Gen. John Cropper, Jr.

1755 - 1821  (65 years)

• Name	John Cropper  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Gen.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	23 Dec 1755	Bowman's Folly, Joynes Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	John Cropper Jr. was referred to as Jr. because of an older cousin John. In 1776 he was commissioned captain of a Shore company of the 9th Virginia Regiment, which in December left to join General Washington at Morristown. In 1777 he was commissioned major of the 7th Virginia Regiment and in September was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. In 1778 General Layfayette appointed him lieutenant colonel in command of the 11th Virginia Regiment (Daniel Morgan's Riflemen) and in June he participated in the Battle of Monmouth (Whitelaw, p. 1041). For more details on General John Cropper see Whitelaw, pp. 1041-1043. In 1815 General Cropper Jr.'s original home on Folly Creek burned and he and his family moved to the Latin House (A93B), while the existing handsome mansion known as Bowman's Folly was built (Whitelaw, p. 1046).
  Rev War Veteran	1776	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5, 6]
  	He was shown as John Cropper (VA): Captain 9th Virginia, 5 Feb 1776; Major 7th Virginia, 7 Oct 1776; wounded at Brandywine, 11 Sep 1777. Lieutenant-Colonel 11th Virginia, 26 Oct 1777; transferred to 7th Virginia, 14 Sep 1778; resigned 16 Aug 1779; served subsequently as Colonel, Virginia Militia 1781 to close of war. (Died 15 Feb 1821).
  Will - Fathers	18 Mar 1776	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as a son John Cropper in the will of Sebastian Cropper Jr., wife Sabra.
  Will - Grand Fathers	8 Mar 1777	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	He was shown as a grandson John Cropper in the will of Coventon Corbin.
  Reference Identifer	DAR Patriot #A028054 (Col. in the Virginia Militia & Capt. in the 9th Regt, Continental Line. After the Rev. War he was Gen. in the Virginia Militia.)
  Record ID	49335
  Death	15 Jan 1821  [8]
  Burial	Bowman's Folly, Joynes Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Person ID	I49335	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt. Sebastian Cropper, Jr.,   b. 1731, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 20 Mar 1776 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Sabra Corbin,   b. 1738, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 Dec 1776 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1754  [9]
  Family ID	F3616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret (87) Pettitt,   b. 12 Apr 1755, Occohannock, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 3 Jun 1784, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1776	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	They were married by the Rev. William Vere at the house of Geo. Abbit in the County of Accomack.
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Corbin (182) Cropper,   b. 21 Mar 1777, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 21 Jan 1813 (Age 35 years)   2. Sabra (183) Cropper,   b. 18 Sep 1779, Bowman's Folly, Joynes Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 24 Sep 1779 (Age 0 years)   3. Sabra (184) Cropper,   b. 19 Oct 1781, Bowman's Folly, Joynes Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Oct 1783, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 2 years) + 4. Margaret Pettitt (185) Cropper,   b. 13 May 1784, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 3 Dec 1824 (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F3619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine (269) Bayly,   b. 24 Jan 1772, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 24 Jan 1855, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1790	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	They were married by the Rev. William Vere at Hills Farm.
  Children	1. Sabra Corbin Cropper,   b. 21 Oct 1791, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 2 Nov 1791, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 0 years)   2. Anna Corbin Cropper,   b. 8 May 1792, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 13 Oct 1793, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 1 year)   3. Ann Corbin Cropper,   b. 10 Nov 1795, Bowman's Folly, Joynes Neck, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 Aug 1860, Cedar Grove, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 64 years) + 4. Elizabeth Washington Cropper,   b. 10 Jul 1801, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 Nov 1871, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 70 years) + 5. Dr. John Washington Cropper,   b. 15 Jan 1804, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 4 Sep 1837 (Age 33 years) + 6. Catherine Bayly Cropper,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Capt. Thomas Bayly Cropper,   b. 3 Sep 1809, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 2 Mar 1855, San Francisco, San Francisco Co, California (Age 45 years) + 8. Coventon Hanson Cropper,   b. 5 Apr 1812, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 18 Jan 1873 (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F3620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S550] Jean M. Mihalyka, Mihalyka, Acc & N'hamp Co Bible Records, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, VA), Vol. 13, p. 12-13 (General John Cropper Bible), 550. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 296 (will of Sebastian Cropper Jr., wife Sabra), 570. [S3025] JoAnn Hines, Hines, JoAnn - DAR Patroits of Accomack Co, VA, (Provided to MK Miles by Mary Jane Burn, 10 Mar 2018), 3025. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), p. 179, 577. [S796] Francis B. Heitman, with Addenda by Robert H. Kelby, Heitman & Kelby, Army Officers during the Revoluti, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973), 796. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 312 (will of Coventon Corbin), 570. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S231] James Bright Corbin, Corbin, James B. - Corbin Family of N'hamp & Acc, (Photocopied, 1989), 231.