“the Craig family, like so many pre-revolutionary Celtic families in the South today, was influenced dramatically by the decision of the young government of the United States to compensate in what was known as "the Southwest Territory"" in and around the Cumberland River Valley. As a lieutenant in the Colonial Service from 1751-1785., and as a Minute Man in 1776, David Craig, Sr,, during his lifetime, received a grand of land in Maury County, Tennessee.
In 1805, a time which saw Jefferson in the White House and a George still on the British thrown. his widow, together with her family including David Craig, Jr.. and his bride. Nancy, pierced the Cumberland Gap to claim their legacy in Maury County. The following year, 1806, David and Nancy Craig had a son named John Johnston Craig who, according to the records, was bom in Williamson County, Tennessee.”
Fred Craig, descendant