John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie

JOHN CRAWFURD OF KILBIRNIE

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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25 November 1591: Instrument of sasine propriis manibus by John Craufurd of Kylbirny to Margaret Blair, his spouse, [daughter of John Blair of that ilk], in liferent, of the lands of Manes, Holmeheid, Hoill and Aix, Tannox and Mosend, Boig, Balgra, Bighill, Brokliehill, Broklie Newlandis, Medowsyd, Knokistoun and Myln of Kylburny in the barony thereof and bailiary of Cuningham. (Tenants detailed). (With charter dated 3 March 1592). National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Glasgow (Crawford Priory), reference GD20/1/437

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21 January 1598: Charter by John Craufurd of Kilbirnie to Margaret Blair, his spouse, in liferent, of the 23/4d lands of Guleland with the house etc of Kilbirnie, all in satisfaction of her terce from the fifty merklands of Kilbirnie. [Tag]. (With instrument of sasine propriis manibus, dated 29 April 1598). National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Glasgow (Crawford Priory), reference GD20/1/440

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15 March 1599: Charter by John Craufurde of Kilbirny to Margaret Blair, his spouse, in liferent, of the lands of Nedermanis and Overmanis of Kilbirny, Balgray, Seirislie and Park of Kilbirny, being parts of the fifty merklands thereof in the parish thereof, and twenty merklands of Eister Grenok in the barony of Renfrew. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Glasgow (Crawford Priory), reference GD20/1/441

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15 June 1603: Extract contract by which John Craufurde of Auchincloyche and Jean Sempill, his spouse, dispone to John Blair of that ilk and Margaret Blair, his daughter, on behalf of John Craufurde of Kilbirny, spouse of said Margaret, 22 merklands of Hoilhous and Auchincloych in the barony of Kilbirny. Registered B of C and S, 24 February 1604. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Glasgow (Crawford Priory), reference GD20/1/445

Evidence from the Laing Charters

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10 May 1599: Calendar of the Laing Charters, A.S 854-1837, etc., Edited by the Rev. John Anderson (James Thin, Edinburgh, 1899), charter number 1370 on p. 335

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15 June 1610: Ibidem, charter number 1574 on p. 382

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16 February 1614: Ibidem, charter number 1701 on p. 411

Genealogy

1. Darryl Lundy's Peerage
2. Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 28th edition (London, U.K.: Harrison and Sons, 1866), page 891. Hereinafter cited as The Peerage and Baronetage, 28th ed

Descent

From
of Kilbirnie, Eastern Greenock, etc. pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=John+Crawfurd+Kilbirnie+Blair&sig=xjL09RlenYs2xDt22g_xU_qJIyE&ei=CXTMU6zuJ8K6oQTF8IGgCQ&id=ZvEHAAAAQAAJ&ots=wfxcl-QCpk&output=text Topographical description of Ayrshire; more particularly of Cunninghame  By George Robertson, page 260:

XIII. Malcolm Crawfurd of Kilbirnie, who married Margaret, daughter of Cunninghame of Glengarnock, by whom he had two sons and a daughter. He died in 1592, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

XIV. John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie, who married Margaret, daughter of Blair of that Ilk, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. He died in 1622, and was succeeded by his eldest son, ->

XV. John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie, who rebuilt the house of Kilbirnie in 1627. He married Lady Mary Cunninghame, daughter of the Earl of Glencairn, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. He died in 1629, and was succeeded by his eldest son ....

comments

Re:

"Of this line , in 1600 was born John Crawford, Who emigrated to America in 1643. From him are descended all the Crawfords of the Kilbirnie branch in the USA."

See correction:

From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janet/Crawford.html

From the book "Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin" by Sarah Travers Lewis Anderson, Richmond, VA, The Deitz Press, 1938, pp. 146-148. [It is widely published that this John Crawford is the son of Malcolm Crawford and Margaret Cunningham. Malcolm and Margaret did have a son John, but he stayed in Scotland, according to Scottish records.
Malcolm's pedigree is found at http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnet/gendef.htm 10/4/1999

stories

The following story seems to refer to a descendant of this John's brother Alexander:

A widower and "a cadet of the Kilburnie family of Crawford", came from Scotland with his son David, to Jamestown, Virginia in 1643, and settled in James City County near Richmond. As the "youngest son of an Earl Crawford", he received "but a small patrimony" (50 to 100 pounds yearly), "removed to this country in pursuit of his fortune". His son, David and he bought fertile lands at a low price, as the colony of Virginia wished for settlers. They were allotted some land, because they brought over with them twenty persons to colonize. Passage at that time cost 5 pounds 10 shillings, or approximately $26.00. He was killed by Indians during Bacon's Rebellion, 1676.

Sources: Virkus' Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol 1, page 767.

Citations

1. [S400] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 28th edition (London, U.K.: Harrison and Sons, 1866), page 891. Hereinafter cited as The Peerage and Baronetage, 28th ed.
2.  [S443] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
3.  [S73] William Fowle Crawford, A Crawford Family History (San Diego, California, U.S.A.: self-published, 1997), page 6. Hereinafter cited as Crawford Family History.

Sources 

1. The Crawfurd Peerage: With Other Original Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical Particulars Relating to the Illustrious Houses of Crawfurd and Kilbirnie (Google eBook) Andrew Jack & Company, 1829 - 484 pages.  Page 39
2. The Crawfords of the county Donegal updated 2000 edition
3. The early ancestors of the Crawfords in America : an introduction to genealogies of American families of the name. Fred E. Crawford.  1940.
4. Topographical description of Ayrshire; more particularly of Cunninghame. By George Robertson.