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Craft, Archelaus Sr.

Male 1749 - 1853  (103 years)


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  • Name Craft, Archelaus 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 25 Dec 1749  Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Settled Abt 1810  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 8 Nov 1853  Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • The death entry listed his age at death as 100; cause of death was "old age". His place of birth was recorded as "Old Virginia". Parents were listed on the death entry as James and Sarah Craft.
    Burial Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2411  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2014 

    Father Craft, James,   b. 1714   d. Abt 1793 (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Hammons, Sarah,   b. Abt 1731, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1818, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Family ID F1089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adams, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1770, Loudoun, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1810 and 1835, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)  [4] 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1785  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Craft, Ezekiel
    +2. Craft, Nancy Ann,   b. Between 1784 and 1787, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1877, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years)
    +3. Craft, James Washington,   b. 25 Nov 1790, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1867, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +4. Craft, Stephen,   b. 1792, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Lawrence, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +5. Craft, Sarah,   b. Abt 1794, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1887, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years)
    +6. Craft, John Wilhelm,   b. Abt 1796, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1858, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
     7. Craft, Simon,   b. 1800, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +8. Craft, Archelous Jr.,   b. 1802, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1853, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     9. Craft, Malinda,   b. 1804   d. Yes, date unknown
    +10. Craft, William,   b. Abt 1807, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1898, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 91 years)
    +11. Craft, Charity,   b. Abt 1810, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
    Family ID F917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1749 - Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Dec 1785 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSettled - Abt 1810 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Nov 1853 - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Craft was a Revolutionary War veteran, serving in the North Carolina Continental Line.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1392] Archelous Craft (1749 - 1853) - Find A Grave Memorial.

    2. [S1393] Archealous Craft, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S685] Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910.

    4. [S1391] Archelus Craft, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ".