The information for the McCreery family comes from Jeff Long,
longj1@juno.com, kindly shared January 2005.
Generation
1
James McCreery ? b. 1743 Ireland, settled in Botetcourt Co.
Va. Numerous records exist naming a James, John, and William
McCreery in Botetcourt and Augusta Co. Beginning in 1748.
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1787 Virginia
Taxlist Census Botetourt County Tax List C
21 y.o
males
males 16-21
blk
16+ blk 16- horses cattle
date visited
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John McCrury
0
0
0
1
0
24 June
James McCrury
0
0
0
2
0
25 April
James McCrerry
1
0
0
3
4
10 June
William McCrerry
1
not
taxable
27
June
Generation
2
James McCreery
A will for James McCreery in Stark County records,
Volume A page 85 was probated 08 September 1825. The will
references sons-in-law William
Finton and John Mowl and sons Thomas and Samuel McCreery, also 2
children of
deceased daughter Elizabeth Wingate, and wife Maryann McCreery.
Daughter Roseanna Finton is not mentioned by
name but her husband is. James McCreery,born, estimated 1770 in
probable what is now Pa., but at that time considered part of Virginia.
He died about 1825. Estate
was administered for wife Mary Ann in 1827. Census records
and county history biographies indicate he had a brother John McCreery,
b. 1770 Va. or Pa. (Married Margaret Slutts).
A summary of serveral mail lists and LDS files have the following
information concerning James McCreery:
He was born 7/27/1767 in Botetcourt Co. Va. and died Oct. 1825.
Married twice: 1) Rebecca Broadwater 2/11/1786 and 2) Mary Ann
Mowls 10/3/1822.
Projected children of James McCreery
and Rebecca Broadwater (Maryann Mowls)
Thomas John McCreery m Christina Shuster
Samuel McCreery m. Elizabeth Meynard
Elizabeth McCreery m Elihu Wingate
Roseanna McCreery m William Finton Jr
Mary McCreery m John Mowl(s)
Early
Marriages of Stark County Ohio 1809-1840
groom
bride
date
William
Finton
Roseanna
McCreery
22 May 1817
Elihu
Wingate
Elizabeth
McCreery
01 Apr 1817
Will &
Estate Records of Ohio
to 1850
James
McCreery
will-1825
Stark
Co.
w.bk.A
pg.85, c215,os -A pg.112
Margaret
McCreery
estate-1826
Tusc.
Co.
adm. docket pg. 39
Mary Ann
McCreery
estate-1827
Stark
Co.
c274,os -A pg. 143
Estate Records of Mary Ann McCreery:
(note occurs is Tuscawaras County, which furthers my assumption that
Finton's and McCreery's lived next to each other but in separate
counties. See Finton Family Page for a review of this area and
county formations.
<>[From probate
record of Tuscarawas Co., Ohio
--- researched by Nancy B. Schaar]
Index To Probate
Estates
Case No. A
135
Estate
of MARGARET McCREERY Name of Adm. WILLIAM FINTON
Date
Nature
of
Proceedings
Record
Month Day
Year
Kind Number
Page
November
1826 Letters issued.
Bond
$200--
CP
3
30
James
Finton & George
Cullens
Adm
2
security. Bonds executed. Orders
to appraisers issued
March
23
1827 Inventory & sales
filed.
(first)
FaR
1
48
June
7
1827 Inventory & sales
filed.
(second)
July
7
1830 Order that citation
issued to Cashwate
County
citation issued Aug. 30, 1830
September
1831 Final Account
approval
FaR
1
48
Costs
Charged
Amount
Oath
&
Bond
.40
Order
to
Appr.
.125
Appro.
Adm.
.125
Letters
Adm.
1.00
Inventory
1.13
Citation
.25
Total
$2.25
[from
Administration Records (AR) book, volume 2, pages 7 to 9]
<>
<>Be it Remembered
that at a Court of Common Pleas of the County of Tuscarawas began and
held in
the town of New Philadelphia within and for said County on the
sixteenth day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty
six. Present the Honorable Alexander
Harper President, Thomas Cummings
Nicholas Neighbour and Henry Laffer Esquires his associate Judges of
said Court, the said Court order that the Letters of Administration of
the
Estate of Margaret McCreery Deceased be granted to William Finton, that
he give
bonds in the sum of Two hundred dollars and the Court so further order
that
Samuel Lappin Sr, Samuel Lappin Jr and Daniel Castard appraise said
estate and
thereupon said Administrator appeared, filed his bond with James Finton
and
George Cullers security which bonds is approved by the Court here--And
afterwards
to wit on fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight
hundred and twenty six comes said administrator and having been duly
qualified
to discharge his several duties as such Letters of Administration
issued,
directed and delivered to him is the words and figures following to
wit:
<>
Letters of
Administration
}State of
Ohio
} By the Hon. Alexander
Estate of
Margaret McCreery
}Tuscarawas
County }
Harper, President of the Court
[
SEAL]
of Common Pleas for the fourth Circuit
<>in Ohio Thomas Cummings Nicholas Neighbors
and
Henry Laffer Associate Judges of the said Court of the County of
Tuscarawas and Judges of the Probate of
Wills and for granting Letters of Administration
in and for said County to William Finton : Greetings, Whereas Margaret
McCreery Deceased lately died
intestate (as is affirmed) having whilst she lived and at the time of
her
decease diverse goods,
chattels, rights and credits within the said County. By means
whereof the fulldisposition and
power of granting Letters of Administration thereof is manifestly known
to
belong to them the said
Judges, they therefore desiring that the said goods and chattels which
were of
the deceased may be well and truly administered, converted and disposed
of
according to law, do grant unto you the said William Finton full power
by the
tenor of these presents to Administer the goods and chattels rights and
credits
which were of the said deceased, within the said County, as also to
ask,
collect, levy, recover and receive the credits whatsoever of the
deceased which
at the time of her death were owing or did in any way belong to her and
to pay
the debts in which the said deceased stood bound so far forth as the
said goods
and chattels, rights and credits will
Extent according to the rate and order of the Law and for that purpose
you are
to call on all creditors of the said Deceased by advertising four weeks
in
succession in a newspaper printed in said county to exhibit to you
their lawful
claims within one year from the date hereof. - You shall under oath or
affirmation have all the goods and chattels of the said Deceased so far
forth
as shall come within your knowledge appraised by Samuel Lappin Sr,
Samuel
Lappin Jr and Daniel Custard who are thereby appointed for that purpose
a true
and accurate Inventory thereof signed by said appraisers and also a
true and
accurate statement of the debts due and owing to the estate so far as
may be
known to you shall be by you returned to the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas
for said County in his office within three months and shall moreover
render a
plain and perfect account calculation and reckoning of your said
administration
upon your solemn oath or affirmation within Eighteen months from the
date
hereof. And they the said Judges do
hereby ordain, constitute and appoint you the said William Finton
Administrator
of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits
aforesaid. In Testimony whereof I Andrew Seaton Deputy
Clerk P.T. of said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my
office at New Philadelphia the fifth day of December A.D.
1826 <>Andrew Seaton,
Deputy Clk. P.T.
And afterwards
on the twenty third day of March A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and
twenty
seven comes the said Administrator and file his inventory in the words
and
figures following to wit:
<>Inventory of the
Goods and Chattels
An
inventory of the goods and chattels of Margaret
Estate of
Margaret McCreery deceased
}
McCreery Late of Fairfield Township deceased, taken
by us Samuel Lappin
Senr, Samuel Lappin Junr and Daniel Custard Appraisers appointed by the
Court
of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County---
<>
2 Pieces of and
old case Blanket
00.06.5
3 Old Caps & one Snuff
Box
00.06.5
2 Twilled
Blankets @
$1
02.00.0
3 Old shoe
buckles
00.12.5
1 Bolster, 2
Pillows &
Feathers
01.00.0
2 Old
Handkerchiefs
00.06.5
1 Bed Tick and
feathers
03.37.5
1 Old
Apron
00.02.0
1 Old Bolster
case
00.03.0
1 Old
Handkerchief
00.01.0
1 Single
Coverlet
01.50.0
1 Old Pepper
Box
00.03.0
1 Bed
Spred
00.25.0
1 Old Coffee
Pot
00.12.5
1 Chaff
Tick
00.95.0
2 Weavers Read 13 hund @
$.20 02.60.0
2 Lennen
Sheets
00.50.0
1 qt
Bottle
00.18.75
2 Pillow
Cases
00.06.25
2 pt
Bottles
00.25.0
1 Calico
Habit
00.31.25
1 Old Velvet
Cloak
00.37.5
1 Calico
Habit
00.75.0
1
Chest
03.25.0
1 Under
Coat
00.12.5
1 Little
Wheel
02.00.0
1 Pair Thread
Stockings
00.01.0
Carried
over -------
1 Pair Slip
sleaves
00.06.5
1 Slop
Bonnet
00.01.0
1 Comb
case
00.00.5
__________________________________
1 Pair Long silk
Gloves
00.06.25
Amount
$19.19
1/2
Given under our
hands March 6th 1827
<>
S. Lappin Sen} appraisers S. Lappin Jun }Daniel Custard}
<>To
which was
annexed the following certificate and List of Debt due said Estate to
wit:
State of Ohio}
Ss. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace
for Tuscarawas
County } said County Samuel
Lappin Sr Samuel Lappin Junr and Daniel Custard appraisers of the goods
and
chattels of Margaret McCreery Deceased who being duly sworn depose and
say that
the above inventory is just and true to the best of their Judgment
Given under
my hand this sixth day of March A.D. 1827 Samuel
Miller Justice of the Peace
<>List of Debts
due said Estate }There is
supposed to be some property in the hands of John McCreery which
he refuses to give up, the amount not known Debt
due by same -----$45.18.75, William
McCreery debt ----- $20.00.00
William
Finton
Administrator
And afterwards
to wit: on the seventh day of June in
the year one thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven comes the said
Administrator and files his account of sales in the words and figures
following
towit:
Account of Sales
Estate of Margt. McCreery }
<>Names of
Purchasers
chattels
Catherine
McCreery
1 old Gourd
00.07 Richard
Hughes 1
blanket
00.37.5
Richard
Hughes
1 old Gourd
00.12.5
Do
Do 2
Pillows
00.13
Do
Do
1
Bolster case
00.01 Louis
Layman 1
Bolster
00.07
Do
Do
2
Shalls
00.01 Wm
McCreery 1
Blanket
00.01
Catherine
McCreery
1 lot of handker.
00.01 Wm
Finton
1
Blanket
00.06.25
John
McCreery
1 Piller Case
00.01 H.
Newport
1
Bed
01.13.5
Do
Do
1
lot of Buckels
00.02 John
McCreery 1 spinning
whl. 01.33
Richard
Hughes
1 pair silk gloves
00.01
Do
Do 1
Bottle
00.06.25
Do
Do
1
Sheet
00.11 Wm
Finton
1
Bottle
00.06.25
John
McCreery
1
Sheet
00.10 John
McCrary 1
Bottle
00.15.75
Richard
Hughes
1
Sheet
00.20 Wm
Finton
1
Chest
01.52
Do
Do
1
Bed Stead
00.07
Do
Do 1 Coffee
Pot 00.08
Do
Do
1
Bed
Tick
00.37.5
Do
Do 1 reeds 8
hundr. 00.25
Do
Do
Coverlet
00.50
Do
Do 1 reeds 5
hundr.
00.50
<>
$7.39 1/2
State of Ohio}Ss. I do hereby
certify the above to be a true account of the sales of the
Tuscarawas County }
property of Margaret McCreery late of said County deceased. William
Finton Administrator
Account
Records: Attest Chas. S. Frailey Clk. P.T.[
from
Final Account Records (FaR) book, volume 1, page 48]
<>
<>McCreary Deceased
in Acct. with said Estate
by cash paid John
McCreary
1
14.00.0
by cash paid James Patrick ( acotear? of
settl.)
2
01.2
by cash paid Richard Hughes (clk
sworn)
3
00.50.0
by cash paid Charles S. Frailey
(clk)
4
02.25.0
by cash paid Lewis Layman
5
00.50.0
by cash paid James W. English
(clk)
6
00.62.5
$19.12.5
<>September Term
A. D. 1831 James W. English Clerk
[reverse
side of above page]
<>Dr
William Finton Admr. of the estate
of Margaret
To Amount of
Sales
07.39.5
To Amount Rec’d of John
McCreary
45.00.0
To Amount Interest on the
same
04.37.5
To Amount
Rec’d
02.15
$58.91.5
<>
-19.12.5
Balance in hands of
Admr.
$39.79
Recorded by
order of Court made at term
--
Generation
3
Roseanna McCreery,
daughter of James McCreery married
William
Finton Jr. on 5/22/1817 in
Stark County Ohio. According to census records they were in Stark
Co. in 1820, Tuscawaras Co. 1830 (They may not have moved just changes
in county boundries) and 1840 Clermont Co., Batavia Twp. From
census records they were both born 1790 to 1794. No 1850 census
record located, so possibly died before 1850
.
Go to
Finton Family Page
Their marriage
is shown in Vol A, p25, 22 May 1817, William Finton & Rosanna
McCreery,
married by Jacob Myers, JP of Canton Twp