This is one post in a series on the children of David and Kizzy Crawford.
John was listed as Kizzy’s son in the 1832 Inventory of James Belt‘s estate. He was four years old when Belt died. Kizzy, his mother, was 27 and she was listed with an unnamed child and John, her son.
In 1863, John (as Jack) and Kizzy were listed in the Inventory of Benjamin Lee’s estate. Lee was the son-in-law of Belt and administered his estate.
In 1870, after emancipation, John was enumerated as living in Queen Anne District along Church Road south of Collington. He is living with his wife, Harriet and four children.
White Marsh Records
The Jesuit priests of White Marsh, located near Priest’s Bridge in Queen Anne District, left baptismal records, including parent’s names, sponsors and at times, the mother’s enslaver. These help recreate kin groups.
In 1853, the priests of White Marsh recorded the baptism of Louisa Crowford, daughter of John Crowford and Hariot Harrison, his wife, property of Dr. Tayler. Dr. Tayler is likely Dr. Grafton Tyler who owned a large estate near Governor’s Bridge. Her birthday is noted as July 1 1853.
In 1856, Amelia [Amilia] Crawford, daughter of John Crawford and Harriet [Hariot] Harrison was baptized. The mother was marked as property of Richard Bowie. Johanna Harrison sponsored the baptism. As Harriet and Johanna have the same last name, it is likely they are kin, cousins or sisters. Her birthday is marked as April 1856.
In 1859, William H Crawford, son of John and Harriette Crawford, “servants of Charles Hill, Jr.” was baptized.
In each baptism, Harriet Harrison is recorded as the property of three different enslavers: Dr. Grafton Tyler, Richard W. W. Bowie, and Charles C. Hill, all large estate owners in Queen Anne District.
In 1867, Charles C Hill enumerated names on the compensation lists he submitted to the Prince George’s County Commission on Slave Statistics. Harriet and five children were named by Hill:
- Harriet, age 37
- John, age 17
- Thomas, age 15
- Lucy, age 12 ⛪️
- James Washigton, age 3 ⛪️
- Edward, age 1
Amelia & Lucy Crawford
Amelia Crawford, baptized in 1857, was not named in the 1867 compensation list submitted by Charles C. Hill. It is unclear if she was separated from her family as they were sold to Bowie and Hill, or if she did not survive to adulthood, though she may be the second wife of Henry Tyler.
In 1870, Lucy Crawford married Henry Tyler. Their marriage was performed by “Begue”, i.e., Charles Bague, one of the Jesuit Priests of White Marsh. This shows the marriage was Catholic, in line with the other White Marsh baptisms.
In the 1870 Census, John and Harriet Crawford are enumerated at dwelling number 366. They are listed with four sons: Thomas, James, Edward, Charles. Enumerated immediately after the Crawfords is the household of Henry Tyler at dwelling number 367. He is 21 years old.
Henry Tyler’s Household
Henry’s household does not list Lucy or another female of comparable age. There is Henry Brown, age 55, Lucy Mitchell, age 58 with Henry, age 17, as well as Luke and Milly Tilghman (Tillman).
Lucy Mitchell and Henry were names submitted by Charles C. Hill; Luke and Milly were not submitted. However, the 1826 will of Francis Magruder Hall conveyed “Luke and Milly, his wife and their six children” to Hall’s grandson, Benjamin Young, the son of Notley and Eleanor Young.
In 1880, Henry Tyler is living in Queen Anne District near “T. C. Slingluff”, a landowner who is living near Woodmore along the edge of Queen Anne District. Slingluff had acquired the estate of Fielder Cross.
Henry Tyler is living with “Emma Tyler”. Emma and Amelia are similar sounding names. They are both listed as 30 providing a rough estimated year of 1850.
In 1900, Emma Tyler appears in the census, living in Kent, the neighboring district. She is living with John Tyler, her nephew. Her birthmonth is given as April.
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