James Hutchinson Crawford Jr. (abt. 1757 - 1816)

Born about 1757 in County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Christiana (White) Crawford — married 1777 in Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died Mar 1816 at about age 59 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant James Crawford Jr. served with South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James Crawford Jr. was a South Carolina colonist.

James Crawford Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A027600.

Lieutenant James Crawford, Jr. was born circa 1757 and was living in the Waxhaws, Camden District, South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. He served as an officer under the command of General Sumter, of the South Carolina Militia and also furnished supplies in support of the Continental Army. ^[1] James is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A027600. DAR records indicate that James died in March, 1816, in Wilson county, Tennessee and that his wife's name was Christiana White. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, Andrew Jackson Crawford, who married Margaret Webster Kelly; and of his daughters, Elizabeth J. Crawford, who married James Hervey Hanna; and Sarah Crawford, who married John Spinks. ^[2]

James Crawford, the younger; also referred to as James Crawford, Jr. and James Hutchinson Crawford, was born in County Antrim, Ireland.^[3] He is the son of James Crawford, the Elder and Jane Hutchinson. He emigrated to the Waxhaw region of the Carolinas with his parents about 1860. James and his wife, Christiana White are also found on the DAR records for his father, who was paid for services rendered during the American Revolutionary war and is DAR Ancestor #A027601. ^[4]

James was wounded fighting in the Revolutionary War.^[3][5][6] James married Christiana White in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.^[3] They had 9 known children:

• Sarah Crawford
• Jane Crawford
• Elizabeth Crawford
• Isabella Crawford
• Harriet Crawford
• Margaret Crawford
• William White Crawford
• James Lesley Crawford
• Andrew Jackson Crawford

Military Service

CRAWFORD, JAMES JR Ancestor #: A027600

Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT

Birth: CIRCA 1757

Death: 3- -1816 WILSON CO TENNESSEE

Service Source: SALLEY & WATES, STUB ENTRIES OF INDENTS, BOOKS C-F, P :242, LIBER F, #371; SC ARCH, ACCTS AUD #1587, ROLL #27

Service Description: 1) GEN SUMTER, MILITIA

2) FURNISHED SUPPLIES ^[2]

Research Notes

Source reports descendant W. P. Neely living in Waxhaw NC in 1939.

First Cousin of President Andrew Jackson.[1]

Sources

1. ↑ SALLEY & WATES, STUB ENTRIES OF INDENTS, BOOKS C-F, P 242, LIBER F, #371; SC ARCH, ACCTS AUD #1587, ROLL #27
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Sep 2022), "Record of CRAWFORD, JAMES JR", Ancestor # A027600.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Sorting the Waxhaw Crawfords; Veach, Mary, 1993; in the possession of Amy Gilpin
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Sep 2022), "Record of CRAWFORD, JAMES SR", Ancestor # A027601.
5. ↑ Andrew Jackson, the Border Captain; Marquis James, 1933, Pg. 22
6. ↑ The Life of Andrew Jackson; Parton, James, 1860; Pg. 90

• http://tissiers.com/Families/crawford1.html
• https://www.tnyesterday.com/families/white/awhite.pdf
• Genealogy of the Witherspoon Family: With Some Account of Other Families with which it is Connected. Page 94-96. [2]

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.