROLINE BREEDLOVE.

69. CALVIN5 BREEDLOVE (CELESTIA4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married LENA PATTERSON.

Children of CALVIN BREEDLOVE and LENA PATTERSON are:
i. JOSEPH6 BREEDLOVE.
ii. ROY BREEDLOVE.
iii. NEELY BREEDLOVE.

70. CLARENCE5 BREEDLOVE (CELESTIA4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) He married MAGGIE RICE.

Children of CLARENCE BREEDLOVE and MAGGIE RICE are:
i. MARGARET6 BREEDLOVE.
ii. FRANCES BREEDLOVE.
iii. THOMAS BREEDLOVE.
iv. LINWOOD BREEDLOVE.
v. BAILEY BREEDLOVE.

71. ALENE5 BREEDLOVE (CELESTIA4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) She married CARL HESTER Bef. 1940.

Children of ALENE BREEDLOVE and CARL HESTER are:
i. JOSEPHINE6 HESTER.
ii. CARL T. HESTER.
iii. MARION HESTER.
iv. DOROTHY HESTER.

72. EULA5 BREEDLOVE (CELESTIA4 HUNT, MARTHA M.3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born Abt. 1880, and died November 05, 1940 in Salem. She married ROBERT HART. He died Abt. 1920.

Children of EULA BREEDLOVE and ROBERT HART are:
i. FRANK6 HART.
ii. ROBERT HART, JR..
iii. ALLEY HART.
iv. COOPER HART.
v. MABEL HART.
vi. SELMA HART.

Notes for SELMA HART:
Married either Malcom Barker or Edward Parham according to mother's obituary.

vii. JAMES HART.

73. MYRTLE GRACE5 HARRIS (ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 30, 1882 in Henderson, NC, and died September 19, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA. She married DAWSON MARTIN YERKES June 28, 1905 in Henderson NC. He was born January 09, 1882 in Berwyn PA, and died June 24, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA.

Children of MYRTLE HARRIS and DAWSON YERKES are:
i. ROSALIE MARY6 YERKES, b. July 30, 1909, Henderson, NC; m. FRANK H. J. FIGGE, June 25, 1932, Philadelphia, PA; b. December 23, 1904, Silver Cliff, CO; d. October 25, 1973, Baltimore, MD.
ii. SAMUEL HARRIS YERKES, b. July 26, 1911; d. August 27, 1915, Henderson, NC.

74. OLIVE PEARLE5 HARRIS (ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born May 05, 1884, and died May 23, 1969 in Charlotte NC, 28205. She married R(OBERT) M(ACON) ANDREWS December 15, 1909. He was born August 18, 1870, and died March 10, 1947.

Children of OLIVE HARRIS and R(OBERT) ANDREWS are:
i. ROSALIE MARTHA6 ANDREWS, b. October 15, 1910.
ii. ALMA FRANKLIN ANDREWS, b. November 27, 1912; m. DALLAS CLINTON CLARK, Abt. August 03, 1940; b. December 10, 1909; d. October 1958.
iii. DOROTHEA HARRIS ANDREWS, b. March 09, 1916.
iv. ROBERT MACON ANDREWS, JR., b. February 07, 1921; m. VIRGINIA POPE; b. September 13, 1923.

75. ROSELLE5 HARRIS (ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born May 25, 1889 in NC, and died March 29, 1976 in Henderson, NC 27536. She married DR. S(AMUEL) R(OBERT) WATSON June 07, 1911. He was born August 12, 1876, and died August 17, 1957.

Notes for ROSELLE HARRIS:
We (her great nieces) called her Aunt Rosie. She was always in delicate health.

Children of ROSELLE HARRIS and S(AMUEL) WATSON are:
i. SAMUEL R(OBERT)6 WATSON, JR., b. November 06, 1915, Henderson NC; d. February 01, 1996, Raleigh NC 27609; m. LILLIAN MANGUM HOWARD, October 19, 1951.
ii. EARLE HARRIS WATSON, b. July 16, 1917; m. DOROTHY FANKHANEL, May 30, 1942; b. MD.
iii. ANN ROGERS WATSON, b. September 06, 1919; m. JOHN LEONARD COOGLER, March 02, 1944; b. July 06, 1911; d. April 01, 1997, Hickory, NC 28601..
iv. ROSALIE SADLER WATSON, b. February 17, 1923; m. (1) PETER ROSS POWELL, April 15, 1944; d. Bef. 1985; m. (2) JOHN HANNELL, Abt. 1985; d. Bef. 1999.

76. VIRGIE (LYNN)5 HARRIS (ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born July 27, 1894 in Henderson NC, and died August 1984 in Pikesville MD 21208. She married JUDGE JAMES H(ARFORD) PYLE October 24, 1917. He was born Abt. 1890, and died Aft. 1927.

Children of VIRGIE HARRIS and JAMES PYLE are:
i. MELISSA HICKS6 PYLE, b. November 30, 1919, Maryland; d. November 26, 1994, Sykesville, Maryland 21784; m. (1) GODFREY EMILE MANN, September 09, 1943; m. (2) MILLARD E. DONALDSON, October 08, 1952.
ii. JAMES HARFORD PYLE, JR., b. September 23, 1921; m. MARY JEANNE BAKER, May 01, 1946; b. October 30, 1924.
iii. SARAH ROGERS PYLE, b. June 25, 1927, MD; m. DONALD LAWRENCE SENER, May 08, 1948, Pikesville, MD; b. December 27, 1925, Maryland; d. November 1982, Maryland.

Marriage Notes for SARAH PYLE and DONALD SENER:
Barbara Figge was a flower girl.

77. JULIAN EARLE5 HARRIS (ROSALIE MELISSA4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born September 03, 1896 in NC, and died October 20, 1988 in Madison, Wisconsin. He married ELIZABETH MARSHALL June 13, 1928 in Madison Wisconsin. She was born Abt. 1900, and died Aft. 1950.

Notes for JULIAN EARLE HARRIS:
Said his name came from his great great grandmother's maiden name (Keziah Earl). He said his mother added the 'e' to be more impressive. Mother says she doesn't believe that.[RAFigge]

Sabatical from Un. of Wisconsin - studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for a year in 1950. Was not married at the time of Sketches.

Child of JULIAN HARRIS and ELIZABETH MARSHALL is:
i. ANN MARSHALL6 HARRIS, b. March 08, 1932; m. (1) HARRY KARL IHRIG, JR., 1952; m. (2) MITSURU YASUHARA, Aft. 1970.

78. ISABELLE5 HICKS (THURSTON TITUS4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 13, 1890 in 144 Burwell Ave., Henderson, Vance Co., NC, and died January 27, 1974 in 716 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC - Last res ZIP: 28144. She married DR. SOVERIGN PASCHALL PURVIS December 06, 1917 in Henderson NC, son of WILLIAM PURVIS and MARTHA HOWELL. He was born June 25, 1877 in Martin Co., NC, and died August 24, 1944 in Pine Bluff Hospital near Aberdeen, NC.

Notes for DR. SOVERIGN PASCHALL PURVIS:
Moved to Hamilton, NC in 1884

Children of ISABELLE HICKS and SOVERIGN PURVIS are:
i. MARY ELIZABETH6 PURVIS, b. November 19, 1918, 716 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC 28144; m. THE REV. WILLIAM WALLACE FINLATOR, November 01, 1941, Salisbury, NC; b. June 19, 1913, Louisburg, NC.
ii. BELLE HICKS PURVIS, b. May 10, 1921, 716 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC 28144; m. LT. GLENN TURNER GASKILL, July 22, 1944, Salisbury, NC; b. April 01, 1916, Buffalo, NY.
iii. MARTHA DELL PURVIS, b. April 25, 1926, 716 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC 28144; m. THOMAS FRANKLIN HUDSON, August 21, 1948, Salisbury, NC; b. November 09, 1925, Salisbury, NC.

79. EDISON THURSTON5 HICKS (THURSTON TITUS4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 03, 1897, and died November 09, 1962 in Residence code last address: North Carolina. He married (1) BEULAH DAMPSTER December 23, 1924. She was born in Kershaw, SC. He married (2) LUCILE CHAPPELL March 05, 1940. She was born Abt. 1900, and died Aft. 1954.

Notes for EDISON THURSTON HICKS:
tall dark and handsome - pretty little wife, but he was an alcholic

Child of EDISON HICKS and LUCILE CHAPPELL is:
i. WESTRAY6 HICKS, b. Bef. 1954.

80. BENJAMIN HORNER5 HICKS (THURSTON TITUS4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born April 26, 1903 in Henderson, NC 27536, and died April 20, 1990 in Last residence ZIP: 27613 Raleigh, NC. He married EMILY LAURENCE STALLINGS October 15, 1938 in Littlton, NC. She was born 1917 in Littleton, NC.

Notes for BENJAMIN HORNER HICKS:
not as handsome as his brother

Children of BENJAMIN HICKS and EMILY STALLINGS are:
i. MARY ELIZABETH6 HICKS, b. December 12, 1939, Henderson, NC 27536; m. PAUL EDWARD GRAY, June 20, 1964, Charlottesville, VA; b. March 31, 1940, Joliet, IL.
ii. BENJAMIN HORNER HICKS, JR., b. March 27, 1942, Henderson, NC; m. RACHELLE ROBINSON, November 15, 1971, Sumter, NC; b. January 22, 1946, Liverpool, England.
iii. THURSTON TITUS HICKS, b. October 26, 1945, Henderson, NC; m. SUSAN KATHERINE BURWELL, August 16, 1969, Henderson NC; b. October 04, 1947, Warrenton, NC.

81. JASPER BENJAMIN5 HICKS (HEWITT BERNARD4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born August 14, 1897 in Vance Co. NC, and died August 1984 in Vance Co. NC. He married GRACE ELIZABETH HALL BOYD November 29, 1930. She was born April 09, 1901, and died October 1974 in Henderson, North Carolina Last residence ZIP: 27536.

Notes for JASPER BENJAMIN HICKS: Rosalie Yerkes said:
Jasper (Jaspah) Hicks was Uncle Hewitt Hicks son. Jasper was a lawyer and he lived with my grandmother for a while. I was seven. Mother kept me home a year after Brother died. We were down in North Carolina and there was a polio epidemic in Philadelphia and Dad said to keep me down there. I started school when I was down there. (Seven years old, first grade). I don't know how I got to school but I would walk home, frequently, and it was a long ways. One time I man followed me and I was sort of scared, because I had left town and was on the road. I would walk faster and he would walk faster. He caught up with me and it was Jasper. I tried to be very nonchalant about it. Of course I knew Jasper. I should have known who he was.

Children of JASPER HICKS and GRACE BOYD are:
i. GRACE BOYD6 HICKS, b. September 20, 1933; m. (1) REGINALD GLADSTONE MASON, JR, April 04, 1959; b. 1933; m. (2) SHOBER ANDREWS ELLIS, December 01, 1962; b. April 19, 1927.
ii. JEAN PARHAM HICKS, b. January 12, 1936; m. ANDREW KAZIMIER DE MAJEWSKI, December 17, 1960; b. September 16, 1934.
iii. GAYLE VENABLE HICKS, b. April 27, 1941; m. TERRY LAVERNE FRIPP, August 10, 1963; b. January 21, 1936.

82. ELIZABETH ALLEN5 HICKS (ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born January 23, 1902, and died April 26, 1969. She married LESLIE RAY HUMMEL October 14, 1930. He was born January 15, 1890.

Children of ELIZABETH HICKS and LESLIE HUMMEL are:
i. LESLIE RAY6 HUMMEL, JR., b. January 02, 1933; d. December 11, 1975; m. GRACE BALDWIN, November 21, 1961; b. June 14, 1938.

Notes for LESLIE RAY HUMMEL, JR.:
no issue

ii. WILLIAM HICKS HUMMEL, b. August 17, 1935; m. FREIDA ELIZABETH MIZE, June 29, 1968.
iii. SAMUEL DRAPER HUMMEL, b. October 04, 1936; m. ANNE ELIZABETH DAVIS, November 22, 1969; b. August 08, 1943.

83. WILLIAM MINOR5 HICKS (ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born October 14, 1903, and died August 31, 1969 in Oxford, NC Last residence ZIP: 27565. He married SARAH HALL December 07, 1940. She was born October 01, 1909 in Oxford NC.

Children of WILLIAM HICKS and SARAH HALL are:
i. WILLIAMS MINOR6 HICKS, Jr., b. September 17, 1942; m. LILLIAN FRANCES MCFARLAND.

Notes for WILLIAM MINOR HICKS:
Reprint of "Sketches.." has his name as Williams Hicks.

ii. ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON HICKS, 3, b. March 18, 1945.

84. JULIA BRENT5 HICKS (ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON4, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born November 20, 1908 in Granville Co, NC, and died January 09, 1958. She married JAMES WALKER CRAWFORD February 15, 1936, son of THOMAS CRAWFORD and ANNIE CHEATHAM. He was born May 08, 1907.

Children of JULIA HICKS and JAMES CRAWFORD are:
i. JAMES WALKER6 CRAWFORD, JR., b. October 04, 1937; m. HARRIET COLTRANE CANNON, February 11, 1961; b. August 26, 1939.
ii. ARCHIBALD ARRINGTON HICKS CRAWFORD, b. April 17, 1941.

85. JAMES T(HURSTON)5 COZART, JR. (LILY LEE4 HICKS, ISABELLA JANE3 CREWS, JAMES2, GIDEON1) was born February 23, 1899 in Granville, NC, and died August 11, 1967 in Oxford, North Carolina Last residence ZIP: 27565. He married SARAH (PATTY) DEAN November 02, 1921. She was born December 12, 1899.

Children of JAMES COZART and SARAH DEAN are:
i. MARY ALICE6 COZART, b. March 24, 1923; m. WILLIAM WINSTON BLACK, August 30, 1947; b. November 03, 1923.
ii. JAMES FIELDING COZART, b. May 16, 1928; d. September 1985, NC, Last residence & death benefit payment ZIP 27565; m. MOLLY GLENWOOD LEGGETT, June 23, 1951; b. August 27, 1929.

86. JUDITH ANN FRANCES5 CREWS (WILLIAM POLK4, WILLIAM A.3, LITTLEBERRY2, GIDEON1) was born December 10, 1866 in MAURY, TN, and died January 08, 1905 in DYER, TN. She married E W RICHARDSON August 11, 1889 in MAURY, TN. He was born WFT Est. 1848-1878 in TN, and died Bef. July 01, 1920 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN.

Children of JUDITH CREWS and E RICHARDSON are:
i. ADA SUE6 RICHARDSON, b. May 30, 1890, DYER, TN; d. January 24, 1964, NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON, TN; m. (1) THOMAS LEE ROWLAND, July 21, 1907, Marshall, TN; b. WFT Est. 1862-1890, Marshall, TN; d. October 27, 1944, Marshall, TN; m. (2) CHARLES MEADE HOLTON, May 01, 1946, ROSSVILLE, GA; b. August 23, 1873; d. WFT Est. 1948-1969.
ii. EARL TAYLOR RICHARDSON, b. August 07, 1892, DYER, TN; d. November 19, 1918, NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON, TN; m. ARKIE JANE RUE (ARUE); b. July 21, 1886, KY; d. October 28, 1969, AKRON, SUMMIT, OH.

Notes for ARKIE JANE RUE (ARUE):
#2 TRR says she was a cook on a riverboat - ?met #4 ETR

iii. SHERMAN RICHARDSON, b. April 12, 1895, DYER, TN; d. October 23, 1935, MURFREESBORO, RUTHERFORD, TN.

Notes for SHERMAN RICHARDSON:
Death Certificate copy - suicide, carbolic acid poisoning

iv. OLLIE RICHARDSON, b. September 03, 1897, DYER, TN; d. WFT Est. 1898-1987.
v. FLOID RICHARDSON, b. June 24, 1904, DYER, TN; d. January 22, 1905, DYER, TN.

87. JOSEPHINE ALBINA5 CREWS (WILLIAM POLK4, WILLIAM A.3, LITTLEBERRY2, GIDEON1) was born Abt. 1868 in MAURY, TN, and died Abt. 1957. She married SAMUEL JONES GRAVES.

Notes for JOSEPHINE ALBINA CREWS:
"Nan" Graves

Notes for SAMUEL JONES GRAVES:
Late 1906 picture in Flynn?, Texas

Children of JOSEPHINE CREWS and SAMUEL GRAVES are:
i. LINDSAY HOWLETT6 GRAVES, b. December 17, 1886; d. September 29, 1966.
ii. MARY BROWN GRAVES, b. August 25, 1888; d. August 24, 1962.

Notes for MARY BROWN GRAVES:
Twin to Martha

iii. MARTHA WASHINGTON GRAVES, b. August 25, 1888; d. April 17, 1941.

Notes for MARTHA WASHINGTON GRAVES:
Twin to Mary

iv. MINNIE SUE GRAVES, b. April 18, 1891; d. July 31, 1925.
v. HERMAN GRAVES, b. May 03, 1896; d. September 18, 1918.

Notes for HERMAN GRAVES:
[Twin to Homer
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vi. HOMER GRAVES, b. May 03, 1896; d. October 13, 1974.

Notes for HOMER GRAVES:
[Twin to Herman
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vii. ROSA ELIZABETH (BETSY) GRAVES, b. February 27, 1899; d. July 02, 1964.
viii. "BROWNIE" GRAVES, b. April 13, 1901; d. Abt. 1988.

Notes for "BROWNIE" GRAVES:
[This is Bill Aston's Mother - Dallas, TX
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ix. KATIE LUCILLE GRAVES, b. July 13, 1904; d. October 21, 1971.

Gideon Crews Jr

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1779 Christening: Death: Burial:

Parents

Father: Gideon Crews Mother: Jemima Wicker

Spouses and Children

1. *Temperance LeMay Marriage: 19 Dec 1805 - Granville County, NC Status:

Notes
General:

Birth: Sep. 2, 1779
Granville County
North Carolina, USA
Death: May 6, 1859
Granville County
North Carolina, USA

Gideon Crews Jr was the oldest son of Gideon Crews and Jemima Wicker Crews. He married three times - first in 1801 to Nancy Lloyd. She died and in 1805, he married Temperance LeMay. They had five children. After she died, he married Parthenia H. Heggie (widow of Daniel Glover) on 23 May 1853.

Census:1810 Granville NC, living next to his father
Census:1820 Granville NC, 3 white males, 3 white females; 1 male slave, 2 female slaves
Census:1830 Granville NC, 11 male slaves, 7 females
Census:1840 Granville NC, 2 males, 2 females and 5 male slaves and 6 females
Census:1850 20 Aug - Granville NC Ragland District; with wife Temperance and grandson William age 7, living next door to Henry Crews (his son), wife Sarah and family.

According to a letter he "Died very suddenly on rising one morning from bed sitting on the side of the bed and reached for his pants that was on a chair nearby and his spleen broke and he died in a few minutes"

His will leaves to (his son) Benjamin F. Crews..."a Negro slave named Jane about twenty years old"..to Manson Breedlove (his son-in-law) ".. a certain Negro woman slave named Susan about twenty one years old and child Gilbert" and to (son-in-law) John Sears, "A certain Negro girl slave named Emily about twenty-two years old and her child Mary.." .

Some records show he was buried in Oak Hill Church Cemetery where his last wife Parthenia is buried. Others say that those burial records are incorrect and that Gideon Crews and Temperance Lemay's gravesite is located in the family graveyard on the family's former property in Lewis Station, Oxford. It is stated that in addition to the headstones, etc., there are other relations buried at this location, as well as numerous unmarked graves that are almost certainly the graves of slaves. Possibly there is more than one section to the family graveyard, because there are no markers in this part of it.

But the controversy has been settled by Kenneth Fawcett (#47606610) who photographed his tombstone.

Giles A. Crews

Sex: M
AKA: Jiley Crews
Individual Information

Birth Date: 1880 Christening: Death: 1945 - ( at age 65) Burial: in Horse Stamp Cemetery, Camden County, Georgia

Parents

Father: Isham Crews Mother: Mary A. O'Berry

Spouses and Children

Children: 1. Elias Crews

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