Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William McCray and Nancy Miles




Husband William McCray 1

           Born: Abt 1764 - ? County Monaghan, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1836 or Jul 1836 - the area of Titusville, Crawford Co, PA
         Buried: 


         Father: James McCray, Sr. (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Ellen "Nellie" Bell (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 



Wife Nancy Miles 2

           Born: 
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         Buried: 


         Father: [Father] Miles (      -      )
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Mary McCray 3

           Born: Abt 1792-Nov 1796
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Feb 1832 or 1837
         Buried:  - Garland Methodist Cemetery, Garland, Warren Co, PA
         Spouse: Stephen Hosmer (Abt 1797-1859) 3


2 M William McCray, Jr. 1 4

           Born: 1797 or 1799 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jun 1861 5
         Buried:  - U. P. Cemetery, Plumer, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
         Spouse: Elizabeth Story (      -1841) 3 7
         Spouse: Mary Prather (1801-1867) 7 8


3 F Eleanor McCray 10

            AKA: Eleanor [Unk],9 Elenor McCray,2 Ellen McCray 3
           Born: 27 Mar 1798 or 1799 2 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Mar 1857 10 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Benjamin Upton (1793/1795-      ) 3 9 10 12
           Marr: 12 Sep 1823 - Hydetown, Crawford Co, PA 2


4 M James McCray 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane White (      -      ) 11


5 M Robert McCray 3 11

           Born: 1804 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Matilda Carson (      -      ) 11


6 M John McCray 7 11 13

           Born: 1806 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 - Warren Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Garland, Pittsfield Twp, Warren Co, PA
         Spouse: Mary "Polly" White (1815-1896) 14 15
           Marr: 1832 15


7 M Samuel McCray 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth "Eliza" Shelmadine (      -      ) 11


8 F Margaret McCray 3

            AKA: Margaret McCrea 16
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Young (1802-1873) 3 16
           Marr: 22 Oct 1829 15 16


9 F Nancy McCray 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David Sims (      -      ) 3


10 F Elizabeth McCray 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Felton (      -      ) 3


11 F Sarah McCray 3 11 17

           Born: 1811 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Feb 1886 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George McCray (Abt 1806-1864) 3 17
           Marr: Aug 1831 15


12 F Jane McCray 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel Moore (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - William McCray


He was an early settler near Titusville, Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, PA.

He came from Cumberland County, PA, and settled in the northeast part of Oil Creek Township, which comprised the eastern half of the county, prior to 1810. His farm was near the Drake Well, which was the first one drilled for petroleum, by Colonel Edwin L Drake in 1859.

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Sources


1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 443, 468.

2 J. Duane Upton, The Ancestry of J. Duane Upton (Santa Ana, CA: Self-published, 1967), Pg 10.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 468.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1094.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 369, 468.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 369.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1095.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 469.

9 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), BP 62.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 367.

11 J. Duane Upton, The Ancestry of J. Duane Upton (Santa Ana, CA: Self-published, 1967), Pg 12.

12 J. Duane Upton, The Ancestry of J. Duane Upton (Santa Ana, CA: Self-published, 1967), Pg 35.

13 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 444, 468.

14 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 444.

15 J. Duane Upton, The Ancestry of J. Duane Upton (Santa Ana, CA: Self-published, 1967), Pg 13.

16 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg cviii.

17 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 593.


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