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William Crenshaw 1755 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1755

Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Albermarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Nicholas Crenshaw

Mother: Mary Carr

Spouse(s): Sarah Baker

Children(s): Jane Crenshaw, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw*, Mary Crenshaw, Ellen Crenshaw, Mildred Crenshaw, Temperance Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Dolly Crenshaw

William Crenshaw was born in 1755 in Louisa, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Crenshaw and Mary Brooks Carr. In 1810, William Crenshaw resided in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United State. William Crenshaw married Sarah Baker, and had children including Jane Crenshaw, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw*, Mary Carr Crenshaw, Ellen Crenshaw, Mildred Crenshaw, Temperance Mary Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Dolly Crenshaw. William Crenshaw passed away in 1829 in Albermarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Crenshaw was born in 1755 in Louisa, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Crenshaw and Mary Brooks Carr.
  • In 1810, William Crenshaw resided in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United State.
  • William Crenshaw married Sarah Baker, and had children including Jane Crenshaw, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Nicholas Crenshaw*, Mary Carr Crenshaw, Ellen Crenshaw, Mildred Crenshaw, Temperance Mary Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Dolly Crenshaw.
  • William Crenshaw passed away in 1829 in Albermarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Crenshaw
1730 – 1822
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Mary Carr
1738 – 1760
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Baker
1767 – 1830
Birth Location: –
SB

Children(s)

Jane Crenshaw
1777 – 1851
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
JC
Elizabeth Crenshaw
1781 – 1851
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
EC
Nicholas Crenshaw*
1784 – 1853
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
NC
Mary Crenshaw
1785 – 1866
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
MC
Ellen Crenshaw
1787 –
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
EC
Mildred Crenshaw
1788 –
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
MC
Temperance Crenshaw
1789 – 1866
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
TC
William Crenshaw
1790 – 1881
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Dolly Crenshaw
1791 –
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
DC

William Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
William Crenshaw
1755 – 1829
Birth Place: Louisa, Virginia
Parents
Nicholas Crenshaw
1730 – 1822
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary (Brooks) Carr
1738 – 1760
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (A) CRENSHAW
1704 – 1760
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Susannah ("Susan" (Price, Moore)) Anderson
1707 – 1772
Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Winston
1710 – 1740
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Crenshaw
1645 – 1704
Elizabeth Peyton
1670 – 1723
Capt. Anderson
1675 – 1731
Sarah Waddy
1675 – 1768
WILLIAM WINSTON
1690 – 1757
Anne Orrell
1671 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas CRENSHAW
1617 – 1667
Elizabeth Vincent
1609 – 1644
Robert I
1641 – 1686
Mary\Margaret ?)
1637 – 1678
Ralph Orrell
1661 – 1715
Martha Scarbrough
1641 – 1701

William Crenshaw's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Oscar (Dewitt) Crenshaw (4 November 1844 – 28 September 1900)
      2. 2. Ellen (Lane) Rupert (31 July 1847 – 26 June 1923)
      3. 3. Florence (Jane) Rapalee (29 November 1849 – 18 July 1920)
      4. 4. John Crenshaw (7 January 1852 – 2 February 1852)
      5. 5. Fannie (Margaret) Rapalee (15 June 1853 – 19 December 1883)
      6. 6. James (Elisha) Crenshaw (24 June 1858 – 9 December 1917)
      7. 7. Guy (Rozel) Crenshaw (30 August 1866 – 11 June 1895)
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Pryor (28 October 1868 – 28 April 1937)
      9. 9. William (Thomas) Crenshaw (23 March 1871 – 10 April 1874)
      10. 10. Lucy (Etta) Ellis (6 December 1874 – 20 February 1961)
      11. 11. Hattie (Crenshaw) Webb (18 October 1877 – 26 January 1959)
      12. 12. Myrtle (May) Brown (24 November 1882 – 11 November 1951)
    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)
      1. 1. Eliza (E) Crenshaw (14 Apr 1850 – 25 Dec 1886) m. Edmund (C) Wolf (11 Mar 1848 – 8 Mar 1918)
      2. 2. Nicolas (Robert) Crenshaw (Apr 1852 – Mar 1912) m. Annie (Rebecca) Williams (1859 – ) m. Johanna ((Annie)) Healey (abt 1859 – Abt. 1890) m. Nancy (Jane) Yaney (28 Feb 1872 – 25 Jun 1950)
        1. 1. Eddie Crenshaw (Abt 1877 – 03 Mar 1969)
        2. 2. Hattie (Lee) Alexander (5 Jan 1883 – 24 Jul 1972)
        3. 3. Will (R) Crenshaw (May 1885 – 27 May 1966)
        4. 4. John (Irby) Crenshaw (12 June 1888 – 17 Aug 1941) m. Pearl Larue (9 Jul 1897 – 21 May 1933)
        5. 5. Jennie Crenshaw (Jun 1890 – )
        6. 6. Mary (E) Crenshaw (Jul 1895 – )
        7. 7. Dewy (Otto) Crenshaw (Sep 1897 – )
        8. 8. Walter (Howard) CRENSHAW (23 Jan 1904 – 25 Jan 1962)
        9. 9. Homer Crenshaw (1906 – )
        10. 10. Grover (H) CRENSHAW (Jun 1909 – )
      3. 3. Martha (E) Crenshaw (1855 – )
      4. 4. Kitty (Frances) Crenshaw (16 Apr 1858 – 22 Sep 1937) m. John (Alvin) Poundstone (30 Jul 1853 – 23 Apr 1882) m. Benjamin (Davis) Merrell (1856 – )
      5. 5. Josephine Crenshaw (1859 – )
      6. 6. William (Luther) Crenshaw (14 Apr 1859 – 25 Aug 1905) m. Sarah (Jane) Wood (8 Mar 1868 – 10 Apr 1955)
      7. 7. Eugenie (Hortense) Crenshaw (8 Mar 1860 – 19 Jan 1946) m. Samuel (Newton) Blankenship (16 Apr 1857 – 16 Sep 1938)
      8. 8. Hattie Crenshaw (24 May 1865 – 3 Aug 1931) m. Willie Brass m. Charles (W) Burke (15 Dec 1858 – 9 Feb 1930)
  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 – )

William Crenshaw's Timeline

3 Records

1755
26 Mar 1755
Birth of William Crenshaw in Louisa, Virginia
Louisa, Virginia
1810
1810
Age 55
William Crenshaw resided here in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1829
1829
Age 74
Death of William Crenshaw in Albermarle, Virginia, USA
Albermarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1755
    Event Place: Louisa, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 305
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 188; Image: 00205; Family History Library Film: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Albermarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 305
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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