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Jesse Crow was probably born about 1778, in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Crow and Sarah (last name unknown). We believe Jesse was the eldest son.
Jesse appears with his parents and siblings on the 1790 and 1800 census. The 1790 Hillsborough, Chatham County, North Carolina, census shows Jesse as one of four free white males under the age of 16 (born 1775-1790). The 1800 Chatham County census shows Jesse as one of four males age 10-15 (born 1785-1790). (After comparing Jesse's age on other census years, we believe the age on the 1800 census is incorrect.)
Jesse married Martha Patsy Pendergrass on February 24, 1807, in Orange County, North Carolina. Martha Pendergrass was born about 1789, in Orange County.
The 1810 Chatham County census shows Jesse Crow, a male age 26-44 (b. 1766-1784); one male under 10 (Ludwell); one female (Martha)16-25 and one female under 10 (name unknown). Jesse was living not far from his father and his brother Reuben.
Jesse was named in his father's will in 1815. He was to inherit a 25 acre tract of land called "the Copeland place". He was also to receive an equal share of the remainder of the property, except the land, upon the death of his mother.
The 1820 Chatham County census shows Jesse (listed as John Crow on the census), a male 26-44 (b. 1776-1794); one male 10-15 (Ludwell); two males under 10 (Allen & John); one female 26-44 (Martha); one female 10-15 (name unknown) and one female under 10 (Sarah).
Jesse moved his family to Tennessee prior to 1830. The 1830 Dickson County, Tennessee census shows Jesse, a male 50-59 (b. 1771-1780); one male 15-19 (Ludwell); one male 10-14 (Allen); one male 5-9 (John); one male under 5 (Manley); one female 40-49 (Martha); one female 20-29 (name unknown); one female 10-14 (Sarah); and one female 5-9 (Martha Ann).
The 1840 Dickson County census shows Jesse Crow, a male 60-69 (b. 1771-1780); two males 20-29 (Allen & John); two males 10-14 (Manley & Marion); one female (Martha) 50-59; one female 30-39 (name unknown); one female 20-29 (Sarah); and one female 10-14 (Martha Ann).
Martha died prior to 1850, in Dickson County.
An article which was written December 6, 1849, and published in the Georgia Journal and Messenger, on December 26, 1849, listed Jesse as an heir of John Crow who had not yet received his share of the money from the final settlement of the estate of his father, John Crow. The article stated that Jesse had left North Carolina and settled in Tennessee.
The 1850 Dickson County census shows Jesse living with his youngest son, who had just married. The census shows Marion Crow, 20, farmer, $250 real property, born TN; Margaret, 18, born TN; and Jessie Crow, 73, farmer, born NC.
Jesse Crow died prior to 1860, in Dickson County.
Children of Jesse Crow and Martha Pendergrass
1. Unknown Daughter Crow was born about 1808, in NC. She was the female under the age of 10 on the 1810 Chatham Co, NC census with her parents. The 1820 Chatham Co census shows her to be 10-15 years of age. The 1830 Dickson Co, TN census lists her as 20-29 years old, living with her parents. The 1840 census shows her as 30-39, still living with her parents. She does not appear on the 1850 census with her father, who was living at that time with her youngest brother, Marion.
2. Ludwell Collins Crow was born Mar 10, 1810, in Chatham Co, NC. He married Elenora W. Crosby in 1836, in Dickson Co, TN. Elenora Crosby was born about 1819, in TN. The family appears on the 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Dickson Co, TN census. L. C. appears on the 1891 Dickson Co, TN, Voter List. We believe they both died prior to 1900. Their children, all born in Dickson Co, TN, included: (1) Eliza A. Crow, b. Oct 1840; (2) Mary Louisa Crow, b. Dec 1842; m. Bigelow C. Potts on May 5, 1864, Dickson Co; (3) John Campbell Crow, b. Feb 28, 1846; (4) Sarah N. Crow, b. abt 1850; (5) Sirena Crow, b. abt 1852; (6) Allis Missouri Crow, b. abt 1853; and (7) William Howell Crow, b. June 1855
3. Allen Green Crow was born about 1816, in Chatham Co, NC. He married Nancy Ann Adcock on Jan 8, 1846, in Dickson Co, TN. Nancy Adcock was born Jan 14, 1825, in Dickson Co. The family appears on the 1850 & 1860 Dickson Co, TN census. Their children, all born in Dickson Co, TN, included: (1) Sarah Texanna Crow, b. abt 1847; (2) Rachel M. Crow, b. abt 1852; and (3) Dillard Marshall Crow, b. Dec 24, 1856
4. John J. Crow was born about 1818, in Chatham Co, NC. We believe he moved to GA in 1840 and married Susanna ___ about 1841 in GA. Susanna was born about 1820, in GA. We believe John appears on the 1850 Hall Co, GA census and the 1860 Butler Co, AL census. (Note: The 1850 & 1860 census both give initials primarily, rather than names.) The census shows children, all born in GA: (1) W. J. Crow, male, b. abt 1841; (2) Christopher Columbus Crow, b. abt 1842; (3) L. A. E. Crow, female, b. abt 1844; (4) C. Crow, female, b. abt 1845; (5) Mary L. Crow, b. abt 1847; (6) John J. Crow, b. abt 1849; (7) C. Crow, female, b. abt 1851; (8) L. Crow, male, b. abt 1854; and (9) G. L. Crow, male, b. abt 1859
5. Sarah Crow was born about 1820, in Chatham Co, NC. She married Moses Sears on Dec 28, 1856, in Dickson Co, TN. Moses Sears was born Oct 1822, in TN. The couple appears on the 1860, 1870 & 1880 Dickson Co, TN census. Moses, widowed, appears on the 1900 Hickman Co, TN census with his daughter Martha and her family. Sarah is said to have died on June 8, 1900, the same day the census was taken. They had one child: Martha Nancy Sears, b. Dec 1857, Dickson Co, TN; m. Robert Lee Parris on Aug 22, 1878, Dickson Co
6. Martha Ann Crow was born May 21, 1823, in Chatham Co, NC. We have been told that she died Dec 23, 1889, in Dickson Co, TN.
7. Manley Crow was born 1828, in Dickson Co, TN. He married Mary "Polly" Theadford on Aug 16, 1849, in Dickson Co. Mary Theadford was born about 1818, in TN. The couple appears on the 1850 Dickson Co census. Mary died prior to 1860, in Dickson Co. Manley appears on the 1860 Dickson Co census with their son. Living nearby were Mary's parents, James and Sarah Theadford. Manley's daughter was living with them. Manley died April 3, 1863, at Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN, during the Civil War. Their children, both born in Dickson Co, were: (1) W. T. Crow, male, b. abt 1852; and (2) Martha Crow, b. abt 1853
8. Francis Marion Crow was born Feb 25, 1831, in Dickson Co, TN. He married Margaret P. Tolar on June 1, 1850, in Dickson Co. Margaret Tolar was born about 1832, in TN. We do not know if Margaret died prior to 1854, or if the couple divorced. Whatever happened, Marion married Nancy Caroline Adcock on June 24, 1854, in Dickson Co. Nancy Adcock was born Dec 30, 1838, in Dickson Co, the daughter of George W. Adcock. Marion and Margaret appear on the 1850 Dickson Co census. Marion and Nancy appear on the 1860 Dickson Co census, the 1870 Hickman Co, TN census, and the 1880 Dickson Co census. Marion died Feb 15, 1884, in Dickson Co. Nancy died there on Mar 2, 1907. They are buried in Adcock Cem, Burns, Dickson Co, TN. Marion and Margaret apparently had no children. Marion and Nancy's children , all born in Dickson & Hickman Co, TN, included: (1) Sarah Ann Crow, b. 1856; (2) Martha Jane Crow, b. Mar 5, 1858; m. William H. Adcock on Dec 20, 1877, in Dickson Co; (3) Susan Frances Crow, b. Mar 1860; (4) John Morgan Crow, b. 1862; (5) Charles F. Crow, b. 1865; (6) Robert L. Crow, b. 1868 (listed as Dickson Crow on the 1870 census); (7) William A. Crow, b. 1871; (8) Tolbert D. Crow, b. 1874; (9) Louella Crow, b. Nov 20, 1876; and (10) Emma A. Crow, b. 1879