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William A CRENSHAW 1704 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1704

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Crenshaw

Mother: Elizabeth Peyton

Spouse(s): Susannah Anderson

Children(s): William Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, Charles Crenshaw, Charles Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Sarah Crenshaw, Mary Matthews, David Crenshaw

William A CRENSHAW was born in 1704 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas J "Granger" 1669 Crenshaw and Elizabeth Peyton. William A CRENSHAW married Susannah "Susan" (Price, Moore) Anderson, and had children including William A Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, Charles Edwin Crenshaw, Charles Edwin Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Sarah Crenshaw, Mary Ann Matthews, David Crenshaw. William A CRENSHAW passed away in 1760 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William A CRENSHAW was born in 1704 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas J "Granger" 1669 Crenshaw and Elizabeth Peyton.
  • William A CRENSHAW married Susannah "Susan" (Price, Moore) Anderson, and had children including William A Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw, Elkanah Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, James Crenshaw, Charles Edwin Crenshaw, Charles Edwin Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Sarah Crenshaw, Mary Ann Matthews, David Crenshaw.
  • William A CRENSHAW passed away in 1760 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Crenshaw
1645 – 1704
Birth Location: Hartest, Baberg, Suffolk County, England
TC
Elizabeth Peyton
1670 – 1723
Birth Location: Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Susannah Anderson
1707 – 1772
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
SA

Children(s)

William Crenshaw
1725 – 1799
Birth Location: Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Crenshaw
1730 – 1793
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Elkanah Crenshaw
1730 – 1771
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Crenshaw
1730 – 1822
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Elkanah Crenshaw
1730 – 1771
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
EC
James Crenshaw
1732 – 1784
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
JC
James Crenshaw
1732 – 1784
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
JC
Charles Crenshaw
1735 – 1790
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
CC
Charles Crenshaw
1735 – 1790
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
CC
William Crenshaw
1736 – 1799
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Crenshaw
1745 – 1765
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
SC
Mary Matthews
1745 – 1765
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
MM
David Crenshaw
1751 – 1810
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
DC

William CRENSHAW's Ancestors

Self
William CRENSHAW
1704 – 1760
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas J "Granger" 1669 Crenshaw
1645 – 1704
Hartest, Baberg, Suffolk County, England
Elizabeth Peyton
1670 – 1723
Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (John) CRENSHAW
1617 – 1667
England
Elizabeth Vincent
1609 – 1644
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Robert (I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas) I
1641 – 1686
Roughtons, Norfolk County, England
Mary\Margaret (Boyd Boyd - Carter ' (m. Beverley) (Keeble) ?)
1637 – 1678
Hull, West Yorkshire, England or Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Crenshaw
1597 – 1641
Elizabeth Bates
1598 – 1632
Thomas Peyton
1616 – 1683
Elizabeth Yelverton
1618 – 1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crenshaw
1576 – 1630
Mary Woods
1579 – 1632
Sir Iselham
1578 – 1656
William Rougham
1590 – 1648

William CRENSHAW's Descendants

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William (A) CRENSHAW (abt 1704 – 1760) m. Susannah ("Susan" (Price, Moore)) Anderson (20 Apr 1707 – 1772)
  1. 1. William (A) Crenshaw (1725 – 1799)
  2. 2. Nicholas Crenshaw (1730 – 1793)
  3. 3. Elkanah Crenshaw (1730 – 19 Sep 1771)
  4. 4. Nicholas Crenshaw (1730 – 1822) m. Mary (Brooks) Carr (1738 – 1760)
    1. 1. William Crenshaw (26 Mar 1755 – 1829) m. Sarah Baker (1767 – 1830)
      1. 1. Jane Crenshaw (19 July 1777 – 10 December 1851)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Crenshaw (1781 – 1851)
      3. 3. Nicholas Crenshaw* (1784 – 1853) m. Eleanor (Green) Lane (1785 – 1850)
        1. 1. William (A) Crenshaw (30 Mar 1810 – 11 Jul 1877) m. Susan (Amanda) Garner
        2. 2. Robert (A) Crenshaw (1813 – 14 Dec 1889)
        3. 3. Anne ('Annie' Lane) Crenshaw (1815 – 2 Mar 1845)
        4. 4. Nicholas Crenshaw (20 Jul 1816 – 21 Mar 1882) m. Zerilda (Jane) Crenshaw (9 November 1817 – 15 January 1864)
        5. 5. Virginia (Eleanor Mary) Crenshaw (13 Nov 1820 – 28 Feb 1894)
        6. 6. Sarah Crenshaw (1825 – )
        7. 7. Joel (Edwin) Crenshaw (1826 – abt 1856)
        8. 8. John (Henry) Crenshaw (5 Jun 1828 – 18 Jul 1864) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Kerr (18 Jul 1832 – 18 Mar 1912)
      4. 4. Mary (Carr) Crenshaw (4 November 1785 – 19 June 1866)
      5. 5. Ellen Crenshaw (1787 – )
      6. 6. Mildred Crenshaw (1788 – )
      7. 7. Temperance (Mary) Crenshaw (1789 – 1866)
      8. 8. William Crenshaw (1790 – 24 July 1881)
      9. 9. Dolly Crenshaw (1791 – )
    2. 2. Martha Crenshaw (1779 – )
    3. 3. Lucy Crenshaw (1783 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Crenshaw ( – 12 Jun 1825)
  5. 5. Elkanah Crenshaw (1730 – 19 Sep 1771)
  6. 6. James Crenshaw (1732 – 1 Jul 1784)
  7. 7. James Crenshaw (1732 – 1 Jul 1784)
  8. 8. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw (1735 – 10 Feb 1790)
  9. 9. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw (1735 – 10 Feb 1790)
  10. 10. William Crenshaw (1736 – 1799)
  11. 11. Sarah Crenshaw (1745 – 1765)
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Matthews (1745 – 1765)
  13. 13. David Crenshaw (1751 – 1810)

William CRENSHAW's Timeline

3 Records

1704
abt 1704
Birth of William A CRENSHAW in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
1707
1707
Age 3
Birth of William A CRENSHAW in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1760
1760
Age 56
Death of William A CRENSHAW in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6140.015; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1704
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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