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Samuel CRAIG

Samuel CRAIG

Male 1760 - 1807  (47 years)

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  • Name Samuel CRAIG 
    Born 1760  York, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Jul 1807  Greene, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60  Christian Eller
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2021 

    Father John CRAIG 
    Family ID F6625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Innes BURNS,   b. 1768, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1858  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1789  Chester District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
     1. Mary McCoy "Polly" CRAIG,   b. Dec 1791,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nancy Ann CRAIG,   b. 1794, Greensville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1883, Greeneville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Eleanor Ann CRAIG,   b. 1794, Greeneville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jane Innis CRAIG,   b. 1798, Greeneville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1846, Rutherford County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     5. James A. CRAIG,   b. 1802,   d. 1884, Morristown, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. John CRAIG,   b. 1803,   d. Oct 1831  (Age 28 years)
     7. Samuel CRAIG, , Jr.
     8. Robert Burns CRAIG,   b. 1806,   d. 1882, Johnson County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • EFA Research - People
    Craig, Samuel (1760-1807)    		Craig, Samuel (1760-1807)
    The confusion of two Samuel Craigs who served in the American Revolution. Ours was not Captain Craig.

  • Notes 
    • Samuel CRAIG joined Pa. Troops at the age of 15. Samuel CRAIG was reportedly the commander of Gen. Washington's Body Guards. Samuel CRAIG was wounded in battle of Paola (1777). He suffered a knife or bayonete wound in the face.However, this account is debated. Samuel CRAIG married in 1789 & moved to Greene Co. Tenn. He is part of the Craig family that came over from Ireland and settled and founded the town of Easton, Pennsylvania. He had seven brothers, [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Lynch, Bob D.

    2. [S199] Temple, Mary B., date from her book, location from Bob D. Lynch.

    3. [S412] "Notable Men of Tennessee" by Mary B. Temple, Mary B. Temple, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t3cz3h95g&view=1up&seq=7.