Joe, I would like to offer a bit of
information on
your communities section. Forge Ridge is listed as being named for a
spur of a ridge. I happen to know this is not totally correct.
There was once an old
forge for an iron works, located on Indian Creek a few hundred yards
down the creek from the Ike Shoffner Memorial Bridge on Route 63
East. This ironworks forge was originally owned by Robert Crockett and his brother
Andrew Crockett. When Forge Ridge was in the process of being
named, William I. Bolton, the Principal of Greers Chapel School,
suggested naming the community Forge Ridge, which
it was, because of the proximity of the Forge at the base of the ridge.
This may not be important to everyone, but the community being named
for the old iron Forge could be to historians. Very few people are
still living who even know of the old forge and it is a sad
thing to allow history to not be passed on.
"Bob Rush" brush1@cox.net
I am still researching the Crockett and Evans families of Tennessee and Virginia, and would like to exchange information with any who are interested.
My home address is: Bob Rush
` 25 Lakeside Dr.
Augusta, KS 67010-2350
The Crockett
Iron Works was located along Indian Creek in Claiborne County, TN.A
sign designating “Crockett Road” where Highway 63 crosses
Indian Creek is the area where the Crockett Forge was located.In
July of 2000 when I visited the sight
with my cousin, Alan Crockett, of the Rose Hill, VA area, the sign had
been removed.
We walked over the sight which was overgrown with brush.No
buildings were left, but we were able to pick up several pieces of slag.The actual site is to the west and north of
where Highway 63 crosses Indian creek.
Robert
Crockett Sr. was my great-great grandfather.He
married Elizabeth Gibsonthe
daughter ofMaj. George Gibson.Gibson
Station, VA. in Lee County was named
for him.Their daughter, Elizabeth Jane,
married my great-grandfather, Newton A. Evans.
The Crockett brothers (Robert & Andrew) partnership
was dissolved around 1840 when Robert became the sole owner.In
1848 his son-in-law, Newton A. Evans,
became a partner in the business.This
partnership lasted until 1853 when Newton A. and Elizabeth moved to
Missouri and later to Arkansas.
The forge was sold to
Reuben Rose of Claiborne County, TN.He
continued to operate the business for several years. There were several forges
along the area known as Forge Ridge.As
new and more efficient extraction methods developed around the middle
of the 1800’s, these went out of business.
The products of these
forges were “cast iron”, “pig iron”, and wrought iron.Much
of the ore came from the Big Springs Hollow area which is
located about three miles north of the ridge.
A reconstructed iron
furnace can be seen in the Cumberland Gap, TN City Park.
Proof
positive of the
lineage of the two
brothers, Robert and Andrew who settled in the Forge Ridge area of
Claiborne County and founded the first Ironworks of the area. Two letters written 1813 and 1819 between the
brothers and their parents, Andrew Crockett, Sr and Sarah Elliot of
Williamson Co., TN. Taken from the Archives at the Tennessee State
Library.
Help Deborah
Crockett
Scott from
Middletown, Iowa Identify pictures of her relatives made in
Rose Hill, Virginia
Deborah
Crockett Scott descott@new-london.k12.ia.us I would like to ask a
couple of
questions about the DNA testing. I want to have my brother tested.
Andrew, son of Samuel is my line also. I am very new to this so have
patience! My father was Charles Henderson Crockett, his
father was James
Elliott Crockett, Then I think there was a Harrison Brewster
Crockett, I don't have my papers in front of me but it continues back
to Andrew
etc. I have
pictures of Crockett relatives going way back, some are marked, others
are not. A few are being restored and all are being scanned onto CD's.
I am hoping to find a place or way to post them so others can help
identify the unknown Crocketts .It is costly so I am doing it in
groups. About 35 or 38 years ago I traveled with my parents
to Rose Hill Va looking for relatives.I was about 12, or so. I
wasn't too interested in ancestry at the time so I didn't pay as much
attention as I should have but here is what I remember. We
found an old white! bearded man there, a Crockett. He wore suspenders
and grew a bit of tobacco. He gave my father a crude 3 legged milk
stool and 2 tobacco cutting knives and 2 sort of twisted leaf rolls of
tobacco. My father in his later years passed these items to me as
I was the only one of the siblings who was on the trip. I
have these treasured items minus one tobacco roll that I chewed on the
trip. ( me bad) I took pictures of this man with my father, his
outhouse, and a few other buildings there that had significance to my
dad, one was a building that says Rose Hill, a depot maybe?) I believe
he said that the old man was some kind of Uncle to him and that his
name was Charlie. We then went and saw more Crocketts, I think in
Indiana (I could be wrong about where this was) I have pics of these
folks also. If you or anyone else knows of a way to post
the pics, let me know. Also if anyone knows about Rose Hill Va
Crocketts, let me know.
From my trip to Rose
Hill Va about 35 or 37
yrs ago. My dad is gentleman in
brown shirt, his name was
Charles Henderson Crockett BD Sept 2 1907 in Carroll Co Missouri Died
Mar 7 1982 whose dad was
James Elliott Crockett, whose dad was Harrison Brewster Crockett,
whose dad was Robert Elliot Crockett, whose dad was Andrew Crockett,
whose dad was Samuel Crockett. I do not know the identity of the others
except that they were Crocketts
My
dad in brown shirt and I do not know the
identity of the others except
that they were Crocketts
My
mother, Eleanor Luceil ( Parks) Crockett
in yellow and dad brown shirt My dad was Charles
Henderson Crockett born 2 or 3 Sept, 1907 Bogard (Carrollton or Carroll
County Mo) He died
Mar.8 1982
Married my mother Eleanor
Luceil Parks Dec 1940 she was born May 18, 1917 and died Mar 28 2001.
James Elliott Crockett
(was father of Charles Henderson Crockett) born Oct 9 1865 Rose Hill Va
Died Oct 8 1930 married Mertilda Jane Crigger Dec 29 1892 she was born
April 29 1871 Lee Co., Va she died May 11, 1947
and other Crocketts
My dad
and man with beard , my dad said was his Uncle Charles C Crockett
brother to James Elliott Crockett my dad's father. Taken in Rose Hill Va
I found your Uncle Charles C. Crockett in the IGI
Index at FamilySearch.org the Mormon Website. He was the son of
Harrison Brewster and Letitia Ely your Great Grandfather's second wife.
That would have made your grandfather James Elliot and him
half/brothers, actually a little closer since Harrison Brewster married
Arnessa Catherine (your line) cousin Letitia Ely.
They list Charles C. Crockett's birth as 09 JUL 1888, Lee, Virginia and
his death Apr 1978 Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia.
He had some brothers and sisters listed.
2.Mary E Crockett Female Birth: 29 SEP 1890 Lee, Virginia Death: 1903
3.Thomas P Crockett Male Birth: 08 MAR 1893 Lee, Virginia Death:Bef
1920
4.J Bryan Crockett Male Birth: 20 JAN 1897 Lee, Virginia
Joe Payne
This house in Rose Hill
area had some
significance to my dad.
Another view of house
This building also had
significance to my
dad in Rose Hill
Dad in Rose Hill Depot.
Me as a young teen
standing in front of my
great uncle Charles C Crockett's outhouse about 38 years ago in Rose
Hill Va
Me standing by some
stream there about 38
years ago in Rose Hill
MariVol@aol.com
We have been
able to trace this family back to Lancaster Co., PA in 1735.
Samuel, and a Joseph, moved from
Lancaster to Harford Co., MD in 1738 to an area called Arabia Petra.
(Proof
can be found in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD.) They lived
there until 1748 at which time he moved to Reed Creek in what was then
Augusta Co, VA and is
now Wythe Co., VA. The DNA project shows they are not related to
the Cumberland Co.. PA Crocketts who later settled in Robertson Co.,
TN. Also, they do not appear to be related to the early Crockett line
that settled in MD.
Samuel wrote his will 11 Dec 1749 and it was probated on May 22, 1750.
He left his property to his wife, Esther Thompson, daughter of John
Thompson
an early prominent Presbyterian Minister. Samuel's son
Andrew was born ca 1745
in MD. He married Sarah Elliott, daughter of Robert
Elliott, in Prince Edward
Co. VA. They moved to Williamson Co., TN where Andrew died
May 28 1821.
His wife Sarah died June 28, 1821. Their children, all mentioned in his
will (Will Bk. 1819-1830 Williamson Co., TN), were: James, Samuel,
John, Nancy (Sayers) (Sally (Mallory), Polly (Crockett),
wife of Joseph Crockett, Andrew
and Robert (This is Shawn's and Deborah's ancestor.)
This is the best established early Crockett line because they left such
an amazing paper trail in their wills and land records.
MariVol@aol.com wrote:
Debra and Shawn,
The DNA project is so exciting because it enables us to separate the
many early Crockett families into groups. William Crockett and Agnes
Ritchie Crockett's children were bound out at the time of their death
ca 1769 in
Prince Edward co., VA.. The first one was Anthony (Col.) who was bound
to a
relative, Samuel Crockett of Wythe Co., VA. The rest of
their children were bound to Alexander and James Ritchie, brothers of
Agnes. It is believed Agnes was the
stepmother of Anthony because she married William about 3 years after
Anthony's birth.
Samuel, to whom Anthony was bound, was the father of Andrew
Crockett. Although Andrew lived in Wythe Co. he married
Sarah Elliott, daughter of
Robert Elliott, of Prince Edward Co. They became the parents of Robert
Elliott Crockett who in turn became the parents of Robert Elliott
Crockett Jr.
Robert Jr. married S. (Susanna) McWilliams 4 Sep 1852 in Claiborne Co.,
TN.
One of their sons, John M., born is Lee Co. VA is probably the Shawn's
ancestor. John M. Crockett married Alice V. Littrell on 3
Sep 1877 in
Claiborne Co., TN.
From the DNA results it looks like William of Pr. Edward and Samuel of
Wythe
were brothers or at least descendants of the same person several
generations
earlier.
Joe, From what I know at this time, There are 3 areas where my relatives were. They were in Rose Hill VA and that area, then Texas then to Missouri. The oldest pics would be the Rose Hill and that area, and then moving to newer in the Missouri area. Thank you SO MUCH for the insights about the ones that I have sent. I had no idea what the pulley was for by the cabin. Also I even blew the one of the lad with the tool up on my computer but still could not tell what the tool was. What do you think of the clothing that he is wearing? I have many pictures, a lot of family and groups of Crocketts groups of Crocketts. I will try to send more today. The one of James Elliot Crockett with his pigs has written on the back in his hand" sold these pigs last week .14(fourteen cents) for 20 head" The ones I didn't send are ones that I am sure are MO Crocketts.
Thanks Deb (I have added information at the bottom of the pictures that may help identify some of the pictures - Joe Payne)
This
is Harrison Brewster Crockett my great grandpa BD 7-3-1831 Married
Arnessa, Adeline Catherine Ely on 11-11-1856 who died on 2-5-1878- They
had I believe 7 children and then he married Lettitia O. Ely and had
another 7 children
This is a picture of my
grandfather -
James
Elliot Crockett born 10-9-1865 Died 10-8-1931. He was the son of
Harrison Brewster Crockett BD 7-3 1831 Died in 1912 in Rose Hill Va
This is my grandpa James
Elliot Crockett
with his pigs, son of Harrison Brewster Crockett- says on the back in his own hand"we sold these last Thursday 20 head for 14 cents
This is my dad as a
youth with his horse
Closer Charles Henderson Crockett BD 9-2-1907 Died 3-7-1982
Hand auger for dry
spring?
Near as I can tell the
writing says Camera
shop Dallas, Ciovtill?
Rope and pulley for
water?
James Elliot Crockett, my grand pa - son of Harrison Brewster
Harrison Daniel Cricket brother to Charles Henderson Crockett who is my dad
Crockett farm in Virginia
Young man with hat and tie is my dad Charles Henderson Crockett little guy
next to him is Edgar Crockett
Funeral of Mertilla Jane Crigger Crockett wife of James Elliott Crockett
John David Crockett in his Davy Crockett outfit. He is my brother son of Charles Henderson Crockett
Boy on porch is Charles Henderson Crockett Jr son of Charles Henderson Crockett Sr. Taken at Cricket family home in Fort Madison Iowa. At that time mother was still making homemade lye soap in cast iron pot outside over a fire and they raised rabbits for meat. They made mittens from the fur and made their
own moccasins from leather.
Man with spoon and baby is Charles henderson Crockett Sr. and Charles Henderson Crockett Jr. lickin the pot.
View from Crockett home in the village of Lowell right on the banks of the Skunk River. It is a small village of 24 houses and the Crockett home is still owned by family and it used to be a mill. This is the view about 40 years ago.this is looking to the East down Agency Road the oldest road in
Iowa.It has since been replaced with a freeway.
Robert Crockett Jr.
married S. (Susanna) McWilliams 4 Sep 1852 in Claiborne Co.,
TN.. One of their sons, John M., born is Lee Co. VA. John M.
Crockett married Alice V. Littrell on 3 Sep 1877 in
Claiborne Co., TN.
1830
Lee County, VA
Crockett, Andrew 0221311000000-1111001000000
510000-003000 000000-000000
00000 0000 298 21
Crockett, Robert 1100000100000-1100010000000
000000-000000 000000-000000
00000 0000 298 23
The Claiborne County, TN Census (adjoins Lee Co., VA)
has the following:
Family 1039-1039
Robert Crockett age 76 m Farmer 20,000 VA (Robert Elliot Crockett SR)
(parents Andrew Crockett and Sarah Elliot I believe)
Elizabeth (Gibson) age 49 F Va
Robert E Crockett age 26 M VA (Robert Elliot JR)
Andrew J Crockett age 22 M VA
Sarah A Crockett age 20 F Va
Harrison B Crockett age 18 M Laborer b VA (Harrison Brewster/Brester)
Deborah Crockett
Scott's Line
James M Crockett age 15 M b TN (James Monroe)
Thomas Mon? age 29 M laborer b MA
Andrew Word age 17 M laborer b TN
John Pearmo/an age 67 Clerk VA
Looks like they moved back and forth from Lee co Va to Claiborne Co TN
Debra LaMel
1860 Western Dist Lee Co VA Post office Jamesville 6-28-1860 Census
page 36
Family 179-187
Robbert E Crockett age 37 M Farmer b Lee VA Value of Personal estate
165
Susanna (McWilliams) age 32 F Housekeeper b Claiborne TN
Martha J age 12 F b Claiborne Co TN
Mary E age 9 F b Claiborne Co TN
Sarah E age 7 F b Claiborne Co TN married Creed Kincaid?
Robert E age 4 M b Claiborne Co TN
John M age 2 M b Lee co Va (This could be Shawn's ancestor John M. who
married Alice Littrell)age matches.
Here are the heads of household listed in Lee Co.,
VA in 1870 (For some reason these don't match)
Ephraim CROCKETT age 30, Male, Black, POB TN, Rose Hill Twp
Fanny CROCKETT, age 16, Female, White, POB VA, Rose Hill Twp
Lucy CROCKETT, age 16, Female, White, POB VA, Rose Hill Twp
M J CROCKETT, age 43, Male, White, POB VA, Rose Hill Twp
Maria CROCKETT, age 40, Female, Black, POB VA, Rose Hill Twp
1880
Lee County, VA Census
Household:
Name Relation
Marital Status Gender Race
Age Birthplace Occupation
Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
Harrison CROCKET Self W
Male W
48 VA
Farmer
VA VA
Ada CROCKET Dau
S
Female W
22 VA
Keeping House VA
VA
Robert CROCKET Son S
Male W
19 VA
Works On Farm
VA VA
William CROCKET Son S
Male W
17 VA
Works On Farm
VA VA
James CROCKET Son
S Male
W 14
VA Works On Farm
VA VA
James CROCKET Son
S Male
W 14
VA Works On Farm
VA VA
Margaret /CROCKET Dau S
Female W
10 VA
VA
VA
Franklin CROCKET Son S
Male W
6
VA
VA VA
Jane CONNOR Other
W Female
W 23
VA
VA VA
Martha CONNOR Other
S Female
W 4
MO
VA VA
Census Place District 45, Lee, Virginia
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