The Descendants of John Michael Cromer

Third Generation


5. Elizabeth Cromer (Frederick , John Michael ) was born in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She died in 1824 in Newberry, SC [Estate #61-21]. She was buried in 2nd Creek, Newberry Co., SC [unmarked].

d/o Frederick Cromer & Maria Sybella ----.
Her husband was a Revolutionary War Patriot and his line has been
cleared by D.A.R. through the sons Woolrod and John.
Their l3 children are indentified in the Nby Estate of her husband;
in the Nby Estate of her youngest son Uriah who died single; and many
of her descendants are identified in the joint Nby Estate of her son
Abraham and grandson Langston V. Wicker.

Elizabeth married John Henry Wicker. John was born in 1740 in Germany. He died in 1819 in Newberry Co., SC [Estate #60-18].

They had the following children:

  16 M i Michael Wicker.
+ 17 M ii Abraham Wicker died on 03 MAR 1873.
  18 M iii Uriah Wicker died in 1824 in Newberry Co., South Carolina.



Single.
+ 19 M iv John Wicker was born in 1780/1790. He died on 10 FEB 1844.
+ 20 M v Woolrod Wicker was born in 1784. He died in 1850/1860.
+ 21 F vi Barbara Wicker was born in 1784. She died in 1850.
+ 22 F vii Mary Sibella Wicker was born in 1789.
+ 23 F viii Rosannah Wicker was born in 1790. She died in 1873.
  24 F ix Elizabeth Wicker was born in 1790 in Newberry Co., SC [1850 #1325]. She died in 1850/1860 in Newberry Co., South Carolina.



See "Our Wicker Family", p. 52, for additional information.
        Elizabeth married Jacob Richmond.
+ 25 M x Daniel Wicker was born in 1792. He died on 06 APR 1881.
+ 26 F xi Agnes Wicker was born in 1799.
+ 27 M xii Christian Wicker was born in 1799. He died on 02 JUN 1879.
+ 28 M xiii Elias Wicker was born in 1800/1804. He died in 1875/1879.

7. Frederick Christian Cromer (Frederick , John Michael ) was born in 1760 in South Carolina [inf. Morman Records]. He died in South Carolina.

s/o Frederick Cromer & Maria Sybella ---- . Called "Christian" in
l798 Nby Estate of his father and in the l821 Annual Returns of his
father-in-law, George A. Koon.

Frederick married Elizabeth Koon.

They had the following children:

+ 29 M i Simon Cromer was born on 10 DEC 1799.
+ 30 M ii Adam Cromer was born in SEP 1808.

8. John George Cromer Sr. (Frederick , John Michael ) was born in 1767 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He died in Newberry Co., SC [Nby Est.].

Called "George"; s/o Frederick Cromer & Maria Sybella ----.
His 7 children named in his Newberry Estate (order of their births
uncertain).

John married Margaret ( ? ) Cromer. Margaret was born in 1763. She died in 1841 in Newberry Co., South Carolina.

They had the following children:

+ 31 M i John George Cromer Jr..
+ 32 M ii Michael Cromer died in 1866.
+ 33 M iii Henry Cromer was born in 1788.
+ 34 F iv Mary "Polly" Cromer was born in 1792.
+ 35 F v Elizabeth Cromer was born in 1800. She died in 1850.
  36 F vi Catherine Cromer was born in 1800 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She died in 1826.



Single in l826.
+ 37 M vii David Cromer was born in 1803. He died on 26 AUG 1858.

9. Michael Cromer (Frederick , John Michael ) was born in 1770 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He died in 1844 in Newberry Co., South Carolina [Nby Est.].

s/o Frederick Cromer & Maria Sybella ? .
11 March 1797 Frederick Cromer (for L&A) gives to his son
Michael, 65 acres on Cowpen Creek. [Deed Book BB, p. 441].

Michael married Hannah Suber.

Identified by Summer, p. 212, but no information found in Suber data
to verify this.

Michael and Hannah had the following children:

  38 F i Hannah Cromer died in Newberry Co., SC [Estate 77-1].



LWT written 7/27/l835 (proven 2/l/l84l)..names her sister, Elizabeth
Minger & John Samuel Minger s/o Daniel & Elizabeth Minger.
+ 39 F ii Elizabeth Cromer was born in 1800.
+ 40 M iii William E. Cromer was born in 1805.

10. John Frederick Cromer (Frederick , John Michael ) was born on 04 DEC 1782 in Newberry Co., SC [1850 #1227]. He died on 11 OCT 1856. He was buried in Newberry Co., South Carolina [NCB-1-16]. John was employed as in Farmer.

Cemetery information shows that John F. Cromer d l0/ll/l856, 73yl0m7d
[ca l2/4/l782..correct #l227 Nby l850 & Sligh History], leaving his wife,
6 children living 3 dead and 41 grand-children..35 living & 6 dead.
Nby Estate Box l00 Pkg 261, #2475; Family #l227 Nby l850.
2 Other Children; apparently died young pr. l856..no inf.
s/o Frederick Cromer & grandson of John Michael Cromer, Immigrant.

John married Barbara Sligh. Barbara was born on 25 NOV 1788 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She died on 03 JUN 1870 in Newberry Co., SC [Estate 125-8].

They had the following children:

+ 41 F i Sarah Cromer was born on 22 FEB 1808.
+ 42 F ii Mary M. Cromer was born on 12 DEC 1809. She died on 30 APR 1879.
+ 43 M iii Emanuel Cromer was born on 10 OCT 1811. He died on 02 FEB 1890.
+ 44 F iv Susannah Cromer was born on 15 FEB 1817. She died on 28 JUL 1869.
+ 45 F v Catherine Cromer was born on 26 JAN 1818. She died on 06 JUN 1893.
+ 46 M vi John Frederick Cromer Jr. was born on 03 JAN 1820. He died on 31 DEC 1872.
+ 47 M vii Jacob Lemuel Cromer was born on 18 DEC 1824. He died on 28 DEC 1864.

11. George Cromer Rev. (Jacob , John Michael ) was born in 1750 in Newberry Co., SC [DAR birth year]. He died in Abbeville Co., SC [Estate l8-375]. George was employed as in Methodist Minister.

Methodist Minister. s/o Jacob Cromer, Sr. & Elizabeth Yost.
Soldier in Militia during American Revolution [AA Folder #1634, South
Carolina Archives, Columbia, SC]; was paid for Military duty since the
fall of Charleston (ll May 1780) in Col. Philemon Water's Regiment.
(Account #2482-X). He was cleared for DAR by Virginia (Cromer) Glover,
his great-grand-daughter, 8/26/1958; Nat. #461790.
2 Sons.

George married Elizabeth (Gray) Ruff in 1807 in Nby Co., SC [wid/o David Ruff]. Elizabeth was born in 1760 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She died in Abbeville Co., SC [Estate 24-537].

Father's l796 Estate names daughter Elizabeth as w/o David Ruff.
David Ruff died @l799 [Nby Est Box l6 pkg 33]; widow Elizabeth identified as
Elizabeth Cromer by 2/10/1807 [Nby Estates, Vol. 2, pp 519-520]

George and Elizabeth had the following children:

+ 48 M i John Philip Cromer was born on 20 AUG 1809. He died on 25 SEP 1859.
+ 49 M ii George Wesley Cromer was born on 25 JUN 1812. He died on 25 DEC 1892.

12. Jacob Cromer Jr. (Jacob , John Michael ) was born in 1760/1770 in Newberry Co., SC [l830 inf.]. He died in Newberry Co., South Carolina [Nby Est.].

Believed to be s/o Jacob Cromer, Sr. & Elizabeth Yost. [Summer,p.214].
1831 Nby Estate #37-25 with Adam Cromer, Adm. identifies wife as
"Elizabeth" and all 10 children.

Jacob married (1) Elizabeth Folk. Elizabeth died in 1828/1833 in Newberry Co., SC.

They had the following children:

+ 50 F i Rebecca Cromer.
  51 M ii James Cromer was born in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He died in 1818/1828 in Newberry Co., South Carolina.



Single. Died prior l2 July l828 when his father rewrote his LWT.
+ 52 M iii Abraham (Abram) Cromer died on 07 APR 1843.
+ 53 F iv Hannah Cromer.
  54 M v Mathias Cromer died in Newberry Co., SC [Nby Est.].



Will: wife Catherine..50 acres; pay debts. Ex: William Suber 2/l0/l830.
Wit: C Battiwood, AA Cady, D F Cornelius. Settlement l833: Money $23.50
paid to the Estate of Wesley Dawkins, decd., of which Mathias was the Admn.
in his lifetime. Pd admn. $29.
No heirs named in his Father's l833 Settlement.
        Mathias married Catherine ----.
+ 55 M vi David Cromer was born in 1790. He died in 1860/1870.
+ 56 M vii Adam Boyd Cromer was born on 26 SEP 1792. He died on 28 OCT 1865.
+ 57 F viii Elizabeth Cromer was born on 26 OCT 1793. She died on 26 JAN 1872.
+ 58 F ix Sarah (Sally) Cromer was born in 1811. She died in 1870.
+ 59 F x Mary Cromer was born in 1815.

Jacob married (2) Christina (Folk\Sligh) Suber in [@l83l Marriage Agreement DB Q-211]. Christina died in Newberry Co., SC [Nby Est.].

13. Philip Cromer Rev. (Jacob , John Michael ) was born in 1774 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He died on 13 AUG 1840 in Newberry Co., SC [Estate #67-10].

s/o Jacob Cromer, Sr. & Elizabeth Yost.
Ref.: Early Nby Census'; Newberry Co.,SC Equity Records l8l8-l844, etc.
by Sandra J. Lee, M.D.(Bk.2,l985), p.231 ["Rev. Phillip Cromer, died l3
Aug l840. AR..legatees were Sarah wife of Henry Kelsey (lived in Tenn.),
John Cromer (lived in Tenn.), and Susan wife of Langston Lyles."]
Only 3 children named in his Estate; Census' indicate that there could be
more. Dates provided by Sally Elizabeth (Stephens) Campbell, a descendant.

Philip married Mary Ann Ruff. Mary was born in 1784 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. She died in 1819 in Newberry Co., South Carolina.

They had the following children:

+ 60 F i Sarah H. Cromer was born in 1799.
  61 M ii John Cromer was born in 1807 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He died in ?Harrison Co., Texas.



Lv Tenn. in l840 (inf. his father's Nby Est.); Lv with his sister Sarah
for l850 Harrison Co.,TX Census (p.98l #136)..appears to be single.
+ 62 F iii Susannah (Susan) Cromer was born in 1819.

14. Henry Cromer (Jacob , John Michael ) was born in 1781 in Newberry Co., SC [Inf.Summer, p.215]. He died on 15 OCT 1847 in Franklin Co., GA [Obituary]. He was buried in [Inf.Letter to Leland Summer].

s/o Jacob Cromer, Sr. & Elizabeth Yost.
Obituary..l2/3/l847 Issue of Southern Christian Advocate: "died in
Franklin Co., Ga l5 Oct l847, Henry Crommer (sic) in the 66th year of
his age. He was born in Newberry District, SC and remained there with
the exception of a few months which he spent in TN until l838, when he
removed to GA".

Henry married (1) Phoebe Yeldell. Phoebe died in SC.

They had the following children:

+ 63 M i George Cromer was born on 31 JAN 1804. He died on 06 MAY 1882.
  64 F ii Sarah Cromer was born in 1808 in Newberry Co., SC [l850 inf.]. She died in ?Franklin Co., GA.



Single in l850..living in the home of her brother George.
+ 65 M iii Phillip Cromer was born on 05 JUN 1811. He died on 09 FEB 1894.
+ 66 F iv Barbara Cromer was born in 1812.
+ 67 M v Hiram Cromer was born in 1812. He died on 15 MAY 1900.

Henry married (2) Henrietta Burts. Henrietta was born in 1801 in Newberry Co., SC [l850 GA inf.]. She died in Franklin Co., GA. She was buried in [Inf.Letter to Leland Summer].

They had the following children:

+ 68 M vi James R. Cromer.
+ 69 M vii David Cromer was born on 10 AUG 1819. He died on 23 DEC 1904.
  70 M viii Thomas Cromer was born in 1834 in Newberry Co., SC [l850 GA inf.].



Died single; s/o Henry Cromer & 2)Henrietta Burts.
On l850 Franklin Co.,GA Census.
+ 71 F ix Tabitha Cromer was born on 03 DEC 1836. She died on 22 OCT 1903.
  72 F x Delilah Cromer was born in 1839 in Franklin Co., GA [l850 inf.].



moved to middle Georgia..inf. Family data.
        Delilah married William Fowler.
  73 F xi Lucinda Cromer was born in 1843 in Franklin Co., GA [l850 inf.].

15. Barbara Ann Clementine Cromer (Jacob , John Michael ) was born in 1783 in South Carolina. She died in Franklin Co., Georgia.

Believed to be d/o Jacob Cromer, Sr. & Elizabeth Yost.
[no way to be d/o Henry Cromer & Phoebe Yeldell as stated in the Kesler
Family data of History of Franklin Co.,GA, p.470]
l850 Franklin Co.,GA Family #48.
Ref.: History of Franklin Co.,GA, pp.470-472 & The Keasler Book..Descendants
of Henry Kesler Planter of Newberry Co., S.C.

Barbara married William Henry Kesler Sr. in 1799 in SC. William was born in 1779 in VA. He died in 1856 in Franklin Co., GA.

They had the following children:

+ 74 F i Elizabeth Kesler was born in 1801.
+ 75 F ii Catharine Kesler was born on 15 FEB 1804. She died on 03 JUN 1880.
+ 76 M iii George Kesler was born on 01 JUN 1808. He died on 13 APR 1887.
+ 77 F iv Hannah Kesler was born in 1810.
+ 78 M v David R. Kesler was born on 04 OCT 1811. He died UNKNOWN.
+ 79 F vi Mary Kesler was born in 1812.
  80 F vii Tabilithia Kesler was born in 1815 in ?Newberry Co., SC.
        Tabilithia married Harmon Gables in 1832 in Franklin Co., GA.
+ 81 M viii William Henry Kesler Jr. was born on 04 SEP 1819. He died on 30 OCT 1894.

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