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Subject: [PAFRANKL] Bio:Samuel McCrea
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:58:30 EDT

>From the book: "American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin Co. Pennsylvania"

SAMUEL McCREA

6th Penna Batt., Col. Wm. Irvine, Capt. Abraham Smith, Private Samuel McCrea
enlisted Feb. 12, 1776, d. Aug. 10, 1776. The above Samuel McCrea left a Will
at Carlisle, Penna. recorded March 25, 1778; he names wife Elizabeth, sons,
Robert, Thomas John, James, William, Isaac, David, a dau. Jean Armstrong, and
daus. Shusana, and Elizabeth. They were of "Entrim" Twp. Elizabeth McCrea d.
1777 was dau. of Robert McClelland and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Ewing. James
Ewing of Hunterdon County, NJ and Robert McClelland were founders of the
Middletown Twp., Presby., Church, now Elwyn, Delaware, Co. Penna. one of the
oldest in that part of the State. Deeds show that Samuel McCrea sold land in
1769 to James Wishard, "on the Waters of Antietam" and Thomas McCrea sold
land in 1775 to John Wishard. The Will of John Wishard, Nov. 1777 at Carlisle
Penna.
Penna. Arch. 5th Ser. Vol. 2, p. 232, 235

PS: Please feel free to post this to any (free) site where it might be of
interest!

Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant

Surnames: Anderson, Hasselor, Kingston, Lamer (Leamer, Lehmer),
Lantzy (Lenzi), McAnulty,McCullough, McLane (McLain,McLean, McLene), O'Cain
Patton, Robertson/Robinson, Shankle, Simpson, Sitter, Steen, Stuchell,
Thompson (Thomson), White, Wygant.

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