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John Crow was probably born about 1788 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Crow and Sarah (last name unknown).
The 1790 Chatham County census shows John as one of four males under the age of 16 years (b. 1774-1790).
The 1800 Chatham County census shows him as one of four males 10-15 years old (b. 1785-1790).
The 1810 Chatham County census shows John still living at home with his parents and siblings. John was shown as a male 16-25 years of age (b. 1785-1794).
John was named in his father's will in 1815. He and his brothers James and Reuben, were to receive equal shares of the negros. He was also to receive a feather bed, and an equal share of the remainder of the property, except the land, upon the death of his mother. John and his brothers Gabriel and Johnson were to receive 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.
John received land when his father died in 1815. It appears that John left Chatham County prior to 1820. Since his father also owned land in Rutherford County, we thought John might be living there in 1820. We did locate a John Crow on the 1820 Rutherford County census, but we are unsure if he is our John. The 1810 Rutherford County census shows a John Crow, over 45 (b. 1765 & before), who had a son the right age to be the John Crow on the 1820 Rutherford County census.
We have no other information on John except that an article written December 6, 1849, and published in the Georgia Journal and Messenger, on December 26, 1849, listed John as an heir of John Crow who had already received his share of the money from the final settlement of John Crow's estate.