Sir John Crabtree, II

"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 Crabtree name can, with a high degree of accuracy, be traced back to 14th century England. At about that time the use of surnames became popular. As far as we know, the Family Crabtree started in only place, a village in Yorkshire. It seems that this large family group was centered about one large Crabapple Tree! The first known record of a Crabtree coming to America was in 1622 in Massachusetts. The record of these Crabtrees vanishes until some Crabtrees

magically appear in Philadelphia and then move on to Baltimore. (Source: "The Crabtrees of Soutwest Virginia")

from the gedcom of terri kotajarvi <terriandpaul@hotmail.com>

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John Crabtree of Broughton, Husbandman Tenant under the Stanleys in 1583. Will dated June 1, 1585, Proved January 29,1587-88. All the children, except the last, named in their father's will. Alice, "my now wife"in his Will. Therefore, perhaps asecond wife and not mother of all the children.

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tami mcdowell <tami_mcdowell@hotmail.com>

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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)

Crabtree, Chitwood, Phillips, Murray gedcom

Tena M Melton <tmelton@myexcel.com>