Archelous Craft of Wilkes County, North Carolina, was among a small band of pioneers who immigrated to the upper Kentucky River Valley in 1804. Born December 25, 1749, in the Roanoke River area, Craft was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and fought in the battles of Hanging Rock and Eutaw Springs. He died November 8, 1853, and his unmarked grave is three miles north on Crafts Colly.