• Jacob Crouse
  • Sarah Edwards

Jacob Crouse &
Sarah Edwards

Jacob Crouse was born abt. 1775 in Wilkes Co., NC, and died before 1850 in Ashe Co., NC. He married Sarah Edwards, daughter of David EDWARDS, Sr., & Elizabeth MORRIS. She was born abt. 1780 in Orange Co., NC, and died 1870-1880 in Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of Jacob Crouse & Sarah Edwards:

  1. +Candace Crouse, b. abt. 1798, Wilkes Co., NC; d. aft. 1880, Alleghany Co., NC; m. John M. WOODRUFF, son of John Allen WOODRUFF & Jane MCBRIDE, abt. 1822 (b. abt. 1792; d. 1850-1860).
  2. +John A. Crouse, b. abt. 1800, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1874, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Jane COX, abt. 1825 (b. abt. 1807; d. aft. 1880).
  3. David Crouse, b. abt. 1802, Ashe Co., NC; d. abt. 1876, Wilkes Co., NC; m. Mary HOLLOWAY.
  4. Jacob B. Crouse, b. abt. 1804, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct. 18, 1889, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Margaret "Peggy" WILLEY, abt. 1832. Children: William Crouse (c.1833), Hiram Crouse (c.1835), Haywood Crouse (c.1837), Charles Monroe Crouse (1840), Allen Crouse (c.1841), John Crouse (c.1843), Doctor Martin Crouse (c.1845), Sarah Catherine Crouse (1848).
  5. Sarah Crouse, b. July 10, 1807, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jan. 25, 1890, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Martin GAMBILL, son of William GAMBILL & Cynthia COX, abt. 1839 (b. Jan. 14, 1801; d. Oct. 14, 1879); bur. Bethany Church, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Frances Gambill (c.1840), Cynthia Gambill (c.1842), James M. Gambill (1843), Robert G. Gambill (1844).
  6. +Elizabeth Crouse, b. Apr. 19, 1809, Ashe Co., NC; d. May 14, 1887, Alleghany Co., NC; m. James Carr ANDREWS, son of John ANDREWS & Mary CHEEK, abt. 1825 (b. Dec. 24, 1802, Orange Co., NC; d. Oct. 2, 1893); bur. James Andrews Cemetery, Rd. 1428, Alleghany Co., NC.
  7. Charles Crouse, b. abt. 1811, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1892, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Martha "Patsy" ANDREWS, daughter of John ANDREWS & Mary Cheek (b. 1813; d. 1897).  No known children.
  8. +Margaret Crouse, b. Nov. 26, 1813, Ashe Co., NC; d. May 3, 1907, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Lorenzo D. ANDREWS, son of William ANDREWS, Jr. & Abi CHEEK, abt. 1833 (b. 1813; d. 1890); bur. Mountain View Baptist Church, Alleghany Co., NC.
  9. Henry Crouse, b. abt. 1815, Ashe Co., NC; d. abt. 1862; m. Mahala, last name unknown. Children: Martin Crouse (c.1835) m. Nancy WOLFE; Nancy Crouse (c.1837), Elizabeth Crouse (c.1839), John Andrew Crouse (c.1841) m. Sarah Ann TOLIVER; Sarah Crouse (c.1843), Mary Crouse (c.1846), Cynthia Crouse (c.1850), Charity Crouse (c.1854).
  10. +William S. Crouse, b. abt. 1818, Ashe Co., NC; d. July 28, 1878, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Jane FENDER, daughter of John FENDER & Martha TOLIVER, abt. 1839 (b. Feb. 20, 1824; d. 1887); bur. Melvin Edwards Cemetery, Road 1416, Alleghany Co., NC.
  11. +Frances "Franky" Crouse, b. 1826, Ashe Co., NC; d. Dec. 8, 1893, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Richard M. CHEEK, son of Richard CHEEK & Jennie ANDREWS, abt. 1842 (b. abt. 1817; d. Jan. 26, 1902); bur. Meredith Cheek Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC.

Notes

The Crouse family of Alleghany County, NC, are believed to be descendants of a man named Johann Windel KRAUS who migrated to North Carolina from Pennysylvania in the late 18th century.  Their surname is also spelled KROWS, CROWS, and CROWSE in early records.  Along with Windel (who obtained land grants in Ashe County in 1792 and 1802), the earliest generation of Crouses  in Ashe (Alleghany) County include Adam CROUSE (1800 and 1810 census; 1815 tax list; land grants 1802, 1809, 1811), Henry CROUSE (1800 and 1810 census), and Jacob CROUSE (1800 and 1810 census, 1815 tax list).  For additional information about the Kraus/Crouse family, see the Linda Clifton Family Home Page or The Crouse Family page by J. Crouse.

Jacob Crouse's children are listed in an affidavit dated Mar. 24, 1892, recorded in Alleghany Co., NC, Deed Book 33, pp.524-525.  The affidavit was prepared by Sarah Edwards' nieces Sarah (EDWARDS) CHOATE, Nancy (EDWARDS) FENDER, and Jane (EDWARDS) DUNCAN.  In it, the three women state that "the children of their aunt Sallie Crouse [were] Candace who married John WOODRUFF, David CROUSE, Jacob CROUSE, John CROUSE, Charles CROUSE, William CROUSE, Sally who married Martin GAMBILL, Betsy [married] James ANDERS, Margaret married Lorenza ANDERS, Frankie married Richard CHEEK."  (For more information, click here.)

Records

photo of trees in Alleghany County

1800 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.75: JACOB CROUSE
2 w/m under 10 3 w/f under 10
1 w/m 26-45 1 w/f 26-45

Nov. 26, 1802. Ashe Co., NC. State of NC to Young EDWARDS, 100 acres in Ashe County on Glade Creek adj. his old line, mouth of the creek, & Jacob CROUSE. Entered May 13, 1800. (Land Grant No. 289.) Reg. May 6, 1914. (Alleghany DB 28:47.)

Apr. 10, 1803. Ashe Co., NC. Eli CLEVELAND to Jacob CROUSE, 50 acres of land on the Little River, for $30. (Ashe DB B, p.169).

May 1809. Ashe Co., NC, Court Minutes: Jacob CROWS [CROUSE] & others ordered to view and lay off a road "from the Elk Spur Road to the North Carolina line in a direction to Point Hope Furnace to turn off at Frank BRYANS then the nearest and best way to the Virginia line to go to the furnis on Peach Bottom."

1810 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.13: J. CROUSE
3 w/m under 10 1 w/f 10-15
1 w/m 10-15 1 w/f 26-45
1 w/m over 45 2 w/f under 10
no slaves  

1815 Tax List, Ashe Co., NC, Williams Dist.: JACOB CROUSE, 325 acres, $300, 1 poll

The 1820 census of Ashe County, NC, includes four men named Jacob CROWS:

The older Jacob CROWS on p.28 is the only one who is the right age to be Jacob CROUSE (c.1775).  He is listed next to David CROWS, probably his son.  The younger Jacob CROWS who appears on p.28 is probably Jacob A. CROUSE (c.1793) who married Nancy FENDER, daughter of Nimrod Fender (who is also listed on p.28).  Jacob A. Crouse was probably related to Jacob Crouse (c.1775) but I'm not sure how.  It can be a challenge to distinguish all of the different Jacob Crouses in Ashe and Alleghany County.

Nov. 28, 1822. Ashe County, NC. State of NC to Morgan BRIAN [BRYAN], 100 acres in Ashe County adj. Thomas BRIAN, a ridge, Jacob CROUSE, Young EDWARDS. Entered May 8, 1820. (Land Grant No. 1103.) Reg. Aug. 20, 1892. (Alleghany DB 9:88.)

1820 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.28: JACOB CROWS
2 w/m under 10 1 w/f under 10
1 w/m 10-15 2 w/f 10-15
1 w/m 16-18 1 w/f over 45
1 w/m 16-25  
1 w/m over 45  

1830 Census. Not listed.

1840 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.28: SALLY CROUSE
1 w/m 15-19 1 w/f 15-19
  1 w/f 60-69

Note: Sally CROUSE, above, is probably Jacob's widow. In the 1840 census, she is listed immediately next to James ANDERS, probably her son-in-law James Carr Anders (Andrews) who married Elizabeth Crouse.

1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.243 (HH#81):
LORENSA ANDERS, age 38, farmer, $600, NC
-- Margaret, 38, NC <<daughter of Jacob & Sarah Crouse
-- Sarah, 16, NC
-- Aby, 14, NC
-- James, 12, NC
-- Candis, 6, NC
CROUSE, Sarah, 70, NC

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