Jesse and Brett Crumley are the sons of Lonnie Crumley and Patricia Johnson. They were both born in Olympia, Washington where they currently reside. They grew up in rural Thurston County and attended Tumwater, Washington schools. Their father was born and grew up in western Washington. Their mother came to the Pacific Northwest from California. They are descendants of James Crumley, whos story, as taken from the CRUMLEY Family Tree on ancestry.com assembled by Laurie Davis Wilson, fallows:
"THE CRUMLEY FAMILYThe name Crumley is thought to be derived from the Irish Cromlaoich, which would translate literally to “descendant of bent hero.”[1] Very few Crumleys (orvariants Crumly, Cromley, Crumbley) were in the United States before 1800.[2] James Crumley was among the Quakers who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the early eighteenth century. A Valentine Crumley came to Philadelphia in 1749 from Germanyand settled in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The Crumleys in Sullivan County,Tennessee, were descended from another German immigrant, George Crumley (whomay have been related to Valentine Crumley).[3] The ancestry of most of the 20 or soCrumley families in the United States at the time of the first census in 1790 can betraced to one of these immigrants.1. JAMES CRUMLEY, ancestor of this branch of the family, was the first Crumleyknown in the United States.James first settled in East Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, but his place ofbirth has not been determined. Some accounts suggest he came from CountyMonaghan Ireland,[11] and others say Yorkshire, England.[12] He could have been amongthe many Quakers who left England in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries,settled for some time in Northern Ireland, and then came to America.[13] The onlyrecords of James Crumley that have been found in Chester County were tax rolls,where he was listed between 1732, when he must have been at least 21 years old, and1740. [14] He was probably at least a nominal Quaker and followed the migration of otherEast Nottingham Quakers to the frontiers of Frederick County, Virginia. The first recordof his purchasing land there was on 4 June 1745, when he acquired a 250 acre tract atthe head of Yorkshireman’s Creek from Giles and Sarah Chapman.[15] The Chapmanswere among the 70 original Quaker families that settled in the Shenandoah Valley andorganized the Hopewell Friends Meeting.[16] James Crumley eventually obtained much more land, including a large grant of 742acres on Mill Creek (mostly in Berkeley County, now part of West Virginia) fromThomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax in 1752[17] His “home plantation” was on the Apple PieRidge, about a mile south of White Hall.[18] The ridge is said to have been named for thedelicious apple pies baked by the Quakers, and it is still covered with orchards 250years later.[19] There James conducted his business as a “cordwainer,” dealing inSpanish leather goods. He purchased this land in 1748 from David and BarbaraGilkey. [20] Very old family records from Richard Griffith, a prominent Frederick Countygenealogist, indicate that the Gilkeys may have been the parents of his wife Catharine,but no marriage documentation has been found.[21] In a 1932 letter, Richard Griffith wrote, “James Crumley was a man of considerablewealth for his day and time, and his position an important one. He was the friend of LordFairfax, and there is evidence to show that he was a visitor at Greenway Court, and wasentertained there at least twice, probably oftener.”[22] Greenway Court, the manor homeof Lord Fairfax, was the seat of government of all of the Northern Neck of Virginia.[23] James was one of three Quakers elected to the Vestry of Frederick Parish in 1752,indicating that he was considered a “most able and discreet person” as provided by thelaw. [24] Although the Vestry was actually under the jurisdiction of the official EpiscopalChurch, it had political functions as well, and it was not unusual for Quakers to bemembers. The previous vestry had been dissolved amid charges of persecution ofQuakers and failure to b uild a church with money provided by the House of Burgesses.Along with William Roberts, James Crumley was selected “church warden” in 1755 and1756. He received 5 shillings, 4 1/2 pence reimbursement on 14 September 1758 forfurnishing provisions to the colonial militia.[25] Although the evidence suggests that James Crumley was indeed a man of wealth andposition, a 1758 court record indicates that he did have a brush with the law. There wasa legal proceeding against Barbara (Gilkey) Hagen, thought by some to be JamesCrumley’s mother-in-law. The record immediately prior to this one stated simply that itwas “ordered that the Sheriff take James Cromley into custody for behaving indecentlybefore the court.”[26] In a 1936 letter, J. W. Baker, another Frederick County genealogistinterpreted this behavior as evidence of some kind of family row.[27] James Crumley’s will was filed in 1757; it names five children – John, William, Mary,Henry, and Samuel, a granddaughter Ruth Doster , a brother Thomas, and, written inbetween the lines, a sister Joan. He died shortly before the will was proved 9 August1764. [28] The appraised value of his personal property was just over ¤500.[29] He was aslaveholder, as shown by his property inventory. One Negro man was valued at ¤65, aNegro woman and child at ¤55, and a Negro girl at ¤25. His widow Catharine was listedon county tax rolls in 1782 and 1787,[30] and an 1816 entry in the county deed bookindicates she may have been living as late as 1799[31] James Crumley was a resident of Frederick County when George Washington won hisfirst elective office as a Frederick County delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses inJuly, 1758, so it possible that the two may have had some contact. Washington,however, did not actually live in Frederick County and did very little campaigning there,other than to buy plenty of liquor for the voters.[32] There is at least a record of his writingJames Crumley’s name in his diary. After Washington received the Frederick Countypolling results, he made an alphabetic list of all the voters and their (public) choices.James Crumley and his sons John and William voted for Hugh West. One could vote fortwo candidates, and John and William also voted for Colonel Washington, but Jamescast only the one vote.[33] Children of James and Catharine Crumley:a) John Crumley, [34] m. Hannah Faulkner; moved to Newberry County, SouthCarolina. d. 1794. Children: Rachel Crumley, Thomas Crumley [1762], CharlesCrumley [1764], Samuel Crumley, James Crumley, Benjamin Crumley [1779],Catherine Crumley, Jemima Crumley, Sarah Crumley.2 (b) William Crumley (see below)c) Mary Crumley, m. Thomas Doster, son of Thomas Doster; [35] she may havemarried 2nd Jesse Faulkner, son of Thomas and Mary Catharine (Ferree)Faulkner. [36] Children: Ruth Doster [<1757, mentioned in James Crumley’s will],Sarah Doster [1768], John Doster [1770], Mary Doster [ca. 1775].d) Henry Crumley, [37] m. Sarah ?e) Samuel Crumley, d. before 1764.2. WILLIAM CRUMLEY, son of James Crumley, was born in Chester County,Pennsylvania, probably around 1735. He came to Frederick County, Virginia, as ateenager with his family. There he married Hannah Mercer, daughter of Edward andAnn Mercer.[38] In 1757, he acquired from his father 270 acres at the southern end of theLord Fairfax tract, in what is now Berkeley County, West Virginia.[39] Like his father, hewas a member of the Parish vestry, serving in 1759.[40] After Hannah’s death around1773, William married Sarah Dunn, daughter of James and Jane Dunn. It is unlikely thathe was active in the Quaker church, because in 1774 after his marriage to Sarah, theHopewell Friends disowned her for marrying “contrary to discipline.”[41] William, his brother Henry, and their niece Ruth (Doster) Noland sold 200 acres at thesouthern end of the Lord Fairfax tract in 1773 to Thomas Faulkner, who had marriedJane Dunn, William’s mother-in-law. [42] Thomas built a log cabin there in 1775, with awing added around 1785, that is still standing today.[43] In 1781, William was among the Berkeley County citizens who provided supplies for theuse of the Revolutionary armies.[44] One certificate (receipt) dated 30 September 1781indicated that he and three others (including his wife’s brother William Dunn and herstepfather Thomas Faulkner[45] ) were generously entitled to ¤225 for just eleven bushelsand a peck of wheat.[46] The only record of William actually receiving reimbursementwas a 1782 Publick Service Claim, in which he was “allowed ¤5 for eight days in actualservice as a receiver in Collecting the cloathing and provisions for the use of thestate.” [47] This “patriotic service” has qualified at least two of his descendants formembership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.[48] His two wives provided him with no fewer than 15 children, who are listed in his will.[49] In it, he wrote, “my will is That my widdow Sarah Crumly shall Rays my childrentogether to give them learning out of the profits that arises from my Estate the boys toread write and cifer The Girls to read and write.”[50] William Crumley died between thedate his will was filed in Berkeley County, Virginia, 30 September 1792, and the date itwas proved, 17 September 1793, age about 58. William’s personal property inventoryincluded a variety of crops (wheat, hay, rye, and corn) and livestock (ho rses, cattle,sheep, and hogs). The total value was nearly ¤300; the most valuable item was a“Negro wench” appraised at ¤55.[51] After his widow Sarah died in 1809,[52] sons Thomas and Aaron sold the 270-acre tract as set forth in William’s will.[53] Two yearslater, each of the children received $479.09.[54] Children of William and Hannah Crumley:a) James Crumley, oldest son of William Crumley, was born around 1764 inBerkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). In 1787, he was living with hisbrother-in-law, Thomas Rees.[78] He married Mary (Polly) Stonebridge, daughterof John and Mary (Hancher) Stonebridge, and lived on land in Frederick Countythat his wife inherited from her father.[79] His wife Mary died 9 May 1813 and isburied in the Back Creek Meeting House cemetery in Gainsboro, Virginia.[80] James married Elizabeth Downey, a widow, on Christmas Eve, 1815.[81] They probably struggled financially; two 1821 Deeds of Trust indicate they hadborrowed money, using their property as collateral.[82] He was living in FrederickCounty with his wife in 1830.[83] James Crumley was at least 65 years of agewhen died without a will.b) Ann Crumley, b. ca. 1764, m. ca. 1781 Thomas Rees, son of Thomas andHannah (Rees) Rees[55] ; moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania. d. before1811. Children:[56] Hannah Reese, Jesse Reese, Nancy Reese, William Reese,Rachel Reese, Sarah Reese, James Reese [ca. 1800], Soloman Reese [1802],Thomas Reese, Jr. [ca. 1804].c) 3 William Crumley, b. ca. 1767 see below;d) Catharine Crumley, b. ca. 1769, m. (1) John Eyre, moved to Ross County,Ohio; (2) 1804 James Mooney; moved to Fayette County, Ohio. d. 28 December1857, buried Walnut Creek Cemetery, Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio.Children: [58] Robert Eyre, Hannah Eyre, Samuel Eyre, Nancy Eyre, William Eyre;Eliza Mooney [1805], James Mooney, Jr. [1812], Catharine Mooney, Mary (Polly)Mooney. e) Aaron Mercer Crumley, b. 22 October 1771, m. 3 February 1796 JaneAtherton; [59] moved to Greene County, Ohio. d. 18 August 1835, buried Mt. HollyCemetery near Xenia, Ohio. Children:[60] William Crumley [1798], HannahCrumley [ca. 1799], Mary (Polly) Crumley [1800], a son [ca. 1802], Sidney AmeliaCrumley [ca. 1804], Edward Mercer Crumley [ca. 1806], Maria Crumley [1807],Aaron Crumley [1809], Jane Crumley [1812], Clarissa Matilda Crumley [1814].Children of William and Sarah Crumley:f) Jane Crumley, b. ca. 1774, m. (1) Jonah Bull, son of Robert a nd Sarah (Littler)Bull [61] moved to Butler County, Ohio; (2) 18 October 1825 John S. Patton.[62] Children: not yet identified; the 1820 Butle r County census[63] shows 1 boy under10, 1 between 10 and 16, and 1 between 16 and 26; 1 girl between 10 and 16,and a woman 26 to 45. Jane and Jonah were 45+.g) Thomas Crumley, b. 31 December 1776, m. 22 January 1801 ElizabethGardner; [64] moved to Harrison County, Ohio. d. 3 July 1861, buried in DickersonGraveyard, Harrison County, Ohio. Children:[65] Samuel Crumley [1801], SarahCrumley [1802], Mary Crumley [1805], William Crumley [ca. 1807], ThomasCrumley, Jr. [ca. 1808], Ira Crumley [1809], Elizabeth Crumley [1811], JohnCrumley [1813], Hannah Crumley [ca. 1816], James [1817, the 1840 HarrisonCounty census taker], Aaron W. Crumley [1820], Emily Crumley [1822], JosephCrumley [1824], David M. Crumley [1827].h) Sarah Crumley, m. 10 February 1800 Jesse Wright, son of Benjamin and Jane(Faulkner) Wright.[66] Children: not yet identified; the 1810 Berkeley Countycensus [67] indicated that there were 3 boys and 1 girl under 10 years of age.i) Henry Crumley, b. 10 April 1780, m. (1) 30 August 1801 Mary Rees, daughterof Thomas and Margaret (Rees) Rees; (2) 11 April 1814 Elizabeth Flowers,moved to Greene County, Ohio, and to Fountain County, Indiana, [68] (3) 6February 1840 Jane Black.[69] d. 24 September 1864, buried Union ChurchCemetery, Aylesworth, Indiana. Children:[70] Matilda Crumley, Julean Crumley,Harriet Crumley, John Crumley, Rees Crumley [ca. 1818].j) Mary Crumley, b. 2 June 1782, m. 22 October 1806 John Heberling, son ofAndrew Heberling, moved to Harrison County, Ohio.[71] d. 13 April 1864, buriedShort Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio. Children: Henry Heberling, ElizaHeberling, Hiram Heberling [ca. 1811], John Heberling [ca. 1812], WilliamHeberling, George H. Heberling [1814], James Heberling, Andrew Heberling,Rebecca Heberling, Mary Heberling.k) Stephen Crumley, b. 3 April 1784, moved to Green County, Ohio. m. 30 May1813 Jane Stanfield, daughter of William and Charity (Mendenhall) Stanfield;[72] moved to Fountain County, Indiana; d. 6 February 1837, buried Union ChurchCemetery, Aylesworth, Indiana. Children: William Crumley [1815], James C.Crumley [1817], Nancy Crumley [1819], Mary Crumley [1820], Charity Crumley[1823], Stephen Crumley, Jr. [1824], Euphemia Crumley [1826], John Crumley[1828], Sarah Crumley [1829].l) Elizabeth Crumley, b. ca. 1786, m. 24 April 1809 Isaac Booth, son of ThomasBooth; moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Harrison County, Ohio.d. before 1824.[73] Children: Thomas Booth, Jeremiah Booth, William Booth.m) John Crumley, b, ca. 1788, m. 20 January 1812 Elizabeth Hancher. d. 12September 1814. Children: Sarah Crumley.[74] His widow married 7 December1819 Richard Beesonn) Martha Crumley, b. ca. 1791, m. Thomas Wright, son of Benjamin and Jane(Faulkner) Wright; moved to Columbiana County, Ohio. Children: William C.Wright [1815].[75] o) Rebecca Crumley, b. ca. 1792, m. 4 November 1813 William Stewart. Movedto Harrison County, Ohio.[76] Children: not yet identified; the 1820 BerkeleyCounty census[77] shows 3 boys under 10.3. William Crumley, b. ca. 1767; moved to Brownstown,Greene County, Tennesseeabout 1800, m. (2) 21 October 1817 Betsey Johnson.[57] d. 1820-1830. Hepurchased land on Lick Creek on Feb. 9, 1805 and was a miller by trade. The hugestone wheels of a mill had grooves cut into them. The grooves would need to bemaintained to grind grain properly. This is done by running a tool a long the grooveswith one hand and smoothing away the stone chips with the other. Frequently,stone chips would become embedded in a miller’s hand. To judge how muchexpertise a miller had, he would proudly show his left palm. That’s where the term“to show one’s mettle” came from. There is no mention of William or his son WilliamJr after 1820/1830 in Green County. It is not known who William’s first wife was.She may have been an Indian. His children were all born of his first wife:a. 4 William Crumley, Jr. [ca. 1785]b. Isaac Crumley [ca. 1787]c. Abraham Crumley [1793]d. Aaron Crumley [ca. 1794]e. Samuel Crumley [ca. 1796]f. Sarah Crumley [ca. 1799]g. Hannah Crumleyh. Catharine Crumley [ca. 18054. William Crumley born about 1785 appeared in Lee County Virginia by the1820census in which he showed 1 male and female between 26 and 45 years of age.Children included 1 boy under 10, 1 boy 10-16, 3 girls under 10 and 1 girl 16-26. Hewould have been about 35 years old, married at approximately age 20 and wouldhave been expected to have approximately 7 children ranging in age from 14 tonewborn. The girl age 16-26 could be their child, but might have been someoneelse. By 1830 we show William with 1 man 60-70 (born 1760/1770), one female 50-60(born 1770/1780) and 1 female 5 to 10. In addition, we show Isaac Crumley age 30-40 with a wife 20-30 with 3 boys under 10 and 4 girls under 15. It is unclear if this isWilliam b 1785 or his father.In 1840, Isaac is shown age 40-50, wife 30-40, 9 children under 20 and 2 femalesage 20-30. In addition, a female age 60 to 70 is with him. In addition, we show aSotha Crumley (M), age 20-30 with wife same age and 3 children under 5. In 1837William Crumley transfers property to Isaac. Likely, William has died and his wifeand youngest daughters are living with Isaac, his oldest son. However, furtherinvestigation shows a William Chumley in Claiborne Co age 50-60 and wife 60-70beside a John Chumley age 30-40. Could this be proof that William the father andWilliam the son both located to Lee County Va.? Or was it a census error?In 1850 in Lee Co. we show Isaac, age 53 (born 1797) with Isaac Jr 20, Asenath, 18,Mary A 16, Jacob 14, Jothan 12, Alfred 10 and Isaac H Brown, 22. In Hancock, weshow William Crumbley, 61 (bn.1789 in Va.) & Pya 53 (bn. 1797 in Tn.). Neithershows in 1860.1870 shows a John Crumley, age 62 with Mahalia, 58, several children, with Johnstating he was born in Green Co (born 1808), likely another son of William.It would appear that William Crumley, the son born 1785 to 1789 who located in LeeCounty before 1820. His wife, Pya or Paa, in Tennessee. This could be a secondmarriage after a wife died. She too could be Indian. Children of William assembledfrom family information, census and land information are as follows:1. 5 Phebe Crumley b Mar 4 1818 d Jan 17 1900 married Joel Vannoy andremoved to Claiborne where they lived in the Springdale community inVannoy Holler and had a large family. Their family is detailed in the ElishaVannoy family section.2. Aaron Crumley b 1821 married Mary Ann ?.3. Polley Crumley b 1810/1820 married Calvin Ramsey4. Belinda Crumley b before 1820 married James H. David in 1838 in Claiborne.5. John Crumley b 1808 Green Co married Mahala b 1812.6. Sotha Crumley b 1790/18007. Isaac Crumley b 1790/1800[1] Woulfe, Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.,1967 (Originally published Dublin, 1923.); MacLysaght, Edward. The Surnames ofIreland , 6th ed. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1985.[2] The earliest United States Census records show Crumleys in Pennsylvania,Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and one in Massachusetts before 1800.[3] Crumley, C. Jeff, Jr. Descendants of George Crumley, Sr., Sullivan County,Tennessee. Harmon H. Crumley Family [updated by Jeff Crumley, Jr.] Gaithersburg,MD: Published by the author, 1982. (This book is literally a reproduction of an earlierwork updated to include the author’s family. No connection has been found betweenthese Crumleys, who settled in Sullivan County, and descendants of James Crumley,who settled in nearby Greene County.)[11] McCall (1943) indicated that the Crumleys “were thought to have emigrated fromCounty Monaghan Ireland.” She may have reached this conclusion from a letter dated27 February 1930 written by Father Thomas Crumley, who wrote that his father came tothe United States from Guard Hill, a small settlement outside of Newbliss, CountyMonaghan, Ireland. This letter is available at the Handley Library Archives, Winchester,Virginia. [12] The oldest reference asserting that James Crumley “was born in Yorkshire, England”was the 1957 volume of Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America. No supportingdocumentation was presented.[13] In Pioneer Ancestors, the author suggests that that James Crumley could have beenamong the Quaker families who first emigrated from Yorkshire County to Ulster provincein Ireland in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and then came to America. Asecond wave of these immigrants arrived just before James Crumley’s name firstappeared in the Chester County tax rolls.[14] Chester County, Pennsylvania, Tax Records. Chester County Historical SocietyLibrary, West Chester, Pennsylvania. In 1732, James Crumley’s tax assessment was 1shilling; only 6 of the East Nottingham taxables had an assessment this low. By 1735,his assessment was 2 shillings, 6 pence, about average for the township.[15] Frederick County, Virginia, Land records. Deed Book 1, p. 220.[16] Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends. Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934.Frederick County, Virginia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975 (Originallypublished Strasburg, Virginia, 1936).[17] Joyner, Peggy Shomo. Abstracts of Virginia Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys.Frederick County, Vol. II. Portsmouth, VA: Published by the author, 1985; Gray,Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants Vol. II. 1742-1775. Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. (H-421)[18] This and the following tract are mapped in O’Dell (1995), page 170.[19] Evans, Willis Fryatt, History of Berkeley County, West Viginia, Wheeling, 1928[20] Frederick County, Virginia, Land records. Deed Book 1, p. 379.[21] Griffith, Aaron H. Notes on My Family, 1872; Griffith, Richard E. Letter to Rev.Robert B. Nelson, 17 December 1932. These documents are available at the HandleyLibrary Archives, Winchester, Virginia. Richard E.Griffith was the grandson of Aaron H.Griffith (b. 1802).[22] Griffith, Richard E. Letter to Herbert Milam, 29 December 1932. Documentation thatJames Crumley was entertained at Greenway Court has not been found.[23] Weyland, John W. Historic Homes of Northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle ofWest Virginia. Staunton, VA: The McClure Company, Inc., 1937.[24] Meade, Bishop. Old Churches, Ministers, and Families in Virginia. Vol II.Philadelphia: J. B. Lippencott Co., 1910 (Originally published 1857); Meade, EverardKidder. Frederick Parish Virginia, 1744-1780. Its Churches, Chapels, Ministers, andVestries. Winchester, VA:: Cunningham Chapel Parish, 1947[25] Hening, William Waller. The Statutes at Large. Being a Collection of all the Laws ofVirginia from the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1619. Vol. VII.Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1969, originally published 1809-1823.(Page 214 documents payments made to 7 Frederick County residents - Henry Bowen,James Crumley, Nathanial Ball, James Cunningham, David Booth, Jacob Hite, andRobert Cunningham - but erroneously lists them under Culpeper County.)[26] Frederick County, Virginia, Order Book 8, p. 171.[27] Baker, J. W. Letter to Mrs. J. H. Franklin, 8 December 1936. Available at theHandley Library Archives, Winchester, Virginia[28] Frederick County, Virginia, Probate records. James Crumley will. Book 3, p. 215-217, 1764.[29] Frederick County, Virginia, Probate records. James Crumley appraisment. Book 3, p.231, 1764.[30] Jackson, Ronald Vern. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United StatesTaken in the Year 1790. Virginia. Bountiful, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1978;Schreiner-Yantis, Netti, and Love, Florene Speakman. The Personal Property Tax Listsfor the Year 1787 for Frederick County, Virginia [also Winchester Town]. Springfield, VA: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987.[31] Frederick County, Virginia, Land records. Deed Book 38, p. 472: .“Received ofCatharine Crumley by the hands of William Lynn fifteen Dollars and eighty Two Centsbeing the full amount of all Taxes and Damages due upon a Tract of land returnedDelinquent in the name of the said Catharine Crumley for Taxes due thereon for theyear 1799.”[32] Freeman, Douglas Southall. George Washington: A Biography. Volume 2 YoungWashington . New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1948.[33] Abbott, W. W. (Ed.) The Papers of George Washington. Colonial Series 5, October1757-September 1758. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Prss, 1988.[34] Newberry County, South Carolina, Probate records. Will Book A, page 241.[35] James Crumley’s will mentions only one daughter, Mary (last name not given in thewill), and a granddaughter, Ruth Doster. Ruth was undoubtedly the daughter of ThomasDoster, who, along with William and Henry Crumley, is referred to as one of JohnCrumley’s “beloved brothers” (Frederick County Deed Book 12, page 352, 1768). Theassumption would be that Mary Crumley was the wife of Thomas Doster. A 1770 deed(Frederick County Deed Book 13, page 538) names Thomas Doster and his wife Mary.Frederick County historian Wilmer Kerns identified four children of Thomas and MaryDoster: Sarah [1768], John [1770], Mary [ca. 1775], and Rhoda [1787] (Kerns, Wilmer L.Frederick County, Virginia. Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley1730-1830. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1995). Ruth Doster was not mentioned; shewould have been quite a bit older than these children, having been mentioned in JamesCrumley’s 1757 will. It would have been difficult for Mary to have been the mother ofboth Ruth and Rhoda, because the y were born at least 30 years apart.[36] The very old Griffith family papers indicate that Mary Crumley married JesseFaulkner. According to Frederick County Deed Book 21, page 802, 1788, JesseFaulkner and Mary his wife sold land he had acquired from John Crumley in 1770(Frederick County Deed Book 11, page 227) to John Griffith, Jr., who was married toJesse’s daughter Mary Faulkner. This John Griffith was an ancestor of the genealogistRichard Griffith, who was never able to prove his Crumley connection. Jesse Faulkner,however, married Martha Smith in York County, Pennsylvania, in 1744. They had 10children, and Martha died by 1768, when their daughter married John Griffith. JesseFaulkner’s wife Mary in 1788 could have been Mary Crumley, but she would have beenJesse’s second wife and neither the mother of Mary Faulkner nor the ancestor ofRichard Griffith. Faulkner family researcher is George F. Wright (gwright@iu.net ).[37] Henry’s wife Sarah was named in Deed Book 11, p. 359 (24 October 1766). Heridentity remains unknown. A later document (Deed Book 13, p. 533, 7 March 1770)indicated that Henry Crumley was leaving the county (“me hereunto moving”), and heappointed his brother William power of attorney. No descendents of Henry and SarahCrumley have been found.[38] Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book 3, p. 146-148. Edward Mercer’s will, dated1762, names his daughter Hannah Mercer prior to her marriage to William Crumley.[39] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, p. 229.[40] Meade, Everard Kidder. Frederick Parish Virginia, 1744-1780. Its Churches,Chapels, Ministers, and Vestries. Winchester, VA:: Cunningham Chapel Parish, 1947[41] Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends. Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934.Frederick County, Virginia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975 (Originallypublished Strasburg, Virginia, 1936).[42] Berkeley County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, p. 148.[43] Berkeley Journal, The. Issue Eight, Published 1979 by the Berkeley County (WestVirginia) Historical Society. “Houses and Historic Sites Located on The James CrumleyLand Grant,” p. 79-101[44] Abercrombie, Janice L. and Slatten, Richard. Virginia Publick Claims. BerkeleyCounty . Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Company.[45] Berkeley County Will Book SC2, p. 17. Will of Thomas Faulkner, 1804.[46] Public Service Claims. Certificates. Berkeley County, Court Order Book 1. Reel 1.Virginia State Library, Richmond Virginia[47] Berkeley County, Virginia, Court Order Book 4, p. 431. 18 June 1782.[48] Anna (Crumley)Hageman (DAR Certificate #512677), her descent from William[2] is James[3] , Henry[4] , Andrew[5] , Alonzo[6] , Anna[7] ; and Sue Stenberg( s.stenberg@juno.com), her descent from William[2] is William[3] , Abraham[4] , Mary[5] (Sue’s great-grandmother).[49] Berkeley County, Virginia, Will Book 2, p. 185.[50] Although the name of William’s tenth child reads “Nany” in his will, it is clear frommarriage records and the property distribution that it should have read “Mary.”[51] Berkeley County, Virginia, Will Book 2, p. 219.[52] Berkeley County, Virginia, Administrator’s Bond Book 3, p. 101A. 19 June 1809.[53] Berkeley County, Virginia, Circuit Deed Book I, p. 29-38.[54] Greene County, Ohio, Deed Book 2, pp. 285-292. William Crumley’s propertydistribution was filed in Greene County, the home of his son and executor AaronCrumley. [55] There is circumstantial evidence that Ann Crumley married Thomas Rees III, son ofThomas Rees and his cousin Hannah Rees. Ann was the only one of William’s childrenwho died before the 1811 property distribution. Her share went to Thomas Rees(widower?), then of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Thomas Rees (their son?)of Frederick County, Virginia.[56] These children are named in Thomas Rees’s will, Washington County,Pennsylvania, Will Book 5, p. 4, and in the volume Commemorative and BiographicalRecord of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Chicago, J. H. Beers, 1893, pages 1019-1021. Rees family researcher is Ellen Copper, 1841 Walnut Grove Drive, State College,PA 16801-8441.[57] William is the only one of William, Sr.’s 15 children whose spouse has not beenidentified. William Jr’s marriage to a second wife and the marriages of his children aredocumented in Sistler, Byron, and Sistler, Barbara. Early East Tennessee Marriages.Nashville: Sistler Associates, 1987.[58] Catharine’s children by John Eyre are named in his will: Ross County, Ohio, ProbateRecords, case number 232, 1803, and her children by James Mooney are named in hiswill: Fayette County, Ohio, Will Book B, page 229. Mooney family researcher is AliceMontgomery, 72 Cunningham Way, Watsonville, CA 95076-1202.[59] Hackett, Joan D. and Good, Rebecca H. Frederick County Marriage Bonds. Bowie,MD: Heritage Books, 1992.[60] Eight of Aaron’s children are named in his will: Greene County, Ohio, Will Book H,pages 485-486. See also the section on Aaron Crumley written by his descendent AnneCasset Nash[5] .[61] Jonah Bull family data posted on Bull GenForum by Clara Bennett( cgbennett@skyenet.net). [62] Early Marriage Records of Butler County, Ohio. Volume II, 1824-1834. John ReilyChapter DAR, 1940.[63] Butler County, Ohio, Census, 1820. Roll 87, p. 94[64] Vogt, John and Kethley, & Williams. T., Jr. Virginia Historic Marriage Register.Frederick County Marriages 1738-1850. Athens, GA: Iberian Press, 1984.[65] Hanna, Charles A. Historical Collections of Harrison County in the State of Ohio.Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975 (originally published New York, 1900).[66] Hackett, Joan D. and Good, Rebecca H. Frederick County Marriage Bonds. Bowie,MD: Heritage Books, 1992. Jesse Wright’s ancestry from Faulkner family researcher,George F. Wright (gwright@iu.net ).[67] Berkeley County, Virginia, Census, 1810. Roll 66, p . 590.[68] Keesecker, Guy L. Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia, for the period of1781-1854. Martinsburg, WV: Published by the author, 1969. Rees family informationfrom Ellen Copper[56] .[69] Beckwith, H. W. History of Fountain County. Chicago: A. H. Hill and N. Iddings, 1881[70] Names of some children inferred from Fountain County, Indiana, and GreeneCounty, Ohio, marriage records. See also Fountain County, Indiana, Will Book 1 (estateof William Poage, husband of Julean Crumley Poage). The 1860 Fountain Countycensus (roll 258, p. 800) lists Henry Crumley, 80, retired farmer, Jane, 65, and sonReece Crumley, 42, insane for the past 7 years.[71] Marriage documented in both Hackett and Vogt. Brother Stephen Crumley wasbondsman. See Hanna[65] for information on the Heberling children.[72] Marriage documented by Hackett and Vogt. Jane Stanfield’s ancestry from theMendenhall Family Association (http://www.mendenhall.org/mfa/) . who indicate Stephenand Jane’s marriage took place in Caesar’s Creek, Clinton County, Ohio. Beckwithindicates they moved to Fountain County, Indiana, around 1827. Stephen Crumleydescendent and researcher is Virginia Frey, 1585 South Grape St., Denver, CO 80222.[73] Keesecker, Guy L. Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia, for the period of1781-1854. Martinsburg, WV: Published by the author, 1969. Elizabeth was probablyIsaac Booth’s second of three wives who bore his children. His first wife (1803) wasSarah Hancher, and his third, Leah Arbuckle. A biographical sketch of Isaac Booth (thatmentions only his last wife) is in: Carroll County Genealogical Society. A 1986 reprint ofCommemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio.Originally published Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1891.[74] Berkeley County,Virginia, Guardian Bond Book 2, p. 196. John Crumley deceased;Elizabeth appointed guardian of Sarah 12 September 1814. Hackett and Gooddocument both of Elizabeth’s marriages.[75] Berkeley County Will Book 5, p. 254, 25 July 1814, documents the settlement ofWilliam Crumley’s estate to Martha Wright and Rebecca Stewart. William’s youngesttwo children were minors in 1811 when the estate was settled, and Dr. Jacob Rees wasnamed their guardian. The name of Thomas and Martha Wright’s son William C. Wrightis from descendant and researcher Jan Snodgrass (janastrox@aol.com ).[76] Marriage documented in Keesecker. Bondsman was Rebecca’s brother-in-law,Thomas Wright. Little is known of William Stewart. He may have been the 6-year-oldmentioned in the Frederick County Order Book 30, p. 349 (1797), a nd was probably theWilliam Stewart listed in the 1840 Harrison County, Ohio, census, living with several ofhis in-laws in Short Creek Township.[77] Berkeley County, Virginia, Census, 1820. Roll 129, p. 104.[78] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti, and Love, Florene Speakman. The Personal Property TaxLists for the Year 1787 for Berkeley County, Virginia. Springfield, VA: GenealogicalBooks in Print, 1987.[79] Frederick County, Virginia, Land records. Deed Book 45, p. 500; Deed Book 52, p. 1;Deed Book 64, p. 257.[80] Gainsboro, Virginia, Cemetery inscriptions. Mary Crumly. State Highway 600,Gainsboro. [81] Vogt, John and Kethley, & Williams. T., Jr. Virginia Historic Marriage Register.Frederick County Marriages 1738-1850. Athens, GA: Iberian Press, 1984.[82] Frederick County, Virginia, Land records. Deed Book 44, p. 279, p. 474. JamesCrumley owed Jacob Heironimuz $180 and the Bank of the Valley in Virginia(Winchester) $200.[83] Frederick County, Virginia, Census, 1830. Roll 190, p. 105.Early footnoted data compiled by Paul L. Nichols. Lee, Hancock and Clairborne Countydata compiled by Roberta Estes, 10366 Greystone Court, Brighton, Michigan 48114.