John Crawford

Bef 1718 - 1779  (~ 60 years)

• Name	John Crawford  [1]
  Born	Bef 1718
  	Estimate based on year his presumed first born son was born and that he was at least 21, which was the legal age of marriage for men in 1700s Colonial Virginia.
  Gender	Male
  Life event	25 Oct 1741	, Botetourt, VA   [2]
  	Son Josiah baptized
  Life event	21 Mar 1745	, Botetourt, VA   [2]
  	Son William baptized
  Address	1753	, Botetourt, VA   [1, 3]
  	He purchased 2 parcels of land, 158 acres, and 172 acres, for a total of 330 acres in the Craigs Creek and Pattersons Creek area from Rev. John Craig, Presbyterian minister who baptized at least two of John's children. The land was at the base of Crawford Mountain, 2,241 ft elevation, in current day Jefferson National Forest. The deeds were recorded in Augusta County; the area because Botetourt County in 1770.
  Life event	10 Oct 1765	, Botetourt, VA   [4]
  	10th October, 1765. George Poage and Rachel to William Logan, £115, 210 acres conveyed to George by Thomas Hadley, in Forks of James River and Craigs Creek, opposite John Crawford, land of George Poage. Tests: Andrew Crawford, Jonathan Richeson, John Kirkland.
  Religious denomination	1769	, Botetourt, VA   [2]
  	Presbyterian; representative of Craig's Creek Church along with Malcom Allen, James Wilson, James Robinson, Samuel Lawrence.
  Life event	27 Mar 1769	, Botetourt, VA   [5]
  	"Henry Pauling, Joseph Murty and John Potts - to view a road from Joseph Murty's house down Craig's Creek and Patterson's Creek into the main road from John Crawford's house to the Stone House."
  Died	Between Abt 1778 and Mar 1779	, Botetourt, VA
  	Per Teddy Brock, Crawford family email group
  Person ID	I589	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	---- MNU
  Notes	Suspected children based on family associations listed in will or will abstracts, land records, marriage records, and other information. John Crawford's will has not been located to confirm their names. A Botetourt County deed for William Crawford states that the original owner of the land was his father, John Crawford. [1] William Crawford's and Margaret Kilpatrick's son Robert K. Crawford married his cousin, Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of James Crawford and Jane McClellan. That implies that William and James are brothers, which means that John Crawford was also James' father. [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Crawford,   b. Abt 1739,   d. Bef Dec 1796, , Botetourt, VA  (Age ~ 57 years) + 2. Andrew Crawford,   b. Abt 1740,   d. Bef 9 Dec 1791, , Botetourt, VA  (Age ~ 51 years) + 3. Josiah Crawford,   b. Abt 1741, , Botetourt, VA ,   d. 1830, , Botetourt, VA  (Age ~ 89 years) + 4. William Crawford,   b. Abt 1745, , Botetourt, VA ,   d. Aft 13 Feb 1835, , Botetourt, VA  (Age ~ 90 years) + 5. James Crawford,   b. Between 1771 and 1775, , Botetourt, VA ,   d. Bef 20 Nov 1832, , Ralls, MO  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Craigs Creek and Pattersons Creek area of Botetourt County, Virginia John Crawford's 630 acres were likely near Bessemer at the base of Crawford Mountain. The star marks the approximate location.

  
  

  Documents

  John Crawford, last will and testament Written 24 September 1796 Proved December 1796 The will was found at the Botetourt County, Virginia Court House in Fincastle in August 1999. Peggy Miller transcribed it as closely as possible from a photo copy of the original will.

  
  

  Histories		William Crawford and Margaret Kilpatrick family, biographical sketch Excerpt from Botetourt County, Virginia, heritage book, 1770-2000, page 109.
  		Tracking Down Our Ancestors: James Crawford

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Botetourt Co., VA, heritage book, 1770-2000, Botetourt Heritage Book Committee, (Shirley Grose & Associates, Summersville, WV. 2001.), 975.583 H2. [S406] The Tinkling Spring, headwater of freedom, Howard McKnight Wilson, (Fishersville, Va., Tinkling Spring and Hermitage Presbyterian Churches, 1954). [S404] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia, Lyman Chalkley, (Rosslyn, VA : Mary S. Lockwood. 1999), Vol 3, pg 319. Deed Book No 5 Pg 527 - Rev. John Craig and Isabella Hellena to John Crawford, 1753, Craig's Creek. Teste: Thomas Gordon and Wm. Basken. Delivered: Wm. Ritchey, 7th April, 1778. Pg 530 - Same to same, 1753. Forks of Craig's Creek and Patterson's Branch. [S404] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia, Lyman Chalkley, (Rosslyn, VA : Mary S. Lockwood. 1999), Vol 3, p 431. [S404] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia, Lyman Chalkley, (Rosslyn, VA : Mary S. Lockwood. 1999), Vol 1, pg 156.