Hew Crawford (bef. 1695 - 1756)

Born before 1695 in Jordanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1756 after age 61 in Jordanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Biography

Hew Crawford is a member of Clan Crawford.

Hew Crawford was born in Scotland.

Hew was the son of James Crawford.^[1][2]

He married Mary Greenshields. They had issue:

1. Elizabeth, b. 1 Jun 1718,^[3][4] m. George Gordon, Esq, of Abergeldy, Ltc in the Army^[2]
2. Margaret, b. 2 Aug 1719,^[5][6][7] m. Samuel Forbes, Esq. of Knapperny.^[2]
3. Hew^{[2][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Hew died on 8 Feb 1756.^[1]

Research Notes

The earlier estimate for the date of birth of 'about 1670' had not basis. That his father died in 1695 leads on to infer he was born no later than nine months after that date, which assuming the latest day of 1695 would be before Sep 1696.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cokayne: p.350
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Burke - Dictionary of the Peerage Part 2: p. 888
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3B5-VPV : 11 February 2020), Hugh Crawfoord in entry for Elizabeth Crawfoord, 1718.
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPG-997 : 11 February 2020), Hugh Crawfoord in entry for Elizabeth Crawfoord, .
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3B5-3QF : 11 February 2020), Hugh Crawfoord in entry for Margaret Crawfoord, 1719.
6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPL-M2S : 11 February 2020), Hugh Crawfoord in entry for Margaret Crawfoord, .
7. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3B5-3QF : 11 February 2020), Hugh Crawfoord in entry for Margaret Crawfoord, 1719.
8. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CL-C1PZ : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawfurd in entry for Lockhart_ Crawfurd, .
9. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CG-7LT2 : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawfurd in entry for Robert Crawfurd, .
10. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CL-ZMW2 : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawford in entry for Robina Lockhart Crawford, .
11. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CG-N6MM : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawfurd in entry for Lucken_ Crawfurd, .
12. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CG-7GZM : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawfurd in entry for Hew Crawfurd, .
13. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9CP-743Z : 12 February 2020), Hew Baronet Crawfurd in entry for Elizabeth Crawfurd, .

• Burke, John Bernard, "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage the British Empire", London: Harrison, 1868, Ed. 30 Part 2

• Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Baronetage", Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1902, Ed. 1 Vol II

See also:

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZW-J18B : 17 April 2019), Mr Hew Crawfurd in entry for Mrs Mary Greenshields, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1 Jun 1767, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

• The Peerage: Hew Crawford

• Wikidata: Item Q75772563