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John MCCRACKEN

Male 1751 - Abt 1830  (79 years)


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  • Name John MCCRACKEN 
    Born 1751  Hamiltonban, York, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1830  Jonesboro, Washington, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3034  Boyd / Villines Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2017 

    Father Anthony MCCRACKEN,   b. 1706, ,, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1774, Hamiltonban, York, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary ? 
    Family ID F1337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret PATTON,   b. Abt 1755, ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1831, Jonesboro, Washington, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1775  ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary MCCRACKEN,   b. Abt 1775, ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1820, , Washington, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)  []
     2. Catherine MCCRACKEN,   b. 1776, , Franklin, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1855, Charleston, Bradley, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 80 years)
     3. John MCCRACKEN,   b. 10 Dec 1777, , Franklin, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1859, Jonesboro, Washington, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Samuel MCCRACKEN,   b. 1779, ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1855, Charleston, Bradley, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 77 years)
     5. Henry MCCRACKEN,   b. Abt 1781, ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  []
     6. Robert MCCRACKEN,   b. 29 Aug 1783, ,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1855, Kingston, Madison, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • born about 1751 in Hamiltonban, York Co., PA. He died between 1820 and 1827 in Jonesboro, Washington Co., TN. John McCracken's will was abstracted by Bettie B. Davis. He is found in the Tax List of 1799 Washington Co., TN Capt. Duncan's Company.3 John McCracken is listed as owning 150 acres of land in 1799.

      Washington Co. TN records reflect a 16 Jan 1799 sale of a tract of land by Andrew McBath to John McCracken, said land being on the Little Limestone. A deed of sale dated 1 May 1807 shows the land on the Little Limestone was sold by John McCracken, Sr. to John McCracken, Jr.He was recorded in Washington Co., TN (Book A #214). Addendux dated2Feb 1820 Notes for JOHN MCCRACKEN from Steve McCracken: John may have fought in the Revolutionary War. I don't have his service recordsto verify this yet. John apparently became an attorney at law. Records indicate John had a tavern license to sell beer and cider in Hamiltonbann Twp, York County. John and his family moved to Tennessee inthe 1790s. In Tennessee, he was referred to as "John Sr." He owneda farm on Little Limestone Creek, and town lots in Jonesborough, TN.