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About Stephen Crump, Sr.
Strong circumstantial evidence indicates that William Crump of York was the founder of the New Kent Crumps. DNA results point to one common Crump ancestor for the New Kent family groups. See Resources for YDNA results done through FamilyTreeDNA.com
William Crump Sr was the progenitor of our Crump line in America, NOT Sgt. Thomas Crump, of Jamestown who married Elizabeth Buck; they had only one proven son John, who died without male children.
Stephen Sr's Parents were William Crump, of New Kent and Anne Crump.
Stephen married Elizabeth Susanna Crump in 1675 in New Kent, Virginia, USA. Together they had the following children:
Stephen Crump; Richard Crump, Sr.; Robert Crump; George Crump; James Crump; Susanna Cade; Richard Crump.
These children assigned to Stephen were born 10 years after he passed away: Gutrich Crump; Agnes Crump; Lucy Crump;
He died on September 28, 1700 in St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia (Burial) and was buried on October 1, 1700 in St Peter, New Kent, Virginia.
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Strong circumstantial evidence indicates that William Crump of York was the founder of the New Kent Crumps. DNA results point to one common Crump ancestor for the New Kent family groups. Unfortunately, the records of that county were destroyed long ago, but the hope here is that significant meaning can be extracted from what is still available. Primary reliance is placed on The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter’s Parish. It is assumed that the Crumps were buying and selling land in the county in the late1600s and all through the 1700s, but no deeds survive. Likewise, there are no wills, estate settlements, court orders or guardian papers extant for New Kent.
Considering the fact that the founder, William Crump’s birth date was 1632, he would have been fathering children about the late 1650s and the third generation of William’s descendants should have been born beginning in the late 1670s. It appears that William was the father of Stephen, William and Richard Crump. There were probably other children including daughters, but nothing is known about them. This article will examine the life of one of his sons, Stephen Crump, and trace some of his descendants.
Stephen Crump was probably born before 1658 and was William’s oldest son. At least he was the first one to appear in the record. By 1681 according to William Crump’s patent description, Stephen was living in New Kent County on his own property adjacent to William’s land. He probably married Elizabeth about that time. Her surname is unknown, but she does appear in the Quit Rent and processioning records of the early 1700s apparently as his widow.
By 1688, Stephen was providing blacksmith service for the church in New Kent:
At a Vestry held at St. Peter’s upper Church on the behalfe of St. petters Parish this 3rd. day of November, 1688:
……….. To Stephen Crump for a stock lock & key for the Lower Church…0050
In 1692, Stephen Crump was again paid by the Vestry for carpentry work:
Dec, 20, 1692. At a Vestry held At the house of Capt: John Lyddall on ye behalfe of St.: Peters Parish this 20th day of December 1692. …………………to Steph: Crump for a pair of Duftailes…………………0040
A processioning order was recorded for 1689:
May 1689. At a Vestry held at St. Peters Parish Church on ye behalfe of St. Peters parish this 4th day of May 1689.
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The several persons names in Companys yt: were ordered to Possesion & Remark ye bounds of each mans Land Viz:
Capt: Joseph ffoster Mr: Jno: Roper Senr: Mr: wm: Bassett Junr: Mrs: Eliz Littlepage Wm: Harman & Edmund Bedford) Nich Cox Jno: Parks Junr: Mrs.: pierce Mr: Conding) Mr: Poindexter senr: Mr: Poindexter Junr: Jno: Vaughan Jno: *Epecen Jno *Shurlock ffran Day Will Hughes Robt: Speare) Rich Joanes Steph: Moon Wm: Beck Edw: Wallten Rich: Gillam Mrs: Butts Jno: Waddell) Wm: Ross Mr: Allford Mr: Geo: Smith Wm: Major Hen: Green Mr: Lightfoot) Mr: Macon David Clarkston Mrs: Warkman Mr: Pasley Wm: Millington Mr: Clayton Thom: Jackson Wm: Stone Jno: Paine Tho: Wilkins Tho: Mackgehe Step: Crump)
Mr. ffirth Pellom Moore Widdow Williams James Sanders Step: Mitchell Wm: Bourne Will: Crump) Robt: Chandler Wm: Moss Jno: Ossling Mr: Jarrett San: Weaver Jno: Howle) Jno Howle Mr: Mitchell Senr: Elex Stange Mr. Batt[ ] Tho: Paddison ffran: Hill) Hen: Strainge Rich Allen Hen: Marttin Jno: Tandy Wm Moss Wm Meanly) …………
- Note: These names were hard to make out. I may have read them wrong--- C.G.C.
Judging by the single parentheses distributed through the list, Stephen and William Crump appear in two different, but adjacent processioning groups. They were probably brothers. Both were registering the births of children in the late 1600s in the St. Peter’s register.
Stephen appears again as head of a road clearing crew near Black Creek:
St. Peters Parish Att a Vestry held at the upper Church the 14 June 1698
………………………… Stephen Crump aploying him selfe to this vestry for help to Cleer the Roades in his presents is ordered these tithables following viz Capt. Thomas Bray Steph Mitchell Step Mitchell Jur. Will fforgison will Bourne will Crump Pelham moore and his own family and that with the aforementioned help he Cleer to the new mill Damm upon the Black Creeke…………….
We know from the St. Peter's Parish Register that Stephen Crump soon died:
1700. Stephen Crump Dyed the 28 Sept and buried the 1st. Octo, 1700
He was approximately 44 years old at this time.
A little over a month later, the vestry ordered processioning of land including the area where Stephen Crump lived. The text of that order follows:
Nov. 25, 1700. William Clopton being appointed Surveior of the highways in the place and stead of Stephen Crump and aploying him Selfe to this vestry for help to doe the work is ordered these tithables following viz Capt. Thomas Bray Stephen michell stephen michell jr. Will forgison William Crump william Bourne Stephen Crump Richard Crump the widow Crumps tithables Pelham moore and John Waddell Jr. all which did formerly belong to Stephen Crumps precincts.
The British government maintained lists of adult men who were members of the colonial militias. Not all of these lists have survived, but the one for New Kent County is available:
July 4, 1702. – Militia List New Kent Co.- ………William Crump,………..Stephen Crump, George Crump
The list is particularly interesting because of the appearance of Stephen and George Crump. This Stephen cannot be the son of William the immigrant, but must be in the third generation of Crumps in this area. George Crump appears in subsequent entries in the St. Peter’s Parish Register, but his parentage cannot be clearly identified. At any rate, all three Crump men must have been of age or close to it.
Then in 1704, the Quit Rent Rolls for New Kent County, Virginia were collected. My source does not provide any specific dates for the compilation of this list. It is probably not complete since “hiding” land from the authorities was quite common. Crumps on the list are as follows:
Crump Stephen ………60 Crump William……….330 Crump Richard……….60 Crump Elizb………….....80 Crump James…………..150 Crump Robert…………150
It appears that the widow Elizabeth Crump’s tithables were at least James and Robert Crump. They both were listed as owning identically sized tracts of land. Since they were missing from the 1700 processioning, it is very likely that they were sons of Stephen Crump who received their inheritance in the few years after 1700.
The last group land record is an order relating to clearing the roads dated Nov.1, 1705:
Wm. Clopton one of ye surveyors of this County applying himselfe to this Vestry for help to clear ye roads in his precinct is ordered all tithables belonging to these persons following Viz. Madd Sarah Bray Danl Park Esq Jno Askew Stephen Mitchell jr. Wm forgason Robert Crump James Crump Wm Boarne Wm Crump Jno Waddell Junr. Richd. Crump Steph Crump Chas Barker Tho Shroaby Eliza Crump Widdow & Thomas Brigman [30]
Eliza Crump was a head of household in all three lists and must be the widow of the recently deceased Stephen.
One of Stephen’s children was registered in the 1680s, but the mother’s name was not included:
168[ ]. Susannah daughter to Stephen Crump bapt: ye: 4:d: of September 168[ ]
Stephen’s other children were probably also born in the very late 1670s and 1680s. The early presence of some Crump males as adults seems to indicate that they must be the children of a male born in the late 1650s or very early 1660s. Therefore, they are probably the offspring of Stephen Crump and his wife, name unknown. The death rate was very high at this time and Stephen may have been married before his marriage to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth’s death is recorded in the St. Peter’s Register as happening on March 12, 1727. She out-lived her husband by many years.
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Stephen Crump, Sr.'s Timeline
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1658
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New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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1677
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New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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1678
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New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1679
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Jamestown, Virginia, Colonial America
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1680
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New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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1680
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New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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October 11, 1681
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St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, Colonial America
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September 28, 1700
Age 42
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St. Peter's Parish,, New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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October 1, 1700
Age 42
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St Peter's, New Kent, Virginia, Colonial America
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