John came to America in 1643, bringing his grown son, David with him to Virginia. It is believed that he was a widower. His wife and parents are unknown.
In 1667, John and David, together received a land grant of 1,000 acres in James City County from Gov. William Berkeley when they brought 20 people to Virginia to settle and develop land. Nine years after that grant, John turned against Gov. Berkeley because he thought Berkeley was not protecting the settlers against the attacks of the Indians. He joined Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion of Gov. Berkeley and was killed.
This must have been embarrassing to son, David who received a total of six land grants and possibly other favors from Gov. Berkeley. David was said to have made arrangements to have his father buried in Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass., probably out of respect to Gov. Berkeley.
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Sources
1. Crawford Genealogy Notes by Mrs. Lucinda Frances on David S. Payne Genealogy, World Connect, Rootsweb.ancestry.com.
2. Crawford Family History, Part 1 & 2 by Bob Chope.
3. Book: Giant Days or The Life and Times of William H. Crawford by J.E.D. Shipp (1909).
4. Wikipedia: David Crawford (Colonel).
5. Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion
6. Wikipedia: Governor William Berkeley.
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Note: It was previously believed that this John Crawford was an Earl and the son of Malcolm Crawford and his wife, Margaret Cunningham. Their son, John died in 1622 in Scotland. There were many John Crawfords, who came to America from Scotland. Google lineage book on Crawfords: A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Aryshire, by George Robertson, published in 1823,
page 232.
In 1667, John and David, together received a land grant of 1,000 acres in James City County from Gov. William Berkeley when they brought 20 people to Virginia to settle and develop land. Nine years after that grant, John turned against Gov. Berkeley because he thought Berkeley was not protecting the settlers against the attacks of the Indians. He joined Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion of Gov. Berkeley and was killed.
This must have been embarrassing to son, David who received a total of six land grants and possibly other favors from Gov. Berkeley. David was said to have made arrangements to have his father buried in Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass., probably out of respect to Gov. Berkeley.
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Sources
1. Crawford Genealogy Notes by Mrs. Lucinda Frances on David S. Payne Genealogy, World Connect, Rootsweb.ancestry.com.
2. Crawford Family History, Part 1 & 2 by Bob Chope.
3. Book: Giant Days or The Life and Times of William H. Crawford by J.E.D. Shipp (1909).
4. Wikipedia: David Crawford (Colonel).
5. Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion
6. Wikipedia: Governor William Berkeley.
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Note: It was previously believed that this John Crawford was an Earl and the son of Malcolm Crawford and his wife, Margaret Cunningham. Their son, John died in 1622 in Scotland. There were many John Crawfords, who came to America from Scotland. Google lineage book on Crawfords: A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Aryshire, by George Robertson, published in 1823,
page 232.
John came to America in 1643, bringing his grown son, David with him to Virginia. It is believed that he was a widower. His wife and parents are unknown.
In 1667, John and David, together received a land grant of 1,000 acres in James City County from Gov. William Berkeley when they brought 20 people to Virginia to settle and develop land. Nine years after that grant, John turned against Gov. Berkeley because he thought Berkeley was not protecting the settlers against the attacks of the Indians. He joined Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion of Gov. Berkeley and was killed.
This must have been embarrassing to son, David who received a total of six land grants and possibly other favors from Gov. Berkeley. David was said to have made arrangements to have his father buried in Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass., probably out of respect to Gov. Berkeley.
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Sources
1. Crawford Genealogy Notes by Mrs. Lucinda Frances on David S. Payne Genealogy, World Connect, Rootsweb.ancestry.com.
2. Crawford Family History, Part 1 & 2 by Bob Chope.
3. Book: Giant Days or The Life and Times of William H. Crawford by J.E.D. Shipp (1909).
4. Wikipedia: David Crawford (Colonel).
5. Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion
6. Wikipedia: Governor William Berkeley.
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Note: It was previously believed that this John Crawford was an Earl and the son of Malcolm Crawford and his wife, Margaret Cunningham. Their son, John died in 1622 in Scotland. There were many John Crawfords, who came to America from Scotland. Google lineage book on Crawfords: A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Aryshire, by George Robertson, published in 1823,
page 232.
In 1667, John and David, together received a land grant of 1,000 acres in James City County from Gov. William Berkeley when they brought 20 people to Virginia to settle and develop land. Nine years after that grant, John turned against Gov. Berkeley because he thought Berkeley was not protecting the settlers against the attacks of the Indians. He joined Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion of Gov. Berkeley and was killed.
This must have been embarrassing to son, David who received a total of six land grants and possibly other favors from Gov. Berkeley. David was said to have made arrangements to have his father buried in Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass., probably out of respect to Gov. Berkeley.
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Sources
1. Crawford Genealogy Notes by Mrs. Lucinda Frances on David S. Payne Genealogy, World Connect, Rootsweb.ancestry.com.
2. Crawford Family History, Part 1 & 2 by Bob Chope.
3. Book: Giant Days or The Life and Times of William H. Crawford by J.E.D. Shipp (1909).
4. Wikipedia: David Crawford (Colonel).
5. Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion
6. Wikipedia: Governor William Berkeley.
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Note: It was previously believed that this John Crawford was an Earl and the son of Malcolm Crawford and his wife, Margaret Cunningham. Their son, John died in 1622 in Scotland. There were many John Crawfords, who came to America from Scotland. Google lineage book on Crawfords: A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Aryshire, by George Robertson, published in 1823,
page 232.
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