Greetings fellow researchers, For many years I have shared my genealogical research with the folks on the COWAN, WIGTON-WALKER, and SCOTCH-IRISH rootsweb lists.   The trail leads from Sterling, in Scotland, to Londonderry-Donegal in Ulster, to   Pennsylvania, the valley of Virginia, east Tennessee and points west.   If your ancestors followed a similar path then some of these documents might be of interest.   I have searched for rare, out of print source materials as both a hobby and an obsession and have offered to make copies for people from time to time.   Because of a busy schedule I will only be able to do so once a year. I have added two new items since last time and they are described with the others below beginning with the most recent history first: Castle's Woods:   Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department   of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.      This covers the families who settled in Russell and Scott counties, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.   Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.   Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier. Tthe Tinkling Spring:   Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia, 542 pages.       The BEST source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.   Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.   In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook, Compiled from articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia.   Compiled by A. Maxim Coppage, McDowell Publications, 1982, 242 pages.       "In many instances information may be found showing where families originated in Scotland or Ireland, the places lived before settling in Rockbridge County, Virginia area and relationships between the various clans or as Mr. Diehl so aptly named this phase of pioneering, "A ROCKBRIDGE SEED-BOX" This document is almost 100% pure family history and genealogy. The Rev. Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages     History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Pa. Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages.       From the preface the following:   "The writer of the Tribute contained in this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of this great state and their descendants against reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications having pretensions to Historical accuracy... The Scotch-Irish in the Colonies:   1750-1790:   A Thesis Presented for the Degree of Master of Arts, by Kathryn R. Aiken, A.B., The Ohio State University, 1933, 91 pages      Chapters include:   By way of Introduction, Early Settlements, Daily Life on the Frontier, Educational and Religious Activities, Military Pursuits, Political Participation and Conclusion.   Like Hagy's Castle Woods thesis it has a wonderful bibliography, the most important part of any research document. The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbyter y, 1905, 1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson and McCormack, 54 Kings St.   211 pages       On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.   He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.   From Lecky the following:   "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places.... A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskellen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.   Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869       The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.   Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period, 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.       One of the most difficult sources to locate. (WorldCat Inter-Library lists seven known copies)   Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.   Contains the following biographical sketches:       1.   The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence.     2.    The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688.     3.    The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege ((over 12000 genealogical sketches)     4.    Those engaged in the relief of the city. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 1929, 311 pages       Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed.         Ms. Campbell lived on the next farm over from my friend James Fleming in St. Johnston, Donegal.   A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian.   Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. Well there you have it.   The best documents I have found during my ten years of research.   If you are interested in obtaining any of the above items please contact me privately for details.   I do charge to recover copying and postage costs which is permissible under rootsweb policy. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2346 Message Board Post: Albuquerque Journal - December 3, 2003 Phyllis Sue Craig. For our Mom, the person who loved life and everyone she encountered. She passed away unexpectedly this past Saturday, November 29, 2003. Suzy is survived by three daughters, Stephanie, Jila, and Judi; four siblings, Mike, Kate, Paul and Kenny; and 13 grandchildren. We love you and miss you! Memorial services will be held Friday, December 5, 2003, at 11:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, with Pastor Dave Repp officiating. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE 823-9400

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Craig Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/1812.1 Message Board Post: Kelly, I have some information on your Philip Craig. I sent you a message about it a few weeks ago, but got no reply, so I assume your email address has changed since you posted this query. Let me know if you are still out there and still looking for Philip. Sarah

Any information on Clarion County Craigs would be appreciated. B. O'Connell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Craig, McFall (Mcphail), Mcilhenny, Schenk, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2345 Message Board Post: For those of you with an interest, I recently was on this site: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/html/craig.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2286.1.1 Message Board Post: My Samuel was from White Co, TN. He was born November 17, 1866. Thanks for replying but he never was in Ky.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CRAIG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/2286.1 Message Board Post: Christy: Which Samuel Craig are you talking about? My Samuel is from Scott County, Ky, born in Ohio.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2276.2.1.4 Message Board Post: You said that your William Craig married a Cameron. Was their daughter named Patricia?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2276.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: You asked me what my Martha Brown's maiden name was. It was Hutchinson (or Hutchins or Atchison.) You also asked what I knew about George A. Brown. I know nothing. He was my Great-Grandfather. Last known he was together with wife, Martha, in 1900 near Independence, Kansas. Soon after, they were supposed to have gotten a divorce. Can't find him after 1900. Do you know anything about him?

Clyde, do you have the names of the children of William R. Craig and his wife? I have a Joseph Craig who was orphaned in the Civil War; he was born in Georgia about 1855. I don't know his parents' names. His father went off the the CW and never returned. Joseph Craig first appeared in the 1880 Marshall County, Alabama census with an Alford family. Ladonna Viertel

> I am looking for information on parents of James > Craig b 17Sept. 1826 , > Kincardineshire, Scotland. Parents are John Craig > and Isabella Wood married 15 > Mar. 1818. Believe John died 17 Aug. 1841 and > Isabella 29 Apr. 1872. Need birth > of both. > We may have a connection, although you don't mention the village your people come from. I have all these CRAIG names in my tree more than once. Wondering if you've had the opportunity to order the death certificates of your John and Isabella to see if the birth dates are recorded? Here's my line: John CRAIG m. Isabella WOOD in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire in 1792. They had a son John born in 1797, although I don't know who he married, this may be him. My line is with his sister Isabel, b. 1802 who married James CRAIG, b. 1803. They also had a son John CRAIG b. 1840. Other children of John CRAIG and Isabella WOOD include Helen, Alexander, Margaret, Jean and George. James CRAIG's parents are George CRAIG and Isabella WOOD, who also had a son John CRAIG, b. 1801. I don't know who this John married either, but just a likely could be the one. Other children of George and Isabella were Elspet and Lily. Perhaps we can compare notes on the latter years to see if we can connect. I've found Portlethen and Banchory Devenick to be full of CRAIGs and WOODs, and they all seem to intermarry. It can get very confusing given they seem to share alot of the same forenames! Please feel free to contact me off-line at [email protected] Happy Hunting, Amy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

I am looking for information on parents of James Craig b 17Sept. 1826 , Kincardineshire, Scotland. Parents are John Craig and Isabella Wood married 15 Mar. 1818. Believe John died 17 Aug. 1841 and Isabella 29 Apr. 1872. Need birth of both.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/2344 Message Board Post: Hi Sue Martha Magraw Magness lived in Pea Ridge, James Charles Magness and Annie Martha Saltz Magness lived in Ak. and OK. not sure where abouts except they did live in kusa, OK. (Daddy) Auther James lived in Kusa most of the time there. When they lived on the reservation Daddy was alotted 10 acres per child, but you had to live on the reservation. He told all of us we would have to live in OK. and none of us wanted to do that.Did you know Norman Winton?Aunt Ella`s son. He lived in Norman OK. I went to see him just before he died, in 1982.Need Peggy email address Please. Nadine Winton/La Vette

Where was he from? And do you know when George W. was born and where? Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: [CRAIG-L] Re: WILLIAM T. CRAIG > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: craig > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/1619.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi. So far, I've identified two daughters--Connie and Lula; I've also located records showing he had three sons: J.J. (Joe), A. P. (Porter), and George W. I would like to hear from you again. > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > list manager > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: craig Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/1619.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi. So far, I've identified two daughters--Connie and Lula; I've also located records showing he had three sons: J.J. (Joe), A. P. (Porter), and George W. I would like to hear from you again.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morse, Atwood, Ryder, Fleming, Sears, Smith, Hopper, Hartley, Craig, Wilson, Johnsey, Barnes, Duffel, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4IQ.2ACEB/2343 Message Board Post: I have a William Hartley married to Serah (or Sarah) Craig. I think they may have both been from Henry County, Indiana then ended up in Muncie. I have about 1917 for year William died & for Serah I have born about 1868 died 8-5-1954. They had a daughter Florence M. Hartley who married Revel Hopper. Revel & Florence are my husband's grandparents. Any info on the Craig side of this family would be a great help. Thanks in advance. Royce Ann Morse-Hopper

I am searching for the parents of William Riley Craig. Born in North Carolina in about 1827. He married Permilia Caroline Rice in Georgia on Nov. 5th,1846. They had 6 children. WRC enlisted in the Confederate army in Alabama, and died in Chattanooga Tenn. on April 22, 1863. He is my GGGrandfather. Clyde Wayne Craig

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/2342.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The William John Craig in my family tree..was born 27th December.1876

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Craig, McFall (Mcphail), Mcilhenny, Shenk, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/2338.6 Message Board Post: James, My g6 grandfather, Thomas Craig came to North America northern Ireland, with his brothers Moses, and John about 1730. Then settled in northern New Jersy. I searched high and low short of taking a trip to Ireland. Do you have any suggestions? Also, if you tell us the names of the two brothers, and any other petinent information maybe we can help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Craig, McFall (Mcphail), Mcilhenny, Shenk, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4IQ.2ACEB/2338.5 Message Board Post: James, My g6 grandfather, Thomas Craig came to North America northern Ireland, with his brothers Moses, and John about 1730. Then settled in northern New Jersy. I searched high and low short of taking a trip to Ireland. Do you have any suggestions? Also, if you tell us the names of the two brothers, and any other petinent information maybe we can help.