Toliver Craig b. 1736 , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1819 , Madison, Kentucky, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1736 - 1819

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Birth 1736 , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Gender Male

Died 20 Mar 1819 , Madison, Kentucky, USA

Person ID I10441 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 06 Feb 2009

Family Elizabeth Johnson, b. 1738, , Orange, Virginia, USA , d. 26 Aug 1808, , Scott, Kentucky, USA

Children

>	1. Toliver Craig, b. Abt 1769, , , Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1825, , , Kentucky, USA
>	2. Nathaniel Craig, b. 23 Mar 1780, , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA , d. 26 Apr 1833, , Scott, Kentucky, USA

Last Modified 03 Jul 2008

Family ID F14347743 Group Sheet

Notes	From the Pioneers of Missouri book: (which is not always accurate) CRAIG, One day, a great many years ago, as a ship was sailing from an Irish Port to America, a sailor named Toliver Craig fell overboard and was drowned. The next morning a boy baby was found on the deck of the vessel, with no one to claim him or take care of him. The ship was loaded with emigrants, among whom were his parents, who doubtless felt too poor to assume the care of the little fellow in the new county to which they were going; so they took that method of throwing him upon the charities of the ship's crew. After some consultation, it was decided to name the little waif for the lost sailor, and he was accordingly christened Toliver Craig. He grew to be a man, married and had a son, whom he also named Toliver. The latter also grew to man's estate, married, and had a son, whom he named Toliver, Jr. The latter married ELIZABETH JOHNSON, of VA., and removed to Scott Co., KY., during the early settlement of that state. The Indians were very hostile at the time, and they lived three years in a fort. They had 7 children, Jack, Elijah, William, Nathaniel, Mary, Nancy and Toliver. Jack, Elijah, William and Nancy married and lived in Tennessee. Nathaniel married POLLY EALEY, and lived in KY. They had William, Nancy, Martha, Robert, Ann, and mary, all of whom settled in MO. Toliver married PATSEY WRIGHT, an English lady, by whom he had Elizabeth, Polly, Larkin, Permelia, Catharine, Patsey W., Sally, Nathaniel, Margaret, Fannie, Carter T., and John T. Larkin married FANNY FICKLIN, and settled in Callaway Co. at an early date. Catharine married her cousin, LEVI CRAIG, who died, and she afterward married COLONEL THOMAS SMITH, of St. Aubert, Callaway Co. Patsey W. married GIDEON GAMES, of Callaway Co.