Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 23:32:56 -0500 (EST) From: NCreed1@aol.com To: 102125.3126@compuserve.com, NCreed1@aol.com Subject: Comp 264 - Burnett-Turner-Ross-Via-Etc/Etc 24 Nov 1997 Everyone: The next two compilations are from June Bork. Nyla ========================= Subj: Errors ---- CROWLEY 1 Date: 97-11-22 13:18:56 EST From: jbbork@ix.netcom.com I just remembered another BIG error in The Burnetts and Their Connections, Vol 1:187-201e (has been corrected in a later version). "1B1611) JEREMIAH BURNETT (III), son of Jeremiah Burnett II and ____. The 4 or 5 wife TRADITION of this Jeremiah was: MARY JOHNSTON, SARAH HICKS, DIANA DAVIS, PATSEY (Martha) HUGHES and JANE TURNER. Of these, only Jane Turner is correct. The Jeremiah Burnett & Martha Hughes marriage belongs to another Jeremiah, son of Obadiah Burnett of Patrick. Jeremiah (1761-1848) married 1/ EFFANIAH "Effie" CROWLEY who was the mother of ALL his children. Effaniah was born about 1765-71 in Halifax Co, VA, the daughter of SAMUEL CROWLEY and Elizabeth Strong. For years, Crowley researchers have been searching for the records of a "Jeremiah Crowley and wife Effie." The search is still in progress today. Their "Jeremiah and Effie," is known by us as "Jeremiah Burnett and Effie Crowley." The only court record we have of Effie was dated 29 Oct 1801 when she relinquished her dower rights to land in Patrick Co, VA (Deed Bk 2:69): "Jeremiah Burnett and his wife EFFANIAH sold to Adam Turner..." Several grandchildren were named Effaniah after this lady. The adventures of the Crowleys is an important one written in history and in a world which emphasizes individualism, we have lost sight of the clan-like associations which comprised the structure of society when America was a younger and smaller place. Our story begins with the following record: 1792 Feb 13 - Patrick Co, Va - Deed Bk 1:35 "This day, George Mabry Jr came before the Court and made oath that he heard James Kimsey sayd that John Breeden Sr and Richard Pilson was damb'd rogues. They wanted to rong (wrong) the WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS OUT OF THEIR RIGHT and said Breeden was drove for horse stealing - his teeth knocked out for lying and was [a] damned old convict and he had his pedigree in his pocket and pulled out his papers to show his pedigree but turned off and did not do it and also told [the] said Breeden to bring home the deer skin his son stole from JEREMIAH BURNETT and [that] he could prove it by CAPT. MATTHEW SMALL which Capt Small deny'd when ask'd and afterwards said Kimsey asserted that the above accusation was a lye... The said Pilson came the same day and made oath that he heard part of the above and heard it all proved and also heard said Kimsey acknowledge it to be a lye. Francis Turner Esq. heard the above all proven and heard Kimsey acknowledge it to be a lye. At a Court held for Patrick County on 13 Feb 1792: This is to certify that we the Arbitrators do agree that the SLANDER that James Kimsey has abrade John Breeden Sr with the said Kimsey and his family to be a lye and pay all lawful cost. The suit is __ by us the 13 Dec 1791 - /s/ RICHARD PILSON, GEORGE MABRY, FRANCIS TURNER, JONAH ISOM, WILLIAM ISOM." There is no question that the WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS mentioned in the suit was ELIZABETH STRONG CROWLEY AND HER ELDEST SON JAMES. This was a case of slander and the type of action that normally would be shown in the Court Order Books and Civil Court Records. It was instead recorded in Deed Bk 1 with two dates. The entry was made following a court hearing on 13 Feb 1792, three months following the UNUSUAL deed of JAMES & ELIZABETH CROWLEY of Patrick to JOHN BREEDEN SR & JOHN BREEDEN JR. Another date is contained in the last line of the entry and that date of 13 Dec 1791 was only a month following the CROWLEY to BREEDEN deed dated 14 Nov 1791. The slander action must have involved a land sale. George Mabry, who seems to have misquoted Kimsey, was the cause of the uproar. To more fully understand the meaning of the WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS, we will have to go back in time some 17 years to the 10th of June 1775. On that day, a PETITION of ELIZABETH CROWLEY WAS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES and read: SETTING FORTH THAT THE PETITIONER'S HUSBAND, SAMUEL CROLEY, A SOLDIER ENLISTED UNDER THE COMMAND OF COLONEL LEWIS WAS KILLED IN THE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INDIANS ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER LAST, LEAVING THE PETITIONER and SEVERAL SMALL CHILDREN IN A HELPLESS CONDITION AND THEREFORE PRAYING RELIEF." "Resolved, that is is the opinion of this Committee that the petition of ELIZABETH CROLEY whose husband was killed in the LAST INDIAN EXPEDITION and who with her [SEVERAL] children is by his death reduced to great distress is reasonable and that the petitioner ought to be allowed the sum of 25 pounds for the present relief and the further sum of 10 pounds per annum during the term of 10 years for the maintenance and education of her said children. "Mr Cary reported from the Committee on Public Claims to whom the petitioner of ELIZABETH CROWLEY had been referred and to whom the same was recommended that the Committee had further considered the matter of the said petition and had directed him to report the same as it appeared to them together with the resolution of the Committee thereupon to the HOUSE [of Burgess] and he read the report in his place and afterwards delivered it in at the Clerk's table; where the same was read and is as followeth: "It appears to your committee that SAMUEL CROWLEY THE HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER HAVING BEEN A SOLDIER UNDER THE COMMAND OF COLONEL ANDREW LEWIS ON THE LATE INDIAN EXPEDITION WAS KILLED IN THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER LAST AND THAT THE PETITIONERS AND SEVERAL SMALL CHILDREN ARE NOW LEFT IN A HELPLESS SITUATION BY THE DEATH OF SAID SAMUEL ON WHOM THEY ENTIRELY DEPENDED FOR SUPPORT, HAVING NO PROFITABLE MEANS OF MAINTAINING THEMSELVES" (Journal of the House of Burgesses). In 1780, Elizabeth petitioned the Assembly a second time on behalf of her NUMEROUS FAMILY OF SMALL CHILDREN. She stated her residence was in HENRY CO, VA which placed her in the confines of the new parish of PATRICK. The State Assembly seems to have kept the annuity at 10 pounds per annum, but gave her a lump sum of 500 pounds as shown on the back side of petition. This award was made in late Nov 1780, the Revolution then being underway. Three months later in Feb 1781, TOM HENDERSON wrote JESSE CORN to gather the men with guns and horses the following morning at MICHAEL BARKER'S or at JOHN LACKEYS. It is doubtful that the 500 pounds was sent to Elizabeth until after Yorktown was over in Oct 1781. In the first award to ELIZABETH CROWLEY, there was a stipulation that the WARDENS OF CAMDEN PARISH were to administer it. The House of Burgesses passed an Act in Oct 1778 which stated that, "The said Parish of Camden shall be divided into two distinct parishes by the line which divides the said counties of PITTSYLVANIA and HENRY and that all the part of the said parish which lies in the county of Pittsylvania shall be one distinct Parish and retain the name of "Camden" and all the other part thereof shall be a distinct Parish and be called "PATRICK..." The county of Henry had been created out of territory ceded by Pittsylvania in 1776/7. The situation of the DISTRESSED WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS CHILDREN, suddenly deprived of their protector and friend is better conceived than described. The amount received by Elizabeth for her support and that of her children was meager indeed. SAMUEL CROWLEY, a gallant and courageous Long Hunter should be remembered as a hero. He has been credited AS THE FIRST MAN TO DIE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AT POINT PLEASANT ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER 1774. Almost any history of the day of the battle repeats the story of the TWO hunters (scouts) who went out "very early" at dawn on that calamitous day and discovered a large Indian force on the Ohio bank and ONE WAS KILLED and the survivor returned to give the alarm that the Indians were on them. That "ONE" was SAMUEL CROWLEY of SMITH RIVER, while acting as a scout against the Indians under General Andrew Lewis. The real masters of the forest were the Virginians, especially that group of Long Hunters and mountain explorers who camped on the 9th of Oct 1774 at the mouth of the Great Kanawha. SAMUEL CROWLEY could speak the language of the Indians and he was a Long Hunter. There was no doubt his experiences would be invaluable in the regiment of Andrew Lewis. In Sep 1832, the WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Courtroom, Robert Bleakly recalled some of his experiences during this campaign. Bleakly lived in Henry County, Va in 1774 and said he marched to the mouth of the Great Kanawha as a member of Floyd's Company. On the 10th of October, they had a severe battle with the Shawnee. Eighty-six men were killed or wounded that day. Blakely married into the Branham family, members of which served with JAMES CROWLEY and RICHARD REYNOLDS in the Revolutionary War Company of THOMAS HENDERSON. James Brown of Wayne Co, Ky told the court in March 1834 that his militia unit was under forced marches in its attempt to reach POINT PLEASANT, but "could not get to the BATTLE GROUND until the next morning AFTER THE BATTLE. We then helped to BURY THE DEAD and attended the wounded and then stayed a considerable time on duty waiting and expecting a treaty to be made..." TOM HARDEMAN said, "SAMUEL CROWLEY SHOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY." The Encyclopedia Americana states, "The Battle of Point Pleasant (now in West Va) was fought on the 10th of Oct 1774 at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River by 1,200 Virginians under Gen. Andrew Lewis against about 1,000 Indians led by the SHAWNEE CHIEF CORNSTALK and is called LORD DUNMORE'S WAR. After desperate fighting all day the white men won. By a treaty following the battle the Indians gave up to the whites on extensive tract south of the Ohio River. The battle proved to be of much importance in connection with the REVOLTIONARY developments in that part of the country and its results had MUCH TO WITH OPENING KENTUCKY TO THE WHITES." SAMUEL CROWLEY, the 4th child of JEFFREY CROWLEY and EFFANIAH his wife, was born about 1741-2, possibly in Orange Co, VA and was killed on 10th Oct 1774. Samuel married about 1762-5 to ELIZABETH STRONG, the daughter of WILLIAM STRONG who left a record of his children in his Prayer Book. Elizabeth Strong was born 21 Jul 1744 (see family of CATHARINE BURNETT & BENJAMIN STRONG (1B173123) of Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi. Has copy of William Strong's Prayer Book). Samuel Crowley and Elizabeth Strong were parents of: 1) JAMES CROWLEY, b. 20 May 1763-5 in Halifax Co, VA; d. 4 Sep 1840 in Clay Co, MO; m. 1/ 1786 in Henry Co, Va to MARY McCLAIN, dau of THOMAS McCLAIN, a blacksmith on Goblintown Creek. James Crowley/Croley Sr served in Rev. War and received a pension in Clay Co, MO. 2) JOHN CROWLEY, b. ca 1767 in Halifax Co, VA; d. 15 Nov 1847 in Clay Co, Mo; m. 1786 in Henry Co, Va to ELIZABETH McCLAIN, sister of Mary. Elizabeth, b. 1766; had son JEREMIAH CROWLEY named after Jeremiah Burnett. Jeremiah Crowley entered land 1839 in Johnson Co, MO joining WILLIAM REYNOLDS, near REUBEN BURNETT & NANCY (TUGGLE) & their son JOHN [SEE 1B161A3]. 3) EFFANIAH "Effie" CROWLEY, b. ca 1765-71 in Halifax Co, VA; m. JEREMIAH BURNETT (1761-1848). Records of Samuel Crowley: 1762 Mar 31 - Halifax Co, VA - Land Entry Book, p.281 Samuel Crowley entered 200 acres on the Little Fork of TOWN CREEK, beg. at the ford of said creek. 1762 Nov 1 - Halifax Co, Va - Will Bk O:180 Last will of JOHN TURNER written; Proved 21 Jun 1764 by the witnesses, Archibald Thompson, SAMUEL CROWLEY & JAMES STRONG... I, John Turner sick and weak in body...#1 - To my wife 6 head of horse creatures, 3 cows, 2 calves & 1 heifer & 1/2 of: Hogs, household goods & chattels, peace of land at Pertomuck on Goose Creek & 4 sheep whome I likewise appt. my Executrix.. #2 - To my son, JAMES TURNER - 6 horse creatures & a piece of land on SMITH RIVER between Angels Falls & Nichellases Creek... #3 - To my 2 daughters, ELIZABETH TURNER & JESSE [Jessie] TURNER, a piece of land called BUTRAM TOWN to be equally divided between them.. #4 - The other half of my household goods & chattels & half my cattle & hogs to be divided between my 6 CHILDREN I HAD BY MY FIRST WIFE... #5 - To my OTHER 2 daughters, JEMIMA TURNER & MARY TURNER a piece of land on SMITH RIVER WHERE I DID FORMERLY LIVE ON SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER about one mile below the MOUTH OF GOBLINTOWN CREEK.. #6 - To my son JOHN TURNER & my son ISRAEL TURNER one Negro man Bob to be divided between them when they come of age 18. If they cannot agree for one to keep him & pay the other or sold & money divided.. #7-To son ISRAEL TURNER, a peace of land on GOBLINTOWN CREEK at the mouth of SHOL BRANCH.. #8 - To son JOHN TURNER, 1 rifle gun & labour of the Negro I devised to be for to raise the 6 children as I had by my FIRST WIFE TIL ONE OF THE BOYS IS 18 YEARS OLD. 1764 Jun 21 - Last Will of John Turner, dec'd presented by Elizabeth Turner one of the Exec. Security of Exec. Bond: Merry Webb & SAMUEL CROWLEY. 1765 Feb 25 - Inventory & Appraisment of John Turner, dec'd - p.197 Nine horses, etc.. taken by John Talbot, Patrick Shields, Samuel Shields [Note: Patrick & Samuel Shields appraised the estate of JEFFREY CROWLEY, father of SAMUEL]. 1764 Sep 20 - Halifax Co, Va - Land Entry Book, p.328 John Pope entered 400 acres n branch of South fork of Sandy Branch between lines of Charles Clay, Wm. Rickle & SAMUEL CROWLEY.. Transferred to THOMAS FLOWERS on 23 Oct 1778. 1767 - Pittsylvania Co, Va - List of Tithes taken by Peter Perkins: RANDOLPH GIBSON [son in law of Jeffrey Crowley] - 1 tithe, 1 black, 200 acres; Negro "Bombo." BENJAMIN CROWLEY - 1 tithe, 1 black; 48 acres; Negro PETER [Peter formerly belonged to Jeffrey Crowley] SAMUEL CROWLEY - 1 tithe; 210 acres [this entry of 210 acres was in the name of Samuel's brother Benjamin by error]. SHADRACK TURNER - 3 tithes, 256 acres; sons, JOHN & JOSIAH TURNER. 1767 Feb 4 - Halifax Co, Va - Deed Bk 6:271 John Pope & his wife of Halifax to RANDOLPH GIBSON of same.. 20 lbs for 100 acres on both sides of the south fork of SANDY RIVER, beg. at Michels corner.. along CALLOWAYS line.. crossing Glady Fork.. Calloways old line.. part of survey of land granted to THOMAS CALLOWAY.. all houses, gardens, orchards, woods... /s/ JOHN POPE & RACHEL (+) POPE... Wit: JAMES COX, Peter Manning, JOHN STRONG, JAMES STRONG, John (+) Pain, SAMUEL CRAWLEY.. [Note: James Cox was father of Lavinia Cox who m. SAMUEL BURNETT [namesake of Samuel Crowley]. 1768 May 16 - Halifax Co, Va - Land Entry Book, p.426-427 Elisha Harbour entered 400 acres on a south line of ISHAM BARNETS [Burnett] - Also up a fork of GOBLINTOWN CREEK that mouths in just below WILLIAM BARNETS [Burnett].. - Henry Conway entered 400 acres where Capt. Chandlers line crosses a branch of MARROWBONE - Beg. at a white oak corner.. also 400 acres at oak corner of CHARLES BURNESES [Burnett] on a branch of MARROWBONE CREEK. Samuel Crowley purchased the land and home of Palatiah Shelton, given to him by his father-in-law, TOM HARBOUR. Tom surveyed the land on 15 Apr 1750 in Halifax Co, Va.. 130 acres on both sides of IRVINE River [now Smith River] lines of a WAHOO TREE and later, JEREMIAH & EFFIE purchased the old CROWLEY PLACE from John Breden. 1770 Nov 29 - Pittsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk 2:21-22 (1770-1772) - Recorded 29 Nov 1770.. Palatiah Shelton & Mary his wife of Pittsy. Co.. to SAMUEL CROWLEY of same.. 70 lbs for 130 acres lying on SMITH'S RIVER south to a white oak.. to two white oaks.. to a Spanish oak & hickory hornbean.. to a locust.. to a hickory up PEEPING CREEK [Peeping changed to ROCKCASTLE CREEK].. to a WAHWHO TREE thence down said SMITH RIVER formerly ERVIN RIVER to the first station /s/ PALATIN SHELTON, Mary (M) Shelton. Wit: Richard White. 1770 Nov 29 - Received of SAMUEL CROWLEY 70 pounds current money of Virginia in full for the within 130 acres.. /s/ PALATIAH SHELTON; Mary his wife relinquished dower rights. Samuel Crowley did not leave a will and therefore his land fell into the hands of James Crowley, his eldest son. Elizabeth had a widow's dower of 1/3rd part. In 1789, James Crowley sold a portion of the property to ADAM TURNER. 1772 Feb 25 - Pittsylvania Co, Va SAMUEL CROWLEY & ELIZABETH his wife to PARISH OF CAMDEN & COUNTY OF PITTSYLVANIA to George Young of same.. 60 lbs for 210 acres on both sides of S. fork of SANDY RIVER formerly granted to Young on 15 Jul 1760. 1772 Jul 14 - Halifax Co, Va - Will Bk O:346 Inventory of estate of Richard Sullins, dec'd. Among accounts were: Paul Carrington, George Gray, Wm. Muncas, assignee of Richard Ardin, assignee of John Barnes, ABRAHAM ARDIN, JOHN BATES, John Wilson, Benj. Lawless, Sherwood Walton, SAMUEL CRAWLEY, MERRY WEBB, Philip Grisom, THOMAS SMITH, David Lay, for my trouble & expense in attending Halifax & Pittsy. Court to defend suit, etc., John Moore, Wm. McDaniel, THOMAS SMITH, Charles Clay. George Young had sold this land to SAMUEL CROWLEY in a prior transaction.. it was the land of Samuel and Elizabeth when PETER PERKINS made his list of those who dwelt along the Sandy River. Perkins listed Benjamin Crowley twice in error.. the deed placed Samuel near the home of Benjamin and next to the Strong brothers.. It was during the time when the Strongs and Crowleys were side-by-sid neighbors, that THOMAS HARDEMAN remembered them and spoke of the CROWLEY BROTHERS and their trip together into POWELL'S VALLEY and the HOLSTON country. George Young went to Georgia with the Strongs. His will mentions MARY CROWLEY GIBSON. 1777 Oct 10 - Pittsylvania Co, VA - Men who signed the Oath of Allegiance to support the Revolution & renouncing all allegiance to George III, King of Great Britain & giving allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia: BENJAMIN CROWLEY, RANDOLPH GIBSON, Thomas Hodges, THOMAS HENDERSON, JAMES COX, JOHN COX, JOHN McCLAIN, JEREMIAH BURNETT, Thomas COLLEY, CHARLES CALLAWAY (Quarterly of Virginia Genealogical Society, Vol 23:3). 1778 Henry Co, Va - Tax List ELIZABETH CROWLEY [widow of Samuel], RANDOLPH GIBSON 1779 Henry Co, Va - Tax List ELIZABETH CROWLEY [widow of Samuel] JOHN CROWLEY [son of Elizabeth & Samuel] RANDOLPH GIBSON [m. Mary Crowley, dau of Jeffry & Effie] THOMAS McKAIN [McClain] 1780- Henry Co, Va - Tax List - Taxes due 20 Feb 1780; List returned: 2 May 1780. Randolph Gibson, Thomas McKain 1780 Mar 23 - Henry Co, Va Court Order Bk VALENTINE MAYO was given permission to construct a water grist mill on ROCKCASTLE CREEK "he being the owner of both sides." Mr. O.E. Pilson in a letter stated that he remembered a large mill which was located about a half mile up on Rockcastle Creek from the OLD CROWLEY PLACE & this mill was once operated by the HOUCHINS FAMILY who were HARBOUR descendants. 1781 Jan 27 - Pittsylvania Co, Va - Old Survey Bk 1:357 Mentions land of SAMUEL CROWLEY in Sandy River country many years after the death of Samuel and long after he had sold this land back to George Young. The entry records for lands west of Aaron's Creek show that on 3 Dec 1767, JAMES COX entered 400 acres on the branches of the south fork of SANDY RIVER adjoining his own & GEORGE YOUNG'S line on S. Side. This land was later surveyed to a plot of 326 acres & is the same piece of land sometimes described as CROWLEY property and sometimes as YOUNG property. The COX family was one which contributed to the body of men known as LONG HUNTERS of which the CROWLEYS were active participants. In EARLY ADVENTURES ON THE WESTERN WATERS, by Kegley (p.81): states that toward the end of the FRENCH & INDIAN WAR in 1761, "the first organized group of hunters appears to be the Wallings, COX & Blevins group with about 18 men." Elsewhere, Kegley describes CHARLES COX as a hunter. This man was listed along with BENJAMIN CROWLEY, GEORGE YOUNG and members of the EDWARDS & HARDEMAN families as serving with Clement Read in the French and Indian War. On 11 June 1760, JOHN COX entered a caveat against Daniel Hawkins for 400 acres on the south fork of SANDY RIVER in Halifax Co, it being & which had been surveyed for SAMUEL HARRIS. Cox was issued a patent for this land - Harris not appearing to answer the petition. Previous to this time, HARRIS was listed by Wm. Wright as a member of the Vestry of Antrim Parish. William Wright was surety n Administrator Bond in Estate of JEFFREY CROWLEY. Young JAMES CROWLEY was a man whose name had been twice listed among the survivors of Dunmore's War at Point Pleasant. James is thought to be the son of John Crowley, oldest brother of Samuel. There is evidence that John did have a son named James who went with him in the migration to Georgia and the James in Georgia was a veteran of the Revolution because he received a bonus draw at the land lottery. While in Georgia, there was a land transaction with JOHN CROWLEY, with wording which suggests a father and son relationship. In Kegley's VIRGINIA FRONTIER, are the names of men who served under Capt. John Lewis at the Point on the 10th of October 1774. Not only are SAMUEL & JAMES CROWLEY listed, but also WILLIAM ISHAM & JAMES FRANKLIN. James Franklin was a witness to the will of Sarah Henry, mother of Patrick Henry. This is the same James Franklin who, as a militia officer, commanded the Amherst County, Va unit in which JEREMIAH & JOHN BURNETT served during the Revolution and it was James Franklin who married Ann Crews and who was the uncle of the step-children of WILLIAM CROWLEY, grandson of Jeffrey & Effie Crowley. When the sale was held to dispose of the personal property of SAMUEL CROWLEY in 1777, WILLIAM ISHAM'S name is shown as one of the purchasers. Among the items bought by Isham were the auger and the hammer which Samuel had used in building up his place on the land he bought from Shelton. Wm. Isham lived north of Samuel and near ROCKCASTLE CREEK. 1785 - Virginia Military Records, Vol 3:710 - Published 1983 by Genealogical Publishing Co of Baltimore - The personal papers of Mr. George Preston Coleman of Williamsburg, contain a list of those Virginians who were on the Pension List: ELIZABETH CROWLEY was enrolled on the Pension List as receiving 10 pounds annually, an amount which indicated that her annuity was not upgraded after the second petition in 1780. 1787 Apr 8 - Henry Co, Va A poll taken at Courthouse for Abraham Penn: #7-JAMES CROWLEY. 1787 Henry Co, Va Tax List B: ELIZABETH CROWLEY - 1 male 21+; 3 horses; 3 cattle- "not tithable" JAMES CROWLEY - no tithe; 1 horse JOHN CROWLEY - 1 male 21+; 1 horse, 3 cattle-"not tithable" JEREMIAH BURNETT JR - no tithe; 4 horses JEREMIAH BURNETT SR - no tithe; 3 males 16-21. 1789 Feb 23 - Henry Co, Va - Deed Bk 3:484-5 - Recorded: 23 Feb 1789 Indenture between JAMES CROWLEY of Henry Co to ADAM TURNER of same..40 lbs for 20 acres in Henry Co on both sides of SMITHS RIVER, beg. on a hickory on the river bank & up to a black oak on the OLD LINE & along the old line to 2 white oaks.. s. to a Spanish oak & hickory on the river.. thence crossing the river & up to a hornbeam.. n. to a locust.. n. to a hickory on the river.. thence down it as it meanders to the first station.. /s/ JAMES (x) CROLEY.. Wit: FRANCIS TURNER, RICHARD PILSON, JAMES TURNER. Elizabeth Crowley still owned her 1/3rd dowry, being about 44 acres. When the final 110 acres was disposed of, Elizabeth had to join with her son in conveying the remainder which has been their home for more than 20 years: 1791 Nov 14 - Patrick Co, Va - Deed Bk 1:19 - Recorded: 14 Nov 1791 JAMES & ELIZABETH CROWLEY to JOHN BREEDEN SENR & JOHN BREDEN JR of Patrick.. 200 pounds paid by said Bredens for 110 acres lying in Patrick on SMITHS RIVER & ROCKCASTLE CREEK.. beg. at mouth of said creek on a hickory tree being THOMAS HARBOURS old line.. the east side.. thence the same line as it meaders up the creek to a maypole tree.. NE to a white oak.. NE to a red oak.. W to a black oak.. NE to a WHAUWHOO TREE ON THE RIVER.. thence crossing the river & down as it meanders to a white walnut tree on the river.. SE to a white oak.. S. along the said HARBOURS OLD LINE TO ADAM TURNERS CONDITIONAL LINE on a black oak tree.. W. along the said conditional line to a hickory tree on the said river..lines up the river as it meanders to the first station at the mouth of said creek.. Received in full satisfaction for the within contracts given this day.. the within written indenture together with the RECEIPT ON THE BACK was acknowledged by the within named JAMES & ELIZABETH CROWLEY to be their respective act & deed & MARY, the wife of said JAMES CROWLEY relinquished dower. The deed to Breden for 110 acres and the sale of 20 acres to ADAM TURNER disposed of the entire 130 acres that SAMUEL CROWLEY purchased on Smith River before he died. James, the eldest son of Samuel & Elizabeth, joined with his mother in the sale of the 110 acres to John Breeden. Mary [nee McClain], the wife of James also relinquished dower rights in the 110 acres. IT WAS THIS LAND TRANSACTION WHICH CHEATED THE WIDOW & THE FATHERLESS [orphans]. This ws the land purchased in 1770 from Palatiah Shelton and was the same land which JEREMIAH BURNETT & EFFIE were to purchase at a later time. The above land had an unpaid tax bill on it. It was more than a decade later and long after JEREMIAH BURNETT and EFFIE became the owners of the land, before anything was done to erase the tax default from this homestead of Elizabeth Crowley. Removal of the tax lien is in the record and it was there many years after Breeden took over the property: 1799 Oct 31 - Patrick Co, Va - Deed Bk 1:628 JOHN BREDEN SENR [& wife Jane] of Patrick to JEREMIAH BURNETT of same.. $200 for 150 acres on Smith Riiver & Sycamore Creek.. beg. at a white oak on S. side.. thence NEW LINES S. to a locust.. S. to a chestnut on Sycamore Creek.. down to Smith's River.. with all woods, ways & water courses, fences, trees, orchards, house & all other pertaining or belonging thereunto.. 1801 Oct 29 - Patrick Co, Va - Deed Bk 2:69 JEREMIAH BURNETT JR & EFFINIAH his wife to ADAM TURNER.. $1,000 for 153 acres on Smith's River: Beg. at a white oak on S. side..thence new lines.. to Sycamore Creek.. to Smith's River.. to Purays [Puseys] with all woods, ways, water...EFFANIAH BURNETT, wife of JEREMIAH BURNETT, relinquished dower. ============================ [Continued in the next compilation.]