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There were lots of Crumps in Ireland from as early as 1224. Here I show some in the county Meath and Dublin area from about 1521 until about 1700. I think that this is my own line of Crumps.
Adam Crump of Dublin
Possible family history
Background
When William the Conqueror “took” England in 1066, he did not cross the Irish Channel to include Ireland. It was not until a hundred years later, in 1170, when Pope Adrian authorized Henry II to invade Ireland with the idea of remedying the “deplorable condition of religion and morals” that England first began the conquest of Ireland. At first he was successful, only affecting the noble class, but the Irish people began to resist and especially in the north a fighting class of professional soldiers of Norse/Gaelic stock evolved. This conflict lasted throughout the 14th century. By the early 15th century the King of England only controlled the “Pale”, a narrow strip about thirty miles long by twenty deep along the east coast, immediately surrounding Dublin.
First Known Irish Crumps
The “Gormanston Papers”, some of the earliest extant written history of Ireland, shows Robert Crump as the sheriff of Kyldare (Kildare) in 1224. Just twenty-eight years later in 1252 Richard Crump is called as a juror as follows: “King’s writ dated January 19, 36 Henry III (1252) to inquire on lands and fees alienated from the King in Ireland. Inquisition taken by Richard Crump and others in county Louth.” [Calendar of Ormond Deeds 1172 – 1350]
These two entries are important because it shows these two Crumps in some official capacity. So shortly after the invasion by Henry II, it would be unlikely for there to be “officials” that would have been out of favor with the King. It is not known that Richard was a son of Robert, but Louth is only separated from Kildare by Meath and possibly part of Dublin, so it is very possible.
Although dozens of records are found regarding the Crumps of Tipperary and southern Ireland between 1310 and the mid 17th century, we will limit our remarks to the Crumps of Marsahllstown/Crumpstown in Meath, as this appears to be the ancestral line of Adam Crump of early the1700’s in Dublin.
County Meath Crumps
In 1521 William Crumpe of “Marshalleston” [Marshallstown] is a juror in Dublin for Absentee Clergy in a Vacancy in the see of Armagh. Following, in 1530, Robert Crumpe of “Marscaleston”[Marshallstown] is a juror in Dublin in trial of Christopher Plunket for outlawry. It is believed that Marshallstown is the same as today’s Marsahllstown that has the alternative name of Crumpstown! This is in co Meath, in the old Barony of Lower Deese in the Civil parish of Scurlockstown.
Whether this William Crumpe and Robert Crumpe are descendants of the earlier Robert and Richard of Kildare and Louth is not known, but certainly a possibility, maybe even a probability.
In the 1597 Calendar of Inquisitions 30 shillings was required “…for royal service from Marscalleston [Marshallstown] which Robert Crompe used to hold…”
In 1640 we see an Adam Crump as a proprietor of land in the Parish of Scurlockstowne in the barony of Deese in co Eastmeath as follows: “Adam Crumpe of Marshallstowne Irish Papist” proprietor of 123 acres [this from the Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656 County of Meath]. This is most likely the same land on which William Crumpe was shown as early as 1521.
Between 1640 and 1690 saying that times in Ireland were turbulent would be an understatement, but in 1689 James II made an attempt to regain his English crown by taking Ireland. He was defeated on the banks of the River Boyne on July 11, 1690. Significantly, shortly thereafter, on December 9, 1690, a William Crumpe of Daniston (with many others) began showing up on lists for “Inquisition”.
In the Attainders of 1691 on trial held May 18, 1694, at Kilmainham, before Charles Wallis we see the following: “William Crumpe of Danistowne, gent., outlawed & attainted at Kilmainham on 6 Apr 1691, for high treason committed at Kilmainham on 1 July 1689, was then seised of Danistowne (90a) B Castleknock.” On he same day, in the same court, Martin Dillon of Huntstowne, gent., was also outlawed & attained on 6 Apr 1691 for high treason committed at Swords on 20 Aug 1689. On 23 Oct 1674 his father, James Dillon, was seised of Huntstowne, Johnstowne & Mescalstowne [Marshallstown], B. Castleknock (218 a) [along with other properties] …Deeds of lease & release were made on 24 & 25 Oct 1574 [sic should be 1674] between James & Martin of one part & Adam Crompe of Donedaly, co. Meath, gent. [along with three others] by which Martin became seized of the premises for life”.[“seised of’ according to my understanding means he “lost the use of”] It would appear that this Adam Crumpe gained the use of the property in 1674, and that it was likely the same Marshallstown heretofore mentioned.
In 1702 and 1703 Estates that had been confiscated sere sold at Chichester House, Dublin. Among the “Forfeiting Proprietors in Ireland Under the Williamite Confiscations” were Michael Creagh, another Creagh, Adam Crump, Richard Crump, Richard Fagan and a Cussack. [I mention Fagan and Cussack because they show up in other Crump documents].
To date, I have been unable to connect our known ancestor James Crump [who died in Dublin in 1737, leaving wife and six children including Adam Crump who migrated to America about 1730] to the Adam and Richard just mentioned, however, I believe that James was likely a son of one of them, or possibly a brother to both, all being sons of William mentioned in the 1691/1694 actions above.
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