John Hanson Crumpler

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Birth: 1724 Isle of Wight County Virginia, USA Death: 1782 Duplin County North Carolina, USA

The Patriarch of the North Carolina Crumpler Tree. Moved here from Isle of Wight, Virginia. There is much speculation about John Crumpler's early years. John Crumpler was born in 1712-38. From Records of Edgecombe County, NC it would appear that John moved to Edgecombe County first with a wife named Grace. They had 2 children. Edmund and Benjamin Crumpler. After the death of Grace, John returned to Isle of Wight leaving Benjamin with these holdings. There is no doubt that Benjamin was an original planter of then Edgecombe County, today in Nash County. John returned to North Carolina later, with the new wife, Nancy Holmes to a new Duplin County tract that today would be in Sampson County. The far more prevelent theory and the one THE JOHN CRUMPLER FAMILY TREE is subscribed to, is that Benjamin was his nephew. For the purposes of this tree we have included all of both John Crumpler's and Benjamin's descendants in the JOHN CRUMPLER FAMILY VIRTUAL CEMETERY. They are no doubt closely related. The generations of ancestors above John Crumpler are based on many others work and not my own. It is prevalent theory at this time. From the marriage to Nancy Holmes, John Crumpler is well documented and I feel the tree is accurate, although evolving as new information becomes available.

John Crumpler married Nancy Holmes in Isle of Wight County, Va. in 1749. In May of 1757 he owned 110 acres of land in Duplin County, (now Sampson).

Duplin County NC Land Grant Book I "From Henry Easterling to John Crumpler of the Province of North Carolina and Duplin County, for 20 pounds gold, 110 acres of land on Moccoson Branch on this side of Cohary,beginning at a Spainish Oak..., From patent Grant of His Excellency Arthur Hobbs, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in Chielf, on this date May 1757.

He signed a will on Feb 7,1782 in Duplin County, NC. Son John, one of the executors named in the will, appeared before the court and qualified by "taking Oathe of an Executor". The estate was probated in July 1782 after his death in April. This will provided for the following provisions. Named Children: Jacob, John, Rachel, Sarah, Nancy, Elizabeth and Cajah. Jacob was married at the time. John, the next son was possibly still single. He was to look after the interests of the younger children. Rachel must not have been of age; to wit: " I give to my daughter Rachel Crumpler five cows and calves to be paid to her at age 21, or married, if the stock be sufficent for her younger brethen...and ten pounds silver or gold." The Provisions for Younger Children: It would appear that the 100s of acres that young John Crumpler managed was not for himself only, but proportionately held for the younger children, until of age or married. Each received household goods, farming equipment, and cattle as well as 10 pounds gold or silver. He left his plantation (the homeplace) to his son John Crumpler along with 230 acres and "all negroes theron as to raise my children".

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Parents:

 William Crumpler (1670 - 1750)

Spouse:

 Nancy Holmes Crumpler (1731 - 1782)*

Children:

• Jacob Crumpler (1750 - 1817)*
• John Crumpler (1749-Nov 25, 1751)
• John Crumpler (1756 - 1803)*
• Sarah Crumpler (1756-?)
• Nancy Crumpler (1758-?)
• Rachel Magee Crumpler Johnson (1763 - 1847)*
• Grace Crumpler (1766-1767)
• Elizabeth Crumpler Autry (1770 - 1840)*
• Micajah B Crumpler (1776 - 1853)*

* Calculated relationship

Burial:

John Crumpler Family Cemetery Dismal Township Sampson County North Carolina, USA