'Crawford11'
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Families covered: Crawford of Ballyshannon, Crawford of Crawfordsburn, Crawford of Drumark, Crawford of Donegal, Crawford of Lakelands
| Alexander Crawfurd of the Point, near Killybegs (to co. Donegal) | |||||||||||||||
| BLGI1912 reports that Alexander "settled in Donegal among the Scotch Colonists from Ayrshire early in the 17th century" and identifies the arms of this family as "Gu., a fess ermine, between three cross pattée arg.". | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ Crichton | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Crawford of Lifford, co. Donegal (a 1661) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Crawfurd possible intermediary generation | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Crawford of Killymard, co. Donegal (b c1660-5, d before 26.07.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Hugh Crawford of Drumark (b c1690-5, d after 27.02.1760) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Crawford of Donegal (b c1725, d before 19.12.1809) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Makelwaine (dau of James Makelwaine of Ballyshannon & niece of Rev. John Makelwaine of Gregstwn) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Crawford of Donegal | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Purviance | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Crawford of Garvagh, later of Farmhill had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stephenson | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | David Crawford of Shrewsbury had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bailey of Shrrewsbury | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Mary Jane Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Niblock | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue (dsp) - Alexander, Andrew | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Crawford of Ballyshannon (b 1759, d 08.11.1825, surgeon RN then MD) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Howard & Crisp, Ireland, vol 2 (1898), 'Crawford of Stonewold, Ballyshannon, co. Donegal', p29+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (18.08.1791) Sarah Caldwell (b c1767, d 18.02.1853, dau/heir of Rev. Robert Caldwell by Margaret, dau of Rev. Samuel Delap of Raan) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Robert Crawford, Provost of Ballyshannon (b 06.10.1792, d 26.10.1824) had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.09.1823) Frances Forbes (dau of James Forbes of Danby in Ballyshannon) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | James Crawford of Montreal, Canada (b 20.021794, d 28.12.1855) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emma Matilda Platt (dau of John Platt of Montreal) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Samuel Crawford of Ballyshannon (b 06.04.1795, d 28.03.1881) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.07.1823) Margaret Duncan (b 19.06.1799, d 20.06.1876, dau of John Duncan of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | John Crawford of Cartron Abbey & Longford (b 06.01.1800, d 10.03.1860, 6th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Crawford (dau of Rev. George Crawford (Vicar-General of Ardagh)) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | William Crawford of Shrewsbury (b 01.05.1801, dsp 06.10.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Morris (d 21.05.1867, Mrs. Hunt) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Andrew Crawford (b 01.05.1802, d 04.02.1873) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Emma Coyne | |||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Margaret Crawford (b 05.11.1803, d 28.02.1865) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.08.1829) James Cochrane of Edenmore (d 29.07.1887, son of John of Edenmore by Anna Maria, dau of Rev. Joseph Kincaid) | |||||||||||||||
| (viii) | Mary Crawford (b 13.09.1803) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.05.1824) Robert Warren of Crookstown House (b 07.03.1794, d 07.05.1879, Rector of Kennaway) | |||||||||||||||
| (ix)+ | other issue (d unm) - David (b 02.06.1797, d 03.10.1820), John (b 29.05.1798, d 29.03.1799), Hugh (b 26.12.1809, d 19.03.1810), Hugh (b 21.03.1815, d 16.06.185) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Andrew Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Fanny Kincaid | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - James (dsp), David, Joseph of Dublin, Andrew (to Tennessee, USA), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Jane Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nathaniel Nilson | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Mary Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jamces Cochrane of Edenmore | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Hugh Crawford of Drumark had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Crawford | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Robert Crawford (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Bell Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catherine Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Zaccheus Cochrane of Edenmore | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Isabella Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Knight | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Jane Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Purviance | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Mary Crawford (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Hewet | |||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Robert of Killymard, James of Donegal | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Crawford (d before 12.07.1661) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Crawford | ||||||||||||||
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| BLGI1912 identifies the arms of this family, quartered with those of Sharman, as "gu. on a fess erm. between three mullets arg., two crescents interlaced or". | |||||||||||||||
| William Crawford of Crawfordsburn, co. Down (a 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1672) Helen Stewart (dau of Colonel Robert Stewart of Irry) apparently wife of William, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Crawford of Crawfordsburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Crawford (dau of _ Crawford of Ballysavage) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Crawford of Crawfordsburn (d 04.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mabel Johnson (dau of Hugh Johnson of Rademon, sister/heir of Arthur of Rademon) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Crawford of Crawfordsburn (d 04.1827) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1774) Maria Kennedy (dau of Hugh Kennedy of Cultra) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Arthur Crawford of Rademon, Sheriff of co. Down (b 1786, dvp unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Mabel Crawford of Crawfordsburn (d 21.12.1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.12.1805) William Sharman of Moira Castle, later William Sharman-Crawford of Crawfordsburn, Sheriff of co. Down (MP) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Arthur Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1794) Theodsia Waddell (dau of James Waddell of Springfield) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Crawford (d 1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Ferguson (dau of John S. Ferguson of Ballysillan) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Crawford (dsp 1872) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Cairns (dau of William Cairns of Parkmount) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | John Crawford of New Orleans had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Mackintosh | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | James Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Jane Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1795) Francis Savage of Hollymount (MP) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | William Crawford of Lakelands, co. Cork | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Cooke | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Crawford of Lakelands (d 1840) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1813) Dulcibella Morris (dau of Abraham Morris of Dunkettle) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Jane Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1807) Jonas Morris of Dunkettle | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (d unm) - George (d 1864), 3 other daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1799) Mary Uniacke (dau of James Uniacke of Castletown) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Mary Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1825) Robert Gordon of Florida Manor | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Louisa Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1846) Arthur Johnston Sharman-Crawford of Crawfordsburn | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | other issue - Robert (d unm 185), Henry (d unm 1890, Captain), Catherine, Frances, Emily | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Jane Crawford (d unm 1836) | ||||||||||||||
| vi. | Anne Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1774) James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Mary Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1789) David Gordon of Florida Manor | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLGI1912 ('Crawford of Stonewold')
(2) For lower section : BLGI1912 ('Sharman-Crawford of Crawfordsburn')
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