Jane McCray (1754 - 1843)

Born 1754 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1843 at about age 89 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States

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Military

John Brand, born New Jersey on January 1752, died in Virginia, and his wife Jane McCray, born 1754, died 12 July 1843, are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotic service. ^[1]

"The wife of John Brand was Jane McCray. But we are unable to give the date of their marriage or anything in regard to her pa rents. It is said that she came from Ireland shortly before the Revolution, when she was about sixteen years old, being eight weeks on the sea. Unlike her husband, she was a constant talker, using the Irish brogue. She had a brother, William McCray, who came to Monongalia County about the same time that the family of John Brand came. He is often referred to on the county records. His death occurred in Harrison County West Virginia. Quite a number of his descendants live in the neighborhood of Fairmont to this day. George, Andrew, John, and a daughter, who married a Nixon, were some of his children; but there were others. According to a record discovered in an old Bible, which formerly belonged to 'Blacksmith’ John Brand, the ancestor of this branch of the family passed away on the 12th day of January, 1834. This record·also states that he was eighty-two years old at the time of his death. This fixes the date of his birth about the first of the year 1752. Jane McCray Brand died on the 12th day of July, 1843 aged eighty-nine years, according to the same record." (The Brand Family of Monongalia County, pp. 23).

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 18, 2021), "Record of John Brand", Ancestor # A013750.

• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jane-mccray_5292822

• http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-marion-brand/the-brand-family-on-monongalia-county-virginia-now-west-virginia-nar/page-2-the-brand-family-on-monongalia-county-virginia-now-west-virginia-nar.shtml

• Jane and her family are mentioned in DAR roster of American Patriots https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/29740/images/dvm_LocHist013467-00040-0?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=74