Silas Jeremiah Crump

Brief Life History of Silas Jeremiah

When Silas Jeremiah Crump was born on 3 October 1775, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Robert Green Crump III, was 30 and his mother, Mary Alice Parr, was 25. He married Sarah Hannah Riggs in 1795, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Stokes, North Carolina, United States in 1800. He died on 17 November 1834, in St. Clair, Alabama, United States, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Silas Jeremiah Crump
1775–1834
Sarah Hannah Riggs
1777–1849
Marriage: 1795
John Parr Crump
1797–1862
Drucilla Jensey Crump
1798–
Charles L. Crump
1800–1863
Malinda Melisa Crump
1801–1860
Sarah Crump
1802–1863
Pleasant Riggs Crump
1804–1880
Susan Crump
1808–1858
Samuel Guy Crump
1808–1860
Thomas Jefferson Crump
1811–1895
Nancy Crump
1811–
Robert White Crump
1812–1883
Wesley Henderson Crump
1813–1891
Barton Guess Crump
1814–1889
Sidney June Crump
1822–
Zachariah Crump
1824–1871

Sources (11)

  • Silas Crump, "United States Census, 1800"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Silas Jeremiah Crump - Individual or family possessions: birth: 3 October 1775; Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
  • Silas Crump, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English (mainly West Midlands): nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crumpe, croumpe, crampe ‘curved, bent, crooked’ (Old English crump, Old French crampe). Compare Croom .

Americanized form of German Krump , the variant Krumpp, or German and Dutch Kramp .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Birth: 1775 Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Nov. 17, 1834 St. Clair County Alabama, USA Robert Green Crump III, Silas Crump's father, moved his family from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia to Surr …

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