Henry Crowell^[1]

1767 - 1857  (89 years)

• Name	Henry Crowell
  Birth	8 Nov 1767	, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1857	, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I33045	Master
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Johan Henrich "Henry" Crowel,   b. 14 May 1729, Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. Sep 1784, , Frederick, Maryland, USA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Anna Margaretha "Margaret" Bader,   b. 26 Oct 1725, Hülen u Kapfenburg, Württemberg, Germany d. 1784 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1750	, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F8048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Nov 1767 - , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 1857 - , Pulaski, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Crowell From "Supplement to Crowel History, Footprints in the Sands of Time" pg. 35; we read: "Henry Crowel, fourth son of Henry and Margaret Crowel, of Frederick County, Md., was born November 8, 1760. Some time, perhaps late in the seventeen hundred and nineties, he moved to Botetourt County, Va., settling there as a farmer. His wife's name was Rachel Smith. Her father owned the "King Salt Works," located in Smythe County, Virginia; later on sold out and moved to Kentucky, where he died. Rachel was Mr. Smith's only child, I believe. The Records at Frederick, Md., show that Henry and Rachel Crowel, his wife, signed papers there in the year 1807. In 1812 he sold his farm in Botetourt County, Va., and moved to Wythe or Pulaski County County, Va., dying in Pulaski in the year 1857, aged 96 or 97 years. He was a Democrat, farmer and Methodist; in his older years was a cripple, walking with a crutch and cane; rather small in stature. There were born unto Rachel and him, the following sons and daughters: George W., JOHN, William, Joseph, Harry, James, Elizabeth, Polly, Margaret, Rebecca, Ann Marie and by his second wife, Mrs.Anderson, Henry, Eliza and Susan Mary." Gail Komar indicates that "A LOT OF THIS IS WRONG." by Gail Komar Crowel Connections abt 1767 based on his 1850 Census of Pulaski Co., VA (As in previous information this is the only date given in this supposed family Bible). Henry Crowel of Dayton later wrote in his Supplement to "Footprints" that his date of birth was 8 November 1760. We have been unable to verify this date. Family history and "Footprints" give his date of death as 1857. Henry does not appear on the death records of Pulaski Co. He appears on the 1850 Census of Pulaski Co., Va. but is absent from the 1860 Census so the date of 1857 is close, if not a fact. Henry married Rachel "The Supplement to Footprints" stated her maiden name was Smyth/Smith and that her father owned the King Salt Works located in Smythe, Co., VA. and that he later sold out and moved to KY. "The Supplement to Footprints" also stated that Rachel was his only child. We have found no information to verify this in Smythe Co. or Frederick Co., MD. Henry Crowell Henry was born about 1767 according to the "supposed" family Bible. His Census records do not disagree with this information. He married before 1787 at Frederick Co., MD to Rachel perhaps Smith/Smythe. We have been unable to prove or disprove her family name. Henry married 2nd on 6 January 1819 at Pulaski Co., VA to Elizabeth McGlocklin/McLaughlin, widow of Charles. Elizabeth Asberry d/o Thomas married Charles McGlocklin on 18 November 1777 at Bedford Co., VA. Henry Crowel died in 1857. Henry appears on the 1850 Census but is not on the 1860 Census. His death does not appear in the death records of Pulaski Co., VA. On 29 April Margaret Crowell transferred land to her son, Henry. Henry Crowell and Rachel his wife of Taneytown sold to Hugh Hagan a tract of land being part of Bare Garden of 232 acres on 2 May 1791. A bill of sale was done on 8 May 1791. On 7 December 1792 Henry Crowell came to court to get a deed to lot #28 in Tancytown which he had purchased from Hugh Thompson, by having Mary Boyland, daughter of Jacob Good, the original owner to give a release. On 15 April 1795 Henry Crowell and Rachel sold lot #28 in Tancytown to Peter Utz. From Frederick County Indentures comes the following information, "Daniel Shaver, heretofore bound to Henry Crowl, cooper, is with consent of michael Null and Nicholas Lynn guardian of the said Daniel and Conrad Sadler, cooper, for the residue of the term is bound to said Sadler." -- Dated 1 November 1795. This is probably about the time Henry left Frederick Co., MD and moved into Virginia. Unfortunately there is no 1800 Census of Virginia but Henry Crowle appears on the 1810 Census (roll 66 p. 613) of Botetourt Co., VA. He is not seen on the 1820 Census but appears in 1830 still in Botetourt Co., VA. In 1840 he is found on the Wythe Co., VA Census and in 1850 he is found on the Census of Pulaski Co., VA. Wythe Co., VA was formed in 1790 and Pulaski Co. was formed from Wythe in 1839. This means that Henry moved each time between his appearances on these Census. No Deeds were recorded at the Wythe County Courthouse (LDS Film 0034230 Wythe County Virginia General Index to deeds 1790-1907). However, he did have four deeds recorded in Botetourt Co.: 1800 Deed Book 10 p. 551 Henry Crowl sold land to John Middlecoff: 1809 Deed Book 9 p. 566 Henry Crowl purchased land from George Hancock; 1816 Deed Book 12 p. 210 Henry Crowell sold land to Jacob Fleager but repurchased the land in the same Deed Book 12 on p. 212. There are no deeds recorded in Pulaski Co. for Henry Crowel. It appears that with each move, Henry's fortunes decreased. Pulaski County Virginia Personal Property Tax lists start in 1847. A Henry Crowel appears in the 1848 and 1850 lists paying only $.10 for 1 horse. As Henry's son, Joseph has much more property than this tax payer and is paying a higher tax, this tax paying Henry is most likely the son of Henry and younger brother of Joseph and not the father himself. "Footprints" fells us that Henry and Elizabeth, his second wife has four children, Anna Mariah, Henry, Jr., Eliza and Susan Mary Crowell. "Footprints" says that Henry Jr. was born between 1819-1823 and listed in Indiana however there is no space for this male on Henry, Sr.'s census records. I have found nothing on him to date. If we accept Anna Mariah's date of birth from "Footprints" as 1814, she would be the daughter of Rachel and not Elizabeth. This date of birth is consistent with Anna Mariah's census records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=152327163&pid=149