Rev. Thomas Craighead was "relieved" of his position of minister at the Pequea Church in Lancaster County. This was due to a disagreement between he and his wife. Thomas insisted on moving his son and daughter-in-law into the parsonage, which his wife disagreed with. Thomas refused to serve communion to his wife because of this family dispute. The congregation took the side of the wife and Thomas then moved to the Middle Spring and Big Spring Presbyterain Churches in the Newville area of Cumberland County. This was in October of 1738, so he became the very first Presbyterain minister to become pastor of a church west of the Susquehanna River. His son, Alexander, also a Presby. minister, installed his father into this position. Thomas died in the pulpit of the Big Spring Church as he was giving the benediction at the close of his sermon in April, 1739. Rev. Alexander left the area and became a minister in N. Carolina. This Rev Thomas was born in Scotland, son of Rev. Robert.. Thomas and his wife were parents to four sons and one daughter (Thomas, Andrew, Alexander, John and Jane).. Thomas (jr), was born in Ireland in 1702. He married Margaret Brown and they had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Capt. James Mackey, and secondly married Rev. Matthew Wilson. There is much more Craighead genealogy at the Cumberland County Hitorical Society.