Crain of Chester County

Ambrose Crain was born ca 1720 in Amelia County, Virginia and died after 1792, possibly in Georgia. Wife, Elizabeth. Issue:

• STEPHEN CRAIN, Revolutionary War Soldier, was born at Fleets Point on the mouth of the Little Wecommoco River in Virginia in 1759 and died 3/29/1834. He was married to Mary Brinkley on 9/9/1784. Mary died 6/18/1845. Her LWT was administered by her son-in-law, Hugh McLure of Chesterfield District. Issue:

  1. Sarah Crain 6/26/1785
  2. Stephen Crain 7/24/1795
  3. James Crain 5/2/1792
  4. William Crain 12/4/1789
  5. Mary Crain 4/16/1798
  6. Isaac Crain 2/18/1801

• MILDRED CRAIN, born 1760 at Fleets Point, Virginia, died 1827.
• LEWIS CRAIN, born 1762, died 9/6/1827 in Sumner County, Tennessee.
• NEWTON CRAIN, born ca 1766 in Fleets Point, Virginia.

See Bible of Stephen Crain under NC-SC Bibles; Revolutionary War Pension #W9823 of Stephen Crain.