Fellow Family
in America 1700 - 1900


William Fellow Line

Version 1.1: 05/18/2000

Generation 5

Sampson Co, North Carolina

William Fellow was born in 1752 and died in 1798 He married Susannah Williams daughter of Nathan and Sarah Williams of Johnston County, NC.
After his death she married Joab Blackman (1755). 

Children:

Revolutionary War Records of Duplin-Sampson Counties

FELLOW, John, Sergeant, NC Militia

FELLOW, William, Captain, NC Militia

Dobbs County, NC - Militia Rolls, 1767-1781

Return of the Officers of the Regiment of Militia in Dobbs County, July 14, 1774

column 1= No. of Company

column 2= Seniority of the Captains

column 3= Officer's names

column 4= Persons recommended to vacancies

12----------4 -------Stephen Blackman, Capt.

---------------------William Fellows, Lieut.

-------------------- John Sasser, Jun., Ensg.

13----------6--------Thomas Williams, Capt.

---------------------Solomon Persons, Lieut.

---------------------Robert Sherrard, Ensg.

14 --------13--------Simon Bright, Jun., Capt (Resigned), Capt. John Mackilewean

___,___, ............John Mackilwean, Lieut.--------Spyers Singleton, Lieut.

___,___,.............Spyers Singleton, Ensg.---------Stringer Mackilwean, Ensg

15 --------15 -------Joseph Pipkin, Capt.

---------------------Wm. McKinne, Jun., Lieut.

---------------------Elisha Pikin, Ensg.

----Troops --- ------Jesse Jernigan, Capt.

---------------------Benj. Best, Lieut.

---------------------Charles Hines, Cornet

---------------------Thomas Torrans--Adjut. John Linton, in his stead

Notable Southern Families Vol I, page 236 by Zella Armstrong 1918

William Fellow appointed Captain, Joel Herring Lieutenant and John Cooper Ensign for ___ County, under command of Brigadier General Ashe at Cape Fear "now in actual service" Tuesday , June 11, 1776 (N. C. Col Records V. 10 County of Dobbs, 2nd Sept 1777. (Ibid. V.22, p. 928)

House members of the Commons House of Assembly for the respective counties and towns, as follows Viz: For Dobbs - William Fellows and Jesse Cobb (Ibid V. 12, p. 655).

William Fellows, Willima McKinne, Sr. and William McKinne Jr. , were among those constituted "Directors and Trustees for designing, building and carrying on the said town (Waynesborough), Jan 6, 1787.

William Fellow (1752) is in the 1790 Fayette District, Sampson Co. NC census with 20 slaves. John Fellow is later in the 1820 Sampson Co. census records.

Generation 6

North Carolina to Tennessee

Ann Fellow was born in ---- in North Carolina. She married John Crawford born in ---- in North Carolina.

Children:

Additional notes from Beverly Crawford.

The information I have indicates that William Fellow died in

1798 in Sampson County.  Susannah Blackman died on 2 March 1837.

From Sampson County, NC court minutes, I have determined that William

Fellow died in 1798.  According to court minutes dated 12 Feb. 1799, the

children were all still minors.  Susannah Fellow recommended Josiah

Blackman (her brother-in-law as well as brother of her future husband

Joab) as guardians of the minor daughters:  Nanny (Ann), Olive, Polly,

and Ester.  The minor son John Fellow (you are correct) chose Stephen

King as his guardian.

A subsequent minute dated 11 Nov 1801 indicates that the minor child

"Easter Fellows" was deceased and her guardian Josiah Blackman asked for

administration of her estate.

The John Crawford family moved to Hardeman County, TN in the 1820's

(still trying to pin down year) and they are listed in the 1830 census

for that county.  John is not shown in the 1840 census, but Ann is.  

The working dates I use for John are 1770?-1839?, but I would like to refine them. 

For Ann Fellow Crawford, I use the dates 1790?-1846. 

Both died in Hardeman County are arepresumably buried there, but I can't find

any documented burials for them.

They had eleven children (but only nine are listed in Susannah

Blackman's

will--Alexander and Susan are not listed--Susannah acknowledged in

the will that she might not be remembering all the names).

-- William F. Crawford    28 Jan 1808 - 19 Dec 1878

William was probably born in Rutherford County, TN.  John's father

Lazarus (1745?-1818) who was born in Old Dobbs (Wayne County) resettled

in Rutherford County, TN soon after 1800 (Revolutionary pension bounty

land?). Several of his children moved with him.   Both Lazarus and John

are in the Wayne County, NC census for 1800, but they both are in the

Rutherford County, TN census for 1810.  (John's household shows one male

child under 10).  By the 1820 census John and Ann were back in NC in

Johnston County.  It appears they returned to NC as early as 1813 since

they are shown on the tax rolls for Johnston County (on land previously

owned by Susannah Fellow.)

William died in Hardeman County and is buried in Wyatt Cemetery there.

This is my line -- more information on family below.

--    Eliza Crawford    ?-?

    married Henry Stephens.

    It is strange that there is both an Elizabeth and an Eliza in the

same family, but both are mentioned in Susannah Blackman's will.

Elizabeth was called Betsy.  Eliza was referred to as Eliza Stephens, so

she was already married by 1837.  I find one reference to Henry Stephens

(Stevens) in the 1827-1829 Hardeman County Court Minutes where John

Crawford, Raiford Crawford (his brother), Henry Stevens, and John

McKinnie (John's brother in law) were jointly sued for a debt.

--    Isaac W. Crawford     7 Jan 1813 (Johnston County, NC --according

to his tombstone) - 28 Oct 1873 ( Wyatt Cemetery, Hardeman County, TN)

    married Sarah S. Lillard (1820-1889) in 1846 n Hardeman County and

had 5 children.

--    Susan F. Crawford     ? - ?

       married John R. McKinnie in 1830 in Hardeman County; married

Joseph Sellers in 1840.

--    Elizabeth Ann Crawfod (1815? - ? )

    married Willoughby L. Thompson in 1837 in Hardeman County.

--    Olive M. Crawford    ? - ?

    married Solomon Jacobs in 1838 in Hardeman County.

--    Nathan Crawford     ? - ?

        no information on him

--    Ashley R. Crawford     1823 ( JoCo, NC) - 1895 (Lonoke, Arkansas)

    married Elizabeth Ward in 1848 in Hardeman County.  At least one

child.

--      Alexander James B. Crawford     1826 ? (JoCo, NC?) - ?

    married Cynthia Williams in 1852 in Hardeman County.

--    Temperance Evaline Crawford    1826 (TN?) - 1891 (Wolfe City, TX)

    married William B. Faison in 1846 in Hardeman County and had 4

children.

    There is DAR membership established through this line since both

Lazarus Crawford and William Fellow are considered patriots by the DAR.

I got information on her through the DAR records.  Temperance is a

common name in some Crawford families.

--    Franklin A. Crawford    1832 (Hardeman County, TN) - ?

In August 1844, there is annotation in the Hardeman County Will Book

that Ashley, A.J.B., Temperence E., and F. A. were still minors and Ann

Crawford was appointed guardian for them.  Based on this, none could

have been born earlier than about 1823.

My greatgreatgrandfather William F. married Martha Ann Ward (1829-1892)

on 22 May 1845 in Hardeman County.  They had seven children:

--    John R. Crawford    1846 - 1896  (my greatgrandfather)

                        (Hardeman County for both)

    married Sarah Baker in 1869 and they had 4 children.

--    Sarah A. Crawford     1848 -1933

                          (Hardeman County for both)

    never married; lived with her brother John R. and help raise my

grandfather after his mother Sarah died the same year he was born.

--    Daniel A. Crawford     1850 - 1903

                            (Hardeman County for both)

    married Elizabeth King in 1881 and had 6 children.

--    Margaret Crawford     1853 - 1938

                           (Hardeman County for both)

    married W. W. Anthony in 1874 in Hardeman County; second husband was

John F. Jenkins.

--    Mary Ellen Crawford    1854 - 1938

                            (Hardeman County for both)

    married Jonathan Cooksey in 1877 and had 2 children.

--    Albert Bell Crawford    1862 - 1942

                            (Hardeman County for both)

    married Sarah Frances Johnson in 1890 and had 11 children; married

Nina Webb Vreeden in 1934.

--    Timothy Clay Crawford     1866 - 1904

    married Sarah C. ? and had 3 children.

Beverly Crawford is the researcher and contributor for this line
bevcraw@erols.com

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