JOHN McCROSKEY

1680 - 1757  (77 years)

• Name	JOHN McCROSKEY
  Birth	1680	Antrim, Ireland, or Ayr, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1757	Augusta Co., VA; burial: Timber Ridge Cem., Rockbridge Co.,VA
  Person ID	I1396	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	ELIZABETH GAY,   b. 1685, Antrim, Ireland d. Augusta, VA
  Marriage	Ireland
  Children	1. James McCroskey,   b. 1712, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 18 Nov 1782, Augusta Co., VA (Age 70 years)   2. William McCroskey,   b. 1714, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland   3. John McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1715, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1811, Rockbridge Co., VA (Age ~ 96 years)   4. Margaret McCroskey,   b. 1718, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland   5. Alexander McCroskey,   b. 1722, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 7 Sep 1802, Augusta Co., VA (Age 80 years)   6. Samuel Smith McCroskey,   b. 1725, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 11 Nov 1797, Fayette Co., KY (Age 72 years)   7. David McCroskey,   b. 1726, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1787, Augusta Co., VA (Age 61 years)   8. Elizabeth McCroskey,   b. 1728, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1797 (Age 69 years)   9. Esther McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1730, Augusta Co., VA
  Family ID	F0452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE DON NORMAN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/MCCROSKEY.htm DESCENDANTS OF JOHN MCCROSKEY: Don Norman: John McCroskey was born in Weigtown, Ayr, Scotland in 1680 and died in Augusta County, VA May 6, 1757. He married Elizabeth Gay in Ireland. The family came to America in 1730 and settled on the Borden Tract in Rockbridge County, VA. John's will was recorded in Rockbridge County, May 6. 1758 Source: http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch: John McCroskey was born in Ireland. (1680 Wigenton,County Anterim, Ireland) Source: McCroskey, Kyle. McCroskey Family Tree, Descendants of John McCroskey (1680-1757). 2000. Most of the information that concerns the McCroskey family including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, came from Kyle McCroskey's book. Contributors to her book included Caroline Carr, Donna Clark, Patty Day, Earl McCroskey, George Woodrow McCroskey, Harold McCroskey, Kyle McCroskey, Mike McCroskey, Madaline Earl McEuen, Rosanna Payne, Ruth Peterson, Jo Speck, and Marge Wheeler. Special thanks went to Mark McCroskey and to Judith Hildreth. Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ The Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: 1745 to 1800 by Lyman Chalkley (extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800) is available online. Source: Patricia McCroskey: FamilySearch.org Data: Esther McCroskey(FC 1398) Birth about 1730; Augusta, Virginia, United States Father: John McCroskey (1680-1757) - the source cited is the old FamilySearch database.