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William Craig (abt. 1721)

William Craig aka Craige
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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Elizabeth, born about 1721, married William Craig, a captain in the Associated Regiment of Bucks county, in 1747-48. She survived him several years ; children : i. General Thomas, captain in Colonel Arthur St. Clair's regiment in the Canadian campaign, 1776; colonel of the Third Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, from August 1, 1776, until the close of the war; major general of the Provisional Army, 1798, and major general of Northampton county militia in 1812-14. He died in Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1832, aged 92 years, ii. Hugh. iii. Charles, first lieutenant of Captain Miller's company. Colonel William Thompson's battalion of riflemen at Boston, 1775, promoted captain in November, 1775; later was captain in the First Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, and received a wound in the battle of Brandywine, September II, 1782. He married a daughter of Marks Bird, of Philadelphia. In the fall of 1782 shot himself, iv. William, a captain in the Third Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, July 4, 1777, resigned June 1, 1779. v. Mary, married George Palmer, coroner of Northampton county, 1781 ; deputy surveyor, and a man of prominence in his day. vi. Sarah, married Hugh, associate judge of Union county from 1813 to 1840, son of Charles Wilson, vii. Nancy, married Dr. Taylor, viii. Elizabeth, married Captain John Craig (not a relation).
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William's children are named in their grandfather's Will[2][3]

Sources

  1. Marriage and Children https://archive.org/details/cu31924028856900/page/742/mode/1up Pennsylvania genealogies; chiefly Scothch-Irish and German by W H Egle, page 740-755
  2. Thomas Craig's Will' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SM-7FW3?i=125&cc=1999196&cat=244331Northampton County, Pennsylvania Will book, v. 1-3, 1752-1800, pages 204-206
  3. Will of Thomas Craig https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1599213:8802?tid=&pid=&queryId=9a54015dac8aabcc08dad47643c38882&_phsrc=BGh272&_phstart=successSource Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Northampton Will Book, Vol 1-3, 1752-1800, pages 204-206




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