Elizabeth McCraw

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1746, , Goochland, Virginia, USA

Notes:

The name William MaCraw has been found in York Co., Virginia records in the early 1720s. It is beleived he may have come to the Colonies sometime after the 1715 Jacobite Rebellions in Scotland. John Baynes writes in his book about the '15 Rebellion "The Earl of Seaforth (MacKenzie) was joined by two big reinforcements raised by Lord Duffus. One consisted of 700 of MacDonald's men from Sleat (on Skye). He then writes "The other consisted of 500 men which included the MacKinnons, the McCraws, and the Chisholms of Strathglass." The Skey MacKinnons included 150 of the 500 men. The Strathglass Chisholms included 200 of the 500 men. That means that 150 of the 500 would have been McCraws.

William McCraw fled to America from the Isle of Skye, Scotland after the Battle of Culloden Moor by the British in 1746. After Willism's death in 1752, the Cumberland Co. VA. court ordered the Church Wardens of Southam Parish to bind out the McCraw orphans. One son was Benjamin, who eventually moved to Surry Co. NC. Three sons of Benjamin moved to Cleveland Co. NC, then Rutherford Co. in 1801. These sons Samuel, Cabraid, and Baird, married three daughters of Jesse and Mary Tate, Susannah, Mary and Kisiah. While some of Samuels's descendants are found in Henderson Co., most of the McCraw's are descended from Baird and Kisiah's son Jesse. Jesse married Mary T. Jones on 11 Sept. 1840.

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William came from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, arriving in Virginia prior to 1746 when he appears on the Tithe Lists of Goochland Co. VA. He executed his Will 28, Nov. 1748 which was filed in Cumberland Co. VA in May of 1752 after his death. His wife was not mentioned in his Will and since he had left the care of his younger children to Francis, it can be presumed that she had died earlier. It is thought by the present generation of descendants that his wife might have been a Miss Dancy, Dantze, or Dance but no proof exists. * Goochland Co. VA was formed in 1728 from Henrico Co. The western protion of Goochland lying on both sides of the James River, in 1744, became Albermarle Co. In 1749, the southeast portion of Goochland became Cumberland Co. VA.

1746 Tithe list by John Payne, Goochland Co., VA
No.Tithes Names
Wm. McCraw, Frans. McCraw, Wm. McCraw, Jr.

10 June 1747 Tithe List by Jas. Holman, Southam Parish, Goochland Co., VA
William McCraw, William McCraw, Jr., Samuel McCraw

James Cocke's list
Francis McCraw, overseer

10 June 1748 List of Tithes by John Payne Southam Parish, Goochland Co., VA
Willm. McCraw, Willm. McCraw,Jr., Saml. McCraw, Willm. Wetherford

28 Nov 1748 William Maccraw executes his Will in Goochland Co., VA

William married Elizabeth Dancy. Elizabeth was born in 1700 in Isle of Skye, Scotland; died in 1748 in Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]