Daniel Craig (1698 - 1776)

Born 1698 in County Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Stewart) Craig — married 15 Jan 1763 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died Jun 1776 at about age 78 in Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Daniel Craig was an early settler in Pennsylvania.

Daniel Craig was born in Ireland.

Daniel Craig is related to a US President.

3rd Great grandfather of president Theodore Roosevelt.

Daniel Craig was born in 1698 in County Tyrone, Ireland, son of William Craig (>1662–1744) and Margaret Elizabeth Lindsay (~1660– ).

His family fled from Scotland to Tyrone in Ulster, Ireland to escape persecution (as Presbyterians). Four of William Craig's sons and several daughters emigrated to America: Thomas, Daniel, James, William, Sarah, Margaret and Jane. Brief Historical Account of the William Craig Family.^[1]

Daniel Craig lived to an advanced age and died one month before the Declaration of Independence was signed. He had been totally blind for several years. His sons, Thomas and John, were among the most prominent in the defense of their country in the War of the Revolution. Thomas was commissioned a Captain on 23 October 1776 and commanded a company in Colonel William Baxter's Regiment of the Flying Camp in the Battle of Fort Washington in November 1776. Thomas served through the entire war and at its close was commissioner of purchases for the Army with the rank of Colonel.

His cousins, Thomas and John Craig of Northampton, were also among the most prominent of Pennsylvania's soldiers in the Revolution. The former, John Craig, retired with the rank of General. The other children of Daniel Craig were: William, evidently a "ne'er do well" pensioned by his father; and five daughters. His second daughter, Sarah Craig was the great-great-grandmother of president Theodore Roosevelt. She seems to have spent at least a portion of her childhood days with her uncle and aunt, John and Margaret Gray, as evidenced by the will of John Gray in 1749. Whether she married with the consent of her parents or her Aunt Margaret Gray is not disclosed. She married John Barnhill in 1752 of New Britain Township, a son of Robert Barnhill, a Scotch-Irish immigrant (Adams County Historical Society, The Miller family in Pennsylvania - June 1995).

Marriages and Family
Daniel (21) married Margaret Elizabeth Carruthers (19) (born about 1700 in Ireland) in 1720.

Their children were:

• John Craig, m. Isabel Miller
• Margaret Craig (1728–1816), m. James Barclay
• Sarah Craig (1729–1820), m. John Barnhill
• William Craig, m. Jane Barclay
• Jane Jean Craig (1732–1814), m. Samuel Barnhill
• Capt. Thomas Craig, m. Jane Jameson
• Mary Craig, m. Daniel Lewis
• Rebecca Craig (1743–1816), m. Pvt. Hugh Stephenson

Secondly, Daniel (64) married Margaret Stewart (50) (born about 1712 in Berks, Pennsylvania) on January 15, 1763 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.^{[2] [3]}

Death
Daniel died in June, 1776 in Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania, aged 77.

Last Will and Testament
Daniel Craig, of Warrington Twp., Yeoman. July 6, 1775. Proved April 22, 1777.

• Margaret (wife): 100£, plus 1 mare worth 15£, 1 cow worth 5£, all of his household furniture, anannuity of 9£ per year for life.
• John Craig (son): 50£
• William Craig (son): 10£ plus yearly interest on 150£ and after his death the 150£ was to be divided among William's children, namely: Mary, Sarah, Hugh and Daniel.
• Margaret "wife of James Barckley" (daughter): 20£
• Sarah "wife of John Barnhill" (daughter): 20£
• Jane "wife of Samuel Barnhill" (daughter): 20£
• Mary Lewin (daughter): 5£
• Rebecca "wife of Hugh Stephenson" (daughter):£
• Thomas Craig (son): the Plantation

Probate
Daniel Craig's Will Probated: 22 APR 1777 Bucks Co., PA "Far advanced in years" Wife Margaret. sons Thomas (Exr.), John and William, his children, Mary, Sarah, Hugh, and Daniel. Daus. Margaret, wife of James Barckley; Sarah, wife of John Barnhill; Jane, wife of Samuel Barnhill; Mary Lewis and Rebecca, wife of Hugh Stephenson. Plantation in Tenure of Wm. Robinson, Junr. to son Thomas. Bro-in-law Richard Walker and son Thomas, exrs. Wit: Thos. Lusk (Scrivener), Wm. Dean and John Rickey, certify that they guided testators hand in making mark he having been blind for many years. Letters granted to Thomas. Record ID Number: MH:N1126 PRIN MH:I6886^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Brief Historical Account https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062867858&view=1up&seq=124&q1=northampton The Craig family; a genealogical and historical notes about the Craigs of America, Fayette County, Ohio, United States, [and] Canada, page 116
2. ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007644634; FHL microfilm: 000823832; Image number: 57
   FamilySearch Record: Q285-F5FX (accessed 22 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9PC-2863
   Daniel Craig marriage to Margaret Brumfield in 1763 in Pennsylvania, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007644634; FHL microfilm: 000823832; Image number: 68
   FamilySearch Record: Q285-FB7X (accessed 22 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9PC-288D
   Daniel Craig marriage to Margaret Brumfield in 1763 in Pennsylvania, United States.
4. ↑ 6 July 1775 will, proved 22 Apr 1777 of Daniel Craig of Warrington twp, Bucks, PA - wife Margaret, sons Thomas, John and William, dau Margaret Barckley, Sarah Barnhill, Jane Barnhill, Mary Lewis and Rebecca Stephenson. (BIL Richard Walker)
   Pennsylvania probate records Bucks county will book 3 page 417
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-KZYC?i=235&wc=9PM8-FM7%3A268497401%2C268781501&cc=1999196 : 29 April 2018)
   The Will of Daniel Craig 7-26-1775, Bucks County PA Will Book 3, p417
   26 July 1775 Warrington Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania

See also:

• The Craig family; a genealogical and historical
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  (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062867858&view=1up&seq=125&q1=northampton : 19 June 2023)
• The Craig family are descended from William Craig of Stirlingshire, Scotland. Four of his sons and several daughters emigrated to America: Thomas, Daniel, James, William, Sarah, Margaret and Jane (see "view source")
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  The Craig family (cf. Lehigh County History) are descended from William Craig of Stirlingshire, Scotland, who to escape the persecution of the Presbyterians by James I settled at Dungannon, Ireland.
  Four of his sons and several of his daughters emigrated to America. The sons were Thomas, Daniel, James and William.
  Sarah Craig, one of the daughters, born 1706 married Richard Walker, esq. of Bucks county. She died April 24, 1784.
  Margaret married John Gray, died 1782, leaving two sons, John and James and two daughters.
  Jane Craig another daughter married John Boyd of Allen township and had two sons, Robert and Thomas
  see full entry from the "History of Lehigh County, vol 2" published in 1914 under "memories"
  supposedly also listed in The Scotch Irish of Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Vol. I, The Northampton Historical Society. pp 70-1, Craig's Settlement in Allen Township published in 1926.
• "Land O' The Leal" - Home of Roosevelt's Ancestors in Bucks
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  (https://archive.org/stream/landoleal00elyw#page/n5/mode/2up : 4 May 2020)
• Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Craig - birth-name: Daniel Craig
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• Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Craig - birth-name: Daniel Craig
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  birth: 1691; Ulster, Ireland
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  Published information: birth-name: Daniel Craig
  Published information: male
  Published information: birth: about 1691; Tyrone, Ireland
  Published information: death: before 22 April 1777; Warrington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
• Brief Historical Account https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062867858&view=1up&seq=124&q1=northampton The Craig family; a genealogical and historical notes about the Craigs of America, Fayette County, Ohio, United States, [and] Canada, page 116
• My Downey Family and Related Families by Catherin Downey Mattson
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• Unsourced family tree handed down to Margaret (Sinclair) Mastran
• Sandy Fugett <sandyfugett@@yahoo.com

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Sonja Ratliff for creating WikiTree profile Craig-2278 through the import of Maitland.GED on Oct 4, 2013.