Spouse: George W PIERCE. George W PIERCE and Ella CRAWFORD were married on Nov 5, 1878 in Fairview, Fulton, Illinois.

Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1885 in Yadkin Co., NC.^44,45

Spouse: Elsie V.. Francis E. CRAWFORD and Elsie V. were married in 1879 in Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa, USA. Children were: Mearl K. CRAWFORD, Living, Child CRAWFORD, Child CRAWFORD, Living.

Spouse: Anna Catherine BRAUN. Frank E CRAWFORD and Anna Catherine BRAUN were married on Nov 24, 1884 in Atlanta, DeWitt Co, IL. Children were: Living, Lilla B. CRAWFORD, Grace A. CRAWFORD, Blanche I. CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. George Washington CRAWFORD and Minerva A. HINTON were married on Jul 28, 1849 in PuTennesseeam, Indiana, USA.

Spouse: Living. Arthur R. ROBERTS and Grace A. CRAWFORD were married.

Spouse: Samuel Clay GROSS. Children were: Living, Stella GROCE, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.

Children were: Living.

Spouse: Elnora H.. Children were: Erwin E. CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. Henry C. CRAWFORD and Martha SPURGIN were married on Mar 10, 1869 in Clinton County, Indiana, USA.

Spouse: Elizabeth ENGLAND. James Crawford
After 1784

Confusion about the lawful authority to grant land in western
NC and bad land speculation deals left some families without
homes at the close of the Revolution. At the same time the
State of Georgia was initiating plans to reward Revolution
participants and to bring into the frontier state new immigrants
from other states.

The Georgia Legislature authorized the award of land grants
to non GA residents and accepted applications during
1783-5. A few of these NC families applied for the land
grants and were awarded property in a tract of land east of
the Tugaloo River where jurisdiction was disputed between
GA and SC. The area is presently known as Oconee Co,
SC. Nevertheless, these families settled in this region and
appear together in numerous deed, tax and census records in
both North and South Carolina. Among this group from
Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin County, NC was:

John Allison
John Ashmore
William Clarke
Col. Benjamin Cleveland
William Denham
Humphrey Gibson Sr & Jr
Thomas Gragg
David Humphries
Thomas Thrasher
and James Crawford

The earliest record of James discovered to date is an affidavit
signed by James on April 26, 1784 in Augusta, supporting his
petition to the Georgia Land Board. He states that he has a
wife, four children, and six "negroes," and that he is a citizen
of Virginia. Based on this affidavit the Augusta Land Council
stated in the Petition to the Georgia Land Board that he is
qualified for 750 acres in Franklin Co, GA.

James received a land grant from the State of Georgia of 235
acres east of the Tugaloo in Franklin Co, GA on May 17,
1784. Administration of the land grant was transferred from
Washington Co, GA to Franklin Co, GA in September 1784
after the Franklin County Land Office was opened. Pursuant
to the Treaty of Beaufort in 1787, Georgia released to South
Carolina claim to lands east of the Tugaloo River. James
appears in the 1790 Pendleton, SC census.

1790 Pendleton, SC Census [311]
James Crawford: 4-5-6

4 males under 16: Colby, Jesse, Vineyard, and Joseph.
5 males over 15: Moses, John, James, and 2 of James'
or Elizabeth's brothers. These 2 adult males may be the
unidentified adult males >44 years old in the 1820
Orange Co, IN census with Joseph.
6 females: Elizabeth, Betsy, Casander, Rachel, Mary
(John's wife [122]), and the oldest child of John and
Mary.

On 4 Jan 1796, during a series of hearings held by the State
of South Carolina to clear up all land claims in the Pendleton
District, the SC land court re-granted James the 235 acres on
which he was living. [110] This property appears to be river
view property near the town of Madison. James' land was
located very near Ben Cleveland's land on which Cleveland is
buried. Pendleton District, SC tax index references records
for Moses and James Crawford in 1779. This is probably an
error intended to reference 1799 tax records for James and
his son Moses (possibly the oldest son).

1800 Pendleton, SC Census [310]
James Crawford: 22101-21001-03
John Crawford: 00010-11100-00

2 males under 10: Samuel and Russell J.
2 males 10-15: Colby and Jesse.
1 male 16-25: Vineyard.
1 male over 44: James.
2 females under 10: Rachel and Mary.
1 female 10-15: Casander.
1 female over 44 years: Elizabeth.
Moses has his own household in GA. Joseph and his 2
uncles have gone to Knox Co, TN.
John (~30) is listed with his wife, Mary (25), and 2
girls; 1 (0-9) and 1 (10-15) probably 10 years. From
records of James' son, John in Lawrence Co, AR, this
John appears to be the brother of James and not
James' son.Children were: John CRAWFORD, Sallie CRAWFORD, Moses CRAWFORD, Elizabeth CRAWFORD, Joseph CRAWFORD, Vineyard CRAWFORD, Jesse H. CRAWFORD, Colby CRAWFORD, Casander CRAWFORD, Rachel CRAWFORD, Mary Eliazbeth (Polly) CRAWFORD, Samuel CRAWFORD, Russell J CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Isabell CAMPBELL. James W. CRAWFORD and Isabell CAMPBELL were married <1820> in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA. Children were: Jesse J. CRAWFORD, Cassandra CRAWFORD, Thomas C. CRAWFORD, Son CRAWFORD, Daughter CRAWFORD, Elijah CRAWFORD Twin, Elizabeth CRAWFORD Twin, Lousia (Lucy) CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. James W. CRAWFORD and Emily SEWELL were married on Sep 26, 1836 in PuTennesseeam, Indiana, USA. Children were: Joshua CRAWFORD, Martha Anne CRAWFORD, Lucinda CRAWFORD, Armilita CRAWFORD, Henry C. CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1909 in Pasadena, , California.

Spouse: Elizabeth WRIGHT. Jesse CRAWFORD and Elizabeth WRIGHT were married on Jan 22, 1827 in Orange, Indiana, USA. Children were: Harvey CRAWFORD, Elijah CRAWFORD, Franklin CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. Jesse J. CRAWFORD and Martha SCOTT were married on Dec 5, 1843 in Clinton County, Indiana, USA.

Children were: Living.

Spouse: Elizabeth (Betsy) BROCK. Children were: James W. CRAWFORD, Elijah Harvey CRAWFORD, Elizabeth CRAWFORD, Lucinda CRAWFORD, Living, Jesse CRAWFORD, Sarah CRAWFORD, Artemisha CRAWFORD, America CRAWFORD, Oliver Perry CRAWFORD, Melinda CRAWFORD, George Washington CRAWFORD, Russell CRAWFORD.

Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.

Spouse: Living.

Spouse: Living. Elijah WRIGHT and Lucinda CRAWFORD were married on Aug 5, 1823 in Orange, Indiana, USA. They were married on Aug 5, 1823 in Orange, Indiana.

Spouse: Living. Richard D. MOLER and Martha Anne CRAWFORD were married on Dec 29, 1857 in Clinton County, Indiana, USA.

Spouse: George Ambrose BROCK. George Ambrose BROCK and Mary Eliazbeth (Polly) CRAWFORD were married in 1809. History
George Ambrose Brock, was the #1 child of James Brock
and Mildred Crain, he was born on 9 March 1789, in
Tennessee. Mary Elizabeth Crawford, was the #13 child of
James Crawford and Betsy Engald she was born on 11 November
1793 in what is now Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee.
The date of George and Mary's marriage is about 1808.
George Ambrose's trade was a cooper (Genealogy by Saron K.
Minten). He served as justice of the peace in Fentress
County from 1838 until his death. As justice of the peace
for the County he performed many marriages. I have read
some family histories in, "History of Fentress County
Tennessee", dated 1987, Volume I, 707 pages, where George
Ambrose had performed marriages for folks in Fentress
County. Public records like this were destroyed during the
Civil War.
The marriage of George Ambrose and Mary Crawford Brock
had an issued of 13 children, their names are: #1 James
Porter, #2 Ambrose, #3 Casander, #4 Permelia Caroline, #5
Vineyard Crawford, #6 Mildred Crane, #7 Nettie Caroline, #8
Elizabeth, #9 Lucinda, #10 George Allen, #ll Russell
Wilburn, #12 Celestine, and #13 Pleasant Taylor Brock. They
were raised on a farm located near the Tennessee-Kentucky
state line and was therefore considered by some as being in
Clinton County, Kentucky, while actually it was in Fentress
County, Tennessee.
On 12 April 1841 during a crossing of swollen Spring
Creek on a horse, George Ambrose was drowned with his
daughter Elizabeth. The following is quoted from Reuben J.
Bates, "Aunt Elizabeth Brock's horse slipped or fell into
Spring Creek and her Dad got excited and jumped in to save
her. Most of the family said, he actually died of a heart
attack". He died intestate, at age 52 years 1 month and 3
days.
The Circuit Court of Fentress County divided his 400
acres of land in one eleventh shares between each of the
children, not all of the children were of age and were
appointed guardians. Reference pages 449 to 456 of the
Fentress County Minutes Book, Vol 1, 1842-1844; copied
under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), 22 May 1937.
I could not find the actual book in the Fentress County
Courthouse. This record shows the Circuit Court land survey
of the 400 acres to each child.
The Reuben Bates Genealogy on the Zachary's show that
Casander Brock was born near Hayles Mill (sometime spelled
Hale's Mill). I believe that the George Ambrose and Mary
Brock homestead was located in this area and all their
children were most likely born on this farm near Hale's
Mill. Page 158 in book "Gone But Not Quite Forgotten", a
book of Pickett County Cemeteries by Richard W. Pierce has
comments about a Hale's Mill Cemetery. In 1992 it appeared
that there were approximately 12 to 15 graves either with
fieldstone's as markers or unmarked. Cecil Flowers comments
were that this was a colored cemetery and called Old
Huddleston cemetery. In the 1840's J. D. Hale, a physician
bought land in this area and the cemetery became part of the
Old Hale place. These words aroused my curiosity, "this
cemetery may have been started before the Hales purchased
the land". This leads me to some speculation on where our
Brocks are buried, yet I feel we shall never know the burial
location of the following: (1) Ambrose Brock (son of George
and Mary), died 25 June 1814; (2) James Brock, died
September 1831; (3) Mildred Crane Brock, died before 1837;
(4) George Ambrose, died 12 April 1841; (5) his daughter
Elizabeth Brock, died 12 April 1841; and Mildred Crane Brock
Davidson, died about 1845. The Brocks also owned slaves and
this could add some reason to the puzzle, I just wanted to
express my thoughts.
After 1842 the Brock boys began to move westward, the
girls of the family that were married remained. On the 6th
of September 1849 Mary Crawford Brock left Tennessee with
her two sons Vineyard and Russell for Wapello County, Iowa
where her oldest son James Porter Brock was farming. James
Porter and Permelia Hatcher Brock sold Mary, his mother a
parcel of land on 14 April 1850 for $170.00. George Allen,
my Great Grandfather was the last to leave, he left for
Missouri in about 1864 which would of been during the Civil
War.
Information obtained from a diary found in Wasco,
Oregon in the home of Alexander M. and Mary Elizabeth Brock
Hicks, daughter of Russell Wilbur Brock, gives dates and
information about the Brock family.
In the 1850 Census Mary Elizabeth Crawford Brock was
head of the household, she indicated that she was born in
South Carolina. The following children were in the
household: (1) Clestine, (2) Pleasant, (3) William, (4)
Mary, (5) Steward, and (6) Alvin, all was born in Tennessee.
Russell Wilburn Brock son of George and Mary was working for
James P. as a farm hand. The six (6) children under the
care of Mary Crawford were not all her children, Mary,
Steward, and Alvin were her Grand children, belonging to her
son Vineyard. I do not know anything about William Brock or
his parents.
Information from the diary indicates the Vineyard was
married and had 5 children. When he left for Oregon three
were with his mother in Iowa and the two youngest were with
his divorced wife in Tennessee. His wife returned to her
father's plantation in Tennessee. It is unknown how he got
the three children to Oregon, it is believed that he sent
for the three eldest children after he arrived in Oregon.
Giving affidavits for this claim were Russell W. Brock,
Lewis McCallister, Miller Morgan and Thomas Ward.
Mary must of had a reason possible her health, on the
25th of November 1851, she sold her parcel of land to
Clestine and Pleasant, her youngest two children, for the
same price she had paid James Porter and his wife. She was
about 58 years old when she sold the property, and she died
on 27 December 1852. She is buried in the Ralston Cemetery,
Adams Township in Wapello County, Iowa close to where James
Porter and Mary Brock lived. Her head stone is in rather
good condition and reads "Affectionate Mary. wife of G.A.
Brock. Died December 27, 1852 AE.59 yrs 1 mo 15 ds.,
however, it has been broken off at ground level but the
lower part is still visible. James Porter and Permelia also
have two daughters, Amanda and Merit H. Brock, buried close
to their Grandmother. A note of interest, Shelby Porter
Brock has a daughter that married into the Ralston family.
There may be other relatives in this cemetery.
Inconstancy or variances:
1. Mary Elizabeth Crawford place of Birth. (1) IGI File,
Nettie Caroline Brock/Jarriott Anderson Huddleson shows her
mother born Pickett Co., Tennessee. (2) 1850 Census of
Ottumwa Iowa, shows place of birth as South Carolina.
2. Our cousin Charline Martin of the Hildreth line, (a
retired school teacher of Byrdstown) took Pat and I around
and about the country side. Also over and about the Spring
Creek area but nothing on the place of the drowning event.
The Tennessee line is within 6 miles from Albany Kentucky,
which seems to be the area of Brock property and the Spring
Creek runs very close by. Also, the Clear Fork Baptist
Church was very near to Albany. However, George Ambrose was
not a member.
3. The diary appears to have been written by Russell Wilbur
Brock on a day by day event during the trip over the Oregon
trail from Iowa to Oregon, and contains some family items of
interest The diary shows they departed Iowa for California
on the 30th day of April 1850, but went to Oregon. See
Family Group Records of Russell W. Brock for diary
information.
I welcome any additional information, comments or
criticism on this history of George Ambrose Brock and his
wife Mary lizabeth Crawford.

Raymond W. Schuknecht Sr.
609 N. Broadway
Knob Noster, Mo. 65336-1117
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History
George Ambrose Brock, was the #1 child of James Brock
and Mildred Crain, he was born on 9 March 1789, in
Tennessee. Mary Elizabeth Crawford, was the #13 child of
James Crawford and Betsy Engald she was born on 11 November
1793 in what is now Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee.
The date of George and Mary's marriage is about 1808.
George Ambrose's trade was a cooper (Genealogy by Saron K.
Minten). He served as justice of the peace in Fentress
County from 1838 until his death. As justice of the peace
for the County he performed many marriages. I have read
some family histories in, "History of Fentress County
Tennessee", dated 1987, Volume I, 707 pages, where George
Ambrose had performed marriages for folks in Fentress
County. Public records like this were destroyed during the
Civil War.
The marriage of George Ambrose and Mary Crawford Brock
had an issued of 13 children, their names are: #1 James
Porter, #2 Ambrose, #3 Casander, #4 Permelia Caroline, #5
Vineyard Crawford, #6 Mildred Crane, #7 Nettie Caroline, #8
Elizabeth, #9 Lucinda, #10 George Allen, #ll Russell
Wilburn, #12 Celestine, and #13 Pleasant Taylor Brock. They
were raised on a farm located near the Tennessee-Kentucky
state line and was therefore considered by some as being in
Clinton County, Kentucky, while actually it was in Fentress
County, Tennessee.
On 12 April 1841 during a crossing of swollen Spring
Creek on a horse, George Ambrose was drowned with his
daughter Elizabeth. The following is quoted from Reuben J.
Bates, "Aunt Elizabeth Brock's horse slipped or fell into
Spring Creek and her Dad got excited and jumped in to save
her. Most of the family said, he actually died of a heart
attack". He died intestate, at age 52 years 1 month and 3
days.
The Circuit Court of Fentress County divided his 400
acres of land in one eleventh shares between each of the
children, not all of the children were of age and were
appointed guardians. Reference pages 449 to 456 of the
Fentress County Minutes Book, Vol 1, 1842-1844; copied
under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), 22 May 1937.
I could not find the actual book in the Fentress County
Courthouse. This record shows the Circuit Court land survey
of the 400 acres to each child.
The Reuben Bates Genealogy on the Zachary's show that
Casander Brock was born near Hayles Mill (sometime spelled
Hale's Mill). I believe that the George Ambrose and Mary
Brock homestead was located in this area and all their
children were most likely born on this farm near Hale's
Mill. Page 158 in book "Gone But Not Quite Forgotten", a
book of Pickett County Cemeteries by Richard W. Pierce has
comments about a Hale's Mill Cemetery. In 1992 it appeared
that there were approximately 12 to 15 graves either with
fieldstone's as markers or unmarked. Cecil Flowers comments
were that this was a colored cemetery and called Old
Huddleston cemetery. In the 1840's J. D. Hale, a physician
bought land in this area and the cemetery became part of the
Old Hale place. These words aroused my curiosity, "this
cemetery may have been started before the Hales purchased
the land". This leads me to some speculation on where our
Brocks are buried, yet I feel we shall never know the burial
location of the following: (1) Ambrose Brock (son of George
and Mary), died 25 June 1814; (2) James Brock, died
September 1831; (3) Mildred Crane Brock, died before 1837;
(4) George Ambrose, died 12 April 1841; (5) his daughter
Elizabeth Brock, died 12 April 1841; and Mildred Crane Brock
Davidson, died about 1845. The Brocks also owned slaves and
this could add some reason to the puzzle, I just wanted to
express my thoughts.
After 1842 the Brock boys began to move westward, the
girls of the family that were married remained. On the 6th
of September 1849 Mary Crawford Brock left Tennessee with
her two sons Vineyard and Russell for Wapello County, Iowa
where her oldest son James Porter Brock was farming. James
Porter and Permelia Hatcher Brock sold Mary, his mother a
parcel of land on 14 April 1850 for $170.00. George Allen,
my Great Grandfather was the last to leave, he left for
Missouri in about 1864 which would of been during the Civil
War.
Information obtained from a diary found in Wasco,
Oregon in the home of Alexander M. and Mary Elizabeth Brock
Hicks, daughter of Russell Wilbur Brock, gives dates and
information about the Brock family.
In the 1850 Census Mary Elizabeth Crawford Brock was
head of the household, she indicated that she was born in
South Carolina. The following children were in the
household: (1) Clestine, (2) Pleasant, (3) William, (4)
Mary, (5) Steward, and (6) Alvin, all was born in Tennessee.
Russell Wilburn Brock son of George and Mary was working for
James P. as a farm hand. The six (6) children under the
care of Mary Crawford were not all her children, Mary,
Steward, and Alvin were her Grand children, belonging to her
son Vineyard. I do not know anything about William Brock or
his parents.
Information from the diary indicates the Vineyard was
married and had 5 children. When he left for Oregon three
were with his mother in Iowa and the two youngest were with
his divorced wife in Tennessee. His wife returned to her
father's plantation in Tennessee. It is unknown how he got
the three children to Oregon, it is believed that he sent
for the three eldest children after he arrived in Oregon.
Giving affidavits for this claim were Russell W. Brock,
Lewis McCallister, Miller Morgan and Thomas Ward.
Mary must of had a reason possible her health, on the
25th of November 1851, she sold her parcel of land to
Clestine and Pleasant, her youngest two children, for the
same price she had paid James Porter and his wife. She was
about 58 years old when she sold the property, and she died
on 27 December 1852. She is buried in the Ralston Cemetery,
Adams Township in Wapello County, Iowa close to where James
Porter and Mary Brock lived. Her head stone is in rather
good condition and reads "Affectionate Mary. wife of G.A.
Brock. Died December 27, 1852 AE.59 yrs 1 mo 15 ds.,
however, it has been broken off at ground level but the
lower part is still visible. James Porter and Permelia also
have two daughters, Amanda and Merit H. Brock, buried close
to their Grandmother. A note of interest, Shelby Porter
Brock has a daughter that married into the Ralston family.
There may be other relatives in this cemetery.
Inconstancy or variances:
1. Mary Elizabeth Crawford place of Birth. (1) IGI File,
Nettie Caroline Brock/Jarriott Anderson Huddleson shows her
mother born Pickett Co., Tennessee. (2) 1850 Census of
Ottumwa Iowa, shows place of birth as South Carolina.
2. Our cousin Charline Martin of the Hildreth line, (a
retired school teacher of Byrdstown) took Pat and I around
and about the country side. Also over and about the Spring
Creek area but nothing on the place of the drowning event.
The Tennessee line is within 6 miles from Albany Kentucky,
which seems to be the area of Brock property and the Spring
Creek runs very close by. Also, the Clear Fork Baptist
Church was very near to Albany. However, George Ambrose was
not a member.
3. The diary appears to have been written by Russell Wilbur
Brock on a day by day event during the trip over the Oregon
trail from Iowa to Oregon, and contains some family items of
interest The diary shows they departed Iowa for California
on the 30th day of April 1850, but went to Oregon. See
Family Group Records of Russell W. Brock for diary
information.
I welcome any additional information, comments or
criticism on this history of George Ambrose Brock and his
wife Mary lizabeth Crawford.

Raymond W. Schuknecht Sr.
609 N. Broadway
Knob Noster, Mo. 65336-1117
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Children were: James Porter BROCK, Ambrose BROCK, Casander BROCK, Permelia E. BROCK, Vineyard Crawford BROCK, Mildred Crain BROCK, Nettie Caroline BROCK, Elizabeth BROCK, Lucinda BROCK, George Allen Sr. BROCK, Russell Wilbur Sr. BROCK, Celestine BROCK, Pleasant Taylor BROCK.

Spouse: Living. John WARDEN and Melinda CRAWFORD were married on Feb 22, 1838 in PuTennesseeam, Indiana, USA.

Spouse: Albert W. ALLEN. Albert W. ALLEN and Nancy T. CRAWFORD were married in Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA.

Spouse: William Epperson HOWELL. Children were: Living.

Spouse: Living. Claude DENNIS and Naomi Fenderson CRAWFORD were married in Los Angeles, California, USA. Children were: Living, Living.