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John Crawford (abt. 1630 - abt. 1674)

John Crawford
Born about in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
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Died about at about age 44 in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlandsmap
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John Crawford was born about 1630 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, son of James Crawford de Kilberney (1598 - 1654) and Margaret (Unknown) Crawford (1600 - ). John married Anna Hessels van Elspeet (1633 - 1708). Their son was Johannes Crafford (~1661 - ). John died in Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland.

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Mentions Jacobus Craffort, residing in Woerden, bode van het Groot-Waterschap van Woerden by profession, , huwelijkspartner, bloedverwant Jan Craffort, residing in Woerden, , huwelijkspartner, bloedverwant Johannes van Deijl, residing in Woerden, bode van het Groot-Waterschap van Woerden by profession, , huwelijkspartner Maria Willemsdr van Deijl, residing in Woerden, , huwelijkspartner Willem van Deijl, residing in Woerden, , huwelijkspartner, voogd, bloedverwant Alida Elspeet, residing in Woerden, , huwelijkspartner Annichje Jans van Elspeet, residing in Woerden, , huwelijkspartner, bloedverwant Jacob van der Spil, residing in Woerden, getuige, huwelijkspartner, voogd

Where The Record Is Found (Citation) Clan Crawford Association Describe The Record (Notes) Done 1894_Schoute_Nethe .. to the buyers. Mr. J. E. VAN SOMEREN BRAND. The Dutch branch of the Scottish Craffort or Crawfurd family. Some years ago I came into possession of a neatly written memorial of the Craffort family. The content is communicated here. The whole was written by Johan Craffort (married to Anna Schuylinks). Before his notes, he included those of his grandfather and his father, and added a preface describing the settlement of his family in Holland. He describes his coat of arms thus: “a red field, in the head two silver five-pointed stars, in the middle a silver band and on it nine black critters like shrimps, without beards, four at the top and five at the bottom, at the bottom of the shield is one. silver rising moon, points up. The helmet mark is a silver five-pointed star, with a point up between two eagle's wings, one red, the other silver. ”This coat of arms is entered in the supplement of Rietstap's Armoral Général 2nd edition. Craufurd de Kilberney (Ecosse, Baronet 8 June 1782), conducting in I and IV: d'or la fasce d'herm., And Crawford-Pollok de Kilbirnie (Ecosse, Baronet 1640 and 903), conducting in 1 and 4 of II and III the same coat of arms. As helmet mark: une représentation du château de Dumbarton, au nat. inscrit du mot "Dumbarton"; and as a motto: sine labe note.

James Craffort, at Glasgow, died about 1650, married his first cousin Margaret Craffort. Son: John Craffort, b. at Glasgow 1630, d. in Woerden 1674, buried in the Groote kerk there. After the death of his father, he went to Holland, because of strife with his mother, and obtained with his fellow countryman Adrianus Stuart of the Committed Councils of Holland and West-Friesland the monopoly in tobacco for Woerden and the surrounding area. He married 10. in Woerden a Scottish woman, Masi Dobbi, widow. Jacob Getjenson. She was much older than him and appointed him by will of Feb. 16. 1657, passed before the notary Wouter Craak, to universal heir. Soon after, she died without children. He married 2º. in Woerden 5 Aug. 1657 Anna Hessels van Élspeet, b. in Leiden 1635, died. in Woerden 2 March 1708, buried in the Groote kerk, daughter of Jan Janszoon and Trijntje Schaak Tobiasdr. She remarries in Woerden Dec. 1677 Jacob van der Spil d. in Woerden 1714, with whom children. (See the attachment).

Children: I. Jacobus Craffort, follows A. II. Johannes Craffort, b. in Woerden 25 Jan. 1661, there 25 Sept. 1661, buried in the Groote kerk. III. Catharina Čraffort, b. in Woerden 1 Oct. 1662, married there 15 May 1690 Hendrik Morre, born. in Eìst 8 June 1654, residing in Utrecht, son of Jacobus and Maria van Engelen. They had a daughter. (See the attachment). IV. Margaretha Craffort, b. in Woerden 2 Feb. 1665, d. in Utrecht 14 Feb. 1733, buried in Jacobi Church Feb. 20, married there Dec. 7. 1699 (which wedding was celebrated in the Gasthuiskerk outside de Weert), Gabriel Kuyper, b. there 1656, d. there and buried in the Jacobi-church 3 Jan. 1719, widower of Gerarda Kok, son of Jan and Wilhelmina Reysers. They had children. (See the attachment). V. Cornelia Craffort, b. in Woerden 16 Feb. 1667, tr. at Batavia 23 May 1690 Casparus Leonhardt 1), born. in Saxen 1662, d. 9 Nov. 1717 on his outskirts of Geytesteyn on the Vecht, buried in the church in Zuylen. Ilij was stable master of the O. I. C. in Batavia and son of Bartholomeus and Catharina Walehoven. They had one son. (See the attachment). VI. Johannes Craffort, follows B. VII. Anna Craffort, born in Woerden 5 Nov. 1671, d. there April 8, 1673, buried in the Groote kerk. VIII. Anna Čraffort, b. in Woerden 6 Jan. 1674, d. in Rhenen 27 May 1714, buried in the church, married in Utrecht 18 July 1713 Dirk Roghair, b. 15 Jan. 1638, reigning mayor of Rhenen, widower z. K. of Anna Volkering and son of Adrianus and Berendina van Ommeren. They had a son. (See the attachment). A. Jacobus Craffort b. in Woerden 1 April 1659, died. there on July 2, 1708, after having appointed as guardians over his minor children on June 8: his brother Johannes Craffort and his brother-in-law Casparus Leonhardt, buried July 6 in the middle of the Groote kerk, married there on 2 January. 1684 (which marriage by D8. Lamoral

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Louis Heyman
Hello Louis,

Working on this adopted Profile, my 6C. Haven't found sources for Masi Dobbi so will not add her as a spouse. I have found 7 children for John (Jan). Only have sources for 5. I see you added 2 children Johannes & Joannis. Joannis is the same name as Johannes and I find no date of 1669. Have you duplicated them. I have a Jacobus 1659 2 Sources; a Jannetje 1660 No Sources; a Joannis 1661 9 Sources; a Catharijna 1662 2 Sources; a Margrieta 1665 2 Souces; a Cornelia 1667 2 Sources; & Marijtje 1674 (the year that is estimated John died) No Sources. I will not be adding the 2 children with no Sources. Given this info please check your records & Sources to see where you found your info. Thanks, Hal

Hi Hal, thank you for your reply.

Since you only adopted the profile, I have a better understanding of your replies. I added the second profile Joannis (Crafferth) Craffort (1669-1725), not the first Johannes which is another profile you adopted on 26 Jul 2022. Both Johannes and Joanus were children of Jan Craffert. You have to click on the profile I created to see the sources. I upload sources to the profiles to verify existing genealogies.

The children is not the problem, but whether John Crawford (abt.1630-abt.1674) is actually the one that married van Elspleet. The dates as given on this profile does not make any sense at all. Let me explain.

The Jan Craffert that married Van Elspleet could not have been born in 1630. Check the sources on Anna (van Elspeet) Craffort (bef.1633-1708) His first marriage was to Ivens, Lijsbet. I have not found the marriage. She is mentioned on the second marriage His second marriage was to Dobbi in 1647. If this was true he would have been 17 years old at the time. His third marriage was to van Elspleet in 1657.

The narrative on this profile claims he came to Holland after the death of his father. His father James Crawford de Kilberney (1598-1660) died in 1660. That is 3 years after his third marriage. He cannot be in Scotland and get married in Holland at the same time.

My conclusion is that this John Crawford would have been 17 years old and as such cannot be the same Jan Crawfort that married Dobbi after he had, had a first marriage. How old would he have had to be for his first marriage?

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Louis Heyman
Something is terribly wrong with the story on this profile. If he was born in 1630 as you claim, he actually entered his second marriage with Dobbi at the age of 17. His third marriage was with van Elspeet.

I don't deny that there could have been a John Crawfort born 1630, but it is not the same person who married van Elspeet. It is my intention to remove her connection to this profile unless you can provide verifiable sources to support your claim.

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