Elizabeth Cresap

• Name	Elizabeth Cresap
  Born	Fredericks Co., Md.
  Gender	Female
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I51533	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Cresap, Col,   b. 1694, Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, Eng. ,   d. 31 Jan 1787, Old Town, Md.  (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Hannah Johnson,   b. 1706, Of Harve De Grace, Md ,   d. Bef 1790, Oldtown, Alleghenny, Md  (Age < 83 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	30 Apr 1727	Havre de Grace, Maryland
  Family ID	F20607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isaac Collier,   b. Chester Co., Pa.
  Married	of Chester, Pa
  Children	1. Isaac Collier,   b. of Chester, Pa  [Natural]   2. Michael Collier,   b. of Chester, Pa  [Natural]   3. Joseph Collier,   b. of Chester, Pa  [Natural]   4. Daniel Collier, Col,   b. 08 Jan 1764, of Chester, Pa ,   d. 17 Apr 1835, ,Adams, Oh  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F19099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jonathan Prather, Prater,   b. Prince George Co., Maryland ,   d. Prob. Bedford or Henry Co., Va.
  Married	Fredericks Co., Md
  Children	1. Nehemiah Prater,   b. of Henry or Pittsylvania Co., Va. ,   d. Prob. n.C. or Floyd Co., Ky.  [Natural]   2. John Prather, Prater,   b. of Russell Co., Va. ,   d. Aft 1833, Adams Co., Ohio  [Natural]   3. Glatha Prather,   b. of Henry or Pittsylvania Co., Va. ,   bur. Floyd Co., Ky.  [Natural]   4. Nancy Elizabeth Prather,   b. of Henry or Pittsylvania Co., Va. ,   d. Aft 1830, Washington Co., Pa.  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F17190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Cresaps were institutions unto themselves on the Maryland frontier. A Mr. Cresap ran a trading post in what is now Oldtown, Alleghey Co., Maryland. He was a hunter, trapper, mountain man. He launched a small border war with Pennsylvania, over what he considered to be border incursions. He was a friend to the local Indians, and traded with the Tuscaroras, when they were passing through on their migration from the Carolinas to New York. They went out of their way to visit the Cresap trading post. The Tuscaroras go fed up with all the whites moving into the Carolinas, and decided to make a major move of their entire people to link up with the Five Nations of the Iroquois Federation - to make is six. Despite all the grief they encountered in the interim, it saved them from deportation under Andrew Jackson to the Indian Territy (now Oklahoma), re the Trail of Tears, with the other Southern U.S. tribes. A Cresap led the first contingent of Maryland riflemen, with their fringed doeskin smocks and long rifes, on the very long hike from Western Maryland to New England to join the Continental Army. They became the "core" of famous "Maryland Line" of the revolution. From: Jim Kotmair (1997) ----------------------------------------------- Alolegany Co., Maryland John Jeremiah Jacob and Mary his wife, surviving executrix of Michael Cresap, Esquire for of Maryland ... Luther Martin of Baltimore Twon, Osborn Sprigg of Hamsphire Co., VA. and Lenox Martin of Frederick Co., Maryland ... property in Hampshire Co., VA. and Allegany Co., Maryland to which Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah, the three daughters of Michael Cresap are entitled under the Will of their father. Recorded 8 June, 1791 Witnesses: John Mitchell, James Prather, Danial Cresap Jr. ----------------------------------------------- Cerification Recorded 17 Dec., 1791... House of Worship called Cresap's Church in Allegany Co., set apart as house of Divine Worship for use of Methodist Episcopal Church, signed Joseph Cresap. House in Twon of Cumberland set apart as house of Divine Worship for use of Methodist Episcopal Church, signed Joseph Cresap. Trustee. House in town of Shipton set apart as house of Divine Worship for use of Methodist Episcopal church, signed John I. Jacob.