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Samuel Craig 1708–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1708

Birth Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 17 November 1746

Death Location: Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Archibald Craig

Mother: Mary Millar

Spouse(s): Gertrude Ward

Children(s): Deacon. Craig, Elizabeth Craig, Mary Craig, Ursilla Craig, William Craig, James Craig, John Craig

The story of Samuel Craig began in 1708 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America. Samuel Craig married Gertrude Ward, and had children including Deacon Samuel Craig, Elizabeth Craig, James Dunlap Craig, John Craig, Mary Craig, Ursilla Craig, William Craig. Samuel Craig passed away in 1746 in Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Craig began in 1708 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.
  • Samuel Craig married Gertrude Ward, and had children including Deacon Samuel Craig, Elizabeth Craig, James Dunlap Craig, John Craig, Mary Craig, Ursilla Craig, William Craig.
  • Samuel Craig passed away in 1746 in Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Craig
1678–1751
Birth Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Mary Millar
1683–1752
Birth Location: Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Ward
1715–
Birth Location: , Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
GW

Children(s)

Deacon. Craig
1731–1815
Birth Location: Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
DC
Elizabeth Craig
1731–1783
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Craig
1735–1825
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Ursilla Craig
1739–
Birth Location: –
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William Craig
1740–1743
Birth Location: –
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James Craig
–1853
Birth Location: –
JC
John Craig
1737–1824
Birth Location: Scotland
JC

Samuel Craig's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Craig
1708–1746
Birth Place: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Archibald Craig
1678–1751
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Mary (Anne) Millar
1683–1752
Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
John (Craig) Sr
1652–1724
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ursula Orsella
1651–1721
Scotland
John Millar
1660–1745
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Ann) Hoadley
1662–1753
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Craig
1625–
Betrex Whyt
1622–
Unk Orsella
1635–
Cirstein Broun
1640–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Craige
1605–1665
Catherine Mortone
1607–1625
Thomas Whyt
1595–
Christane Blaire
1605–1655

Samuel Craig's Descendants

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Samuel Craig (5 March 1708–17 November 1746) m. Gertrude Ward (1715–)
  1. 1. Deacon. (Samuel) Craig 1731–1815 m. Mary Conn 1733–1810
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Craige 1764–1842 m. Nathan (Hancock (Pocahontas line#3) ) 1762–1823
      1. 1. Irene (J Hancock (Pocahontas line#2) ) 1806–1896 m. Samuel (Wentworth Downs) Jr 1808–1893
        1. 1. Frances (Downs (Pocahontas line#1) ) 1835–1922 m. Pliny (Davison) lll 1840–1909
        2. 2. Adelia (I) Downs 1838–1850
        3. 3. Georgiana Downs 1842–1866
        4. 4. Catherine ("Kate' Downs) Marion 1845–1901 m. Charles (Edward) Marion 1846–1905
        5. 5. Nancy (J) Downs 1849–1850
        6. 6. Emily (R) Downs 1840–1856
      2. 2. Samuel Hancock 1785–
        1. 1. Rebecca Hancock 1811–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hancock 1787–1859 m. Joseph Cleveland 1778–1839
        1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Cleveland 1810–1873 m. John (Bradford) Waters 1810–1881
        2. 2. George (Iram) Cleveland 1813–1883 m. Elizabeth Everett 1820–1908
        3. 3. Sophronia (Anna) Cleveland 1816–1853 m. William (Henry) Kelley 1809–
        4. 4. Henry (Hancock) Cleveland 1823–1862 m. Susan (Jane) Wood 1827–
        5. 5. Sarah (Maria) Cleveland 1826–1841
      4. 4. Nancy Hancock 1789–1857 m. William (Robinson) Kelley 1795–1865
        1. 1. Oliver (Hudson) Kelley 1826–1913 m. Temperance (Baldwin) Lane 1826–
        2. 2. Rev. (Charles Wallace) Kelley 1832–1915
        3. 3. William (Henry) Kelley 1819–1900
      5. 5. John Hancock 1791– m. Olive Fletcher 1796–
        1. 1. John (Theobald) Hancock 1824–1883 m. Nancy Wilson 1819– m. Delencia Davis 1823–
        2. 2. Irena (Augusta) Clark 1823–1906 m. John (Warren) Clark 1819–
        3. 3. Charles Hancock 1828–
        4. 4. Olive (Helen) Hancock 1832–1832
      6. 6. Henry Hancock 1793–1818
      7. 7. Sewall Hancock 1796–1838 m. Lydia Jenks 1790–1858
        1. 1. Leader Hancock 1819–1845 m. Nancy (Slingland \) Atkins –1846
        2. 2. James (William) Hancock 1822– m. Delila Plantain 1830–
        3. 3. Maria (Deborah) Hancock 1824–
        4. 4. Harriet (Susan) Hancock 1824–
        5. 5. Henrietta Hancock 1828–
        6. 6. Thomas (Jenks) Hancock 1833–
      8. 8. Heroine ("Lydia") Hancock 1798–1842
      9. 9. Lucinda Hancock 1802–1889
      10. 10. Melinda Hancock 1804–1865 m. Samuel (Haskell) Newman 1803–1881
        1. 1. Eliza (Harriet Hancock) Newman 1846–1929
    2. 2. John Craig 1756–
    3. 3. Samuel (Craig) Jr 1758– m. Esther Lowell 1766–
      1. 1. Lucinda Craig 1804–1890
    4. 4. Mary (Graice) Craig 1760–1830 m. Ezekiel Harriman 1757–1809
      1. 1. Nathaniel Harriman 1795–1880
      2. 2. Mary (Polly) Harriman 1785–1875
    5. 5. Anne Craig 1762–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Kendall) Craig 1766–1851 m. Daniel (Darling) #1 1761–1839 m. Daniel (Blaisdell) #2 1770–1857
      1. 1. Polly Darling 1794–1869 m. Moses Saunders 1790–1871
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Rideout 1822–1846
        2. 2. Clarinda (L.) Saunders 1827–1847
        3. 3. Frances (E.) Saunders 1836–1837
        4. 4. Hannah (H.) Hussey 1823–1858
        5. 5. Emily (A) Perkins 1831–1908
        6. 6. Harriet (Newell) Saunders 1817–1878
    7. 7. Andrew Craig 1770–1850 m. Olive Winslow 1769–1846
      1. 1. Elijah (W) Craig 1798–1851
      2. 2. Elizabeth Vrooman 1809–1854
      3. 3. Mary (R) Vrooman 1803–1858
      4. 4. David (W) Craig 1796–1875
  2. 2. Elizabeth Craig 1731–1783 m. William (Van Kirk.) ll 1736–1780
    1. 1. Samuel (Ogden Van) Kirk 1757–1836 m. Mary Price 1762–1836
    2. 2. Mary (Van) Kirk 1766–1822 m. Joseph Cornell 1760–1815
  3. 3. Mary Craig 1735–1825
  4. 4. Ursilla Craig 1739–
  5. 5. William Craig 1740–1743
  6. 6. James (Dunlap) Craig –1853
  7. 7. John Craig 1737–1824 m. Jane English 1734–1807
    1. 1. Daniel Craig 1774–1805
    2. 2. William (I.) Craig 1764–1831
    3. 3. Jonathan Craig 1771–1838

Samuel Craig's Timeline

5 Records

1708
5 March 1708
Birth of Samuel Craig in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
1708
1708
Birth of Samuel Craig
None
1708
5 March 1708
Birth of Samuel Craig
None
1746
1746
Age 38
Samuel Craig resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1746
17 November 1746
Age 38
Death of Samuel Craig in New Jersey, British Colonia America
New Jersey, British Colonia America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1708
    Event Place: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Monmouth; Birth state: NJ
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1349.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JWC
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1708

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1744

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1746

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1746
    Event Place: New Jersey, British Colonia America
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Calendar of Wills
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Monmouth; Birth state: NJ
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wickatunk, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2012
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