John William "Flat River" Clayton, Sr.

Title William "Flat River" Clayton and Benjamin Crews: Families of Person Co., NE to Lawrence Co., TN Authors Mary Nell Hollis Franks, Shirley Ann Hollis Publisher Family Tree Press, 2002

Crews Family History (Excerpt from "William "Flat River" Clayton and Benjamin Crews" - mnf)

The forefathers of the Lawrence County Crews was Hardiman "Hardy" Crews, born about 1740-1750 in Surry or Northhampton Co., VA. and died after 1830 in Person County, N.C.. He married Phoebe Goochee before 1775. On 9/18/1779, Hardy Crews bought 91 acres of land in Caswell Co., N.C. for 90 pounds in Virginia currency from a Michael Dickson/Dickins, ref. John Paines line. A grant deed was recorded on 10/13/1783 to Hardy Crews for 525 acres in Caswell Co., N.C. on Mill Creek. On 2/18/1790, Thomas Clayton of Caswell Co., N.C. sells 200 acres on Richland Spring Creek to Hardy Crews, ref. John Paines old line.Then on 8/6/1790 in Caswell Co., N.C. and indenture was made between Thomas Clayton and a Robert Dickins, Hardy Crews, Jurat. This land was located on Deep Creek of Flat River.

When Person Co., N.C. was created from Caswell Co, Hardy Crews and Thomas Clayton became citizens of Person Co., N.C..

Of their known children, our Lawrence Co., TN. ancestor, Benjamin Crews was born about 1775 in Caswell Co., N.C.. He married Mary Clayton, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Coleman Clayton, *(Mary was the sister of William "Flat River" Clayton) 2/2/1796 in Person Co., N.C.. They had Sarah 12/1796, Arthur Simeon "Arter" 1799, William 4/1800, Benjamin, Jr. 1802, Elizabeth 1803, Johnathan 1804, Rebecca 1806, and Thomas abt. 1808. Mary Clayton Crews died 1810 in Person Co., N.C. and is buried in the Roxboro area.

After Mary's death, Benjamin Crews married on 10/8/1811 Guilford Co., N.C. to Mary Rose. Benjamin and Mary Rose Crews had Hardy 1811, Obediah 1813, Mary Ann 1814, Thomas 1815, Sidney 1817, Martha "Patsy" 1818, and Zacharias 1820. Mary Rose died in Lawrence Co., TN..

The "Crews and Clayton Clan" came to Lawrence Co., TN. before 1830, as they are listed in the 1830 census records. Many of the family members soon married here in Lawrence Co., and lived in the 7th district, in the now Mt. Lebanon area, near Spring, Knob and Brushy Creeks. Benjamin Crews, Sr. died 1841 Lawrence Co., TN. and is thought to have been buried in the Crews Cemetery #1.

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 1 Parents Thomas Clayton Sarah Coleman

Married 18 September 1821 in Person County, North Carolina

They had 7 children

Nancy Blackard was John William Clayton's second wife. His first wife was Rachel Crews. Nancy was married 9-18-1821 and died 11-27-1895.

Family Members Spouse Photo Nancy Blackard Clayton 1796–1895

Children Photo Richard B. Clayton 1790–1868

Hardy Clayton 1797–1880

William Clayton 1806–1885

Photo Sarah Jane Clayton Mason 1824–1901

Photo Jobe Stanfill Clayton 1832–1922

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