Archelous Craft
Birth: 25 Dec 1749
Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Death: 8 Nov 1853
Crafts Colly, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Archelous Craft Family Tree
Father
James Craft (Born: 1714-1793)
s/o Henry Craft 1700
Mother
Sarah Hammons (Born: 1718-1818 )
d/o William Hammon & Sarah Parsons
Spouses
Elizabeth Betsy Adams (Born: 1770-1810)
Marriage 1 Dec 1785 Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina
Scena “Sena” Craft (Born: 1770)
Marriage 24 Aug 1824 Floyd, Kentucky
Known Children (with Elizabeth Betsy Adams)
Mary Nancy Craft (Born: 1784-1877)
Drucilla Craft (Born: 1787)
Ezekiel Craft (Born: 1789-1789)
James Washington Craft (Born: 1790-1867)
John Wilhelm Craft (Born: 1792-1856)
Sarah “Sally” Craft (Born: 1794-1880)
Stephen Craft (Born: 1798 )
Simon Craft (Born: 1800-1880)
Archelous “Cheed” Craft (Born: 1802-1853)
Malinda Craft (Born: 1804-1804)
William Craft (Born: 1807-1898 )
Charity Craft (Born: 1810-1850)
Timeline
1749 Born
1785 1st Marriage to Betsy Adams
1800 United States Federal Census
Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina
1810 United States Federal Census
Floyd, Floyd, Kentucky
1820 United States Federal Census
Floyd, Kentucky
1824 2nd Marriage to Sena Craft
1830 United States Federal Census
Perry, Kentucky (conflict: or Madison, Mississippi)
1 Jun 1840 United States Federal Census
Perry, Kentucky
1850 United States Federal Census
Letcher, Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Military: Soldier
April 7, 2009 at 5:48 pm
was there any native american in the archelous branc? I am from that branch–Peggy Patrick Rickard
April 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Sorry, it took me so long to respond. I polled the Craft cousin’s and none of us seem to remember any in our research but we’ll keep looking. Sorry we couldn’t be more help.
April 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Thank you for responding. If anyone can tell me more about this branch-I would be thrilled.
April 8, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I can get you whatever you need. We have pictures of all the headstones and several of the family. Just let me know. The Craft lineage is fairly documented. Several of us maintain our work at Ancestry and I have a copy of the original notes. But many corrections have been made online.
Thanks for your comments and WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!!!!!
June 12, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I am in this line. Anyone have any idea where James (Archelous father) was from. I have heard conflicting accounts of German and English Ancestory? Any ideas which?
June 12, 2009 at 11:03 pm
On my tree I have James Craft B: 1714, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA D: 1793, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
son of Henry Craft 1700 England & unknown wife. This info was via cousins that work on them for me. But I don’t believe it’s accurate because his dad Samuel Crofts 1667- 1709 was born and died in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA as was his father before and his before him but now when you get to Griffin Craft and Dorcus Ruggles generation *Griffin Craft Born:
21 May 1600
Hereford, Yorkshire, , England
died 4 Oct 1689
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
But you can never rule it out because of people traveling and the fact that babies come, when babies are ready to come and not when they are supposed to. It’s a baby law. LOL We all need to do some more work on Henry Craft. Get his wife’s info and death information just knowing who he was isn’t enough. On my tree with the info I have all wives families and came through Mass from England. You’ll have to take this up with the “Craft” cousins and boy you better tread lightly. LOL They all claim England and I’ve never heard it any other way. But if you can come up with some other documentation; we’ll run it up the flag pole and see if she flies. Thanks for your comment and welcome to the family.
July 27, 2009 at 8:25 am
I am seeking any “proof” of parentage to my 3rd gr.grandmother, Mahala W. Craft, b. abt 1818, KY, to James W. & Drucilla Hammons Craft. ANYTHING that lists her with them would suffice! Help would be GREATLY appreciated!
July 27, 2009 at 11:30 am
I’m checking my notes:
meanwhile here is a nice link to another site with info on them” http://yeahpot.com/crase/jamescraft1790.html
Floyd Marriages
CRAFT, Jno HAGINS, Susanna 02-AUG-1818
CRAFS, Peter DAVIS, Mary 19-FEB-1832
not helpful but needed info.
July 27, 2009 at 11:53 am
James Washington Craft married Drusilla Craft and had 8 known children plus three that people tie to them somehow. But Mahala died in Indiana so you will need to get her death certificate from that state – cemetery records – obits for the newspaper at that time. You’ll have to make the trip to there.
Although, I have to be honest, I’m not sure how she ended up there. Since Campbell Camel Crase died around 1893 in Kentucky after she is reported died in 1889 in Indiana. He was born in Floyd [normal for that year] married in Perry in 1834, moved to Pike by 1850, on to Magoffin 1860 & 1870, and died around 1893 presumably in Magoffin. So how she died in Indiana is up for debate. But the family reports that so we can’t rule it out. Someone named Denise Newman Stapleton added a few pictures of them to Ancestry you might like a copy of, if you don’t already have them. She also has Drusilla listed as Drucilla daughter of Archy. So you’ll need to take that up with her.
Thanks for your comment,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
October 2, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Sheila, thank you very much for your time and response to my query. I apologize for taking so long to get back to this site! I have seen several postings listing Drucilla as having died in Indiana; just not convinced. In addition to the dates you mentioned, I also find her, with Campbell, in the Magoffin Co’s 1880 Census. I REALLY need to find her documented SOMEPLACE with James W. & Drucilla Craft to prove parentage, but this is not coming to fruition. Thanks again for your site, and your information….elizabeth
November 15, 2009 at 11:08 pm
i am also a descendant of the craft line as my mother was daughter of pearl, son of washington, son of jason, son of archie, son of james washington