William McCraw (abt. 1788 - 1859)

Born about 1788 in Surry County, NC

Ancestors

Husband of Sabrina (Ahart) McCraw — married 13 Jan 1816 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1859 at about age 71 in Surry County, NC

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Biography

WILLIAM BUCK McCRAW was born circa 1788, probably in Surry County, North Carolina, to Francis Marion McCraw and Sarah "Sally" Burris.^[1] He died in early 1859 in Virginia or North Carolina. He lived near the border of the two states and possibly owned land in both Surry County, NC and Carroll (formerly Patrick) County, VA. Because there are records related to the settlement of his estate in NC, it might be that he sold his VA land prior to his death and moved in with family members living in NC for his final years.

On 13 Jan 1816, he married Sabrina Ahart in Patrick County, Virginia.^[2] They first appear on the US Census there in 1820^[3] with two sons under 10 years old. A William McCraw is listed as head of household in Grayson County, Virginia in the 1830^[4] and 1840 censuses. These records list 6 sons: 2 born 1815-20, 1 born about 1820, 2 born 1821-25 and one born 1826-30. The 1850 census in Carroll County, VA, has a William McCraw, aged 62 and Sabrinay, aged 67. ^[5] The children of William "Buck" McCraw and Sabrina Ehrhart were:

1. Adam Jefferson McCraw, m Francis Mahala Snow^[6]
2. Jacob Warren "Jake" McCraw, m Nancy Adeline Spencer^[7]
3. William Roll "Wink" McCraw, m Rosanna Rose Branscom^[8]
4. Francis Marion McCraw, m Nancy Buckley^[9]
5. James "Jim" McCraw, m Sarah Golding^[10]
6. Mordicai H. McCraw, m Nancy Golding^[11]
7. Sarah Elizabeth McCraw, m Wiley Vernon^[12]

William McCraw is named (first) as a son of Francis McCraw in the latter's American Revolution pension records and a chancery suit of the 1860's names William McCraw, deceased, as a son of Francis McCraw. The chancery suit further lists the above named children as the heirs of William McCraw. There is an estate file for William McCraw in Surry County (now lodged in the Archives, Raleigh, NC) dated 20 June 1859, containing a document of this date which is an agreement of the heirs-at-law of William McCraw, deceased, late of Surry Co, NC, formerly of Carroll County, VA, who died intestate. The agreement is signed by Wiley Vernon, James W. (x) McCraw, Mordicai H. (x) McCraw, W. Roll (x) McCraw, Jacob W. McCraw, F.M. (x) McCraw, and Forester Booker. The persons appointed to divide the estate are Jacob W. McCraw, F. M. McCraw and "F. Booker, guardian for Wm. J. McCraw."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-W76 : accessed 29 September 2019), Francis Mccraw, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 666, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4Z-S45 : 11 February 2018), William Mccraw and Susannah Ahart, 13 Jan 1816; citing Patrick, Virginia, reference 660-96; FHL microfilm 33,351.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-2QM : accessed 29 September 2019), William Mccraw, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing p. 123, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 141; FHL microfilm 193,700.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-QWH : 17 August 2017), William Mccraw, Grayson, Virginia, United States; citing 270, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669.
5. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: District 11, Carroll County, Virginia, Dwelling 508, Family 508, Line 25.
6. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 385.
7. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 391.
8. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 398.
9. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 398.
10. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 416.
11. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 417.
12. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 417.

See also:

• Carol Joyce McCune McCraw, It Is McCraw, Not McGraw, Woodland, CA: C.J.M. McCraw; 3rd Edition (1998), pp. 384-385.