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James Crawford and Sarah Van Zandt (Vansant) were married in Botetour t County, Virginia. Records at Fincastle, Virginia state her father, I saiah Vansant gave written permission for his daughter Sarah to marr y James Crawford. Marriage bond mentioning Samuel Roberts dated 21 Oct ober 1786. James Crawford moved from Virginia to Kentuckyy in1795 an d later settled on a farm near Hillsboro, Fleming County about1800. Ja mes Crawford and Sarah VanZandt Crawford are buried on this farm. Thei r tombstones show James Crawford died May 16, 1836 and Sarah VanZand t Crawford died Nov 25 , 1827. The following was taken from the famil y bible of James Crawford: James Crawford & Sarah Vansant were marrie d Oct 20, 1786. There were fourteen children: 1. Mary Crawford born Se pt 1, 1787 2. Alexander Crawford born Mch 23,1789 3. Henry Hogburn Cra wford born July 9, 1790 4. Isaiah Crawford born June 10, 1792 5. Marge ry Crawford born Nov 22, 1793 6. Sarah Crawford born Mch 6, 1795 7. Ja mes Crawford born Nov 27, 1796 8.Samuel Crawford born Jany 25, 1799 9 . Jane Crawford born June 16, 1800 10. John Simpson Crawford born Jun e 8, 1802 11. Joshua Crawford born Apr 3, 1804 12. William Crawford bo rn Nov 25, 1805 13. Elizabeth Crawford born Aug 25 , 1807 14. Anna Cra wford born Aug 9, 1812. Statement by James's grandson John in 1926: I , John S. Crawford, from actual knowledge, family tradition, and infor mation received through authoritative sources, do hereby make the foll owing declaration: That I am sixty-nine years of age; that I reside o n a farm near Hillsboro,in the county of Fleming and State of Kentucky ; that I am the son of John Simpson Crawford, who died in the year 187 0, and the only one of his children now living; and that the said Joh n Simpson Crawford, my father, was the son of James Crawford, who wa s born in the county of Augusta and State of Virginia, and his legal a nd lawful wife Sarah Vansandt, who was also a native of the State of V irginia. That the said James Crawford, my grandfather, and the said Sa rah (Vansandt)Crawford, my grandmother, were united in marriage in th e county of Botetourt and State of Virginia, in the year 1786; and tha t Crawford and his wife the said Sarah (Vansandt) Crawford, about th e year 1795, moved from the State of Virginia to the State of Kentucky , and, about year 1800, the former squatted on a tract of land situate d in the county of Fleming, in the State last aforesaid, where he an d his said wife continued to reside until the dates of their deaths. T hat the same James Crawford and his wife, the said Sarah (Vansandt) Cr awford, were both buried on the farm acquired, as aforesaid, and on wh ich I now reside; that I have taken the dates of their deaths from th e inscriptions on the tombstones which mark their respective graves; a nd that from the said inscriptions, I know that the said Sarah(Vansand t) Crawford died on November 25, 1827, and that the said James Crawfor d died on May 16, 1836. I further state that the said James Crawford a nd his wife, the said Sarah (Vansandt) Crawford, had fourteen children , whose names were as follows: 1- .- Mary Crawford 2.-Alexander Crawfo rd 3.-- Henry Hogburn Crawford 4.-- Isaiah Crawford 5.-- Margery Crawf ord 6.-- Sarah Crawford 7.-- James Crawford 8.--Samuel Crawford 9.-- J ane Crawford 10.- John Simpson Crawford 11.-Joshua Crawford 12.- Willi am Crawford 13.- Elizabeth Crawford 14.-Anna Crawford That the said Al exander Crawford, my uncle, designated as number two in the above lis t of children of the said James Crawford and his wife, the said Sara h (Vansandt) Crawford, was born in the State of V irginia, moved to th e State of Kentucky with his said father and mother , and at a later d ate removed to the State of Illinois. I further state that the said Ja mes Crawford was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; that he enliste d in said war from the County of Botetourt and State of Virginia; an d that he received a pension for his service therein. Hillsboro, Flemi ng County, Kentucky Date: 1926 [probably in 1st quarter]
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