Peter Crawford 1785–1854 – Jerry and Linda Butler

Peter Crawford, 1785–1854 (aged 68 years)

Name

Peter Crawford

Name: Peter /Crawford/

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	November 17, 1785 15 Virginia
Marriage	Elizabeth Loveless — View this family Greenville Co. SC
Birth of a sister	Drucilla Crawford 1793 South Carolina
Birth of a brother	Joseph Crawford about 1800 South Carolina
Birth of a sister	Margaret Ann Crawford about 1802 South Carolina
Birth of a brother	John Brice Crawford April 23, 1810 South Carolina
Birth of a sister	Sarah Crawford about 1815 South Carolina
Birth of a son	Davis Terry Crawford about 1817 Georgia
Birth of a son	Davis Terry Crawford 1817 Georgia
Birth of a daughter	Eliza Crawford August 24, 1818 Georgia
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Crawford August 24, 1818 Georgia
Birth of a daughter	Parthenia Crawford about 1819 Georgia
Census	1820 (aged 34 years) Clarke Co. GA
Birth of a daughter	Caroline Crawford 1820 Jefferson Co. AL
Birth of a brother	Thomas Crawford March 27, 1822 South Carolina
Birth of a son	William H. Crawford 1822 Clarke Co. GA
Birth of a daughter	Catherine Crawford 1828 Jefferson Co. AL
Census	1830 (aged 44 years) Jefferson Co. AL
Birth of a daughter	Sarah Ann Crawford February 12, 1833 Winston Co. MS
Marriage of a son	Davis Terry Crawford — Mary Barron — View this family about 1835
Marriage of a daughter	Andrew Jackson Brown — Caroline Crawford — View this family October 1, 1838 Winston Co., Mississippi
Marriage of a daughter	James H. Edwards — Parthenia Crawford — View this family November 7, 1838 Winston Co., Mississippi
Census	1840 (aged 54 years) Winston Co. MS
Marriage of a daughter	Lindsey M. Nabors — Eliza Crawford — View this family December 16, 1840 Winston Co., Mississippi
Marriage of a daughter	William Charles Matthews — Elizabeth Crawford — View this family November 25, 1843 Winston Co. MS
Marriage of a daughter	David Adair Wragg — Catherine Crawford — View this family August 8, 1844 Winston Co. MS
Death of a daughter	Catherine Crawford August 15, 1845 Winston Co. MS
Birth of a daughter	Mary Elizabeth Crawford about 1846 Jefferson Co. AL
Marriage of a son	William H. Crawford — Jane Dupuy — View this family January 27, 1848 Jefferson Co. AL
Marriage of a daughter	James H. Barron — Sarah Ann Crawford — View this family February 1, 1848 Winston Co. MS
Census	1850 (aged 64 years) Dwelling 251, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS
Occupation	Farmer 1850
Death of a sister	Sarah Crawford between 1852 and 1854 Winston Co. MS
Death of a son	Davis Terry Crawford 1852 Choctaw Co. MS
Death of a wife	Elizabeth Loveless October 13, 1853
Burial of a wife	Elizabeth Loveless October 15, 1853 Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS
Death	September 15, 1854 (aged 68 years) Winston Co. MS
Burial	September 17, 1854 (2 days after death) Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1770 — Virginia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth ? Peter Crawford Drucilla Crawford Joseph Crawford Margaret Ann Crawford John Brice Crawford Sarah Crawford Thomas Crawford James Peter Crawford 1770–… Birth: 1770 — Virginia
mother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Peter Crawford Peter Crawford Drucilla Crawford Joseph Crawford Margaret Ann Crawford John Brice Crawford Sarah Crawford Thomas Crawford Elizabeth ? …–…
himself	Links Birth: November 17, 1785 15 — Virginia Marriage: Greenville Co. SC Census: 1820 — Clarke Co. GA Census: 1830 — Jefferson Co. AL Census: 1840 — Winston Co. MS Census: 1850 — Dwelling 251, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Occupation: Farmer — 1850 Death: September 15, 1854 — Winston Co. MS Burial: September 17, 1854 — Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Loveless Davis Terry Crawford Eliza Crawford Parthenia Crawford Caroline Crawford William H. Crawford Elizabeth Crawford Catherine Crawford Sarah Ann Crawford Mary Elizabeth Crawford Peter Crawford 1785–1854 Birth: November 17, 1785 15 — Virginia Death: September 15, 1854 — Winston Co. MS
8 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1793 23 — South Carolina Census: 1850 — Winston Co. MS Census: 1860 — Winston Co. MS Death: June 1869 — Winston Co. MS Burial: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Wiley Shaw James Porter Shaw Nancy Shaw Margaret Shaw Mary Ann Shaw Edumund Pierson Shaw Sarah Annice Shaw Harriet Shaw Louisa Elizabeth Shaw Wiley W. Shaw Eliza Jane Shaw Drucilla Crawford 1793–1869 Birth: 1793 23 — South Carolina Death: June 1869 — Winston Co. MS
8 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1800 30 — South Carolina Marriage: January 20, 1820 — Oglethorpe Co. GA Census: 1850 — Dwelling 224, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Occupation: Farmer — 1850 Death: August 1855 — Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan Dupree Andrew Jackson Crawford Lewis Crawford Julius H. Crawford David M. Crawford Joseph Crawford 1800–1855 Birth: about 1800 30 — South Carolina Death: August 1855 — Winston Co. MS
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1802 32 — South Carolina Marriage: January 1818 — Laurens Co. SC Census: 1850 — Choctaw Co. MS Census: 1860 — Choctaw Co. MS Census: 1870 — Choctaw Co. MS Death: April 12, 1875 — Choctaw Co. MS Burial: Old Shilo Methodist Cemetery, Choctaw Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Bagwell Jr. John Bagwell Peter Bagwell Elizabeth Bagwell William Bagwell Martin Bagwell Margaret Ann Crawford 1802–1875 Birth: about 1802 32 — South Carolina Death: April 12, 1875 — Choctaw Co. MS
8 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 23, 1810 40 — South Carolina Census: 1850 — Dwelling 240, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Death: July 29, 1876 — Bienville, LA Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, Bienville, Bienville Parish, LA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rutha Anne Allison John Crawford Rutha Crawford Amanda Crawford Asbury Crawford Thomas Crawford Peter Crawford Lindsey Leander Crawford Robert David Crawford John Brice Crawford 1810–1876 Birth: April 23, 1810 40 — South Carolina Death: July 29, 1876 — Bienville, LA
6 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1815 45 — South Carolina Census: 1850 — Dwelling 241, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Death: between 1852 and 1854 — Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James M. Butler Thomas A. Butler John Wesley Butler Martha E. Butler James Madison Butler Sarah Emily Butler Peter C. Butler William Ward Butler Sarah Crawford 1815–1854 Birth: about 1815 45 — South Carolina Death: between 1852 and 1854 — Winston Co. MS
7 years younger brother	Links Birth: March 27, 1822 52 — South Carolina Marriage: February 13, 1845 — Winston Co. MS Census: 1850 — Dwelling 229, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Occupation: Teacher — 1850 Death: March 15, 1882 Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, Bienville, LA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Davis Emmett Crawford Mary Crawford Thomas Crawford 1822–1882 Birth: March 27, 1822 52 — South Carolina Death: March 15, 1882

Family with Elizabeth Loveless
himself	Links Birth: November 17, 1785 15 — Virginia Marriage: Greenville Co. SC Census: 1820 — Clarke Co. GA Census: 1830 — Jefferson Co. AL Census: 1840 — Winston Co. MS Census: 1850 — Dwelling 251, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Occupation: Farmer — 1850 Death: September 15, 1854 — Winston Co. MS Burial: September 17, 1854 — Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Loveless Davis Terry Crawford Eliza Crawford Parthenia Crawford Caroline Crawford William H. Crawford Elizabeth Crawford Catherine Crawford Sarah Ann Crawford Mary Elizabeth Crawford Peter Crawford 1785–1854 Birth: November 17, 1785 15 — Virginia Death: September 15, 1854 — Winston Co. MS
wife	Links Birth: December 12, 1794 23 21 — Newberry Co. SC Marriage: Greenville Co. SC Census: 1850 — Dwelling 251, Subdivision 22, Winston Co. MS Death: October 13, 1853 Burial: October 15, 1853 — Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peter Crawford Davis Terry Crawford Eliza Crawford Parthenia Crawford Caroline Crawford William H. Crawford Elizabeth Crawford Catherine Crawford Sarah Ann Crawford Mary Elizabeth Crawford Elizabeth Loveless 1794–1853 Birth: December 12, 1794 23 21 — Newberry Co. SC Death: October 13, 1853
Marriage	Marriage — — Greenville Co. SC
son	Links Birth: about 1817 31 22 — Georgia Birth: 1817 31 22 — Georgia Marriage: about 1835 Census: 1840 — Winston Co. MS Census: 1850 — Choctaw Co. MS Death: 1852 — Choctaw Co. MS Burial: Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Barron James H. Crawford Peter B. Crawford Nancy Crawford Octavia Crawford Levi Crawford Mary Crawford Davis Terry Crawford 1817–1852 Birth: about 1817 31 22 — Georgia Death: 1852 — Choctaw Co. MS
20 months daughter	Links Birth: August 24, 1818 32 23 — Georgia Marriage: December 16, 1840 — Winston Co., Mississippi Census: 1850 — Winston Co., Mississippi Death: February 17, 1900 — Winston Co. MS Burial: Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lindsey M. Nabors William Nabors Eliza Crawford 1818–1900 Birth: August 24, 1818 32 23 — Georgia Death: February 17, 1900 — Winston Co. MS
16 months daughter	Links Birth: about 1819 33 24 — Georgia Marriage: November 7, 1838 — Winston Co., Mississippi Census: 1880 — Oktibbeha Co., Mississippi Death: 1899 — Choctaw Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James H. Edwards Parthenia Crawford 1819–1899 Birth: about 1819 33 24 — Georgia Death: 1899 — Choctaw Co. MS
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 1820 34 25 — Jefferson Co. AL Marriage: October 1, 1838 — Winston Co., Mississippi Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Brown Caroline Crawford 1820–… Birth: 1820 34 25 — Jefferson Co. AL
3 years son	Links Birth: 1822 36 27 — Clarke Co. GA Marriage: January 27, 1848 — Jefferson Co. AL Census: 1850 — Oktibbeha Co., Mississippi Census: 1860 — Carroll Co., Mississippi Death: September 12, 1864 — Carroll Co. MS Burial: Applewhite Cemetery, Carroll Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Dupuy Jimmie Crawford Maggie Crawford William H. Crawford 1822–1864 Birth: 1822 36 27 — Clarke Co. GA Death: September 12, 1864 — Carroll Co. MS
-3 years daughter	Links Birth: August 24, 1818 32 23 — Georgia Marriage: November 25, 1843 — Winston Co. MS Death: December 24, 1858 — Choctaw Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Charles Matthews Sarah E. Cynthia Matthews John C. Matthews James P. Matthews William Davidson Matthews Mary Jane Matthews Robert Wiggins Matthews Eliza Matthews Catherine Matthews Elizabeth Crawford 1818–1858 Birth: August 24, 1818 32 23 — Georgia Death: December 24, 1858 — Choctaw Co. MS
11 years daughter	Links Birth: 1828 42 33 — Jefferson Co. AL Marriage: August 8, 1844 — Winston Co. MS Death: August 15, 1845 — Winston Co. MS Burial: Blackwood Cemetery, Winston Co. MS Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David Adair Wragg Catherine Wragg Catherine Crawford 1828–1845 Birth: 1828 42 33 — Jefferson Co. AL Death: August 15, 1845 — Winston Co. MS
5 years daughter	Links Birth: February 12, 1833 47 38 — Winston Co. MS Marriage: February 1, 1848 — Winston Co. MS Marriage: July 15, 1865 — Coryell Co., Texas Death: August 14, 1907 — Robert Lee, Coke Co. TX Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James H. Barron Eliza C. Barron John L. Barron Elizabeth J. Barron William Caleb Barron Family with spouse Jackson H. Perry Fountain Bascome Perry Sarah Ann Crawford 1833–1907 Birth: February 12, 1833 47 38 — Winston Co. MS Death: August 14, 1907 — Robert Lee, Coke Co. TX
14 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1846 60 51 — Jefferson Co. AL Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Elizabeth Crawford 1846–… Birth: about 1846 60 51 — Jefferson Co. AL

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Shared note	Peter Crawford was born November 17, 1785 in Virginia. In the late 1700's, he moved with his family to South Carolina where he met and married Elizabeth Loveless in Greenville County. Peter and Elizabeth moved to Georgia before 1817 and appeared on the 1820 census in Clarke County, Georgia. He was a farmer in Clarke County. He bought and sold property there between 1822 and 1824. He resided between 1824 and 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Peter and Elizabeth had eight known children - Davis Terry, Eliza, Parthenia, Caroline, William H., Elizabeth, Catherine and Sarah Ann. They also adopted Mary Elizabeth prior to 1850. By the 1840 census, the Peter Crawford household had moved to Winston County, Mississippi where Elizabeth died October 13, 1853. Peter died a short time later on September 15, 1854. Peter and Elizabeth are both buried at the Blackwood Cemetery in Winston County. Peter Crawford at his death owned 1400 acres in Winston and adjoining Choctaw Counties. The 1850 census indicates that he owned 38 slaves. In his will, he referred to his holdings as "my plantation". Peter Crawford's will and the probate of his estate are included in the probate section of the Winston Co. MSGenWeb site. These documents provide a view of an early Winston County plantation. Peter Crawford appeared on the census in 1820 in Clarke Co. GA. He was a farmer in Clarke Co. He bought and sold property there between 1822 and 1824. He resided between 1824 and 1835 in Jefferson Co. AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Winston Co. MS. He died there in 1854. research of C. Maxwell Mary Crawford, age 4 is living in the Peter Crawford household in the 1850 census. She is identified as an adopted child in Peter Crawford's will. Susanna Terry, age 76, is also living in the Peter Crawford household in the 1850 census. Susanna Terry was Susanna Bagwell, sister of Frederick Bagwell who married Margaret Ann Crawford. Susanna Bagwell married William Terry. research of Wade Lovelace Sources: 1850 census Winston Co. AL, William Ward Butler obituary.

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Peter Crawford was born November 17, 1785 in Virginia. In the late 1700's, he moved with his family to South Carolina where he met and married Elizabeth Loveless in Greenville County.

Peter and Elizabeth moved to Georgia before 1817 and appeared on the 1820 census in Clarke County, Georgia. He was a farmer in Clarke County. He bought and sold property there between 1822 and 1824. He resided between 1824 and 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Peter and Elizabeth had eight known children - Davis Terry, Eliza, Parthenia, Caroline, William H., Elizabeth, Catherine and Sarah Ann. They also adopted Mary Elizabeth prior to 1850.

By the 1840 census, the Peter Crawford household had moved to Winston County, Mississippi where Elizabeth died October 13, 1853. Peter died a short time later on September 15, 1854. Peter and Elizabeth are both buried at the Blackwood Cemetery in Winston County.

Peter Crawford at his death owned 1400 acres in Winston and adjoining Choctaw Counties. The 1850 census indicates that he owned 38 slaves. In his will, he referred to his holdings as "my plantation". Peter Crawford's will and the probate of his estate are included in the probate section of the Winston Co. MSGenWeb site. These documents provide a view of an early Winston County plantation.

Peter Crawford appeared on the census in 1820 in Clarke Co. GA. He was a farmer in Clarke Co. He bought and sold property there between 1822 and 1824. He resided between 1824 and 1835 in Jefferson Co. AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Winston Co. MS. He died there in 1854.

research of C. Maxwell

Mary Crawford, age 4 is living in the Peter Crawford household in the 1850 census. She is identified as an adopted child in Peter Crawford's will.

Susanna Terry, age 76, is also living in the Peter Crawford household in the 1850 census. Susanna Terry was Susanna Bagwell, sister of Frederick Bagwell who married Margaret Ann Crawford. Susanna Bagwell married William Terry.

research of Wade Lovelace

Sources: 1850 census Winston Co. AL, William Ward Butler obituary.

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Family with parents
father	James Peter Crawford 1770–…
mother	Elizabeth ? …–…
himself	Peter Crawford 1785–1854
younger sister Family William Wiley Shaw James Porter Shaw Nancy Shaw Margaret Shaw Mary Ann Shaw Edumund Pierson Shaw Sarah Annice Shaw Harriet Shaw Louisa Elizabeth Shaw Wiley W. Shaw Eliza Jane Shaw	Drucilla Crawford 1793–1869
younger brother Family Susan Dupree Andrew Jackson Crawford Lewis Crawford Julius H. Crawford David M. Crawford	Joseph Crawford 1800–1855
younger sister Family Frederick Bagwell Jr. John Bagwell Peter Bagwell Elizabeth Bagwell William Bagwell Martin Bagwell	Margaret Ann Crawford 1802–1875
younger brother Family Rutha Anne Allison John Crawford Rutha Crawford Amanda Crawford Asbury Crawford Thomas Crawford Peter Crawford Lindsey Leander Crawford Robert David Crawford	John Brice Crawford 1810–1876
younger sister Family James M. Butler Thomas A. Butler John Wesley Butler Martha E. Butler James Madison Butler Sarah Emily Butler Peter C. Butler William Ward Butler	Sarah Crawford 1815–1854
younger brother Family Elizabeth Davis Emmett Crawford Mary Crawford	Thomas Crawford 1822–1882

Family with Elizabeth Loveless
himself	Peter Crawford 1785–1854
wife Parents James Loveless Linna Hughes	Elizabeth Loveless 1794–1853
son Family Mary Barron James H. Crawford Peter B. Crawford Nancy Crawford Octavia Crawford Levi Crawford Mary Crawford	Davis Terry Crawford 1817–1852
daughter Family Lindsey M. Nabors William Nabors	Eliza Crawford 1818–1900
daughter Family James H. Edwards	Parthenia Crawford 1819–1899
daughter Family Andrew Jackson Brown	Caroline Crawford 1820–…
son Family Jane Dupuy Jimmie Crawford Maggie Crawford	William H. Crawford 1822–1864
daughter Family William Charles Matthews Sarah E. Cynthia Matthews John C. Matthews James P. Matthews William Davidson Matthews Mary Jane Matthews Robert Wiggins Matthews Eliza Matthews Catherine Matthews	Elizabeth Crawford 1818–1858
daughter Family David Adair Wragg Catherine Wragg	Catherine Crawford 1828–1845
daughter Family James H. Barron Eliza C. Barron John L. Barron Elizabeth J. Barron William Caleb Barron Family Jackson H. Perry Fountain Bascome Perry	Sarah Ann Crawford 1833–1907
daughter	Mary Elizabeth Crawford 1846–…