Dr. John Hancock Crisp
This is Dr. John Hancock Crisp, born 4-14-1799 in Caswell Co., NC and
died 7-8-1888 near Santa Barbara, Brazil, South America. He is buried in Campo
Cemetery where many other Confederate Veterans and their descendants are buried. About 80
families relocated to South America after the Civil War was over. Dr. John married
1st in 1828 in Maury Co., TN, Mary "Polly" Jones, daughter of Thomas H. Jones
and Catharine McKelroy "Katy" Shaw, who were also early settlers of Gibson Co.
By Mary he had two children, Dr. J. J. Crisp and Elizabeth Jones "Lizzie" Crisp,
who married Shelton Oliver. Dr. John married 2nd in Caswell Co., NC, Mary Kennon
"Polly" Smith, and had 5 children by her: Samuel Crisp, Alexander Smith
"Aleck" Crisp, Richard C. "Dick" Crisp, Mary Kennon "Kinnie"
Crisp, and Jane Paschal "Jennie" Crisp. Dr. John moved to Trenton from Maury
Co., TN shortly after he married. He was the first doctor to practice in Trenton,
building his home where the Post Office parking lot is now.
Dr. James Jones Crisp was
born 7-16-1832 in Trenton, TN and died 4-25-1877 in Brazil, Gibson Co., TN., the son of
Dr. John Hancock Crisp and Mary Jones. He served as a Confederate doctor in a
hospital in Dallas, TX. James married 5-8-1867 in Gibson Co., TN, Josephine Adalaide
"Addie" Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Blanton Kimbell. He
practiced in Brazil and died as a result of pneumonia.
Submitted by: Catherine Edwards