The Crabb NewsletterVolume 10 Number 3

The Cornwall ConnectionThe Crabby Cuzzins internet genealogical

research group, curleybarb(a)hotmail.com.. discussedon the front page of last summer's newsletter andcoordinated by Barbara Curley [pi 130] of UniversityPlace, Wa., has connected its American Crabb lines to aJohn Crab baptized in 1450 in Castlewich, Cornwall,England, a major breakthrough in Crabb familyresearch. One doesn't usually succeed in tracing familyblood lines back to the 15th century.

The sources for the Cornwall-American Crabbconnection were the 1620 Visitation of the County ofCornwall p577-579, English parish church records, theHorace Gates Crabbe Bible, marriages and baptismsfound in the IGI (International Genealogical Index),and personal research done by Marsha Berry of Mesa,Az., and other members o'f the research group. John F.P. Crabbe of Stourport-on-Severn, England was anearly contributor to the Cornwall research. The groupis still looking for additional documentation.

The county of Cornwall is in the southwestcorner of England, the closest county to America. Mostof the Cornwall Crabbs were located in parishes in thesoutheast part of the county between Plymouth andLaunceston. An excellent Cornwall parish map with alisting of all parishes was found in Cecil Humphrey-Smith's 1984 book, The Phillimore Atlas and Index ofParish Registers that even lists the parishes which havealready been recorded in the IGI.

As soon as I receive permission, more details ofthe group's findings will be printed in future issues ofthe newsletter. The following is only a summary ofgenerations of the Cornwall Crabbs. The pagenumbers listed are from the 1997 Crabb book. Somefamilies spelled the name "Crab" and others, "Crabbe."The letters "bp." stand for baptism or christening.

The Cornwall CrabbsI. John Crab bp. 1450 Castlewich, Cornwall, EnglandII. John Crabb bp. 1470 CastlewichIII. John Crabb the Younger bp. 1502IV. John Crabb bp. 1530 Chiskett Hall, Cornwall, d. Callington,

Cornwall.V. John Crabb bp. 1556, d. 3-24-1590, bur. Callington, m. Eliz.

, 2nd m. Grace Manengton bp. 1556 Callington, d.4-9-1616 Callington. (continued on page J22)

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Earl Crabb vs.the Red Baron

Dorothy Griffiths Crabb of Seabrook, Tx., sentadditional information about her husband's Crabb line.Her husband's father was Frederick Earl AddisonCrabb (see Crabb book p96) who was in the CanadianFlying Corps (Dorothy said RAF, Royal Air Force) inWWl and dueled at least four times in eight months' inhis SE5 biplane in the skies over France against the"circus" of Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron."Earl shot down five German planes, became an ace,and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. TheRed Baron was shot down and killed over the WesternFront in 1918 by Capt. Roy Brown flight leader of the209th Squadron of the Royal Canadian Flying Corps.

After the war, there was little flying in Canadaso in 1921 Earl came to the USA and took upbarnstorming, flying local fairs, and putting on stuntflying performances. In 1929 he moved to Augusta,Me., and became the first pilot for the Maine ForestryDept. In small planes on skis in the winter andpontoons in the summer, Earl delivered supplies andequipment to forest rangers. He flew for the state ofMaine for 29 years. In 1942 during WWH, Earl joinedthe US. Air Corps and flew a C45 as air inspector forthe Western Technical Command. After three years, hewas discharged as Major Earl Crabb. In 1969 at thetime of the newspaper clipping in the Louisville Timesnoted in the Crabb book, Earl was 70, lived inAugusta, had been flying for (cont. page J28)

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page, hardback Crabb book has been reduced from$80 to $65. just in time for Christmas. Now is theright time to consider purchasing extra copies for yourchildren, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins,etc. The Crabb book is a gift they could pass on to thenext generation, and you don't have to worry aboutsize, color, and pleasing the contemporary whims offashion. Order enough books so everyone in yourfamily can learn about their interesting Crabb ancestry.

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J22 The Cornwall Connection(continued from the front page)VI. Edward Crabb bp. 1577 Callington, d. 6-26-1626 Callington.VH. William Thomas Crabb bp. 3-18-1609 Callington, m. 1633,

Mary Selden bp. 1612.VIII. William Crabb (Wm. Thomas Crabb)

bp. 11-22-1635 Callingtonm. Mary

children-1. Edward Crabb bp. 5-6-1666 Tywardreath, Cornwall(see descendants pp75-78]

2. William Crabb bp. 3-5-1679 Callington

IX. William Crabb (William Crabb)bp. 3-5-1679 Callingtonm. Joane Cole.

children-1. John Joseph Crabb bp. 11-17062. John Thomas Crabb bp. 9-7-1711

X. John Joseph Crabb (William Crabb)bp. 11-1706 St. Germans, Cornwallm. Mary

children-1. Edward R. Crabb bp. 10-22-1725 Linkinhorne,Cornwall

2. John Crabb bp. 1-1730 Colyton, Devon2nd m. Rebecca .3. Joseph Crabb bp. 4-30-1732 St. Edmunds, Exeter,

Devon.

XL Edward R. Crabb (John Joseph Crabb) [pill0-1134] ofVirginia.bp. 10-22-1725 Linkinhorne, Cornwallm. 5-3-1747 St. Mellion, Cornwall, Jane Giddy bp. 9-

14-1729 Talland, Cornwall, d. c!768 Americancolonies.

children-1. Samuel Thomas Crabb bp. 9-18-1749 (1747 in IGI.)St. Mellion

2. Mary Crabb bp. 6-26-1755 St. Dominic, Cornwall3. Jane Crabb bp. 4-24-1757 St. Dominic4. Edward R. Crabb bp. 9-29-1761 St. Dominic5. Elizabeth Crabb bp. 1-30-1764 St. Dominic6. Priscilla Crabb bp. 2-23-1767 St. Dominic, m. Va.,

John Aaron Shockey Jr. [pill2 ]2nd m. after 1768 & by 1801, Pa., Rachel Ball Bailey

(widow?) b. Va.?7. Thomas S. Crabb b. 1773 [pl!12]8. John W. Crabb b. 1776 [pl!23]9. Ralph Crabb [pill0]10. Mary "Polly" Crabb b. 1785, m. Christopher

HullingertplllO]11. Jeremiah Crabb [p!341, 1110]12. William Crabb [plllO]13. Henry Crabb [p 1111]14. James M. Crabb Sr. b. 1791 [pl!26]15. Stephen Crabb b. 1795 [pl!31]16. Rachel Crabb [pllll]

XL Joseph Crabb [ppl!77-1242]of Virginia.bp. 4-30-1732 St. Edmunds, Exeter, Devon.The Cornwall tie to the Joseph Crabb of Va.

and Tn. has not been documented.

X. John Thomas Crabb (William Crabb)bp. 9-7-1711 St. Germans, Cornwalld. England or Pa.m. 11-16-1732 Linkinhorne, Mary Reed

children-1. Rebekah Crabb bp. 7-15-1742 North Hill (IGI)2. William Augustus Crabb bp. 10-2-1743 Falmouth,

Cornwall3. Thomas Crabb bp. 3-1-1746 North Hill, Cornwall

XL William Augustus Crabb (John Thomas Crabb) [ppSS,1372-1374] of Pennsylvania.bp. 10-2-1743 Falmouth, Cornwall (County Clare,

Ireland in Crabb book),d. 4-12-1812m. 1780 Middletown, Pa., Jane Jean Minshall b. 1762,

d. 12-29-1794 Middletown, dau. of Thomas Minshallb. c!728, d. 1785 Middletown, & Mary Barber.

children-1. Plunkett Augustus Crabb 1788-1850, m. CatherineYoung

2. Henry Crabb b. 12-25-1794 Middletown, d. 10-4-1795 Middletown

2nd m. 3-17-1800 Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.,Elizabeth Kendig b. 9-19-1778 Lancaster Co., Pa.,d. 8-6-1863, dau. of Martin Kendig & MariaBrenneman.

3. Capt. Horatio Nelson Crabb b. 1800 Middletown,Dauphin Co., Pa.

4. Henry Selden Crabb b. 3-21-1803 Middletown, m.1824 Lancaster Co., Pa., Elizabeth Duane.

5. George W. Crabb b. 12-7-1807 Middletown, d. 10-17-1878, m. c!830 Lancaster Co., Eliz. M. Mitchell

6. Mary Crabb b. 1808 Middletown, m. c!826 LancasterCo., John Houser

7. H. Louisa Crabb b. 1810 Middletown, d. 12-7-1846Middletown, m. 6-8-1836 Middletown, George MyersLauman.

For more on the descendants of William AugustusCrabb, see the Crabb Newsletter spring & summer 1998.

XL Thomas Crabb [pp!329-1331]of Virginia.bp. 3-1-1746 North Hill, Cornwallm. Martha Henderson b. c!755 Lancaster Co., Pa., dau.

of James Henderson.children-1. Osmond (Ozmond) Crabb b. c!755 Berkeley Co., Va.

[P1102]2. Daniel Crabb b. 1777 Berkeley Co., Va. [pl!76]3. Reuben Crabb b. c!779 Berkeley Co., Va. [pl!70]4. Elizabeth Crabb b. 17835. Henderson Crabb b. 1785 Hagerstown, Md. [p!329]6. Thomas Crabb b. 12-19-1787 [p75]

The Crabby Cuzzins internet genealogicalresearch group has connected the Cornwall Crabbs to atleast 119 pages and ten Crabb family lines in the 1997Crabb book. This is the type of "connecting themissing links" that we love to see. If you believe yourCrabb family is also connected to the Cornwall Crabbsor if you would like more information about the

Cornwall Crabbs, contact- Barbara Curley, 5713 96th Ave.Ct. West, University Place, Wa. 98467; phone- 253-564-5206E-mail- curlevbarb(5)hotmail.coni.

The Ten Crabb Family Lines1. p55, William Crabb b. 1744, d. 1812Line of Marsha Berry of Mesa, Az., Tami Brau of Austin, Tx.

2. pp75-78I. Thomas Crabb b. 1787 Md., d. 1872 Princeton,

NJ.I. Edward Crabbe of Devon, EnglandLine of Joyce Crabbe Maxwell [p78] of Cranston, RI.

3. ppl!02-1110, Osmond Crabb b. 1775 Va., d. 1825Ross Co., Oh.

Line of Donna Adamson [pi 102] of Grand Island, Ne.

4. pplllO-1134, I. Edward R. Crabb bp. 1725Cornwall

Line of Barbara Curley [pi 130] of University Place, Wa.; JanCutsinger [pi 112] of Ft. Smith, Ar.; Larry Hindley [p!341] ofHillsboro, Or.; Helen Roach of Huntington Beach, Ca.; KathleenAnderson; Sue Fisher [pi 125] of Pocatello, Id.; Clane Fisher[pi 125] of Las Vegas, Nv.; Becky Fisher Potter [pi 125] of IdahoFalls, Id.; Christina Routt [pi 110] of Lima, Oh.; Bob Biggs[pi 128] of Payson, Az.; Art Crabb [pi 134] of Tulsa, Ok.; andGeorge Stevens [pi 132] of Ft. Washington, Md.

5. ppll70-1176, Reuben Crabb b. 1772 Va., d. 1827Pickaway Co., Oh.

Line of Steve Crabbe [pi 175] of Decatur, Al.

6. ppl!76-1177, Daniel Crabb d. 1824 Ross Co., Oh.Line of Marilyn Landrum Crabb [pi 177] of Chillicothe, Oh.

7. ppl!77-1242, I. Joseph Crabb b. c!743 Va., d.1798 Tn.

The Cornwall Crabbs tie has not been documented.Line of Mary Ellen Ledford [p!218] of Irving, Tx.

8. pp!329-1331, Thomas CrabbLine of Joan Kahrs of Sisters, Or.

9. pp!341-1343, Jeremiah Crabb b. 1800Line of Larry Hindley [p!341] of Hillsboro, Or.

10. pp!372-1374, I. Horace CrabbeLine of Marsha Berry of Mesa, Az.

The Gateway WestThe following paragraphs are based on a

information sent by Barbara Curley about Hagerstown,Md., and the Cornwall Crabbs who arrived in Americaaround the time of the Rev. War. As noted in the aboveCornwall Crabbs paragraphs, the families settled inMaryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia,all states with adjacent borders.

Barbara referred to Hagerstown, Md., as the"Gateway to the West." The Eastern Shore of the 13

colonies was the first settled in the 17th and J2318th centuries, and as later immigrants arrived at theports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,Annapolis, etc., the new, arrivals had to push inland tofind land. Barbara wrote that the port of Philadelphiawas probably the entry point of the Cornwall Crabbs.Around the time of the Rev. War, some colonists, likeDaniel Boone, were looking over the mountains fornew land and a place for a fresh start. Hagerstown,Md., was on at the crossroads where many headedwest into the Ohio River Valley. It was a gateway, andsome of the Cornwall Crabbs lived in Hagerstown,across the Potomac in Berkeley Co., Va. (later WV.),and in Dauphin Co., Pa., and some of theirdescendants just passed through Hagerstown.

Hagerstown (formerly Elizabethtown) wasfounded in 1739 by Jonathan Hager who wasresponsible for opening the road through WashingtonCo. to the county seat of Hagerstown. The road led allthe way back to the port of Annapolis, Md.

Thomas Crabb bp. 3-1-1746 North Hill,Cornwall, was an inn keeper in Hagerstown, theproprietor of inns called "Crab's, the Sign of the Ship"and "The Sign of the Indian King." Barbara noted thatHagerstown at one time had over 30 inns toaccommodate travelers because it was a gateway to thewest. Thomas's brother, William Augustus Crabb bp.10-2-1743 Falmouth, Cornwall, also owned an inn,"The Crab's, the Sign of the Ship," located inMiddletown (or Harrisburg), Pa. Thomas was first apartner with his older brother William in the inn in Pa.before moving on to Hagerstown. First cousin EdwardRalph Crabb bp. 10-22-1725 Linkinhorne, Cornwall,settled across the Potomac River in Berkeley Co., Va.(later WV.). Several Thomas' (b. 1746) children wereborn in Berkeley Co.

Barbara wrote that in 1895, Horatio NelsonCrabbe b. 1862, grandson of William Augustus Crabb,had a tavern in Honolulu, Hi., called "Crab's, the Signof the Ship." Horatio's son, Eli Meek Crabbe ofHonolulu b. 1882, d. 1949, was known in the islandsas the owner of Hawaii's "Crab's, the Sign of theShip." According to Barbara, the tavern has beenremodeled and is still in the Crabbe family. Thefollowing words are on a large plaque in the Eli MeekCrabbe tavern, "Crab's, the Sign of the Ship."

Crab's, the Sign of the Ship, In memory of my ancestorWilliam Augustus Crabb and his brother Thomas Crabb born andraised in Cornwall County, England, who sailed to Ireland andWales and other destinations, and who came to America andbecame land lovers and settled in Middletown and Harrisburg,Pennsylvania, and after many years in Pennsylvania, brotherThomas settled in Hagerstown, Maryland, to expand the CrabbInns and Taverns. Also in memory of our Lt. Horatio NelsonCrabb and his son Horace Gates Crabbe who came to theseSandwich Islands in 1847. So, I Eli Meek Crabbe, carry on thetraditions of the Inn and Tavern business of my ancestors.

Could the Crabb-surnamed designer whoseswim suits were modeled on a TV program aboutHawaii serveral years ago be a relative to this family?

J24 A study of the Crabb book will reveal thatnumerous Crabb families crossed the mountains andsettled in the Ohio River Valley states of Ohio, Indiana,and Kentucky, including many who were descendantsof the Cornwall Crabb line.

Book on Rockville, MarylandBarbara Marvin [p213] of Washington, DC.,

sent a June 15, 2000, W ashington Post articleconcerning a new book being complied by EileenMcGuckian, 11807 Dinwiddie, Rockville, Md. 20852,on the history of Rockville, Md., northwest of DC. Inlate June I mailed copies of a few Crabb-book pagesabout General Jeremiah Crabb [p226] c 1760-1800 wholived in Derwood, a village just northwest of Rockvillein case Eileen would like to include information aboutGen. Crabb in her new book. Not only was JeremiahCrabb a general under George Washington after theRev. War, but he also served in Congress.

If you have any old photographs or stories offamilies who lived in Rockville, you might contactEileen. The phone number listed in the WashingtonPost article was 301-545-5633.

Letter AnsweredEileen wrote in July that my letter had arrived

just after she had returned from a visit with GordonBaker [pi92, line of Margaret Crabb Hilleary] ofRockville, Md., who had loaned Eileen his copy of thetwo-volume Crabb book. Eileen had visited numeroustimes the small private cemetery in nearby Derwoodwhere Gen. Jeremiah Crabb and members of his familywere buried. Eileen had recently written a section inher new book about Jeremiah Crabb's widow, ElizabethRidgely Griffith Crabb, petitioning the very youngvillage of Rockville for the addition of saleable lots.The Crabb book explained for Eileen the reason for theCrabb, Howard, and England street names in Rockvillein a 1920's subdivision made by an England descendanton the east side of the city of Rockville.

1810 Montgomery Co., Md.The July 2000, V.I6 #3 issue of Western

Maryland Genealogy published by Patricia AbelardAndersen, of GenLaw Resources, 9346 BremertonWay, Gaithersburg, Md. 20886 1427, included a listingof heads of household who lived in Montgomery Co.,Md., in 1810. The following Crabbs were in thecensus. The page number is from the Crabb book andthe most likely location of the Crabb listed.

The numbers stand for males under 10, 10-16,16-25, 25-45, over 45; same for females, other freepersons, then slaves, and total in household.Eliza Crabb 00000/03101/0/6//11 p226?

(widow of Gen. Jeremiah Crabb, 4 daus., and 6 slaves)Thomas Crabb 11011/11010/0/0//7 p374?

(son of Edward Crabb, wife, 3 sons, 2 daus., and noslaves)

Charles Crabb 00100/00000/0/3//4 p229?

(single son of Gen. Jeremiah Crabb, and 3 slaves)Richard Crabb 30111/10010/4//12 p224?

(son of Henry Wright Crabb, wife, 5 sons, 1 dau., and 4slaves). The 1780 death of Richard must be wrong.Some of the Crabb-allied family surnames

included in the 1810 Montgomery Co. census wereBeall, Belt, Bowie, Brooke, Clagett, Dorsey, Drane,Duvall, Edmonston, Gittings, Greenfield, Magruder,Nicholls, Plummer, Smith, Spriggs, Wade, Warfield,Wells, White, Wilcoxon, Wilson, and Wooton.

The Academy MovementIn the 19th century before most towns and

villages established public high schools to educate theyouth, academies were founded by various religiousgroups to educate and advance their children. Anacademy education was similar to today's high schooleducation. Many private colleges in existence todaywere started as academies.

The academy movement of the 19th century wasbrought to mind by a story in the March-April issue ofthe Warren County Genealogical Society Newsletter ofIowa. This issue of the newsletter had a nine-pagearticle on the Ackworth Academy established by theThree Rivers Quaker Society (later known as theAckworth Meeting) located just east of Indianola, la.The Three Rivers Meeting was founded in 1847 byQuaker families from Oh., In., and NC. and called the"Three Rivers Meeting" because it was in the region ofthe North, Middle, and South Rivers in Central Iowasoutheast of Des Moines. In 1852 their first meetinghouse was built. The Quakers (Friends) in the 19thcentury were very interested in education so in 1870,they completed a building for the school, and the firstacademy class was held. An Englishman by the nameof Braithwaite from Ackworth, England, gave $1,000for the school's library so they called the school,"Ackworth Academy." The town of Ackworth grew uparound the meeting house, cemetery, and academy.

Many students had to attend part-time becauseof seasonal work required on family farms. Thepurpose of the academy classes was to prepare studentsto enter a college of their choice, become teachers, orenter business and professional life. Students studiedEnglish language, commercial law, commercialarithmetic, bookkeeping, and penmanship. Studentswho were Quakers were expected to attend Sundayservices, and others were cordially invited, but wereleft free to choose. The Quakers were more tolerantthan most religious groups.

According to the 1883-1884 AckworthAcademy brochure, a first-year student took thefollowing courses the fall, winter, and spring terms:arithmetic, grammar, US. history, physiology, physicalgeography, and botany. A second year student tookalgebra, rhetoric, physical geography, philosophy,ancient history, geometry, literature, medieval history,and chemistry. Elective courses were astronomy,zoology, and geology. Tuition for one 12 weeks term

was $8.50 with board at local homes from $2 to $3 perweek. The motto of the academy was "Work."

While reading the article in the societynewsletter, I was pleased to see my Grandmother JosieGreenfield Crabb [754,1003] listed as a student at theAckworth Academy during the 1894-1895 school year.Based on the skills and knowledge she received fromher academy education, Grandmother taught five or sixyears in one-room country schools in the area. Josieended her teaching career in 1900 when she marriedGrandfather Daniel Thomas Crabb [p754].

When towns and villages opened public highschools in the late 1800's and early 1900's, manyacademies were forced to close or convert to four-yearcolleges. The Ackworth Academy closed in 1902.

Another reason I was interested in the article onthe Quaker Ackworth Academy was the numerousQuaker families in my paternal ancestry, McPherson,Holiday, Lindley, Hadley, Evans, etc. Even my CivilWar Great Grandfather Thomas W. Prall, andGrandfather Nathan C. Prall and families attended theMiddle River Friends Church just north of Ackworth.Grandfather Nathan C. Prall walked about eight milesto attend Ackworth Academy as a young lad. AttendingAckworth Academy changed the lives of GrandfatherNathan C. Prall and Grandmother Josie Crabb.

Bladensburg, MarylandThe April 2000 Prince George's County

Genealogical Society Bulletin had a story about theoriginal 60 lot owners in the port of Bladensburg, Md.,based on a May 1787 survey. Bladensburg is on theAnacostia River and today, is a suburb of Washington,DC. Although no Crabb names were on the list of 60lot owners, 23 Crabb-allied names were. The one-acrelots were sold by Capt. James Edmonston, OsbornSprigg, Wm. Mauduit, Thomas Gantt, and ThomasWaring on 3-15-1742.

The Bladensburg survey can be found at-<http://www.rootsweb.eom/~mdpgeorg/text/bladensb.html>. The lot number after the owner's name isfollowed by the Crabb-book page number. Because ofthe repetition of family given names, it is possible thatthe owner is also on other pages in the Crabb book.

Lot # Crabb bookRichard Snowden Jr. 1 285

Uncle of Henry Wright Crabb p220Samuel Thomas 2 940Samuel Snowden 4 285

Uncle of Henry Wright Crabb p220Osborn Sprigg 6 799

father-in-law of Jeremiah Crabb p234Ninian Mariarte 7 849Thomas Waring 9 949Matthew Hopkins 11 980John Skinner 13 896Thomas Gantt Jr. 14 837Thomas Williams Sr. 23 868Capt. James Edmonston 24 927

Thomas Snowden 25 285 J25brother-in-law of Henry Wright Crabb p220

Richard Snowden Sr. 26 285father-in-law of Henry Wright Crabb p220

William Hilleary 32 192 & 259married Margaret Crabb p!92

John Gittings 33 827Samuel Beall Jr. 34 904James Haddock Waring 36 948Major Jeremiah Belt 39 792William Thomas 41 940Joseph Belt, son of John 45 830John Brashear 46 ?Col. Edward Sprigg 57 792Thomas Hilleary 58 260

Brother-in-law of Margaret Crabb p!92Edward Sprigg ID. 60 793

Crabbs Branch WayBarbara Marvin [p213] of Washington, DC., sent a

newspaper clipping about a Rockville, Md., automobile wreckwhich caused the death of a 51-year-old man from an apparentheart attack at Crabbs Branch Way near Moccasin Lane. Barbarasaid she couldn't locate Crabbs Branch Way nor Moccasin Lane ina Maryland Atlas and Gazetteer. Crabbs Branch Way is mentionedon page 227 of the Crabb book. A few years ago, Rhoda and Ivisited the graves of Gen. Jeremiah Crabb [p226] c!760-1800 andthose of some of his family in Derwood which has probably beenincorporated into Rockville by now. The small private CrabbCemetery was on the grounds of an apartment complex whichwas next to the old former railroad track and about a block or sofrom the highway 355 through Derwood. I believe Indianola Dr.off highway 355 intersected with Crabbs Branch Way in front ofthe apartment complex with the graves behind the apartments.Years ago, there must have been a small stream through the areanamed Crabbs Branch Creek in honor of the Gen. Jeremiah Crabband family. Perhaps the small stream was filled in to constructthe street- Crabbs Branch Way. If a reader has more detailsconcerning Crabbs Branch Wav. Crabb Branch Creek.Crabb Cemetery, or Gen. Jeremiah Crabb or any ofhis family, please contact the editor.

A Crabb Freeman in BostonThe first General Court in Boston listed a John Crabb as

a freeman on 10-19-1630, the year the Massachusetts Bay Colonywas founded [Paige, Lucius R., List of Freemen ofMassachusetts 1630-1691, 1978, plO]. To vote or hold publicoffice, one had to apply to become a freeman and then be acceptedby the General Court. In 1630 there were only freemen, nofreewomen. It took almost another 300 years for that to comeabout. To qualify as a freeman, the man had to be a respectablemember of some Congregational church in the colony. The all-powerful Congregational Church of the Massachusetts BayColony kept an iron grip on the populace.

Does a reader have more information on thisJohn Crabb? What happened to him? According to page 60 inthe Crabb book, a John Crabb was noted in the Dorchester, Ma.,town records in 1632. Nothing more has been discovered aboutJohn. Dorchester is a suburb of Boston.

J26 Contemporary Crabb NewsPlease send the news of Crabb and allied family births, marriages, anniversaries, graduations,

deaths, reunions, awards, and other current news to editor Richard D. Prall, 14,104 Piedras Rd. NE.,Albuquerque, NM. 87123, phone- 505-299-8386. Remember to read your local newspapers for Crabb stories andnews. Back issues of the newsletter are $3 per issue. Subscribers may submit free queries to the newsletter.

The page numbers in this newsletter, for example [p770] next to the Crabb descendant's name, refer tothe page in the 1997 Crabb book, The Crabb Family, where one may learn more about the individual Crabb.The Crabb book may be purchased from the editor for $65 postpaid.

In Memory of-Rachel Elizabeth Crabb Thayer [p!094], 98, died 5-27-2000, in Portland, Or. Rachel married Lewis

Atkinson Thayer in 1929 in Palo Alto, Ca. According to page 1095 of the Crabb book, survivors include husband,Lewis Thayer; sons, David, Philip, Douglas, and Stephen; 8 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandson. I find it interestingthat Rachel as a small girl lived in 1904 with her Crabb family in Magdalena, New Mexico, which is about 100miles southwest of Albuquerque. Magdalena was a small mining and cattle town in 1904, and Rachel's father,Charles Elsworth Crabb 1876-1965 was a lead and zinc ore buyer in Magdalena for Sherwin-Williams Paint. Son,David Thayer of Coralville, la., sent the obituary.

Burson Leone "Lee" Jamieson [pi 117], 82, of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada, died 7-29-2000. Lee was born 5-9-1918, in Gray, Saskatchewan, to Homer Burson Ashford & Hattie Rena Bennet, the fifthof six daughters and two sons. According to the obituary sent by daughter Marilee Kurtz of Ladysmith, BritishColumbia, Lee was the family historian and spent many happy hours in genealogical research. She correspondedwith relatives and friends far and wide. Lee sent numerous family sheets and family data for the Crabb book.Survivors include husband, Jack Jamieson of Qualicum Beach; children, Marilee Kurtz (Brian) of Ladysmith, ClarkJamieson (Joan) of Prince George, Dan Jamieson (Carol Ann) of Campbell River, and Lorrie Jamieson ofRichmond; grandchildren, Don, Jamie, and Margo Kurtz, Wendy Lucas (Rick), Sara Jamieson (Russ Hepburn), andArleigh Jamieson; great-grandchildren, Patrick, Laura, Natasha, and Steven Lucas, and Allie Kurtz; sister Adele Brattof Regina, Saskatchewan; brothers, Bennet Ashford (Neva) of Olympia, Wa., and Cecil Ashford (Patty) ofWilliamsburg, Va.; and brother-in-law, Bill Jamieson (Jean) of Surrey.

Anniversary-Billy & Louise Garbison Schlater [p760] of Bluff View, Mo., celebrated their 52nd anniversary 2-6-

2000. Recently the Schlaters sold their home in Patterson, Mo., and moved to Bluff View to be near their sonRonnie. Besides Ronnie, the couple have son James in Patterson, son Dennis in Arnold, Mo., plus daughtersSharon Kay Cecil in Runnells, la., and Karla Schlater in Des Moines, la.

Need Volunteers for the Next Crabb Reunion-As noted in last spring's issue of the Crabb Newsletter, last summer's Crabb reunion was canceled. If you

would be willing to organize a family gathering for next summer or the year after, please contact Mary EllenLedford, 702 Fouts Cr., Irving, Tx. 75061 4126 or Email- ellenOairmail.net. Perhaps you have some relatives whowould be willing to help in the planning.

Queries- (Free to subscribers. All answers to queries are very much appreciated.)1. Mary Ellen Crabb Ledford, 702 Fouts Dr., Irving, Tx. 75061 4126; E-mail: ellen(S) airmail.net. is seekinginformation on Sarah Ann Eliz. Crabb b. 7-24-1873, d. c!939 Bridgeport, Wise Co., Tx., dau. of Willis"Willie" James Crabb b. 9-1851 Tn., & Martha Jane Gentry b. 1843, dau. of Drury Gentry. Mary may have beenknown as Tennie. Whom did she marry, when, and where? She allegedly went to Wise Co., Tx., with her motherbef. 1880. Which of Mary's siblings went to Tx.?- Martha Jane Crabb b. 1875, m. 1892, Thomas Jones; JamesWm. Anderson Crabb b. 1878, & Rosa/Rosy Narcissa Crabb b. 1880. Mary (Tennie?) left Ms. with her mother andbrother, Wm. Lafayette Gentry and his wife Mary Ann Thomas. Mother Martha Jane Gentry Crabb may have alsom. Richard Landres Byars in Wise Co., Tx., in 1888, and then Mark Crenshaw 8-1894, in Wise Co. Who were thepaternal grandparents of Mary (Tennie)? In the 1920 Ok. census, Willis James Crabb was living with son from 2ndmarriage, Henry Crabb & wife Nellie.

Query Partly Answered Through Research-Shirley M. Glenn, 1085 Tasman Dr., Sunnyvale, Ca. 94089 5655, had a query in the

summer newsletter concerning Alexander Crabb (Krebs) [p!397] b. 11-21-1797 WashingtonCo., Pa., d. 12-28-1880 Adams Co., Oh., m. Sarah McCutcheon b. c!799, d. 6-17-1883.Shirley's researcher found the following about Alexander Crabb (Crabs, Krebs):

1830 Holmes Co., Oh.- Alexander Crabs-2m under 5, 1m 4-50, If under 5, If 5-10, If 30-40.

1840 researcher couldn't find Alexander J271850 Franklin X, Adams Co., Oh. (hard to read the copy Shirley sent)

Alexander Crabb, farmer, 52y, Sarah Crabb Sly, David 20y, ElizabethCrabb 17y, Mary Crabb 13y,all b. Pa.

1860 Wayne X, Adams Co., Oh.Alex. Crabb, fanner, 62y, b. Pa., Sarah Crabb 61y, b. Pa., Mary Crabb 22y b. Oh.On the same page was the household of Esther Crabb 57y, William Crabb 13y birth states not

copied (Probably the widow of Henry Crabb [p!398] who was the brother of Alexander.1870 researcher couldn't read1880 Wayne X, Adams Co., Oh.

Alexander Crabb 82y b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Sarah Crabb 80y b. Pa., father b. Ky., mother b. Pa.George G. Messley, son-in-law, carpenter, Sly b. Oh., parents b. Pa., Mary Messley,dau., 48y b. Oh., parents b. Pa., Martha E. Messley, gr.dau., 15y b. Oh., HenriettaMessley, gr.dau., 12y b. Oh., William P. Messley, gr.son, lOy b. Oh., David M.Messley, gr.son, 7y b. Oh., George Messley, gr.son, 2y b. Oh.

Adams Co., Oh., Marriages 1834-1910, surname given as Meneley, not Messley.Marriage of George G. Meneley & Mary Crabb'12-5-1860.

Xombstone Inscriptions of Cherry Fork Cem., Adams Co., Oh.William Cornelius 1868-1956Henrietta Cornelius 1867-1932 (dau. of George & Mary Menely)Alto lone Cornelius b. 4-20-1915, d. 5-3-1915.

Does a reader have more on this Crabb ^Krebs) family?

Crabb Death CertificatesBill Crabb [p!239] of Reno, Nv., sent four Crabb death certificates. If you can

connect the first two Crabbs to a Crabb family line, please contact the editor. Oneway to learn more about your ancestors is to write for the death certificates which are usually onfile in the vital records department at the state capitol.

1. Madison Co., Al., death certificate #209. John Crabb d. 5-6-1919, Sly, Rt.l, Gurley, Madison Co.,Al., farmer, father- Bud Crabb b. Al., cause of death- pellagra, signed- Dr. J. M. Howard, Maysville, Al. Pleaseidentify John Crabb.

2. Clay Co., Ar., death certificate #164 file #9. Willis Crabb b. 11-18-1863 Newport, Vermillion Co.,In., d. 7-22-1915 Gleghorn, Clay Co., Ar., Sly 8m 3d, son of Henry Crabb b. Piqua, Oh., & Emma Edwards b.Newport, cause of death- corrbrusis of the liver & malaria, informant- Martin Meeks of Corning, Ar., undertaker-Will Felaberg of Corning, signed- Dr. A. R. Simpson of Corning. Please identify Willis Crabb.

3. Xarrant Co., Xx., death certificate #2511. James Crabb b. 1-31- , d. 1-31-1912 Boyd, Xx., 35y, alineman, single, place of death- College Hospital, Fort Worth, Xx., son of S. Crabb b. Xx., & Miss Ayres b. Xx.,burial 2-1-1912, Boyd, Xx., cause of death- double pneumonia, informant & undertaker- George J. Carroll, signed-Dr. W. M. Xribble. Peggy Bielich. is this the James Crabb on page 1294?

4. Lamar Co., Xx., death certificate #33923. William Joseph Crabb b. 8-11-1859 la., d. 7-23-1940Deport, Lamar Co., Xx., Sly 11m 12d, married, residence- 1105 Pine, Sweetwater, Noland Co., Xx., music teacher& director, burial- Highland Cem., Deport, cause of death- chronic peartititus & chronic nephritis, undertaker- J. M.Grant of Deport, signed- Dr. Arthur G. Elder, informant- James H. Crabb of Deport. I believe this is theWilliam J. Crabb on page 1343. but who was the informant James H. Crabb?

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-Xhe John Melville Crabb of Iowa on page 1094 of the Crabb book was also in Nebraska according to the

Fairmont X, Fillmore Co., Ne., 1885 state census- John Crabb, farmer, 42y b. Oh., father b. Ky., mother b. Oh.,wife Rachel 42y b. Oh., father b. Md., mother b. NJ., Charles 17y b. II., James 14y, Ernest 12y, Bertha 12y, George2y, all children b. la. except Charles b. II.

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-More on the Benjamin F. Crabb family on page 1329 of the Crabb book. In 1856 Bloomington X,

Muscatine Co., la., B. Crabb, hotel keeper, 35y b. Oh., Sarah 33y b. Oh., Emma lOy, Wm. 4y, Jeselia (sp.?) 2y,and Joseph Downing 14y, all children b. Oh.

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-Xhanks to Ed Crabb [p404] of Williamsburg, Ks., who sent the obituary of Robert Donald Crabb Jr.,

another missing link may have been connected. Xhe Robert Dale Crabb on page 1371 seems to belong to the Crabb

J28 family on page 44. In 1991, Robert Dale Crabb [p!371] of Longmont, Co., sent family sheetsidentifying his parents as Harry T. Crabb 1871-1950, Matilda T. Treptoe 1876-1947. On page 44 the parents of thesame Robert D. Crabb are listed as Richard Harry Crabb & Mathilda . Audrey George [pi 159] of Fallbrook,Ca., sent the later family sheets. If a reader can provide more details on this family, please contact the editor.

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-Earl Crabb vs. Red Baron

(cont. from the front page) 52 years, and was still a "taxi" pilot for the Maine InstrumentFlight School.

I. Frederick Henry Crabb ( ? )b. 8-4-1853 London, Englandd. 6-30-1933 Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, bur. Woodland Cem., London, Ontario.m. Canada, Sarah Adelaide Sovereign b. 5-3-1853 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, dau. of Alexander

Sovereign & Elizabeth Putnam.children-1. George Alexander Crabb b. 9-9-1874 Nixon, Norfolk Co., Ontario, d. 5-26-1942 Middlesex Co., bur. Mt.

Pleasant Cem., London, Ontario, m. Phebe Jane Sharp.2. Addison Arthur H. Crabb b. 1875 Nixon, d. 1863, bur. Silver Hill Cem. Charlotteville, Ontario, m.

Eliz. A. French.3. Robert Rankin Frederick Crabb b. 8-24-1877 Nixon, d. 8-24-1949 Detroit, Mi4. Cora Crabb b. 1879 Nixon, m. Thomas Boughner5. Frederick Crabb Jr. b. 1881 Nixon

II. Robert Rankin Frederick Crabb (Frederick Henry Crabb)b. 8-24-1877 Nixon, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canadad. 8-24-1949 Detroit, Mi., both bur. Holy Sepulchre Cem., Southfield, Mi.m. Annie Mary (May) Lee (Lea) b. 3-23-1879 London, Ontario, d. 6-29-1963 Detroit.

children-1. Lawrence Crabb d. young2. Mai. Frederick Earl Addison Crabb b. 3-27-1899 Windham T., Ontario, d. 10-18-19863. Madelon Veronica Crabb b. 11-16-1903 Hamilton, Ontario, m. 6-21-1926 Detroit, Russell Charles

Reeve.4. Freda Helen Crabb b. 4-9-1906 Hamilton, d. 12-29-1967 Detroit, bur. Holy Sepulchre5. Francis Rankin Crabb b. 1-1-1911 London, Ontario, d. c!948 Detroit, m. 1934, Veronica Hart.

III. Maj. Frederick Earl Addison Crabb (Robert Rankin Frederick Crabb) [Crabb book p96]b. 3-27-1899 Windham T., Ontariod. 10-18-1986 Tamarac, Fl., bur. Maine Veterans Cem., Augusta, Me.m. 9-26-1921 Detroit, Thelma Josephine Blonde b. 10-13-1897 Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, d. 2-9-1967

Augusta, Me., bur. St. Mary's Cem., Augusta, dau. of Jacob Blonde & Sophia Pierre.children-1. Robert George Crabb b. 12-17-1924 Detroit

2. Barbara Crabb b. 1926 Detroit, d. 19263. Donald Gordon Crabb b. 11-7-1927 Detroit, m. 7-7-1949 South Portland, Me., Rose Anne Gaudet.4. Frances Juanita Crabb b. 4-25-1929 Amsbury, Ma., d. 12-14-1997 Augusta, Me., bur. Maine Veterans,

m. 12-26-1948 Augusta, Eugene Ambrose Pelton.Son Donald flew transports & helicopters during the Korean War; he was a pilot for Executive Jet in NY.

IV. Robert George Crabb (Maj. Frederick Earl Addison Crabb)b. 12-17-1924 Detroit, Mi.m. 7-16-1945 Buckhannon, WV., Dorothy Jean Griffiths b. 2-12-1926 Cleveland, Oh., dau. of Edwin

Kingsley Griffiths & Olive Virginia Flory.children-1. Ann Allison Crabb b. 7-31-1946 Augusta, Me.

2. Sharon Lynn Crabb b. 9-19-1956 Ogden, Ut.Robert served as a navigator in the US. Air Force in WWII. He worked for the Nat. Aeronautics & Space

Adm. in Houston. The Griffiths came from Cardiff, Wales.

Who Was Jarriott Crabb?Larry Hardin [p!426] of Slater, Mo., sent information about the family of Jarriott Crabb

taken from the Wilkes Co., NC., Heritage 1993. Jarriott is probably the same Jarret Crabb ofWilkes Co. listed on pi265 of the Crabb book as being in the Rev. War and in 1840 as 82 years

old. Does a reader have more information on this family? J29

I. Jarriott Crabb ( ? ) Rev. War Soldierb. c!760d. after 1840, 82y 1840m. Prevette, dau. of Wm. Prevette & Mary of Wake Co., NC.

children-1. William Crabb2. Elizabeth Crabb m. 5-6-1826, Wm. JarvisJarriott came to Wilkes Co., NC., between 1800-1810, having been in Iredell Co. earlier. He sold land in

Franklin Co. Jarriott had a brother John who stayed in Iredell Co. In the 1790 census, Jarriott was married inFranklin Co. Jarriott is named in the will of Mary Prevette. His pension papers state that he owned 200A inWilkes Co., but no deeds have been found in his name. Jarriott was in the Walnut Grove section of the county. In1840 Jarret Crabb 82y was a Rev. War pensioner in Capt. Johnson's district, Bugaboo.

H. William Crabb (Jarriott Crabb)m. 11-1-1820, Polly Massey

children-1. Thomas Crabb2. Clara Crabb b. 8-16-18243. Winney Crabb m. John Caudill?4. Nancy Crabb m. Henry Shoemaker5. Anna Crabb m. Joseph Shoemaker6. John Crabb

III. Clara Crabb (William Crabb)b. 8-16-1824m. Daniel Waddell

children-1. Mary E. Waddell b. 18532. Arthur P. Waddell b. 18553. Nancy Waddell b. 18574. Eliz. Waddell b. 1860

III. John Crabb (William Crabb)m. Cynthia

children-l.Wm.M. Crabb b. 4-18482. Lydia Margaret Crabb b. 6-7-1851, d. 3-27-1938, m. John Harrison Billings b. 1846, d. 5-25-19173. John Alexander Crabb b. 18564. Goldman Crabb b. 18585. James Crabb b. 18596. Burel Preston Crabb b. 1860, m. 10-16-1887, Martha J. Lyon. No children.7. Thomas Crabb b. 1862, m. 3-3-1895, Rebecca Lowe. Dau.- Ina Mae b. 2-22-1900.8. Richard C. Crabb b. early 1860's9. Joseph R. Crabb b. early 1860'sMost of the Crabbs in Wilkes Co., NC., today trace their ancestry back to John Crabb.

IV. Wm. M. Crabb (John Crabb)b. 4-1848m. Margaret A. Billings, dau. of Thomas Billings & Nancy Wiles.

children-1. Wm. Thomas Crabb b. 10-10-1875, d. 3-8-1946, bur. Pleasant Grove Bapt. Cem., m. Ida Woo.2. Rose Ellen Crabb b. 8-29-1877, d. 4-19-1964, both bur. Pleasant Grove Bapt. Cem., m. 10-6-1899,

James Allen Bumgarner.3. John H. Crabb b. 7-5-1889, d. 7-19-1954, both bur. Pleasant Grove Bapt. Cem., m. 10-8-1914, Veadie

Church.4. Marcus Treely Billings d. Kannapolis, NC., m. 8-7-1897, Susan Azer Foster. Marcus was the son of

Margaret E. Billings' sister who died giving birth to Marcus.

IV. John Alexander Crabb (John Crabb)b. 1856m. Laura Amanda Sparks

children-1. Mary L. Crabb b. 18792. Wm. David Crabb b. 9-13-1880, m. Aurelia L. Gentry

J30 3. Nancy A. Crabb b. 1887, d. 1898, m. Sherman Combs

IV. Goldman Crabb (John Crabb)b. 1858m. 3-29-1880, Nancy Billings b. 1858

children-1. Wm. H. Crabb b. 2-23-1882, d. 10-1-1933, m. Phoebe Jane Holbrook b. 1880, 2nd m. Lila Anderson.2. Senda Crabb b. 1-8-18843. Vicey Crabb, twin, b. 1-8-1884, d. 4-5-1949, m. John Irvin Lyon b. 18824. Nancy Irene Crabb b. 7-28-1886, d. 5-1-1969, m. Rufus Leonard Cheek5. James Goldman Crabb b. 1888, d. 5-28-1936, m. Flossie Lyon6. Cecila L. Crabb b. 1893, d. 5-2-1972, m. Joseph Carl Billings.

IV. James Crabb (John Crabb)b. c!859d. 6-22-1910m. Myrtle Lodemia Billings b. 1860, d. 1-2-1944

children-1. Charlie Harrison Crabb b. 10-26-1879, d. 3-12-1948, m. Carrie Isabel Wood b. 12-6-1880, d. 1-7-19402. Cynthia Lodemia Crabb b. 2-10-1882, d. 9-21-1956, m. 12-24-1899, Thomas Avery Billings b. 9-22-

1879, d. 12-30-1943, son of James Galloway Billings & Martha M. Harris.3. James Tyre Crabb b. 1887, m. Carrie Lou Ellen Gentry b. 18854. Lydia Lou Crabb, twin, b. 1887, m. 7-25-1924, Tom Spicer5. Rufus R. Crabb b. 6-15-1891, d. 11-26-1968, m. 8-27-1911, Berta Geneva McCrory b. 8-26-1891, d. 1-

14-1961.

IV. Richard C. Crabb (John Crabb)b. early 1860'sm. Martha Jane Bauguess

children-1. Docil Crabb b. 19012. Edward Respus Crabb b. 9-1-1907

IV. Joseph R. Crabb (John Crabb)b. early 1860'sm. 5-20-1889, Sarah E. Lyon

children-1. Maude L. Crabb 5. Dewey W. Crabb2. Theodessa Crabb 6. Joseph E. Crabb3. Martha J. Crabb 7. Perlie Crabb4. Sinthia Crabb 8. Amanda Crabb

Future Newsletters-Because of limited space in this issue, some stories and information sent for the newsletter

by Crabb descendants had to be held over to future issues.

Richard D. Prall, editor14104 Piedras Rd. NE.Albuquerque, NM. 87123

John F. P. Crabbe2 Field EndStourport-on-SevernWorcester, England DY13 8UD