Thomas Cratty

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Thomas Cratty is not in my direct ancestor. His grandson, James Cratty, Jr., is related by marriage in the following way: Husband of Tamson Wilson Son-in-law of James Wilson and Mary Baum

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	expect 1750's-1760's
Marriage			To Jane McKinney
Death		possibly Chambersburg PA area
Burial		possibly Chambersburg PA area

Ancestry chart segment

     Generation 5          Generation 6
 
                         +-- James Wilson
                         |   (1805-????)   
 +-- Tamson Wilson ------+
 |   (1828-1897)         |
 |                       +-- Mary Baum
 |                           (1806-????)
 +                                              +-- Thomas Cratty
 |                                              |
 |                       +-- James Cratty, Sr.--+
 |                       |   (1780-1859)        |
 +-- James Cratty, Jr. --+                      +-- Jane McKinney
     (1822-~1861)        |
                         +-- Jane English

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Children

Total number & birth order unknown; these four children migrated west to Butler Co. PA
Sources:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Robert Cratty	M		expect PA, possibly Chambersburg area
Thomas Cratty	M	1796	expect PA, possibly Chambersburg area
James Cratty, Sr.	M	1880/1881	PA, possibly Chambersburg area	1)Mary Johnston; 2) Jane English
Rachael Cratty	F		expect PA, possibly Chambersburg area

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1985 History of Butler County, Brown & Co. p.1254-55: Biographical sketches of James Cratty, Sr., and of Thomas Cratty (oldest brother of James Cratty, Jr.): "James Cratty came to Muddy Creek township, Butler county, from the vicinity of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, early in the present century, and settled upon the land now owned by Joshua McCandless. He was accompanied to this county by his brothers, Robert and Thomas, and sister Rachel ..." p. 1277: Biographical sketch of Lot Wilson, including sister Tamson Wilson who married James Cratty, Jr.	(Complete text James Cratty sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co.) (Complete text, Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA)
2	1850 U. S. Federal Census, East Connoquenessing Twp., Butler Co. PA. Date of Census 9 Aug. 1850. Lines 34-40: Household of Thomas Cratty, age 54, storekeeper, $1000 real estate, b. PA; Mary age 48, b. PA; Cyrus age 20 b. PA married in the year; Mary age 20, b. Germany, married in the year; Jacob age 17, farmer, b. PA; Mary Ellen age 14 b. PA; Marinda age 7, b. PA. Note: Mary age 20 is apparently the new bride of son Cyrus.