Mitchell and White Genealogy

Nancy Crews¹

F, #756, b. 7 Oct 1802, d. 17 Mar 1882

Marriage Record of Nancy Crews and Oily Crooke

Event	Date	Description
Name		Nancy Crews was also known as Nancy Crooke.²
Birth	7 Oct 1802	She was born on 7 Oct 1802 in Bedford County, Virginia.³
Marriage	20 Oct 1819	Olly Crooke and she married on 20 Oct 1819 in Madison County, Kentucky.^2,4,5
Death	17 Mar 1882	She died on 17 Mar 1882 in Indiana.³

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Event	Date	Description
Will	27 Feb 1824	Nancy Crews was named as a beneficiary in the will of Benjamin Palmore on 27 Feb 1824 in Bedford County, Virginia, together with Nancy Palmore, William Palmore, Judith Palmore, Sarah Palmore, Cecelia Palmore, and Polly Crews.¹

[S2040] , Bedford County, Virginia, Wills, Book 6, 1823-1828: pp. 238-239, Benjamin Palmore will, 27 Feb 1824; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-28BB): accessed 1 Feb 2026), image group number 7645311, images 385-386 of 511. Names daughter Judith Owen, daughter Sarah Eubank, daughter Nancy Reynolds, son Charles Palmore, children of Mary Lockett, dec'd, Cecily Taylor and children, granddaughters Polly Sharp and Nancy - daugters of Reyney Crews, grandson William Albert Watson, granddaughters Elizabeth and Sarah Watson.
[S1349] , "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965," database with images, FamilySearch, Madison County, Vol 1, 1792-1843, p.133, Olly Crooke and Nancy Crews, married 20 Oct 1819.
[S399] Find a Grave Inc., database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/, accessed 15 November 2022, memorial page for Nancy (Crews) Crooke (7 October 1802 - 17 March 1882), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95517290, citing Odons Old Cemetery, Odon, Daviess County, Indiana, USA; maintained by Gaye Hill (contributor 46915711).
[S1350] , Madison County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds, Olly Crooke and Nancy Crews marriage, bond and consent, 20 Oct 1819; County Clerk's Office, Madison County, Kentucky, Edward Crews, father of Nancy, gives his consent for her to marry Olly Crooke.
[S1120] , "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," database with images, Ancestry, Olly Crooks and Nancy Crubs (Crews), married 20 October 1819, Madison County, Kentucky.

F, #757, b. est 1805, d. bet 27 Feb 1824 and 6 Oct 1830

Event	Date	Description
Name		Polly Crews was also known as Polly Sharpe.²
Birth	Est 1805	She was born est 1805 in Bedford County, Virginia.³
Marriage	11 Oct 1822	John Sharpe and she married on 11 Oct 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia.²
Death	Bet 27 Feb 1824 and 6 Oct 1830	She died bet 27 Feb 1824 and 6 Oct 1830 in Bedford County, Virginia.⁴

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Event	Date	Description
Will	27 Feb 1824	Polly Crews was named as a beneficiary in the will of Benjamin Palmore on 27 Feb 1824 in Bedford County, Virginia, together with Nancy Palmore, William Palmore, Judith Palmore, Sarah Palmore, Cecelia Palmore, and Nancy Crews.¹

[S2040] , Bedford County, Virginia, Wills, Book 6, 1823-1828: pp. 238-239, Benjamin Palmore will, 27 Feb 1824; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-28BB): accessed 1 Feb 2026), image group number 7645311, images 385-386 of 511. Names daughter Judith Owen, daughter Sarah Eubank, daughter Nancy Reynolds, son Charles Palmore, children of Mary Lockett, dec'd, Cecily Taylor and children, granddaughters Polly Sharp and Nancy - daugters of Reyney Crews, grandson William Albert Watson, granddaughters Elizabeth and Sarah Watson.
[S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," database, Ancestry, Polly Crews and John Sharpe, married 11 October 1822, Bedford, Virginia.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Born after her parents married in 1802.
[S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," John Sharpe married Margaret Jeter, 6 October 1830, Bedford, Virginia, so his first wife Polly Crews is assumed to be deceased.