Jane Ann Craig

George married Mary D (Polly) McMullen on 28 Nov 1822 in Mason County, West Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Joseph McMullen and Jane Madison Arbuckle) was born on 8 Jan 1803 in Mason County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Apr 1836 in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
5 Children: Henry, Jane Ann, George, Joseph L, William Lockart

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1820, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Joseph married Jane Madison Arbuckle on 30 Aug 1796 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. Jane (daughter of William Arbuckle and Catherine Madison) was born on 2 Apr 1780 in Fort Union, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA; died in Sep 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Will: 21 Jan 1835, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
• Probate: 5 Sep 1836, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

William Arbuckle was the third husband of Catherine Madison, who, when she married William, was 25 years old, twice widowed, and with two children. William and Catherine had 8 children together, and he lived to the age of 84 in Mason County (now in West Virginia), just a few miles from Point Pleasant.
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William was at Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant for the famous Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, but he later described himself as a "volunteer soldier". My guess is that he was given an assignment at the fort by his much older brother Capt Matthew Arbuckle. He is somtimes credited Matthew's military accomplishment, but there is no contemporary evidence that he served in the militia. In fact, his application for a Revolutionary War pension was denied for that very reason.


Will:
He left bequests to the four daughters who survived him and to several grandchildren. He left $1 to be shared by the seven or eight sons and daughters of his late daughter Jane McMullin "by way of Remembrance". He similarly left $1 to his daughters Margaret James, Catherine Craig, & Elizabeth Alexander, though he left his blacksmith tools and his shop property to Elizabeth's husband, Samuel. His daughter Mary Nelson and several grandsons received $100 notes that were due to him from Samuel Alexander. He also left a shotgun and a rifle to two grandsons.
His executors were his "friends" (and sons-in-law) John G Nelson and Sam'l Alexander.

Buried:
GRid=34837010; Very old stone; almost disintegrated. A new monument reads "ARTIFICER VA TROOPS REV WAR". An "artificer" is a craftsman who specializes in the construction of artillery or fortification systems.

William married Catherine Madison on 30 Oct 1779 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA. Catherine (daughter of Humphrey Madison and Mary Dickinson) was born in 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jul 1818 in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Civil: 15 May 1770, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; She chose John Madison as her guardian
• Residence: 1779, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Court appearance establishg that her father, Humphrey, died in service to his country as an Esign in the company of Capt John Dickinson (Catherine's uncle)

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Buried:
GRid=34836924; Very old headstone, mostly faded

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Married:
She is listed as Katherine Pogue