Our family records show that James McCreary fathered 24 children with 3 wives. He married Mary Holt on 10 Jun 1810. Mary died on 1 May 1831. He married Rachel Westbrook Cole on 9 Jul 1831. Her date of death is unknown, but he married Margaret Clapp on 16 Nov 1841 in Kendall County, Illinois. The Known Children and grandchildren of James McCreary are;

1 James McCreary b. 1789 d. 1871
+ Mary Holt b. unknown d. 1 May 1831

2 George Washington McCreary b. 4 Jul 1812
+ Mary Hayden b. abt 1812 d. 12 Sep 1861
3 Roselthe D. McCreary b. 1839 d. 16 Dec 1882
+ Amos T. Ladd b. 27 Feb 1834 d. 15 Sep 1906
3 Samantha McCreary b. 1841 d. 16 Mar 1934
+ Lewis Housholder b. 5 Sep 1835 d. 30 Oct 1881
3 John Hayden McCreary b. 1842 d. 24 Sep 1889
+ Alphine Kirkpatrick
3 Alfred Biddleton McCreary b. 1 Oct 1843 d. 16 Mar 1899
+ Sarah Albina Jones b. 1848 d. 1910
3 Wandana Jane McCreary b. 12 Dec 1846 d. 12 Feb 1925
+ Jacob Clink b. 1839 d. 1821
3 Vinal Elmore McCreary b. 15 Jul 1848 d. 1919
+ Eliza Jane Muir b. 28 Dec 1857 d. 21 Jul 1937
3 George McCreary Jr. b. 1849 d. 27 Feb 1943

2 Evan McCreary b. abt 1814 HELP IN OHIO
+ Margaret May Bishop b. abt 1820 HELP IN OHIO
3 Albert McCreary b. abt 1840 HELP IN OHIO
3 Pheobe McCreary b. abt 1842 HELP IN OHIO
3 Joseph McCreary b. abt 1885 HELP IN OHIO

2 Johiel McCreary b. abt 1813 d. 10 Mar 1889
+ Ann Winters
+ Ann Margaret Jackson b. 9 Sep 1816 d. 18 Aug 1899
3 Lewis S. McCreary b. 22 Jul 1850 d. 5 Aug 1904
+ Julia Ann Lynes b. 25 Sep 1860 d. May 1951
3 Indiana McCreary HELP IN NEB>
3 Silas A. McCreary b. 14 Jan 1855 HELP IN NEB.
3 Sarah E. McCreary b. 26 May 1859 d. 20 Oct 1927
+ Godfry Nansel b. 25 Nov 1857 d. 24 Jul 1934

2 Charity McCreary HELP IN THE MIDWEST
+ Unknown Stickney HELP IN THE MIDWEST

2 Samantha McCreary b. 7 Oct 1819 d. 29 Sep 1909
+ Louis George b. abt 1815 d. 1859
3 Jennet George b. 12 Aug 1841 d. 25 Feb 1927
+ George Washington Lemonds
3 Allen K. George b. 22 Apr 1843 d. 7 Nov 1863 KIA C.W.
3 Mary George b. 28 Sep 1844 d. 7 Jul 1924
+ Franklin B. Carroll b. abt 1843
3 Minerva George b. 25 Oct 1846 d. 22 Sep 1922
+ Al Wellington
3 Elizabeth George b. 14 Jan 1850 d. 3 Sep 1883
+ Unknown Seary
3 William H. George b. 27 Apr 1854 d. 1 Dec 1929
+ Isadora Conner
3 Lewis F George b. 2 Jun 1856 d. Nov 1910
+ Unknown Hoops
3 Iretta George b. 26 Jun 1859 d. 1 Aug 1925
+ Unknown Hoops

2 James McCreary Jr. b. abt 1822 in Ohio HELP IN NEB.
+ Sarah Rowland (Hollis?) b. abt 1826 in Ohio
3 Samantha McCreary b. 1848 in Ohio
3 Minerva McCreary b. 1850 in Indiana
3 Isaac McCreary b. 1851 in Indiana
3 James M. McCreary b. 1869 in Missouri
3 Daniel E. McCreary 16 Dec 1871 in Moberly?, Missouri

2 Mary McCreary b. 1825 d. 1900 in Iowa
+ William Mattice b. 1815 d. 1892
3 Evan Mattice b. 18 Jan 1844 d. 17 May 1892
+ Jane Isadora Draper b. 4 Sep 1850 d. 10 Dec 1919
3 William S. Mattice b. 1846
3 Hester A. Mattice b. 1849
3 Andrew Mattice b. 1850
+ Laura Cordelia Mattice b. 20 Dec 1852
3 Mary C. Mattice b. 1854
3 Mindey J. Mattice b. 1858
Frank C. Mattice b. 1864 d. 1901

2 Thomas McCreary HELP IN OHIO
+ Polly Rowland HELP IN OHIO
3 Freda McCreary HELP IN OHIO

2 Maccelsa McCreary

+ Rachel Westbrook Cole, 2nd wife of James

2 John McCreary b. 1832
+ Mary Crighton
3 James H. McCreary b. 1861
3 Edward Sylvester McCreary b. 1862
3 Charles F. McCreary b. 1865
+ Mary E. Fuller
3 John A. McCreary b. 1867
+ Alice Coombs born in England
3 Mary A. MccCreary b. 1871
3 Emmett McCreary b. 1872
+ Emilia Culbert
3 William W. McCreary
+ Catherine Robinson

2 Drucilla McCreary

2 Edward McCreary

2 Sylvester McCreary

+ Margaret Clapp 3rd wife of James

2 Minerva McCreary
+ Unknown McKinley

2 Jeret McCreary died at 18 months

There are still 9 children unaccounted for. If anyone has ties to this limb of the tree, please contact me. I have a mountain of info to share with the descendents of James McCreary.

John C. Hall, Petaluma, California