I don't know anything about your John, but he sounds like a fascinating person and you are literally "getting into" his life................ -----Original Message----- From: TRKutz@aol.com <TRKutz@aol.com> To: CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 21, 2000 6:38 AM Subject: [CRAIG-L] John Craig - PA - 1750-1800 >I am attempting to locate info on a John Craig, supposedly born in the "craig >settlement" of Cumberland Co, PA (not the Craig "Irish" Settlement of >Northampton Co.) sometime in the mid-1700's. This settlement was located in >the area of the present-day Camp Hill, PA. > >He fought in the Rev War, joining Capt Hendricks' Company of the PA Rifle >Battalion in July 1775. He was involved in the siege of Boston, and was part >of the force that attacked Quebec with Benedict Arnold (and was NOT captured) >on Decmber 31, 1775. > >After his company was disbanded (due to the loss of 75% of the company from >death/capture), he joined the 2nd PA battallion as a 2nd Lt. He stayed w/the >unit when it was reformed to the 3rd Pa Regt, Continental Line, as a 1st Lt. >He later transferred to Moylan's 4th Pa dragoons as a Capt, and commanded a >company of dragoons until the end of the war. > >He later married Elizabeth CRAIG, sister of Col Thomas Craig (my >gggg-grandfather), through Thomas, the Elder, of the Craig Settlement, and >had children. > >I am looking for any additional information, as I am involved in Rev War >reenacting (is this carrying genealogy too far??!!), and my character is John >Craig. Thanks in advance for any help. > > >==== 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 > > >============================== >Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, >access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM > >