Person:Edward Crawford (6)

m. 1740
  1. Margaret Crawford1739 -
  2. Lt. John Crawford1743 - 1832
  3. William Crawford1744 - 1792
  4. Rev. Edward Crawford1748 - 1822
  5. Rev. James Crawford1752 - 1803
  6. Alexander Crawford, II1753 - 1830
  7. Rebecca Crawford1753 - Bef 1807
  8. Elizabeth CrawfordAbt 1754 -
  9. Margaret CrawfordAbt 1755 -
  10. Robert CrawfordAbt 1757 -
  11. Samuel Crawford1759 -
  12. Martha CrawfordAbt 1761 -
  13. Mary CrawfordAbt 1763 -
m. 1771
  1. Samuel Leake Crawford1778 - 1865
  2. William Crawford1790 - 1820
  3. James Crawford1792 - 1852
  • HRev. Edward Crawford1748 - 1822
  • WJane McDonald1772 - 1822
m. 24 Jun 1795
  1. George M. Crawford1796 - 1859
  2. John Crawford1798 -
  3. Lucy Crawford1800 -
  4. Mary Crawford1810 - 1840
Facts and Events
Name Rev. Edward Crawford
Gender Male
Birth[1] Apr 1748 Mountain View, Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage 1771 Hanover County, Virginiato Lucinda Morris
Marriage 24 Jun 1795 Montgomery County, Virginiato Jane McDonald
Death[1] 25 Dec 1822 Glade Springs, Washington County, Virginia
Burial[2] 1822 Glade Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia

Edward Crawford was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's: [unless listed otherwise]

  • Vol. 2 - Crawford vs. Hine- O. S. 199; N. S. TO--Bill, 1804. In 1782 Rev. Edward Crawford of Washington County, entered 218 acres on Little Guyandotte in Montgomery County, now Kenawha County. In January, 1783, he entered 252 acres adjoining. James Hines, under direction of Thomas Tease, deputy surveyor of Montgomery, made the survey for 2,610 acres adjoining Fry's military survey at mouth of Little Guyandotte, in 1785. In 1781 Jno. (James) Madison entered 1,000 acres about 15 miles above mouth of Big Guyandotte about 21 miles away, which Madison assigned to said Hines, and Hines made another survey for orator, Rev. Edward Crawford, without orator's knowledge, on 18 Mile Creek, which falls into the Ohio about three miles above Little Guyandotte, and a grant was issued to orator. Hines assigned the 2,670 acres to Thos. Hannan. Copy of entry by Rev. Edward Crawford for 252 acres dated 28th January, 1783. Copy of entry by Rev. Edward Crawford for 2,418-1/2 acres, dated Ilth April, 1782. Flats and surveys. Orator had a son, Saml. L. Crawford. Thos. Tease deposes in Campbell County, Virginia, 29th April, 1813. John Vanbibber, aged 79, deposes in Mason County, Virginia, 12th April, 1813. Has been acquainted with Little Guyandotte since 1785 or 1786. John Alien deposes in Mason County, IfLth April, 1813. He lived at Point Pleasant, 26 years. Entry 17th September, 1782, by John Madison of Monongalia County, 1,000 acres on Ohio River. Entry 12th November, 1781, by Rev. M. James Madison, 1,000 acres. Jacob Persinger deposes in Botetourt, 22d April, 1813, he went with Cap. Arbuckle to keep garrison at Fort Randolph, which is now Point Pleasant. In 1776, in September, Thomas Toys, James Mooney, and deponent went down the Ohio to kill some buffaloe for the garrison. Chalkley's
  • 3 April 1798. John McDonald conveyed his interest in a tract of military land in Kentucky that he had purchased for $200 on 15 March 1797 from Joseph Trimble, containing 800 acres to Edward Crawford for 400 dollars; "I assign the within obligation, with the benefits arising therefrom, to the Rev. Edward Crawford, of Washington County and State of Virginia, being value received, without recourse. Witness my hand and seal, this third day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight. (Signed) John McDonald [Seal]. Two penal bills, for 200 dollars each, were executed by Crawford to McDonald, as the price agreed to be paid him. [Unfortunately, the deed from Trimble to McDonald was a forgery and as such, Crawford filed suit against McDonald in Superior Court of Chancery for the Staunton District. This case "Crawford vs. McDonald" was heard on 24 March 1808 on appeal and Edward Crawford lost the appeal. (Virginia Reports: Jefferson-33 Grattan, 1730-1880, 189-193)].
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).

    Note: Edward Crawford's birthdate is variously listed as "April 1743", "April 1745" and "April 1748" in IGI submissions.

  2. Find A Grave.

    Rev Edward Crawford
    Birth: unknown
    Death: Dec. 25, 1822

    Family links:
    Parents:
    Alexander Crawford (1715 - 1764)
    Mary McPheeters Crawford (1716 - 1764)
    Spouse:
    Jane Crawford (____ - 1822)*

    Siblings:
    Edward Crawford (____ - 1822)
    Alexander Crawford (____ - 1830)*
    William Crawford (1744 - 1792)*
    Martha Crawford Craig (1752 - 1823)*
    Rebecca Crawford Sawyers (1753 - 1841)*
    James Crawford (1753 - 1803)*

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41551787&ref=acom

  3.   Summers, Lewis Preston. History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870. (Richmond, Va: J.L. Hill Print. Co, 1903)
    pg. 575.

    EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE.

    From an early day in our history the need of an institution of learning that would afford educational advantages of a high order was keenly felt, and for many years the practicability of establishing such an institution was discussed by the leading citizens of this section of our country, but no practical results were obtained until about the year 1833. Colonel William Byars, Tobias Smith, Alexander Findlay and the Rev. Creed Fulton, about this time, undertook the establishment of such an institution in this county, and had made some progress, when the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at its fall session of 1835, held in Knoxville, Tennessee, resolved to establish in Southwestern Virginia a manual labor college, and soon thereafter, on the 9th of April, 1836, Colonel William Byars and Alexander Findlay purchased from George M. Crawford and the other devisees of the Rev. Edward Crawford, 554 1-2 acres of land for the sum of $4,158.75.

    The lands thus purchased were situated on the waters of Cedar creek, described in the deed as the waters of the Little Holston creek, and were the same lands that were surveyed by John Buchanan, deputy surveyor of Augusta county, for Colonel James Wood, on the 26th of March, 1874 and the 24th of March, 1749. These lands were devised by Colonel Wood to his wife, Mary Wood, and by her conveyed to James Dysart and Matthew Ryburn, executors of John Beattie, deceased, and by Dysart and Ryburn conveyed to the Rev. Edward Crawford, and by the Rev. Edward Crawford devised to his children by his wife, Jane.*

    The Holston Conference, at the same time that it decided to establish the manual labor school in Southwest Virginia, commissioned the Rev. Creed Fulton as an agent to solicit funds for the undertaking, which duty he immediately proceeded to discharge. Upon his return from Knoxville, a meeting of the citizens of the upper end of this county was held at the Old Glade Spring Church, having for its object the obtaining of subscriptions for the enterprise. This meeting was largely attended and $5,000 was subscribed to the enterprise at that time and place, and soon thereafter another meeting was held in Abingdon at which a subscription equally as large was obtained. In the meantime Colonel William Byars, Alexander Findlay and Tobias Smith were furnishing the money and were giving their time to the erection of buildings upon the location selected for the school, being the lands purchased by Byars and Findlay from George M. Crawford and others.

    *The will of Rev. Edward Crawford was probated on January 21st, 1823. Tobias Smith was the first subscriber, his subscription being $500.