JOHN McCROSKEY

1680 - 1757  (77 years)

• Name	JOHN McCROSKEY
  Birth	1680	Wigtown, Ayr, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1757	Augusta Co., VA; burial: Timber Ridge Cem., Rockbridge Co.,VA
  Person ID	I1396	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John (speculative) McCroskey,   b. 1640, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1680, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Janet (speculative) Stevensone,   b. birthdate and marriage dates conflict
  Marriage	23 Jun 1661	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F5037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ELIZABETH GAY,   b. 1685, Wigtown, Ayr, Scotland (speculative) 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	F0451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• 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. John McCroskey was born in Weigtown (sic), 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.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. Harley McCroskey (FamilySearch.org ID: G4XZ-3Y9) Harley is as far back as Family Search goes for the McCroskey line. Harley was the father of John McCroskey (1640-1680) (FamilySearch.org ID: G3SQ-V52). Information is for John McCroskey (FamilySearch.org ID: G3SQ-V52), the father of the first John McCroskey in America: John McCroskey was born in 1640, in Ayrshire, Scotland His father, Harley McCroskey, was 74, his mother, Louisa Tilford, was 40. John McCroskey married Janet Stevensone on 23 June 1661, in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. John McCroskey died in 1680 in Ayrshire, Scotland Note: Janet Stevensone (1660-1750) (FamilySearch.org ID: G4XZ-MKC) Born: 1660, in Dublin, Ireland Died: 1750, in Scotland (age of 90). Source: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" John McCroskie, 1661 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKB-NJ2 11 February 2020) Note: Ayrs, Scotland in some records is Ayrshire, Scotland Note: John McCroskey (1680-1758) (FamilySearch.org ID: G3SQ-V52), first in America, is the only child listed for John and Janet Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/results?q.personId=G3SQ-V52 John McCroskey Male1640-1680 Birth 1640 Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage 23 June 1661 Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death 1680 Ayrshire, Scotland Parents Harley McCroskey Male1566-Deceased Louisa Tilford Female1600-1648 Spouses Janet Stevensone Female1660-1750