Stories of U.S. Crouches from Wales

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Dear Mrs. Owen,

Here are some notes on the subject of Welsh Crouches from Glenn Crouch's Crouch Family Researcher newsletter. He's ggcrouch@aol.com. Web site is reportedly http://members.aol.com/ggcrouch/index.htm

"From Maxwell's History of Randolph Co VA, 1898, p.354: "About 1750 three brothers named Crouch came from Wales and settled in the United States. It cannot be ascertained where they first made their home, but subsequently one went to Tennessee, one to Kentucky and one, whose name was John, and who is the subject of this sketch, settled in Tygart's Valley, near the mouth of Shaver Run."

In an article sent by Mr. David Boatman that was compiled by Flora Lusk Ward we find: "Three brothers by the name of Crouch immigrated to America in the early part of the seventeenth century. They were Welchmen. (About 1740). Their names were John, James, and perhaps Andrew." [I believe 1740 is in eighteenth century].

In an article titled Crouch sent by Dr. Edith Shuman we find: "A traditional account says that three brothers went from Wales to Maryland, and then, to Virginia, John Crouch, James Crouch, and Andrew Crouch. John Crouch was in Augusta County, Virginia, by 1750, and later settled in Randolph County, (West) Virginia. Andrew Crouch about the same time then, on to Kentucky, went west. James Crouch was not heard from after Randolph County in the early days."

From an article titled The Crouch Name sent by Mr. Charles Lilly we find: "A family tradition in a history book of Randolph County stated three brothers, John Crouch, James Crouch, and Andrew Crouch went from Wales to Maryland, and then to Virginia. John Crouch was in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1750, and later went to Randolph County, created from Harrison County in 1787. Randolph County was in the western part of Virginia that became West Virginia in 1863. In the early days, James Crouch was in Randolph County not heard from again. Andrew Crouch went on to Kentucky, and went west."

"From Mr. Warner Crouch in The Name and Family of Crouch, manuscript no. 659, Roots Research Bureau, Ltd., 1984, p.7: "John, James, and Andrew Crouch, who are said to have been brothers, came from Wales to America about 1750 and made their homes in Randolph County, W.Va.""

-John Crouch

Info from the late Glenn Crouch, Editor of the Crouch Family Researcher.

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