Do you have photocopies from books without a copy of the title page? As I’m researching the Crawford family in western Virginia, I came across a citation pointing to an old document in my files: Crawford.OH.028.
According to what is written at the top of the first page, this photocopy is from Miami Valley Genealogies, Vol. 2, Families A-K. According to World Cat, this resource by Lindsay Brien was a 5 volume set of books.
While this Crawford genealogy contains some sources, there is no guarantee that the families are not mixed up.
Below is a transcription of this information. I used screenshots from the PDF file and the Sider Chrome extension to transcribe the text. I found some ‘hallucinations’ when proofreading the document but the vast majority was transcribed correctly.
Miami Valley Genealogies
Vol. 2
Families A-KPage 49
CRAWFORD
It has been well established that the Crawford family, early settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, settled first in Pennsylvania. From Virginia they removed to Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri.
Waddell, in his “Annals of Augusta County” and Peyton, in his “History of Augusta County” give short records of this family and by referring to the court records of Augusta County, three volumes by Chalkley, a fairly complete record is compiled.
The first mention of this family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is when Ann Crawford, a widow, mother of Patrick, James, George and Alexander, is granted 200 acres of land, Mar. 31, 1736. The son James was granted 200 acres on the same date. This is the James Crawford, merchant, who later settled on Middle River, Augusta County, Virginia. A suit in Augusta County shows that Alexander Crawford was a resident of Lancaster Co., Pa., another suit shows the family lived near the mouth of Octoraro Creek in Lancaster County.
In Chalkley, Vol. I, p. 82, we find that Alexander Crawford was in Virginia in 1746 and Aug. 19, 1758 was added to the tithables of Augusta County. There may have been two other brothers, as Thomas Crawford was added to the list of tithables, Aug. 26, 1750 (Chalkley, Vol. I, p. 41) and William was there in 1755, and guardian for the children of Alexander in 1768 (Same p147).
On Aug. 12, 1747, George Crawford was appointed “Overseer of the Road” (same p 30) Aug. 24, 1754 (p 65) Patrick is defendant in a suit; and that James Crawford died in 1751 (p370) “possessed of considerable estate.” There was also a sister, Marry, who married John Poage or Pogue. Her brother Patrick gives consent.
Alexander Crawford was a large land owner and at the time of his death possessed 1640 acres. His wife was Mary McPheeters and they were both killed by Indians, the exact date not known, but in 1764. William McPheeters was the Administrator. They had issue:
John Crawford, born 1741, died Jan. 1832, age 91 years. He served through the Revolution, from Point Pleasant to Yorktown, (Waddell, p 462) and is buried in Hebron Church yard. He married (1) Peggy Crawford, daughter of Patrick; she died Feb. 1788, as her estate was administered by John Feb. 19, 1788. They had one daughter, Margaret, who married Daniel Fall, Aug. 30, 1797 and removed to Ohio. John married (2) Mary Craig and had issue five children, among them a son Samuel and a daughter Mary, who married Samuel Gillespie.
John married (3) Feb. 24, 1797, Sarah Newman of Fredericksburg and hand issue, James, William and John, all to Missouri; and daughters Nancy, wife of Leroy Newman and Fanny, who married Henry Pippetoe. The migration to Missouri was in 1838.
Alexander Crawford Jr. served in the Revolution and died June 19, 1830. He married (1) — Hopkins and had issue — Polly, Betsy, Kittie and Sally.
(2) the widow McClure and had issue — James, William, George, Samuel, Robert, William. George and Samuel died young.
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Edward Crawford, graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1775, a Presbyterian Minister.
James Crawford, also a Presbyterian Minister, removed to Kentucky.
Rebecca Crawford married John Sawyer and removed to Kentucky. He was born in 1753 and in Chalkley, Vol. 1, p 148, find “Mar. 19,1768, Rebecca Crawford, daughter of Alexander, chose William Crawford her guardian
Mary Crawford, no record except that William Crawford is guardian.
Martha Crawford, married Alexander Craig. All her children went west.
Robert Crawford, married Sarah Crawford, a cousin, daughter of George Crawford, His will recorded Oct.29,1810, names wife Sarah and children, George, Elizabeth, Hugh, Jane, James, Robert, William and John.
Chalkley, Vol.1 p 155, “Mar.21,1769, William McPheeters, Jr., guardian for Alexander and Robert, orphans of Alexander Crawford dec’d.”Samuel Crawford, probably the youngest child of Alexander and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford, was born in 1759, as Mar. 17, 1773, Samuel Crawford, age 14 years, orphan of Alexander Crawford, chose Samuel McPheeters guardian.”
(Same p 170) This is perhaps the Samuel, who married Oct. 9, 1790, Elizabeth Craig, Elizabeth Craig and left a will recorded in 1795, his son William and a brother James.James Crawford settled on Middle River, Augusta County, where he died in 1751; his wife was Elizabeth Robertson, sister of William Robertson; issue –
Jane Crawford, who married, 1769, James Brown.
James Crawford, Jr., who qualified as a Justice, Apr. 28, 1785. Chalkley, Vol. 1, p 370, “May 1774, James Brown and Jane his wife, married July 1769, late Jane Crawford, daughter of James Crawford, who died 1751, possessed of considerable estate, leaving a widow, Elizabeth and two children, Jane (above) and James.”
Elizabeth Crawford, nee Robertson, a sister of William Robertson. James Sr. had a brother Patrick Crawford.
George Crawford was in Virginia as early as 1747, when he was appointed Overseer of the Road. He died between 1780-84; the name of his wife is not known and the list of his children is not complete; those known –
James Crawford, the oldest son died in 1798; he married, Dec. 30, 1786, Mary Crawford, a cousin, (daughter of Patrick) and had issue –
Sarah, married Charles McClung.
James Crawford, never married.
William Crawford never married
John, married, Jan. 1819, Margaret Bell (dau. of Wm.)
George, died inf.
Elizabeth, married Samuel McClung.
Mary, born after father’s death; married John Allen.
Chalkley, Vol. 2, p. 259, Crawford vs Crawford, 1821; William Bell and Margaret Crawford, executors of James Crawford, who died in Augusta County, will dated 1798, leaving six children, four sons and two daughters. A daughter born after his death, son George died as infant; William never married; Sarah married Charles
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Clung; Elizabeth, married Samuel McClung; Polly, posthumous daughter, married John Allen, Sarah and Polly are dead (1821); Mary the widow lives with her daughter Elizabeth in Greenbrier County.
John Crawford, no record.
George Crawford Jr., served in the Revolution and July 18, 1786 (Vol. 1, p 246) is allowed for a gun lost in service and in 1799 (p. 292) is exempt from levy because of age and infirmity. (Could this be George Sr.?)
Daughter, married Col. Andrew Anderson, as his first wife; she died Aug. 12, 1786 and he married (2) Mar. 13, 1788, her cousin, Martha Crawford, daughter of Patrick. (Chalkley, Vol. 2, p. 206) “Col. Andrew Anderson deposes, Oct. 29, 1818, that he married in Staunton, the oldest daughter of George Crawford of Augusta, who died Aug. 12, 1786.”
William Crawford, will recorded in Rockbridge County, June 3, 1783; names wife Mary; sons, George, William, John; daughters, Eleanor, Isabel, Mary, Elizabeth.
Sarah Crawford, married her cousin, Robert Crawford, son of Alexander; had issue – George, Elizabeth, Hugh, James, Jane, Robert, William, John.
Patrick Crawford was born in Ireland, and came first to Pennsylvania and removed from there to Augusta County, Virginia in about 1750 (Waddell). His wife was Sarah Wilson; issue, four sons and five daughters. The daughters were:
Martha, baptized 1748, probably died young.
Elizabeth, born Oct 18, 1751, married Alexander Roberton.
Peggy, married John Crawford, son of George.
Daughter, married James McChesney; had son George
Martha, born May 10, 1761, married, Mar. 13, 1788, Col. Andrew Anderson as his second wife; his first wife was her cousin, a daughter of George, she died 1786.
Mary, married, Dec. 30, 1786, James Crawford, oldest son of George.
The sons were —
George Crawford, born Oct. 1, 1754, married, June 23, 1788, Nancy Winter (dau. of Wm. And Anne (Boone) Winer); issue:
Nancy Crawford married John Miller
Hannah Crawford married Harry Miller.
Sarah Crawford married James Bell is 2nd wife.
Jane Crawford married Franklin McCue
Martha Crawford married Peter Hanger.
Polly Crawford, married James Hourland, Sept. 17, 1812
Peggy Crawford married James Walker
The above from Chalkley, Vol. 1, p. 427; “George Crawford died intestate leaving six children etc. “Peggy a minor”. Nancy, who married John Miller not in deed.
John Crawford, (Maj. John), born Mar. 29, 1764, married, July 5, 179[0], Rebecca Allen, daughter of Capt. James; issue –
Elizabeth married Capt. William Ingles.
Sarah, married John Hyde.
Margaret, married Cyrus Hyde, his 1st wife.
James, married Cynthia McClung.
John, married Harriet McClung.
George W, never married.
Ann., married Franklin McCue, his 2nd wife.
Mary married Edward Moorman.
Rebecca married Stewart McClung.
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William Crawford, born Aug. 6, 1767, married Nancy Smith, daughter of Abraham Smith; issue –
Benjamin, James, John, George, William and six daughters.
Benjamin, married Magdalena Cochran; issue –
Elizabeth, James, Nancy, who married Col. James Crawford of Culpeper; Addison and Benjamin.
James, never married.
John, married Mary Allen.
James Crawford, born Aug. 6, 1757, named as the second son of Patrick, married -_____ McClung of Greenbrier; issue –
John H., married Mrs. Trirkle, nee Rice.
William, – married McChesney of Rockbridge Co.
Edward, -married dau. of William Crawford.
James, removed to Texas.
Marshall, – married dau. of Alexander Crawford of Crawford Springs, Augusta Co
