William McCraw

1690 - 1752  (62 years)

• Name	William McCraw
  Birth	1690	Isle of Skye, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1746	, Goochland, Virginia, USA
  Death	May 1752	Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I12618	Master
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dancy,   b. 1700, Isle of Skye, Scotland d. 1748, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth McCraw,   b. 1725, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1780, , Goochland, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) + 2. William McCraw,   b. 1727, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1800, , Hawkins, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) + 3. Francis McCraw,   b. 1728, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1778, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years) + 4. Samuel McCraw,   b. 20 Jul 1729, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 3 Nov 1811, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) + 5. James McCraw,   b. 20 Jul 1729, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 28 Nov 1800, Antrim, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) + 6. Benjamin Albin McCraw,   b. 1740, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 13 Aug 1813, , Surry, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years) + 7. Edward McCraw,   b. 1740, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1820, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) + 8. Stephen McCraw,   b. 1743, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1814, , Charlotte, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)   9. Dancy McCraw,   b. Nov 1748, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. 1823, , Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F3526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1690 - Isle of Skye, Scotland Residence - 1746 - , Goochland, Virginia, USA Death - May 1752 - Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  William McCraw Will - 1748

  
  

• 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden 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