Abraham Crabtree

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA (Soldier). DAR Ancestor # A095289

0. Abraham Crabtree, born June 06, 1750 in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States; died February 05, 1838 in Russel County, Virginia, United States. He was the son of 160. William Crabtree III and 161. Hannah Whitaker. He married 81. Mary Unknown Bef. February 1777.

      81. Mary Unknown, born Abt. 1750 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died April 29, 1838 in Russell, Virginia, USA.

Notes for Abraham Crabtree:

ABRAHAM CRABTREE served in the Washington County Militia. He served as a spy along the Clinch River Valley looking for signs of possible Indian attack. He did garrison duty along the forts of the Clinch and Holston Rivers. He participated in the expedition against the Cherokee towns in Eastern Tennessee. It was during this expedition that he came down with fever and disease that afflicted him all his life.

ABRAHAM CRABTREE was named administrator of the estate of his father in April of 1777. In September of 1777, he was appointed as a commissioner to the Courthouse at Abington. In the early 1780's Abraham is listed as participating in the functions of the Washington County Court by serving as a juror, witness and bondsman.

In the early 1790's, Abraham moved his family westward across Clinch Mountain and into the Clinch River Valley near New Garden in Russell County Virginia. He had a farm of several hundred acres on Cedar Creek on what was known as House and Barn Mountain. The reason for moving into the Clinch Valley was probably availability of better and cheaper land. This, of course, was often the motivation of many pioneer settlers. Betwen 1797 and 1806, Abraham acquired about 850 acres of land in the Clinch Valley.

ABRAHAM is on record as petitioning the Virginia Legislature requesting financial assistance in compensation for illness contracted while serving in the Virginia Militia. He appeared in court to make a sworn statement in applying for a Revolutionary War pension. His petition is on file.

Children of Abraham Crabtree and Mary Unknown are:

40 i. Solomon Crabtree, born February 18, 1779 in Saltville, Virginia; died December 22, 1863 in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia); married Susannah Thompson 1799 in Russell County, Virgina.

ii. Ruth Crabtree, born Aft. January 01, 1780 in Washington, Virginia, USA; died Bef. January 01, 1844; married ? Spear WFT Est. 1800-1835.

iii. Mary Crabtree, born Aft. January 01, 1783 in Washington, Virginia, USA; died August 22, 1840.

iv. Hiram Crabtree, born January 01, 1773 in Washington, Virginia, USA; died September 13, 1844 in Scott, Illinois, USA; married Margaret Johnson May 18, 1806 in Cumberland.

v. William C. Crabtree, born Aft. January 01, 1775 in Washington, Virginia, USA; died WFT Est. 1776-1865.

vi. Nancy Crabtree, born Aft. January 01, 1781 in Washington, Virginia, USA; died August 22, 1840.

Biography

Crabtree gen, p 30: His name appears on a tax list in June 1770. A Fincastle survey dated 30 May 1774, shows he owned 104 acres of land situated on both sides of the North Fork of the Holston River, joining and between tracts known as Paw Paw Bottom and Clay Lick. (This is the area between the present town of Saltville and the Clinch Mountian.)

In early 1790s, he moved his family westward across Clinch Mountain and into the Clinch River Valley near New Garden in Russell Co., VA.

He had a farm of several hundred acres on Cedar Creek on what was known as House and Barn Mountain. He acquired about 850 acres of land in the Clinch Valley between 1797 and 1806. Abraham acquired 200 acres on the Cumberland River in 1797 (History of Cumberland co., KY by Wells, p 20 under land grants in KY).

Abraham served in the Washington Co., VA militia. He served as a spy along the Clinch River Valley looking for signs of possible Indian attack. He did garrison duty along the forts of the Clinch and Holston Rivers. He participated in the expedition against the Cherokee towns in Eastern Tennessee. It was during this expedition that he came down with fever and disease that afflicted him all his life.

In August and September 1774, he served with the VA Militia under Capt. James Thompson. He was stationed at Fort Blackamore, which is located in the Clinch River Valley about 40 miles west of Saltville.

He manned the Fort's garrison & scouted the Clinch Valley for signs of hostile Indians. The Indians, who lived in southern Ohio, had made many raids against the Virginia frontier during the summer and fall of 1774. He, being 24 years of age, was assigned to the force that was to defend the frontier settlements while the more experienced frontiersman in the Militia were to attack the Indians at their Ohio encampments. This group of VA Militia, under Col. Andrew Lewis, marched north and engaged the Indians at the Battle of Mt. Pleasant.

In June of 1775, Abraham served under Col. Arthur Campbell as a scout, patrolling for signs of Indian activity along the North Fork of the Holston River. Later in the summer of 1776, he joined the expedition of Col. William Christian which ranged southward to attack the Cherokees in Tennessee. In the summer of 1777 and 1778, he again served in garrisons along the Holston River (Crabtreee Gen).

He was a Revolutionary soldier listed in "Summer's Annals of Southwest VA." He was not married in 1773 when he returned to his father's home after the war, when he was able to travel, in the Spring of 1777. He reached home in March. He did not go home to a wife as his father and his sister cared for him when he was ill, in 1776-1777.

He made Petition for a Pension but it was rejected (Crabtrees, p 30).

Russell County, Virginia, Deed Book 3 (1798-1806)

• Page 93: John and Jean Buster to Abraham Crabtree, 22 July 1800
• Page 309: Abraham and Mary Crabtree to Samuel Porter, 24 May 1802
• Page 360: Abraham and Mary Crabtree to Richard Price esq., 25 January 1803
• Page 675: John and Jane Busher to Abraham Crabtree, 4 September 1805
• Page 745: Abraham and Mary Crabtree to Harry Smith, 5 November 1805

Sources

• Russell County, VA Deed Book 3 Grantor Index
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 2 2017, 6:04:03 UTC

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