Jonathan McCrary (1764 - 1809)

Born 15 Jan 1764 in South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Anna T (Taliaferro) McCrary — married about 1790 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1809 at age 45 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Jonathan McCrary has Irish ancestors.

Descendant of John Andrew McCrary.

Jonathan McCrary migrated from South Carolina to Georgia.

Jonathan McCrary was a South Carolina colonist.

Jonathan was born in 1764 to John McCrary and Jane Greer. He was probably born in the 96th District, a part of what is now Laurens County, formed in 1785. He may have had at least 4 siblings: Lettice, Matthew, Bartley, and Isaac.

He married about 1800 to Anna Taliaferro, daughter of Dr John Taliaferro and Mary Hardin. He may have been about 38 years old. They may have had 4 children together:

1. John Toliver McCrary m. Dorothy Elizabeth Guerry
2. Lucy McCrary m. Wiley Riddle
3. Jane Bartley McCrary m. James McCrary
4. Capt Isaac McCrary m. Melissa Lucretia Nunn

Jonathan moved his family from South Carolina to Baldwin County, Georgia. They relocated near the home of his brother, Bartley.

• Fact: Residence (1790) Baldwin, Georgia

He passed away in 1809 at about the age of 45. It is not known where he is buried.

• Fact: Death Notice (28 Jan 1809) Augusta Chronicle: Jonathan McCreery got into a fight on the evening of 22 Jan 1809 and died from head wounds several hours later on the morning of 23 Jan 1809. Elisha Gore was jailed in Sandersville to await trial.
• Fact (25 May 1809) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Jonathan McCrary, deceased, Baldwin County, Georgia; pages 76-78
• Fact: Notice (13 Mar 1810) The Georgia Journal, Milledgeville, Georgia, page 2; Application made by Bartley McCrary to the Baldwin County Court to sell a lot in Baldwin County for Jonathan McCrary, deceased Media
• Fact: Administrator's Sale (14 Nov 1810) The Georgia Journal, Milledgeville, Georgia, page 4; notice of sale in Baldwin County for Jonathan McCrary, deceased, by Bartley McCrary, Adm. Media
• Fact: Division of Estate of John McCrary (26 Sep 1814) Baldwin County; to the orphans of Jonathan McCrary - "1 negro girl Winney & John 500; notes 575; cash 113.25"; Bartley McCrary, Adm

Research Notes

On FamilySearch, the following children are listed in addition to Jane Bartley & Isaac:

1. Jonathan T McCrary (b. c1800) possibly the same as John Toliver McCrary
2. Robert McCrary (b. c1804) died young
3. Rachael McCrary (b. c1808)

On the FaG memorial for Ann, the following children are named:

1. Jasper Newton McCrary (b. 1799, d. 1864) (this is most likely the son of Matthew McCrary & Frances Marion Evans)
2. Jane Bartley McCrary (b. 1805, d. 1882)
3. Isaac McCrary (b. 1906, d. 1850)
4. Unnamed Daughter, m. Abel Herrington

Message Board thread names one more child:

1. Sarah McCrary m1. Samuel Brooks; m2. Mr. Carlton

The following is from the book, From Jamestown to Texas: A History of Some Early Pioneers of Austin County by Betty Smith Meische

Jonathan McCrary married Ann Taliaferro on 15 Jan 1852; they had 2 sons and 2 daughters

Jonathan McCrary was killed on 24 Jan 1809 in a fight with his neighbor and it was reported in an Augusta newspaper.

The following is from the manuscript by Willie Catherine Ivey:

Jonathan is the son of a Scotch emigrant

They married in Virginia

The couple moved their family to Baldwin County about 1790

There are timeline and family relationship conflicts. No other documentation was found to confirm the dates or relationships.

Links

FamilySearch PID: LZJR-Z1J

Sources

• "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993B-R7L?cc=1999178&wc=9SBX-SPX%3A267652201%2C267800001 : 20 May 2014), Baldwin > Sales 1808-1856 > image 20 of 515; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
• "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QM-6WJ?cc=1999178&wc=9SBF-DPF%3A267652201%2C267672001 : 20 May 2014), Baldwin > Inventories and appraisements 1807-1850 > image 55 of 685; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
• Mccrary Thread on Ancestry.com message board re: Orphans of Jonathan McCrary
• Death Notice, Augusta Chronicle, 28 Jan 1809, page 3, column 2 Media
• Notice to Inferior Court of Baldwin County by Bartley McCrary for Jonathan McCrary, deceased
• Administrator's Sale for Jonathan McCrary, deceased, by Bartley McCrary, Adm
• From Jamestown to Texas: A History of Some Early Pioneers of Austin County by Betty Smith Meischen, 2010, Xlibris Corp. (Chapter 9, The Austins and The Barretts - The McCrary's of Duncan's Creek, South Carolina by Donna Bartholow (1997) pages 451-476
• Ancestry and posterity of Dr. John Taliaferro and Mary (Hardin) Taliaferro: Chapter XIII. Anna (Taliaferro) McCrary, by Willie Catherine Ivey, 1926, Tennille, Georgia, pages 145-146
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. entry for Jonathan McCrary and Anna Taliaferro in the record for Isaac McCrary.
• Source number: 1436.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN. Source Information. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. record for Jonathan McCrary and Anna Taliaferro.

See Also

• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/18130022/person/422052942809/facts : accessed 10 November 2019), profile for Jonathan McCrary.
• "Public Member Trees GHWSpruell", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/30355010202/facts : accessed 10 November 2019), profile for Jonathan McCrary.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 September 2019, 20:35), entry for Jonathan McCrary(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZJR-Z1J); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments

McCrary-58 was created through the import of Paula's family 5-28-2011.GED on May 29, 2011 by Paula Marksman and through the import of Murdock _ WarrenFamilies.ged on May 29, 2011 by Jerry Murdock. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Paula, Jerry, and others.