Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Maj. James Crawford and Agnes McDonald




Husband Maj. James Crawford 1 2 3

           Born: 1730 - Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1812-1817
         Buried:  - Pine Creek Cemetery, near Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co, PA


         Father: John Crawford (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Rosanna Allison (      -      ) 1 2 3



Wife Agnes McDonald 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Pine Creek Cemetery, near Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co, PA


         Father: Capt.  McDonald (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Elizabeth Crawford 1 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Erie Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Maj. James Crawford


He was born in Hanover township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, but in 1770 was a resident of Northumberland County, living along the west branch of the Susquehanna. He was a member of the convention of July, 1776, which framed the first constitution of Pennsylvania and served in the revolution. He was commissioned major, October 8, 1776, of Colonel William Cook's regiment of the Pennsylvania line. He resigned October 12, 1777, on account of being deprived of his rank, but proposed to serve through the contest at his own expense. Afterwards he filled the offices of sheriff, commissioner and justice of the peace.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 97.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 46.

3 Margaret White Loomis, The Presbyterian Families of White, Crawford, Hanna and Sharp (Winnetka, IL: Self-published, 1940), Pg 9.


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