John
R.
Croft
Born about in Chatham, NC
Son of John Frederick Croft
and Catherine (Jackson) Croft
Brother of
John Frederick Croft II, Delilah (Croft) Duvall [half], Rebecca (Croft) Jackson [half] and Catherine (Croft) Brasher [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Sullivant) Croft
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martin L Croft, William L. Croft, Rufus W. Croft, Dorothy (Croft) Menser, Frederick A. Croft, Elizabeth Catharine (Croft) Lantrip, Martha Croft, John A. Croft, James Robert Croft and Margaret A. C. (Croft) Menser
Died about
at about age 63
in Hopkins Co., KY, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2015
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Biography
1772 year of birth is interpolated from age ranges shown in U.S. Census.
1793-1795 - service in Liberty County, GA, militia.
Belonged to Midway Congregational Church, Liberty Co., GA, USA.
Occupation: farmer.
Died btwn 1830 and 1840 U.S. Census.
He is the son of John Frederick Croft and Catherine Jackson Croft. He married Elizabeth Sullivant (b. 1782 in TN, the daughter of Owen Sullivant ) in 1797 in Greenville, SC. His children were: Polly B. Croft Menser, Martin L. Croft, William L. Croft, Rufus W. Croft, Dorothy "Dolly" Croft, Frederick A. Croft, Elizabeth Catherine Croft Lantrip, Martha Croft, John A. Croft. infant Croft 1820, James R. Croft, and Margaret A. Croft. He and Elizabeth moved from SC to Hopkins/Christian County, KY around 1810.
Sources
- "Liberty County Militia/Liberty Independent Troop" on Liberty County (GA) Historical Society Site .
- Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church - 1951, p42 .
- 1820 U.S. Census - Hopkins Co., KY; p238; NARA Roll# M33_23; Image# 140 .
- 1830 U.S. Census - Hopkins Co., KY - Series# M19; Roll# 38; p49; FHL# 0007817 .
- Death Record, Family History
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~4.69%
Michael Menser
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~4.69%
Denise Stanford :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~9.38%
Kevin Greer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A655790 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVb6f890f0, Ancestry member keving76
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B146039
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Len Hale :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #280782
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sheila (Middleton) Carlisle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M085904 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SheShePTC
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~0.78%
CD Knight :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Shelia Hart :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ron Duvall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A944318 [compare], Ancestry member rduvall1979
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Phyllis (Cates) Daehn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member grdphotography
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~0.78%
B W Lawson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BL
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~0.39%
Linda Deering :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QY8707978 [compare], Ancestry member mesagirl51
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The John Croft and Elizabeth Sulivant who lived Hopkins, Kentucky are not the same as the John Corft and Elizabeth Sullivant who married in Liberty, Georgia.
Midway Church Birth Records Croft, Harriet E. d/o John & Margaret 9/-/1798 Croft, Louisa d/o John & Margaret 5/7/1797 Croft, Sarah Margaret d/o John & Margaret 1/24/1800
Midway Church Baptism Records Croft, Harriet Elizabeth d/o John & Margaret 10/29/1798 Croft, Louisa d/o John & Margaret 6/11/1797
Midway Church Marriage Records Croft, John/Sillavant, E. - 2/15/1787 Croft, John/Goulding, Margaret (Mrs.) - 3/1/1792
Midway Church Death Records Croft, Elizabeth w/o John 8/5/1790 Croft, John 12/24/1801 Croft, Mary d/o John 8/18/1791 Croft, Sarah Margaret d/o John & M. 8/12/1800/