The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

ter pa W a fleur de lis. instead of book.
We infer. however, that the Virginia des-
cendants,s trace clearly their descent from
Baron Henry Edward Fox, who was U
descendant Of Sir Stephen Fox, the noted
Senator during the reign Of Charles II,
James IIl4William III. and Queen Annn,
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.aa3psC rowder.
Editor Genealogical Column
Sr.-In your columns, paper of Aug
813, 1906, appears q letter from A. Crow
der, with brief editorial note. The
+ following Crowder data I send you, in
Ithe hope that some &c the Crowders OF
SDlnwiddie and Amelia counties and the
city OF Petersburg will be able to furnish
additional Information much desired by
descendants OF the family In Missouri.
From the records OF Bristol parish,
Charles City county, Bartholomew
Crowder,, wife Eliza beth. had the follow
ing children, Bartholomew; born June g.
IT, date illegible) y William, born Aug.
g. II date illegible); Amy, born Sept.
20. a1725 :; George and Richard. twins, born
Frances, had the following children:
Frances, born A. Ullegble); baptized
Feb.Ss7. f172-@d llegible): Hebe born jan
3. 1726: "A braham, born Aug. 80. $780,
David, born May g. 1913: Joseph, born.
April %, 174l. Henry Growder, wife Amy,
had Henry, born June: Is. IT'S. baptized
Jan. 24''s ITO. The Virginia Land Grant
Books give: Bartholomew Crowder re-
ceived 242 acres OF land in Charles City
county. Bristol parish. for the transport.
tation, of five persons. not named, Now
I, 100. Bartholomew Crowder OF Prince;
George country, received 099 acres In
the county Of Prince George September!
g. 173A Henry Crowder received a
grant of 123 acres between 1746-1749,
Abraham Crowder received 400 acres
between 1735-173S, $50 acres between 174S-i
l74e, 454 acres between 1752-175s, 1874 acres
between 1762-1764, 145 acres between 176S-$
ITO. Godfrey Crowder Mecklenburg
county, 2lst May, 1859, assignee. OF John
Jones, who was assignee Of David An-&
derson. received Sc acres on the south
side of Roanoke River. The will Of
Godfrey Crowder. OF Niecklenburg count
ty. dated March 90. 1899, names as Legal
tees Grandsons William. Fleming, Shell
ton and Thomas 3Degraffenrlcht; grand
son John CrOwder son of my deceased
son. John Crowder" then minor; the
brother OF John Crowder. Jr. being
.Alonzo. Robert and James M. Crowder:
son Miles T. Crowder; James Shelton.
son of Daniel Shelton; the five children
of deceased daughter Lille Burnett.
& WllIaEl tdeSteT, Il son OIL my QecelSeNf
grandson Matthew Hester; the two
youngest daughters of John Holloway,
of Person scounty.$ North Carolina. .by
my daughter. Frankey Hallowey;" son
Robert A. Crowder and Henry, Giles.
Mary and John, children, of Robert a.
Crowder "by5 his first wife, He gives To
his son. Miles T. Crow1er. ''nll this
Cherry Hill tract of land west OF n line
lately chopped from Alexander Crow
- NV, POI ri n nah ~. =, lire
TIC his friend. John Nelson, Is left II
walking cane with the letters G. s. p.
engraved upon the end of It. and to
his friend, David Shelton, my walking
cune with letters +, NJ. engraved upon
it, John Nelson Is named sole exc
cutor, The testator makes his mark, be-
Ing evidently very old man at this
time with impaired eyesight. Henry,
He rbert Jesse, Hezektah and William
C.owder served In the Virginia militia
during the Revolution. Robert Crowder
WAS seaman In the State navy; Mat
thew Crowder a private IN the Cont
mental line,
1t is said that n Godfrey Crowder. liv-
Ing first in Petersburg came to Meek.
5lenburg county In 1890 and married
-----------, having sons, Godfrey, Absolun,
Henry bartholomew and John. Absolum'
crowier went from Mecklenburg county,
Va. to Montgomery county. N, G, Bar
tholomew Crowder married Martha John
son, daughter at Caleb and Atkins John-
Bone Their son. Isnac Crowder. married
Tabitha Haynes Morgan, Other sons
OF bartholomew Crowder We're George,
bartholomew, Richard, Anderson and
Miles Tucker Crowder, and the daugh-
tors were Minnie, L.ucretia and Elizabeth,
It is desired to connect this branch with
the earlier line In Petersburg. and any
Information from the family In Virginia
will be gratefully received,
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