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1716 - 1804 (87 years)
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Name |
Mary "Polly" Hawkins |
Nickname |
Polly |
Born |
19 Sep 1716 |
King William, King William, Virginia |
Christened |
19 Sep 1716 |
Essex, Virginia |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
16 Jan 1804 |
Clear Creek, Woodford County, Kentucky |
Person ID |
I10855 |
Treespot |
Last Modified |
1 Jan 2020 |
Family |
Taliaferro Toliver Craig, Sr., b. Mar 1705, St. George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia , d. 5 Feb 1796, Burgeorgetown Scott, Woodford County, Kentucky (Age ~ 90 years) |
Married |
Abt 1730 |
Spotsylvania, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. John Craig, b. 1730, d. 1815 (Age 85 years) |
| 2. Rejoice "Joyce" Craig, b. 1732, d. 1817 (Age 85 years) |
| 3. Lewis Craig, b. 1737, d. 1825 (Age 88 years) |
| 4. Elijah Craig, b. 1738, d. 1808 (Age 70 years) |
| 5. Joseph Craig, b. 1741, d. 1819 (Age 78 years) |
| 6. Sarah Craig, b. 1744, d. 1834 (Age 90 years) |
| 7. Benjamin Craig, b. 1751, d. 1822 (Age 71 years) |
| 8. Elizabeth Hawkins Craig, b. 1755, d. 1816 (Age 61 years) |
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Last Modified |
17 Nov 2019 |
Family ID |
F4150 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos
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| Mary "Polly" Hawkins Craig Visit Duncan Tavern KY DAR headquarters to see Molly "Polly" Craig's image on display.
"When the Bryan Station fort was besieged on 15 August by a British Canadian and Shawnee raiding party under Captain William Caldwell and Simon Girty, Craig and his wife Polly, although both were elderly, were some of the more well-known defenders. The 66-year-old Mary "Polly" Craig was reported to have led a group of women outside the fort to fetch water from a spring to quench burning arrows. Their courage was honored in 1896 by a DAR memorial located near the spring and naming all the Craig defenders." |
| Bryans Station Sign in Kentucky Siege on 15-17 August 1782 |
| Bryan's Station - Siege on 16 Aug 1782 Women who got water just before the Indians and Canadians led by Caldwell and Girty attacked Bryan's Station. |
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