Ida, Sorry, this is not my Crawford line. My Crawfords settled in the Botetourt County area of Virginia. Then sometime between 1750 and 1800 they moved to the Giles County area of Virginia. From there to Watauga County, NC and then to Ashe County, NC and then to Wilkes County, NC. Ed ---- IDAMADISON@aol.com wrote: > Ed, > Was your earliest Crawford in NC, perhaps in Rutherford Co? > > My line is John Crawford, Rutherford Co. (this is a maybe, as he sold land > to my ancestor shortly after he married, rather cheaply, thus we think > John was his father.) > > George Washington (Wash) Crawford bn NC ca. 1787, died Fannin Co., GA > > Levi Crawford born abt 1824, NC-Rutherford Co. or maybe TN., died Rhea Co. > TN > > Willard Elisha Crawford born Apr 1862 Winston Co. AL, died OK 1916 > > Benjamin Harrison Crawford, brn 15 May 1889, Rhea Co., TN, died 1972 > Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA > > Elmer Lee Crawford born 15 Aug 1916, Creek Co., OK, died Dallas TX > > Me, Ida Crawford Madison > > Ida > > If God sends you down a stony path, > May He give you strong shoes. > > > In a message dated 5/1/2014 5:27:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > ecrawford002@triad.rr.com writes: > > Pat and All, > > My Crawford line is as follows: > > Myself, Edmond (Ed) Crawford > Father, John Richard Crawford - 1910 - 1989 > Grandfather, Joseph Chrismon Crawford - 1868 - 1954 > GGrandfather, William Montgomery Crawford, Rev. - 1842 - 1880 > GGGrandfather, John Crawford - 1807 - 1858 > GGGGrandfather, James Crawford - 1771 - 1848 > GGGGGrandfather, John Crawford - ? - 1796 > GGGGGGrandfather, John Crawford, Col. - 1687 - Bet. 1776 - 1779 > > If anyone who can connect with this line, I would love to hear from you > for the purpose of sharing information. > > Ed Crawford > Winston-Salem, NC > > ---- Patricia Casey <gntpat@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > First, I need to ask if you are related to a man named Justin Crawford. > He contacted me several years ago through Ancestry.com, because he'd seen > my family tree of Crawfords. > > At that time he was about to enter an Eastern Orthodox convent. We > exchanged a few emails then I lost contact with him. He did tell me of some > cousins who were from Botetourt County. > > Justin and his cousins were from the George Crawford line. George was > the brother of James Madison Crawford, my ancestor. > > James Madison's son James H Crawford was my grandmother's father. > > > > Justin also emailed me a probate account of Andrew Crawford where he'd > purchased a rather large amount of land for just a few shillings - before US > currency. > > He then sold the land to his oldest son for several thousands of > dollars. > > > > If you are of these Crawfords I'd love to hear from you. I've been in > Virginia and have driven down the Appalachian Road, perhaps right by > Craig's Creek area. > > This land is probably one of the few places I'd like to visit to see > where ancestors lived and worked. > > > > Pat Casey > > > > gntpat@comcast.net > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CRAWFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CRAWFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CRAWFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message