James Madison Crumpler

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• Military Service: 1861-1865; Corporal James Madison Crumpler joined Company A, 30h Regiment, NC Infantry on 20 Apr 1861. Made 2nd Corporal Nov-Dec 1862 and made 1st Corporal May-Jun 1863. Wounded 3 May 1863 at the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. Gunshot wound lower jaw. Captured at Burkville or Farmville in Va, 6 Apr 1865. He was described as fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair and 5'9" tall.

James married Virginia C. Owens on 23 Nov 1865. Virginia (daughter of Owen Owens and Penepole Parker) was born on 4 Mar 1844; died in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Aneita N Crumpler
2. Bathsheba Ann Crumpler
3. Ora Ada Crumpler
4. Owen Wesley Crumpler
5. Thomas Irvin Crumpler
6. Timothy A Crumpler
7. Sallie Crumpler was born on 04 Oct 1875 in North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1957 in Clinton, North Carolina.
8. James Edwin Crumpler was born on 22 Feb 1884 in Roseboro, North Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1953 in Mt. Olive, North Carolina.
9. Robert Kendall Crumpler was born on 01 Nov 1886 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 30 Aug 1930 in Calypso, Duplin County, North Carolina.

Thomas married Annie Jane Crumpler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John(II) married Edith Gurley in ABT. 1800. Edith was born in ABT. 1782 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Public Service: 1765, Sherrif of Duplin County, NC

Notes:

SIXTH GENERATION

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32. Sheriff John CRUMPLER Jr. was born about 1730 in Isle of Wight County, VA. He owned 110 acres in May 1757 in Duplin County, NC. Land Grant Book I
"From Henry Easterling to John Crumpler of the Province of North Carolina and Duplin County, for 20 pounds gold, 110 acres of land on Moccoson Branch on this side of Cohary, beginning at a Spanish Oak ---. From patent Grant of His Excellency Arthur Dobbs, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Cheif, on the date of May 1757."

When Sampson County was formed in 1784 from Duplin County, this property was in Sampson County.
He was a Sheriff between 1765 and 1782 in Duplin County, NC. He signed a will on 7 Feb 1782 in Duplin County, NC.(15) (16) Son John, one of the executors named in the Will, appeared before the court and qualified by "taking oathe of an Executor." Named children: Jacob, John, Rachel (or Grace Rachel), Sarah, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Cajah. Jacob was married at that time. John, the next son was possibly still single. He was to look after the interests of the younger siblings. Rachel was surely not of age; to wit: "I give my daughter Rachel Crumpler five cows and calves to be paid her at age 21, or married, if the stock be sufficient for all the rest of her younger brethren --- and ten pounds of silver or gold." It would appear that young John's hundreds of acres of land was not noly for himself, but prooportionately for the younger siblings. In addition, each of the younger ones were to receive certain household goods, farming equipment, cattle and ten pounds of gold or silver. ---- William Stacy Crumpler






Witnessed by Arthur Coor, Daniel Coor, and William Wiggs. Proved in April 1782. He died in Apr 1782 in Duplin County, NC.(17) He had an estate probated in Jul 1782 in Duplin County, NC. First Crumpler to settle in Sampson County, NC which was still a part of Duplin County at the time of his settlement prior to 1757.

John Crumpler was a documented Patriot of the American Revolution and his descendants can join the DAR under his name.

John Crumpler probably migrated to Duplin County about 1755 ( when he witnessed a deed from Michael Taylor to Robert Allen. He witnessed another deed between Robert Allen and Robert Butler July 13, 1756. He is believed to have come directly from the Isle of Wright, Virginia. John received a land patent for 200 acres in Duplin County on the west side of the Coherey River on March 17, 1756 and another for 150 acres in the same general area on May 26, 1757. He received another one October 23, 1761, for 300 acres in Duplin County ajoining his own property. During the Revolutionary War, John aided the cause by furnishing supplies to the revolutionary forces. He was issued vouchers No. 63 and 97. John Crumpler died early in 1782 and his will was probated in Duplin County in April 1782. The will is recorded in Will Book 1, page 8, of the Duplin County records. By the year 1812, this family had acquired vast acreage west of the Little and Big Cohaire Creeks in Sampson County, as it was known then.
He was married to Nancy HOLMES in 1749 in Isle of Wight County, VA.





WILL OF JOHN CRUMPLER, SR.



In The Name of God Amen

I, John Crumpler of The County of Duplin in the State of North Carolina Yoeman being weak in Body but of sound mind and memory blessed be God for it and calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my Body to be buried in the Earth at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say Imprimus—

Item: I give to my son Jacob Crumpler the plantation whereon he now lives ( ) I bought of Pircybell Clay containing one hundred acres lying on Bearskin Swamp and the cattle he formerly was possessed of and one bed that is now in the possession of Elihu Wiggins and one black mair and coalt to him and his heirs forever—

Item: I give to my son John Crumpler a mesuage or tract of land containing two hundred and thirty acres on both sides the road joining Benj’n Williams land and Crumplers Marsh also another peace of land lying on Magason Branch containing one hundred acres also another peach of land containing three hundred and twenty acres it being part of an entry of six hundred and forty acres lying on both side Hauls Branch whereof Lazarus Haul is to have 320 acres and my son John and J’d Haul to make a line between themselves when the patent is obtained and for my Executors to make him a Deed for the same also a stock of cattle now in the ( ) of William Laton also I leave the USE of the plantation and my Negros whereon I now live to my said son John for to raise my children thereon and also one feather bed—

Item: I give my daughter Rachel Crumpler five cows and calves to be paid for at the age of twenty one or married if the stock be sufficient for all the rest of her younger Brethren to have as many and if not to have an Equal Share of what there is at such a time and ten pounds in silver or gold and a feather bed and sheet—

Item: I give to my Daughter Sarah Crumpler five cows and calves if the stock be sufficient at such time as has been before mentioned and ten pounds in gold or silver and a feather Bed Rug and sheet—

Item: I give to my Daughter Nancy Crumpler five cows and calves if the stock be sufficient at such a time or to have as has been before mention and ten pounds in gold or silver and thirty five pounds of feathers—

Item: I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Crumpler five cows and calves if the stock be sufficient at such time and if not to have an Equal Share at such time as aforementioned and a Negro woman called Rose and the first child She Ever brings and a feather bed Rug and sheet and the rest of her Increase I leave to be Equally divided amongst the Rest of my Daughters—

Item: I give to my son Cajah Crumpler the plantation whereon I now live containing two hundred acres and another messuage of land containing one hundred acres adjoining the former Magason Swamp and a other hundred acres joining that and William Boykins land and another hundred acres on the East Side of Daniels Branch also a Negro Boy named Seacar and five cows and calves and a feather bed Rug and Sheet—and half the sheet that is at Ephraim Emanuels of my stock I give to my son Jacob and the remainder of all the rest of my sheet I leave to be equally divided between all my children Except Jacob & Grace and all the remainder of my Estate household goods and moveable I have to be Equaly Divided between my children Grace Rachel Sarah Elizabeth Nancy and Cajah. I appoint my son Jacob Crumpler John Crumpler and Elihu Wiggins my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Dissolving all other former wills by me made Ratifying and confirming This and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh Day of February Anno Domni 1782.

Signed seald publishd Declard & pronounced by the said John Crumpler as his Last Will and Testament in presence of us—

Arthur Coor /s/ John Crumpler

Daniel Coors

William (his mark) Wiggs

State of North Carolina

Duplin County April Court 1782

Then was the within Will proved in open Court in due form of Law by the Oath of Daniel Coor one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto. Ordered to be filed.

Test Wm Dickson C. C.

July Court 1782.

John Crumpler one of the Executors Name in the said will came before the court and qualified by Taking the Oath of an Executor according to Laws. Ordered that letters issue accordingly.

Test Wm Dickson C. C.

John(I) married Nancy Holmes in ABT. 1749. Nancy was born in ABT. 1731 in VA; died in ABT. 1780 in Sampson County, North Carolina USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]