'Crawford11'Index links to: Lead / Letter
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

 

 

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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