Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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Henry Crow was mentioned in the 4 June 1816 will of his father, William Crow, proved 21 October 1816. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 329–330.]
Henry Crow was mentioned in the 24 January 1820 will of his grandfather, John Crow, proved 20 November 1820. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 155–156.]
In an undated petition, orators and oratrices Robert Crow, Brooking Jeffries and Patsey his wife, and Henry Crow, Innis Crow and John Crow infants by Graves Burke their next friend and Martha Crow complained that Nancy Gordon late wife of John Gordon was Nancy Crow. Her father was John Crow. She died leaving brothers and sisters your orators and oratrices Robert, Patsey, Henry, Innis and John and one William Crow and Martha her mother. [Essex County, Virginia Box Chancery Item 35-D-15.]
On 29 September 1834, Henry Crow made purchases at the sale of the estate of Philip Clarke, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 21–22.]
In 1839, orators and oratrices George Saunders and Lucy his wife and George Durham and Polly his wife complained that John Crow their grandfather died in 1820 having left a last will and testament. He asked that the balance of his slaves to be equally divided between his children to wit the heirs of William Crow, namely William, Robert, Patsy, Nancy, Henry, Ennis and John Crow, heirs of William Crow deceased, Thomas, Moses and John Crow, and the children of his deceased daughter Massy Jones and children of deceased daughter Sarah Crane. He asked Thomas to “make profit” on Massy’s children’s shares for them. Thomas, Moses and John were named as executors, but only Thomas and Moses took on the burthen. Lucy Saunders and Polly Durham shew that they with Armistead and Dorothy Jones were the children of the said Massy Jones. Division of William Crow’s estate was made in a previous suit. The children of William Crow presented a bill asking reexamination and the division was affirmed, then reversed. Thomas Crow died in ____ while the appeal was pending and appointed his son George Crow and James Croxton executors. George Crow died in March 1830. Moses Crow was left the surviving executor of William Crow. The orators charge that the accounts have been mismanaged. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-38.]
On 17 November 1840, Willis Brooks and Henry Crow were bound in the penalty of $100 for Willis Brooks’s administration of the estate of Mary Brooks, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 543–544.]
On 13 March 1841, Henry H. Boughan, as coroner for Essex County, led an inquisition taken at the public highway near Mrs. Elizabeth B. Allen’s (deceased) into the death of Henry, a slave the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Hundley, then and there lying dead. A jury consisting of James Semple, M G Wood, Jas Durham, John J Wright, Henry Crow, Z. M. P. Carter, Baylor W Hill, Johnson Games, Philip Coleman, Willis Brooks, Caleb A Noel and Wm S Croxton state that Henry came to his death on the 12th Day of March, that he had no marks of violence, and died by being chilled to death. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, page 589.]
Henry Crow was mentioned in the 24 January 1820 will of his grandfather, John Crow, proved 20 November 1820. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 155–156.]
In an undated petition, orators and oratrices Robert Crow, Brooking Jeffries and Patsey his wife, and Henry Crow, Innis Crow and John Crow infants by Graves Burke their next friend and Martha Crow complained that Nancy Gordon late wife of John Gordon was Nancy Crow. Her father was John Crow. She died leaving brothers and sisters your orators and oratrices Robert, Patsey, Henry, Innis and John and one William Crow and Martha her mother. [Essex County, Virginia Box Chancery Item 35-D-15.]
On 29 September 1834, Henry Crow made purchases at the sale of the estate of Philip Clarke, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 21–22.]
In 1839, orators and oratrices George Saunders and Lucy his wife and George Durham and Polly his wife complained that John Crow their grandfather died in 1820 having left a last will and testament. He asked that the balance of his slaves to be equally divided between his children to wit the heirs of William Crow, namely William, Robert, Patsy, Nancy, Henry, Ennis and John Crow, heirs of William Crow deceased, Thomas, Moses and John Crow, and the children of his deceased daughter Massy Jones and children of deceased daughter Sarah Crane. He asked Thomas to “make profit” on Massy’s children’s shares for them. Thomas, Moses and John were named as executors, but only Thomas and Moses took on the burthen. Lucy Saunders and Polly Durham shew that they with Armistead and Dorothy Jones were the children of the said Massy Jones. Division of William Crow’s estate was made in a previous suit. The children of William Crow presented a bill asking reexamination and the division was affirmed, then reversed. Thomas Crow died in ____ while the appeal was pending and appointed his son George Crow and James Croxton executors. George Crow died in March 1830. Moses Crow was left the surviving executor of William Crow. The orators charge that the accounts have been mismanaged. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-38.]
On 17 November 1840, Willis Brooks and Henry Crow were bound in the penalty of $100 for Willis Brooks’s administration of the estate of Mary Brooks, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 543–544.]
On 13 March 1841, Henry H. Boughan, as coroner for Essex County, led an inquisition taken at the public highway near Mrs. Elizabeth B. Allen’s (deceased) into the death of Henry, a slave the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Hundley, then and there lying dead. A jury consisting of James Semple, M G Wood, Jas Durham, John J Wright, Henry Crow, Z. M. P. Carter, Baylor W Hill, Johnson Games, Philip Coleman, Willis Brooks, Caleb A Noel and Wm S Croxton state that Henry came to his death on the 12th Day of March, that he had no marks of violence, and died by being chilled to death. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, page 589.]