In the hopes of breaking into the Irish and Scottish origins of this family, I am posting our CRAIG first generations here. Crossing my fingers that someone might recognize something! William Craig, oldest known ancestor, was a SCOTTISH soldier, who was reportedly from CRAIGHEAD, SCOTLAND. To date, I have not found record of it's existence though. William Craig (possibly spelled CREAGUE) had two known sons, WILLIAM and JOSEPH. William Craig, a Presbyterian Ulster Scot, (born 1750 and died25 December 1836) who married Mary GAMBLE (born 1 June 1757 and died 2 June 1856); the couple lived near LOUTHERSTOWN, Barony of LURG, County of FERMANAGH, NORTH IRELAND. William and Mary had six children, all born in or near this town. (This is near Irvinestown) (1) JOHN CRAIG, born 18 May 1790 and died 12 April 1830 in Allegheny County, PA. He married ELIZABETH LIGGETT and they had five children: Joseph, Hugh, John, and two daughters who died very young. John and Elizabeth emigrated in 1822 and settled first in WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA and soon thereafter, near Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA. (2) ANN CRAIG, born 10 August 1792 and died 23 May 1843. She married WILLIAM JOHNSTON and they had a large farmily, all or most born in Ireland. She emigrated to Indiana County, PA in 1824. Identity of children not yet known. (3) MARGARET CRAIG, born 10 February 1795 and died 27 October 1884 in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, PA. She emigrated to the US in 1824 with her parents, and married JAMES CAMPBELL, son of Alexander Campbell and Margaret Johnston in March 1826. They had seven children: Ann Jane, Margaret, John Otis, Alexander Samuel, Mary, James, and Mary. (4) PATRICK CRAIG, born 24 August 1796 and died after 1845. He married ? Robinson in Ireland and they had at least three children: William, Mary Ann, and Margaret. He emigrated to western PA via Boston, MA in May of 1845, most likely settling in Allegheny County, PA (5) HUGH CRAIG, born 12 August 1799 and died 26 May 1876 in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, PA. He emigrated to the US between 1818 and 1819, first living in Pittsburgh before coming to Armstrong Township, Indiana County, PA. He married BARBARA RAMSEY, daughter of John Ramsey and Jane McFarland in 1836 and they had five children: William, Jane, Mary, Ann Margaret, Hannah, John, and Sarah. (6) William Craig, born 10 April 1803 and he died in New Castle, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, date unclear. Allied lines to this family are: ANTHONY, LIGGETT, ROBINSON, CAMPBELL, GAMBLE, DOUTHIT, RAMSEY, WALKER, JOHNSTON, SHIRLEY, FLEMING, MILLER, STAUNTON/STANTON, SHIELDS, SPEEDY, SHARP, MCNUTT, NEAL, WARNER, BURCHFIELD, HARBISON, FEZER, COCHRAN, FOUTS, FRAILEY, WIGGINS, LOWRY, SMITH, LYTLE, RANKIN, DEVLIN, BECKWITH, BASH (lots more) Many thanks for taking the time to read this long post. Our website hasn't been updated yet to correct the original errors, so anything here supercedes what is on the website, but it will changed soon. Thanks for your patience! Regards, Lynnette Burge http://members.aol.com/lynburge