Samuel Smith McCroskey b. 1725 Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 11 Nov 1797 Fayette Co., KY: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1725 - 1797 (72 years)

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Name	Samuel Smith McCroskey
Birth	1725	Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Gender	Male
Death	11 Nov 1797	Fayette Co., KY
Person ID	I1403	forneyclark
Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

Father	JOHN McCROSKEY, b. 1680, Wigtown, Ayr, Scotland d. 6 May 1757, Augusta Co., VA; burial: Timber Ridge Cem., Rockbridge Co.,VA (Age 77 years)
Mother	ELIZABETH GAY, b. 1685, Wigtown, Ayr, Scotland (speculative) d. Augusta, VA
Marriage	Ireland
Family ID	F0452	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Blair, b. 1720-1740 d. 11 Nov 1797 (Age 57 years)

Marriage 1756 Augusta Co., VA

Children

	1. John Blair McCroskey, b. 26 Sep 1757, Rockbridge Co., VA d. 17 Aug 1843, Blount Co., TN; burial: Eusebia Cem., Blount Co., TN (Age 85 years)
	2. James McCroskey, b. 1760
	3. Alexander McCroskey, b. ABT. 1764, Augusta Co., VA d. ABT. 1780 (Age ~ 16 years)
	4. William McCroskey
	5. Elizabeth McCroskey
	6. Ester McCroskey

Family ID F0566 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2024

Family 2 Mary Blackwood d. 1805, Fayette Co., KY

Marriage 29 Jul 1777 Rockbridge Co., VA

Children

	1. Elijah McCroskey
	2. David McCroskey
	3. Levi E. McCroskey
	4. Sarah (Sallie?) McCroskey
	5. Mary McCroskey
	6. Ann McCroskey

Family ID F1344 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2024

Notes

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:
Further research on the Samuel Smith McCroskey (1725-1797) line was suggested by Lary McCroskey.

Source:
SEE LARRY KINGSLEY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldkingsley&id=I002619
"The King's Meadow" KINGSLEY, CRAWFORD, MEYER, McCARTY, McCALLIE, GRIMSLEY, SHAHAN, ROBESON, HIGHTOWER, GARDNER, WELBORN, KUYKENDALL, etc.:
Larry Kingsley:
ID: I002619
Name: SAMUEL SMITH MCCROSKEY
Sex: M
Birth: BET. 1724 - 1725 in Ireland 1
Death: 11 NOV 1797 in Fayette Co., KY
Reference Number: 2620
Father: JOHN MCCROSKEY b: ABT. 1680 in Antrim County, Ulster, Ireland
Mother: ELIZABETH GAY b: ABT. 1685 in Ireland (Wigtown, Ayr, Scotland)
Marriage 1 ELIZABETH BLAIR b: BET. 1720 - 1740
Children
JOHN BLAIR MCCROSKEY b: 26 SEP 1757 in Rockbridge Co., VA
James M. MCCROSKEY b: 1 JAN 1760 in Augusta Co., VA
Robert MCCROSKEY b: 1762 in Augusta Co., VA
Alexander MCCROSKEY b: ABT. 1764 in Augusta Co., VA
Esther MCCROSKEY b: ABT. 1765
Elizabeth MCCROSKEY b: ABT. 1766 in Augusta Co., VA
William MCCROSKEY b: 25 MAR 1772 in Augusta Co., VA
Marriage 2 Mary BLACKWOOD b: BET. 1720 - 1740
Children
Elijah MCCROSKEY b: in KY
Sally Blackwood MCCROSKEY
Mary Nealy MCCROSKEY
Levi MCCROSKEY
Ann Spires MCCROSKEY
Samuel MCCROSKEY
Alexander MCCROSKEY
David MCCROSKEY b: 13 AUG 1818 in KY
Sources:
Title: 113 "WCP" at RootsWeb
Author: Melrose
Publication: Updated May 24, 2002 on RootsWeb "World Connect" Project
Repository:
Note: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2079816
Media: Electronic