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William Samuel Craft 1776 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1776

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 13 Mar 1864

Death Location: Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas

Father: George Craft

Mother: Mary Lanning

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Williams

The story of William Samuel Craft Sr began in 1776 in Virginia. William Samuel Craft Sr had children including Sarah Williams. William Samuel Craft Sr passed away in 1864 in Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Samuel Craft Sr began in 1776 in Virginia.
  • William Samuel Craft Sr had children including Sarah Williams.
  • William Samuel Craft Sr passed away in 1864 in Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Craft
1736 – 1818
Birth Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
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Mary Lanning
1734 – 1803
Birth Location: Freehold Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Williams
1810 – 1860
Birth Location: Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
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William Craft's Ancestors

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William Craft
1776 – 1864
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
George Craft
1736 – 1818
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey
Mary Lanning
1734 – 1803
Freehold Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Craft
1711 – 1777
Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Hannah Brown
1710 – 1770
Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Brown
1672 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Brown
1642 – 1714
Mary Potter
1648 – 1714

William Craft's Descendants

1.
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William (Samuel) Craft (26 Mar 1776 – 13 Mar 1864)
  1. 1. Sarah Williams (abt 1810 – aft 1860) m. William Williams (1806 – 1840)
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Williams (1830 – after 1864) m. John (Thomas) Franklin (1823 – after 1864)
      1. 1. William (Manuel) Franklin (21 Mar 1848 – 02 Feb 1918) m. Francis ((Fannie) Jane) McMahon (7 JAN 1850 – July 22, 1940)
        1. 1. James (Benjamin) Franklin (8 Nov 1876 – 24 Nov 1948) m. Edna (Gertrude) Rice (16 Apr 1879 – 24 Jan 1970)

William Craft's Timeline

4 Records

1776
26 Mar 1776
Birth of William Samuel Craft Sr in Virginia
Virginia
1800
1800
Age 24
William Samuel Craft Sr was married in Tennessee
Tennessee
1833
30 Oct 1833
Age 57
William Samuel Craft Sr was married in Shelby, Tennessee
Shelby, Tennessee
1864
13 Mar 1864
Age 88
Death of William Samuel Craft Sr in Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas
Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1833
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas
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