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• Parents
  Husband | Male James Craig
  Birth	About 1730	Parish of Kilmarnock, County of Ayrshire, Scotland	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christened			Baptized (LDS)
  Died	1800	County Antrim, Barony of Upper Dunluce, Province of Ulster, Ireland	Endowed (LDS)
  Buried			Sealed P (LDS)
  Married	09 Apr 1751	Parish of Kilmarnock, County of Ayrshire, Scotland	Sealed S (LDS)
  Father
  Mother
  Wife | Female Margaret Smith
  Birth	About 1737	Wylieland, Parish of Fenwick, County of Ayrshire, Scotland	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christened			Baptized (LDS)
  Died	Before 1800	Country Antrim, Barony of Upper Dunluce, Province of Ulster, Ireland	Endowed (LDS)
  Buried			Sealed P (LDS)
  Father	John Smith | F1328 Group Sheet
  Mother
  Children
  Child 1 | Male William Craig
  Birth	17 Oct 1761	Country Antrim, Barony of Dunluce, Province of Ulster, Ireland	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christened			Baptized (LDS)
  Died	05 Jul 1854	Limestone Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania	Endowed (LDS)
  Buried			Sealed P (LDS)
  Spouse	Mary Richards | F1307
  Married	16 Dec 1790		Sealed S (LDS)
  Child 2 | Male Alexander Craig
  Birth			LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christened			Baptized (LDS)
  Died			Endowed (LDS)
  Buried			Sealed P (LDS)
  Child 3 | Female Katherine Craig
  Birth			LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christened			Baptized (LDS)
  Died			Endowed (LDS)
  Buried			Sealed P (LDS)

• Notes

  James and Margaret (Smith) Craig, spent their entire lives in County Antrim, Ireland (in conflict with comments above), where the former engaged in farming (occupation in conflict with comment above). Their son William Craig, also a native of that county, left Ireland July 17, 1783, and after a voyage of six weeks on the "Dublin Volunteer," he landed in Philadephia. William's brother, Alexander Craig, a quartermaster in the British army during the Revolutionary war, became impressed with this country, he tried to sell his commission with the intention of remaining in America. He had written William to this effect, but for some reason he returned to Ireland, where he remained. In the meantime, however, William had started for America, and, on his arrival in Philadephia, remained in that city for a short time, but later went in search of a cousin in New Jersey. Subsequently they lived for a few years in Lancaster, Penn., where he met and married Miss Mary Richards, and from there removed to Erie county. In 1811, he went to Indiana county, and in 1834 came to Clarion county, taking up their residence in Toby township when it still formed a part of Armstrong county. They removed to Limestone township, Clarion county, in 1856, and there made their home until called to their final rest, their remains being interred in the Association Church cemetery in Rimersburg. Mr. Craig was a farmer by occupation, was an excellent penman, and was a prominent member of the Secedar Church. His children, who are all now deceased, were as follows: John R. and Alexander, woolen manufacturers; William, a farmer; James, a millwright who built the first mill in Clarion county; Robert, father of our subject; Washington, a millwright and merchant; Martha, wife of William Thompson; David R., who conducted a gristmill; Rufus, a farmer; and Amanda M., wife of Samuel Myers. [1] Married: The Kilmarnock Old Parish Register was sent to Pegi Males Nelson from the Baird Institute. “James Craig, shoemaker in Kilmarnock and Margaret Smith, daughter of the deceased John Smith, farmer in Wylieland in the Parish of Fenwick, both in this Parish, were booked on Saturday March 25,1751 and after orderly proclamation three several Sabbaths were married on Tuesday April 9, 1751 by Mr. Locke." There is a question mark after Locke as they were not sure of the writing. The Parish of Kilmarnock, County of Ayshire, Scotland, was created in medieval times to support the church. Ecclesiastical (quoad sacra) parishes were areas of land whose inhabitants were obliged to pay a proportion of their produce or income to the Church. In the 17th century the crown divided Scotland into burghs, sheriffdoms and parishes for the purpose of taxation. Between 1845 and 1860 civil (quoad civilia) parishes were established with elected parochial boards, these parishes continuing as units of local government until 1975. (Note to File - JP Rhein

• Sources

  1. [S21000] RootsWeb.Ancestry.com/~pacpiney (: 3)