CRAIG GENEALOGY

Looking for Descendants of Samuel Craig

Samuel Craig, Born 1760 believe in York County, Pennsylvania. He married Jane Innis (Burns) Craig around 1790 in Chester County, South Carolina. They moved to Greeneville, Tennessee where Samuel died in July of 1807. His wife Jane was born 1768 and died at Greeneville in May of 1858. They had eight children.

Mary McCoy "Polly" (Craig) born December 1791 who first married James Temple and they had several children. She next married Henry Allen Farnsworth, no children with him..

Nancy Ann (Craig)born 1794 and died 1883 at Greeneville, Tennessee. Nancy was never married.

Eleanor Ann (Craig) was born in 1795 and married William Anderson in Greene County, Tennessee. They moved to Washington, D. C.

Jane Innis (Craig)born 1798 and died 1846 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She married William Twitty and they had several children who after their parents had died they all went to live in South Carolina.

James A. Craig was born 1802 and died 1884 near Morristown, Tennessee where he lived for several years. He had several children with descendants still living there. He married Celia Jordan (Donaldson) who was B. 1816 and died near Morristown in June of 1877.

John Craig,born 1803 and died October of 1831. Believe he never married.

Samuel Craig was named for his father. He married a descendant of the famous Cherokee woman, Nancy Ward. He married Eliza Lucinda (Harlan). They came over the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma with their family. Later they moved to Johnson County, Missouri. Craig County, Oklahoma is named for his son Granville, Craig.

Robert Burns Craig, was the last child born to Samuel and Jane Innis (Burns) Craig in 1806 in Greene County, Tennessee, and died 1882 in Johnson County, Missouri.. He married Elizabeth (Mitchell) in Tennessee and they moved to Johnson County, Missouri where both died. They had several children in Johnson County, Missouri. His picture on right. Any information you can give me on any of the above please send. Other family on the tree of over 3 thousand now are Campbell, Coats, Durall, Farnsworth, Horn, Larison, Lynch, Maxson, Mayfield, McCampbell, McDonald, McCannon, Morley, Naff, Paxton, Robinson, Schuth, Snyder, Taylor, Temple, Twitty, Underwood, Watson, Wilhoit, Williams, Wilson, and many more. Will share information. Book is being worked on now on the Craig line.

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