William Alexander McGrew

1818 - Bef 1846  (~ 31 years)

• Name	William Alexander McGrew  [1]
  Birth	Between 1814 and 1818	Mississippi   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1846	Robertson County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Received a land grant from the Mexican government in 1835. In the Texas Army during the Revolution in 1836. Member of the Robertson County Rangers. Wynema McGrew writes that he enlisted on 12 Mar 1838 in Robertston County as a private under Captain N. Doyle, Volunteer Rangers. He was discharged 10 Jun 1839. Flood and Hardin McGrew, his brothers, also enlisted and were discharged at the same time. William appeared on the Robertson County tax rool for 1838 through 1840. He was taxed on 1107 acres in 1838 and 1840 and 1111 acres in 1839. He paid no poll tax in 1838 but did the other two years.
  Person ID	I2164	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Tate McGrew,   b. Bef 1783, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory d. Aft 1839, County of Robertson, Republic of Texas (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ???,   b. Abt 1794, Georgia d. May 1860, Limestone County, Texas (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1812	Amite County, Mississippi   [3]
  	According to the Church of the Latter-day Saints "Ancestral File-ver 4.15", Alexander McGrew and Elizabeth Blackburn were also shown as the parents of Thomas McGrew (b. 1824 in Marion County, Mississippi) and Samantha McGrew (b. 1826 in Marion County, Mississippi). However, the research of Wynema McGrew of Hattiesburg, Mississippi shows that Thomas and Samantha are actually the children of James Tate McGrew (the brother of Alexander McGrew) and Elizabeth Patterson McGrew.
  Family ID	F854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Serena ???,   b. Abt 1820, Tennessee d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1839  [1]
  Children	1. Jeanette McGrew,   b. Abt 1839, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Alexander McGrew,   b. 24 Feb 1841, Robertson County, Texas d. 23 Sep 1878, Robertson County, Texas (Age 37 years)   3. Paralee McGrew,   b. Abt 1843, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1814 and 1818 - Mississippi Death - Bef 1846 - Robertson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 344 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 16 and 339 (Reliability: 3).