Eric ... good luck ... a lot of familiar names ... Including John W. ... that are present in my line but I can see no connection at this point .... (that fellow John Westley from Scotland sure gives us a lot of trouble) ... again ... good luck! Gary D. Craig garygdc@att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erickdm@aol.com> To: <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: [CRAIG-L] Re: CRAIG-D Digest V00 #300 > In a message dated 12/26/00 6:01:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, > CRAIG-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << This is what I have from a letter he wrote. The first CRAIG coming to > America was a highlander. He states that he came over when Lord Baltimore > founded his colony in Maryland, his name was 1) John CRAIG, blacksmith by > trade. He married and had a son John. Then after the revolution drifted > west > and settled in Mecklinburg County North Carolina where the next 2) John > CRAIG > was born. After a few years when this John CRAIG was ten years old they > crossed over the Blue Ridge into West Tennessee where he grew up. 1) John > CRAIG had the following children: James, John, Joseph, Solomon, Hannah, > Nancy > and Elizabeth (Betsy). 2) John CRAIG had the following children: Eliza A. > CRAIG, Hanford A., Sarah A., Nathan B., Joseph, Benjamin, Mary J., John > Wesley and Nancy J. Any of this sound familiar? >> > > The information above comes from a remarkable letter, written by John W. > Craig, then of California but originally from Clay County, Illinois. The > letter was shared with me recently by Linda McKeand of Reno, Nevada, a direct > descendant of John W. Craig. > > I am a descendant of James Craig, son of John Craig listed above. These > Craigs moved from North Carolina to Smith County, Tennessee in about 1804 > and settled on Rawls Creek. John Craig died there in 1836. In those days, > Smith County was considered to be in "West" Tennessee, although now we > consider it a part of Middle Tennessee. Based on the census listings for him > in 1820 and 1830, he was born in the 1760s. So far, we have not discovered > the name of his wife. > > John Craig of Smith County, Tennessee had the following children: > > 1. James Craig (b. NC ca. 1787) who was my direct ancestor. He married > Susan, and was living in Smith County, Tennessee as late as 1850, but > apparently soon followed some of his children to Southern Illinois. > According to John W. Craig's letter, he then moved to Cape Girardeau, > Missouri, where he died. > 2. Jane Craig. Probably single. Nothing further known. > 3. John Craig, Jr. (1794-1857) who moved to Clay County, Illinois. He > married Nancy Bishop, daughter of Jones Bishop of Smith County, Tennessee. > 4. Rachel Craig, who married Willie Harris. My research indicates that they > moved from Smith County, Tennessee to Madison County, Tennessee in the 1830s. > 5. Hannah Craig, wife of Basil Davis. This family moved to Madison County, > Tennessee, then to Arkansas and part of them also went to Clay County, > Illinois. > 6. Joseph Craig appears also to have gone to Madison County, Tennessee. > 7. Elizabeth Craig, married William Vinson/Vincent. > 8. Nancy Craig, married William Scaief and went to Clay County, Illinois. > 9. Solomon Craig, died when a young man according to John W. Craig's letter. > > I would be very interested in corresponding with anyone who is descended from > this family. > > Erick Montgomery > > > ==== 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 > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >