The Crow and Colvin Families

Last updated-- 3 Oct 2017


Two families are sharing this page because they were joined together by the marriage of George Mitchell Crow and Rebecca Colvin in 1873. Both families have deep roots in Washington County.
Londonderry Ireland--The Home of the Crow Family. The best way to begin is to read the long story (3070 words) of John and Lawrence Crow from Fallowfield Township, Washington County, PA. The author is Curtis Lee Crow (1889-1972). Click here for the ancestor tree of George M. Crow. Visit the site Paperdolls for an overview of this branch of the large Crow family. There's a genealogy section at the very bottom of the page. Read the short story (647 words) of the James T. Crow farmstead in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, PA. The author is Curtis Lee Crow (1889-1972). A brief note on Lawrence Crow. The Home of the Colvin Family is unknown. Read the story of Vincent Colvin, an early American colonist. His history was compiled by Marilyn R. Solari. She can be contacted at lynden@goldrush.com. See the short note on Vincent Colvin. Visit the huge Colvin Family site. Click here for the ancestor tree of Rebecca Colvin.


Washington County, PA--The Home of the Crow Family
Washington County in south western Pennsylvania is the home of the Crow family. This land was once claimed by the state of Virginia. John Crow died 21 Jan 1797 in Fallowfield Twp. Wash Co. His wife Martha died in 1834. They had seven children.
The second child of John and Martha was George Crow (1786-1864) who married Rosa Jackman in 1819. They had three children.
The first child of George and Rosa was Benjamin Crow (1820-1891) who married Susan Thompson (1826-1894). They had four children.
The first child of Benjamin and Susan was George Mitchell Crow (1849-1936) , a twin, who married Rebecca Colvin (1851-1925) in 1873. They had nine children.
At the end of the year 2006, George Crow had xxx direct descendants, xx dead and xxx living.
The name Crow is definitely not rare in America. As of 31 Dec 2006, there were 9,013 Crow's listed in the Social Security Death Index.

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Is Old Crow Whiskey a family recipe? No. Dr. James Crow came to the bourbon center of Kentucky in 1823 and died there in 1856. The Old Crow Whiskey distillery was built and named after him ca. 1872. Dr. Crow was able to bring consistency of quality to the distilling process. Monongahela Rye was also know for its consistency during the time of the Whiskey Rebellion in western PA. Perhaps Crow learn the art there. There is no proof at this time that James Crow was a member of either of the Fallowfield Crow families. Visit the Old Crow Distillery.

Here are two interesting sites about the Crow DNA Project and the Family Tree DNA.


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