From John Cragin, Scotland

Tradition in the family of Jean (Cragun) Tombaugh, tells that our ancestor was originally of Scotland and the name was McCRAGUN. Also, that Caleb Cragun moved from England to Ireland where he married and had children, one of whom was a son PATRICK, who came to America about the time of the Revolutionary War.[1],[2]. So, right or wrong, we will begin with the Craguns of Scotland.

I visited my cousin FRANCIS KIMBALL CRAGIN, who resides in Woburn, Mass., and there saw the result of his investigation, which was a very complete genealogy of his branch of the family from its founder, the original and only JOHN CRAGIN

With these exceptions all of the Cragins in this country are descendants of the John Cragin who settled in Woburn, Mass. about 200 years ago, and there lived and died.

To the Jean Tombaugh article in full:

CRAIGEN - Local. In 1272 the church of Cragyn (now Craigie) in Kyle was confirmed to the Monks of Paisley by THOMAS de CRAGYN son and heir of JOHN HOSE, who had assumed his surname from his lands (RMP., p.232).

He may be the THOMAS de CREGEYN del counte de ARC who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain 11, p.206). ADE CRAGYNE who held a tenement of Irvine 1477 (Irvine, 1, p.149) most probably derived his name from the same source.

A family of this name in New Pitsligo village were remarkable for their longevity.

(AEI., p.47) CHRISTAIN CRAIGANE was liferenter of Readfurd, 1630 (LIM., p.110)

PATRICK CRAIGEN in Burnebray of Gorthie, 1670 (Dunblane) and

ROBERT CRAIGIN in the Parish of Sumbennan, 1716 (SCM., IV, p.171).

WM CRAIGEN was a member of the Huntley Volunteers, 1798 (Well p.19) (a history of the volunteer movement in Strathbogie from 1798-1808) and

JOHN W. CRAIGEN from King Edward served in the first Great War (Turriff) of Craigie.[3]

......'After a thirty years war in Scotland the Irish took posession permitting any of the Scotch to remain that would join their party, and many, rather than desert their cattle and lands, remained and intermarried with the Irish nobility. The greater part fled to the mountains, and lived there until they were a powerful army, and then came down and retook their lands. The name was then a combination of Irish and Scotch, being McCRAGIN.'

JOHN CRAGIN (Craggen), from Scotland.

b. 1634, Scotland.

d. 27 Oct 1708, Woburn, Mass.

bur. prob. Woburn, Mass. (Woburn Record of Deaths 1640-1873)

From south of Scotland in the "John & Mary" 1652, to Charlestown, Mass., as a prisoner of Cromwell, and sold as a slave to Thomas Kimble.