• General Notes

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  When he was 63 years old William married (2) Nancy R. Gibson, 16 Oc tober
  1843, who was 29 years old. Nancy was born
  23 May 1814 in Lincoln Coun ty and died 6 August 1868. She was daughter of
  John and Margaret Gibson.
  Wil liam Crawford lived for a few. years in Davidson County, Tenn. and was
  living there in 1808 when he sold his interest in
  land in Augusta County, Va. He mov ed to Huntsville, Ala. before settling
  in Lincoln County, Tenn. in
  1813. He continued to live in Lincoln Community where he is buried. He
  lists his occup ation as a blacksmith on the 1850
  census, showing that he continued the occupa tion of his ancestors. He is
  thought also to have been a farmer, His will can be
  found in Lincoln County Will Bk. 41, 2 December 1859 when it was
  contest ed, an abstract follows:
  Contested Will: of William Crawford, deceased.
  Novem ber 7, 1859. Hon A.J. Marchbanks of 8th Judicial Circuit. Anderson
  C. Martin, Executor of William Crawford,
  deceased, vs. Thomas W. Buchanan, B.E. Malier, J.J. Crawford, William T.
  Malier, John R. Moore, R.A. Gibson and William
  A. Crawford. Contested Will No. 41, December 2, 1859.
  Will: Wife Nancy R. Crawfor d. Sons: George G. and Joseph W. Crawford; two
  daughters Margaret A.E. Crawfo rd and
  Marietta F. Crawford. First wife Rachel Crawford, son William Crawford,
  son John J. Crawford, daughter Rebecca Buchanan,
  heirs of daughter Evaline Sawyers and her three daughters, Elizabeth Ann
  Mitchell, a daughter, Nancy P. , a daughter, daughter
  Phebe T. Buchanan, daughter Rachel S. Hampton and daugh ter Sally S.
  Eastland. Executors: Thomas W. Buchanan, Anderson
  M. Martin and John S. Fulton. Signed: December 22, 1857. Proven December
  23, 1857. Witness : S.M. McElroy and J.B.
  Tigert.
  Helen Crawford Marsh sent us a copy of record s from the family Bible of
  William Crawford which we have included in notes o f
  Timothy Marsh.
  References for William Crawford line:
  William Crawford Fami ly Bible (copy furnished by Helen Crawford
  Marsh)
  Lincoln County Tennessee Of ficial Marriage Records, 1838-1880,
  compiled by Helen and Timothy Marsh
  Cemet ery Records of Lincoln County, Tennessee, Ibid.
  Abstracts of Wills of Lincoln County, Tennessee, Ibid.
  Marriage Record Book I, Davidson County, Tennessee, 1 789-1837, compiled
  by Sarah T. Blair and Pauline Palmer;
  1850 Census for Ten nessee, compiled by Byron and Barbara Sistler (an
  index);
  Marshall County, T ennessee Marriage Records, Vol. II, compiled by
  Tennessee DAR Genealogical Re cords Committee;
  History of Texas and Texans, Vol. III by Johnson;
  Personal r ecords of Helen Crawford Marsh;
  Descendants of Alexander and Mary McPheeters C rawford, compiled by Amanda
  Forbes and Lucetta Sammis.

Details of William's family with Rachael Titus

Details of William's family with Nancy R Gibson