George Crook II, m. Mary Irby, VA
George Crook II, son of George Crook I, was born ca. 1710-14 and died ca 1790 in Brunswick County VA.He married Mary Irby.George Crook II, with some of his brothers moved to Brunswick County, VA prior to 6 Oct 1748.On that date Charles Gloster sold George Crook 90 acres on the north side of Waqua Creek, adjoining James Love, for 20 shillings.On 7 Feb 1756, Chas. Gloster again sold George 70 acres for 20 pounds.George continued to add to his acreage and on 24 April 1769 he bought from James and John Love another tract of land on Waqua Creek.In 1782 George Crook Sr. (II), George Crook Jr., (III), James Crook, and Joseph Crook were on the tax list for Brunswick County, VA.That same year George, James and Joseph filed a claim for furnishing revolutionary war supplies.
By 1793 George Crook II was dead.On 5 Dec 1793 a deed of gift was recorded in which Joseph, George, James, John, Irby Crook, Robert Hailey, Elizabeth Crook, Martha and Polly Crook for "the natural love and affection we have and bear to our two youngest brothers convey to Giles Crook and Solomon Crook (III) 180 acres on the north side of Waqua Creek".
At about this point in time the children of George II began to die.Four were men in the prime of life and a daughter between Dec 1793 and Dec 1803.I am inclined to think they died of tuberculosis although it could have been typhoid fever or some other fatal disease. Joseph, George, John, Solomon and Elizabeth died.Solomon apparently was not married as he died without heirs.
On 25 December 1803, James and Irby Crook, Robert Hailey and wife Molly Crook, Sherrod Piercy and wife Martha Crook, William Scroggins and wife Patty (Polly) Crook brought a Chancery Suit against Giles Crook adm. for Solomon deced., the minor heirs of Joseph decd., the minor heirs of George decd., and the minor heirs of John Crook decd.This was apparently a suit to separate the land they held in common into separate holdings.It is unclear, however, that the surviving children sued the estates of those children who were deceased.No doubt the surviving children rushed to sell their land but it was impossible to do so as long as a portion of the land belonged to the many minor heirs.
A word more should be said about all the deaths in this family occuring so close together.George Crook II died about 1790 or 1793.Although it was the prevailing custom he did not leave a will, nor did his children except Joseph who died between his death and 1803.This suggests that their deaths were unexpected and almost rules out my idea that they died with tuberculosis which is a lingering disease and one with which they were familiar.
The children of George Crook II were:Joseph II d. 1793-1803 m. 21 Jan 1783 Elizabeth Berry; George d. 1793-1803; James m. 24 Dec 1793 Frances Robinson; John d. 1800-02 m. 24 May 1790 Rebecca Naser; Irby m. 24 May 1798 Sally Traylor; Elizabeth d. 1793-1803 prob. unmarried; Martha m 30 Aug 1795 Sherrod Piercy; (Polly) Patty m. 14 Dec 1796 William Scroggins; Giles, living in Dinwiddie County in 1803 m 3 June 1800 Sarah Ward Kelly; Solomon d 1793-1803 never married; Molly Crook m 29 Nov 1781 Robert Hailey.
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Re: George Crook II, m. Mary Irby, VA
Kenneth Richards 8/07/01