Do you ever feel like men named the same as your ancestor just seem to jump out wherever your ancestor lived? I know that James Crawford is a popular name – but how many can there be in Kentucky prior to 1805?
Well, there’s another one in Barren County, Kentucky this time. While I have documentation placing James (and Martha) Crawford in the county and suspicions that James (and Sally) lived there, it is likely there is a third James Crawford. In a Barren County deed dated August 1801, a James Crawford sells 142 acres of land about 5 miles from Roundtrees ferry on the Green River. Since a spouse is not mentioned in the deed, I doubt it is either of the Preble County Ohio James Crawford. Thus, it becomes another James.
Barren County Kentucky
Deeds – Vols. Before A 1798-1807 Vol. A 1799-1899
FS Film 209719 DGS 7899149
Vol. A Page 41 Image 42This Indenture made this 4th day of August
1801 between James Crawford of the County of
Barren and State of Kentucky of the One part
and Allen M. Wakefield Robert Wickliff &
Andrew Mershon of the other part witnesseth
that the said Crawford for and in consideration
of the sum of L60 to him in hand paid the
receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge
hath granted bargained sold & confirmed
and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien
and confirm unto the said Wakefield Wickliff and
Mershon and their heirs and assigns forever
one certain tract or parcel of land containing
one hundred and forty two acres about 5 miles form
Roundtrees ferry on Green river 7 bounded as follow
eth (to wit) Beginning at a hickory, red oak &
white oak, on the top of a ridge near the road
leading from said Ferry to the Oven Spring
on the South side thereof running thence North
46 degrees west 200 poles to a post oak thence North
44 degrees east 114 poles to a stake in the Barrens
thence south forty six east 200 poles to three
post oaks thence south 44 degrees west 114 poles to
the beginning to have and to hold the above
described and hereby bargained premises with
its appurtenances unto the said Wakefield
Wickliff and Mershon and their heirs &
assigns forever and the said Crawford for
himself and his heirs doth forever warrant
and defend the aforesaid tract of land with
its appurtenances from the claim or claimspage 42
of him his heirs or assigns ro any other person or
persons whatsoever In witness whereof he hath
hereunto set his hand and seal the day and
year first above written
James Crawford (seal)
Barren County to wit Aug 4th 1801
As clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the
County aforesaid I certify that the within
deed was acknowledged before me by James
Crawford a party thereto and admited to
record in my office
Ricd Garnett CB QsC