Peggy And Jerry's Lineage

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This is an ancestry history of the families of my sister, Peggy Ann Pinyan and me, Jerry Wayne Crews. It ventures back through colonial times to trace our ancestors who mainly came from Europe through Pennsylvania and Virginia. It does not try to explore every lineage but simply tracks through our grandparents, that is, Crews, McCollum, Corriher, and Hartman families. Our descendants are listed to create a more complete package.

Though most lives have hundreds of stories to tell, nearly all of them have been lost with the passing of each generation. Some anecdotal stories have survived but not many. Every day people spend their lives basically working, eating, and sleeping. Nothing happens that would gain attention from anyone other than their friends and family. This is especially true when the family’s livelihood was agriculture as it was before the Industrial Revolution. Most waking hours were spent gathering, preserving, and preparing food. Throughout history only a few people, compared to the populous, have become famous or infamous through the life they lived, some accomplishment they made, or some event they were in.

Most state record keeping was not established until well into the 20th century. For example, North Carolina registration for births and deaths started in 1913. General compliance came by 1920. Marriage, court, land, and probate records are consistent back to 1753 and the US Census started in 1790 with updates every 10 years since. The court, land, and probate records, although a valuable resource, give only limited information when trying to locate entire families and their relations. The US Census is helpful in listing all living individuals at a specific time but is only as correct as the information provided by people being interviewed by the Census taker. The most common errors are spelling, which are few and some can be explained due to differences in spelling and grammar in the 17th and 18th centuries as compared to the 20th and 21st. Also, contributing to this is immigrants learning their new language, English, and adapting words from their native tongue as best they could.

If you find any errors or additional information, please let me know and I will gladly update this listing. Thank you in advance.

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Peggy Ann Crews Moore Pinyan - Immediate Family 

Jerry Wayne Crews - Immediate Family 

Crews Family Lineage 

McCollum Family Lineage 

Corriher Family Lineage 

Hartman Family Lineage 

Summary 

Cemeteries

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