While going back thru some of my older research, I uncovered photocopies about the Crawford family from Miami Valley Genealogies, Vol 2, A-K. In trying to update my citation, I discovered a similar book but only covering letters A thru J. Below is a transcription from that second book.
CRAWFORD
James Crawford settled on Middle River in Augusta Co.,
where he died in 1751. His wife was Elizabeth Robertson, sister
of William Robertson. Issue:
Jane Crawford who married 1769 James Brown.
James ” » Jr. who qualified as a Justice Apr. 28, 1785.
In Chalkley, Vol. 1, p. 370, May 1774, “James Brown and Jane his wife,
married July, 1769, late Jane Crawford, daughter of James who died
1751, possessed of considerable estate, leaving a widow, Elizabeth
and two children, Jane (above) and James.
Elizabeth Crawford, nee’ Robertson, sister of William.
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 1780–1784. The name
of his wife is not known and the list of his children is not complete.
Those knows:
- James Crawford oldest son died 1798. He married Dec. 30, 1786 Mary
Crawford, a cousin, daughter of Patrick. Issue:
Sarah married Charles McClung
James Crawford never married
William ” “ “
John ” married Jan. 1819, Margaret Bell (dau. of Wm.)
George ” died infant
Elizabeth ” married Samuel McClung, lived in Greenbrier Co.
Mary “ horn after father’s death, married John Allen.
In Chalkley, Vol. 2, p. 259, Crawford vs. Crawford, 1821:
“William Bell and Margaret Crawford, Executors of James
Crawford, who died in Augusta Co., will dated 1798, leaving
6 children, 4 sons, 2 dau. One daughter born after his
death. Son George died infant; Wm. never married; Sarah
married Charles McClung; Elizabeth married Samuel McClung;
Polly, posthumous dau. married John Allen; Sarah & Polly are
dead; Mary, the widow lived with her dau. Elizabeth, in
Greenbrier Co.”- John Crawford – no record.
- George ” served in Revolution; July 18, 1786 (Chalkley Vol.1,
p.246) he is allowed for a gun lost in service, and in 1799 is
exempt from levy because of age and infirmity (p.292).- Daughter Crawford married Col, Andrew Anderson as his first wife.
She died Aug. 12, 1766, and he married second Mar. 13, 1788, her
cousin Martha Crawford, dau. of Patrick (Chalkley, vol. 2, p. 203).
“Col. Andrew Anderson deposes Oct. 29, 1818 that he married in Staunton,
the oldest dau. of George Crawford of Agusuts. She died Aug. 12, 1786.”-59—
William Crawford will recorded in Rockbridge Co., June 3, 1783.
Names wife, 3 sons, George, William, John; daughters, Eleanor, Isabell, Mary, Elizabeth.
Sarah Crawford married her cousin, Robert Crawford, son of Alexander. Issue:
George, Elizabeth, Hugh, James, Jane, Robert, William, and John. There were perhaps other children.Patrick Crawford was born in Ireland and came first to Pennsylvania and removed from there to Augusta Co., Va., about 1750 (Waddell). His wife was Sarah Wilson and they had four sons and five daughters. The daughters were:
Martha, bap. 1748, probably died young.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 18, 1751, married Alexander Robertson.
Pegey (Margaret) married John Crawford (son of George).
Dau. married James McChesney, had a son George.
Martha, b. May 10, 1761, married Mar. 13, 1788, Col. Andrew Anderson as his second wife. His first wife, her cousin, daughter of George Crawford, 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. & Ann (Boone) Winter)
Issue:
Nancy Crawford married John Miller.
Hannah ” “ Harry “
Sarah ” “ James Bell (his 2nd wife)
Jane ” “ Franklin McCue
Martha ” “ Peter Hanger
Polly ” “ James Bourland, Sept. 17, 1812
Margaret ” “ James Walker
The above from Chalkley, Vol. 1, p. 427: “George Crawford died intestate leaving 6 children” etc.;”Peggy a minor;” Nancy who married John Miller not in deed.
John Crawford (Maj. John), born Mar. 29, 1764; married July 5, 1791, Rebecca Allen (dau. of Capt. James)
Issue:
Elizabeth married Capt. William Ingles
Sarah ” John Hyde
Margaret ” Cyrus “ (1st wife)
Maj. James ” Cynthia McClung
John ” Harriet “
George W. never married
Ann married Franklin McCue, 2nd wife
Mary ” Edward Moorman
Rebecca ” Stewart McClung
In 1781 Patrick and his sons George & John appear in list of Tithables.-60-
- William Crawford born Aug. 6, 1767; married Nancy Smith (dau. of Abraham Smith).
Issue: Benjamin, James, John, George, William and six daughters.
Benjamin married Magdalen Cochran; issue: Elizabeth; James.
Nancy married Col. James Crawford of Culpeper; Addison; Benjamin.
James died unmarried.
John married Mary Allen.- James Crawford born Aug. 6, 1767, named as second son of Patrick, married a Miss McClung of Greenbrier and had issue:
John H. Crawford married Mrs. Tirkle née Rice.
Wm. H. married Miss McChesney of Rockbridge.
Edward married daughter of Wm. Crawford of Stone Ch.
James “ in Texas; desc. unknown.
Marshall “ daughter of Alexander Crawford of Crawford’s Springs, Augusta Co.61–
William Crawford, 5th son of Patrick, married 1st Margaret Bouland,
daughter of James Bouland.
Issue:
James, married Mary Miller, daughter of William Miller
Sarah, “ E. C. Crawford
Ann, unmarried
George, married Lillie Parkins, daughter of Isaac Parkins and granddaughter of Col. Samuel Hamsberger
Benjamin, unmarried
William married 2nd, Sarah Bouland, sister of 1st wife. No issue.-62-
Crawford – Warren Co., Ohio
Alexander, Thomas, Samuel and Oliver Crawford are found in the early records of Warren Co., Ohio. Perhaps sons of Samuel, Sr., who settled in Deerfield Twp. soon after 1790.
In 1801, June 2, Thomas Crawford purchased 106⅔ acres in Deerfield Twp., from John Cleve Symmes (part of Sec. 22-T 1-R 2). Deed Book 1, p. 241.
Thomas Crawford died in 1811, as John Bigham and Samuel Crawford are appointed Adm. Oct. 24, 1811, and Feb. 19, 1812, Samuel Crawford is appointed guard. for Alexander, Andrew, and John Crawford, minors of Thomas, dec’d. In 1825, Dec. 31 (Deed Book 12, p. 128) the heirs of Thomas Crawford:
“Clark Baker and Ruth his wife, late Ruth Crawford, and John Crawford, of the county of Warren, State of Ohio, heirs of Thomas Crawford, dec’d, of the first part, and Alexander Crawford of same, of second part… Land in county of Warren, Deerfield Twp., part of Sec. 22-T 4-R 2. 106⅔ acres.
Ruth Crawford married Clark Baker Apr. 1, 1813.
Alexander Crawford was a large land owner and his name appears in many deeds. One deed of sale (Book 13, p. 60) is from Alexander Crawford and Catharine, his wife, to Jesse Hutchinson. Mrs. Catharine Crawford died 1828, age 57 years (born 1771), and is buried in the old cemetery in Lebanon. No record of descendants.
Samuel Crawford, Jr., son of Samuel who came to Ohio in 1790, married Jan. 5, 1815, Charity Scofield, born in Deerfield Twp. 1797.
Issue: Ruth, Oliver, Joseph, Thomas, Jane, Samuel, John, and Andrew.
Samuel died Feb. 1836. Samuel Clark is appointed Adm. Feb. 29, 1836, and Oct. 16, 1837, Charity is appointed guard. for Oliver, Joseph, Thomas, Jane, Samuel, John, Andrew.-63-
Oliver Crawford was born Feb. 27, 1779 and died Jan. 18, 1827;
he married in Warren Co., May 7, 1811, Peggy Nealy (dau. of John & Jane Neely).
Margaret Neely was born Mar. 8, 1780, and died Jan. 16, 1851.
After the death of Oliver Crawford, she married Apr. 22, 1830, Samuel R. Bell;
he was born June 17, 1784, died Nov. 23, 1842.
Both buried at Zoar.
Oliver and Margaret (Neely) Crawford had issue:
Jane Crawford, born Jan. 31, 1812
Judith Crawford, born Mar. 16, 1814
Sarah Crawford, born June 1, 1816; died Mar. 17, 1881
Samuel Crawford, born July 24, 1819; died Sept. 18, 1879
John N. Crawford, born Jan. 26, 1823; died May 6, 1876
Ruth Ann Crawford, born Nov. 13, 1825; died Jan. 21, 1887One branch of the Crawford family settled in Miami Co.
Robert Crawford, Sr. left a will dated May 19, 1817, in which he names his Wife – Hannah, Sons – Robert C., James Lee, and John H.; Daughter – Charlotte Morrison; Grandson: Andrew Crawford
The will of the son Robert C. Crawford was recorded Sept. 24, 1842.
His wife was Polly; Sons: Robert C., Samuel, John B., Joseph, James, George W.; Daughter Nancy; daughter Eliza (and her children)
Township:
Robert Crawford 1735-1817
Hannah Mears Crawford 1738-1834
Robert Crawford 1771-1842
Mary Crawford 1782-1847 (added by hand: nee Grimes)
James 1816-1845
At New Carlisle are buried
Charlotte Morrison, died Aug. 17, 1841, age 75 yrs. 2mo. 5da
Mary Crawford, wife of Robert C., died July 18, 1843, age 28 yrs. 2 mo. 24 days
Brien Lindsay, Miami Valley Genealogies: 145 Family Records, Vol. 2: Families A-J (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), p. 58 (image 456 of 1204); digitized microfilm, FamilySearch, DGS #007712477 : viewed online 20 June 2025.
I then asked ChatGPT for help identifying the various family groups. My first request returned eroneous information. Thus, I changed the prompt to limit it to one section of the article. Below is the information pulled for James Crawford’s entry of page 58:
Family Group: James Crawford & Elizabeth Robertson
Husband: James Crawford
- Death: 1751, Augusta County, Virginia
- Occupation: landholder
- Estate: Described as “considerable” in court records
- Sibling: Brother – Patrick Crawford
Wife: Elizabeth Robertson
- Relation: Sister of William Robertson
- Status after husband’s death: Survived James; mentioned in court records
Children:
- Jane Crawford
- Marriage: 1769, to James Brown
- Court record: May 1774 (Chalkley, Vol. 1, p. 370):
“James Brown and Jane his wife, married July, 1769, late Jane Crawford, daughter of James who died 1751…”- James Crawford, Jr.
- Position: Qualified as a Justice, Apr. 28, 1785
- Mentioned as a minor child in estate papers of James Sr.
I continued working with ChatGPT to get a family listing for George Crawford. Since his information appeared on two pages, I had use 2 prompts to get the entire family information.
Family Group: George Crawford (d. between 1780–1784)
Husband: George Crawford
- Birth: Unknown
- Death: Between 1780–1784
- Occupation/Public Role: Appointed overseer of the road in 1747 (Augusta Co., VA)
- Military: Possibly served in the Revolution (see entry for George, Jr., 1786–1799)
- Note: Wife’s name not recorded; children’s list may be incomplete
Known Children:
- James Crawford
- Death: 1798
- Marriage: Dec. 30, 1786, to Mary Crawford (his cousin, daughter of Patrick Crawford)
- Children:
- Sarah Crawford, m. Charles McClung
- Elizabeth Crawford, m. Samuel McClung; lived in Greenbrier Co.
- James Crawford (never married)
- William Crawford (never married)
- John Crawford, m. Jan. 1819, Margaret Bell (daughter of William Bell)
- George Crawford (died in infancy)
- Mary “Polly” Crawford (posthumous child), m. John Allen
- Notes:
- Will dated 1798
- Executor case: Crawford vs. Crawford, 1821 (Chalkley, Vol. 2, p. 259)
- By 1821, Sarah and Polly were deceased; widow Mary lived with daughter Elizabeth in Greenbrier Co.
- [Unnamed Daughter]
- Marriage: Col. Andrew Anderson (1st wife)
- Death: Aug. 12, 1786
- Notes:
- Col. Anderson gave deposition Oct. 29, 1818, confirming marriage to George Crawford’s eldest daughter in Staunton, VA
- Anderson remarried Martha Crawford (daughter of Patrick) in 1788
- John Crawford
- No detailed record or descendants listed
- George Crawford Jr.
- Military: Served in the Revolutionary War
- Noted Dates:
- July 18, 1786 – received compensation for gun lost in service
- 1799 – exempted from levy due to age and infirmity
- Note: This entry could refer to George Sr. rather than a son; identification is uncertain
- William Crawford
- Will recorded: June 3, 1783, in Rockbridge Co., VA
- Spouse: Mary
- Children:
- George Crawford
- William Crawford
- John Crawford
- Eleanor Crawford
- Isabell Crawford
- Mary Crawford
- Elizabeth Crawford
- Sarah Crawford
- Marriage: Robert Crawford (her cousin, son of Alexander Crawford)
- Children:
- George Crawford
- Elizabeth Crawford
- Hugh Crawford
- James Crawford
- Jane Crawford
- Robert Crawford
- William Crawford
- John Crawford
- Note: “There were perhaps other children
I continued asking ChatGPT to pull family information. This time for the family of Patrick Crawford.
Family Group: Patrick Crawford & Sarah Wilson
Patrick Crawford
- Birth: Born in Ireland
- Migration: From Pennsylvania to Augusta County, Virginia, ca. 1750 (per Waddell)
- Spouse: Sarah Wilson
- Children: Nine total – five daughters, four sons
Daughters:
- Martha Crawford
- Baptized: 1748
- Note: Probably died young
- Elizabeth Crawford
- Born: Oct. 18, 1751
- Marriage: Alexander Robertson
- Peggy (Margaret) Crawford
- Marriage: John Crawford (son of George Crawford)
- [Unnamed] Daughter
- Marriage: James McChesney
- Issue: Son named George
- Martha Crawford
- Born: May 10, 1761
- Marriage: March 13, 1788, to Col. Andrew Anderson (his second wife)
- Note: His first wife was her cousin, a daughter of George Crawford, who died in 1786
- Mary Crawford
- Marriage: December 30, 1786, to James Crawford (eldest son of George Crawford)
Sons:
- George Crawford
- Born: October 1, 1754
- Marriage: June 23, 1788, to Nancy Winter (daughter of William & Ann (Boone) Winter)
- Children:
- Nancy Crawford, m. John Miller
- Hannah Crawford, m. Harry Miller
- Sarah Crawford, m. James Bell (his 2nd wife)
- Jane Crawford, m. Franklin McCue
- Martha Crawford, m. Peter Hanger
- Polly Crawford, m. James Bourland, Sept. 17, 1812
- Margaret Crawford, m. James Walker
- Chalkley Vol. 1, p. 427 notes: George Crawford died intestate; “Peggy a minor”; Nancy (who married John Miller) not listed in deed
- Maj. John Crawford
- Born: March 29, 1764
- Marriage: July 5, 1791, to Rebecca Allen (daughter of Capt. James Allen)
- Children:
- Elizabeth, m. Capt. William Ingles
- Sarah, m. John Hyde
- Margaret, m. Cyrus Hyde (his 1st wife)
- Maj. James Crawford, m. Cynthia McClung
- John, m. Harriet McClung
- George W. (never married)
- Ann, m. Franklin McCue (his 2nd wife)
- Mary, m. Edward Moorman
- Rebecca, m. Stewart McClung
- Note: Patrick and sons George & John appear on the 1781 Tithables list
- William Crawford
- Born: August 6, 1767
- Marriage: Nancy Smith (daughter of Abraham Smith)
- Children:
- Benjamin, m. Magdalen Cochran
- Issue: Elizabeth, James
- Nancy, m. Col. James Crawford of Culpeper
- Issue: Addison, Benjamin
- James (died unmarried)
- John, m. Mary Allen
- George
- William
- Six daughters (names not given)
- James Crawford
- Born: August 6, 1767 (listed as second son of Patrick)
- Marriage: Miss McClung of Greenbrier
- Children:
- John H. Crawford, m. Mrs. Tirkle (née Rice)
- Wm. H. Crawford, m. Miss McChesney (of Rockbridge Co.)
- Edward Crawford, m. daughter of William Crawford of Stone Church
- James Crawford (moved to Texas; descendants unknown)
- Marshall Crawford, m. daughter of Alexander Crawford of Crawford’s Springs, Augusta Co.
Page 61 contains information about the family of William Crawford. Below is the ChatGPT generated family listing.
Family Group: William Crawford (son of Patrick Crawford)
Husband: William Crawford
- Relationship: 5th son of Patrick Crawford
- Marriages:
- Margaret Bouland (daughter of James Bouland)
- Sarah Bouland (sister of Margaret; no issue from this marriage)
Children with 1st wife, Margaret Bouland:
- James Crawford
- Marriage: Mary Miller (daughter of William Miller)
- Sarah Crawford
- Marriage: E. C. Crawford
- Ann Crawford
- Status: Unmarried
- George Crawford
- Marriage: Lillie Parkins
- Lillie’s family: Daughter of Isaac Parkins and granddaughter of Col. Samuel Harnsberger
- Benjamin Crawford
- Status: Unmarried
Page 62 discusses Crawfords found in the early records of Warren County involving Alexander, Thomas, Samuel and Oliver. The article speculates that these are sons of Samuel Crawford, Sr. Below is the family information pulled by ChatGPT for these families.
Family Group: Thomas Crawford (d. 1811, Warren Co., Ohio)
Husband: Thomas Crawford
- Death: 1811 (Warren County, Ohio)
- Land: Purchased 106⅔ acres in Deerfield Twp., Warren Co., June 2, 1801 (from John Cleve Symmes, Sec. 22-T1-R2)
- Estate: Administration granted Oct. 24, 1811; guardianship for minor children assigned Feb. 19, 1812
Known Children:
- Alexander Crawford (minor in 1812)
- Andrew Crawford (minor in 1812)
- John Crawford (minor in 1812)
- Ruth Crawford, m. Clark Baker (April 1, 1813)
Note: In 1825, a deed (Book 12, p. 128) refers to heirs of Thomas Crawford as “Clark Baker and Ruth his wife, late Ruth Crawford,” John Crawford, and Alexander Crawford.
Family Group: Alexander Crawford (Warren Co., Ohio)
Husband: Alexander Crawford
- Spouse: Catharine (surname unknown)
- Land: Involved in many deeds; one with wife Catharine to Jesse Hutchinson (Book 13, p. 60)
- Death of Wife: Catharine died 1828, age 57 (b. 1771); buried in the old cemetery in Lebanon, OH
- Children: No children are listed
Note: No record of descendants mentioned in the text
Family Group: Samuel Crawford, Jr. & Charity Scofield
Husband: Samuel Crawford, Jr.
- Parentage: Son of Samuel Crawford who settled in Ohio by 1790
- Marriage: Jan. 5, 1815, to Charity Scofield (b. 1797 in Deerfield Twp., OH)
- Death: February 1836
- Administrator: Samuel Clark (appointed Feb. 29, 1836)
- Guardian: Charity appointed guardian for minor children (Oct. 16, 1837)
Children:
- Ruth Crawford
- Oliver Crawford
- Joseph Crawford
- Thomas Crawford
- Jane Crawford
- Samuel Crawford
- John Crawford
- Andrew Crawford
Family Group: Oliver Crawford & Margaret “Peggy” Neely
Husband: Oliver Crawford
- Born: February 27, 1779
- Died: January 18, 1827
- Marriage: May 7, 1811, in Warren County, Ohio
Wife: Margaret “Peggy” Neely
- Born: March 8, 1780
- Died: January 16, 1851
- Parents: John Neely & Jane Neely
- Second Marriage: April 22, 1830, to Samuel R. Bell (b. June 17, 1784 – d. November 23, 1842)
- Burial: Both Margaret and Oliver are buried at Zoar Cemetery
Children of Oliver & Margaret (Neely) Crawford:
- Jane Crawford
- Born: January 31, 1812
- Judith Crawford
- Born: March 16, 1813
- Sarah Crawford
- Born: June 1, 1816
- Died: March 17, 1881
- Samuel Crawford
- Born: July 24, 1819
- Died: September 18, 1879
- John N. Crawford
- Born: January 26, 1823
- Died: May 6, 1876
- Ruth Ann Crawford
- Born: November 13, 1825
- Died: January 21, 1887
The bottom half of page 63 contains information about the Robert Crawford, Sr. family of Miami County, Ohio. Below is the family information as identifed by ChatGPT.
Family Group: Robert Crawford, Sr. & Hannah Mears
Husband: Robert Crawford, Sr.
- Born: 1735
- Died: 1817
- Will dated: May 19, 1817
- Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio
Wife: Hannah Mears
- Born: 1738
- Died: 1831
- Burial: Crawford Cemetery, Bethel Township
Children:
- Robert C. Crawford
- Born: 1771
- Died: 1842
- Will recorded: September 24, 1842
- Spouse: Polly (possibly Mary; burial record shows Mary Crawford, 1782–1841)
- Children:
- Robert C. Crawford (Jr.)
- Samuel Crawford
- John B. Crawford
- Joseph Crawford
- James Crawford
- George W. Crawford
- Nancy Crawford
- Eliza Crawford (mother of unnamed children)
- James Lee Crawford
- No additional details provided
- John H. Crawford
- No additional details provided
- Charlotte Crawford, m. Mr. Morrison
- Death: August 17, 1841, aged 75 years, 2 months, 5 days
- Burial: New Carlisle Cemetery
Grandchildren:
- Andrew Crawford (mentioned as grandson in Robert Sr.’s will; parent not specified)
Other Burials:
- Mary Crawford, wife of Robert C. Crawford (Jr.?), d. July 18, 1843, aged 28 yrs, 2 mo, 2 days (New Carlisle Cemetery)
- James Crawford, 1816–1845 (likely a grandson; buried in Crawford Cemetery, Bethel Twp.)