George Crosswhite

Abt 1772 - 1843  (~ 70 years)

• Name	George Crosswhite
  Birth	Abt 2 May 1772	Orange County, , , Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1843	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Notes	George CROSTHWAITE was the first known family to change the spelling of the name from Crosthwaite to Crosswhite. George settled and built a home in the seventh district in what is now Johnson County. He was a charter member of the Roan Creek Church of Christ in 1794.(various notes from History of Johnson Co., 1986) Administrators of his will were John and Reuben Crosswhite, petitioned to sell slaves, there were 8 heirs including the administrators. The date of his estate was 10 Jul 1843. (Johnson Co. TN Cir. Court Min., Book B p. 379) A petition to divide land was entered 11 March 1846 by William D. Blevins and his wife Ury Blevins, John B. Kilby and his wife Agnes Kilby vs. William Crosswhite & John Crosswhite and others heirs at law of George Crosswhite deceased. The plaintifs dismissed their cause. On the same day Abraham Lowe and his wife Mary Lowe and others entered petition for the same purpose. (Ibid c/256). Dower is to be sett off for the widow. (Ibid 266) Dower was set off for Sarah Crosswhite, widow, and the rest of the real estate divided between John Crosswhite, Jesse (or James McWright claim under Jesse Crosswhite), Reuben Crosswhite, Abraham Lowe and his wife Mary Lowe formerly Mary Crosswhite, John Loyd and his wife Ann Loyd formerly Ann Crosswhite, William D. Blevins and his wife Ury formerly Ury Crosswhite, John B. Kilby and wife Agnes Kilby, formerly Agnes Crosswhite, heirs at law of George Crosswhite. (Ibid 279-283) Sources: 1830 census Carter Co., TN; TN Tidbits, Vol III pg. 87. (JAS) From Burt Crosswhite There is Crosswhite family lore that George Crosswhite's father, and perhaps his wife, were killed during the Revolutionary Warby the father's uncle, supposedly a British Army Officer, because he was so incensed over his nephew (George's father) being in rebellion against the Crown. The only creditable evidence that would seem to support this tradition, at all, that has ever been offered came from Mrs. Bettye Morley of Mountain City, TN. In a letter to me several years ago, she claimed that George's unnamed uncle retreived George and his siblings from a Indian Village after the "killings". We do know that aJohn William Croswhite (one "S") died during a period of riots in Wilkes County, NC in 1783. The mention of his death and land records are preserved in Wilkes County Court Records. We do not yet know just who this John William Croswhite was. His next door neighbor was Livingston Isbell who was named by the court to administer John's estate. Isbell himself died before rendering an accounting of the estate. It is known that Isbell's wife, Ann (Martin) Isbell, sued to reclaim the "lostlands of John William Croswhite". To my knowledge, no record has been found that would clarify why she filed the suit or what the results were.
  Person ID	I1729	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2000

  
  

  Father	Abraham Crosthwait,   b. Abt 1750
  Mother	Mary Taylor,   b. Abt 1750
  Family ID	F1032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Adams,   b. 2 Dec 1779, North Carolina, , , d. Abt 1867, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1797
  Children	1. John Melvin Sr. Crosswhite,   b. 18 Feb 1797, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. Bef 19 Jul 1849, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age < 52 years)   2. William Crosswhite,   b. 27 Apr 1799   d. 23 Jun 1847, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 48 years)   3. Mary Crosswhite,   b. 4 Nov 1801   d. 13 Feb 1849, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 47 years)   4. Jesse Crosswhite,   b. 18 Apr 1804, Orange County, , , Virginia d. 5 Apr 1848, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 43 years)   5. Reuben Crosswhite,   b. Abt 1806, , Giles County, Tennessee, d. 1874, Gentry County, , , Missouri (Age ~ 68 years)   6. Ann Crosswhite,   b. 13 Feb 1810, , Giles County, Tennessee, d. 4 Jan 1852, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 41 years)   7. Uriah Eura \Crossw\ Urey,   b. 15 Oct 1812, , Giles County, Tennessee, d. Aft 1870 (Age > 59 years)   8. Agnes Crosswhite,   b. 27 Dec 1816   d. 12 Jul 1847 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2022