As I’m going thru the Lincoln County, Kentucky deeds for people with the surname Crawford, I’ve come across some deeds referencing Crawford heirs. One of those deeds named Joseph Bashford, Eli Dunlap and his wife, Jane Bashford, and Robert McConley as heirs of John Crawford.
Thus, I now have another family for a John Crawford referenced in Lincoln County, Kentucky deeds. This may be the same John Crawford with Ellis descendants. However, I don’t have enough information at this time to merge the two families.
John Crawford died before 1843 in Kentucky.
John Crawford and [Unknown] had the following children:
11. _____ Crawford was born (date unknown).
_____ Bashford was born (date unknown). _____ Crawford and _____ Bashford had the following children:
111. Joseph Bashford died after 1843. He was identified as an heir of John Crawford in a deed dated 14 Feb 1943 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. [1]
112. Jane Bashford was born in 1790. [2] She was identified as a John Crawford heir in a deed dated 7 Dec 1842 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. [1] She died on 1 Jan 1844 at the age of 54. [2] Jane was buried at Montgomery Cemetery in East Springfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States. [2]
Eli Dunlap was born in 1791. [3] He was identified as a John Crawford legal heir in a deed dated 7 Dec 1842 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. [1] He lived in Ross Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States in 1850. [4] Eli died on 12 Feb 1876 at the age of 85. [3] He was buried at Montgomery Cemetery in East Springfield, Jefferson, Ohio. [3]
12. _____ Crawford was born (date unknown).
_____ McConnell was born (date unknown). _____ Crawford and _____ McConnell had the following child:
121. Robert McConnell was identified as a John Crawford heir in a deed dated 7 Dec 1842 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. [1]
ENDNOTES:
1. Kentucky, Lincoln County. Deeds, 1780-1866; indexes, 1780-1955. Film #j192247. John Crawford Heirs, 14 Feb 1843; Vol. S 1843-1845: page 31; digital images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 9 May 2024.
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 9 May 2024), memorial for Jane Bashford Dunlap (1790-1844), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121859764, created by CindyS, citing Montgomery Cemetery, East Springfield, Jefferson County, Ohio;, Jane Bashford Dunlap.
3. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 9 May 2024), memorial for Eli Dunlap (1791-1876), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121859745,
4. 1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson County, Ohio, population schedule, Ross Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, page 122, family 1308, Eli Dunlap; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 9 May 2024)
This family is identified in a deed found in Volume S of the Lincoln county, Kentucky deeds.
Lincoln County Kentucky
DeedsFilm 192247
Image 23 of 622
page 31Commonwealth of Kentucky
Lincoln County Court ⎬
I Thomas Helm Clerk
of the County Court for the County afsd do certify that this
Power of Attorney from – John Crawford Heirs to John
C. Bashford and the Certificate of authentication endorsed
thereon was on this day produced to me in my office
Whereupon said power of Attorney & certificates endorsed
thereon together with this certificate hath been duly and
mitted to record in my Office . Given from under
my hand this 14th day of February 1843
Thomas Helm Clerk
Lincoln County CourtKnow all men by these presents that we Joseph
Bashford Eli Dunlop & Jane his wife late Jane
Bashford and Robert McConley of Jefferson
County and State of Kentucky Ohio to being the Heirs &
legal representatives of John Crawford decd who de
parted this life in the County of Lincoln and State
of Kentucky have nominated consulted and ac
counted John C Bashford our true & lawful attorney
for us & in our names places & leads to institute any suit
or suits either at Common Law Or on equity in the State
of Kentucky any and and all Lands back [ands]s Slaves
here & all & every other thing whatsoever to which we
may in any way be entitled in & to each & every
Species of property in the State of Kentucky32
whether the same be real personal or mixed which des
cended to us by virtue of the descent in Kentucky
in consequence of the death of said Crawford and
we further authorize & request our said Aloiney , to employ
any and all such attorney or attorneys and Counsellors
at Law to carry on Prosecute the business in such names
and under such circumstances as he or they may think
best for all concerned and to make any contract of Con
tracts and to give such fee or fees as the our said attorney
may think proper and to the advantage of all concerned
We further authorize our said attorney to enter into & take
possession of any and all lands which may be recovered
in the State of Kentucky and to take possession of any & all
the slaves which may be succeded for he is further authorized
and enemised with the ample full & complete power to settle
and adjust all claims and controversies touching the matter
in contest to settle & compromise all or any suit or suits each
any and all the necessary parties to the Same to sign
any deed or deeds of Conveyance or other instrument of
writing to any and all persons intrusted in and about
Said Land and Slaves and every other species of Proper
[Claims] to said business Or the [Capons] of any money from
the estate of John Crawford decd in fact our said
Attorney is fully and to all intents & purposes authorized
empowered & Requested to do any and all business he may
think proper & deem necessary about said premises as fully
as we could as were we personally present acting & do
ing for ourselves , our said attorney is further authorized &
invested with full & Ample power to nominate constitute\e &
Appoint any one or more attorneys for himself and in his
place & stead as he may deem necessary and expedient
who when as appointed shall have and be fully invested
with all power and authority which we have given and
Vested in our said Attorney John C Bashford and we
hereby verify & confirm whatsoever our said attorney may
do or cause to be done in and about the premises . In
testimony whereof we have hereunto Set our hands & Seals
this day of December A D 1842Joseph Bashford (seal)
Eli Dunlap (seal)
Jane her mark Dunlap (seal)
Robert her mark McCauley (seal)Executed in presence
of
John Latch
James GallagherState of Ohio
Jefferson County
Whose names are herunto subscribed do certify
do certify that Joseph Bashford Eli Dunlap & Janeimage 24
page 33his wife late Jane Bashford and Robert McCauley
personally appeared before us two of the Justices of the
peace within and for said County and State afsd
and acknowledged the within and foregoing power of
Attorney to be their act & deed for the purposes therein
mentioned and consented that the same may be re
corded in the Clerks office of all the County Court in the
State of Kentucky . We further Certify that Said Signers
above named are personally known to us to be the
Same persons whose names are subscribed to the
within & foregoing power of Attorney to be their act &
deed . In testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands & Seals this 7th day of December AD
1842
John Leach Justice of the peace
James Gallagher
J Pearce
for the county and state aforesaid
State of Ohio
Jefferson County
I John T Patterson Clerk of the Court
for the County and State aforesaid John Leetch & James
Gallagher Esq whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing certificate now are & were at the time of sub
scribe their names acting Justices of the peace within
& for the County of Jefferson and State of Ohio
duly commissioned & qualified as such that the Certificate
is a due form of Law , and the signatures are true
& Genuine and that full faith & credit are due & should
be given to all as such In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set the seal of my Court & office this
7th day of December A D 1842
Attd John L Patterson Clerk
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Lincoln County To Wit
I Thomas Helm Clerk
of the County Court as the County afsd do certify that
this power of Attorney from John Crawford Heirs
to John C Bashford and the certificates of authority endorsed thereon
was on this day produced to me in my office.
Whereupon said Power of Money and Certificate
endorsed thereon together with this Certificate hath
been duly admitted to record in my office . Given
from under my hand this 14th Feby 1843
Thomas Helm Clk
Lincoln County Court
