William Crawford (1767 - 1832)

Born 6 Aug 1767 in Augusta, Virginia, Colonial Era

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Smith) Crawford — married 22 Jun 1802 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1832 at age 64 in Mount Clinton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William crawford, is the son of Patrick and sally, was born August 6, 1767. His wife was Nancy Smith. He lived in Rockingham and was the father of the late Benjamin Crawford, of Staunton, William Crawford, of Fort Defiance, and others. [1]

• According to the History of Augusta County, Virginia by John Lewis Peyton; page 314; Nancy Smith married William Crawford, son of Patrick Crawford, who is an Early Settler who immigrated from Ireland, then to Pensylvannia, then to Augusta co, Va with his sons, 1. William, who married Nancy Smith; 2. James, died unmarried; 3. John, married Mary Allen.

Nancy is the daughter of Abraham Smith. Nancy Smith and William Crawford had these children to gether;

• 1. Benjamin Crawford, married Magdalen-daughter of James Cochran.
• 2. George Crawford,
• 3. James Crawford, died unmarried
• 4. John Crawford,
• 5. William Crawford,Jr.,

and six daughters. [2]

• Fact: Burial Brown Farm, War Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

• History of Augusta county, Virginia by John Lewis PeytonPublisherSamuel M. Yost & son, 1882Original fromOxford UniversityDigitizedDec 6, 2006Length387 pages [3]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 March 2019, 22:40), entry for William Crawford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKNB-7RX); contributed by various users.
• Source: S-484344088 Repository: #R-998501705 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=63137235&pid=588

• Section: The Crawford Family

Source InformationAncestry.com. Crawford family records [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery,. Crawford family records : an account of the first American settlers and colonial families of the name of Crawford, and other genealogical and historical data, mostly new and original material including early wills and marriages heretofore unpublished. New York: W.M. Clemens, 1989. [4]