1850 census says she was born in Tennessee
(The following is from "The Montgomerys and Their Descendants" by D. B. Montgomery, published in Owensville, Indiana, by J. P. Cox Publisher, in 1903, starting on page 275.)
CHAPTER XIII
CROCKET FAMILY No. 1
0n September 20, 1895, the "Crockett Clan," composed of members Of this illustrious family who live in Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas and Illinois, met at the Alamo, in Crockett County, Tenn. Several addresses were made by members of the Clan - notably Col. R. H. Crockett, of Stuttgart, Ark., Chief of the Clan. "The Fall of the Alamo" was read by Ingram Crockett, of Henderson, Ky. and a historical sketch of the Crockett family was read by Mrs. Anna Belle Tuck, of Plymouth, Ill. This paper is full of interest to the descendants of the family, and I take the liberty of reproducing it in connection with the few historical facts I have collected concerning this family:
The first record we have of the Crockett family dates back and prior to 1643. Gabriel Crocketagni lived at that time in the south. of France. His son, Antoine Peronnett De Crocketagni, was born at Montaubon, France, July 10, 1643. In 1664 Gabriel Crocketagni obtained for his son a position in the house of Louis XIV. This son of Gabriel Crocketagni was, according to tradition, one of the handsomest young men in the south of France, an excellent horseman, and devoted to his calling. By his fine appearance and love of duty he drew the personal attention of the king, who was anxious to retain him in his service and make him second in command of the household guards. In 1669 Antoine Crocketagni was married to Louise De Soix. There is a tradition among us that the Crockett family was related to LaFayette. It must have been through this union, for history says that the LaFayette and De Soix families were related. The family originally was Catholic, but was converted to Protestantism. Antoine, under the direct instrumentality of John De Le Fontaine and the distinguished French Protestant, Matthew Maury, whose descendants are very numerous in the South today and whose great-grandson, Matthew F. Maury, was founder of the National Observatory at Washington, D. C. Soon after his.marriage, Antoine resigned his commission and removed to Bordeaux, where he entered the merchants' service of the Fountaines and Maurys, who had the monopoly of the wine and salt trade in the south of France at that time. Antoine's first child, Gabriel Gustave, was born at Bordeaux, Oct 12, 1672. In that year the Bishop of Lyons, through the king, ordered all heretics (Huguenots) to leave the south of France within twenty days. Prior to this, other members of the Crockett family had been forced into exile and had taken up their abode in England, and afterward in Ireland. Antoine Crocketagni and wife, Louise De Soix, having become members of the church of England, were among the exiled members still in the employ of the Fountaines and the Maurys. They took up their abode in lreland, near Bantry Bay.
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Antoine Desaure Perronett DE CROCKETAGNE and Louise DESAIX had the following children:
794 i. Gabriel Gustav11 DE CROCKETAGNE was born in Bordeaux, France 12 Oct 1672.
795 ii. James CROCKETT was born in nr. Bantry Bay, Ireland 20 Nov 1674.
+ 715 iii. Joseph Louis(Sr.) CROCKETT was born 9 Jan 1676.
796 iv. Robert Watkins CROCKETT was born in nr. Bantry Bay, Ireland 18 Jul 1678.
797 v. Louise DeSoix CROCKETT was born in nr. Bantry Bay, Ireland 15 Mar 1680.
798 vi. Mary Frances CROCKETT was born in nr. Bantry Bay, Ireland 20 Feb 1682.
799 vii. Elizabeth CROCKETT was born in nr. Bantry Bay, Ireland 13 Apr 1685
Harbert, William
State: Tennessee Year: 1850
County: Madison Roll:
Township: 6Th District Page: 63
HARBERT, W.
State: TX Year: 1860
County: Colorado County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Alleyton P. O. Page: 152
Database: TX 1860 Federal Census Inde
1860 Colorado County TX census:
HARBERT, W. 65, farmer, born VA
, Mary 50, born NC
, Mary E. 18, born TN
, L.A. 13, born TN
, Lua A. 10, born TN
JENKINS, James, aged 28, born TN
McKINLEY, J.H. aged 31, born NC
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HARBERT, WILLIAM (1795-1865). William Harbert, planter and merchant, was born in 1795 in Wythe County, Virginia, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Crockett) Harbert. He acquired a fortune as a merchant and plantation owner in Denmark, Madison County, Tennessee, and in the Mississippi Delta. He sold his holdings and moved his family, which included his wife, Mary (Waddell), eight children, and five brothers and sisters and their families, to Texas in 1854 or 1855. More than 100 slaves accompanied the horse-and-mule-drawn wagon train to Colorado County, where Harbert purchased 3,000 acres in the J. Hadden league on the east bank of the Colorado River between Columbus and Alleyton. Harbert soon became known as one of the wealthiest citizens of the county. Improvements on his property included a two-story brick smokehouse and a cotton gin. By 1860 he owned 123 slaves, 100 horses, 150 cattle, 350 sheep, 20 mules, 30 milk cows, and 20 oxen. In addition to agricultural activities, Harbert constructed a general store and bank in Columbus and became known as one of the biggest moneylenders in Colorado County. While returning from a trip to Mexico, he died in Clinton, Texas, on June 21, 1865.BIBLIOGRAPHY: Randolph B. Campbell, An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989). Colorado County Historical Commission, Colorado County Chronicles from the Beginning to 1923 (2 vols., Austin: Nortex, 1986). Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas (Chicago: Goodspeed, 1894; rpt., Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1978).
Charles Christopher Jackson
Recommended citation:
"HARBERT, WILLIAM." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fhacx.html> [Accessed Fri Mar 7 12:19:31 US/Central 2003 ].
Birth See Rin 699
! Christening IBID
Listed occupation as farm labourer and attended school in 1880 Census
Among the revolutionary soldiers who sleep beneath the solid soil of Williamson county, Tennessee is Andew Crockett, who is buried in what is known as the Crockett Cemetery. According to Mrs. Acklen's Tombstone Records the following inscription is at his and his wife's graves: In memory of Mrs. Sally consort of Andrew Crockett, died June 28, 1821, in the 71st year of her age. The will of Andrew Crockett was admitted to probate in Williamson, Tennessee, at the July term in 1821 shortly after his death and the demise of his wife, who was Sarah Elliott, W.B. 1819-1830, p241. Other inscriptions in theCrockett cemetery will be of interest.
From http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/roll-call/53.html
John DRAKE bc. 1695 Devonshire, Eng. m. Margaret (or Mary) WELDON
- Drake roll call July 99
From: CJ
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-L] Roll Call - Benjamin Drake
Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 9:01 PMAccording to my records (not verified), John DRAKE bc. 1695 Devonshire,
Eng. m. Margaret (or Mary) WELDON also of Devonshire, Eng. John supposedly
died between 1772 - 1776 in Fincastle Co., KY. Children are listed as:
Margaret Weldon Drake bc. 1725 d. 1798 m. Gen. John SOUTH in KY;
Lieut. Benjamin Drake, bc 1730 m. Susan SMITH (widow) and supposedly
mother of Gen. Smith?? (Does anyone know WHICH Gen. Smith??) d.c. 1790
in Davidson Co., TN;
Jonathan Drake, bc 1720-1730;
Enoch Drake, bc 1720-1730;
John Drake, bc 1720-1730;
Samuel Drake, b.c. 1719 d. 1795 (poss. Nashville, TN area), m. 1)Mary
POTTLE 2)Mary COX, 1743, Wythe Co., VA;
Mary Drake bc. 1720-1730, m. James NULL/NEWELL, living in Wythe Co., VA
in 1807;
Elizabeth "Betsy" Drake bc 1720-1730.The following are the children info I have for Samuel and his wives:
1) Elizabeth Drake m. 2/26/1771 William SAYERS, d. KY
2) Joseph Drake m. Margaret BUCHANAN d/o Col. John Buchanan in 1773 near
Abington, VA (this is found in copy of court case), d. 1778, Boonesboro, KY
(killed by Indians).
3) Ephraim Drake m. Anna BUCHANAN, d/o Col. John Buchanan (also noted in
court case), d. TN
4) Samuel Drake m. Margaret PRESTON
5) Mary Drake m. James CROCKETT
6) Rebecca Drake m. William NEWELL
7) Rachel Drake m. Adam SHEPPARD
8) Sallie (Sarah??) Drake m. Wilson HUNT
9) Nathaniel Drake m. Margaret CURD
10) Effie Drake m. Josiah LEE
11) William Drake
12) Margaret Drake m. ___LIVINGSTONA lot of this info comes from 'Early Adventurers on the Western Waters"
Vol. 2, Mary Kegley and the Chalkley Chronicles, Vol. II with some ref.
from "The Kith and Kin of Capt. James Leeper and Susan Drake his wife".I have sometimes wondered what happened to the Samuel Drake who received
headrights in Orange Co VA in 1735 though. Does anyone have anything on
that Samuel?DOES ANYONE have more info on this William Drake (#11 above)??
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The following is an abstract of Samuel Drake's will:
In the first place I will and bequeath unto my son Ephraim
Drake one Negro boy named Ned, and in the second place to
Elizabeth Daugherty the sum of one dollar. To Mary Crockett
the sum of one dollar. To my daughter Rebecca Newell one
dollar. To my daughter Rachel Shepherd one dollar. To
Margaret Livingston one Negro girl Luce she has her in
possession.
In the third place I give and bequeath unto my two sons
Nathaniel and William my whole lands entail to be equally and
impartially divided among them.
It is my desire and intention that after the death of my
wife her part of the slaves she be divided equally among
Nathanial, William, Sarah, and Effie. My three sons, Ephraim,
Nathaniel, and William Drake to be executors of this my last will
and testament. lastly I desire that my estate may not be
appraised as witness my hand and seal this 6th day of December
A. D. 1795.
from p. 81 The Search for the Ancestors and Descendants of Henry Brasater Drake of Coles County, Illinois
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Elizabeth Drake is probably the Effie mentioned in Samuel
Drake's will. She married a Daugherty.
She may have married a Hunt
married a Livingston
HARBERT, STEPHEN
State: TX Year: 1860
County: Colorado County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Columbus P. O. Page: 136
Database: TX 1860 Federal Census IndexTombstone:
Harbert, Stephen; born: Jan 15, 1809; died: Dec 14, 1909;
Son of Thomas and Sarah (Crockett) Harbert