James MCCREEDY

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In 1810 James McReady was in town of Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY at 0-0-0-1-0 and 1-0-1-0-0 next to John McCready. In July 1822 at James McCready of town of Victory, Cayuga Co., NY, provided ages of the children of Philip Spickerman, late dec'd of Victory in guardianship proceedings. George McCready was involved with one of the children.

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James McCready, was born ca. 1754/5, as determined by a muster roll of Dutchess County Minute men. James McCreedy of Rombout, residing in Oswego, (Beekman Patent), married Elizabeth Hoffman after third publication of the bans, first published 14 Feb. 1779. She was almost certainly the dau. of Michael and Marytje (Lewis) Hoffman although not noted in her father's will 18 May 1792. James McCready served in Capt. Israel Vail's Company, (a Beekman company). James McCreedy Jr. enlisted 1 Aug. 177 in Capt. Cornelius Van Wyck's company of Minute Men. he was age 21, born in Cutchess Co., a farmer, of Capt Reynold's Co. He was 6' tall with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and black hair. He removed to town of Saratoga, Albany, then Saratoga County, by 1790 and was on the census there at 2-3-1. he was in town of Northumberland, Saratoga Co., in 1800 at 3-3-1-0-1 and 0-0-0-0-1 between Joseph Palmer and John Schoone.

James McCreedy of Saratoga Co., NY wrote his will 5 April 1806; proved 3 January 1820 in Clinton Co., NY. He named wife Elizabeth; sons: John, the eldest, Gamaliel, second son, third son James, fourth son Jeremiah, fifth son George, sixth son William and seventh son Charles. the entire estate was to remain with the widow while she lived and then to go to all sons equally. He named two oldest sons executors.


E-mail from Dorie Sweeney dtd 10-8-2013:

James McCreedy was in the army of Gen. Gates in the Revolutionary War, at the battle of Saratoga. His father and grandfather were also in the war. He died in 1818 of complications of a leg amputation, the result of a kick by a horse. He was on his way to visit fiends in Saratoga Co.

James married Elizabeth HOFFMAN on 14 Feb 1779 in Reformed Dutch Church, New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., New York. Elizabeth was born in Dec 1756; died on 30 May 1826 in Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]