Jeremiah Crabb

Who was Jeremiah Crabb?

Jeremiah Crabb was a United States Representative from Maryland.

He was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, in 1760. He served in the American Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on December 15, 1777 and served as such until April 1, 1778.

He resigned on that day because of ill health occasioned by the winter hardships endured at Valley Forge. He was an extensive landowner in Montgomery County, Maryland and in 1794 was a Brigadier General of the Maryland Militia. He served as a general with General Harry Lee in Pennsylvania during the Whiskey Rebellion.

Crabb was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1795, until his resignation after June 1, 1796. He returned to his home near Rockville, Maryland, and died there in 1800. He was buried in the family burial site in Derwood.

Birth: 1760 Frederick County Maryland, USA Death: Feb. 19, 1800 Derwood Montgomery County Maryland, USA

General Crabb, the son of Henry Wright Crabb was born in Maryland in 1760, and served in the Revolutionary War as a 2nd lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment.