William Valentine Crawford (abt. 1692 - aft. 1736)

Born about 1692 in Aberdeen, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Honora (Grimes) Stephenson — married 1716 (to 1736) in Virginia, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died after 1736 after about age 44 in Berkeley, James County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Crawford Name Study.

William Crawford is believed to be of Scotch-Irish origin.^[1] He was a farmer, in Virginia Colony.^[1]

Marriage and Children

William Crawford married Honora (Onora) Grimes. They had two children together.^[1]

• William Crawford (1722-1782)^[1]
• Valentine Crawford Jr. (abt.1724-1777)^[2]

William died in 1736, Virginia Colony when his son, also named William, was 4 years old.^[1]

Research Notes

Name: Will. Crawford ^[3]
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 11 Apr 1692
Christening Place: New Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland
Father's Name: William Crawford
- It is unclear at this point that this record belongs to this person Crawford-15512 04:06, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

In the historical account written by Butterfield, William is not named. He is only described as the father of William. No sources for additional children have been found. Two boys, William and Valentine can be confirmed. Crawford-15512 04:06, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Butterfield, Consul Willshire; An historical account of the expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782; with biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities; including, also, details of the disastrous retreat, the barbarities of the savages, and the awful death of Crawford by torture; (R. Clarke & Co.; Cincinnati, 1873); pg. 81
2. ↑ “From George Washington to William Crawford, 17 September 1767,” Founders Online, National Archives, Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 8, 24 June 1767 – 25 December 1771, ed. W. W. Abbot and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993, pp. 26–32.
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYF7-D3K : 2 January 2015), Will. Crawford, 11 Apr 1692; citing NEW MACHAR,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,349.