William
McCraw
Born about in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Francis McCraw
and Mary (Woodson) McCraw
Brother of
Francis John McCraw Jr. and Mary Miller (McCraw) Thompson
Husband of
Winifred (Hill) McCraw
— married
14 May 1788 (to 14 Jan 1799) in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Francis M McCraw
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2016
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Biography
WILLIAM McCRAW was named in his father's will in Powhatan County, Virginia. In 1785, he is listed with his mother, as a tithable in Powhatan County. This means that he would have been born around 1764.
On 14 May 1788, he married Winifred Hill in Chesterfield, VA.
On 6 Jan 1801, he married Mary Daniel Clement in Powhatan, VA.
On 15 Apr 1832, he married Nancy Rives Talbot in Charlotte, VA.
Children:
- Francis FRANK M. (Miller?) McCraw
- James McCraw
- Hill McCraw
- Mary Polly McCraw
His will has not been located and it is suspected that it was recorded in the General Court of Richmond, which was burned 4 April 1865. There are no suits found against William's estate so he must have left an iron cast will. If any suits were filed, they would usually have appeared first in the county court and then referred to General Court. There may be other children who have not been identified. In 1839, William was not on the tax rolls and must have died the prior year. His widow is on the tax list for another year and then died.
Sources
- Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, pp. 200-201.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
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23andMe, GEDmatch BA4747545 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BA4747545 [compare], Ancestry member WB5MEI
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BA4747545 [compare], FTDNA kit #838432
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BA4747545 [compare]
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~0.78%
James Dignan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member c130bubba
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B67020
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~0.78%
Joyce (Cockrell) Glenn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glennjac50
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