Expanding the FAN Club

Have you ever gone back thru your sources for a person to discover that the source contains more information about your family and their FAN club than you originally realized? That’s the situation as I’m updating sources for Henry Duggins. Henry Duggins [KGM3-TX3] is the stepson of my 4th great-grandfather, James Crawford.

Because of this relationship, I expect to find some of my CRAWFORD FAN club members: the CRAWFORD and DUGGINS surname along with the SELLERS surname.

• DUGGINS — Henry and William — stepsons of my ancestor James CRAWFORD
• CRAWFORD — James and James — the two CRAWFORDs married in Garrard County, KY who seem to migrate together
• SELLERS — Nathan – Father-in-law of Henry DUGGINS
• SELLERS — James and William — brothers of Nathan who married Mary and Sarah CRAWFORD respectively
• DOOLEY — land owner in Garrard County KY who appears to have followed same migration path as the two James Crawfords

Thus, when I find all of these surnames in a piece on the Religious History of Preble County in the 1881 History of Preble County, Ohio, I wonder how many of them may have also been in the area of Garrard county, Kentucky prior to 1800.

page 103
Religious History
The pioneer religious organization of Eaton, and, for that matter, of Preble County, was that of the Christian church. The Eaton church of this denomination was first organized at the house of Nathan Sellers, about one mile south of the village in the year 1807. The organization grew out of a camp meeting held on the premises of Mr. Sellers and conducted by Reuben Dooley, Barton W. Stone, David Purviance and William Kinkade. Elders Dooley and Stone had at this time just commenced their labors. The following, from Stone’s Biography, affords a glimpse of the manner of religious work then carried on and the difficulties which had to be surmounted. Stone says:

“We preached and baptized daily in Eaton for many days. No house could contain the people that flocked to hear. We had to preach in the open streets to the anxious multitude. At night, after service, the cries and prayers of the distressed in many houses around were truly solemn. Almost the whole town and neighborhood were baptized and added to the Lord. We left this place and preached and baptized in many others. We were poorly clad and had no money to buy clothes. Going on at a certain time through the barrens, a limb tore Brother Dooley’s striped linen pantaloons very much. He had no other, nor had I a pair to lend him. We consoled ourselves that we were in the Lord’s work and that He would provide. He tied his handkerchief over the seat, and we went on and preached to the people. That night we lodged with Brother Samuel Wilson, whose wife presented Brother Dooley a pair of home-spun linen pantaloons.”
Soon after the organization was effected in Eaton the public church was built in the southwest part of the village. That structure, which long remained standing, and became widely known as “the old Public church,” was used by the Christian church in common with other religious organizations. The church appears to have prospered for the first fifteen years of its existence, and to have numbered among its members many of the pioneer families of Preble county, among whom may be named the Sellers, Dooleys, Crawfords, Bruces, Brubakers, Hardys, Duggins, Bantas, Shidelers, Flemings, Baileys, Bloomfields, and Vanausdals. The early ministers of the church were Reuben Dooley, William Kinkade, David Purviance. John Hardy was pastor of the church at the time of his death, in 1819.

History of Preble County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (N.p.: H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers, 1881), Page 103 – Religious History; digital images, Archive.org, http://www.archive.org viewed online 13 August 2022.

Wondering whether these four ministers had connections to my FAN club in Kentucky, I searched Google for each of them.

• Reuben Dooley — son of Moses Dooley who settled in Madison County, KY in 1781. Reuben Dooley migrated to Preble County, OH in 1808 where his father lived. (History of the Restoration Movement).
• William Kinkade, author of the book, The Bible Doctrine, was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Kentucky. His memorial on Find a Grave provides details about his life.
• David Purviance’s biography indicates that he moved his family from Tennessee to Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1792, where his path would have crossed with the host of the 1807 Preble County, Ohio, camp meeting, Nathan Sellers.
• Barton W. Stone may have also crossed paths with Nathan Sellers in Kentucky when Barton Stone was one of the ministers at the Cane Ridge Revival in Bourbon County, KY in 1801.

While I don’t know anything about the other pioneer families who were members of ‘the old public church’, two surnames caught my attention: Bantas and Vanausdals. These two surnames are in my tree — just not in my CRAWFORD branch of my tree. The Banta family was part of the Low Dutch Colony of White Oak Station in Madison County, Kentucky. (Wiki-Tree: Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky)

New Connection

In your genealogy research, do you have a FAN (Family Associates, Neighbors) club? If so, do you ever see a name and question whether to add him/her to your FAN club? If so, that’s how I felt about Moses Dooley.

It was like that name, Moses Dooley, kept cropping up in different places and times. My first notes for Moses Dooley are from tax records for Preble County Ohio — living in the same community as my ancestor, James Crawford (wife Sally Smith Duggins) and ‘big’ James Crawford (wife Martha Knight).

Thinking that I should find Moses Dooley in Kentucky with these same Crawford families, I looked back at my Kentucky notes and discovered that I didn’t record anything about Moses Dooley. Rechecking the tax records, I found Moses Dooley in 1794 Madison County, Kentucky — on the same page as several Crawfords. [Kentucky, Madison. Tax Books, 1787-1874. Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY. Film #8126 DGS 7834478. Crawford James, William, 1794 Tax bookx 1787-1797, 1799-1807: image 197; digital images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online February 2019.]

Assuming the Moses Dooley of Preble County, Ohio is the same person as the Moses Dooley of Madison County, Ky, that places Moses Dooley traveling a similar migration path as that traveled by the two James Crawford families.

A brief study of the information about Moses Dooley on the FamilySearch tree [L66r-BYH] revealed other connection points with my research:

• Moses Dooley was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1748. Augusta County, is where my ancestor, James Crawford, is said to have been born.
• Moses Dooley died in 1822 in Preble County, Ohio. James Crawford was living in Preble County, Ohio in 1822 and died there in 1854.
• Moses Dooley’s grandson, Silas Dooley married Isabel McCracken. Isabel’s grandparents were Nathan Sellers and Sarah Finley. The Sellers family is part of my Crawford FAN club.
• Moses Dooley’s son, Abner married Nancy Douglas. Nancy is the daughter of George and Rebecca Douglas. George Douglas is believed to be the brother of Rebekah Crawford. Rebekah Crawford is believed to be the mother of Sarah Crawford (md Williiam Sellers), Mary Crawford (md. James Sellers) and James Crawford (md Martha Knight)

With all of these loose connections to my Crawford family, I decided to see what else I could learn about Moses Dooley and his family. Digging thru Google searches, I stumbled upon a biography of Reuben Dooley, son of Moses Dooley.

Not only does this biography provide a lot of detail about Reuben Dooley and his parents, but it provides details for their migration path. This path took the family from Bedford County, Virginia to Madison County, Kentucky in 1781. From there the family moved to Barren County, Kentucky and then to Preble County, Ohio.

This migration path is very similar to that of the Preble County Crawfords. Deeds place James and Martha in Barren County, Kentucky prior to moving to Preble County, Ohio. Marriage records place both James in early Kentucky. James and Martha were married in Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1793. James and Sally were married in Garrard County Kentucky in 1799. Both James are believed to have been born in Augusta County, Virginia, one in 1770 and the other in 1772.

Although I haven’t found any relationship between my Crawford line and the Dooleys, this biography provides support for the migration of the Preble County James Crawfords South onto the Marrowbone out of the Garrard County Kentucky area prior to the migration North into Preble County, Ohio.

I am glad I followed that ‘nudge’ to do more research on Moses Dooley. He is now an ‘official’ member of my Crawford FAN club.

DNA JOY!

My mind is ‘jumping up and down’ with joy this morning. Another CRAWFORD researcher contacted me this morning to let me know he had found out his haplogroup: R-Y88686. That is the SAME haplogroup as my brother.

We FINALLY have some evidence that we are related!

We both descend from James Crawford of Preble County, Ohio. His James Crawford was born in 1770 in Augusta County, Virginia and died in 1833 in Warren County, Indiana. My James was born in 1772 in Virginia and died in 1854 in Preble County, Ohio.

Both men were living in Kentucky prior to 1800. His James married Martha Knight in 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. My James married Sally Duggins in 1799 in Garrard County, Kentucky. (Garrard County was formed in 1797 from Lincoln and Madison counties.)

In 1811, his James filed land entry papers showing he had made the final payment for the SW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 7 Range 2 East in Preble County, Ohio. In 1816, my James filed similar land entry papers showing he had made the final payment for the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 7, Range 2 East in Preble County, Ohio. Yes, they owned adjoining land.

These two families appear to have migrated together for over 100 years. Thus, we have long suspected a relationship.

Not only has our yDNA tests shown us that we need to keep looking for that relationship, but it has added a third James Crawford to the mix. This James was also in Garrard County prior to 1800. James was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1758 and died in Jefferson County, Indiana in 1836. In 1779, this James Crawford married Rebecca Anderson Maxwell in Montgomery County, Virginia.

So that’s three members of our haplogroup:

• three James Crawfords
• all in Garrard County, Kentucky prior to 1800
• all born in Virginia – likely in early Augusta County, Virginia
• no father/son relationship between any of the three James Crawfords

The fourth member of our haplogroup descends from William Nelson Crawford. William was born in 1829 in Ohio. Little information about William has been found prior to his marriage to Julia Ann Decious in 1864 in Lassen, California. By 1877, William and Julia were living in Klickitat County, Washington. William died in Klickitat County in 1907.

This William Crawford may have been the 21 year old William Crawford listed in the household of William Crawford (son of James and Martha Crawford) on the 1850 census in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana.

If so, that would place William Nelson Crawford in Warren County, Indiana along with James and Martha Crawford and their children and with my ancestor Nelson G. Crawford, son of James and Sally Crawford.

This new haplogroup information says these four families are related. We just need to do more digging to figure out how!

Re-Visiting Tax Lists

Do you ever find yourself retracing your research steps because you learn about a new family connection? Yep, that’s me. I’m going back thru the early tax lists for Madison County, KY.

I wrote about my journey with suspected CRAWFORD family members in my January 2019 post, Tax Man Cometh. At the time, I mentioned finding Edward Crawford in a different taxing district from the other Crawfords. I didn’t pursue Edward for several reasons. Since he wasn’t shown as a land owner, I wouldn’t find any deeds for him. I also didn’t have any information tying Edward to any of the other Crawfords in those early tax records.

Now, I have yDNA evidence showing a relationship to Edward Crawford of Overton, Tennessee. From what I’ve been able to learn about this Edward Crawford, his birthplace is thought to be Pennsylvania or Virginia.

I have NO evidence that the Edward Crawford in the Madison County tax lists is the same Edward Crawford who died in Overton County, Tennessee. I also currently have NO evidence that they are not the same person.

Thus, I’m going to revisit the tax lists to see if I can learn anything more about the Edward Crawford of Madison County, Kentucky.

As mentioned in my previous post, I found several Crawfords listed in these Madison County, KY tax lists.

• Mary Crawford (found 1787-1792)
• James Crawford (found 1787-1796)
• William Crawford (found (1787-1796)
• James Crawford – appears in 1792
• Alexander Crawford – appears in 1792
• John Crawford – appears in 1795
• William Crawford Jr – appears in 1795
• Edward Crawford — appears in 1795 –  under a different commissioner’s list

Edward is the only Crawford who appears on the 1797 tax list. Edward is also listed on the 1799 tax list but has not been found after that date.
Since the first wife of Edward Crawford of Overton, TN was named Mary Gentry, I also looked for any GENTRY families on these Madison County, KY tax lists. I found several GENTRY families with most owning land. 

Madison County, Kentucky Tax Books, 1787-1874 Tax books 1787-1797, 1799-1807 Film 8126DGS 7834478
Image 206

Madison County 1795

Image 210 

• Crawford James – 1 male >21; 5 horses; 17 cattle; 146 acres

Image 211

• Crawford John – 1 male > 21, 2 horses, 6 cattle
• Crawford William Jr – 1 male > 21; 2 horses; 6 cattle
• Crawford William Sr – 1 male > 21; 1 male 16-21; 12 horses; 28 cattle; 180 acres

Image 212

• Duggins, William – 1 male > 21; 2 horses; 8 cattle
• Duggins, Daniel – 1 male >21

Image 218

• Moore Alexander – 1 male >21; 3 horses; 3 cattle

Image 218, 219, 220 – No William McClure, George Miller or Nancy Miller

Image 257

• Crawford Edward – 1 male >21, 2 horses; 3 cattle

Image 258 – 1795

• May 13 Gentry, Richard – 1 male > 21 – 0 male > 16 – 6 total blacks – 2 blacks under 16 – 5 horses – 40 cattle
• Gentry, Robert – 1 male > 21, 2 total blacks – 1 black > 16 – 3 horses – 35 cattle
• Gentry, David – 1 male > 21, 4 horses – 14 cattle

Image 266 1796

Image 271

• Crawford Edwd – no land given – 2 males > 16, 2 horses, 4 cattle

Image 276

• Gentry, Richard 100 acres Silver C Madison – entered Wm Dolton – survey Sam’l Davis – 1 male > 21, 5 blacks > 16, 7 total balcks, 6 horses, 52 cattle
• Gentry, David – 100 acres Silver C Madison – entered Wm Hix – survey DO  – 1 male > 21, 3 horses, 14 cattle

Image 333

• Crawford James – 1216 acres Paint Lick Madison County
• Thos L Kennedy Grant; 1 male >21; 1 male 16-21; 6 horses; 25 cattle [200 Acres – James/Rebecca]
• Crawford William – 1 male >21; 2 horses; 6 cattle
• Crawford, William – 180 acres paint Lick, Madison county; John Kennedy grant; 1 male >21; 1 male 16-21; 7 horses; 25 cattle
• Crawford, John – 1 male >21; 1 horse; 13 cattle

Image 334

• Duggins, Alexander – 1 male >21; 1 horse
• Duggins, David- 1 male > 21; 1 horse; 2 cattle
• Duggins Benjamin – 1 male > 21; 1 horse
• Duggins Daniel 45 acres Sugar Creek Madison County – 1 male > 21; 1 horse; 1 cattle
• Duggins William 50 acres Sugar Creek Madison County – 1 male > 21; 2 horses; 6 cattle
  

Image 340

• Moore Alexander – 50 acres Paint Lick Madison County ; 1 male >21; 2 horses; 7 cattle

Image 343

• Nancy Miller — 100 acres on Paint Lick – obtained from John Kennedy

IMAGE 353 – 1797

Image 356 – C — No Crawford

Image 359

• Gentry, Bartlett – 64 acres Ottr Cr Madison County – entered by Richd Henderson – surveyed RH – 1 male > 16, 1 black > 16, 2 horses, 6 cattle
• Gentry, Josiah – 100 acres Otter Cr – Madison County entered by C Irvine R Clark – I & C – I & C – 1 male > 16, 2 blacks, 4 horses, 2 cattleImage 360
• Gentry, David – 200 acres Taylor’s fork – Madison County entered by Will Hix – WH – WH – 2 males > 16, 4 cattle
• Gentry, G. Bartin – 150 acres Otter Cr – Madison County – entered by Richd Henderson – RH – RH – 2 males > 16, 3 blacks – 7 horses – 5 cattle 

Image 375 – C — NIL Crawford

Image 406 – C

• Crawford Edwd – 1 male > 21 – 3 cattle

Image 409

• Gentry, Ricd – 100 acres – Silver Cr – Madison Co – entered by Wm Dolton – Surveyed Saml Bill = 1 mal > 21, 0 white > 16 – 6 total blacks – 7 blacks > 16 – 8 horses

Image 410 – David Gass

Image 415 – Thomas Maxwell – David Maxwell

Image 424 1799

Image 427 – C

image 428 – blurry – No Crawford

Image 435

• Crawford, Edward – 1 male > 21 – 3 horses

Image 437

• Gentry, Richard – 1 male > 21 – 0 male > 16, 7  blacks > 16, 14 total blacks, – 13 horses

Image 439

• Maxwell Bazel

Image 448

• Gentry Josiah – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 3 blacks > 16, 6 total blacks, 4 horses
• Gentry Bartlett – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 3 blacks > 16, 7 total blacks, 4 horses
• Gentry John – 1 male > 16, 2 horses
• Gentry David – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 5 horses
• Gentry, James 1 male > 16, 2 horses

Image 458 — 1800

Image 464 – C — No Crawford

Image 470

• Gentry, Josiah – 100 acres Madison County, Otter Crk, entered by Chris Irvine, surveyed same – 1 w above 21, 3 blacks > 16, 8 total blacks, 3 horses
• Gentry, Martin – 150 acres Madison County, Otter Crk, entered by Rich Henderson , same, 1 w male abve 21, 2 blacks > 16, 7 total blacks, 4 horses
• Gentry, Bartlett – 123 acres – Otter Crk, Madison County, 1 male > 21, 1 black > 16, 2 total blacks, 2 horses
• Gentry, David – 100 acres – Madison County, Taylor’s Fork Sc – entered by W Hicks, surveyed by same – 1 male > 21, 6 horses
• Gentry, James – 1 male > 21, 3 horses —

Image 492 – C – NIL Crawford

Image 495 – G – NIL Gentry

Image 498

• Maxwell, Bazaleel

Image 506 – 1800 No 3

Image 511 – C  – NIL Crawford

Image 516 – G – NIL Gentry

Image 538 – 1801

Image 544 – C – No Crawford

Image 550 

• Gentry Josiah – 100 acres Madison County, Otter Cr – entered by Christ Irvine – same – same – 1 male > 21, 1 white male > 16, 3 black> 16, 8 total black, 4 horses
• Gentry, John – 1 male > 21, 1 black, 3 horses
• Gentry, Martin – 150 acres – madison County, Otter Cr – entered by Richd Henderson – same, same – 1 male > 21, 2 black > 16, 5 total blacks, 4 horses
• Gentry, Bartlet – 64 acres, Madison County, Otter Cr – entered by Richd Henderson – 1 male > 21, 1 black > 16, 2 total blacks, 5 horses
• Gentry, Bartlet – 123 acres, Madison County, Otter Cr – entered by Richd Henderson
• Gentry, David – 100 acres, Madison County, Taylors Fork, entered by Wm Hicks – 1 male > 21 – 5 horses

Image 573 – C – NIL Crawford

Image 579

• Gentry James – 1 male > 21, 1 horse

Image 603 – C – NIL Crawford

Image 606

Gentry Rich – 100 acres Silver Cr – Madison COunty – entered by Saml Davis – 1 male > 21, 8 blacks > 16, 17 total blacks, 18 horses

Image 618 – 1802

Image 624 – C – NIL Crawford

Image 635 – G – NIL Gentry

Image 661 – C – 

Image 662 

• Crafford Joseph – 1 male > 21, 2 horses

Image 667

• Gentry Josiah – 100 acres – Madison County, Otter Cr – entered by Christ Irvine – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 3 blacks > 16, 8 total blacks, 4 horses
• Gentry, John – 1 male > 21, 4 horsesImage 668
• Gentry Bartlett – 183 acres – Madison County, Otter Cr – 1 male > 21, 1 black > 16, 2 total blacks, 7 horses
• Gentry David – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 7 horses
• Gentry, Martin 150 acres, Madison County, Otter Cr, entered by Richd Henderson – same – same – 1 male > 21, 2 blacks > 16, 5 total blacks, 5 horses
• Gentry, David Jun – 1 male > 21, 1 horses
• Gentry, Enoch – 1 male > 21, 1 horse
• Gentry, Isam – 1 male > 21

Image 691 – C – NIL Crawford

Image 694 –

• Gentry Richard – 175 acres Madison County – David ?[unweather] – 1 male > 21, 1 male > 16, 8 Blacks > 16, 18 total blacks, 16 horses

Samuel Anderson Will

Madison County, Kentucky
Family Search
Mixed Probate Records, Vols. A-B 1787-1819
FS Film 183266 DGS 007553082

Will
Vol. A
page 351 (Image 184)

In the name of God Amen
I Samuel Anderson being a low state of
health and knowing the uncertainty of Humane existence although in
my propoer sence and memory for which I bless God do make [co?]
and appoint this to be my last will and testament [?]
dis[cumuling] all other to wit, Impres[?] my [w?]
just debts to be first paid out of my personal estate [?]
hereafter [? – blurred ink]
and to my niece Betsy Campbell my stock of horse Creator, to be
equally divided between them Item I give all my [?ing]

page 352

wearing apparel to my brother William Anderson
Item I give to my brother Isaac my stock of hogs
Item I give to my sister Margaret Maxwell, Rebecah Crawford
Mary Campbell and Anne Gass and my brother John
Anderson each twenty five cents Item I give to my
Brother James Anderson my plantation and land adjoining
my brother Isaac, Joseph Kennedy and William Morrison
together with all my farming tools and all other property
not herein mentioned and I do appoint my said brother James
Anderson my sole executor of this my last will and Testament
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 10th day of December 1804
Samuel Anderson
Signed and Acknowledged
In presence of
William Briscoe
David Maxwell
At a Court held for Madison County on Monday the 7th day of
April 1806 this will was proved to be the last will and
testament of Samuel Anderson deceased by the oath of William
Briscoe and on another day to wit on the 5th day of May 1806
The said will was fully proved by the oath of David Maxewell
another witness thereto an ordered to be recorded

Albert Will Irvine CMC

Crawford to Rice Deed

Madison County Kentucky
Deed book B
page 269-270

page 269

Crawford to Rice

This Indenture made this twenty six
th day of August in the year of our Lord one
Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty eight
Between James Crawford of the County 
of Madison of the one part and David Rice
of the county aforesaid on the other part
witnesseth that the said James Crawford
for and in consideration of the sum of 
fifty pound current money of Virginia
to him in hand paid by the said David
Rice the receipt whereof he doth hereby
acknowledge he the said James Crawford
hath granted bargained sold aliened
and confirmed and by these presents doth
grant bargain sell alien and confirm
unto David Rice a certain tract or parcel
of land containing fifty acres lying and
being in the county of Madison and is
bounded as followeth (to wit) begin
ing at a sugar tree upon Samuel Gordains
line upon Paint Lick waters and the

page 270

north east corner of a survey of two hundred
acres where on the said Crawford now lives [?]
ning thence East one hundred & fifty
poles to a small elm thence south ten west
one hundred and six & 3/4 poles with said
Crawfords line to a cherry tree thence north
fifty two west one hundred and seventy 
poles to the begining and all the estate
right title interest claim and demand
of him the said James Crawford of in and 
to the said land and premises and all
deeds evidences and writing touching 
or in any wise concerning the same to have
and to hold the said land and premi
ses hereby granted and sold with the 
appartenance to him the said David
Rice his heirs and assigns forever to the
only propoer use and behoof of him the
said David Rice and of his heirs and
assigns forever and the said James Craw
ford doth covenant and agree to and
with the said David Rice his heirs execu
tors administrators and assigns that
the said James Crawford his heirs executors
and administrators shall and will 
warrant and forever defend the land
and premises with the appurtenances
hereby bargained and sold to him the
said David Rice his heirs executors
administrators and assigns against
the claim of all and every other person or

page 271

persons whatsoever in witness whereof the
said James Crawford hath hereunto set
his hand and seal the day and year first
above written
the words (containing fifty acres)
interlined before figure
James Crawford
Rebekah (her mark) Crawford
At a court held for Madison County
On Tuesday the 26th day of August 1788
This indenture was
acknowledged by James Crawford to be
his act and deed and ordered to be record
ed
Teste Will Irvin 

John Anderson Deed

Madison County Kentucky

Deed Book D
page 712 and 713
FamilySearch Film #183285

This indenture made this third day of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight between Samuel Campbell and Mary his wife of the County of Madison, Bez’ l Maxwell and Margret his wife, James Crawford and Rebeca his wife of the County of Garrard, James Anderson and Hannah his wife of the county of Madison, John Gap and Anne his wife of the County of Bourbon and William M. Morrison

Page 713

and Betsey his wife of the County of Madison and all  of the State of Kentucky being the part of the  legatees  to the estate of John Anderson Dec’d  not provided for of the one part and Isaac and Samuel Anderson legatees of the other part witnesseth that the said Samuel  Campbell, Bezabel  Max well , J ames Crawford, James Anderson, John Gaps and William M. Morrison and each of their wives for and in consideration of them the said Isaac and Samuel Anderson relinquishment of their interest and claim to all other parts of the said John Anderson Dec’d forever estate doth grant bargain and telling wish unto Isaac and Samuel Anderson  the heirs and  assigns all  am right title interest claim and demand of in and to  two hundred acres of land adjoining  the land of Joseph Kennedy on the north which  is the balance of six hundred acres obtained in two surveys by John Anderson Dec’d and bounded on the south of the lands conveyed by the John Anderson Dec’d to William and John Anderson and the land William Morrison on the east with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said land or parcel of land be the same more or less with i ts premises and every of its appurtenances  until the said Isaac and Samuel Anderson the i r heirs and assigns forever and the said Samuel Campbell, Bez’l Maxwell, James Crawford, James Anderson, John Gap and William M. Morrison for themselves their heirs executors and administrators the said land and  premises  unto the said Isaac and Samuel Anderson their heirs, executors and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend against the claim of them the said Baz’l Maxwell and Margret his wife, James Crawford and Rebeca his wife , Saml Campbell and Mary his wife, James Anderson and Hannah his wife John Gaps and Anne his wife William M. Morrison and  Betsy  his wife their heirs, executors, and administrators or from any other person or persons claiming by or under them.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day and year above written in presence of Jas Barnett, William Anderson, John Anderson.
Bez’lMaxwell
Maggaret Maxwell
Saml Campbell
Mary Campbell
James Crawford
Rebecca Crawford
Jas Anderson
Hannah Anderson
John Gass
Anne Gass
Wm. M. Morrison
Betsey Morrison

Dooley

Have you ever seen a name in a deed or court document and thought to yourself, ‘Hey, I’ve seen that name before?’ Well that was my situation when I was looking at tax records for Barren County, Kentucky.

Since I found James Crawford with 200 acres of land on the Marrowbone listed on the 1800 tax list for Barren County, KY, I started looking for other people owning land on the Marrowbone. That’s when I found Moses Dooly Junr also owning 200 acres of land on the Marrowbone.

Not only was Moses Dooly Junr in Barren County, but so was his father and brothers.

I remembered the Dooly name from my Garrard County map of the original land owners. Moses Dooly had a land grant (#912) for land in the line fork of Sugar Creek.

This land is near the Mary Crawford land purchased from Richard Cave. Mary’s land would be to the East of Moses Dooley’s land. Just to the Southwest of Moses Dooley’s land is the land grant for Jacob Myers. Some of this land was sold to George Douglas. George Douglas then sold a portion to Rebekah Crawford.

So when I saw Moses Dooly Junr as a potential neighbor to James Crawford, I started paying attention to the Dooly family. Since James and Martha Crawford sold 200 hundred acres of land on the Marrowbone (see Barren County Connection), I believe the James Crawford in the tax record is the James Crawford married to Martha Knight. However, I haven’t found the deed for James’ purchase of the land. Thus, I can’t say for certain which James Crawford is listed in the tax record.

As I was researching the two James Crawfords in Preble County, Ohio, I discovered the Dooly family on the tax records in Preble County, Ohio. The 1816 Preble County, Ohio tax list shows Moses Dooley Senr and Moses Dooley along with several other members of the family.

Since I’ve found the Dooley family and likely both James Crawford families in Barren County, KY and Preble County, OH, I began wondering if Moses Dooley was on the tax lists for Lincoln or Madison Counties. Thus, I returned to the tax lists for Lincoln County, KY where I had previously found George Douglas and Rebekah Crawford along with some Sellars families in 1787. I didn’t find any Dooley names living near Rebekah Crawford in 1787. So, I checked Madison County, KY where I found Moses Dooley and John Doly in 1787.

This places Moses Dooley in the same taxing district as Mary Crawford, James Crawford and William Crawford in 1787. 

This may all be coincidence, but it appears that the Dooley clan followed the same migration path from the Garrard County, Kentucky area in 1787 to the Barren County, Kentucky area in 1799 to Preble County, Ohio in 1816.
Thus, I’ve added the Dooley surname to my FAN club.

Crawford vs. Cox

Gowns, Petticoats and Silver Spoons

Have you ever seen a court case ordering the sale of the household goods — including the gowns and petticoats — to pay a debt?

I admit I haven’t looked at a lot of court records – but this one is new to me.

I found the court case when looking for documents relating to CRAWFORD family members in Madison County, Kentucky. The index for the Court of Quarter Sessions case files led me to Case #588 for William Crawford vs William Cox.

Image 2684

Madison SS
April Court 1795

William Crawford Plft
against
William Cox Deft

Upon Attachment

The constabel having returned the attachment
executed on three feather beds & furniture  a glass
brush ten gownds six petticoats two basons one
dish one tabel one large silver spoon four small
one fourteen tea spons one silver candelstick
a silver cream pot one case of kinves & forks
& other articels the property of the said defendant
and it is ordered that the sheriff make sale of the
said property or so much thereof as will be of value
sufficient to satisfy the said William Crawford
the sum of fifteen pounds which late in our court
of quarter sessions for the County of Madison was
adjudged to the said William Crawford for his
debt also one pound nine shillings and three pence
for hist costs in his behalf expended and that you
have the same before the Justices of our said Court
at the Courthouse on the first Wednesday after the
Last Tuesday in October next to render to the
said William Crawford his debt & Costs aforesaid.
Test Will Irvine

Image 2685

Bleed thru / faded writing
Back side of paper

Crawford
Vs
Cox

A Or [dsh]

To October 1795

written sideways
The Defendent failes to deliver the
property
John Adams [?]

After transcribing this file, I think a page found in case 587 actually belongs to case 588. Read the page and decide for yourself!

Image 2673

Damaged page
Madison (Sct) April Court 1795William Crawford [P?]against                               Upon AttachmentWilliam Core Deft 
The Constable having returned the attachmentexecuted on three feather beds, furniture, [aglass brush]Ten gownds six peticoats two basons one dishOne table one large silver spoon four small One fourteen tea dittos one silver candlestickA silver cream pot one case of knives & forksAnd thes articles the property of the said defendantAnd is ordered that the sheriff make sale of the [damaged – can’t read] much [damaged can’t read]Sufficient to satisfy the said William CrawfordThe fine of sixteen pounds which late in our courtOf quarter sessions for the count of MadisonWas adjudged to the said William Crawford for hisdebt also one pound seven shillings and fourpense for his costs in the behalf [pended] whereofthe said William Core is convict as appears tous of [Rund] and that you have the samebefore the Justices of our said Court at the Courthouse on the first Tuesday in Junenext to render tot hes aid William Crawfordhis debt and costs aforesaidTest Will June M

Venture into Court Records

Do you try and find every record you could on an ancestor? I used to think that I did. However, I have to admit that I haven’t always researched all available records for a community. I often stop with the indexed records and often avoid those non-indexed records.

It turns out I likely need to be  using those records. A local historian from the Garrard County, Kentucky area contacted me last week. She had seen my blog post about not finding land records for the SELLERS families in the area. She provided lots of hints. One was a rumor that the Sellers acquired their land in Garrard County by trading a horse for it. She said that if the rumor was true, I might not find a deed. Another hint was to dig thru the court records — especially since there were a lot of legal battles over Kentucky land.

So, I’ve started my journey into court records.

I’ve started with the Madison County, Kentucky Court of Quarter Sessions. These court documents have been filmed and are available on the Family Search site — and there is even an index to them!

Madison County Kentucky
Court of Quarter Sessions case files 1789-1802, indexes, 1789-1802

Case Files, 1-778, mixed dates ranging 1789-1802
FS Film 2115181 item 3 DGS 7838115

Image 45

Crawford, Mary – Poe, William 587

Case 587

Image 2670

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of Madison County
greeting you are hereby commanded that of the goods & Chattles of Wm
Poe and Thomas Guest late of your bailiwick you cause to be made three
pound eleven shillings and eleven pence with interest there on from the [?]
day of September 17 $$ until [pad] which late in our said County Court
was adjudged to Mary Crawford for her debt also twenty three poun
of Tabacco for her costs in that behalf expended whereof the said Wm
Poe and Thomas Guest is [convert] as appears to use of record and th[?]
you have the same before the justices of our said County court a[t]
the Courthouse on the first Tuesday in October next to [rendects f]
said Mary Crawford her debt and costs aforesaid and have
then these this [writ] witness William Irvine Clerk of our said
Court at the courthouse the 2[?] day of September 1789 and

Image 2671

Crawford vs Fifa
Poe als
to Oct 1789
no

Image 2672

Faded writing
Damaged page

appears to be the back of pages

Image 2673

Damaged page

Madison (Sct) April Court 1795
William Crawford [P?]
against                               Upon Attachment
William Core Deft

The Constable having returned the attachment
executed on three feather beds, furniture, [aglass brush]
Ten gownds six peticoats two basons one dish
One table one large silver spoon four small
One fourteen tea dittos one silver candlestick
A silver cream pot one case of knives & forks
And thes articles the property of the said defendant
And is ordered that the sheriff make sale of the
[damaged – can’t read] much [damaged can’t read]
Sufficient to satisfy the said William Crawford
The fine of sixteen pounds which late in our court
Of quarter sessions for the count of Madison
Was adjudged to the said William Crawford for his
debt also one pound seven shillings and four
pense for his costs in the behalf [pended] whereof
the said William Core is convict as appears to
us of [Rund] and that you have the same
before the Justices of our said Court at the
Courthouse on the first Tuesday in June
next to render tot hes aid William Crawford
his debt and costs aforesaid
Test Will June M

Image 2674

Crawford
ve
Poe
[Pato]

May 17 88
[Ludgm]
Box 1
Bundle 2

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The worshipful Court of Madison county
Mary Crawford humble showeth
That William Loe
stands indebted to her one heifer worth three pounds
as per note
and refuseth payment: Wherefore your petitioner prays judgement against
him for the same with costs and shall pray &c.

Will Irvine [M]

Image 2676

Crawford
vs
Poe
to May 1788
(Written sideways)
a copy left May 16 88
John Adams

Image 2677

Bleed Thru
The commonwealth of Virginia
to the sheriff of Madison County, greeting:
We command you, that you summon William Poe
to appear before the Justices of our said
County Court, at the Court-house of the said County, on the 4th Tuesday
in May next then and there to answer the petition of
Mary Crawford exhibited against him
And have then there this writ. Witness William
Irvine Clerk of our said Court, at the Court-house, the 25th
day of April 1788 int he 12th year of the Commonwealth.
Will Irvine

image 2678

faded writing
Know all men b these presents that we William Poe &
Thomas Gass of the County of Madison and state of
Virginia are held and firmly bound unto Mary Crawford
of the County and State aforesaid in the just and full sum
of seven pounds three shillings and ten pence lawfull
money to which payment will and truly to be maid
unto the said Mary Crawford her heirs or assigns we bind
us our heirs executors and administrators jointly and
severally firmly by these presents seald with our seals
and dated this sixth day of September one thousand
seven hundred and eighty eight.
The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above
bound William Poe or Thomas Gass or either of
them their heirs executors or administrators do well and tru
ly pay unto the above mentioned Mary Crawford her heirs
or assigns the just and full sum of three pounds eleven
shilling and elven pence with lawfull interest at or up
pon the sixth day of September next it being for n execution
issued out of the said County Court against William
Poe by the said Mary Crawford for which we confess judge
ment for the same if not paid and if paid then the
above obligation to be void otherwise he remain in
full force and virtue.
Test
John Adams
Wm Poe (seal)
Thos gast (seal)

Image 2679

faded writing
Poe bond
to
Crawford
sideways on left
Commissioners and sheriff [Tees] in this Bond
Nineteen shillings and five pence
John Adams DJ
sideways on right
Madison County SS Mary Crawford came me a justice of
the peace for the County of Madison & made oath that the money for which
this bond was given in state due given under my hand
this eight day of September 1789 [George] Adams

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faded writing
Madison Ss 6th September 1788
We the subscribed do hereby certify
that the property of William Poe
taken by execution at the [Instane]
pf Mary Crawford, could not be
sold for 3/4 of the real value in
our opinion and that the [sevirty]
is sufficient, given under our
hands the day and dates above
written
John Manire
James Adams
Uriah Edwards

Image 2681

faded writing
damaged page
The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of Madison
County greeting we command you that of the goods & Chattels of
William Poe lat of your baliwick you case to be made one
pounds fifteen shillings also eighty eight pounds of tobacco and
seven shillings & six pence which late in our said County Court
of Madison were adjudged to Mary Crawford for her Debt & costs
in that behalf extended whereof the said William Poe is [convert]
as appears to us of record and that you have the same before the
justices of our said County Court at the Courthouse on the fourth
Tuesday in August next to render to the said Mary Crawford
her debt & costs aforesaid and have these there this writ witness
William Irvine Clerk of our said Court at the Courthouse
this 23d day of July 1788 and in the thirteenth year of our
Commonwealth
Will Irvine

Image 2682

faded writing
damaged page
Crawford
vs
Poe
FIFA
To Augt 1788
Red
No 1
bond delivered to
C[Grump] sept 2d
1789
[strgth] bond
returned
Sideways on right
Exed on a young man and exposed to sale agreeble
late law but could not be sold and Poe given
Gass Security Sept 6th 1788   John Adams

Kentucky, Madison. Court of Quarter Sessions case Files, 1789-1802, indexes, 1789-1802. Film #2115181 item 3 DGS 7838115. Mary Crawford, 1788 : Case #587 starting with image 2669; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online February 2019.