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Thomas Craighead

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Thomas Craighead

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Nov 1808 (aged 71)
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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He is the son of John Holmes Craighead, born 1704 in Dublin Ireland and died 25 November 1773 in Cumberland Co. Pa. and Rachel R. Montgomery.
His grand father Rev. Thomas Craighead was minister at Big Spring Presbyterian Church 1737-1738.

Thomas Craighead and Margaret Gilson were married 1762 in Cumberland County, Pa. They are the parents of:
John Craighead Feb 1764
Richard Craighead c 1765
Thomas Craighead Apr 1768
James Craighead c 1772
George Craighead Feb 1774
William Craighead Apr 1779
Rachel Craighead c 1783

Served in Revolutionary War:
3rd Battalion Associators and Militia
Capt John McTeer, 1st Lieutenant Joseph Junkin, 2ns Lieutenant George Dickey, Ensign Samuel Long.
Thomas Craighead, Private. In service July 1777.

CRAIGHEAD, THOMAS, Middleton.
March 2, 1805. December 3, 1807.
Wife Margaret.
Sons Richard and William, James, Thomas Craighead.
Land purchased of Saml. Postlethwaite, late Sheriff, the property of
John Patterson.
Dau. Rachel, wife of John Cooper.
Son John Craighead and his children.
Son George Craighead.
Bro. Revd. John Craighead, decd.
Exs: Sons Richard and William Craighead.
Wit: Jno. Miller, James Duncan. G. 276-279.
He is the son of John Holmes Craighead, born 1704 in Dublin Ireland and died 25 November 1773 in Cumberland Co. Pa. and Rachel R. Montgomery.
His grand father Rev. Thomas Craighead was minister at Big Spring Presbyterian Church 1737-1738.

Thomas Craighead and Margaret Gilson were married 1762 in Cumberland County, Pa. They are the parents of:
John Craighead Feb 1764
Richard Craighead c 1765
Thomas Craighead Apr 1768
James Craighead c 1772
George Craighead Feb 1774
William Craighead Apr 1779
Rachel Craighead c 1783

Served in Revolutionary War:
3rd Battalion Associators and Militia
Capt John McTeer, 1st Lieutenant Joseph Junkin, 2ns Lieutenant George Dickey, Ensign Samuel Long.
Thomas Craighead, Private. In service July 1777.

CRAIGHEAD, THOMAS, Middleton.
March 2, 1805. December 3, 1807.
Wife Margaret.
Sons Richard and William, James, Thomas Craighead.
Land purchased of Saml. Postlethwaite, late Sheriff, the property of
John Patterson.
Dau. Rachel, wife of John Cooper.
Son John Craighead and his children.
Son George Craighead.
Bro. Revd. John Craighead, decd.
Exs: Sons Richard and William Craighead.
Wit: Jno. Miller, James Duncan. G. 276-279.

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died aged 70 years, 8 months



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