Henrietta Crawford

According to the "Hailey or Haley" family history listed in "The Official History of Elbert County," William Hailey had daughters, among others, named "Ritta" and "Mary". Both of these women married into the Adams family. First names of the husbands are not listed in this Haley genealory. However, the same source provides an Adams family history. On page 327, two brothers, sons of Thomas Adams and Sarah Ford, are identified, as follows: Thomas F. Adams, b. June 5, 1791; m. (1) Widow Crawford; (2) Miss Jenkins. James B. Adams, b. March 25, 1795; m. April 10, 1817, Polly Hailey.

Henaritta is the above mentioned "Widow Crawford." Her first husband, John Crawford, died in 1815, leaving her to raise their three sons: William Haley Crawford, Burton Earl Crawford and Leroy K. Crawford. Around 1817, she married (2nd) Thomas Ford Adams. Henaritta's children from her (2nd) husband, Thomas Adams, were Melissa Jane Adams, Winston Adams, Piety Adams, and Labon Adams [C.S.A. died May 6, 1864 at Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia]. Thomas Ford Adams full name and Henaritta's death date are stated in Thomas' application for pension. Henrietta's sister, Polly Haley, married Thomas' brother, James Adams, in 1817.

State of Georgia, County of Hart: On this 10 day of February 1879 personally appeared before the undersigned authority, Winston Adams and Nancy Adams residents of the County of Hart, State of Georgia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn according to law state that they were personally well acquainted with Ritter Adams deceased the former wife of Thomas F. Adams deceased a reputed soldier of the War of 1812 and that said Ritter Adams died in the County of Elbert, State of Georgia, on or about the 10 day of October 1843. That the offiants had personal knowledge of her said death by having been at her burial. Our P.O. address is Hartwell, Ga. We have no interest in this claim. /s/ Winston (x his mark) Adams, Nancy (x her mark) Adams. T. C. Stephenson, Ordinary, Hart Co., Ga.

An Adams researcher identified the name of Thomas Ford Adams' second wife, Elizabeth Jenkins, and stated that she and Thomas were living together before 1830, long before Henaritta died in 1843. This situation may have been the reason why Henaritta's father, William Haley, did not name his son-in-law, Thomas Adams, in his will dated 1830; but named instead Thomas' brother, James Haley, as guardian to Henaritta and her children.

State of Georgia, County of Milton: On this 3rd day of June A.D. 1879 Personally appeared before the undersigned authority Isham Teasley, Joseph Jenkins residents of the county of Milton State of Georgia to me well known to be respectable and entitled to credit, who being duly sworn according to law the 1st named states his age is 71 years and the latter named offiants that his age is 66 years and that they were personally well acquainted with Thomas F. Adams late of said County a reputed soldier - War of 1812 and also is now acquainted with Elizabeth Adams the widow of said Thomas F. Adams having known them personally well before they the said Thomas F. Adams & Elizabeth Adams were married, we was not present at the marriage but heard they were married some time about the year 1843, at which time they both resided in Elbert County, Georgia and that we knew the said _____ as named, from that time on until Thomas F. Adams died in February 1875 and has known the widow ever since his death and that the said Thomas F. Adams and Elizabeth Adams always during the lifetime of her said husband from the date we heard they were married lived together as husband and wife and were so reputed to be and the fact of their haveing been lawfuly married we never heard doubted or called in question. We knew them when they resided in Elbert County, Georgia and we also knew them well after they moved to Milton County, Georgia where Thomas F. Adams the said husband died. We have no interest in this claim. Our P.O. address is Alpharetta, Georgia. /s/ Isham Teasley, Joseph (x his mark) Jenkins.

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State of Georgia, County of Hart: On this 10 day of February 1879 personally appeared before the undersigned authority, Winston Adams and Nancy Adams residents of the County of Hart, State of Georgia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn according to law state that they were personally well acquainted with Ritter Adams deceased the former wife of Thomas F. Adams deceased a reputed soldier of the War of 1812 and that said Ritter Adams died in the County of Elbert, State of Georgia, on or about the 10 day of October 1843. That the offiants had personal knowledge of her said death by having been at her burial. Our P.O. address is Hartwell, Ga. We have no interest in this claim. /s/ Winston ( his X mark) Adams, Nancy ( her X mark) Adams. T. C. Stephenson, Ordinary, Hart Co., Ga.