Hi Judy,
I think we have been in touch before! It is certainly the same family. I am descended from James Crump and his first wife Elizabeth Smith. Their son, Rev. Henry John Crump was my gr.gr.grandfather.
Elizabeth died in 1812 and James married a widow, Sarah Hanby. They had a daughter Mary Anne who as you say, married William Smith. I have been in touch with some of their descendents - through their son Herbert Henry, who was their youngest son I believe.
My search is for where James Crump (attorney in Coventry) and HIS brother John Crump (also an attorney in Coventry) actually came from! James was born in 1769/70 - I have his death certificate in 1839 which states he was 70 yrs old - this could be approximate, of course. His brother, John who married an Ann White, died in the early 1800's. I have a copy of his will. Ann died shortly after, leaving everything to her 'brother by law'(sic) James Crump, attorney in Coventry. Therefore, it seems very probable that James and John were brothers working in the same profession in Coventry, but where were they born?
IGI has records of 2 James and John Crumps who were born to the same parents - if I recall correctly one set were in Bromsgrove and another in Worcestershire. But I have no idea how to set about finding out which is which! I think at some point I will have to go to Coventry to see if I can discover anything more. It just seems unlikely that in view of their professions that I should be unable to find out more about their Crump roots! Was their father also a lawyer, for instance?
Anyway, good to hear from you - happy hunting! I think our relatives by marriage were both at Mill Hill School at some point - Richard Law Crump? and his brother? Henry John Crump was the chaplain there in the 1830's so his children were at school there, including my gr. grandfather Arthur although he was very young and may have only just lived there while his older brothers were at the school. I have a copy of the school lists at that time.
Kind regards
Cilla Alexander