John J. Crittenden 
John J. was born on September 10th, 1786 in Versailles,Woodford Co,KY. John J.'s father was John Lee Crittenden and his mother was Judith Harris. His paternal grandparents were Henry Crittenden and Margaret Butler; his maternal grandparents were John Jordan Harris and Ann Obedience Turpin. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Thomas Turpin, Henry, Robert F., Harriet, Margaret B., Obedience, Caroline E. and Lucy S.. He was the second oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 76 on July 26th, 1863 in Frankfort KY.General Notes
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BIOGRAPHY: Crittenden Compromise,
in U.S. history, unsuccessful last-minute effort to avert the Civil War. It was proposed in Congress as a constitutional amendment in Dec., 1860, by Sen. John J. Crittenden of Kentucky with support from the National Union party. Basically, it accepted the boundary between free and slave states that had been set by the Missouri Compromise (1820-21), extended the line to California, and assured the continuation of slavery where it already existed. In addition, it advocated slavery in the District of Columbia, upheld the fugitive slave law (1850) with minor modifications, and called for vigorous suppression of the African slave trade. At a peace conference called by the Virginia legislature in 1861, the compromise gained support from four border state delegations. Nevertheless, it failed in the House of Representatives in Jan., 1861, by a vote of 113 to 80 and in the Senate in March by a vote of 20 to 19. Its defeat made clear the inevitability of the Civil War. Crittenden, John Jordan (1786-1863) of Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Son of John Crittenden; brother of Robert Crittenden; uncle of Thomas Theodore Crittenden; granduncle of Thomas Theodore Crittenden, Jr.. Born near Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., September 10, 1786. Illinois territory attorney general, 1809-10; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1811-17, 1825-29; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1817-19, 1835-41, 1842-48, 1855-61; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1824; U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky, 1827-29; U.S. Attorney General, 1841, 1850-53; Governor of Kentucky, 1848-50; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1861-63. Two of his sons were generals on opposite sides in the Civil War; a grandson of his was killed in Gen. Custer's expedition against the Sioux in 1876. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., July 26, 1863. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. Crittenden County, Ky. is named for him. See also: congressional biography.
CRITTENDEN, John Jordan, 1786-1863
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Years of Service: 1817-1819; 1835-1837; 1837-1841; 1842-1848; 1855-1857; 1857-1861
Party: Republican; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing)
CRITTENDEN, John Jordan, (uncle of Thomas Theodore Crittenden), a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born near Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September 10, 1786; completed preparatory studies; attended Pisgah Academy, Woodford County, Ky., Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., and was graduated from William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., in 1806; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Woodford County, Ky., in 1807; attorney general of Illinois Territory 1809-1810; served in the War of 1812 as aide to the Governor; resumed the practice of law in Russellville, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1811-1817, and served as speaker the last term; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Judiciary (Fifteenth Congress); moved to Frankfort, Ky., in 1819; member, State house of representatives 1825, 1829-1832; appointed and was confirmed as United States district attorney in 1827, but was removed by President Andrew Jackson in 1829; nominated in 1828 by President John Quincy Adams as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, but was not confirmed by the Senate; again elected to the United States Senate as a Whig and served from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1841; appointed Attorney General of the United States by President William Henry Harrison March to September 1841; appointed and subsequently elected to t
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1655 in Essex Co England d.Deceased
- b.~ 1675 d.1716
- b.~ 1650 in VA d.Deceased
- b.~ 1708
- d.< 1741
- b.1754 in New Kent Co. Va. d.1806 in KY
- b.< 1685 in Essex Co,VA d.~ 1717 in Essex Co,VA
- b.~ 1685 d.~ 1750
- b.1619 in Newport Parish,Isle Of Wight,England d.1645 in Calbourne,Isle of Wight,England
- b.1661 in Rappannock Co,Virginia d.1698 in Sittenbourne,Essex,Virginia
- b.1623 in Calbourne Parish,Isle Of Wight,England d.~ 1700
- b.~ 1695 in Essex Co,VA d.~ 1750
- b.1639 in Rappannock,VA d.~ 1700 in Rappannock,VA
- b.~ 1665 in Rappannock Co,Virginia d.~ 1725
- b.~ 1635 in Guilsborough,Northamptonshire,England d.~ 1700 in Rappannock Co,Virginia
- b.10 Sep 1786 in Versailles,Woodford Co,KY d.26 Jul 1863 in Frankfort KY
- b.1732 in Norwood,Cumberland Co.,VA d.19 Nov 1800 in Pohatan Co.,VA
- b.~ 1765 in KY d.< 1813 in Woodford Co,KY
- b.1655 in Yorkshire,England d.14 Aug 1718 in VA
- b.1687 in Henrico Co,VA d.1723 in Henrico Co,VA
- b.~ 1685 in Henrico Co,VA d.14 Aug 1718 in Henrico Co,VA
- b.09 May 1708 in Cumberland Co,VA d.20 Jul 1790 in Powhaten
- b.1648 in Henrico County,VA d.02 Apr 1688 in Varina Parish,Henrico County,VA
- b.1672 d.17 Jun 1745 in Goochland Co.,Va
- b.11 Oct 1692 d.1730
- b.17 Sep 1734 in Pohatan Co,VA d.08 Aug 1800
- b.1629 d.Oct 1697 in Henrico Co.,VA
- b.~ 1677 in Henrico Co.,VA d.18 Feb 1729 in Henrico Co.,VA or Osborne's,Chesterfield Co.,VA
- b.1660 in Henrico County Virginia d.Deceased in Henrico County Virginia
- b.01 Feb 1707 in Osbornes',Chesterfield County Virginia d.~ 1799
- b.1642 in Henrico Co,VA d.24 Jul 1707 in St Peter's Parish,New Kent County,Virgnia
- b.3 Feb 1678/1679 in Henrico Parish Virginia d.13 Aug 1715
- b.1646 in Sussex County,England d.1703 in Henrico County,Virginia
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John J. and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1808.
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John J. and Sarah O. were married in a religious ceremony on May 28th, 1811 in Versalles Cths.,Woodford Co,KY. They had four sons and four daughters, named George Bibb, Thomas Leonidas, Robert Henry, Eugene, Ann Mary Burler, Cornelia, Sallie Lee and Martha "Cranston".
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Children
George Bibb Crittenden
George Bibb was born on March 20th, 1812 in Russellville,Woodford Co,KY. He died at the age of 68 on November 27th, 1880 in Danville,KY.
Ann Mary Burler Crittenden
Ann Mary Burler was born on May 3rd, 1813 in Russellville,Woodford Co,KY.
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas was born on May 15th, 1819 in Russellville,Woodford Co,KY.
John J. were married in a religious ceremony in 1826 in KY.
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