James
Craggs
MP
Born in Wolsingham, County Durham, England
Ancestors 
Son of Anthony Craggs
and Anne (Moorcroft) Craggs
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Richards) Craggs
— married
4 Jan 1684 (to about 20 Jan 1711) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Craggs, James Craggs MP PC, Jacob Craggs, Elizabeth (Craggs) Eliot, Anne (Craggs) Nugent and Margaret (Craggs) Cotton
Died
at age 63
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2017
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Biography
James Craggs MP is Notable.
James Craggs, son of Anthony Craggs and his wife, Anne Moorcroft, was baptised at Wolsingham in County Durham on the 10th of June 1657.[1] [2] [3]
He married Elizabeth Richards, daughter of Jacob Richards on the 3rd of January 1683 at St Benet, Paul's Wharf, London. [4] History of Parliament dates the marriage to 4 January 1684. [3] She bore him 3 sons, all of whom died in James' lifetime, two very young, and 3 daughters. [3]
In 1702 he was returned to Parliament, together with Francis Scobell, as member for Grampound. They were returned again in 1705. In 1708 he was partnered with Thomas Scawen and in 1710 with Thomas Coke who relegated him to second place. [5]
Elizabeth died on the 20th of January 1711 and was buried at Charlton in Kent.[1]
James only surviving son, also James and himself an MP, died of smallpox on 16 February 1721. James died a month later on the 16th of March; his estate, reported to be valued at one million and a half, was inherited by his daughters.[1] He was buried with Elizabeth at Charlton.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 12 Craggs, James (1657-1721) by George Fisher Russell Barker
- ↑ Baptismal record Wolsingham (10 June1657 James Crages son of Anthony Crages) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 History of Parliament online: CRAGGS, James I (1657-1721), of Jermyn Street, Westminster and Charlton, Lewisham, Kent
- ↑ Marriage record St Benet, Paul's Wharf (3 January 1683 James Griggs married Elizabeth Richards) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only. Appears to have been mis-transcribed.
- ↑ History of Parliament online: Grampound
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