William Crawford (1691 - 1761)

Born 7 Jun 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Douglas) Crawford — married [date unknown] in Scotland

Descendants

Died 1761 at about age 69 in Ohio River, Ohio Territory

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Biography

According to the Early Western Augusta Pioneers; Part IX-The Crawford Family; The Crawford family is of Scottish ancestry. They were among the earliest settlers of Augusta county, Virginia. The Crawfords first arrived in Pennsylvannia and came from Pennsylvania to Orange and Augusta counties, Virginia about 1740 with his family.

The two brothers, said to be the sons of Col. William Crawford and Mary Douglas who were married in Scotland and migrated to the North of Ireland; They were Alexander and Patrick Crawford.

1. Alexander Crawford, married Mary McPheeters. 2. Patrick Crawford, married Sally Wilson. [1]

Name

Name: William /Crawford/ I^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Date: 7 Jun 1691

Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^{[8][9][10][11]}

Date: 07 Jun 1691

Place: Donegal,Ireland^[12]

Death

Date: Jun 1767

Place: Ohio River, Augusta, Virginia, USA^[13][14]

Date: Jun 1767

Place: Drumore Twp., Lancaster County, PA

Arrival

Type: Arrival

Date: 1719

Place: New York, New York^[15]

Marriage

Husband: William Crawford

Wife: Violet Crawford

Child: Agnes Nancy Crawford

Child: Margaret Crawford

Child: Robert Crawford

Child: Isabel Crawford Moore

Child: Elizabeth Crawford

Child: William Crawford

Marriage:

Date: Bet. 1710 and 1751

• Fact: Christening (7 June 1691) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Fact: Military Service French and Indian Wars
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch This is not Colonel William Crawford of the Revolutionary War. See record MFK9-69W for Colonel William Crawford.

This William Crawford was born 7 June 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died in 1767, and was married to Mary Ann Douglas. There is another Colonel William Crawford who died January 27, 1762, but is believed to have not married.

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch colonel Of Scottish Royal Guards

William Crawford was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 7 1691.At age 23, in 1714 he married Mary Douglas of Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. He was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh as a civil engineer and was a Colonel of the Scottish Royal Guards. He removed from Scotland to Ireland and thence to America in 1723, settling in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. I have eight children listed for them and all but three born in Scotland. Mary died in 1726 after the birth of their last child and William took his family to Augusta Co., Virginia settling at the base of Little North Mountain, now called Crawford Mountain, near Buffalo Gap. He established a "smithy" and manufactured farming implements, guns, sabres, and domestic utensils. William was killed on the Ohio River while trading with the Indians. I would like to know more about William Crawford and his Wife Mary Douglas. She was the daughter of William Douglas,(1668 - 1745) and Grishild McKeand, (1672 - 1741) I feel certain that William is a descendant of the Douglas Family of Scotland but I cannot connect him . Any help would be aprreciated

Thanks Reese Spicer Idaho

Research Notes

Crawford-7109 13:30, 12 October 2022 (UTC) : Adding category Crawford_Y-STR_Group_R1a based on test from descendant Wayne Prather

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1022899507 APID: 1,7832::29320
2. ↑ Source: #S-1505933828 APID: 1,5769::1097811
3. ↑ Source: #S-1507004305 Page: Database online. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=6942092122&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Record for Agnes Crawford CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=55305322&pid=218
4. ↑ Source: #S-997633195 Page: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1719; Page Number: 279 APID: 1,7486::1716757
5. ↑ Source: #S-1505933790 Page: Source number: 518.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BR2 APID: 1,7836::292039
6. ↑ Source: #S-1503734856 APID: 1,5771::633676
7. ↑ Source: #S-1505933790 Page: Source number: 18354.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY APID: 1,7836::292040
8. ↑ Source: #S-1507004305 Page: Database online. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=6942092122&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Record for Agnes Crawford CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=55305322&pid=218
9. ↑ Source: #S-997633195 Page: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1719; Page Number: 279 APID: 1,7486::1716757
10. ↑ Source: #S-1505933790 Page: Source number: 518.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BR2 APID: 1,7836::292039
11. ↑ Source: #S-1505933790 Page: Source number: 18354.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY APID: 1,7836::292040
12. ↑ Source: #S-1505933828 APID: 1,5769::1097811
13. ↑ Source: #S-1507004305 Page: Database online. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=6942092122&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Record for Agnes Crawford CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=55305322&pid=218
14. ↑ Source: #S-1503734856 APID: 1,5771::633676
15. ↑ Source: #S-997633195 Page: Place: New York, New York; Year: 1719; Page Number: 279 APID: 1,7486::1716757

• Part IX - 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]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 August 2019, 02:57), entry for Col William Crawford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHH8-M2B); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 August 2019, 23:41), entry for William Crawford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVQ4-928); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Source: S-1022899507 Repository: #R-1670203836 Title: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7832::0
• Source: S-1503734856 Repository: #R-1670203836 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5771::0
• Source: S-1505933790 Repository: #R-1670203836 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
• Source: S-1505933828 Repository: #R-1670203836 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5769::0
• Source: S-1507004305 Repository: #R-1670203836 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=55305322&pid=218
• Source: S-997633195 Repository: #R-1670203836 Title: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc APID: 1,7486::0
• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=3b263945-9631-442c-9876-ad6e95696125&tid=55305322&pid=218
• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d4fdb4b1-ba3d-429e-8c44-f0b62ff9caab&tid=55305322&pid=218

Acknowledgements

• Crawford-7276 was created by Linda Weishahn through the import of Kerst Family Tree2.ged on Oct 31, 2014.
• This person was created on 13 March 2011 through the import of Reba Family Tree_2011-03-12.ged.