In my last post, I stated my research objective. In a nutshell, it is to determine if my ancestor Elizabeth Crawford Torr is the daughter of Alexander and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford of Augusta County, Virginia.
The next step in the process is to create a summary of known facts. I'm not a big fan of spreadsheets, so I put my information into a table, arranged chronologically. In it, I included what I know to be true about Elizabeth Crawford Torr. I also included the death date for her proposed parents.
The second table is a summary of possible DNA connections to Alexander and Mary Crawford.
The next step of my research project is to create a locality guide for Augusta County, Virginina.
CRAWFORD RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARY OF KNOWN FACTS
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DATE
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ITEM
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PLACE
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SOURCE
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NOTES
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Est. 1752
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Birth of Elizabeth Crawford
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Unknown
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Best guess based on her being about 21
at the birth of her first child, estimated to be in 1773
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29 Sep 1764
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Death of Alexander and Mary McPheeters
Crawford
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Buffalo Gap, Augusta County, Virginia
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The Pennsylvania Gazette, published 15 Nov 1764; available online at
newspapers.com
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“In a Letter from Stanton, in
Virginia, dated October 26, it is said, that on the 29th of
September the Indians killed one Crawford and his Wife, and burnt their House
and Barn, with a great Quantity of Grain in it.”
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29 Oct 1792
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Tax List
Elizabeth Tar
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Fayette County, KY
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Tax
Rolls of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County, Kentucky, Oct. 29, 1792,
DGS #7834426, Film #7957, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
accessed on FamilySearch.org
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Oct.
29, 1792
Person's Names Charged With the Tax: Tar, Elizabeth Horses, Mares etc: 2 Cattle: 2 |
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25 Oct 1793
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Tax List
Elizabeth Tore
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Fayette County, KY
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Ibid
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Oct.
25, 1793
Person's Names: Elizabeth TORE White males 16-21: 2 Horses, mares, etc: 1 Cattle: 4 |
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24 Aug 1795
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Tax List
Elizabeth Tore
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Fayette County, KY
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Ibid
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Aug.
25, 1795
Person's Names: Elizabeth TORE White males 16-21: 1 Horses, mares, etc.: 1 Cattle: 9 |
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8 Jun 1796
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Tax List
Betty Toor
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Fayette County, KY
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Ibid
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Jun 8,
1796
Person's Names: Betty TOOR White males above 21: 1 White males above 16: 1 Horses, mares, etc.: 4 Cattle: 8 |
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16 Jun 1797
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Tax List
Elizabeth Tore
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Fayette County, KY
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Ibid
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Jun 16,
1797
Person's Names: Elizabeth TORE White males over 21: 1 Horses, mares, etc: 4 |
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2 Nov 1807
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Permission for daughter to marry
Elisabeth Tarr
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Shelby County, KY
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Shelby
County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds, loose paper, Phillip Pearce and Else Tarr, 2
November 1807; Shelby County Courthouse, Shelbyville, Kentucky
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"Sir
You have my consent to issue Licance of marriage betwen my Daughter and Philip perce. my Daughter is of full age, and her father is dead. I am Sir yours Elisabeth her X mark Tarr To the Cleark of Shelbey County Test A.M. Gaughey" |
SUMMARY
OF POSSIBLE CRAWFORD DNA MATCHES
Using Ancestry DNA’s ThruLines feature, these are possible
connections to Alexander and Mary McPheeters Crawford. The kits belong to my mother and uncle.
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Through Which Child
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Match on Which Kit
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Ancestry User
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Predicted Relationship
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John
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RH, WM
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CC
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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LS
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6th cousin
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William
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RH, WM
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RP
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6th cousin
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RH
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RB
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6th cousin
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RH
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JN
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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MN
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6th cousin
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RH
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JB
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6th cousin
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RH
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RR
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6th cousin
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WM
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JLK
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6th cousin
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Edward
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RH, WM
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GKW
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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JDF
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6th cousin
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Alexander
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RH, WM
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AS
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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DN
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6th cousin
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Rebecca
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RH
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GA
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6th cousin
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Mary
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RH, WM
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RB
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6th cousin
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Samuel
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RH, WM
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RH
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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SFC
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6th cousin
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RH
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CH
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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JuH
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5th c 1 rem
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RH, WM
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JoH
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6th cousin
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RH
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MW
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5th c 1 rem
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WM
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SR
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6th cousin
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Robert
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RH, WM
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JI
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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NL
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6th cousin
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RH
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BR
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6th cousin
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RH
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KR
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6th cousin
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WM
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CB
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6th cousin
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James
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RH, WM
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GW
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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RP
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6th cousin
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RH, WM
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PJ
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6th cousin
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RH
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JG
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6th cousin
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WM
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DT
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6th cousin
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WM
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GH
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6th cousin
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WM
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IL
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6th cousin
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Wgo is the Alexander and Samuel listed above? The others listed are William's children?
ReplyDeleteAll of the people listed in the table are the children of the original couple, Alexander and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford.
DeleteVonda,
ReplyDeleteWilliam Torr and Elizabeth Crawford are my 5th great-grandparents too. I am very interested in what you are researching. Like you said, the Torr line is a mess at this point. I have a William Tarr (1724-1760) and Mary Troxell (1723-1795) as the parents of William Torr. There is no evidence of this except for other people's trees (which have no evidence of this). This has been bothering me and I sure would like to figure it out or at least get a better idea of what is correct. Please publish Part 4 if and when you get it done. I am on Ancestry and have linked my DNA test to my tree.
Thank you,
Gregory E. Lyon
Hi Greg, I believe we communicated through Ancestry once. I need to pick up this project again. With what I've found so far, I can't link Elizabeth, so my momentum slowed considerably. I did find one more clue I need to post about, I will try to do that one ASAP. Thanks for writing!
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