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AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Gent., 1757; Mr., 1764. OCCUPA-
TIONAL PROFILE probably a planter. PUBLIC CA-
REER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Fred-
erick County, 1749-1751 (Arms and Ammunition
1), 1751-1754 (Arms and Ammunition 1-6),
1754-1757 (Arms and Ammunition 1-4; Bills of
Credit 5), 1758-1761. LOCAL OFFICE: justice,
Frederick County, 1750-at least 1754. MILITARY
SERVICE: captain, 1751. WEALTH DURING LIFE-
TIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: at least 292
acres in Frederick County. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
owned 4,510 acres in Frederick County, 1754-
1758; sold 1,011 acres in Frederick County, 1758.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on June
12, 1764, in Frederick County. LAND: 3,518 acres
in Frederick County.
CRABB, JEREMIAH (1760-1800). BORN: in
1760 in Frederick County. NATIVE: at least third
generation. RESIDED: near Rockville, Montgomery
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Henry
Wright Crabb (1722/23-1764). MOTHER: Ann
Snowden. AUNT: Margaret Snowden (1726-1793),
who married John Contee (1722-ca. 1796). BROTH-
ERS: Richard Crabb (?-1780); Ralph; and John.
SISTER: Elizabeth. HALF FIRST COUSINS: Richard
Brooke (1736-1788); Richard Thomas (ca. 1728-
1806); and Evan Thomas (1738/39-1826). OTHER
KINSHIP; his great-uncle was Philip Thomas
(1693/94-1762). MARRIED Elizabeth Ridgely
(1764-1828), daughter of Charles Greenbury Grif-
fith( 1744- 1792). CHILDREN. SONS: Charles Henry;
Richard. DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth Ridgely (?-1821),
who married Thomas Worthington Howard; Sa-
rah Griffith; Ann Snowden, who married Richard
J. Orme; Matilda; Emeline; and Lydia Ridgely.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. SOCIAL
STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Esq., 1795. OCCUPA-
TIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGIS-
LATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Montgomery
County, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791-1792, 1792, 1793.
LOCAL OFFICE associate justice, 5th District
Court, Montgomery County, 1791-1792 (re-
signed). MILITARY SERVICE: 2nd lieutenant,
Fourth Maryland Regiment, 1776; 1st lieutenant,
Fourth Maryland Regiment, 1777-1778 (re-
signed); brigadier general, Seventh Brigade (lower
part of Frederick County and upper part of Mont-
gomery County), Maryland Militia, 1794-1800.
OUT OF STATE SERVICE: representative, U.S. Con-
gress, 1795-17% (resigned). WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME, PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value
£397.18.6, including 10 slaves and 7.5 oz. plate,
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1783; 20 slaves, 1790; as an only child his wife
inherited all of her father's estate, assessed value
£1,278.0.0, including 22 slaves and 16 oz. plate,
1792; 41 slaves, 1793; 36 slaves, 1798. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: at least 2,435 acres, possibly as
much as 3,035 acres in Frederick County (later
became part of Montgomery County) (600 acres
inherited from his father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
acquired an additional 1,598 acres in Montgomery
County, of which 1,200 acres were his wife's inher-
itance, 1792-1800; sold 1,429 acres in Montgom-
ery County, of which 1,131 acres were his wife's
land, 1793-1798. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on
February 19, 1800, in Montgomery County. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £4,001.17.5 current
money (including 35 slaves, plate, and books); FB,
£1,103.8.9. LAND: probably ca. 2,604 acres, possi-
bly as much as 3,204 acres, in Montgomery
County.
CRABB, RALPH (?-1733/34). BORN: of age by
1716. RESIDED: in Prince George's County. FAM-
ILY BACKGROUND. BROTHER: Edward. OTHER
KINSHIP: probably related to Thomas Crabb (?-
1719/20). MARRIED on August 22, 1716, Priscilla,
daughter of Thomas Sprigg (ca. 1670-by 1739);
granddaughter of Edward Mariartee and wife
Honor. Her uncle was Daniel Mariartee (ca. 1676-
1726/27). Her brothers were Thomas; Edward
Sprigg (1697-1751); and Osborn Sprigg (1707-
1749/50). Her sisters were Margaret; Eleanor. Her
first cousin was John Smith Prather (1706-1763).
Her nephews were Edward Sprigg (?-?); Edward
Sprigg (1723-1758); Thomas Sprigg (1715-1781);
Thomas Sprigg ( 1747- 1809); Joseph Sprigg (1736-
1800); Osborn Sprigg (ca. 1741-1815); and Francis
King (1724/25-1771). Her niece was Margaret
Sprigg (1726/27-1804), who married William
Bowie (1721-1791). CHILDREN. SONS: Thomas
(1719-?); Henry Wright Crabb (1722/23-1764);
Ralph (1724-?); Jeremiah (1728-?); and John
(1731-?). DAUGHTERS: Sarah (1717-?), who mar-
ried on December 5, 1734, Robert Magruder;
Margaret (1720-?), who married in 1735 William
Hilleary; and Ellinor (1726-?). PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: An-
glican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Mr.,
1718; Gent., 1721. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: mer-
chant, 1718. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SER-
VICE: Lower House, Prince George's County,
1719-1721/22 (Elections 1-5), 1722-1724 (Elec-
tions 1-3), 1725-1727 (Elections 1-3; Aggriev-
ances 4), 1728-1731 (Elections 1-5), 1732-1733
(Elections 1 , 2; died before the convention). LOCAL
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