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Edward Otho Cresap1,2,3

ID# 607, (1782 - 1817)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherDaniel Cresap
Family IndexesThe Linah Mims/Rebeccah Davis Family

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Nov 1782, Cresaptown, Allegany Co., Maryland,4,5,6
Marriage: 28 Sep 1807, Allegany Co., Maryland, Sarah Story Briscoe (b. 17 Aug 1787, d. 30 Nov 1843)7,4,8
Death: 2 Jan 1817, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,4,9,6
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,3
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Narrative:

Edward Otho Cresap was born on 24 Nov 1782 in Cresaptown, Allegany Co., MarylandG.4,5,6
     Edward married Sarah Story Briscoe, daughter of Hanson Briscoe and Mary Nappler Jordan, on 28 Sep 1807 in Allegany Co., MarylandG.7,4,8
     He appeared on the 1810 Federal Census of 5th District West of Evits Creek, Allegany Co., MarylandG, with a household consisting of one white male between ages 26 and 45 (himself); and one female under 10 (daughter Mary), and two between 16 and 26 (wife Sarah and another); and 8 slaves.10
     Edward and Sarah moved their family to Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, about 1815. They traveled on a group of three flatboats, down the Ohio River and than up the Cumberland River to reach their destination.11,12
     Edward died on 2 Jan 1817 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, at age 34.4,9,6 He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.3

Children:
     Children with Sarah Story Briscoe:

  1. Mary Annapola Jorden Cresap+ (1808 - 1851)
  2. Roger Nelson Cresap (1809 - )
  3. Caroline Hanson Cresap+ (6 Jul 1811 - 25 Feb 1904)
  4. John Mercer Cresap (1813 - 1849)
  5. Hanson Briscoe Cresap (27 Aug 1815 - 1903)
  6. Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap+ (1817 - bef 1850)

Citations

  1. [S2000] Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows name as Edward Otho Cresap.
  2. [S2002] Smith, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows name as Edward O Cresap.
  3. [S2094] Edward Otho Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery.
  4. [S2002] Smith, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows date.
  5. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows date, town, and state.
  6. [S2094] Edward Otho Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  7. [S2265] "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899," Ancestry.com, record for Sally Briscoe and Edward O. Cresap, shows date, county, and state.
  8. [S2000] Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  9. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows date, county, and state.
  10. [S582] Edwd. O. Cresap household, 1810 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland.
  11. [S1931] Haun, "Terry Caroline Hanson Mims," e-mail to author, 24 Jul 2008, citing oral history from his great grandmother and grandfather recounting stories told by Sarah, described flatboat trip to Eddybille, and year.
  12. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows "He went to Ky at an early date, and died soon after."

 

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