I'm researching James CRAWFORD, b~1746 possibly in VA. I need help in confirming the following outline that my cousins and I have assembled: (1) We calculated that he was born about 1746. We are guessing in VA and that his father's name was John. (2) We assumed from a sketchy and slightly erroneous biography published in 1881 that he married Elizabeth ENGALD (sp?) in Surry, NC (from tax records) about 1770 (from childrens' 1850 and 1860 census records). (3) We have located tax records in Surry, NC for James CRAWFORD and his possible father in law, Joseph ENGLAND (sometimes INGLAND), in Surry, NC in 1772. (4) We are guessing that he moved to the Watauga Settlement (later Washington Dist) in western NC about 1777 to be with his brothers, Moses and Samuel, who participated in the Cherokee land purchases of Sycamore Shoals along with consortium leader Jacob BROWN in 1775. We are uncertain of this because the Watauga CRAWFORDs (Moses, Samuel, James, Rev War Major and TN legislator John of Knoxville, and youngest brother Isaac) owned property in Buncombe Co, NC in the 1790's before moving to TN by 1800. Nevertheless, Joseph ENGLAND and James CRAWFORD were taxed in Watauga in 1778. If our James was the James mentioned in the biographies of Watauga resident/Rev War Col/TN Gov John SEVIER, then our James probably was born in Augusta Co, VA. (5) The first undisputable record of our James appears in the 1785 GA land grant series to out of state residents which we haven't yet viewed. The land was granted in Washington Co, GA in Mar 1785, then transferred to Franklin Co, GA after that land office was established in Sep 1785. The location of the land was in what became Pendleton Dist, SC in 1788. (6) Court records appear in 1786 in Franklin Co, GA for James CRAWFORD. (7) The full family appears in the 1790 census of Pendleton Dist, SC. (8) James and Betsy had the following children: John (b1770) Salley (NUNN) (b1772) Moses (b1772) Elizabeth (THRASHER) (b1776) Joseph (b1778) Vineyard (b1780) Jesse (b1784) Colby (b1786) Casander (CLARK) (b1788) Rachel (ASHMORE) (b1790) Mary (BROCK) (b1793) Samuel (b1796) and Russell J (b1798). Details of this family's history after 1790 along with supporting references can be found at my website. Briefly, in 1803 James moved across the Tugaloo River to Franklin, GA, then to Lincoln Co, TN about 1808, then James was granted land in 1810 in Madison Co, MS Territory which became Limestone Co, AL in 1818. James and Betsy died about 1825. James children lived in GA, TN, AL, TX, and AR. One son migrated to IN and some of those grandchildren to IA and MN. I am specifically looking for evidence supporting our guesses of this family history before 1785. Any descendents of 1790-1850 Knox Co, TN CRAWFORDs could provide substantial help. Also, descendents of Isaac CRAWFORD of 1820 Lincoln Co, TN could provide help. Dr. Kevan Crawford http://pages.prodigy.com/crawford.kevan/