Crews - Extended Family
Mary "Molly" Crews
  (Abt. 1764 in VA - )
Daughter of Walter Crews (c1735-) and Nancy Gregg (1739-1811)
and sister of James Madison Crews (1758-1841) and Gideon Crews.

 Married Shadrack Maxey, Sr. (c1752-1831)
 I have put together a genealogical proof summary showing how Mary is a
sister to Gideon and James using proximity, legal documents and autosomal DNA.

I currently have 51 DNA matches from this branch
 Click here to go to Mary's record on the Crews surname page.

The 4 confirmed children of Mary and Shadrack are:
Walter (1780-1853) Judith (1794-1870)
Rhoda (c1792-) Shadrack (1807-1850)

  1. Walter Hales Maxey (1780 in VA - 1853 in TN) - 33 Total DNA matches
      Census: 1850; Marriage Record (listed as Dozier)
      Married Nancy Catherine Doshier (1793-1855)
           1. Peter Paul Maxey (Jun 1815 in TN - Feb 6, 1898 in MO)
               Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
               Married Sarah Sally Young (1818-1870)
                    1. Daniel Wesley Maxey (Feb 26, 1841 in TN - Jan 10, 1892 in MO)
                        Married Anna Cardine McDougal (1843-)
                             1. Sarah Mary Maxey (Mar 24, 1867 in TN - Dec 31, 1910 in MO)
                                 Married Samuel Hurt (1869-1924)
                                      1. Lucinda Catherine Hurt (Jan 8, 1899 in MO - Dec 27, 1987 in AR)
                                          Married James Hobker Adams (1894-1982)
                                               1. James Raymond Adams (May 12, 1918 in AR - Aug 16, 2007 in AR)
                                                   Married Irima Ozell White (1921-2010)
                                                        1. Ronnie Max Adams (Aug 2, 1944 in AR - Sep 2, 2013 in GA)  - 1 DNA match
                                      1. Julia Ann Hurt (Sep 24, 1900 in MO - Mar 19, 1982 in TX) - 1 DNA match
                                          Married James Luther Browning (1894-1968)
                                               1. Edith Esther Browning (Jan 18, 1918 in AR - Nov 10, 2013 in TX)
                                                   Married William Lewis Beckham, Sr. (1916-2000)
                                                        1. Wanda Joyce Beckham (Dec 16, 1934 in TX - Mar 22, 1984 in TX) - 1 DNA match

                             2. John Peter Maxey (Dec 16, 1868 in TN - Oct 13, 1940 in AR)
                                 Married Mary Joanne Jackson (1875-1959)
                                      1. Mary Lela Gencie Maxey (Jan 22, 1909 in AR - Mar 24, 1997 in AR) - 2 DNA matches
                                          Married Chelsey Robert Yeargan (1904-1950)
                                               1. Marjorie Yeargan (Nov 14, 1931 - Mar 11, 2001)
                                                   Marriedd Bennie Burrow (1922-2015)
                                               2. Carlton Yeargan (Oct 10, 1942 - Oct 15, 2007) - Obit
                                      2. Eliza Maxey (May 5, 1912 in AR - Apr 6, 1976 in OK)
                                          Married Robert Clayton Roberts (1900-1979)
                                               1. Johnnie Sue Roberts (Nov 29, 1932 in AR - Oct 27, 2016) - 2 DNA match
                                                   Married Eddie Darwin Brown (1933-2003)                          

                    2. Nancy Jane Maxey (Sep 13, 1843 in TN - Jul 12, 1926 in MO)
                        Married David Martin Prater (1844-1933) son of William Carl Prater (1826) and Delila Stanfield
                        David is grandson of Martin Luther Prater (1808) and Nancy Harpoole
                        David is great-grandson of Archelus Archibald Prater (1767) and Mary Lance

                             1. Thomas Prater (Aug 26, 1874 in TN - Nov 20, 1962 in MO)
                                 Married Julia Ann Medley (1875-1954)
                                       1. Muriel Prater (Feb 14, 1910 in MO - Mar 21, 1998 in MI)
                                           Married John Wesley Bowen (Feb 13, 1904 in MO - Jul 27, 1962 in MO)
                                                1. Velma Arzola Bowen (Mar 8, 1928 in MO - Jan 6, 1979 in MO) - 1 DNA match
                                                    Married Robert Matthew Weber (1927-1994)
                                       2. Gladys Roberta Prater (Feb 20, 1918 in MO - Oct 4, 2003 in MO)
                                           Married Ondo Amuel Johnson (1911-1966)
                                                1. Alfred Leroy Johnson (Sep 14, 1932 in MO - Sep 5, 2010 in MO)  - 2 DNA matches
                                                    Married Verla Jean Stricklin (1934-2009)
                                                         1. Danny Leroy Johnson (Apr 26, 1954 in MO - Jan 26, 2017 in MO)

                             2. William Peter Prater (Jan 1, 1877 in MO - Mar 2, 1957 in MO)
                                 Married Mahala Amanda Medley (1872-)
                                      1. Hattie M. Prater (Dec 25, 1896 in MO - Dec 2, 1981 in MO)
                                          Married William Monroe Sutterfield (1892-1943)
                                               1. Helen Ruth Sutterfield (Sep 4, 1923 in MO - Jan 4, 2001 in MO) - 1 DNA match
                                                   Married Horance L. Moore (1922-1986)

                             3. Louis Martin Prater (Apr 9, 1879 in MO - Oct 9, 1971 in IL)
                                 Married Lula Mae Medley (1884-1968) in 1899
                                      1. Lillie Belle Prater (Mar 19, 1903 in MO - Jul 20, 1989 in IL)
                                          Married Jackson Lawrence Asher (1902-1975)
                                               1. Robert J. Asher (Dec 27, 1923 in MO - Nov 25, 1992 in IL) - 2 DNA matches
                                                   Maried Illa Jewel Warren (1924-2001)
                                      2. Tillie C. Prater (Dec 25 1905 in MO - Dec 16, 2003 in MO)
                                          Married Charles Wilton Pyatt (1891-1930)
                                               1. Eddie Vailes  Pyatt (Dec 23, 1926 in MO - Sep 133 1974 in MO) - 1 DNA match
                                                   Married Dorothy W. Overby (-) 
                                      3. Monroe Johney Mack Prater (May 14, 1917 in MO - Jul 26, 2002 in IL) - 2 DNA matches
                                          Married Clara Marie Quick (1917-2003)
                                      4. Lewis Martin Prater, II (Jan 24, 1924 in MO - Oct 26, 1969 in CA) WW2 Vet - 4 DNA matches
                                          Married Violet Callahan (1930-1965)

                             4. James Garfield Prater (Apr 4, 1882 in MO - Jan 1, 1966 in MO)
                                 Married Lula Emma Lewis (1888-1963)
                                      1. Alma Jane Prater (Nov 23, 1914 in MO - Jan 9, 2001 in MO) - 5 DNA matches
                                          Married Raymond Ard (1910-1982)
                                               1. Virgie I. Ard (Jun 8, 1932 - May 7, 1991)
                                                   Married Paul Franklin Miles (1932-1999)
                                               2. Johnie Willard Ard (Nov 26, 1933 in MO - Mar 7, 2012 in MO)
                                                   Married Dorothy Jean Yocum (1942-2011) in 1962
                                               3. Denver Ray Ard (Feb 11, 1938 - Oct 14, 2021 in MO)
                                               4. Clinton James Ard (Mar 9, 1940 in MO - Dec 16, 2020 in MO)

                            5. Tennessee Prater (Mar 4, 1883 in MO - Dec 25, 1960 in MO)
                                Married James Andrew Medley (1882-1961)
                                     1. Walter Herbert Medley (Nov 27, 1928 in MO - Oct 17, 1987) - 1 DNA match
                                         Married Wilma Mae Stricklin (1933-2010)

                           6. Daniel David Prater (May 22, 1886 in MO - Jul 26, 1926 in CO)
                               Married Louisa Ellen Belle Barlet (1889-1968) on Oct 22, 1908 in MO
                                     1. John Prater (Jul 27, 1917 in MO - Feb 2, 1990 in TX)
                                         Married Helen Pather (1926-2008) on Nov 19, 1967 in TX
                                              1. Ruby Neil Pather (Oct 22, 1949 - Feb 16, 2015 in TX) - 1 DNA match

                    3. Lewis Maxey (Dec 5, 1845-7 in TN - Jan 13, 1937 in MO)
                        Married Sarah Elizabeth Phillips (1848-1902) in 1868
                             1. Mary Carolyn Maxey (1869-1946)
                             2. Sarah Elizabeth Maxey (1872-1957)
                             3. Martha Ann Maxey (1874-1936)
                             4. Nancy Josephine Maxey (1878-1949)
                             5. William David Maxey (Jan 10, 1881 in MO - Sep 8, 1944 in MO)
                                 Married Mary Alexander (1884-1946)
                                      1. May Elva Maxey (Apr 18, 1909 in MO - Nov 5, 1962 in KS)
                                          Married William Luther Baker (1908-1982)
                                      2. Elsie Elizabeth Maxey (Oct 24, 1911 in MO - Apr 5, 1967 in OK) - 3 DNA matches
                                          Married Oscar Calvin Hicks (1912-1987)
                                              1. Anna Jean Hicks (Mar 27, 1942 in OH - Feb 11, 1978 in CA)
                                              2. Larry James Hicks (Oct 15, 1943 in MO - Jan 28, 2004 in OK)
                             6. Andrew Jackson Maxey (1884-1961)
                             7. Vada Belle Maxey (1887-1961)
                             8. Julia Beatrice Maxey (1891-1937)

           2. Henry Maxey (May 26, 1817 in TN - Nov 7, 1857 in IL)
               Census: 1850 Marriage
               Married Matilda Edwards (1817-1890) on May 14, 1839
                    1. William Harvey Maxey (1840-1870)
                    2. Joseph W. Maxey (1842-1910)
                    3. John Fletcher Maxey (1844-1917)
                    4. Frances Rosetta Maxey (1947-1924)
                    5. Charles Newton Maxey Oct 13, 1853 in IL - Apr 7, 1912 in IL)
                        Married Effie Malinda Adams ((1853-1943)
                              1. Orval Leonard Maxey (Sep 29, 1879 in IL - Jul 17, 1976 in IL)
                                  Married Leoma Amizonia King (1883-1974)
                                       1.Olin James Leonard Maxey (Nov 10, 1907 in IL - Feb 15, 1987 in MI)
                                          Married Agnes Frances Weis (1916-1986) - 3 DNA matches
           3. Richard J. Maxey (1820 in TN - 1875 in AR) - 4 DNA matches
               Census: 1850, 1860; Marriage
               Married Elizabeth M. Batson (1817-1870)
                    1. Joseph B. Maxey (Jan 5, 1845 in TN - Jun 14, 1904 in AR)
                        Married Susan A. Sullins (1844-1911)
                              1. Tina Bell Maxey (Nov 16, 1887 in AR - Apr 9, 1920 in AR)
                                  Married James H. Methvin (1861-1934)
                                       1. Ewell Methvin (Sep 7, 1916 in AR - Jan 20, 1978 in CA)
                                           Married Francis Ellifar Goodall (1918-2012)
  2. Rhoda Maxey (Abt. 1792 in Knox, TN - KY)
      Census: 1840, 1850, 1880; Marriage
      Married Frederick Ebbert Ford (1792-) on Feb 27, 1831 in Knox, TN
           1. Nancy Caroline Ford (1832 in TN - )
               Nancy married (1) Joshua A. Galyean (1830-1864)
                    1. Sarah C. Galyean (1851-1880)
                    2. Daniel Galyean (Jul 14, 1855 in TN - Mar 5, 1928 in KY)
                        Married (1) Blanche Gallagher (-)
                             1. Charles Amos Galyean (1896-1971)
                        Married (2) Ida May Scott (1865-)
                             2. Irene F. Galyean (1886-)
                             3. Carl Thomas Galyean (1891-1943)
                             4. Aubrey Erwin Galyean (1897-1984)
                    3. Gilbert N. Galyean (1858-1920)

               Nancy married (2) Joseph Jo Morris (1836-)
                    4. George W. Morris (Jan 6, 1868 in TN - Feb 11, 1938 in TN)
                        Married Dollie Willis (1873-1914)
                             1. Mary Louise Morris (1905-1969)
                                 Married Samuel Preston Field (1889-1957)
                             2. Lucy Morris (Oct 14, 1908 - Jun 3, 1993)
                                 Married Frederick Leslie Thomas (1907-1963)
                                      1. Albert Morris Thomas (Oct 12, 1929 in MI - Mar 14, 2003 in TN) Vet
                                          Married Marietta Needham (1930-2009)
                                      2. John Henry Thomas (Nov 23, 1935 in TN - Feb 1, 2016 in TN)
                                          Married Janice Sue Jones (1938-2001)
                    5. Harriet M. Morris (1870-1939)
                    6. Charles A. Morris (1874-)
                    7. W.S.G. Morris (1877-)

           2. Elizabeth Jane Ford (1834 in TN - 1921 in IL)
           3. James N. Ford (1836 in TN - )
           4. John H. Ford (1839 in TN - )
           5. Charlotte Catherine Ford (1842 in TN - )
  3. Judith Maxey (Dec 19, 1794 in TN - Apr 22, 1870 in IL) - 11 total DNA matches
      Census: 1860; Marriage (listed as Dozier)
      Married Daniel Dozier/Dosier (1794-1872) on Aug 25, 1813 in Knox, TN
           1. Nancy Jane Dosier (1814 in TN - )
               Married Levi Beauchamp 1812-1846)
                   1. Nathan Levi Beecham (Jul 28, 1844 in IL - Oct 15, 1927 in OK) - 1 DNA match
                       Married Almira Hamilton (1852-1903) in 1873
                            1. James Frederick Beecham (Jul 28, 1874 in IL - Apr 16, 1955 in OK) - 2 DNA matches
                                Married Eliza Jane Duncan (1883-1972)
                                     1. Lloyd Allen Beecham (Mar 13, 1901 - Aug 21, 1961)   - 3 DNA matches
                                     2. Virginia Fay Beecham (May 2, 1916 in OK - Jan 12, 2001)
                                         Married Glenn Stanley Nye (1908-1965)
                                              1. Ralph Allen Nye (Dec 18, 1942 in OK - 2022 in OK) - 1 DNA match
                                                  Married Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Gomes (1933-2010)
                            2. Alma Gertrude Beecham (1876-)
                                Married Harry James Smith (1860-1961)
                                     1. Minnie May Smith (Apr 26, 1896 in OK - Aug 28, 1991 in AR) - 2 DNA matches
                                         Married Winfield Scott Oakes (1880-1949)

           2. Rhoda Dosier (Apr 25, 1814 in TN - May 11, 1862 in IL)
               Married David T. Wisner (1812-1872)
                   1. Mary Wisner (Jul 4, 1838 in IL - Mar 29, 1909 in IL)
                       Married William Harvey Wells (1834-1900)
                            1. Effie Adell Wells (Mar 7, 1870 in IL - Feb 16, 1955 in CA)
                                Married Thomas L. Bishop (1864-1927)
                                     1. Pauline Virginia Bishop (Sep 12, 1908 in IL - Oct 11, 2022 in CA) - 1 DNA match
                            2. James Otto Wells (Sep 23, 1875 in IL - Jan 18, 1942 in IL)
                                Married Florence Anne Stafford (1884-1957)
                                     1. Mary Elizabeth Wells (Feb 27, 1917 in IL - Jul 10, 1993 in MO) - 1 DNA match

           3. William Dosher (1815-)

           4. Amelia "Milly" Dosher (1817 - Jun 20, 1882 in IL)
               Married Nathan Reynolds (1818-1884)

           5. Mary Doshier (1819-1885)

           6. Ally Doshier (1820 in TN - Nov 4, 1870 in IL)
               Married Isaac Crayton Ward (1814) on May 7, 1840 in IL - Marriage
                        1. Judith M. Ward (Jun 28, 1849 in IL - Feb 25, 1918 in OK)
                        Married Frances Marion Olney (1855-1941) on Aug 15, 1876 in IL
                             1. Eunice Marietta Olney (1884-1960)
                             2. William Crayton Olney (1885-1958)
                             3. Edward Marion Olney (1888-1967)  
  4. Shadrack Maxey, II (1807 in TN - 1850 in TN) - 2 total DNA matches
      Census: 1850 (for Mary and children after his death)
      Married Mary "Polly" Haynes (1808-1883) on Feb 22, 1831 - Marriage
           1. William Henry Maxey (Nov 1832 in TN - Jun 27, 1901 in TN)
               Census: 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900
               Married Martha Emma Blair (1833-1908) in 1867
                    1. Elizabeth Blair Maxey (Aug 28, 1868 in TN - Feb 10, 1932 in TN)
                        Married Montimer T. Cherry (1871-1923)

           2. Martha Susannah Maxey (1837 in TN - Mar 1860 in TN) age 22/23
               Census: 1850

           3. Lucy Ann Maxey (Feb 12, 1838 in TN - Dec 24, 1928 in TN)
               Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
               Married William Rule, Sr. (1839-1928) in 1858
                    1. James Frederick Rule (Feb 27, 1860 in TN - Jan 5, 1905 in the Philippines)
                        Married Mattie Lee Fristoe (1861-1915); no children
                    2. Cora Rule (Jan 1862 - Sep 28, 1917)
                    3. Alida Rule (Jan 25, 1869 - Oct 28, 1900) age 31
                    4. Stella Rule (Nov 5, 1870 - Sep 1, 1926)
                    5. Lillian Rule (Jan 20, 1874 - Apr 21, 1949)
                    6. William Rule, Jr. (Nov 1878 - Jul 5, 1963)
                        Married Charlotte Gunby (1886-1976)
                             1. Frederick Gunby Rule (Aug 30, 1914 in TN - Apr 2, 1972 in FL) - 1 DNA match
                                 Married Sarah Elizabeth Marcum (1918-2004)
                             2. Barbara Gunby Rule (Oct 15, 1919 in TN - Nov 6, 1914 in MO) - 1 DNA match
                                 Maarried William Moorman (1916-1972)

           4. Hudson/Huston Langford Maxey (Jul 10, 1842 in TN - Dec 24, 1913 in TN)
               Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910

           5. Amanda Emeline Maxey (1844 in TN - Jul 6, 1915)
               Census: 1860, 1870, 1920
               Married (1) Larkin Boling Gamble (1839-1920)
                    1. John Larken Gamble (Mar 3, 1862 - Jan 19, 1900 in AR)
               Married (2) Samuel C. McEntire (1845-1880)
                    2. Mary R. McEntire (1876-)
                    3. Martha McEntire (1877-1900)
                    4. Stella McEntire (1979)
               Married (3) Isaac H. George (1854-1908)
                   5. Leonard Edward George, Sr. (May 17, 1885 in TN - Aug 6, 1958 in TN)
                       Married (1) Annie Idora Mehaffey (1887-1916) in 1905
                            1. Helen Josephine George (Jun 10, 1909 in TN - Jun 6, 1963 in AL)
                       Married (2) Mary Theresa Hofelich (1896-1936)
                       Married (3) Mattie Brakebill (1886-1965) in 1939

           6. Harriet Angeline Maxey (Mar 13, 1846 in TN - Jul 6, 1915 in TN)
               Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
               Married George Conrad Langford (1839-1887)
                    1. Lucy Gertrude Langford (Jan 7, 1875 - May 28, 1967)
                        Married James Albert Dunn (1871-1932)
                             1. Harry Langford Wilchester (Mar 9, 1895 in TN - Dec 29, 1962 in TN)
                    2. William Harry Langford (1876-)
                    3. Lauella Langford (1879-)
                    4. Blanche Langford (Jun 9, 1881 in TN - Jan 7, 1934)
                        Married William H. Crouch (1876-1941)
                    5. Beulah Langford (1881-)
                    6. Nelle Agnes Langford (1885-) 

Notes:
Potential children of Mary and Shadrack under review:
 1. Gideon Maxey (c1782-)
 2. James Maxey (c1788-)
 3. Mary "Polly" Maxey (c1796-)
 4. Elizabeth Maxey (c1800-)

Disproven / Erroneous Child:

  • Esther Maxey (1776–1818), m. Hardeman Cruise (1755–1812): Frequently attached in online trees as a daughter of Shadrack Maxey Sr. and Mary Crews. Disproven on chronological grounds: Esther’s recorded birth year (1776) predates Shadrack & Mary’s c. 1780 marriage and would make Mary only ~12 years old at Esther's birth. Additionally, Hardeman Cruise (b. 1755) was a contemporary of Mary’s generation, born nearly a decade before her.

This page added on 08/03/26 and last updated on 08/06/26