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John Blair McCroskey

Male 1757 - 1843  (85 years)

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  • Name John Blair McCroskey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 26 Sep 1757  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 7, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Between 1775 and 1780  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Revolutionary War Service 
    Land 30 Sep 1808  Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1820  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Residence 1840  Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Burial 1843  Prospect, Blount, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    • Eusebia Cemetery
    Death 17 Aug 1843  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 7, 11] 
    Person ID I8924  Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Esther Houston
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

    Family Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1779  Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14] 
    Children 
     1. Lavinia McCroskey,   b. Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Robert McCroskey,   b. Aft 1777  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Elizabeth 'lizzie' McCroskey,   b. Aft 1777, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Samuel McCroskey,   b. 24 Jul 1782   d. 1848 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Esther "hetty" McCroskey,   b. 10 Jun 1784, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. John McCroskey,   b. 17 Mar 1790   d. 1866, Monroe, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. James Montgomery McCroskey,   b. 1800, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Mar 1870 (Age < 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Sep 1757 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Revolutionary War Service - Between 1775 and 1780 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1779 - Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 30 Sep 1808 - Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Aug 1843 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Parham records show he was a Corporal in the Virginia troops at King's Mountain. Both he and Ann were born in Virginia, came to East Tennessee through Jefferson County and settled near Eusebia which is now in Sevier County. He was pensioned in Sevier County, 1832.

      Middle name provided by descendant, Gwen K. Brice, CMS 1978, in her e-mail dated 6/12/2000. Also changed birth year from 1751 to 1757 per her info, which matches the year stated in the John & Esther Houston book. Also changed county of birth to Rockbridge from Augusta based on her info.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5589] Eusebia Cemetery, (Name: Name: Find A Grave; Location: Prospect, Blount, Tennessee, USA;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=11815.

    2. [S5135] Wulfeck Dorothy Ford, Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland;Date: 1986;;), Excerpt from book listing Montgomery marriages in early Virginia.

    3. [S3055] Montgomery, Roscoe, Botetourt Roots, (Name: Location: http://botetourtroots.org/index.php;;), Botetourt Roots website maintained by Roscoe Montgomery.

    4. [S2912] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), SAR Membership Number: 89343.

    5. [S3993] Ancestry.com, North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2013;;), Database online.
      Record for John McCroskey

    6. [S5590] Ancestry.com, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files,1800-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;), Database online.
      Record for John Mccroskey

    7. [S4299] Ancestry.com, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for John Blair McCroskey

    8. [S5591] Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., Tennessee Census, 1810-91, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.
      Record for John McCroskey

    9. [S2885] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 535; Page: 187;Image: 1260; Family History Library Film: 0024549.

    10. [S3067] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Washington, Virginia; Page: 219; NARA Roll: M33_141; Image: 235.
      Record for John Mccroskey
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1129106&indiv=try

    11. [S2912] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for John McCroskey
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=955156&indiv=try

    12. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Other States https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322.
      Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
      A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
      Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
      Book found on Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322

    13. [S5592] Revolution War Pension App John McCroskey, Revolutionary War Pension Application for John McCroskey.

    14. [S3705] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1760; Birth city: Rockbridge Co; Birth state: VA.


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