Person:John Craig (97)

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Capt. John Hawkins Craig
b.14 Mar 1763 Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
d.8 Apr 1852 East Bend, Boone, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Capt. John Hawkins Craig1763 - 1852
  2. Capt. Elijah Craig1764 - 1813
  3. Elizabeth Craig1766 - 1833
  4. Lewis Elijah Craig1769 - 1836
  5. Mary 'Polly' Craig1771 - 1819
  6. Sarah Craig1772 - 1859
  7. Benjamin Craig1774 - 1851
  8. Jeremiah Craig1775 -
  9. Rev. Francis Craig1777 - 1852
  10. Phillip Hawkins Craig1779 - 1831
  11. Nancy Craig1780 - 1865
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Mar 1802
  1. Delilah CraigAbt 1802 -
  2. Franklin Volney 'Frank' CraigAbt 1804 -
  3. John P. Craig1806 - 1868
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. John Hawkins Craig
Gender Male
Birth[2] 14 Mar 1763 Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Marriage 17 Mar 1802 Woodford County, Kentuckyto Sarah 'Sally' Snelling
Death[2] 8 Apr 1852 East Bend, Boone, Kentucky, United States
Burial[2] Craig Cemetery, Beaverlick, Boone, Kentucky, United States
American Revolutionary War Veteran
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Craig, John Hawkins - entered service 1780 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia; born 3/1763; moved in 1781 with father & family to Kentucky, where entered service at Bryants Station; granted Pension 1833 in Boone County, Kentucky, where he died 4/8/1752; married 3/1802 to Sally S. Snelling, Woodford County, Kentucky; widow granted Pension & granted Bounty Land Warrant there in 1853 abt. age 86; no mention of any children; soldier was brother of Lewis & they resided in youth in Fredericksburg, Virginia; query letter in file 1912 from descendant Frances E. Emerson, Plymouth, Indiana; query letter in file 1930 from great grandson Henry H. Craig states soldier's daughter-in-law was living in 1904 at age 89, further soldier's eldest son of John Hawkins Craig, Sr., born probably 1732 in Spotswood, Virginia, married in Virginia Sally Paige, came to Kentucky in 1781 with family, & died in Boone County in 1814, who was also defender of Bryant's Station during siege. F676.

References
  1.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    1850 United States Federal Census
    Name: John H Craig
    Age: 87
    Birth Year: abt 1763
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1850: District 1, Boone, Kentucky
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 43
    Household Membesr:
    Name Age
    John H Craig 87
    Sally S Craig 84
    Franklin Craig 46
    Delilah Maybury 50

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 65362701, in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Apr 2024.
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