Henry Crafton Jr

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Crafton Jr was born about 1786, in Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Crafton, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Crafton, was 23. He married Margaret Craig on 24 January 1811, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 7 April 1843, in Scott, Indiana, United States, at the age of 58.

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Henry Crafton Jr
about 1786–1843
Margaret Craig
1792–1847
Marriage: 24 January 1811
Sarah Margaret Crafton
1813–1849
Elizabeth Crafton
1815–
Jemis Crafton
1820–
James W. Crafton
1834–
John Crafton
1817–1854
Mary Jane Crafton
1818–1842
Rachel J Crafton
1820–
David Crafton
1824–
Mary Jane Crafton
1825–
Susan Crafton
1828–
Thomas Paul Crafton
1829–1880
James Crafton
1829–
Harrison P Crafton
1832–

Sources (6)

  • Henry Crafton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • W. H. Crafton in entry for John A. Smith and Ollie Crafton, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Henry Crafton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"

World Events (8)

about 1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Crafton in Buckinghamshire, named from Old English croh ‘wild saffron’ + tūn ‘estate’. This surname is rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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