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George Crowder
and his twin brother Richard were born Oct
3 1727 as recorded in the
Bristol Parish Vestry Records for Prince George Co Virginia.
It seems certain that the Crowders and the
O'Kelleys lived near each other and
Mary and Delilah
came to know Charles and
Francis O'Kelley the men these women
married. My belief is supported by the finding also in the
Bristol Parish Vestry Records for Prince
George Co on page 327 the birth of Mary Kelly Sept 22
1725 to William and Sarah Kelly who I suspect were the
grandparents of Charles and
Francis O'Kelley. A
Thomas Dean who is likely the
father of Elizabeth Dean the
mother of Charles and
Francis O'Kelley is found in the land
records in neighboring Surry Co where on Feb 22 1724 he received
100 acres. The use of "Thomas Dean O'Kelley" appears often
in the descendants.
Some claim that George Crowder married Mary Branch. I have
found no method to confirm this claim but the Branchs are the
maternal grandparents of President Thomas Jefferson and Judith
Jefferson married a George Farrah and their son, John Farrah is
listed as a substitute on the Mecklenburg Co Militia Roster for
Charles Kelley which could be some indication of kinship.
George Crowder made his mark on his will and other documents so
we might conclude that he didn't know how to read and write but
according to Harold B Gill
Literacy in Virginia it wasn't uncommon for rural children
to be taught to read but not taught to write so it is possible
that George knew how to read but didn't know how to write. |
George Crowder married Mary Branch
and they had the following children:
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Elizabeth
"Betsey" Crowder | 43 |
ii. |
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Richard Crowder b 1751 |
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iii. |
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Thomas Crowder b 1753 |
45 |
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Sarah
Crowder b 1755 |
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Mary "Polly" Crowder b 1757
Married Charles O'Kelley | +47 |
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Delilah Crowder
b 1765 Married Francis O'Kelley |
48 |
vii. |
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George Crowder b 1767 |
+49 |
viii. |
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Francis Crowder b 1769
Married John Kelley |
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