The Crowleys were the first settlers of the county. They arrived soon after Arkansas became a territory in 1819 and before Greene County was formed in 1833. It has been said they arrive in 
Lawrence County in 1821 and settled near Walcott in what is now Greene County. The house pictured on the right was built by a Crowley, though it is not known who exactly.
A territorial census for Arkansas was taken in 1830 and Benjamin Crowley was listed as a resident of Lawrence County. The 1840 census for Greene County listed both a Benjamin and a Wiley Crowley.
The 1850 census for Greene County shows a Catherine Crowley, born in Virginia in 1776. It also shows the following Crowley children living with Thomas J. Mellon and his wife, Lucy: John, 1837; William 1839; Jane 1839; Cynthia 1842; and Jefferson 1845. A young man named Albert Shane, born in Tennessee in 1831, was also present in the household at this time.
Jefferson Crowley married a woman named Nancy, born in Arkansas in 1849. In 1880 they were living in Cache Township and their children at home were: William 1869; Wiley 1871; John 1873; James 1875; and Virginia, born in Oct. of 1879. Their nearest neighbors at this time were the families of W.P. Peevyhouse, Harvey Spain, G.W. Swindle, and J.R. Gramling.
Benjamin H. Crowley, son of Samuel and Sally Hutchins Crowley, was born in Arkansas in 1837. During the 1850s, Benjamin married Elizabeth J. Crowley, daughter of Wiley Crowley. In 1860, they had two children: W.H. 1858, and Lucy J 1860.
By 1870, four other children had been born in the family: Nancy 1871; Lucian (a son) 1876; Belle 1878; and Benjamin, born in Feb of 1880. Benjamin H. Crowley's first wife, Elizabeth, apparently died in 1880. On June 24, 1881, Benjamin married Rhoda H. Fielder, born in Tennessee in about 1845. Rhoda was the daughter of William D. and Sarah Fielder, born in Tennessee in 1802 and 1800 respectively. In 1850, the Fielders were living in Hickman County, Tennessee and William followed the blacksmith trade.
In tracing the original Crowley settlers of Greene County, it has been found that a Benjamin "Croly" lived in Christian County, Kentucky in 1810. This Benjamin Croly was more than 45 years of age at the time and his wife was between 26 and 45. They were the owners of four slaves at the time. No Benjamin Crowley (by any spelling) is found in the 1820 census for Kentucky. Therefore, it seems that the family may have left Kentucky prior to 1820.
1-- Benjamin CROWLEY-12 (1758-1842)
sp-Catherine Wiley-13 (1771- ) Virginia
2-- Wiley CROWLEY (1803-1847)
sp Lucy Capps (1814-1861)
3-- Samuel Jefferson CROWLEY (1846-1882)
sp Nancy Jane Sutfin (1848-1889)
4-- John Louis Crowley (1874-1943) Crowley Ridge, Greene Co. Arkansas
sp Missouri Elizabeth Robertson (1874-1923) Alabama
5-- Johnnie Bertha Crowley (1012-1973) Paragould Greene Co. Arkansas
sp Dewey Benford Cox Randolph Co. Arkansas
6-- Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Cox (1928- ) Memphis, Shelby Co. Tennessee
sp Robert Lee Potter (1923- )
7-- Frances Ann Potter
sp William Aldridge Marshall
2-- Samuel CROWLEY-2 ( -1863)
sp-Sally "Sally" HUTCHINS-3 ( - )
3-- Benjamin H. CROWLEY-1 (1837-1913) Arkansas
sp-Elizabeth Jane CROWLEY-4 (1836-1880) Arkansas
4-- W. H. CROWLEY-5 (1858- ) Greene Co,Arkansas
4-- Lucy J. CROWLEY-6 (1860-1873) Greene Co,Arkansas
4-- Nancy Paralee CROWLEY-7 (1861- ) Greene Co,Arkansas
4-- Ann M. CROWLEY-31 (1863-1875) Greene C o. Arkansas
4-- Lucian Winfield CROWLEY-8 (1866- ) Greene Co,Arkansas
4-- Belle CROWLEY-9 (1868- ) Greene Co,Arkansas
4-- Benjamin S. CROWLEY-32 (1872-1873) Greene Co. Arkansas
4-- Benjamin CROWLEY-10 (1880- )
sp-Rhoda H. FIELDER-11 (1845- ) Tennessee
3-- Jefferson CROWLEY-30 (1846- ) Arkansas
2-- Polly CROWLEY-14 ( - )
sp-Abraham PEVEHOUSE-15 ( - )
3-- William PEVEHOUSE-17 (1826- )
3-- Wiley PEVEHOUSE-16 (1828- ) Crowley Ridge,Green Co. Arkansas(around Greensboro)
sp-Margaret CAPPS-18 ( -1858)
4-- Sarah PEVEHOUSE-19 ( - )
sp-Unknown HARRIS-21 ( - )
4-- Cynthia Ann PEVEHOUSE-20 ( - )
sp-Unknown MCKINZIE-22 ( - )
sp-Frances BOWMAN-23 ( -1870)
4-- William PEVEHOUSE-24 ( - )
4-- Lucy Jane PEVEHOUSE-25 ( - )
sp-George GRAMLING-29 ( - )
4-- John P. PEVEHOUSE-26 ( -1888)
4-- Mary Elizabeth PEVEHOUSE-27 ( - )
sp-Sarah Ann COOPER-28 ( - )