• General Notes

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  REFN: 7817
  Notes for JOHN CRAWFORD:
  On 1850 census for Lincoln County, Elizab eth is listed as age 44 yrs. and
  being born in Kentucky. According to land re cords, John first purchased
  land in Lincoln County in 1807 and must have been the first of William
  Crawford's children to settle here.  He must have prosp ered in Tennessee
  as his will indicates that he had been very generous with h is children,
  especially when you consider that he had 18 children, nine by ea ch
  marriage.
  Note: the marriage of John Crawford and Margaret Buchanan is fi led in
  Davidson County, Tenn., Marriage Bk. I, p. 36.
  The following abstract ed copy of will of John Crawford is from a copy in
  possession of Dr. T.E. Hal bert, Lebanon, Tenn., R.F.D. 2, a
  great-grandson, and found in Tennessee Bibl e Records--Tombstone
  Inscriptions by Jeanette Tillarson Acklen, 1933. It is f iled in Lincoln
  County, Tenn.
  John Crawford, of County of Lincoln, State of Tennessee. His farm and all
  that pertains to it, his dwelling and in general all his property to wife
  Elizabeth, sons, John and Ezekiel, to have three hun dred and two acres
  land on north side of farm and one hundred and forty acres woodland north
  side of hilly tract purchased of McConnell estate. Remaining lands,
  negroes and other property to be divided, sold, as to make each equal
  share after accounting for advancements. John and Ezekiel, after having
  eac h one-third of landed property, to have no more.
  Some of older children in Ark ansas and some in Tennessee have had sums as
  follows: Hay (or his heirs), $80 9; Wm. D., $927; James, $454.75; Naomi,
  $367; Eleanor, $403; Rachel, $228; Na ncy, $228: Andrew A., $317.50; Mary,
  $270; Margaret, $162; Elizabeth, $192; w hich amounts are charged to them
  on his book of accounts.
  Of any older child ren found to have received more than an equitable share
  shall not be required to refund, John and Ezekiel, after death of wife,
  two-thirds of the lands on ly.
  Proceeds of estate after death of wife equally divided among his
  followi ng named children: Hay's heirs, William D., James, Naomi, Eleanor,
  Nancy, And rew A., Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, ,Emily, Martha Lucinda and
  Rachel.
  Execut ors: Alexander McDonald of Fayetteville, William F. ________, Esq.
  of Fayette ville, and his son, John Crawford.
  January 10, 1846 witnesses: H.C. Marcell, A .S. Boone , test: H. Kelso,
  Clerk
  The following record is found in Lincoln C ounty, Tenn. Chancery records
  and copied from Tennessee Records, Vol. IV, pp. 96, 97, piled by Kathleen
  Paul Jones and Pauline Jones Gandrud.
  Page 227. J anuary 26, 1850. Elizabeth Crawford, Pleasant Holbert & wife
  Nancy, John M. B uchanan and wife, Elizabeth, Ezekiel N. Crawford and John
  Crawford and Emily Crawford, all of age and residents of this county and
  William Crawford, James Crawford, Isaac Buchanan and wife, Naomi, John
  Buchanan and wife Eleanor, An drew E. Crawford, T. Stephenson and wife
  Margaret all of age and live in the state of "Arkansaw", James A.
  Crawford and wife Rachel, John Clayton and wife Polly, all of age and
  reside in the state of Texas. John Crawford, late of L incoln County,
  Tenn. died in 1847 leaving as heirs your complainant (Elizabet h Crawford)
  and Martha L. Crawford, a minor of Lincoln County, and the childr en of
  Hezekiah Crawford, who died in the state of Arkansas in 1848, the numbe r
  and names of his children not remembered except one, Andrew Crawford, his
  only heirs and devisees at law. Said John Crawford left a will dated 10
  Janu ary 1846, naming wife Elizabeth and two sons John and Ezekiel.  Said
  Elizabet h is now getting old. Said son John has long since married and
  lives and farm s by himself; said son Ezekiel has also married and wishes
  to remove to the s tate of Texas. A large number of her children have
  removed to the states of A rkansas and Texas and several more expect to go
  and she wishes to go with the m. Petition to sell property. (Note: we
  questio

Details of John's family with Margaret Buchanan