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    David Crawford (colonel)

    For other people with the same name, see David Crawford.

    Colonel David Crawford (c.1625[1] – 1710) was a member of the House of Burgesses and an early plantation owner in Virginia.

    Virginia Burgess

    David Crawford

    Born1625

    Scotland

    Died1710

    Virginia

    Cause of deathKilled by Pamunkey Indians
    NationalityScottish-American
    Occupation(s)Politician, Militia Colonel, Plantation Owner
    Years active?

    - 1710

    Known forVirginia politics and being the ancestor of Meriwether Lewis.
    SpouseJane (Unknown)
    Children9
    RelativesMeriwether Lewis (2nd great-grandson)

    Life

    David Crawford was born circa 1625, in Scotland, emigrating to the Virginia Colony with his father, John Crawford around 1643.[2] His father was later killed in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676.

    His daughter Elizabeth (died 1762) married Nicholas Meriwether II of New Kent County, an ancestor of Meriwether Lewis.