Gary: It may very well be a lot of help. I'll admit when I used the researchers in England, I didn't give them all the varieties of spellings that you listed. Saxon would explain a lot where our physical attributes are concerned. WHEN I find something I'll post it to the list. Thanks for a lead! Donna (Clem) Arthur Gary Craig wrote: > Dale ... When I was researching my William Craig in Edgar County, Illinois, > I first found him in Indiana... during that search we turned up another > William Craig (unrelated) in that same area. I seem to remember some similar > time frames on some of that family compared to mine but the name Roderick > never cropped up. Roderick/Roderick (as I understand it) is, as you > indicate, a totally English name.... Have you tried the other spellings... > Craige, Kraig, Kreig and the like.... English it may have been but it could > have been from the Saxon lineage and been Kreig or the like. Anyway... not > much help ... but ....good luck! > Gary D. Craig > garygdc@att.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale K. Arthur" <darthur@iquest.net> > To: <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 8:41 AM > Subject: [CRAIG-L] Persecution and US move > > > Posting again, 'cause it has been awhile. > > > > My first Craig ancestor to come to America was Rodrick Craig, b. abt > > 1740 London England. Now, no matter how I attack it, I can't find > > parrish records indicating a line of Craigs in that area (haven't been > > to England but using their genealogical services) that would explain him > > or his ancestors living in that area. Rodrick was in the King's service > > when he came to America, but fought in the Revolutionary War on the side > > of the colonies. > > I'd like to find out about Rodrick's parents, siblings, etc. Since > > he was born in England, were they a family that was misplaced by the > > things happening in the message from Gary Craig? Were they originally > > in Scotland or Ireland? And if so, was it only his parents who were > > pushed out? What about aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.? > > I have so many questions about this, but haven't asked the right > > ones yet, as I've found no answers. > > Can anyone on the list fill in any of the blanks on Rodrick's > > history? I know he ended up in Indiana - I've taken photographs of his > > tombstone and it is still legible after 160 years or so. It is a > > Revolutionary War soldier stone. > > > > My line is as follows: > > me - b. 1948 IN > > James E. Clem b. 1918 d. 1996 (born and died in IN) > > Charles E. Clem b. 1897 d. 1981 (b. & d. IN) > > Clara (or Clarinda) Belle Craig b. 1874 d. 1945 (b. & d. IN) > > David Craig b. 1852 d. 1935 (b. & d. IN) > > Daniel Craig b. 1822 d. 1896 (b. & d. IN) > > William Craig b. 1781 North Carolina d. 1873 Indiana > > Roderick (Rodrick) Craig b. 1740 London, England d. 1854 Indiana (not a > > typo) > > > > Thank you for any help you can provide! > > Donna (Clem) Arthur > > > > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > > All material sent through Craig-L > > is copyright 2000 by its original author > > permission must be obtained from the original author > > for the reuse of any text, "whole or in part". > > Craig Genealogy Web Page > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9791 > > > > > > ============================== > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > > your heritage! > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > All material sent through Craig-L > is copyright 2000 by its original author > permission must be obtained from the original author > for the reuse of any text, "whole or in part". > Craig Genealogy Web Page > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9791 > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp