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George Washington McGrew

Male Abt 1820 - Abt 1839  (~ 19 years)


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  • Name George Washington McGrew  [1
    Birth Abt 1820  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1839  County of Robertson, Republic of Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Served in the Texas Army during the revolution of 1836. Also a Texas Ranger, and said to have been killed during an attempt to save 12 year Cynthia Ann Parker when she was captured by the Comanches.

      Per the book THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW he joined the Robertson Co Rangers to help protect against the Indians. The Indians attacked Ft. Marlin on January 16, 1839 and G. W. along with his brothers, Wm A and a brother in law David Armstrong Barton, went to help drive the Indians away. Jackson Powers had his horse shot from under him, so G.W. took him up behind him on his little pony. Powers brother saw this and came and took his brother up with him on a larger horse. The Indians caught up with G.W., the Powers, and David Barton, and killed G.W. and Barton. The Powers got away. G.W. and Elizabeth had a daughter born after his death. The widowed Elizabeth next married James B. Ware. She later married John Lynd. She probably died shortly after 1850, as Wm. Moss was guardian of her children.

      Wynema McGrew writes that George W. McGrew posthumously received Bounty Warrant 161 for 320 acres on 16 Dec 1846 for service from 29 Apr to 29 July 1839. In October1848, 320 acres in Freestone County were presented to him (or presumably his heirs as he died in 1839).
    Person ID I2165  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Tate McGrew,   b. Bef 1783, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1839, County of Robertson, Republic of Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth ???,   b. Abt 1794, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1860, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1812  Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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 Elizabeth Moss,   b. Abt 1823, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1853 (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Marriage 1838  County of Robertson, Republic of Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane McGrew,   b. Abt 1839, County of Robertson, Republic of Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1875 (Age ~ 36 years)
    Family ID F1418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2014 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 346 (Reliability: 3).

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