THOMAS CRAIGHEAD, son of Rev. Thomas and Margaret Craighead, was born in Ireland, in 1702, and removed with his father to New England in 1715, and from thence to White Clay Creek, Delaware, where he resided on his farm* until his death in August, 1735.
He married, near Boston, Margaret Brown, daughter of George Brown, merchant, near Derry, in Ireland. Her oldest brother, Robert John Brown, was a merchant, and removed to Carolina, where he died. Margaret was born in Ireland in 1702, died September 13th, 1765, and was buried, with her husband and her husband's mother, in White Clay Creek graveyard. A large slab is over their graves, with this inscription, " In memory of Margaret, the wife of the Rev. Thomas Craghead, who died in 1738, aged 74 years ; and of Thomas, his son, deceased in 1735, aged 33 years ; and of Margaret, his wife, who died in 1765, aged 63. Descended from religious families, they were eminent for piety, much esteemed in life, and lamented in death."
* Purchased by Rev. Thomas in 1727, and contained 402 acres.
