David Crawford (colonel)

For other people of the same name, see David Crawford (disambiguation).

Colonel David Crawford (c. 1625^[1] – 1710) was a member of the House of Burgesses and an early plantation owner in Virginia.

David Crawford was born circa 1625, in Scotland, emigrating to the Virginia Colony with his father, John Crawford around 1643.^[2] His father was later killed in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676.

Crawford amassed many acres of land and owned a large plantation that eventually became the site of Richmond, Virginia. On April 2, 1692 he was elected to the House of Burgesses as one of two representatives from New Kent County, Virginia for two years. He introduced a piece of legislation, requiring that County Clerks maintain an office in their respective County Courthouse.

As an elderly man he was killed by some Pamunkey Indians in 1710 in New Kent County, Virginia. Note: The site of David Crawford's fortified home is currently (2010) under excavation. [See Virginiadigs.net]

References

1. ^ Ansearchin' News, Anderson Family Records, Captain David Crawford Family, W. P. Anderson, Tennessee Genealogical Society, Memphis Genealogical Society, page 145, 1970.
2. ^ Ansearchin' News, Anderson Family Records, Captain David Crawford Family, W. P. Anderson, Tennessee Genealogical Society, Memphis Genealogical Society, page 145, 1970.

External links

• Crawford Family History - Part 1, by Bob Chope

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Name	Crawford, David
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1625
Place of birth
Date of death	1710
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