Can anyone tell me who the William Craig is that was granted land in Roane Co, TN? Everyone seems to rule out William Craig that married Ester Montgomery. Anybody have any guesses/assumptions? Janice Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: Jess Long <longjohn@wt.net> To: 'janice Cook' <htjc@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:56 PM Subject: RE: [CRAIG-L] Craig's Roane Co, TN & Maury Co, TN > I believe the William Craig that you mention in Maury Co., TN, is my ancestor, > William Craig, b. 18 Nov. 1773, Orange Co., NC, d. 13 Oct. 1840, Mt. Pleasant, > Maury Co., TN. He married Mary "Polly" Blackwood on 15 Nov 1797, in > Mecklenburg Co., NC. The family then migrated to Maury County, TN, where > William's grandfather, David Craig, Sr., had been granted some 3200 acres of > land for his service in the Revolutionary War. David Sr. died in 1785, but his > heirs settled the grant in Maury Co. > This grant, recorded in the Sec'y of State office, Nashville, TN, is No. 13350, > Warrant No. 706, dated July 10 1784, and issued by John Armstrong, Entry > Officer of Claims for NC, Western Land of soldiers and officers, was given to > David, his heirs, > et al, by the State of Tennessee. The land, 3200 acres by survey bearing June > 1 1820, in Maury Co., TN, signed by Joseph McMinn, Governor. There is another > land grant of 640 acres in Green Co., TN. > > I have no information on any land for this family in Roane Co. > > Jess Long > > > > On Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:56 PM, janice Cook [SMTP:htjc@bellsouth.net] wrote: > > Hello Peggy, > > > > I, myself didn't look this up, but a close cousin of mine went looking > > yesterday and found this information, and related it to me by phone. So we > > were wondering who everyone was, and was trying to come up with different > > conclusions. > > > > So what you are telling me is that your William Craig was on the 1812 Tax > list > > in Maury Co, TN. I see now where I made an error. All the people I listed > > were granted land. This was not a tax list. > > > > Are you telling me because William Craig was in Maury Co, TN that the William > > Craig that was granted land in Roane Co, TN in 1815 isn't the same William > > Craig? > > > > Janice Cook > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >