Proceedings of the Scotch Irish Congress Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...have superintended mines, worn the judicial ermine, and operated great manufactories. They have practiced medicine and surgery, written romance, history, and poetry, edited newspapers, thundered in the legal forum, oflicered armies, sat in the halls of legislation, and preached from a thousand pulpits. They have ever shown their predominant trait: a stern, undeviating purpose to succeed in life. From among the many worthy sons of Fayette County of ScotchIrish blood, we have selected for brief notice a few who have been, or are now, leaders in their respective callings. CoL. WmLIAM CRAwFoRD. One of the prominent characters in the early history of Fayette County was Col. William Crawford, whose parents, Butterfield says, were both of Scotch-Irish descent. He was born in that part of Orange (now Berkeley) County, Va., in the same year as.Washington, and at four years of age lost his father, after which he was reared by his mother, Onora, a woman of uncommon energy of character. She was of great physical strength, yet kind in disposition, and very attentive to her children. By Crawford she had two sons, Valentine and Col. William, and some years after her first husband s death married a Mr. Stephenson. In 1743 William Crawford became acquainted with the youthful George Washington, at that time surveyor to Lord Fairfax. When in after years fortune and immortal fame smiled upon Washington he proved the steadfast friend of Crawford. Crawford grew to manhood apt in expedients, generous in disposition, strong in body and mind, and possessed of most undaunted courage. He learned surveying with Washington, and in 1755 served as an ensign in a Virginia company of riflemen in the army of Braddock at the battle of Monongahela. For...