Display Patriot - P-141948 - Henry CRUTCHER

Henry CRUTCHER

SAR Patriot #: P-141948

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Quartermaster / Patriotic Service / Civil Service
DAR #: A028370

Birth: abt 1740 / Essex / VA
Death: 1807 / Franklin / KY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Rendered service to Colonel George Rogers Clark by purchasing treasury notes to aid in prosecuting the Frontier War
  2. 1779-1780, he served as a Quartermaster in the company of Captain Robert Todd of the Illinois Battalion commanded by Colonel Clark and Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomery
  3. Appointed Deputy Attorney of Kaskaskia, 08 June 1779
  4. Appointed Deputy Commissary 06 Aug 1779 at Fort Clark in Kaskaskia
  5. Also appointed Clerk at Fort Clark
  6. Provided a residence for George Rogers Clark in Kaskaskia, 1779
  7. Paid Personal Property Tax, Caroline County, VA, 1783
  8. Furnished a gun

Additional References:
  1. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War. Micropublication M881, roll 1086. Washington: National Archives
  2. NSSAR Graves Registry form furnished Mar 18, 1987, approved by Nat'l. SAR Graves Registry Comm. Chm, James J. Hamm. Submitter of the NSSAR Graves Registry form identified a DAR marker, placed by the Fort Chartres Chapter NSDAR in 1937 at Sparta High School grounds, dedicated to Crutcher's Revolutionary service
  3. Harding, Margery Heberling, George Rogers Clark and his Men, Military Records, 1778-1784, Kentucky, Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1981, pg 11
  4. Alford, Clarence Walworth, Kaskaskia Records 1778-1790, Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Volume V, Virginia Series Vol 2, Springfield, IL, 1909, pg 95
  5. Gwathmey, John H, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938, pg 197
  6. Auditor of Public Accounts, APA 205, Western Expedition Quartermaster Records, 1779 March 17 - 1782 April 29 Account Book, Library of Virginia, Archives Division
  7. Auditor of Public Accounts, APA 204, George Rogers Clark Papers, General Correspondence, Accounts, and Vouchers, 1776-1795, 1834-1835, Reel 3, Document 3871, Frame 537
  8. Auditor of Public Accounts, APA 204, George Rogers Clark Papers, General Correspondence, Accounts, and Vouchers, 1776-1795, 1834-1835, Reel 2, Document 1586, Frame 302-303
  9. Caroline County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List, 1783, pg 15
  10. “Settlement of Accounts, 1775-1777” Treasurer’s Office, Miscellaneous Reel 1121, pg 75, Library of Virginia, Archives Division

Spouse: (1) Susanna XX; (2) Martha Beazley
Children: Catherine Keturah; Issac; Henry Jr; Joanna; Ruben; Elizabeth;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1982-06-11 AZ Unassigned Merlyn Joseph Cook (120355) Keturah/Catherine   
2020-03-06 CA 90226 Tighe Jameson Singh Dhindsa (205355) Catherine   
2020-03-06 CA 90227 Jackson Thiago Singh Dhindsa (205356) Catherine   
Burial:
Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial (C-0380887)
Location:
/ Randolph / IL / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
n/a
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.131660 / -89.705250
Find A Grave Memorial #:
n/a
Marker Type:
DAR plaque
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
1937

Comments:
  • No Entry found in Find-a-Grave in Mar 2024
  • photos used with permission of Compatriot Mitchell Anderson, 229001, KYSSAR
  • GPS coordinates are for memorial plaque at Sparta High School


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Mitchell Brandon Anderson

Henry Crutcher was born about 1740 in Essex County, Virginia.

In the spring of 1775, Henry met Hancock Lee, his brothers, Willis and John, and others. Their number totaled 11 people, and they traveled towards Kentucky County, Virginia, with the purpose of surveying 500,000 acres for the Ohio Company. They came down the Ohio River in canoes and landed just below where the current city of Frankfort, Kentucky, is. The group laid off a town that they called Leestown. After staying in Leestown for a couple of nights, the group surveyed the land for about 15 days. They returned to Leestown afterward and compiled notes, and in the meantime, another group of men joined them, enabling parties to stay at the camp in case of Indian attacks. Henry and William Eustis started traveling to North Carolina on about August 25th, 1775 but were forced to turn back by the Indians.

He volunteered as a private in Captain Robert Todd’s Company of Foot in the Illinois Battalion, commanded by Colonel George Rogers Clark and Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomery. He enlisted on 20 March 1779, and his enlistment expired on 1 June 1780, but he was discharged on 1 May 1779 because he became the Quartermaster. He rendered service to Colonel George Rogers Clark by purchasing treasury notes to aid in prosecuting the Frontier War. Henry achieved the rank of Staff Officer upon being discharged.

Henry first married Susanna [maiden name not recorded] before 16 May 1762. His known children with Susanna were:

  • Catherine/Keturah (1773-1846)
  • Isaac (1767-1837)
  • Joanna (1762-?)

He married his second wife, Martha Beazley/Beasley [date not recorded] and had the following known children:

  • Henry (1780-1852)
  • Reuben (1782-1863)

Henry’s Last Will and Testament was recorded in Franklin County, Kentucky. Will Book 1 mentions a daughter named Elizabeth, but it’s not stated who her mother is. 

He died in 1807 in Franklin County, Kentucky. 

Sources:

  1. Franklin County, Kentucky Will Book 1 page 43-45.
  2. U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Pay Roll of Capt. Robert Todd’s Company, Clark’s Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops (20 December 1778-01 June 1780).
  3. SAR Patriot #: P-141948
  4. NSDAR Ancestor #: A028370
  5. Draper Collection of Manuscripts, Calendar of The George Rogers Clark Papers, 16J page 50.

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