Jacob Crawford (abt. 1784 - bef. 1861)

Born about 1784 in Chateau Thierry, France [uncertain]

Husband of Jemima Stevens — married 2 Jan 1809 in Whitby, Ont

Descendants

Jacob Crawford served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:

Biography

Jacob Crawford 1784-after 1851

On Aug. 4, 1807, Jacob Crawford, a cooper of Pickering, made a land petition. He was the son of David Crawford UE of Pickering Twp. He was recommended for 200 acres. ^[1]

During the War of 1812, Jacob Crawford served as a private in the 3rd York Militia.

Jacob is my (Rae Ball) 2nd great maternal Uncle.

From Dec. 30, 1812 to Jan. 24, 1813, he served on the Niagara Frontier.

Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 384-386

On Apr. 27, 1813, he was captured at Fort York while serving in Capt. William Jarvis’ Company.

Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1148-1155

From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in a detachment under Lieut. Thomas Matthews,

Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 649-650

On Nov. 18, 1813, he was employed repairing roads between the Town of York and the Township of Darlington under the command of Lieut. Col. Baldwin of the 1st Durham Militia.

Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 360-364

It was not unusual for men to serve in other regiments when stationed together at the York Garrison.

From Feb. 3 to 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in a detachment under the command of Ensign Thomson.

Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 560-562

From Feb. 25 to Mar. 24, 1814, William Cameron served as his substitute. ^[2]

From June 25 to Sept. 10, 1814, he served at York in Capt. Samuel Ridout’s Co. ^[3]

On Jan. 3, 1830, Jacob and Henry Crawford, yeomen of Pickering Twp., made a land petition to purchase Lots 13 and 14, Con. 5. It was noted that 300 acres of the two lots were vacant. ^[4]

Event

In the Bowmanville Weekly Paper :Jan 2, 1809 "Jacob Crawford of Pickering married Jemina Stevens of Whitby with the consent of her mother and father. Present were Joseph Crawford and Jonathon Stevens."

Lived at Lot 34, Conc 7, Uxbridge Twsp 1807

Lived in Whitby, Ont in 1810

Lived at Lot 17, Conc 5, Pickering in 1837 with David A Crawford

His mother Marie St Clair lived with him in Whitby in 1846

Parents

Father: David Crawford-2675 c1750-c1810

Mother: Marie St Clair-193 1750-1846

Siblings

Henry Crawford-2674 1783-1870

Jacob Crawford-2941 1784-1861

Caleb Crawford-2939 c1786-

Joseph Crawford-2986 c1788-

Children

Son: David Crawford c1808-

Daughter: Clarissa Crawford c1810-

Son: Simeon Crawford 1812- 1888

Daughter: Clarissa Crawford c1814-

Daughter: Nancy Crawford c1816-

Son: Joseph Crawford c1820

Daughter Mary Crawford 1826-1910

Daughter: Vianna Crawford 1824-1905

Sources

1. ↑ Collections Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=29&interval=50&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=npfo6qij0n1rpue06msk2mqnj1, Microfilm c-1650, pages 599-603
2. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 563-565
3. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 285-288, 300-303, & 317-320
4. ↑ Collections Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=29&interval=50&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=npfo6qij0n1rpue06msk2mqnj1, Microfilm c- 1725, pages 801-803

• The War of 1812 Militia Payroll Documents can be accessed online at

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=35&interval=50&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=t35e5elcve2av2ck6m2heds0s7crf37s6jcgkd25j0hraombkt30

1804 census of Pickering lists David Crawford with 5 males and 1 female 1822 census of Whitby lists Caleb Crawford with 9 in his family. 1822 census of Pickering lists Henry Crawford with 3 in the family.

• WikiTree profile Crawford-2941 created through the import of crawford.GED on Jan 2, 2012 by Ball-2533 Rae Ball.

Tony Crawford, great grandson of Joseph Crawford-3095 has the marriage certificate of Joseph and it lists his parents and states that his father Jacob was born in Chateau Thierry in France.

Notes

Rae Ball is Jacob's 2nd great grand nephew

Sylvia Foster wrote: "My father and his brothers were all told by their father that they were Scotch-Irish.

King James, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, after he became King of England in the 1600s, established Scottish Colonies in Northern Ireland hoping to improve his reign in England. The Scots maintained separate colonies from the Irish in North-Eastern Ireland. Famine and feudalism drove others peasant families from Scotland to Ireland. From there they began to emigrate to America."

Sylvia visited Scotland in 2003, especially the area SE of Glasgow where the Crawfords originated. She could not pinpoint a village or distinct area as the place. It seems the Crawfords have wandering feet. Simeon was born in Canada, went to MI in 1855, Wisconsin in 1870, Kansas in 1880 and died in Florida.

It seems David was a UEL supporting the British in the war of 1775-1783, so he could have arrived in the US anytime after 1760. (END of quote)

The 1837 list of surnames from an 1837 census lists a Jacob Crawford on lot 17 conc 5 Pickering.