Born about in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Alexander Crawford
and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford
Sister of
John Crawford, William Crawford, Robert Crawford, Edward Crawford, James Crawford, Elizabeth Crawford, Alexander Crawford jr., Rebecca (Crawford) Sawyers, Elizabeth Eleanor (Crawford) Bryan [half], Margaret (Crawford) Houston, Samuel Crawford, Mary (Crawford) Campbell and Robert E Crawford [half]
Wife of
Alexander Craig
— married
1780 [location unknown]
Mother of
Robert Craig
Died about
at about age 71
in Craigsville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Dec 2011
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Biography
Martha was born about 1739. She is the daughter of Alexander Crawford and Mary McPHEETERS. When her parents were killed she went to live with Samuel McCutcheon and his family until she married; Samuel McCutcheon was a legal guardian for Martha.
Martha married Alexander Craig in 1780. Alexander had fought as a Capt. in the revolutionary war.
It is said that they had many children, most of whom moved west, except son Robert Craig, who died in Craigsville in 1872. [1]
Buried beside her Husband in the Old Lebanon Cemetery in Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia.
She passed away about 1755. [1]
Other Siblings of Martha from her parents Alexander and Mary Crawford were, 6. Rebecca, wife of John Sawyers; 7. Bettie; 8. Samuel; 9. Robert; 10. Martha, who married Alexander Craig of the Little Calf Pasture; and 11. Mary, according to the Annuals of Augusta.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Nelson Crawford, Dec 6, 2011
- Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Diane Parker
Added: 11 Mar 2012 Find A Grave Memorial 86583306 Source Hide citation Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 October 2019), memorial page for Martha Crawford Craig (1752–27 May 1823), Find A Grave Memorial no. 86583306, citing Old Lebanon Cemetery, Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
- Crawford FamilySource InformationAncestry.com. Early Western Augusta Pioneers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Cleek, George Washington. Early Western Augusta Pioneers. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. [2]
- Nelson Crawford, firsthand knowledge.
Note
The daughters of Alexander and Mary are listed as Martha, Mary, Rebecca, and Elizabeth.
It is possible that this is supposed to be either Martha or Mary. It could also be possible that this is a daughter who died young and is not mentioned in other places.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~0.78%
William Gunn
:
23andMe, GEDmatch T955414 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T955414 [compare], Ancestry member Bill_Gunn
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~0.78%
Lynne Hallock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lynne92392
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~0.78%
Linda (Sawyer) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EV5911367 [compare], yourDNAportal LINb8924f2d, Ancestry member KindredKinTree
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~0.78%
Casey Campbell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Beth Schmillen :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Christine Miller :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Rick Gardiner
Rick Gardiner
Crawford-2852 and Crawford-13497 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
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by Rick Gardiner
Rejected matches › Margaret (Brett) Crawford (abt.1843-abt.1922) › Margaret (Crawford) Pelton (1754-1803)
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