Person:John Craig (116)

Records in Pennsylvania

1750: Hanover, East End, List of Taxables: John Craig [Centennial. The Settlement, Formation and Progress of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1785-1876, by George H. Morgan, of Harrisburg. Historical Sketch of Dauphin County, PA, pg. 19]

22 July 1754, Petition to Gov. Hamilton for defense against French and French Indians, John Craig among many others signing. [Centennial. The Settlement, Formation and Progress of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1785-1876, by George H. Morgan, of Harrisburg, Historical Sketch of Dauphin County, PA, pg. 22]

1756: Some time in the latter part of October, the Indians again visited Hanover township, where they murdered, under circumstances of much cruelty, several families, among whom was one Andrew Berryhill. On the 22d of October, they killed John Craig and his wife, scalped them both, burned several houses, and carried off Samuel Ainsworth, a lad about thirteen years old. The next day they scalped a German, whose name has not been given.

Many of the settlers had fled, and not a few were killed. The writer examined the tax collector's duplicate of several townships, for 1756, and found, from entries made in these, by the collectors, that in East Hanover Township, the following had fled from their houses: Andrew Karsnits, John Gilliland, John McColloch, Walter McFarland, Robert Kirkwood, William Robison, Valentine Stoffolbeim, Andrew Cleaman, Rudolph Fry, Peter Walmer, John McColloch, James Rafter, Moses Vance, John Brower, Frederick Noah, Jacob Moser, Philip Mauerer, Barnhart Beshore, Jacob Beshore, Matthias Beshore, William McCullough, Philip Calp, Casper Yost, Conrad Cleck, Christian Albert, Daniel Moser, John McClure, John Anderson, Thomas Shirley, James Graham, Barnet McNett, Andrew Brown, William Brown, Andrew McMahon, Thomas Hume, Thomas Strean, John Hume, Peter Wolf, Henry Kuntz, William Watson, John Stuart, John Porterfield, David Strean, John Strean, Andrew McCrath, James McCurry, Conrad Rice, Alexander Swan, John Grean.

Andrew Berrihill, killed; Samuel Ainsworth's son was taken; John Craig, killed, and a boy taken captive. The whole tax duplicate contains about a hundred names.[The History and Topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties [Pennsylvania]: Containing a Brief History of the First Settlers, Notices of the Leading Events, Incidents and Interesting Facts, Both General and Local, in the History of These Counties, General & Statistical Descriptions of All the Principal Boroughs, Towns, Villages, &c., with an Appendix ... Comp. from Numerous Authentic Sources, by Israel Daniel Rupp, 1846, pg. 125-126]

Dauphin Co. Pa. Mortgage Book I Indentured 17 May 1795 between Isabel Sloan, Robert Kirkwood and Sarah his wife George Sloan and Rosannah Sloan all of West Hanover Township of the one part and William Willson of the same place. Proprietaries by patent dated 28 January 1743 confirmed to William Hime a tract of land ad adjoining William Watson, James Clark, James Greenlee, John Watson containing 163 acres. William Hume and Frances his wife by indenture 22 January 1744 confirmed to Samuel Blunston the aforesaid tract of Land. Samuel Blunston died 29 September 1745 without wife or issue and the estate descended to two nieces viz., Sarah the wife of Peter Worall and Hannah wife of Thomas Pearson. The aforesaid heirs conveyed to John Craig 11 April 1749 and the said John Craig died intestate leaving issue Sarah Craig intermarried with David Allan, Mary Craig intermarried with Archibald Sloan (father of the said Isabel, Sarah, George and Rosannah Sloan) John Craig and Isabel Craig. Letters in the estate of John Craig were issued 1 October 1757 and David Allan was appointed Administrator and sold the land 22 September 1760 to Brice Innis (deed recorded in Lancaster) Brice Innis and wife 16 May 1761 confirmed the land to John Craig. John Craig and Sibby his wife conveyed to William Willson. Now Isabel Sloan, Sarah Sloan intermarried with Robert Kirkwood, George Sloan and Rosannah Sloan in consideration of fifty pounds each paid by William Alexander and James Ross Executors of the last will and testament if Sarah Allan deceased late of Carlisle county of Cumberland, convey to William Wilson. p255

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/109580997/person/272038955028/facts

2.   Genealogy.com.

   Dauphin Co. Pa. Mortgage Book I, pg 265, 17 May 1794.
   Isabel Sloan et al to William Wilson 17 May 1794 between Isabel Sloan, Robert Kirkwood and Sarah his wife, George Sloan & Rosahah Sloan all of the twp. of West Hanover in Dauphin Co. Penn and William Willson of the twp., county and state aforesaid of the orther part.Whereas ...... 28 Jan 1743 did grant and confirm unto William Hume.... and wife Francis his wife on 17 Jan 1744 sold unto Samuel Blunston,....died...no heirs... two nieces..Sarah the wife of Peter Worall and Hannah the wife of Thomas Pearson and they sold 7 Apr 1749 to John Craig.John Craig died ....leaving issue: Sarah Craig the wife of David Allan and Mary Craig the wife of Archibald Sloan (the father of the sd Isabel Sloan, Sarah Sloan, George Sloan and Rosannah Sloan) John Craig and Isabel Craig.... John Craig ..death on 1 Oct 1757 by William Plumstead Esq.
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   Western Pa. Genealogy Quarterly - Vol. 10 p. 270 says:John Craig of Hanover twp. Lancaster Co. Pa. died intestate 1760 Children Sarah m. David Allen, Mary Craig m. Archibald Sloan of Hanover twp. Isabel m._?_ Watson, John Craig m. Sables Boggs of Rapho twp. in 1773, lived in Western PA 1800.
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   Married by Rev. Roan according to PA. archives
   
   https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/craig/3484/

3.   History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: with maps of the U.S. & Dauphin County town & township maps, 1875. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950)
   pg. 137.

   [1756] Sometime in October that year, the Indians again visited Hanover township, where they murdered several families in a most brutal manner, among whom was one Andrew Berryhill. On October 22 they killed John Craig and his wife, scalping both of them. They burned several houses and carried off Samuel Ainsworth, a lad but fourteen years of age. The next day a German was scalped. On May 16, 1757, eleven persons were killed at Paxtang by Indians, and August 19th following fourteen people were killed and taken from M.Sankey's congregation, and one man killed near Harris Ferrv-

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   The colonial accounts reveal some Craig problems with Indians. In Franklin county, [s/b Lancaster County] John Craig and his wife Isabel of East Hanover township were scalped by Indians in 1756; Samuel Craig was killed by Indians while on his way to Fort Ligonier in 1777; while Daniel Craig of Washington county married the widow of Thomas Urie who had been murdered by Indians in 1790.
   
   https://selectsurnames.com/craig/

5.   Find A Grave.

   John Craig
   Birth unknown
   Death 22 Oct 1756
   Burial
   Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard
   Grantville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
   
   There is a photo of his old tombstone in East Hanover Township, Dauphin Co., PA, Bicentennial Celebration, 1776-1976, Ruth Carlson Editor, Bicentennial Book Committee (page 196) on page 66. The caption beside it says: Old tombstone has been restored "Memory of JOHN CRAIG and ISABEL his wife who were killed by the Indians October 22 in the year 1756.
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9375501/john-craig

6.   Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.

   Name: John Craig
   Event Type: Burial
   Death Date: 1756
   Burial Date: 22 Oct 1756
   Burial Place: East Hanover Township, Old Hanover Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County [later Dauphin Co], Pennsylvania, USA
   Denomination: Family History
   Organization Name: Gerberich Collection
   
   

7.   U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930. (Ancestry.com [database on-line]).

   Name: John Craig
   Event: Death
   Spouse: Craig
   Death Date: Abt 1756
   Death Place: Hanover, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
   Newspaper: Boston: Various Newspapers
   Publication Date: 22 Oct 1756
   Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
   Call Number: 109363