Mary (Ewing) Crawford (1763 - 1841)

Born 11 Apr 1763 in Chester County PA

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Crawford — married 28 Feb 1783 in Chester, PA

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1841 at age 77 in Mercer County KY

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Biography

Mary's parents are Charles andd Martha (Baker) Ewing. Mary's father was an immigrant. Charles settled in Virginia.

"The Clan McEwing Mary Ewing 1763-1841 Posted 12 Mar 2012 by sjohnsonewan  Copy of record taken from family Bible and sent to Washington, D.C., when Thomas Crawford applied for a pension; the Bible pages are retained there. Gives birth dates of children of Thomas Crawford b. 11--1783 and Mary Ewing Crawford b. April 11, 1763, as well and names of their children's' spouses and marriage dates. Page 27 -- Article titled "The Clan McEwing", taken from "Scottish Clans and Their Tartans". Pages 28-30 -- Notes on John Ewing of County Donegal, Ireland: Notes from John Gillespie Ewing. Also, an excerpt from the History of Epler, Oldweiler, Huckleberry, Carr and Ewing Families. On page 29 is a copy (material states "is an exact copy of a family record written by Aunt Sallie Jamieson May 26, 1875 and sent by her in a letter to her niece, Mrs. Catherine Reily Jamieson) (Correction. Catherine Jamieson Reily was a sister of Sallie Ewing Jamieson. Catherine Jamieson Reily had a daughter Catherine who married 1st ____Edmondson, 2nd ______Cockran. Sally Ewing Jamieson sent the letter to her niece Catherine Reily Cockran. Proof is in book "Jamiesons in America" -- See Notebook 3, 7th tab) .The letter states, in regard to the murder of John Ewing, son of John Ewing of Carnshanagh: "Uncle's wife married a man named Mathews and raised a respectable family. Grandfather's family and they used to visit. Mother thought a great deal of the girls."--Mathews is incorrect because research has shown that the name is "Mather"

Sources

http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CRAWFORD/2001-08/0996893055

The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Branches: A Survey of the Ewings and Their ... Chapter 8

Family Bible Notes posted on Ancestry.com

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Ewing-339 created through the import of crawford.GED on Jan 2, 2012 by Rae Ball. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rae and others.