Ann Wellborn

Added 12 Dec 2017, by Marvin Loyd Welborn. 980513, Ruckersville, VA. Marvin Welborn. The following is extracted from the opus of Mrs. Ann Beason Gahan, Comp., "Wilbourn Genealogy," 22 July 1986, revised 22 March 1993. N.p. She has written: [Quote] AD. Ann Crabtree, of William and Jane, was born 15 Jan. 1714/15. On 21 jan. 1731/32, she married William Wilborn (St. Georges, p.256), son of Edward Wilborn (d. 24 Jan. 1730/31, St. Georges, p.265 of transcript, but p. 101 of "original" register in Hall of Records, Annapolis). Land records between 1750 and 1755 indicate this couple as then resident in Frederick Co., MD. (Patents, Liber BY&GS #3, f. 345; Baltimore Co., MD., Land Record, Liber BB#1, f. 72; Frederick Co., MD., Land Record, Liber E, ff. 535, 544, 726), possibly living in Prince Georges County before the creation of Frederick in 1748. Among the children of William and Ann (Crabtree) Wilborn, and Welborn: ADA. Jane, b. 28 Jan. 1732/33 (St. Georges, p. 271, or 108) ADB. William, b. 25 Oct. 1734 (p. 276, or 113) ADC. James, b. 18 Aug. 1736 (p. 292, or 129) and probably others. [Unquote.] Crabtree Family Origins http://php.indiana.edu/~crabtre/origin.htm 2/26/99 10:01:29 PM Chris Crabtree (gopwins@juno.com)

"The Crabtree family originated in Yorkshire, England--the name coming from the fact that they lived by the crabtree in the county of York. The earliest record (from the Crabtrees of Southwest Virginia--no longer in print) was of John Crabtree who lived in Yorkshire around the end of the 14th century; William Crabtree of Yorkshire, during the same time period; William Crabtree of the Parish of Snaithe, Yorkshire 1412; and a bit later, John Crabtree of Halifax, Yorkshire. All the Crabtree's are thought to have common origin in the Crabtrees of Yorkshire." (Crabtree Tule River Patriarchs, Marilyn Meredith, 1984, Golden West Publishers)

The first known record of a Crabtree coming to America was in 1622 in Massachusetts. Ann’s parents, William Crabtree and Jane Halstead, married in Yorkshire and then immigrated to America, settling in Baltimore sometime before Ann’s birth in 1714. In the history of Daniel Boone, there is also an Isaac Crabtree who helped Daniel in exploring the Kentucky territory. Anne’s sister, Elizabeth (Billingsley) is an ancestor to Julia Roberts. Sometime before 1754, William sold his interest in the land he had inherited from his father and he and his wife Ann moved to Guilford County, North Carolina. William Edward and Ann had six children, including Thomas Welborn (1735-1778), William Welborn (1734 – 1792) and James Welborn (1736-1811). Ann died in 1756 at the age of 42 and William in 1773 at the age of 60. There is no record of the exact date of William’s death nor where they are buried.

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