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Descendants of John Craig

3. GEN. ALEXANDER⁷ CRAIG (JOHN⁶, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, SIR. WILLIAM³, JAMES OF² CRAGY, JOHANNES¹ DEL CRAG) was born 1807 in Butler County, Donnegal Twp., and died 1839 in Butler County, Donnegal Twp.. He married (1) JANE MOORHEAD, daughter of SAMUEL MOORHEAD and AGNES CRAIG. She was born 1795. He married (2) SARAH UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1810, and died in Butler County, Donnegal Twp..

Notes for GEN. ALEXANDER CRAIG:
Additional noted by Mother Clawson: -
A Rattlesnake Flag was presented to Alexander Craig's mother or our mother's great grandmother in 1775.

Before Pittsburgh was laid out in lots the first sale of land was to a Craig from Fort Pitt. Across the river in Allegheny he owned the first salt works and the first glass works. A Craig was on the first board of trustees of the Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh and he was the editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette in 1833 and started the first daily paper in that city.
Mother's great, great grandfather Craig was captured by the Indians near packsaddle, east of Blairsville, on way to Ligionier for supplies for Fort Shields near New Alexandra.
Some of these are notes taken from the book, "The Rolling Years," by Agnes Sligh Turnbull. By W. S. Clawson.
Among many other regrets regarding our relatives is the fact that we did not ask mother for information regarding her father's brother's and sisters. There were several and her notes mention none of them in much detail. Gen. Alexander Craig, the second son, was with Washington when he crossed the Delaware. He fought at Princeton and Trenton. Samuel, Jr. had harrowing experiences when he was captured by the Indians and thrown into the river, being pushed under the water repeatedly but finally won the admiration of the braves, and his singing voice finally won him a right to live while other prisoners were killed with the tomahawk. Craig was sold to the English for a gallon of whiskey and finally exchanged to the Colonial Army as a prisoner of war. He returned to the Loyalhanna farm.
One of the treasured possessions of the family for years was the celebrated rattlesnake flag which was adopted as the banner of the men of Westmoreland County who fought in the Revolution. It was six feet, four inches long by five feet ten inches wide, made from an English ensign. It was of crimson silk, having in a corner of a blue field the red and white cross of St. George and St. Andrew. In the center was a rattlesnake, ready to strike, above the words, "Don't tread on me." worked in gold. The flag was carried by Lieut. Samuel Craig when the battalion was called to the defense of Philadelphia in 1???. Above the snake was the initial "P" for Col. Thomas Proctor and just below the initial appears the letters "I.B.W.C.P." Independent Battalion, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
On the death of Colonel Proctor, the flag passed to General Alexander Craig. It stayed in the family until 1914, when it was bequeathed by Jane Marie of New Alexandria to the state museum at Harrisburg, and was escorted east by a State Police Guard of Honor.

The people of New Alexandria played an important part in the Whiskey Insurrection and when William Findley, a member of State House of representatives went to Redstone Old Fort (Brownsville) to attend a meeting designed to seek repeal of the excise tax, he was afraid that only violent people would attend and radical resolutions be made so he asked John Moore, a justice of the County Court of Westmoreland, John Shields, great grandfather of Mrs. Cook and Captain Samuel Moorhead to accompany him. The Presbyterian church split on the question of the Whiskey Insurrection.
The members of the Presbyterian church later were ordered not to take part in the slave question, however, many did and some became members of the "Underground Railroad" which helped southern slaves to escape north.
Miss Janet Sligh has compiled a history of this section of Pennsylvania.

Those of you interested in the ALEXANDER CRAIG line of Augusta County, VA may
want to know that Sunday I found the "old" cemetery of the Lebanon
Presbyterian Church at Bells Valley in Augusta County, VA A. It is separated
from the present cemetery and church by about two miles, being north on route
42, about 250 feet off the western side of the road, just below a wood yard.
It is so overgrown that it is not recognizable as anything but unkempt woods.
There is no apparent right of way. The owner of the wood yard house above the
cemetery (north) is Jim Gum. He is a fine man, and readily allows access to
the cemetery by parking in front of his house, climbing the barbed wire
fence, and walking the 150 feet to the cemetery. In it a a dozen or so
apparent stones, including that of Robert Craig 1780-1872 and his wife
Margaret. He was the son of Alexander Craig, both of whom lived on the
Little Calf pasture Valley at the foot of Brown's Mountain. I was thrown off
the location of their lands for a couple of years by a bad assumption on my
part, and was looking around Fordwick, which is a mile NE of Craigsville. The
site is actually several miles south of there. Could find no evidence of the
old R. S. Craig mill. I have no proof that Robert's middle initial was
"S"except that is what is on Jedidiah Hotchkiss' map of 1874.

Am in process of getting the cemetery cleaned up, inventoried, and
accessible. Sometimes the latter is quite difficult and costly, but nothing
ventured, nothing gained. When all that is done I will post the results to
this forum. Meanwhile I will be happy to provide whatever I can to those
seeking information about Alexander Craig line of Augusta
County.KY.TN.IN.Colorado. I have some interesting 100 year old letters about
them that their descendants may enjoy if only I can find them.

Daley Craig
daleycraig@cs.com

More About GEN. ALEXANDER CRAIG:
E-Mail (Facts Pg) 1: Feb 22, 2002, Shirley Bartlett Concerning Will & Estate
Estate Declaration: 1839, Image Located in Scrapbook
Will: 1839, Image Located in Scrapbook

Notes for JANE MOORHEAD:
Grandfather's sister, Jane Moorhead, married Maj. John Hill, and they were parents of Rev. George Hill, father's first cousin.

Children of ALEXANDER CRAIG and SARAH UNKNOWN are:

	i.		JOHN⁸ CRAIG.
	ii.		THOMAS CRAIG.

4. SAMUEL⁷ CRAIG (JOHN⁶, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, SIR. WILLIAM³, JAMES OF² CRAGY, JOHANNES¹ DEL CRAG) was born 1795 in [Bef] Ireland, and died 1850 in South Carolina. He married ELIZABETH ANDERSON. She was born in Bef., and died 1850 in Bef..

Notes for SAMUEL CRAIG:
NOTES: FTM: "Century Review of Maury Co." contains statements from Stephen S. Craig & George W. Craig that their grandfather was Samuel Craig. We have not been able to locate Samuel in any records. One possibility is that `Samuel` was a middle name. There is a John Craig in Fairfield Co., SC in 1800 who has children matching the ages of Robert R., and George A. Also, two houses down from this John is a Joseph Miles, suggesting that this could be the father of Rachel, who married Robert R. Craig. The is merely speculation, however and for now we will refer to the father of Robert R., George A., and Samuel Jr. as `Samuel.` He apparently died before 1820, when Elizabeth and her children moved from S.C. to Franklin Co., TN. The circumstances which caused the move from SC to TN are not known. Perhaps they followed relatives or neighbors or perhaps they had received a portion of a land grant from a father or grandfather. See Eliz Anderson Craig for further notes.

An Additional Helping of "Pi on the Floor" August 1968
[Property of Gertrude Clawson George, West Lebanon, PA]

Page 1
After many months of research in an effort to produce somewhat of a genealogy of four families we are now convinced a course of study on the subject should be made available to those who have such ambitions.. Such a course should provide information regarding the tracing of ancestral lineage, etc. and help avoid errors and omissions. It is our hope that this supplement .wilt prove to be the epilogue to a work time has been most interesting and gratifying despite many errors and omissions

In this last effort we arc indebted to our mother and her thoughtfulness in leaving notes which have recently been discovered among our filed papers, but not catalogued. We also refer to notes mailed to us by the Librarian of the Indiana County, Pa library and the Samuel Craig, Senior genealogy, including his descendants as compiled by Jane Maria Craig and published tor private distribution in 1915.

The Craig Genealogy goes back to when they moved from their original home in Scotland to England where they used their education to advantage and after reading "Calvin's Institutes" soon imbibed and openly professed the Protestant doctrines. The date 1684 is given as the year Andrew Craig arrived in this country and settled in New Jersey.

Our Grandfather Joseph Moorhead's mother was a Craig and. a descendant of Samuel Craig, senior.

Our friend the County Librarian wrote us as follows - "Your Grand father's history, is correct as you have it in your "Pi on the Floor." [Viola Clawson wrote some of this].

Both paternal and maternal lines from North of Ireland ancestry. Revolutionary stock through Grandmother Agnes Craig. Samuel Moorhead's Grandfather was born in Cumberland County Pennsylvania in 1769. He was a tanner by trade and became quite wealthy. Was the owner of eight or ten large farms. He died in 1853 at 84 years of age.

Samuel Craig and his three oldest sons, John, Alexander and Samuel, Jr. fought in the Revolution. The father lost his life, like William Burbridge, through the perfidy of the Indians. He was appointed a lieutenant and commissioner at Fort Ligionier and his duties required him to procure salt for the garrison. He was waylaid. His mare was found pierced by eight bullets but Craig was never heard of again nor his body found.

John Craig, the oldest son, when scouting gin the vicinity of Fort Wallace, near Blairsville, was pursued so closely by Indians that he had to throw away his gun to outrun them. After the Revolution he moved to Freeport.

I do have a Samuel Craig as a brother of Pleasant (David?) or (David?)
Pleasant Craig. I believe their father was William Craig. There were also 6
other children. I am a descendant of Pleasant Craig. Any information you
might have on the North Carolina Craig's would be helpful. Thanks for
answering back so quickly.

My grandmother's maiden name was Craig and I am doing research on my
ancestors. I don't know if the information you have is my ancestors but
would be interested in checking it out. The first ancestor I have listed
is
Pleasant (David ?) or (David)Pleasant Craig but no information on him.
The
Craig line that I descended from settled in North Carolina for awhile and
migrated eventually to Missouri. Any information regarding the Craig's
that
might be my line would be appreciated.

Message Board Post:

Looking for parents or other ancestors of my grandfather, Samuel Craig. Census records list him as being born Oct 1854 in either Indiana or Illinois. His parents were born in Indiana and Ohio. He had a sister, Evie Paul. He was in Kansas in the late 1870s where he married Ella McKay. His first child, Claud Craig, was born in Kansas in 1879. Sam and Ella were in Washington state in 1891 as his first daughter, Pansey Irene Craig, was born there in 1891. Ella died when Pansey was only a few months old. He married Avia Nickson in 1896 in Leland, Nez Perce county, Idaho. Avia was my grandmother. Together they had 9 children. I know there are many Samuel Craigs, but hoping someone might have information on this one.

Message Board Post:

I have some info I would like to share with anyone searching Craig Genealogy. I have history dating back to 1750's and immigration to US via Wales via Scotland around that time. Mostly factual, some conjecture on the part of my Grandfather Rush Warren Carter (adopted name) born 1899 who had a rich Craig history handed down to him and wrote as book titled "Tales of Leavenworth" with the history of Craigs settling in Harrison County Indiana. Anyone interested please contact me. Sincerely, Cindy O

More About SAMUEL CRAIG:
E-Mail (Facts Pg) 1: Nov 17, 2001, Email

Notes for ELIZABETH ANDERSON:
Cont. from husband Samuel CRAIG (2) In 1823, Elizabeth and family, relocated to Maury Co. which had first been settled 17 years earlier. They made their home in what is now called `Howard`s Bend.` Some of their neighbors included James Holland, Robert Thompson, James Galloway, James Freeland, and William Gilliam. In 1850 Census Elizabeth was living with her son Samuel in `Cheek`s Bend`. That is the last record we have of her. [Bill Thrasher/GENE1-0001]

Children of SAMUEL CRAIG and ELIZABETH ANDERSON are:

	i.		ROBERT RANDALL⁸ CRAIG, b. South Carolina; d. Nov 18, 1854, Gilliam-Rook Cem., Maury Co., TN.
	ii.		GEORGE A CRAIG, b. SC Abt..
	iii.		MARGARET CRAIG, b. Abt. 1804-1810; d. Mar 09, 1849, Maury Co., SC; m. THOMAS BALLARD, Jan 04, 1842.

Notes for MARGARET CRAIG:

Silver Creek Church Records show that she married Thomas Ballard, January 04, 1842 in Maury Co.

Silver Creek Church Records show that she married Thomas Ballard, January 04, 1842 in Maury Co.

	iv.	MARY CRAIG, b. Born 1804-1810; d. 1842, Before; m. THOMAS BALLARD, Nov 13, 1837.
8.	v.	JOHN CRAIG, ESQ, d. Jul 26, 1819, South Carolina.
	vi.	SAMUEL CRAIG, JR.

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