Cresap/Bruce Family papers

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Cresap/Bruce Family papers

circa 1860-1987 and undated (majority 1890-1950)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1414

Thomas Cresap (circa 1692-1790) was a Maryland pioneer, settler colonist, and frontiersman. He surveyed Maryland's western frontier for what is known today as the National Road and fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Records describe Cresap’s participation in the violent attacks of Indigenous people to forcibly overtake their lands. His son, Michael, led Cresap's Riflemen during the American Revolution and records describe Michael Cresap’s murder of Shawnee and Mingo peoples. Later generations include the family names Bruce and Neff. In 1916, Cresap descendants formed the Cresap Society. The collection dates from 1860 to 1987 and consists mainly of correspondence of family members, their genealogical research, Cresap Society newsletters, and newspaper clippings highlighting Cresap history. Also included are Cresap family charts, documents, and photographs.

0.25 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7755660

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Cresap/Bruce Family

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Thomas Cresap was born in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. The date of his birth could have been 1692 or 1702 as derived from depositions given by him in 1732 and 1758. In 1931 the Cresap Society placed a tablet in Skipton listing his birth as 1694. He arrived in North America about 1710 and settled in Maryland. In 1727, he married Hannah Johnson. They had seven children between 1728 and 1742. His will was probated in 1790, and that year is generally accepted as the year of his death. ...

Cresap, Thomas, 1694?-1790?

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William Nelson Fenton is an anthropologist and ethnologist specializing in Iroquoian studies. From the guide to the George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775, 1750-1775, (American Philosophical Society) Army officer, pioneer, and trader. From the description of Thomas Cresap family papers, 1763-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450023 ...

Cresap Society

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Cresap, Helen Neff, 1899-

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