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Robert Allen Craig 1734 – 1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1734

Birth Location: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 5 Oct 1797

Death Location: Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Father: Moses Craig

Mother: HANNAH ALLEN

Spouse(s): Maria Apgar, Elizabeth Craig

Children(s): Emmet Craig, Hannah Toms, Robert Craig

Robert Allen Craig Sr was born in 1734 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Moses Watson Craig and HANNAH ALLEN. In 1760, Robert Allen Craig Sr resided in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. In 1780, Robert Allen Craig Sr resided in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, NJ. Robert Allen Craig Sr married Maria Apgar, Elizabeth Craig, and had children including Emmet Dewitt Craig, Hannah Taylor Toms, Robert Craig. Robert Allen Craig Sr passed away in 1797 in Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Allen Craig Sr was born in 1734 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Moses Watson Craig and HANNAH ALLEN.
  • In 1760, Robert Allen Craig Sr resided in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.
  • In 1780, Robert Allen Craig Sr resided in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, NJ.
  • Robert Allen Craig Sr married Maria Apgar, Elizabeth Craig, and had children including Emmet Dewitt Craig, Hannah Taylor Toms, Robert Craig.
  • Robert Allen Craig Sr passed away in 1797 in Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Craig's Ancestors

Self
Robert Craig
1734 – 1797
Birth Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Moses Watson Craig
1702 – 1777
Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
HANNAH ALLEN
1706 – 1776
Lamington, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Craig
1652 – 1739
Ochiltree Ayrshire Scotland
Margaret Dicke
1665 – 1742
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Samuel Allen
1675 – 1725
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Grosvenor
1674 – 1729
Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nevein Craig
1625 –
Agnes Dick
1625 –
John Dickey
1631 – 1708
Issobell Stewart
1648 –
Edward Allen
1663 – 1740
Mercy Childs
1664 – 1740
John Grosvenor
1640 – 1691
Hester Clarke
1652 – 1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Craig
1590 –
Effie Lokert
1610 –
Robert Dick
1600 – 1680
Esobell Murheid
1603 –
Robert Dickie
1598 – 1662
Janet Mayne
1602 – 1664
John Stewart
1633 – 1690
Mary Hill
– 1650
Edward Allen
1634 – 1696
Sarah Kimball
1635 – 1696
Shubael Painter
1635 – 1677
Mercy Lamberton
1641 – 1677
William Grosvenor
1593 – 1652
Susanna Paston
1595 – 1667
Thomas Clarke
1611 – 1693
Elizabeth Baldwin
1620 – 1692

Robert Craig's Descendants

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Robert (Allen) Craig (15 Nov 1734 – 5 Oct 1797) m. Maria Apgar m. Elizabeth Craig (1750 – 6 May 1830)
  1. 1. Emmet (Dewitt) Craig (28 Sep 1824 – )
  2. 2. Hannah (Taylor) Toms (1756 – 18 November 1783)
  3. 3. Robert Craig (20 May 1861 – )

Robert Craig's Timeline

7 Records

1734
15 Nov 1734
Birth of Robert Allen Craig Sr in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1760
1760
Age 26
Robert Allen Craig Sr resided here in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
1780
1780
Age 46
Robert Allen Craig Sr resided here in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, NJ
Bedminster Township, Somerset County, NJ
1795
1795-1875
Age 61
Robert Allen Craig Sr resided here in Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1797
5 Aug 1797
Age 63
Robert Allen Craig Sr resided here in Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1797
5 Oct 1797
Age 63
Death of Robert Allen Craig Sr in Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1840
1840
Age 106
Robert Allen Craig Sr resided here in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1734
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 40
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Governor's Papers, 1749 - 1785 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-1, Folder 32; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 66

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Bedminster Township, Somerset County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1795-1875
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Marriage records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey; Roll: 259; Page: 204; Family History Library Film: 0016519

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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