John McCrea and Jane Porter

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Husband John McCrea ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1777 - Wallace's Fort, Westmoreland Co, PA
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Jane Porter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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   Other Spouse: William McCrea (      -      ) 1 3

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Children

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1 M John McCrea ^{3 5}

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            AKA: John McCrey 4
           Born: 16 Sep 1776 - Burrell Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Cal 20 Apr 1861 - near Smith's station, Indiana Co, PA 3 4 6
         Buried:  - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Reed (1776-1847/1849) 3 4 7
           Marr: 1801 6

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General Notes: Husband - John McCrea

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He was among the first settlers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
He located on a tract in Burrell township in 1774. In the early part of 1777, when his son John was only six months old, they were forced to flee to Wallace's fort, in Westmoreland County, to escape attack by the Indians. Mrs. McCrea hastened to the fort, bearing John, their only child, and her husband remained behind to hide the household furniture, and was closely pursued by the Indians as he hurried to the fort. He died the next day as the result of exhaustion from
over-exertion.

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General Notes: Wife - Jane Porter

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After the death of her first husband, she returned to Franklin County, Pennsylvania, where she re-married. This family subsequently moved to Uniontown, Fayette County.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 409.

2 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 237.

3 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 238.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1342.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 369, 395, 409.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 369, 409.

7 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 369, 395.