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| Birth: | 1783 in Wilkes Co., NC |
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| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Crain b. ABT 1739 in Amelia Co., VA |
| Mother: | Susannah Scott b. ABT 1750 in VA |
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| Marriage: 1800/01 in Knox Co., TN |
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| Marriage: 1800/01 in Knox Co., TN |
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Benjamin Crain was commissioned as Ensign in the Knox County Company. 13 Jun 1801, Benjamin Crain was wed to Jenny Shelton.
Tax List of Knox Co. lists a Benjamine Crain in 1804 and 1806 (no Land owned). He is listed as a jury memberin 1807 and 1808 and is listed in a court case in 1808 also. There are no records in Knox County that relate to Benjamin after 1808.
In 1809, Benjamin Crain files a Servitude Record for his indentured servant, Agnes, which states that he brought her from Tennessee. The first entry in the Morrison's Store (on Kaskaskia Island) Day Book is 1811. There are also entries in 1813 and 1814.Benjamin Crain buys 160 acres of land in Randolph Co., Il, 21 Sep 1814. There are subsequent entries in the Day Book in 1815, 1818, and 1819. On 10 Sep 1822, Benjamin married Sarah Grovesnor and according to the Kaskaskia paper, 11 Sep 1823, Sarah left him without cause. There is a lawsuit filed against Benjamin, 20 Aug 1827, for failure to pay a note for $84.75 that was signed 23 Sep 1825. The Estate papers for Benjamin were signed 18 Mar 1829 and were administered by John Crain, his son. On 23 Jan 1830, the court received $110.58 from john Crain to settle the aforementioned suit. Willilam Morrison filed the lawsuitagainst Benjamin for defaullting on a bill.
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Benjamin Crain was commissioned as Ensign in the Knox County Company. 13 Jun 1801, Benjamin Crain was wed to Jenny Shelton.
Tax List of Knox Co. lists a Benjamine Crain in 1804 and 1806 (no Land owned). He is listed as a jury memberin 1807 and 1808 and is listed in a court case in 1808 also. There are no records in Knox County that relate to Benjamin after 1808.
In 1809, Benjamin Crain files a Servitude Record for his indentured servant, Agnes, which states that he brought her from Tennessee. The first entry in the Morrison's Store (on Kaskaskia Island) Day Book is 1811. There are also entries in 1813 and 1814.Benjamin Crain buys 160 acres of land in Randolph Co., Il, 21 Sep 1814. There are subsequent entries in the Day Book in 1815, 1818, and 1819. On 10 Sep 1822, Benjamin married Sarah Grovesnor and according to the Kaskaskia paper, 11 Sep 1823, Sarah left him without cause. There is a lawsuit filed against Benjamin, 20 Aug 1827, for failure to pay a note for $84.75 that was signed 23 Sep 1825. The Estate papers for Benjamin were signed 18 Mar 1829 and were administered by John Crain, his son. On 23 Jan 1830, the court received $110.58 from john Crain to settle the aforementioned suit. Willilam Morrison filed the lawsuitagainst Benjamin for defaullting on a bill.
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