Ann Hutton1

b. circa 1822, d. April 1880
FatherArthur Hutton1 b. 17 Jan 1800, d. 16 Feb 1875
MotherEleanor Snodgrass1 b. 22 Jun 1802, d. 4 Feb 1880
BirthCircacirca 1822 Ann Hutton was born circa 1822.2 
Marriage18 Sep 1839 She married Edward C. Crow, son of James Crow and Sarah Redshaw, on 18 Sep 1839 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Widowedbefore 28 Aug 1848  Ann was widowed when Edward died less than 10 years after their marriage. She was the mother of 4 young children. Ann's father, Arthur Hutton, became the children's guardian in August, 1848. 
Cens-18509 Aug 1850  Two years later Ann was recorded as the head of her own household. The 1850 census was the first one to document all members of a household. Besides Ann (29), her family included Arthur (11), Frances (6), Robert (4) and William (3).4 
Cens-18608 Jul 1860  The 1860 census indicated that Ann owned personal property valued at $200.2 
Cens-18703 Oct 1870  Ann's son Arthur married in 1867. He and his wife Nancy [and their two young sons] lived with Ann in 1870. Ann's daughter Frances married in 1862. She and her husband B.F. Brown were enumerated adjacent to Ann in 1870.5 
  In the mid 1870s Ann's son Arthur left Virginia and migrated west. He apparently spent a few years in Oregon as his first two children were born there in the late 1870s. However Arthur and his family then moved north, settling in Whitman County in eastern Washington. They were enumerated in Whitman County on the 1883, 1885 and 1889 Territorial censuses. Interestingly, perhaps based on Arthur's feedback, several relatives also spent time in Whitman County. Arthur's first cousin, William Scott Hutton and his wife Mary Shugart were recorded there in 1889. Mary's brother, Zachariah Shugart, was married to Arthur Crow's cousin Amanda Crow. They migrated to Idaho after their marriage then settled in Whitman County around 1889.

There is some tradition that Ann (Hutton) Crow made the move west with Arthur. If so she must have returned to Virginia fairly quickly as she wrote her will in Washington County in 1879. 
Will2 Sep 1879  Ann wrote her will on Sept. 2, 1879. She remembered her daughter Fannie J. Brown and grandson William B. Brown. Ann also remembered the children of her son Arthur Crow. Ann's son William Crow was not mentioned. Son Robert received $1. 
DeathApr 1880 Ann died of chronic diarrhea in Apr 1880 in Washington County, Virginia.6 

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Ann's will
The 1850 Washington Co., Virginia census listed Ann as the head of household number 349. Follow the link to see who lived nearby.

Family

Edward C. Crow b. say 1818, d. bef 28 Aug 1848
Children
  • Arthur H. Crow7 (circa 1840 - )
  • Frances Jane Crow7 (circa 1844 - )
  • Robert G. Crow7 (circa 1847 - )
  • William R. Crow7 (circa 1848 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited3 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S267] Ellen Hutton will (recorded 1880), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 20: 251. Ellen named as executors her sons Joseph and Samuel Hutton.
  2. [S234] Ann Crow household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 92 (original script), dwelling 655, family 640, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2006, image 94 of 361. Enumeration includes: Ann Crow, 38, housekeeper, owns pers. prop of $200; Arthur, 19, farmer; Frances, 16; Robert, 13, William 11; all b. VA.
  3. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 13. Record abstracted as: Edward C. Crow and Ann Hutton marr 18 Sep 1839 by Alexr McEwen.
  4. [S367] Ann Crow household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th district, p. 48, dwelling 349, family 349, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Ann Crow, 29; Arthur, 11; Frances, 6 (m); Robt, 4; Wm, 3; all b. VA.
  5. [S635] Ann Crow household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 1st Division, p. 186 stamped, dwelling 53, family 53, viewed online at Ancestry.com, July 2012. Household includes: Ann Crow, 47, keeping house; Arthur H., 29, owns pers. prop. of $700; Nancy C., 21; Sam'l E., 1; Jos McC 1/12, b. Apr; all b. VA.
  6. [S2318] Ann Crow entry, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, Mortality Schedule, Glade Spring Dist., p. 1 (p. 1506 stamped), line 3, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Ann Crow died in April 1880 at age 58y 9m _ d [faded] of chronic diarrhea.
  7. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 41. Arthur Hutton named guardian of Arthur H., Frances Jane, Robert C. [or G.] and William R. Crow, orphans of Edward C. Crow, dec'd; Aug. 28, 1848; bond $1,000 with Ebeneazer A. Robinson, Joseph Snodgrass, James Crow and Nickerson Snead security.