Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Moses Crawford and Nancy Scroggs




Husband Moses Crawford 1 2

           Born: 1772 - Kentucky 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1831 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Mary Jamieson (1790-1864) 3



Wife Nancy Scroggs 1 4

            AKA: [Unk] Scroggs 3
           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Mary Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Donaldson (      -Bef 1880) 1 4


2 M Samuel Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



3 F Jane Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Hartman (      -Bef 1880) 1 4


4 M John Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 M David Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



6 M Allen Crawford 1 5 6

           Born: 1804 - Pennsylvania 1 4 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1872 - North Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 4 6
         Buried:  - Covode Cemetery, Covode, Indiana Co, PA
         Spouse: Nancy Brown (1806-      ) 1 4 6
           Marr: 1826 1 4


7 F Ann Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Robb (      -      ) 1 4


8 M James Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Wallace (      -      ) 1
         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )


9 F Elizabeth Crawford 1 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Matthews (      -      ) 1 4



General Notes: Husband - Moses Crawford


He was born in Kentucky, migrated to Wheatfield township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, in 1798, and removed to what became known as the Moses S. Crawford farm, East Mahoning township, in 1818. The Crawfords were among the first pioneers north of the Purchase Line in Indiana County.

He was a cooper and carpenter but gave most of his time to farming. During the War of 1812 he served as a scout. He was a ruling elder in the Gilgal Presbyterian Church. In politics he was a Whig.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 470.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 769, 1086.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 769.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1087.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 769, 1087.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 70.


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