1746 - 1816 (70 years)
Generation: 1
1. | William McCraw was born in 1746 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1816 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: William McCraw
- Name: William McCraw
- Residence: Deputy Quartermaster General
- Residence: 1781, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Notes:
Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775
By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, page 346
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Nov. 1812. 4000 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 127 1/5 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 127 1/5 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 127 1/5 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 127 1/5 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 127 1/5 acres.
McCraw, William. Va. Deputy Quartermaster General. 5 Dec. 1856. 317 acres.
He was Deputy Quartermaster General of Virginia during the American Revolution. He married Susannah Walker on 19 Nov 1792 and Jane Towes Medley on 25 Feb 1796. He was granted 4000 acres of land in Virgina for his service in the Revolution.
Sources
Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt: Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Awarded by State Governments, p. 346.
McCraw, Carol: It's McCraw, Not McGraw
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volumes 40-41, p. 257.
Daughters of the American Revolution Database (Private Source)
Revolutionary War Records VIRGINIA SECTION III (21) Virginia Military Land Warrants
5987 McCraw , William Dept. Q. M. General
Virginia Soldiers 1776
William McCraw, Quarter Master General.
Va. Land Office. Richmond, Va. Dec. 5, 1856. Recd. of S. H. Parker, Register, warrants 9773-9778 for services of William MeCraw, in the Contl. line. Signed, E. Barksdale, Atty. for J. B. Stovall.
Nathaniel G., and George W. McCraw; Solomon Akers, and Susan his wife, formerly Susan McCraw; Richard Richards and Jane T. his wife (formerly Jane McCraw); Alexander [p.32]
Walker and Elizabeth (formerly Elizabeth McCraw) Walker his wife; and the children of Nancy Sanders, decd. (formerly Nancy McCraw), namely: James W., Samuel, Susan (Sanders) Webb, Martha (wife of Otho Hall), Nancy (wife of Enoch Cook), and Sarah Sanders, with Otho Hall, guardian of Amos Hall. grandchild of Nancy (McCraw) Sanders; all these children and heirs of William McCraw, decd. who was an officer in the Revolution; appointed Elisha Barksdale their Atty.
Acknd. before William L. Bone, J. of P. Jackson Co., Missouri, 18 Sept., 1856. Attest. John R. Sweringer, clerk Jackson Co. Court.
Halifax Co. Va. Court, 23 June, 1856, evidence produced that William McCraw, an officer in the Rev. war died in Halifax Co., leaving a widow who has long since died. That the said William McCraw left the following children: Susanna (wife of Solomon Akers); Jane T. (wife of Richard Richards); George W. MeCraw; Nathaniel McCraw; Elizabeth (wife of Alexander Walker); Joseph J. and Nancy McCraw (now Sanders).
Joseph J. and Nancy are now dead. Joseph J. left the following children:--John S.. Susan, Martha and Emily Mc-Craw. Nancy Saunders (Sanders) left the following children:--James W., Mary (now a widow), John, Susan (married Webb, and is now a widow), Thomas A., Martha (wife of Otho Hall), Nancy (wife of Enoch Cook), Sarah and Emeline Saunders.
That Joseph McCraw, son of William, had two other children who died in the life time of their father; they were William and Nancy.
That William, son of Joseph left two children, Gabriel and another whose name is not known. Nancy, the daughter of Joseph married a Mr. Kiser, and they are both dead, but
left one child named Tabitha Ann Kiser. Certified, William
S. Holt, clerk, 4 July, 1856.
William married Susannah Walker on 17 Nov 1782 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Susannah was born in 1755 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 21 Dec 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Walker McCraw
was born on 21 Oct 1783 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- 3. Samuel Harwood McCraw
was born on 11 Jun 1786.
- 4. Joseph Jones McCraw
was born on 28 Aug 1788 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1843 in Adrian, Bates, Missouri, USA.
- 5. Nancy Ann McCraw
was born on 2 May 1790 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1850 in , , Missouri, USA.
- 6. Mary McCraw
was born on 20 Sep 1793; died on 25 Oct 1794.
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William married Jenny Towles Medley on 25 Feb 1796 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Jenny was born in 1765 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Susanna W McCraw
was born on 5 Feb 1797 in , Floyd, Kentucky, USA; died after 1860 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.
- 8. William Independence McCraw
was born on 4 Jul 1798 in , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 9. Infant Son McCraw
was born on 22 Feb 1800 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1800 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- 10. Nathaniel Green McCraw
was born on 11 May 1801 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1888 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
- 11. Janey Towles McCraw
was born on 8 Jul 1803 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1866 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
- 12. Infant McCraw
was born in 1805; died in 1805.
- 13. Elizabeth Medley McCraw
was born on 1 Oct 1808 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 19 Nov 1880 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
- 14. George Washington McCraw
was born on 8 Jan 1810 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Sep 1893 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
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Generation: 2
4. | Joseph Jones McCraw (1.William1) was born on 28 Aug 1788 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1843 in Adrian, Bates, Missouri, USA. |
7. | Susanna W McCraw (1.William1) was born on 5 Feb 1797 in , Floyd, Kentucky, USA; died after 1860 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA. |
9. | Infant Son McCraw (1.William1) was born on 22 Feb 1800 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1800 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. |
10. | Nathaniel Green McCraw (1.William1) was born on 11 May 1801 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1888 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. |
11. | Janey Towles McCraw (1.William1) was born on 8 Jul 1803 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1866 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. |
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