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Colonel Robert Craven 1696 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1696

Birth Location: Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1762

Death Location: Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Craven

Mother: Rachel Wray

Spouse(s): Mary Cravens

Children(s): Robert II

The story of Colonel Robert Craven began in 1696 in Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA. Colonel Robert Craven married Mary Cravens, and had children including Robert Cravens, II. Colonel Robert Craven passed away in 1762 in Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Robert Craven began in 1696 in Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA.
  • Colonel Robert Craven married Mary Cravens, and had children including Robert Cravens, II.
  • Colonel Robert Craven passed away in 1762 in Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Craven
1676 – 1709
Birth Location: Frizinghall, Yorkshire, England
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Rachel Wray
1676 – 1705
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Mary Cravens
1696 – 1781
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Robert II
1733 – 1784
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, USA
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Colonel Craven's Ancestors

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Colonel Craven
1696 – 1762
Birth Place: Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Joseph Craven
1676 – 1709
Frizinghall, Yorkshire, England
Rachel (A.) Wray
1676 – 1705
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Craven's Descendants

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Colonel (Robert) Craven (25 May 1696 – 18 May 1762) m. Mary Cravens (25 May 1696 – 27 August 1781)
  1. 1. Robert (Cravens,) II (Apr 1733 – 27 Mar 1784)
    1. 1. Captain (James Baxter) Cravens (1750 – 25 Nov 1797) m. Mary (Polly) Gilliham (1750 – 4 Oct 1836)
      1. 1. John Cravens (11 May 1790 – 11 Feb 1854) m. Priscilla Foley (1795 – Jan 1868)
        1. 1. James (W) Cravens (1810 – Jan 1876) m. Lucy Fowler (Wft Est 1794-1819 – 11 Sep 1850)

Colonel Craven's Timeline

2 Records

1696
25 May 1696
Birth of Colonel Robert Craven in Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA
1762
18 May 1762
Age 66
Death of Colonel Robert Craven in Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1696
    Event Place: Kent Acres, Kent County, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1762
    Event Place: Arkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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