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• Birth	Abt 1742	Chesterfield, , Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will	The Will of John Craghead: In the name of God Amen I John Craighead, Franklin County, being of sound and perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, do manke and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following. I recomend my soul to God who gave it, hoping through the merits of My Savior Jesus Christ to receive pardon and forgiveness for all my sins, my body I desire it to be buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter I have disposed of my Estate which is hath pleased God to bless me with in this world in the following manner and for viz: Item first, It is my desire that all my just debts should be paid. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Craighead the land on Staunton River that he now lives on and also the land I bought from Simmons, adjoing it. Item, I give and bequeath to my wife Betty Craighead, Molly Allen, Susannah Key, Nancy Haile, Jane Haile, Robert Craighead, Dicy Maxey, Easter Burrell, William Craighead, Timothy Craighead, Isaiah Craighead, and Lucy Robinson Craighead, two hundred pounds each to be raised out of my estate to them and their heirs forever and also my wife is to have little Jerry her lifetime or Widowhood and then to go to my daughter Lucy and shis is to have a fether bed and furniture. Item. My desire is that my daughter Lucy Robinson Craighead have her schooling out of this estate. Item. My desire is if any of my children should died without heir his or her part ot be equally divided amongst the rest of my children and should there be a balance left the same to be devided amongst them all. Item. I do constitute and appoint John Craighead and Robert Craighead Executors of this my last will and testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former wills and testaments confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness thereof I the said John Craighead have set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of May in the year of Our Lorde 1808. his mark X John Craighead Item. It is my desire that all my property be sold as soone as possible after my decease and the money equally divided among them all and the land as soone as convenient to be sold and also that equally divided. At a Court held for Franklin County, July 4th 1808. This last will and testament of John Craghead deceased, was proved by the oath of Nicholas Robinson, William Wright and Benjamin Watts, three of the witnesses hereto, and ordered to be recoreded, and on the motion of John Craghead and Robert Craghead the Executors herein named who made oath as the law directs and together with Issiah Craghead, James Hail and George Bradford their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of four thousand pounds, conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted for obtaining a probate in due form. Teste, James Callaway CFC
  Will	29 May 1808
  	Will dated
  Died	Jun 1808	, Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Will	4 Jul 1808
  	Will proven in Franklin Co., Virginia
  Buried	, Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I305	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011
  Father	Robert Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1700, , , , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susanna [Hale] Hail,   b. 7 Dec 1727, , , Maryland, USA ,   d. Bef 1765
  Married	1742	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F840	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Jane Elizabeth Leodicea Maxey,   b. 1747, Lynchburg, Goochland, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1785, , Franklin, Virginia, USA
  Married	Abt 1763	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Children	> 1. Susannah Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Sep 1764, , Franklin, Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1840 and 1850, , Callaway, Missouri, USA > 2. Jane (Jenny) Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1765, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1850, , Lawrence, Tennessee, USA > 3. Nancy Ann Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 1768, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1850, , Pulaski, Kentucky, USA > 4. Dicey Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1768, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary (Molley) Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1769, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Dec 1790, , Bedford, Virginia, USA > 6. Hester Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1771, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 7. John Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 25 Sep 1771, , Franklin, Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1859, , Franklin, Virginia, USA > 8. Robert Maxey Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 25 Sep 1772, , Franklin, Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1857, , Callaway, Missouri, USA   9. William Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1775, , Bedford, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 10. Timothy Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1776, , Bedford, Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1809 > 11. Isaiah Walter Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 10 Sep 1782, , Franklin, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1864, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Elizabeth [Hale] Edmondson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Apr 1789	, , Virginia, USA
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F814	Group Sheet
  Family 3	Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Oct 1799	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Lucy Robinson Craghead Or Craighead,   b. Abt 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F830	Group Sheet

• Notes

  From the Cra(i)ghead book: b: abt. 1742 - 43 or earlier, tax-payer in Bedford Co., Virginia 1782 - 85, and living in Franklin Co., Virginia thereafter. Will probated 1808, naming wife Betty, and 11 children. Married 3 times. Elizabeth Hale Betsey Robinson, 2nd and 3rd wives. John Craghead, of Franklin Co., Va., 1786 until his death 1808. Having a dau of marriageable age in 1785, he was probably born not later than 1746, tho perhaps earlier. His will was dated May 29, 1808 and probated July 4th 1808; names wife Betty, and 12 children. Evidence seems to show that he married 3 times, but his 1st wife was mother of all his children except the youngest Lucy Robinson Craghead, daughter of his 3rd wife. He is found of the Bedford Co., Virginia tax list, 1782; 1 poll and 2 slaves. He is mentioned many times in the court records of Franklin Co., Va., from the time it was organized in Feb. 1786 to May 1789. The first record there of his name, is dated March 1786 when a suit; Stone Ass(ign)ee vs Aday & Craighead is filed and set aside. Henry Lavior posted special bail at this time and in Nov. of that year, judgement is rendered "according to specialty & costs, with stay of execution until plantiff shall file a deed in the Clerk's office for conveyance of the land in dispute between the parties." In Dec. the same year, a suit: Squires vs Craghead, dismissed with plaintiff paying costs. Also, in May that year, a deed from John Craghead to Peter Craghead's orphans is acknowledged and recored: and a month later, a deed from him to George Key (son in law); and another from John Pratis recorded. In May term of court, 1788, is a suit: John Hale vs John Craghead, John Camp (Kemp)(brother in law) and James Hale (son in law), and Elijah Hatcher (son in law of Elizabeth Hale, Wid.) are among the witnesses for the latter. In Aug. that year, the jury did not agree, but in November the verdict was returned for the defendant. Several times during the years 1788 and 1789 John Craghead is sworn on the jury. Feb. 1788 he is on of a committee appointed to view a road from Hale's Ford on Staunton River across the country south, to cross Black Water near John Cragheas' and to lead into the road that goes by Black Place at the mouth of Snow Creek and make a report thereof. In Dec. 1788: "Leave is granted to John Craghead to build a water grist mill on the Gills Creek he being proprietor on both sides of said creek." On Jan. 5, 1789, John Craghead is chosen on a committee to "view and mark out a way for a road the nearest and best way from Chestnut Road x Pig River and Black Water to Stanton to intersect the Meadow Road leading to Lynches Ferry, and make a report thereof to the court. Public Claim Paper - State Archives, Richmond, Va, Bedford Co., Nov. 2, 1781. I do hereby Certify that I have Received of John Craghed on Beaf weighing 473 lb. Weight for use of the Publick. Certified by my Christopher Irwin DCPL The will of John Craghead: "In the name of God Amen. I John Craighead, Franklin County, being of sound and perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, I recomend my soul to God who gave it, hoping through the merits of My Savior Jesus Christ to receive pardon and forgiveness for all my sins, my body I desire it to be buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter I have disposed of my Estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with in this world in the following manner and for viz: Item first, It is my desore that all my just debts should be paid. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Craighead the land of Staunton River that he now lives on and also the land I bought from Simmons, adjoining it. Item, I give and bequeath to my wife Betty Craighead, Molly Allen, Susannah Key, Nancy Haile, Jane Haile, Robert Craighead, Dicy Maxey, Easter Burrell, WIlliam Craighead, Timothy Craighead, Isaiah Craighead, and to Lucy Robinson Craighead, two hundred pounds each to be raised out of my estate to them and their heirs forever and also my wife is to have little Jerry her lifetime or Widowhood and then to go to my daughter Lucy and she is to have a fether bed and furniture. Item, My desire is that my daughter Lucy Robinson Craighead have her schooling out of this estate. Item, My desire is if any of my children should died without heir his or her part to be equally devided amongst the rest of my children and should there be a balance left the same to be devided amongst them all. Item, I do constitute and appoint John Craighead and Robert Craighead Executiors of this my last will and testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former wills and testaments confirming this and ano other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the said John Craighead have set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of May in the year of Our Lorde 1808. his John X Craighead (Seal) mark Sealed, signed and delivered in Presence of Nicho. Robinson, George Parker, Josiah Farguson Teste Nicho. Robinson William Wright Zebedel Maxey Benjamin Watts Item, It is my desire that all my probperty be sold as soone as possible after my decease and the money equally divided among them all and the land as soone as convenient to be sold and also that equally divided. (the will itself was not handwritten by John Craghead, only his mark and seal, he did not spell his name with an "i".) At a Court helf for Franklin County July 4th 1808 This last will and testament of John Craghead deceased was proved by the oath of Nicholas Robinson, WIlliam Wright and Benjamin Watts, three of the witnesses herto, and ordered to be recorded, and on the mothion of John Craghead and Robert Craghead the Executors herein named who made oath as the law directs and together with Isaiah Craghead, James Hail and George Radford their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of four thousand pounds, conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted for obtaining a probat (sic) in due form. Teste, James Callaway C.F.C. On the tax lists of Bedford Co., 1782-1785, John Craghead is shown as owner of 198 acres of land. When the new County of Franklin was organized in 1786, this property was made a part of Franklin Co., and it is listed in that county thereafter. At his death in 1808, he left an estate which included a total of 496 acres.

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