The Straw (Stroh) and McCracken Families
The Straw (Stroh) and McCracken FamiliesUpdated April 2, 2009 | |
| Mary Beall Sandoval 700 Crockett Street Unit 401 Seattle,WA 98109 | Hello Visitor, Welcome to the McCracken/Straw Genealogic Research Project! I have been researching the family of my maternal grandfather: Ashley Christian Straw.His father was Horry Straw of Clearfield, PA.His mother was Mary Alice McCracken of Buckingham County, Virginia.With the help of many new online friends and cousins, the tree is coming together very nicely!I am just starting the task of entering information into FTM...so watch for updates as new information becomes available. The Straw (Stroh) line has come along pretty well, but I am always interested in information on early siblings and their descendants.With the research of John Reeb, provided by Ray Valle, we have the Stroh tracing back to Michael in about 1580.The first American generation in this line is Johann Nicolas Straw (Stroh) of Lancaster County PA.He was born in 1753, died in 1833 and was married to Mary Catherine Dale (Diehl). The first generation recorded in my McCracken line is that of James McCracken, Sr. of Clearfield County, PA.The family history relates the story of James through various sources.They say that James was born on a boat carrying immigrants from Northern Ireland in about 1753.It appears that no one in my family was ever able to find the parents or siblings of this James.The first record of him was his marriage to Sarah Rebecca Greenwood in 1774. James, Sr. reportedly served in the American Revolution and died in 1814.I hope to someday discover more about him and the other members of his generation. Surnames of interest: MCCRACKEN, STRAW, STROH, SCOTT, MORSE, MOSS, HARRIS, ROLL, BELL, GREENWOOD, DAVIDSON, LYTLE, and DALE (DIEHL) According to Robert Bell, "The Book of Scots-Irish Family Names" the surname MAC CRACKEN in Ireland is found almost exclusively in Ulster (NI).About half of those of the name are in the County Antrim and a quarter are in County Down.The name is a variant of the Argyllshire Clan; Mac Naughton, in Gaelic; Mac Neachdainn (son of Nechtan) which was earlier found in Galloway, Scotland.The name went from there to Ulster during the Post Plantation Period.I have also read elsewhere that in Gaelic, the letter "N" when preceeded by a "c" was pronounced as a "kr". Please note that my email address includes an underscore "_" in the space between "sando" and "321." |
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