Thanks for posting this, as I have some Craig's also in my lines farther back, haven't tried to look into thema s yet! Though perhaps will get to this summer on my trip up that direction! Anybody else post more?! How about Wrights, which I know are rampant in Beaver county! Mine was Jonathan Wright/JOhn Wright. Cathy Raber ----- Original Message ----- From: aceso225 To: [email protected] Sent: 2/17/03 7:18:59 PM Subject: [PABeav'r] More Craig Orphans Court, Docket One (I believe the 'p' represents the petition number. It is not a page number) p. 11 CRAIG, Alexander, decd. June 1, 1796. On petition of Charles, eldest son of Alexander Craig, adjoining land of James Perry, George Loveless David Thompson; and also a lot on Coal Hill. Alexander David left a widow Sarah, and four children, to wit: the petitioner, Adam; Margaret, wife of James Colhoon (the younger); and Sarah (a minor). p. 88 Craig, Alexander, decd. March terms, 1804 Sarah Craig Charles Craig, administrators of Alex Craig, late of St. Clair Twp., decd., filed their account. p. 122 Craig, Alexander, decd. On petition of John Caldwell wife Sarah (late died leaving a widow four children to wit: Sarah, Charles, Adam Margaret; and possessed of certain properties, to wit: a tract of 294 acres on Perry's Run in Elizabeth Twp, adjoining land of James Perry, Robert Craighead, Daniel Thompson the Monongahela River; and lot no. 52 on Coal Hill. p 123 Craig Alexander, decd. Report of the valuation of the property. The land on Perry's Run could not be divided without slpoiling the whole. The land on Coal Hill was divided among Adam, Margaret Sarah, the heirs of Alexander Craig, decd. ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== ---------- ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use ---------- When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571 sourceid=1237 --- Cathy Raber --- [email protected]