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Daniel McCRAY & Sarah NODDING |
| Daniel McCRAY is estimated to have been born ca. 1745. His origin
is unknown, though his name is clearly Scottish. By tradition, he
is believed to be from Ayrshire, Scotland, but there is no documentation
supporting this legend. Daniel is first recorded in America in 1770,
in Loudoun Co., VA. Some time before then, he had married Sarah NODDING,
born 1751 in Loudoun Co., VA, the daughter of William and Mary NODDING
of Montgomery Co., MD. Daniel served in the Revolutionary War, and
his five youngest sons served in the War of 1812 (eldest son, Charles,
died before the war began). In 1784, the McCRAYs and the NODDINGs
moved to Washington Co., NC [now TN], where Daniel and Sarah lived out
their days.
It is an understatement to say that the McCRAYs were prolific. Most had 8, 10, 12, or more children, so there are many descendants, most of whom moved southwards or westwards, some as far as California. My line is Daniel > William > George > Delilah, so that line is favored in terms of completeness. The children of Daniel
& Sarah (NODDING) McCRAY were:
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| Important McCRAY Source!
Philip Roger McCray. 1993. McCrays of America. 2nd
ed. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD.
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If you are descended from William and Sarah (HENDRY) McCRAY (i.e., connections through Sarah's ancestors, not William's), you are cousins to:
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