bullet Susan Lynn MCDOWELL

She was married to Larry Clifford REED on 10 Feb 1968 in Lynwood, Cal..


bullet Charles MCGUIRE


bulletLela MCGUIRE.

She was married to James E. ROSE on 12 Mar 1929.


bullet Eliz. MCMILLAN was born on 30 May 1803. She died on 16 Jul 1867.

She was married to Amos BRASELTON on 19 Oct 1819.


bullet Dermon "King of Leinster" MCMURCHA(1)

Children were: Eva MCMURCHA.


bulletEva MCMURCHA. Parents: Dermon "King of Leinster" MCMURCHA.

She was married to Richmar "The Strongbow" DE CLARE Earl of Pembroke in 1171. (1) Children were: Isabel DE CLARE.


bullet MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: George Washington MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Frances Louisa. LEITNER [LIGHTNER] .

She was married to IRVIN. (2) Children were: Alma F. IRVIN, Louisa IRVIN, Herbert IRVIN.


bullet MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(16) (19) For All I know some of this may never be solved. I have no proof that James and John were brothers to Duncan, but they must have been related in some sense. So I have entered them in my program as such so I can relate them to the ones we do have documented.
Ruth Ann Braselton
This is from the book by Dr. John L. Schlenker [The Schlenker Family in Lorraine, in Prussia. and in America and their allied North Carolina Deitsch, Kornthal Deutsch, Cherokee, and Ulster-Presbyterian {Orange} Lines]
The petition of David O. McCraven, Eveline McCraven, & Jane C. Beard praying to be paid the arrears of pensioin due their grandfather, Duncan McCraven, a pensioner of South Carolina.
Mr. Jesse Spencer
SC York District
Coat Tavern
Hickory Grove___12th
June # 11
North Carolina Mecklenburg County June 3rd 1832
Dear Uncle and Aunt we recieved your letter yesterday and was sorry to hear of Aunts ill state of helth. I was in great hopes when I seen her last that she was in a fair way of regaining her health. Grandfather was looking for you to be up about harvest and was very much agitated when he herd you was sick {till he hears (crossed out)} and will be very uneasy till he hears from you again, he says he can't complan of his helth in no respect only the infirmity of old age, he bears the loss of his beloved wife with calm resign and the true courage of a christian {portion of sheet missing where paper was flded} he is able to rise with help and walk to and fro____and____sit down____in the day to rest, he say{s} the loss of sight and hearing is a great loss to sustain to sit here and meditate from day to day without hearing a word that is spoken without it is pertickularly directed to him, he says he must grapple tois his may hem inda hloust til he gits that aufull summon's to repare to another world, there to give an account of his stewardship; You said you wanted to hear more partickularly about grandmother, she was taken ill on the 7th of Aprile with a cold chill and sivere pain in her right side, Doctor White attended her and he said her disease commenced with pluracy and terminated in the typhis fever, she seemed to have hevy drousyness on her the most part of her time and never inclined to talk. It was on Tuesday she died and the Saturday before she lost her speach and continued so till about 7 oclock Monday night. She lost the use of her lmbs, and continued so til 10 oclock Tuesday morning and expired, Also on the 15th of May grandfather MCraven was well as usual and walking from his dask, and was struck with palsey, or an apoplectic fit, and lost all usse of the left side. It was at Rachel Robinson's he lived and he lay on the floor til some of the neabours was sent for to blood him___to bed he never spoke or___after________and kept his eyes shut and he expired on the 7th day of his ill________Elizabeth is dead. It was the consumtion that has been working with her for many years and she died in nine days after she took bead. There is several in our vicinity lying sick. Jesse Whittacre says if he can he will go and see you this summer if he_______like to go with him but it is verry uncertain whither or not Mother says she pertickularly____asked grandmother if she would send for you, and______am she wand she said, says she, if she will not come without_______sending for, she wont come if you do send She said about what to do with her cloaths and mother made there directions, one for you______for mothers children and one for herself I ad_______but remains your afectionate neice.
Eveline MCraven.
Jesse & Polly Spencer

Pleas excuse all_____bles
in the letter E.M.

State of South Carolina
York District
To the honorable speaker of the house of representatives of the said state; the humble petition of Eveline McCraven, David O. McCraven, and Jane C. Beard, heirs at law of Duncan McCraven, dead, of York District, South Carolina and Mecklenburg County; North Carolina respectfully sheweth; that they are the grandchildren as well as the heirs of Duncan McCraven who was a revolutionary pensioner of the state of South Carolina at the rate of sixty dollars per annum and who died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on the twenty second of May 1832 not having drawn his pension for several years previous to his death and that for many years before his death he lived with the parents of your petitioners and whilst in this family he was entirely supported by the joint labors of your petitioners and that they contributed to his support and nursed him in sickness up to the time of his death, trhey further show that they are the only surviving children of Adam McCraven who was a son of Duncan McCraven and that Duncan McCraven had two other sons who removed to the west about the year 1815 and have never been heard of by the family since then
[one was Benjamin--moved to Indiana Territory after Tennessee, which is now Illinois. Part of the family stayed in Cape Girdeau Mo. which was then Illinois; note by Ellenbeth]

He was married to MCRAVEN. Children were: Duncan Benjamin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, John MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN .


bullet Adam MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1774.(16) Parents: Duncan Benjamin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Elizabeth Jane MCCOOL.

He was married to Araminty [Minty] DOHERTY on 9 Feb 1811 in Mecklenburg Co. NC. Children were: David O. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Benoni MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet Agnes Lucille MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1901. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Lorena Emeline STUBBLEFIELD.


bullet Alexander Duncan MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1868. He died in 1932. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.


bullet Alice P MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(3) was born about 1862.(3) I am assuming this girl was daughter from previous marriage since she is only 9 years younger than Sarah. Parents: Ben Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Sarah A..


bullet Amelia MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1824 in Smith Co. Tn. Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

She was married to George T. PETERSON OR PATTERSON on 7 Jun 1841 in Unity, Illinois. (3)(16)


bullet B.F. Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born about 1875. (3) Parents: Ben Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Sarah A..


bullet Ben Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(50) was born in 1841 in Illinois.(3) Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Nancy WHITE.

He was married to Sarah A.. (3) Children were: Alice P MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, B.F. Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, F.O. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(19) was born in 1787 in NC. He resided from 1815 in Union County, Illinois. He died on 20 Oct 1845 in Alexander County, Ill.. He was a Farmer until 1815 in Smith Co. Tn. He was buried in Lindsey Cemetary. (16) The following was extracted from "The Jonesboro Gazette" of June 10th 1871

He [Levi Graham] had a neighbor, also a remarkable man, though altogether a different character ---BenJamin McCravens---who emigrated from North Carolina one year after Graham [1818] and settled in that vicinity {about 10 miles south of Jonesboro on the road leading to Cape Girardeau, Mo.[Missouri] was where Graham settled}.
McCravens was an athletic man and a farmer as well as a good hunter and was a man of good social qualities and, unlike Graham, was well respected and stood high with his neighbors. He was "some" of the muscle being hard to whip and when in his "cups" would as soon fight as eat. He raised quite a family. One of his sons was made sheriff of Alexander County [Illinois]. Ben McCravens, though a wild rough kind of man, had a large heart filled with the milk of human kindness. He embraced religion and was for a number of years before his death an orthodox christian and a member of the Methodist Church.
McCravens one fall found that somebody was making nocturnal visits to his corn crib and surreptiously abstracting grain there from. He stood awhile and then said nothing, but it becomming rather to common, and losing his corn rather fast, he concluded to set a large wolf trap in his crib. The second morning afterwards, he went out early to feed his stock and found our old friend, Levi Graham, standing by the crib and an empty bag at his feet. Here was a surprise indeed, for McCravens had not suspected his neighbor. He at once addressed him "Good morning Levi, come in and get warm. We have a good fire." knowing all the time that the wolf trap held him and he could not get away.. He let him stand there for an hour or so, although it was pretty cold. Finally Grimes [sic] began to beg him and cry; he promised McCravens that if he would unfasten him and let him go, without exposure, and for the sake of his children not disgrace him with public prosecution, he would repay him for the corn and pledge himself never again to steal corn or anything else while he lived. McCravens, taking pity on his family and beliving his promise, released him and invited him in for breakfast. McCravens said nothing about the transaction until a number of years had passed. But Grimes [sic] kept his word and ever after that he conduted himself in such a manner as to be considered an honest man. Parents: Duncan Benjamin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Elizabeth Jane MCCOOL .

He was married to Mildred [Milly] VICK in 1808 in Tennessee. Children were: Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Joshua MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Daniel MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Elizabeth MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Melinda /Malinda [Carolina] MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Mary MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Amelia MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, George Washington MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Pilgrim Dewitt MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN .


bullet Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(16) was born in Apr 1869 in McClure,Ill. Alexander County. He died on 6 Feb 1905. Parents: Pilgrim Dewitt MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Elizabeth Jane PHILLIPS.


bullet Benoni MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(6) Parents: Adam MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Araminty [Minty] DOHERTY.


bullet Caroline MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(16) was born about 1848.(2) She was born in 1849. Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Nancy WHITE.


bullet Daniel MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1817 in Smith Co. Tn. (16) He died in 1840.(16) Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.


bullet David O. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: Adam MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Araminty [Minty] DOHERTY.

He was married to Mary LOWEY on 29 Oct 1848. (16)

He was married to Amanda NANCE on 20 Oct 1850 in Tyron Co.. NC.(16)


bullet Diza Ann MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1856. She died in 1897. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.


bullet Duncan Benjamin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(51) (52)(6) was born about 1754. He died in May 1832 in Rachel Robinson's home. (16) He was also known as McCreevin. (44) Aug 9 1771
"Ordered P the Court that the following Persons-William Alexander, John Brandon, Jr., John Graham, Richard Graham, John Campble, Jr.[sic], Robert McPharsion, William McPharsion, Joseph McPharsion, John McCrivin, John. Cockerham, Andrw. Cockerham, view and lay out a road from George Savages Hill to the County Line at the Lik Branch of Buffolow." [Inferior Court 1771 Minutes, P. 226] 1779 Duncan McCreevan served as a horseman in the SC Militia-379 days.

Feb 27 1781 Duncan McCrevon was wounded at Wright's Bluff.

Jan 21 1785 Duncan McCreven was granted 150 acres of land on the waters of Broad River in Ninety-Six District for three pounds, ten schillings sterling money. [South Carolina Land Grants, Volume 4, POage 319, 21 January, 1785]

Jan 21 1785 Duncan McCreven was granted 100 acres of land on the waters of Broad River in Ninety-Six District for 2 pounds, five schillings, and 8 pence sterling money. [South Carolina Land Grants, Volume 4 page 391, 21 January, 1785]

April 18th 1785 Duncan McCrevan sold 100 acres of land on the waters of Broad River in Ninety-Six District to Captain joseph Hughes for 55 pounds, nine schillings, and three pence sterling money


Possible Father for Duncan:
A "Thomas McCreaven" was recorded in the Hearth Money Rolls [This was a tax on each fireplace in the house.] for the Townland of Dundesard in the Parish of Killeade in the County of Antrim in Ireland in 1669.
There was also a "John McCreave" of Carnmoney Parish in County Antrim, Ireland whose name appeared on a 1775 list of protestant descenters.

John McRaven was in this Country before 1771-He was on a commission to build a road-in the County-that year-I think the others came in 1774-75.
I had heard that they had a farm 120 acres of land in Maryland-close to where Baltimore is today and before the Revolutionary War-The British drove them off-and from there they went to the Carolina's which at that time was NC, because SC came in the Union in 1788-a year after Benjamin was born.[Gerald McRaven] Parents: MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and MCRAVEN.

He was married to Elizabeth Jane MCCOOL age 16.(16) (53) The Original language of the Scots was Gaelic, an Indogermanic Tongue related to Latin. Scholars of Gaelic have related the names McCravane, McCreevan, McCreaven, [and ultimately the Americanized versions McCraven and McRaven] back to the Gaelic form Mac Crabhain. Since the prefix "Mac" means "son of" in Gaelic. Children were: Adam MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet Edwin Banks MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1859. He died in 1919. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.


bullet Elias A. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1817. He died in 1884. Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE .


bullet Elizabeth MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1818 in Smith Co. Tn. (16) Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

She was married to James BANKSTON on 17 Apr 1844. (6)


bullet Elizabeth MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE.


bullet Evie Louise MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1899. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Lorena Emeline STUBBLEFIELD.

She was married to Jack Horton PEPPER . Children were: Jack Wilson PEPPER, Frances Louise PEPPER, Lorena PEPPER, Betty Margaret PEPPER.


bullet F.O. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born about 1877.(3) Parents: Ben Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Sarah A..


bullet George Washington MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(3) was born on 4 Apr 1826 in Mill Creek Prec., Union Co., Illinois. (16) He died in 1883 in Alex.County, Illinois. (16) He was buried in Lindsey Cemetary. (16) In the 1860 Alex. Co.Ill census there is a W. McCravins age 34 born in Ill. with wife Louisa age 33 and children Mary E. age 12, Emily J. age 10, and Lonny W. age 1. There were also other people living there; Arthur McPalmer age 8, Joseph Jiles age 20, laborer, Mary J Bray age 27 housekeeper, Angeline Bray age 7 laborer, Wm. Lindsey age 22 laborer, and John Lindsey age 21 laborer. Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

He was married to Frances Louisa. LEITNER [LIGHTNER] in Thebes, Illinois. (16) Children were: MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN .


bullet james Harris MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1814. Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE .


bullet James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1775. Parents: MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and MCRAVEN.

He was married to Margaret MCCREE. Children were: Joseph Andrew MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Stewart MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, james Harris MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Elias A. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Mary MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Martha MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Elizabeth MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.

He was married to Christian CAMERON.


bullet Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born about 1806 in Smith Co. Tn. She died about 1846. Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

She was married to WHITTAKER in 1838.(6) (16)

She was married to George Washington MCDANIEL on 20 Feb 1827.(16)


bullet Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1818. She died in 1854. Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE .


bullet Joanna MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1857.(16) Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Nancy WHITE.


bullet John MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and MCRAVEN.


bullet John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1828. He died in 1914. Parents: Joseph Andrew MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Lucinda MCCREED/HENDERSON.

He was married to Almira Louise DUNCAN. Children were: Diza Ann MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Joseph Cuddy MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Edwin Banks MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, William Duncan MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Lucy MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Alexander Duncan MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1870. He died in 1931. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.

He was married to Lorena Emeline STUBBLEFIELD. Children were: William Henry MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Margaret Lorena MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Evie Louise MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Agnes Lucille MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Thelma Annette MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet Joseph Andrew MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1801. He died in 1847. Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE.

He was married to Lucinda MCCREED/HENDERSON . Children were: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN .


bullet Joseph Cuddy MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1857. He died in 1858. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.


bullet Joshua MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN(6) was born about 1808 in Smith Co. Tn. He died in 1836 in Alex.County, Illinois. (16) He died about 1837 in McClure,Ill. Alexander County. Joshua was county clerk-and sherriff of the county-was shot and robbed in McClure-in 1836- He was what you call bush Wacked Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.


bullet Lewis H. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born about 1851. (2) Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Nancy WHITE.


bullet Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born on 10 Feb 1814 in Tennessee. (3) He was born on 10 Feb 1814 in Smith Co. Tn. He died about 1896 in McClure,Ill. Alexander County. He was a Farmer Preacher & Indian fighter.(6) He was described as one armed man. He was also known as Louis. He was buried in Lindsey Cemetary. (6) Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

Children were: Louisa MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Thomas George MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Ben Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Tapley MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, William R MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Caroline MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN, Joseph Reuben MCRAVEN, Joanna MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN , Lewis H. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.

He was married to Cordelia A WALLACE on 25 May 1878. (19) Children were: Mary Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.

He was married to Susan DAVIS on 28 Dec 1862.(19) Children were: Mary Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN.


bullet Louisa MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN died between Feb 221 and 1916 in Hodges Park, Alex. Co. Ill.(16) She was born on 16 Sep 1837. (19) Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Nancy WHITE.

She was married to Salmon HAZELWOOD in 20 or 24 Jul 1856.(16) (19) Children were: Francis HAZELWOOD , Louis HAZELWOOD, Sylvester HAZELWOOD.


bullet Lucy MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1862. She died in 1931. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Almira Louise DUNCAN.


bullet Margaret Lorena MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1897. Parents: John Wilson MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Lorena Emeline STUBBLEFIELD.


bullet Martha MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE.


bullet Mary MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born in 1822 in Illinois. Parents: Benjamin Franklin MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Mildred [Milly] VICK.

She was married to John Jasper Jr. PALMER on 22 Jul 1845 in Alex.County, Illinois. (19) Children were: Henderson PALMER, Thomas PALMER, Arthur M PALMER .


bullet Mary MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN Parents: James Jr. MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Margaret MCCREE.


bullet Mary Jane MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN was born about 1865. Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Susan DAVIS . Parents: Lewis Patrick MCRAVEN ALSO MCCRAVIN and Cordelia A WALLACE.

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