Display Patriot - P-140253 - John CRAIG

John CRAIG

SAR Patriot #: P-140253

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Civil Service / Soldier
DAR #: A027241

Birth: 1731
Death: 06 Feb 1816 / Orange / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED
  2. JUROR
  3. NC TROOPS

Additional References:
  1. NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #6660, ROLL #S.115.79
  2. HAUN, ORANGE CO, NC COURT MINUTES 1777-1786, BOOK 3, pg 6, 34, 48
  3. Pay Records/ Voucher #3709, Book C, Hillsboro Dist, Orange CO, NC

Spouse: Mary Blackwood
Children: Mary/Polly; Elizabeth; Nancy; David; Abram;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1964-11-30 TX Unassigned William Wardlaw Russell (92129) Elizabeth   
1971-11-18 TX Unassigned William W Russell Jr (102381) Elizabeth   
1988-01-04 AR 227505 George Currie Faucette III (127740) Mary/Polly   
1992-09-10 TX 212284 Bethel Magee Baker (139527) Elizabeth   
Location:
Hillsborough / Orange / NC / USA
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Grave GPS Coordinates:
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Comments:
  • Rev War upright military white stone
  • Inscription: JOHN CRAIG, N.C. TROOPS, REV. WAR, FEBRUARY 6, 1816
  • per Chapel Hill News, Sunday, 19 Mar 2006
    • In 2005-2006 Eagle Scout Eric Dodson of Orange County led a group of Scouts and church members in identifying and resetting grave markers in the cemetery
    • After restoring the markers, they landscaped the cemetery so it appears much as it did 200 years age


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

On new Rte 86 on the eastern side of the road opposite the Fifth Church and new cemetery, a short distance south of the intersection with SR-1723




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