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John Craig

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Carrill Parish, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: November 27, 1724 (72)
Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of David Craig and Bigieo Whyt
Husband of Ursula Orsella
Father of Judge Archibald Craig, Esq.; Ursula Craig; James Craig and Amelia Craig

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About John Craig

From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/1999-1... :

Unrecorded Wills and Inventories Monmouth County, New Jersey, 88: WILL of JOHN CREIG, of freehold, Mon. Co., yeoman. Dated Oct. 5, 1721. Proved by dep. of Margret Crawford, "one of the Evidences," who saw the other wits. sign; before Michael Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Nov. 27, 1724.

Gives: "unto James Creig my son the sum of one hundred pounds money at eight shill pr ounce with my great bible "to be paid and delivered unto him by my Exer ...."; "unto Orsilla Parker Daughter of Elisha Parker Late of "Amboy mercht and my Grand Child the sum of fifty pound moneys at eight shill pr ounce to be paid unto her by my Exer "... within twelve months after my Deceas the sum of twentie five pounds and twelve months after that twentie "five pounds ...."; "unto Archbald Creig my son all my Moveables goods bills bonds obligatory Debts Whom I "Constitute my only Executor ...."

Wits.: JOHN CREIG James Madox [his mark] margret Crawford John Campbell

Oath of Executor, Archibald Craig, before Michl Kearny, Surrogate, Perth Amboy, Nov. 27, 1724.

page 140: INVENTORY of JOHN CRAIG, Late of ffreehold, Deceased, by Robert newell and John Campbell. [Endorsed with date: "1725."]

Items of Interest: s d "wearing apperall 02--15--00 "a bible & a looking Glass 01--16--00 "a sermon book & spectrelea & pfaltr 00--03--09 "A Bond of one hundred & ten pounds 110--00--00 Cattle and household goods (???)

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John Craig's Timeline

1652
April 24, 1652
Carrill Parish, Scotland, United Kingdom
April 27, 1652
Lanark, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
1678
1678
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Schotland, United Kingdom
1679
1679
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
1680
1680
1724
November 27, 1724
Age 72
Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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