James
McCreight
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of David McCreight
and Mary Ida (Harper) McCreight
Husband of
Margaret (Gray) McCreight
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 59
in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2019
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Biography
James was born about 1750. He was the son of David McCreight and Mary Harper.
He arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1772 and received a 100 acre land grant in 1773.
He is shown on the 1790 and 1800 census in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
He received additional land grants in Fairfield County, SC.
In 1792, he sold the 100 acre land grant he received in 1773.
His wife's name is shown on deeds in Fairfield County as Margaret McCreight.
In 1797, he , along with his nephews, sold the property they inherited jointly from his father, David McCreight.
He passed away in 1809 and was buried in the McCreight family cemetery in Fairfield County, SC. [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
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~1.95%
James Harold Mccreight
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Trish (Burleson) Culbreth :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Norman Carnahan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A467107 [compare], Ancestry member burgca
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