William was born 1 June 1744 in Mountain View, Augusta County, Virginia and died on 19 October 1792 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married Rachel Sawyers in 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia. She was born 30 April 1750 in Augusta County, Virginia and died on 4 September 1821 in Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee. Her family was from Tyrone, Ireland. They had nine children (5 boys and 3 girls). This William was one of the surviving sons after his parents Alexander and Mary were massacred by the Indians in 1764. He stayed at the home place and in 1769 built a brick house on the site of the burned cabin.
After William died, Rachel remarried (William Bell) and moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee near Swann Creek around 1812.
Their son Captain William Crawford (my maternal 4th great grandfather) was born 14 February 1780 in Augusta County, Virginia and died 7 March 1859 in Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee. He married his first wife Rachel Titus on 29 April 1802 in Davidson County, Tennessee. She was born 19 August 1782 in Kentucky and died 18 June 1841 in Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had 10 children (3 boys and 7 girls).
We have a photo of William and as a family we have always lovingly called him "mutton chops."
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| Captain William Crawford |
After his wife Rachel died, William married Nancy R. Gibson on 16 October 1843. They had 4 children (2 boys and 2 girls).
William was in Davidson County, Tennessee by 1797 and moved to Huntsville, Alabama around 1810 where he served as Captain in the War of 1812 with Andrew Jackson.
In 1813, they moved to Cane Creek, west of Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
William died at the old rock house near Howell and is buried beside his two wives and his mother Rachel Crawford.
On his tombstone it reads: "We gently lay thee down to rest, beneath this silent sod. We'll think of thee as with the blest, and with thy gracious god."
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| Captain William Crawford House near Howell, Lincoln County, Tennessee |
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