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Gabriel Crow was probably born in late 1790, in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Crow and Sarah (last name unknown).
Gabriel was born after the 1790 census was taken. The 1800 Chatham County census shows him as one of four males under the age of 10 (b. 1790-1800).
The 1810 Chatham County census shows him as one of two males 10-15 (b. 1795-1800).
Gabriel was named in his father's will in 1815, to receive a feather bed, furniture, a horse, a cow and yearling, and a slave. Gabriel and brothers, John and Johnson were to have the land and plantation whereon I now live, with all my lands adjoining, to be equally divided amongst them, reserving to my wife, fifty acres.
Gabriel received land when his father died in 1815. It appears that Gabriel left Chatham County prior to 1820. Since his father also owned land in Rutherford County and we thought Gabriel might be living there in 1820, but we did not fina a Gabriel Crow listed on any 1820 census.
Records show a Gabriel Crow married Cynthia Couch on May 29, 1830, in Limestone County, Alabama. The 1830 Morgan County, Alabama census shows a Gabriel Crow, male 20-29 (b. 1801-1810) and one female 20-29. We do not know if either of these was our Gabriel.
The 1840 Morgan County census shows G. Crow, a male 30-39 (b. 1801-1810); one male 10-14 (b. 1826-1830); one female 30-39 (b. 1801-1810) and one female 5-9 (b. 1831-1835). Again, we do not know if this was our Gabriel.
An article written December 6, 1849, and published in the Georgia Journal and Messenger, on December 26, 1849, listed Gabriel as an heir of John Crow who had already received his share of the inheritance money from his father. Other heirs listed were Jesse, James, Ruben, John, Johnson, Sarah, Rachel and Elizabeth.
The 1850 Morgan County, Alabama census, shows Gabriel Crow, 58 (b. 1792), farmer, $600 real property, born in NC; Scynthia, 45, born SC. With them are a William Lou (or Lan or Lon - unsure if it was a last name or if it was a middle name), 28, born NC and a Julia A., 18, born AL. We are unsure if these were their children. We do not know if this was the correct family.