Alexander Crawford

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"Annals of Augusta County, Virginia"

p. 425: ....

I. Alexander married Rachel Lessley, and his children were,

(1.) William, whose wife was a daughter of Colonel Andrew Anderson, and whose children are Andrew A. Crawford, Mrs. Baxter Crawford, Mrs. Joseph B. Trimble and others. His youngest son, James Robert, graduated at the Virginia Military Institute, served on the staff of Colonel William L. Jackson during the late war, was wounded at Droop Mountain, and died April 26, 1864.

(2.) Polly married James Lessley, her second cousin, and is still living (1888) on a part of the domain acquired by her great-grandfather, Alexander.

(3.) Rebecca, wife of Captain James Bell, whom she long survived.

(4.) James, who married his full cousin, Rachel, daughter of John Crawford, and died in Texas.

(5.) Rachel, wife of Henry Bear, whose son. Christian A. Bear, now lives on a part of the 1,640 acre tract.

(6.) Alexander, whose wife was Mary Hottle. and whose children are William T Crawford and others. He was the founder of "Crawford's Springs," now called Augusta White Sulphur.

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[now called Augusta Springs, a village about 8 miles west of Staunton, VA]

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ID: I69077
Name: Alexander Crawford
Surname: Crawford
Given Name: Alexander
Sex: M
Birth: 6 Feb 1806 in , Augusta Co., Virginia
Death: 21 Aug 1877
_UID: 0DCC174DC5FC444383303EFE18FE9FE81154
Note:

! (1) "Descendants of Alexander and Mary McPheeters Crawford," by Amanda Forbes and Lucetta Simmis (1980) p.70.
(2) National Soc. Daughters of the American Revolution, application of Dorothy Vance Crawford Rogers (Mrs. Franklin Rogers), Staunton, VA, 6 Mar 1926.
(3) "Augusta County Marriages 1748-1840," by John Vogt & T. William Kethley Jr., p.66. FHL #975.5916 V2v.

! Birth: (1,2) s/o Alexander CRAWFORD/Rachel LESLEY (LESLIE). 6 Feb 1806. (1) Near Buffalo Gap, Augusta Co., VA,
Marriage to Mary HOTTELL: (3) Mary HOTTIE: (2) 3 Aug 1833. (3) 3 Aug 1830. Augusta Co., VA. Minister William CALHOON.
Death: (2) 21 Aug 1877.

Father: Alexander Crawford b: 1 Jan 1766 in , Augusta Co., Virginia
Mother: Rachel Lessley (Leslie) (Lesley) b: ABT 1772 in , Augusta Co., Virginia

Marriage 1 Mary Hottell (Hottle) (Hottie) b: 23 Mar 1813

Married: 3 Aug 1830 in , Augusta Co., Virginia

Children
Mildred Bledsoe "Millie" Crawford b: 14 Jan 1857

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name: Alexander CRAWFORD
gender: Male
birth: 1 Jan 1766
Near Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA
death: 2 Mar 1830
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.
AFN: HFB2-4D

Parents
father: William CRAWFORD (AFN: 1HVS-QT )
mother: Rachel SAWYERS (AFN: BBGF-7G )

Marriages (3)

spouse [1]: Rachel LESLEY (AFN: HFB2-H9 )
marriage: 21 Feb 1793
Staunton, Augusta, VA.
Hide children (6)

child 1: Alexander CRAWFORD (AFN: 10CV-79S )
gender: Male
birth: 6 Feb 1806
Staunton, Augusta, VA.
death: 21 Aug 1877

child 2: Polly CRAWFORD (AFN: 10CV-766 )
gender: Female
birth: 1797
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.

child 3: Rachel CRAWFORD (AFN: 10CV-7B1 )
gender: Female
birth: 24 May 1803
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.
death: 15 Oct 1864

child 4: James CRAWFORD (AFN: BJGD-FR )
gender: Male
birth: 17 Nov 1800
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.
death: 17 Oct 1861
Hochheim, Dewitt, Texas

child 5: Rebekah CRAWFORD (AFN: 10CV-77D )
gender: Female
birth: 13 Jun 1798
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.
death: 9 Apr 1880
Swoope, Augusta, Virginia

child 6: William CRAWFORD (AFN: 10CV-750 )
gender: Male
birth: 21 Dec 1793
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, VA.
death: 20 May 1853
Richmond, , , Virginia

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spouse [2]: Hopkins (AFN: 1CB0-63G )
marriage: Abt 1785
, Augusta, Virginia
Hide children (4)

child 1: Sally CRAWFORD (AFN: 1CB0-679 )
gender: Female
birth: Abt 1795
, Augusta, Virginia

child 2: Polly CRAWFORD (AFN: 1CB0-64N )
gender: Female
birth: Abt 1787
, Augusta, Virginia

child 3: Betsy CRAWFORD (AFN: 1CB0-65V )
gender: Female
birth: Abt 1790
, Augusta, Virginia

child 4: Catherine CRAWFORD (AFN: 1CB0-663 )
gender: Female
birth: Abt 1791
, Augusta, Virginia