John
McCreary
Born in Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina Colony
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Margaret Gaston
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Crain) McCully
— married
1815 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 72
in South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2020
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Biography
He received his schooling from private tutors. He became a surveyor. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits, and he ran a Southern plantation in South Carolina. Later, he served in the Revolutionary War.
Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1794 to 1799 and 1802.
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress, where he served from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821.
Afterwards, he resumed agricultural pursuits and surveying.
He died on his plantation in South Carolina on November 4, 1833. He was buried in the Richardson Church Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina.
BURIAL Burnt Meeting House Church Cemetery Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30203461/john-mccreary
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCreary
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Kay (Chastain) Thiele 
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jonathan Thiele :
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M094819 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch M094819 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bryan Chastain :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member elenaran2
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