Father-Son

Have you tried to use FamilySearch’s Experimantal Labs deed search to find records for your FAN club? I recently decided to try to see if I could locate any records involving a DOOLEY (FAN Club surname) and a Crawford. Thus, I searched for both surnames in the name field.

That search resulted in over 1,400 documents. I could have used the filter by place function to narrow the list down to the states of interest (Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio and possibly Tennessee).

Instead, I opted to filter by date and look at the 20 results in the 1700s first. I was hoping to locate a document connecting the two families. However, in the documents from the 1700s, I did not find any document connecting them. Instead, I found Dooley mentioned on one page and Crawford mentioned on another page. While I have had the results I wanted (yet), I did find an interesting deed that connects to my Kentucky Crawford research.

This was a 1793 deed between John Crawford and Thomas Todd in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The deed is for the apprenticeship of John’s son, Robert to Thomas Todd. Not only does this deed identify the relationship but it also give the age of Robert.

Lincoln County Kentucky
Deeds, 1780-1866

Deeds 1791-1801
Volume B 1791-95
Film 192239 DGS 8141348

page 149
image 94 of 529

Crawford
to Todd

This Indenture made this eighteenth day of
March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
hundred and ninety three Between John Crawfo
rd for himself and in behalf of his son Robert
Crawford now about the age of Sixteen years of
the County of Lincoln and State of Kentuckey of the
One part and Thomas Todd of the County and State
aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth That the said
Robert Crawford by and with the Consent of the said
John Crawford ( his father who is hereby bound
for all and singular the Covenants of the said Robert)
hath bound and put himself and by these presents
doth of his own voluntary free will & accord bind
and put himself and apprentice to serve from the
day of the date hereof for and during the term of
four years fully compleated & Ended during all
which time and term the said apprentice shall
faithfully serve his said master his Secrets , keep
his Lawfull commands do and obey & that in all
things as a good dutifull Apprentice ought to do
and during which term the said John Crawford
Covenants to furnish his son the said Robert
good sufficient and decent cloathing

page 150

and the said Thomas Todd for himself & in consi
deration of the said Roberts Services for the term
aforesaid covenants and agrees to teach and ins
truct the said Robert in all the parts of the
knowledge and duties of a Clerk as far as he is
able or his shall extends , and also provide for
him the said Robert sufficient & wholesome
meat drink & such other necessaries suitable
and fit for an apprentice of the like degree ,
and let him have free access to Books papers &
necessary for attaining the Science of a [compreal]
Clerk . for the true performance of all and
singular the Covenants and agreements con
tained herein the said John Crawford for
himself and the said Robert his son , and the
Thomas Todo bind themselves each to the other in
the penalty of Five hundred pounds . In Witness
whereof the said John Crawford and Thomas
Todd have hereunto set their hands and Seals the
day and year first above Written
Signed Sealed and ⎬
Acknowledged in ⎬
William Crrow
[Gal] Hunter

John Crawford (LS)
Thomas Todd (LS)
Robert Crawford (LS)
At a Court held for Lincoln County the 19th
day of March 1793
This Indenture was acknowledged by the said
John Crawford Robert Crawford and Thomas
Todd to be their act & Deed and ordered to be Record
ed

Now, I have to do additional research of John and Robert Crawford!