His parents remained in the Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland until their deaths on 10 Sept 1756 and 17 Mar 1759.
John Crabtree, Sr age Twenty six married Margaret W. Benees age seventeen on 24 Apr 1744 in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. All five of their children were born in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. There may have been more than five children.
The known children of John Crabtree, Sr. and his wife Margaret W. Beness are:
1. Mary Ruth Crabtree, b. 1745 MD; d. 1801 NC
2. Jane "Janey" Crabtree, b. 1747 MD; d. 1824 KY
3. John Crabtree, Jr., b. 1748 MD; d. 1798 NC
4. James Crabtree I, b. 1750 MD; d. 1829 KY
5. William Crabtree, b. 1758; d. 1836 NC
It is believed that after his mother age 32 died 17 March 1759 in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland John Crabtree, Sr. with his young children migrated into colonial Orange (now Randolph) County, North Carolina about 1760. Several other Crabtree family members most likely in a wagon train migrated into colonial Orange (now Alamance) County, North Carolina in this time frame.
Perhaps John Crabtree, Sr lived as a widower in the Sandy Creek Settlement raising his five young children. It is reasoned he may have lived out his life on a farm near to his son John Crabtree, Jr. who married a local girl in 1770. It is very likely he attended the Sandy Creek Baptist Church where it is believed he is buried in the old section.
Two of the adult children Jane "Janey" Crabtree and James Crabtree I migrated into Christian County, Kentucky in about 1820.
His parents remained in the Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland until their deaths on 10 Sept 1756 and 17 Mar 1759.
John Crabtree, Sr age Twenty six married Margaret W. Benees age seventeen on 24 Apr 1744 in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. All five of their children were born in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. There may have been more than five children.
The known children of John Crabtree, Sr. and his wife Margaret W. Beness are:
1. Mary Ruth Crabtree, b. 1745 MD; d. 1801 NC
2. Jane "Janey" Crabtree, b. 1747 MD; d. 1824 KY
3. John Crabtree, Jr., b. 1748 MD; d. 1798 NC
4. James Crabtree I, b. 1750 MD; d. 1829 KY
5. William Crabtree, b. 1758; d. 1836 NC
It is believed that after his mother age 32 died 17 March 1759 in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland John Crabtree, Sr. with his young children migrated into colonial Orange (now Randolph) County, North Carolina about 1760. Several other Crabtree family members most likely in a wagon train migrated into colonial Orange (now Alamance) County, North Carolina in this time frame.
Perhaps John Crabtree, Sr lived as a widower in the Sandy Creek Settlement raising his five young children. It is reasoned he may have lived out his life on a farm near to his son John Crabtree, Jr. who married a local girl in 1770. It is very likely he attended the Sandy Creek Baptist Church where it is believed he is buried in the old section.
Two of the adult children Jane "Janey" Crabtree and James Crabtree I migrated into Christian County, Kentucky in about 1820.
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There is no actual proof that John Welborn is buried in this cemetery, but there is a good possibility he is.
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