Question

Has anyone heard of Jacob Crawford who came to America in 1749 from Scotland or Ireland?

Answer 1

This is what I can find on Jacob Crawford (arrival date slightly different):

Name:	Jacob Crawford
Arrival Year:	1752
Arrival Place:	Pennsylvania
Source Publication Code:	3211.7
Primary Immigrant:	Crawford, Jacob
Annotation:	From a transcript at the Germantown Historical Society. Information abstracted from five principal German newspapers published in Germantown and Philadelphia, 1743-1800: Pennsylvanische Geschicht-Schreiber (later Pennsylvanische Berichte), Staatsbote, Phi
Source Bibliography:	HOCKER, EDWARD W. Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. 242p. Reprinted, 1989.

 

Answer 2

I saw the name on FTDNA Crawford forum.