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CRAWFORD FAMILY

Crawford Coat of 

Arms


History:

Our link to the Crawford Family is through Martitia Crawford, daughter of Joseph, and granddaughter of  Valentine Crawford, Jr .  Valentine and Joseph enlisted in 1854 and served during the French & Indian War. They later served in the Continental Army, Valentine as a colonel and both Wagonmaster and Secretary to General George Washington. Her uncle, William Crawford, served in the House of Burgesses in Colonial Virginia, and also as a Revolutionary War colonel. He was burned at the stake in Ohio by Indians while Simon Girty looked on. For a fuller summary of the Crawford Family history see this Crawford Family site.

Martita was one of nine children born in about 1820. She moved to Estill County with her family, and married William Cole there on October 1, 1803. William & Martitia farmed in Miller's Creek. She and William had 12 children, and the eighth, Sarah McDonald Cole, married Alfred York on 11 Nov 1839 in Estill County. Their daughter, Letitia Dow York was born in 1849. She married Richard Nathaniel Lyons in 1883 in Lee County, Kentucky and they resided in Proctor until about 1890 when they moved to Beattyville. Many other Crawford kin lived in this area, to include Emma Cole Eicem whose statement concerning the Crawford family may be seen here.

Source: Alan Cole’s Website, and his summary of information from the book The Brothers Crawford


Some Direct Descendants of Valentine Crawford

Valentine Crawford 1724 - 1777

.... +Catherine Unknown

........ 2 Joseph Crawford 1742 - 1830

.............. +Unknown Isaacs

...................William S. Cole 1777 - 1843

............................. 4 O.C. Cole 1805 -

................................... +Paulina C. Bennett 1815 - 1860

........................................ 5 O.C. Cole 1849 -

............................. 4 Silvester Cole 1808 - 1825

............................. 4 James Cole 1810 - 1864

............................. 4 John Cole 1811 -

............................. 4 Polly H. Cole 1813 -

................................... +Isaac Evans

............................. 4 William Cole 1816 - 1817

............................. 4 Oliver Cromwell Cole 1818 - 1847

................................... +Margaret Moore

........................................ 5 John H. Cole 1843 -

.............................................. +Elizabeth Palmer

.............................Alfred York 1814 - 1897

........................................ 5 William J. York 1841 -

.............................................. +Ellen Ketcham 1849 -

.................................................. 6 Robert K. Lee York 1870 - 1942

........................................................ +Priscilla Bell Mann 1886 - 1967

............................................................. 7 Elmer Joseph York 1908 - 1991

................................................................... +Maggie Polly 1907 -

............................................................. 7 Ellen York 1910 -

............................................................. 7 Mae York 1914 -

................................................................... +Jesse Moore

............................................................. 7 Albert York 1912 - 1916

............................................................. 7 Irene York 1918 -

................................................................... +Arlie Noble

.................................................. 6 Emma L. York Abt. 1872 -

.................................................. 6 Alfred H. York 1874 -

........................................................ +Lizzie Unknown

.................................................. 6 William D. York Abt. 1876 - 1918

.................................................. 6 John Stanley York

........................................................ +Florence Miller

.................................................. 6 Lizzie York

........................................................ +Jim Messer

.................................................. 6 Ellen York 1872 -

........................................ 5 Marticia Cole York 1843 - 1893

........................................ 5 Letitia Dow York 1849 - 1924

.............................................. +Richard Nathaniel Lyons, Sr. 1845 - 1919

.................................................. 6 William Alfred Lyons, Sr. 1885 - 1965

........................................................ +Lillie Porter 1888 - 1976

............................................................. 7 Dallas Texas Lyons 1907 - 1910

............................................................. 7 Eulela Lyons 1909 - 1986

................................................................... +Thomas Blakey Bef. 1920 -

............................................................. 7 Buleah Lyons 1912 -

................................................................... +Donald Delver

............................................................. 7 William Alfred Lyons, Jr. 1927 - 1999

.................................................. 6 Richard Nathaniel Lyons, Jr. 1887 - 1958

........................................................ +Nannie Mae Price 1910 - 1999

............................................................. 7 Zetta Lyons 1948 -

................................................................... +Mark Carroll 1949 -

........................................ 5 Jesse York Abt. 1851 -

.............................................. +Emily Gum Abt. 1851 -

........................................ 5 Mary Elizabeth York 1856 -

.............................................. +John Horn 1853 -

.................................................. 6 Ada Horn 1893 -

........................................ 5 Sarah G. York 1856 -

.............................................. +Jake Sams Abt. 1856 -

.................................................. 6 Alfred Sams Aft. 1870 -

.................................................. 6 Mary Sams Aft. 1870 -

........................................................ +Unknown Bennington -

.................................................. 6 Ida Sams Aft. 1870 -

........................................................ +Unknown Nickers

........................................ 5 Emma J. York Abt. 1859 -

.............................................. +Smallwood N. Howell Abt. 1861 -

............................. 4 William S. Cole, Jr. 1822 -

............................. 4 Barton W Cole 1825 -

............................. 4 John Cole 1827 - 1889

................................... +Elizabeth Unknown 1832 -

........................................ 5 Robert Cole 1853 -

........................................ 5 Dideamy Ann Cole 1854 -

........................................ 5 John M. Cole 1857 -

.............................................. +Lisa Jane Johnson 1857 - 1888

........................................ 5 Benegam French Cole 1859 -

........................................ 5 Medley S. Cole 1866 -

........................................ 5 Elizabeth Cole 1868 -

........................................ 5 Lelamy Cole 1870 -

........................................ 5 Margaret Cole 1872 -

............................. 4 Jesse Cole 1829 -

................... 3 William Crawford

................... 3 Valentine Crawford 1770 -

................... 3 Archibald Crawford 1772 -

................... 3 Austin Crawford 1776 -

................... 3 Lucretia Crawford 1778 -

................... 3 Cecilia Crawford 1780 -

................... 3 Gideon Crawford 1788 -

................... 3 Oliver Crawford 1786 -

........ *2nd Wife of Joseph Crawford:

.............. +Betsy Townsend

................... 3 Anna Crawford

................... 3 Ida Crawford

................... 3 Maude Crawford

................... 3 Nancy Crawford 1803 -

................... 3 Betsey Crawford 1805 -

................... 3 Joseph Crawford 1809 -

*2nd Wife of Valentine Crawford:

.... +Sarah Morgan Vance

........ 2 Moses Crawford 1748 -

........ 2 George Washington Crawford 1750 -

........ 2 William Crawford 1753 -

........ 2 Valentine Crawford 1755 -

........ 2 Elizabeth Crawford 1757 -

........ 2 Effie Crawford 1765 -

........ 2 John Crawford 1767 -

........ 2 Nancy Crawford

*3rd Wife of Valentine Crawford:

.... +Rachel Unknown

........ 2 Rachel Crawford 1775 -


Crawford Family Favorites:

* Crawford Surname Home


Links to our Ancestral Lines

Our Family


Sources

*    Alan Ray Cole's Home Page


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Updated   9:54 PM 1/28/2013
Mark S. Carroll