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Ancestors of Eli Royce Twister Lynn


      408. Joel Crenshaw931, born 1774 in VA, USA; died Dec 1849. He was the son of 816. Captain William A Crenshaw and 817. Susanna Brooks Carr. He married 409. Jane Swift 03 Jan 1797 in Louisa Co, VA932.

      409. Jane Swift933, born 09 Jan 1777 in VA, USA; died Bet. 1830 - 1836 in Millington, TN. She was the daughter of 818. Richard Swift and 819. Mary Terrell.

Notes for Joel Crenshaw:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Joel Crenshaw
Gender: male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1740
Spouse Name: Jane Swift
Marriage State: of TN
Number Pages: 1


More About Joel Crenshaw and Jane Swift:
Marriage: 03 Jan 1797, Louisa Co, VA934
     
Child of Joel Crenshaw and Jane Swift is:
  204 i.   David Crenshaw, born Abt. 1815 in KY, USA; died Unknown; married Sarah Branch 1841 in Millington, TN.


      416. Unknown Scribner935, died Unknown. He married 417. Dolly Unknown.

      417. Dolly Unknown935, died Unknown in IL, USA.

Notes for Unknown Scribner:
Scribner and Allied Families
They Were Pioneers

The Patriarch of our family has no first name, even though some have made up names for him, others have chosen the wrong name. Many of us are still searching and one day when we are least expecting it, we will know we have found him at last. Though our triple great grandfather left no paper trail, he did leave a widow "Dolly Scribner" with three sons, Lewis Smith, William, Pleasant, and possibly a daughter as his legacy.

A lot of questions cannot be resolved, such as: Where was Mr. Scribner in 1780 when Dolly purchased property in Granville County, NC. Yet, supposedly, her youngest son was born in 1781. Family tradition indicates that Mr. Scribner was involved in the Revolutionary War, but no trace of information has been found to verify this. Was there really a daughter? If not, how can we explain the extra female in the 1790 census in Wake County, NC. We do know that a Littleberry Lewis assisted Dolly to purchase property. Littleberry, who was married to Sarah Smith, was named executor of a will for a John Smith, who was Sarah's father in Halifax, VA, in 1764. A Littleberry Lewis signed for the property Dolly purchased in Wake County, and she signed on his property in the same area. No doubt, this family was linked, but documentary evidence has eluded the many serious researchers who have searched for years and shared their findings.

Lewis Smith Scribner was the eldest of the three brothers, born about 1765 probably in VA, MD, or NC. William was the middle son, born about 1769 and indications are (1850 U.S. Census) that he was born in Virginia. Pleasant was the youngest and born about 1781 in NC.

By 1800, Lewis Smith was already married and probably had two sons, Dolly is still in wake Co., NC, Pleasant is still in the household, but William is not with them. His oldest son Curtis indicates on a couple of U.S. Census that he was born in South Carolina. So, it is quite possible that William, who was 31 years old found himself a wife in South Carolina. However, no marriage record has ever been located, but they had two sons by 1800. Some researchers indicate that William and family had gone to Kentucky by 1804.

By 1806, Pleasant, the youngest, had married in NC. That same year, Lewis Smith's family, along with Dolly went to Pinhook, in Williamson County, TN. Williamson Co. later became Maury Co. This country was pretty wild at that time, had been described as mostly cane brakes and Cherokees. However, some lasting friends were made there, some of whom accompanied the family to KY, where in the 1810 U.S. Census all the Scribners and some of the allied families were found in Warren County. It took very courageous men and women to make their home in a country as full of danger and excitement that existed in Kentucky in the early days. Pleasant had lost his wife in North Carolina about 1809. He married again in 1810 and started a large family in Kentucky.

Pleasant served in the War of 1812 in a Kentucky Regiment. William had moved his family to Tennessee whereupon he was drafted into the Tennessee Militia for the same war. They both had several children at home. Pleasant's last child to be born in Kentucky was in 1815. During 1816-1817 Pleasant went to Tennessee.

Illinois became a state in 1818 with good rich farmland available for practically nothing. The Scribner family had made more lasting friends in Kentucky most of which joined in the migration to Illinois. During the 1820s all of the Scribner family settled in Illinois with the exception of the few who stayed in Tennessee. John Scribner, son of Lewis Smith, started a Scribner's Mill there in Tennessee which was well known in the area and was considered very important to the Civil War effort as a source of grain and food for the Confederate Troops. Many descendants are buried at Scribner's Mill, as well as living descendants who are located in the area at the present time.

Dolly Scribner had been with the family during all their moves, and lived mostly independently until about 1825 at which time she went to live with Pleasant and his family. This lady was truly a pioneer and lived to be in her eighties. She is buried in Fayette Co., Illinois.

Pleasant stayed and raised his family in Illinois and lived his remaining days there. He died October 9, 1845 and is buried in the Scribner Cemetery located on his old farm site, north of Bingham, Fayette County, Illinois.
In the 1830's Reden, eldest son of Lewis Smith came to the Ozarks in Missouri. Later several of Williams family came, also. Lewis Smith had amassed quite a lot of land and had started a mill in Illinois. In a few years, his health was apparantly failing, so he returned to Tennessee. William and his wife followed so they could be with Lewis in his last days. He died May, 15, 1837. Susan, widow of Lewis Smith, was found in the 1840 census for Shelby County, Illinois in the midst of her children who had settled there.

In the 1840 U.S. Census, William and his wife were living in Taney County, Missouri, where many of their children and grandchildren were. William's wife, who was listed as M. Scribner on the 1850 census died before 1860. She had lived over 80 years also. In 1853, at the age of 84, William filed a claim to the U.S. Government for land that had been witheld from him for his service in the War of 1812. The outcome of this claim is unknown. William probably died in Taney County, Missouri.

Descendants of Mr. Scribner and Dolly can be found from coast to coast. They have found homes as far away as Maryland, south as far as South Texas and several states in between, such as Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, as far west as Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Washington and Oregon plus any we may not have found or families with whom we have not been in contact.

Those of us who have descended from this line can be proud of our heritage. Our forefathers came with no riches and may even have had to work for their passage so they could be free and have an opportunity in this new land. They and the others like them possessed the strength and courage that has made this country the best and strongest country in the world.

~~ Connie Jo Scribner Gaines ~~

More About Dolly Unknown:
Burial: Unknown, Fayette Co, IL, USA
     
Children of Unknown Scribner and Dolly Unknown are:
  i.   Lewis Smith Scribner935, born Abt. 1768 in NC, USA; died 30 Jul 1836 in Maury Co, TN, USA936; married Susannah Noles or Redden; born Bet. 1770 - 1780; died Unknown.
  Notes for Lewis Smith Scribner:
Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index
Name: Lewis Smith Scribner
Soldier Name: Lewis Smith Scribner
State Served: Tennessee
Application Type: Widow
Application Numbers: W6652
Application Location: Maury, TN
Note: The name Scribner, Lewis Smith appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, R
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Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index
ame: Lewis F. Scribner
Unit Served: 6th (Wheeler's) Calvary
State Served: TN
Application Type: Soldier
Application Numbers: S11737
Application Location: Maury, TN
Note: The name Scribner, Lewis F. appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, R
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  More About Lewis Smith Scribner:
Census: 1810, Warren Co, TN, image 38
Civil War Pension: 6th (Wheeler's) Calvary, TN; filed from Maury Co, TN, Widow

  Notes for Susannah Noles or Redden:
Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index
Name: Lewis Smith Scribner
Soldier Name: Lewis Smith Scribner
State Served: TN
Application Type: WIDOW
Application Numbers: W6652
Application Location: Maury, TN
NoteThe name Scribner, Lewis Smith appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application.
Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, R
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  208 ii.   William Scribner, born Abt. 1769 in NC, USA; died Aft. 1853 in Taney Co, MO; married M Unknown Abt. 1799 in Poss NC, USA.
  iii.   Pleasant Scribner937, born Abt. 1781 in Wake Co, NC; died 09 Oct 1845 in Fayette Co, IL; married (1) Elizabeth Hanes 27 May 1806 in Wake Co, IL; born 1775 in NC, USA; died Abt. 1807 in Wake Co, NC; married (2) Mary Ann Venable 10 Mar 1810 in Warren Co, KY; born 17 Mar 1793 in NC, USA; died 31 Jan 1881 in Fayette Co, IL.
  More About Pleasant Scribner:
Burial: Oct 1845, Fayette Co, Scribner Cemetery, IL
Civil War Soldiers Record: 1812, War of 1812, KY regiment

  More About Elizabeth Hanes:
Burial: 1807, Fayette Co, Scribner Cemetery, IL

  More About Pleasant Scribner and Elizabeth Hanes:
Marriage: 27 May 1806, Wake Co, IL



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