My Craig line is from Burke Co., NC Aaron Craig b. 1795 in Burke Co.,NC is my gggrandfather. I am seeking his father and wife Sarah from where the came from. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Neal ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:22 AM Subject: [CRAIG-L] CRAIG, PERSON, MAXWELL connections Neal, Saw your postiings. Where are your Craigs from? I have Craigs too. My Craigs were from PA and DE. I believe they, in some cases, lived on the boundaries of counties connecting to both states, as well as counties that were changed due to boundary changes over the years that made them born in one state and livng in another at a later date. The Craigs are related to the Pierson's and Mawell Families. In fact I believe the Pierson's married into the Craigs and the Craigs married into the Maxwell families. I also believe that for the Piersons that their property, a farm in particular, was built on the line between MD and PA, and when some of them were born, while living in MD they were actually born in PA because of the location of the actual birth. This was a bit confusing until I met a relative on line who knew the history of their residences. My Pierson connection to the CRAIG Family is Ann PIERSON, She married Jacob CRAIG some time before 1810, They had at least one child, Rachel CRAIG. Rachel CRAIG married William MAXWELLon April 23, 1829. William & Rachel had had 8 sons including Jacob C. MAXWELL b 1831. Their other sons were: Joseph, William,. George S., Franklin C. , Richard, Alexander D. and Marshall P. Jacob married twice 1. Elizabeth Ann Warrick and had 2 children Rachel MAXWELL and Amos MAXWELL. Jacob was widowed a little over a year after Amos was born. He married 2. Mary Olivia Millard and had 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Susan. Amos C. MAXWELL married Annie E. DAVIS Annie & Amos had 8 children (possibly 9, if so I havent found #9.I have copies of the birth records of most of these children The birth records of the children are not numbered correctly. 2 children a couple of years apart are the same number child in birth order and there is a missing number or two between all of them. Some day that might be cleared up. Just a little something to keep the mystery going.) Their 3rd child (2nd daughter) Hattie is my gr grandmother. Hattie MAXWELL married William Bellew COX and was widowed while their only daughter Esther G. COX was a young child. She married Joseph A. McMULLEN, ( who by the way is also a direct descendant of the PIERSON family, through Ann PIERSON.) They were 4th cousins, dont know if they knew it, or it could be how they met. Both were widowed early and had children. Esther G. COX married John Washington BRITTINGHAM, they had 3 children in the late 1920's -1930's all are deceased. One was my mother. So this little circle of life connects the PIERSON, CRAIG, MAXWELL,DAVIS, BRITTINGHAM, COX, MCMULLEN, (BELLEW is the maiden name of William Bellew Cox's mother). This family appears to have been from many areas of the 3 bordering states of Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. From Chester County & Lancaster Co, PA to Cecil County and Wicomico County MD, and New Castle to Sussex Counties, Delaware. Some even as neighbors living across the street from each other yet in different states. One more thing. Jacob Craig was the son of Jacob Craig and Mary West m. abt 1768 (sorry I forgot I had this added this to my genealogy program. In additon to Jacob there were 6 more children: Nancy, Sarah, Mary, Jane, Rachel & William. Since there are Nancy and William, repeats of the names you have, there could be some cousin connection too. I dont know if this will help you with your lines. My line is 1. Ann PIERSON & Jacob CRAIG, 2. Rachel CRAIG & William MAXWELL, 3. Jacob MAXWELL & Elizabeth Ann WARRICK, 4. Amos C. MAXWELL & Annie E. DAVIS 5. Hattie MAXWELL & William Bellew COX, 6. Esther G. Cox & John BRITTINGHAM. Let me know if any of this helps. Take care. Vickie