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Rachel Crow was probably born about 1784, in Chatham County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of John Crow and Sarah (last name unknown). Rachel and her brother Reuben Isaac may have been twins.
The 1790 Chatham County census shows Rachel as one of four free white females in John Crow's household.
The 1800 Chatham County census shows her as a female age 10-15 (b. 1785-1790).
Rachel married _____ Smith about 1801-1809, probably in Chatham County.
The 1810 Chatham County census shows four Smith families living close together near John and Sarah Crow. We believe one of them was Rachel's family. The females are all of the same age, so it's impossible for us to determine which of them is Rachel, based on age. The heads of household are listed as (1) Nathan Smith, b. 1785-1794, with a female b. 1785-1794; (2) Moses Smith, b. 1766-1784, with a female b. 1785-1794, and a daughter b. 1801-1810; (3) David Smith, b. 1766-1784, with a female b. 1785-1794, and a son b. 1801-1810; and (4) Jonathan Smith, b. 1766-1784, with a female b. 1785-1794, and a son b. 1801-1810.
Rachel was named in her father's will in 1815. She was to receive 10 shillings. She was also to receive an equal share of the remainder of the property, except the land, upon the death of her mother. She was listed as "my daughter, Rachel Smith" in the will.
The 1820 Chatham County census shows two Smith families listed next to each other, living near Rachel's widowed mother Sarah Crow. They are two of the Smith families listed on the 1810 census. We believe one of them was Rachel's family. The census shows Nathan Smith, b. 1776-1794, with a female b. 1776-1794, one son b. 1811-1820, and four daughters b. 1811-1820. Listed next to Nathan on the census was Jonathan Smith, b. 1776-1794, with a female b. 1776-1794, one son b. 1801-1810, one daughter b. 1795-1804; three sons b. 1811-1820 and two daughters b. 1811-1820. The female in either of these families could fit Rachel. We found several listings on the 1820 census for a Moses Smith and a David Smith in various counties in North Carolina, but none listed in Chatham County.
We found both Nathan and Jonathan Smith and their families on the 1830 Chatham County, census, living in Pittsboro. Neither family was listed on the 1840 Chatham County census.
Rachel's family is believed to have moved to Missouri prior to 1849. An article which was written December 6, 1849, and published in the Georgia Journal and Messenger, on December 26, 1849, listed Rachel as an heir of John Crow who had not yet received her share of the money from the final settlement of John Crow's estate. The article stated that Rachel was living in Missouri.
We did not locate a Rachel Smith in Missouri on the 1850 census.